2024 Stats
AVG
.148
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RBI
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R
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2024 Fantasy Outlook
Part of the Cardinals' return from Texas for Jordan Montgomery, Saggese went on a summer-long heater at Double-A before finally cooling down after a late-season promotion to Triple-A. He hit .351/.424/.653 with 20 home runs, six steals and a 22.9 K% in 285 at-bats from June 10 through Sept. 7. Saggese (pronounced soo-JAY-see) is a career .298 hitter in the minors and has a classic bat-first second baseman profile. He looks to do damage early in counts and will probably be better in batting average leagues than OBP leagues. He is a fringe-average runner but was on base enough to steal 12 bags on 14 attempts in 139 games. If he can hit around .280 with 20 home runs, Saggese should provide enough value to justify everyday playing time in spite of his fringe-average defense. If not, he'll likely move around the field as a bench bat and injury replacement. Saggese, who turns 22 in April, should head to Triple-A for at least a couple months, as he is not on the 40-man roster. Read Past Outlooks
Absent from lineup
Saggese is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Pirates, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.
ANALYSIS
Saggese had started each of the first six games for the Cardinals upon his promotion from Triple-A Memphis, but he'll grab a seat Monday as the Pirates send Paul Skenes to the mound. Masyn Winn and Brendan Donovan will form the St. Louis middle infield in the series opener.
Saggese had started each of the first six games for the Cardinals upon his promotion from Triple-A Memphis, but he'll grab a seat Monday as the Pirates send Paul Skenes to the mound. Masyn Winn and Brendan Donovan will form the St. Louis middle infield in the series opener.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
+138%
OPS vs LHP
2024
+138%
OPS vs LHP
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022vs Left | .714 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .143 | ||||
| Since 2022vs Right | .300 | 20 | 0 | 2 | .150 | ||||
| 2024vs Left | .714 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .143 | ||||
| 2024vs Right | .300 | 20 | 0 | 2 | .150 | ||||
| 2023vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
+118%
OPS on Road
2024
+118%
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| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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| Since 2022Home | .267 | 15 | 0 | 1 | .133 | ||||
| Since 2022Away | .583 | 12 | 1 | 2 | .167 | ||||
| 2024Home | .267 | 15 | 0 | 1 | .133 | ||||
| 2024Away | .583 | 12 | 1 | 2 | .167 | ||||
| 2023Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Thomas Saggese compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
BB/K
0.00BB Rate
0.0%K Rate
22.2%BABIP
.150ISO
.111AVG
.148OBP
.148SLG
.259OPS
.407wOBA
.177Exit Velocity
84.3 mphHard Hit Rate
28.6%Barrels/PA
3.7%Expected BA
.236Expected SLG
.413Sprint Speed
23.0 ft/secGround Ball %
42.9%Line Drive %
23.8%Fly Ball %
33.3%Prospect Rankings History
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2023 Fantasy Outlook
Saggese didn't do much over the first month of the season, but he hit .334/.382/.558 with 14 home runs, 10 steals, a 17.9 K% and a 7.0 BB% in the final 79 games, primarily at High-A. A second baseman who turns 21 in April, Saggese probably won't end up with any plus tools (we'll see how his hit and power develop), but his recent track record of hitting is so strong that he merits attention in dynasty leagues in case the breakout was real. He should return to Double-A, where he had a homer and two doubles in five games to close 2022.
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Clubs first big-league homer
Saggese went 1-for-5 with a solo home run and an additional RBI in Friday's 4-3 extra-innings loss to the Blue Jays.
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Breaks through in third game
Saggese went 2-for-4 with one RBI and two runs scored in Thursday's 6-1 win over the Reds.
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Officially added to roster
The Cardinals selected Saggese's contract from Triple-A Memphis on Tuesday.
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Receiving promotion to big leagues
The Cardinals will call up Saggese from Triple-A Memphis prior to Tuesday's game against the Reds, Robert Murray of FanSided.com reports.
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Slow start at Triple-A
Saggese is slashing .243/.325/.397 with five home runs and four steals in 36 games for Triple-A Memphis.
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Playing time prioritized
The Cardinals elected to keep Saggese at Triple-A Memphis for the time being in order to prioritize playing every day, reports John Denton of MLB.com.
ANALYSIS
Nolan Gorman has served as St. Louis' primary second baseman this season, but he was demoted Aug. 21. It seemed like a prime opportunity for Saggese to be promoted since he's the organization's top infield prospect in the upper minors, but the Cardinals have instead turned to Brendan Donovan at the keystone. Saggese has an .867 OPS with 10 homers in 44 games at Triple-A since the start of July and could still make his MLB debut before the end of the campaign, but for now he'll remain with Memphis.
Nolan Gorman has served as St. Louis' primary second baseman this season, but he was demoted Aug. 21. It seemed like a prime opportunity for Saggese to be promoted since he's the organization's top infield prospect in the upper minors, but the Cardinals have instead turned to Brendan Donovan at the keystone. Saggese has an .867 OPS with 10 homers in 44 games at Triple-A since the start of July and could still make his MLB debut before the end of the campaign, but for now he'll remain with Memphis.