Victor Caratini
31-Year-Old
2024 Stats
AVG
.277
HR
6
RBI
23
R
25
SB
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Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Once the personal catcher for Yu Darvish, Caratini is now on to his third organization in four seasons, having signed a two-year contract with the Astros in December. While he hasn't endeared himself to another high-profile pitcher in recent years, he grades well in terms of pitch framing. He also hit more home runs in his two seasons with Milwaukee (16) than he did in four years with the Cubs to begin his career (15). Caratini, now 30, shouldn't be counted on to approach last year's batting average of .259 given his .236 career mark, but he does enough damage on fastballs to be a useful backup in Major League Baseball. The Astros have been clear about their intention to have Yainer Diaz take over as the primary backstop, but Caratini will likely see a couple starts per week and perhaps more if Diaz struggles to meet expectations. Read Past Outlooks
On bench for second straight
Caratini is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Reds.
ANALYSIS
Caratini had seen an uptick in playing time lately while the Astros continue to rotate a number of different players at first base, but he'll hit the bench for a second straight matchup against a right-handed pitcher. The lefty-hitting Jon Singleton has started at first base in both of those games and looks to be the Astros' preferred option for now, though he doesn't have much job security.
Caratini had seen an uptick in playing time lately while the Astros continue to rotate a number of different players at first base, but he'll hit the bench for a second straight matchup against a right-handed pitcher. The lefty-hitting Jon Singleton has started at first base in both of those games and looks to be the Astros' preferred option for now, though he doesn't have much job security.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
+17%
OPS vs RHP
2024
+3%
OPS vs LHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .622 | 233 | 3 | 15 | .225 | ||||
Since 2022vs Right | .728 | 538 | 19 | 67 | .246 | ||||
2024vs Left | .770 | 51 | 0 | 4 | .333 | ||||
2024vs Right | .750 | 180 | 6 | 19 | .261 | ||||
2023vs Left | .610 | 59 | 0 | 3 | .250 | ||||
2023vs Right | .745 | 167 | 7 | 22 | .262 | ||||
2022vs Left | .566 | 123 | 3 | 8 | .168 | ||||
2022vs Right | .692 | 191 | 6 | 26 | .218 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
+36%
OPS on Road
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+21%
OPS on Road
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022Home | .593 | 399 | 7 | 35 | .208 | ||||
Since 2022Away | .809 | 372 | 15 | 47 | .276 | ||||
2024Home | .684 | 116 | 2 | 12 | .262 | ||||
2024Away | .828 | 115 | 4 | 11 | .293 | ||||
2023Home | .691 | 114 | 3 | 9 | .248 | ||||
2023Away | .730 | 112 | 4 | 16 | .270 | ||||
2022Home | .461 | 169 | 2 | 14 | .142 | ||||
2022Away | .856 | 145 | 7 | 20 | .266 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Victor Caratini 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
0.46BB Rate
8.2%K Rate
17.7%BABIP
.315ISO
.136AVG
.277OBP
.342SLG
.413OPS
.755wOBA
.333Exit Velocity
91.6 mphHard Hit Rate
31.5%Barrels/PA
4.8%Expected BA
.274Expected SLG
.434Sprint Speed
21.0 ft/secGround Ball %
51.8%Line Drive %
20.2%Fly Ball %
28.0%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Caratini and Omar Narvaez split the starts behind the plate nearly down the middle last season, and only the former remains on the roster for 2023. However, the Brewers added fellow backstop William Contreras over the offseason, and he is set to be Milwaukee's primary catcher moving forward. Caratini swings from both the right and left side, but he had a rough go of it against southpaws last season, so expect the bulk of his starts to come against righties. If Caratini plays the type of defense he did last season he will still make a start or two a week, and his .228 BABIP suggests he could hit a bit more than he did a season ago.
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Getting day off
Caratini is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals.
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Resting Friday
Caratini is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Orioles.
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On bench for second straight game
Caratini is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rays.
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Playing time picking up
Caratini will start at designated hitter and bat eighth in Wednesday's game against the Pirates, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.
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Swats solo home run
Caratini went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 8-2 loss to the Athletics.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Interest from Miami?
Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald listed Caratini as "a decent 1A option" at catcher for the Marlins to target this offseason.
ANALYSIS
Caratini is heading to free agency after serving as Milwaukee's secondary backstop in 2023, and he played well in that role with a .259/.327/.383 slash line in 62 games. It's just the second time in seven big-league seasons the 30-year-old has posted an OPS above .700, so he's unlikely to receive any better than a share of a starting job to open 2024.
Caratini is heading to free agency after serving as Milwaukee's secondary backstop in 2023, and he played well in that role with a .259/.327/.383 slash line in 62 games. It's just the second time in seven big-league seasons the 30-year-old has posted an OPS above .700, so he's unlikely to receive any better than a share of a starting job to open 2024.