2024 Stats
AVG
.262
HR
19
RBI
97
R
64
SB
1
2025 Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Go ahead, pinch your thumb and index finger together and shake it in the air. Italian Breakfast was a big part of the surprising Kansas City offense until he broke his thumb attempting to catch a throw from Lucas Erceg which went into Jeremy Pena running to first. Pasquantino missed the rest of the regular season but still managed to drive in 97 runs with 19 homers. Pasquantino hit 19 homers in his first 558 major league plate appearances across 2022 and 2023 and then duplicated that effort in his third season while continuing an excellent approach at the plate. Fully solving lefties is the last piece of this puzzle because he is truly at his best when righties are on the mound. The concerns heading into 2024 coming off shoulder surgery were alleivated with his results, and the winter off should allow the thumb injury to fully heal. As long as Pasquantino can remain slotted behind Bobby Witt Jr and in front of Salvador Perez, he is in the best possible spot for this lineup and should easily drive in 100 runs and push to 30 homers. Despite the incomplete season, he finished in the top ten for first baseman, and his acquisition cost for 2025 drafts will be high. Read Past Outlooks
Included on wild-card roster
The Royals activated Pasquantino (thumb) from the 10-day injured list Tuesday.
ANALYSIS
Pasquantino was supposed to be sidelined for 6-to-8 weeks when he required surgery to repair a fractured right thumb in early September, but he's beat that timetable by a wide margin and will be part of the Royals' wild-card series roster. The expectation is that Pasquantino will be used at designated hitter, at least initially, which would free up at-bats at first base for Yuli Gurriel and/or Salvador Perez.
Pasquantino was supposed to be sidelined for 6-to-8 weeks when he required surgery to repair a fractured right thumb in early September, but he's beat that timetable by a wide margin and will be part of the Royals' wild-card series roster. The expectation is that Pasquantino will be used at designated hitter, at least initially, which would free up at-bats at first base for Yuli Gurriel and/or Salvador Perez.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
+9%
OPS vs RHP
2024
+16%
OPS vs RHP
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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| Since 2022vs Left | .727 | 259 | 5 | 32 | .268 | ||||
| Since 2022vs Right | .796 | 852 | 33 | 117 | .267 | ||||
| 2024vs Left | .675 | 122 | 4 | 21 | .246 | ||||
| 2024vs Right | .785 | 432 | 15 | 76 | .267 | ||||
| 2023vs Left | .697 | 72 | 1 | 7 | .233 | ||||
| 2023vs Right | .783 | 187 | 8 | 19 | .251 | ||||
| 2022vs Left | .854 | 65 | 0 | 4 | .352 | ||||
| 2022vs Right | .826 | 233 | 10 | 22 | .279 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
+11%
OPS at Home
2024
+15%
OPS at Home
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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| Since 2022Home | .820 | 547 | 18 | 89 | .280 | ||||
| Since 2022Away | .741 | 564 | 20 | 60 | .254 | ||||
| 2024Home | .812 | 284 | 8 | 59 | .291 | ||||
| 2024Away | .706 | 270 | 11 | 38 | .233 | ||||
| 2023Home | .700 | 136 | 4 | 16 | .225 | ||||
| 2023Away | .828 | 123 | 5 | 10 | .270 | ||||
| 2022Home | .969 | 127 | 6 | 14 | .318 | ||||
| 2022Away | .734 | 171 | 4 | 12 | .278 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Vinnie Pasquantino 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
0.56BB Rate
7.2%K Rate
12.8%BABIP
.265ISO
.183AVG
.262OBP
.315SLG
.446OPS
.760wOBA
.329Exit Velocity
91.0 mphHard Hit Rate
38.4%Barrels/PA
5.6%Expected BA
.266Expected SLG
.438Sprint Speed
20.9 ft/secGround Ball %
39.5%Line Drive %
17.6%Fly Ball %
42.9%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Pasquantino's 2023 season came to an end on June 9th with a labrum injury to his non-throwing shoulder which required season-ending surgery. His final numbers were not up to the expectations fantasy managers had for him as they reached for him in drafts with him hitting .247/.324/.437 over 260 plate appearances yet the 9.6% walk rate and 11.9% strikeout rate were very impressive for a first baseman. It felt a bit James Loney-ish, but Pasquantino's career line of .272/.355/.444 over 558 plate appearances with 19 homers gives us a better look at what he could be for now. If his shoulder is fully recovered, Pasquantino profiles as a four category contributor for fantasy managers with batting average being the most likely area he could excel in a full season given the challenges of his home park and his lack of foot speed. His fantasy value needs that batting average surge as his run production numbers will lag behind many other options at first base.
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Testing out thumb again Monday
Royals manager Matt Quatraro said that Pasquantino (thumb) will hit in the cage Monday and the team will see how he feels Tuesday before determining whether he'll be included on the wild-card roster, Matt Weyrich of The Baltimore Sun reports.
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Could make wild-card roster
Pasquantino (thumb) has a chance to be on the wild-card roster, according to manager Matt Quatraro, MLB Network Radio on SiriusXM reports.
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Takes batting practice
Pasquantino (thumb) took batting practice on the field Thursday, Jaylon T. Thompson of The Kansas City Star reports.
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Getting surgery for thumb
Pasquantino said that he hopes to undergo surgery Tuesday for his fractured right thumb, Joel Goldberg of Bally Sports Kansas City reports.
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Placed on IL
The Royals placed Pasquantino (thumb) on the 10-day injured list Friday.
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Cleaning up
Pasquantino has hit fourth in the lineup in each start in August.
ANALYSIS
Pasquantino has a .356/.388/.711 line with four homers in 12 games this month and has hit cleanup in each appearance. The 24-year-old has raised his season slash line to .260/.341/.440 with the recent hot streak. He's seen more time in the field of late as four of his last five starts have come at first base.
Pasquantino has a .356/.388/.711 line with four homers in 12 games this month and has hit cleanup in each appearance. The 24-year-old has raised his season slash line to .260/.341/.440 with the recent hot streak. He's seen more time in the field of late as four of his last five starts have come at first base.