Xavier Edwards

25-Year-Old Second Baseman2B

Miami Marlins

2024 Stats

AVG

.324

RBI

Rest-of-Season Projections

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2024 Fantasy Outlook

Edwards made his MLB debut in May but didn't receive notable playing time until he was recalled by Miami in September. In total he accrued just 84 plate appearances but showcased his contact and speed potential with a .295 average, 16.7 percent strikeout rate and five steals. He delivered an impressive campaign at Triple-A Jacksonville with seven homers, 32 steals and a .349/.427/.454 slash line, which was a marked improvement on his Double-A performance in 2022. The 24-year-old isn't likely to have a starting job Opening Day in 2024, but he should be able to make the roster out of spring training. Edwards offers fantasy managers speed and a potentially high average, but he'll need to have a regular role in order to be a feasible option. Read Past Outlooks

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#388

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Bats B

Throws R

40 Man Yes

Height 5'9"

Weight 160

DOB 8/9/1999

Born Mineola, NY

College None

Drafted 2018 SD

Held out of lineup again

2BMiami Marlins

September 12, 2024

Edwards is not in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Nationals.

ANALYSIS
It marks three games in a row that Edwards has been absent from Miami's lineup. He did receive two plate appearances off the bench in Wednesday's game versus the Pirates, so it seems as though Edwards is available. The switch-hitter did return from a back injury earlier this month, so this appears to be a situation where the Marlins are just being cautious with their young infielder. Otto Lopez is at shortstop in Thursday's series opener.

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Batting Order Slot Breakdown

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vs LHP

Left/Right Batting Splits

Since 2022

+12%

OPS vs RHP

2024

+13%

OPS vs RHP

2023

+17%

OPS vs RHP

2022

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	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2022vs Left	.702	103	11	0	7	12	.284	.373	.330
Since 2022vs Right	.784	230	31	1	15	20	.330	.382	.403
2024vs Left	.728	85	8	0	6	12	.292	.381	.347
2024vs Right	.826	164	22	1	13	15	.340	.402	.424
2023vs Left	.583	18	3	0	1	0	.250	.333	.250
2023vs Right	.683	66	9	0	2	5	.306	.328	.355
2022vs Left	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2022vs Right	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Home/Away Batting Splits

Since 2022

+15%

OPS on Road

2024

+32%

OPS on Road

2023

+28%

OPS at Home

2022

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	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2022Home	.710	171	22	0	13	14	.298	.359	.351
Since 2022Away	.813	162	20	1	9	18	.336	.400	.413
2024Home	.697	140	18	0	12	11	.290	.350	.347
2024Away	.921	109	12	1	7	16	.370	.454	.467
2023Home	.770	31	4	0	1	3	.333	.400	.370
2023Away	.602	53	8	0	2	2	.275	.288	.314
2022Home	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2022Away	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Stat Review

How does Xavier Edwards 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.

BB/K
Walk to strikeout ratio
BB Rate
The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a walk.
K Rate
The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a strikeout.
BABIP
Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many of a batter’s balls in play go for hits.
ISO
Isolated Power. Slugging percentage minus batting average. A computation used to measure a batter's raw power.
AVG
Batting average. Hits divided by at bats.
OBP
On Base Percentage. A measure of how often a batters reaches base. Roughly equal to number of times on base divided by plate appearances.
SLG
Slugging Percentage. A measure of the batting productivity of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at bats.
OPS
On base plus slugging. THe sum of a batter's on-base percentage and slugging percentage.
wOBA
Weighted on-base average. Measures a player's overall offensive contributions per plate appearance. wOBA combines all the different aspects of hitting into one metric, weighting each of them in proportion to their actual run value.
Exit Velocity
The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
Hard Hit Rate
A measure of contact quality from Sports Info Solutions. This stat explains what percentage of batted balls were hit hard vs. medium or soft.
Barrels/PA
The percentage of plate appearances where a batter had a batted ball classified as a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
Expected BA
Expected Batting Average.
Expected SLG
Expected Slugging Percentage.
Sprint Speed
The speed of a runner from home to first, in feet per second.
Ground Ball %
The percentage of balls put in play that are on the ground.
Line Drive %
The percentage of balls put in play that are line drives.
Fly Ball %
The percentage of balls put in play that are fly balls.

BB/K

0.67

BB Rate

11.2%

K Rate

16.9%

BABIP

.390

ISO

.074

AVG

.324

OBP

.395

SLG

.398

OPS

.793

wOBA

.354

Exit Velocity

86.2 mph

Hard Hit Rate

24.0%

Barrels/PA

1.2%

Expected BA

.259

Expected SLG

.331

Sprint Speed

24.5 ft/sec

Ground Ball %

51.4%

Line Drive %

23.7%

Fly Ball %

24.9%

Prospect Rankings History

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Past Fantasy Outlooks

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A supplemental first-round pick in 2018, Edwards was considered the fastest player in his draft class at the time. There were questions about his bat, however, in particular about the pop. Those concerns have been validated as Edwards has struggled to hit for even gap power in the professional ranks. This past season saw an improvement in that area -- Edwards cracked a .100 ISO for the first time at any pro stop -- but he had to add a lot of swing and miss (18.8 K%) to get the modest bump. Edwards has been traded twice already, which is not a good sign. The Marlins figure to give Edwards his first look in the majors in 2023 since he's on the 40-man roster, but he will likely begin the season back at Triple-A barring multiple injuries in front of him. Ideally, the infielder will trim his strikeout rate back down while tapping into even more extra-base power. Until Edwards shows he can hold his own upper-level pitching, he should be considered a speed-only play.

Edwards could become a true fantasy unicorn in the current era, a three-category leadoff hitter. The 21-year-old swiped 34 bases across two levels in 2019, and he's posted consistently impressive batting averages since being drafted. As with all such players, the question is whether his lack of power will keep him from winning a starting role in the majors: for every Dee Gordon who carved out a solid career, there's a dozen similar players who topped out as reserves. Edwards also has the extra hurdle of being in a Tampa Bay organization that prioritizes versatility and platoon advantages over having true starters around the diamond, although he's athletic enough to make himself useful as a defender in multiple spots. Edwards has yet to see any game action above High-A, so he'll get another couple years of development to try and prove to the Rays he brings more to the table than his wheels.

Dee Gordon with better on-base skills is the high-end comp on Edwards, who the Rays acquired in the Tommy Pham/Hunter Renfroe trade. He has not hit for power and should not be expected to, but if he hits .300 with a .360 OBP and 40 steals, nobody will complain in fantasy. Edwards, who at 5-foot-10 benefits from a small strike zone, had a 54:44 K:BB and hit .322 in 561 PA across stops at Low-A and High-A in his age-19/20 season. He was 22-for-23 on SB attempts in short-season and rookie ball, but was 34-for-45 (75.6%) in his full-season debut. Edwards played more games at second base than shortstop, and his 70-grade speed would also profile in center field. He is excellent at using the whole field, but upping his LD% and decreasing his GB% would give him a better chance of maintaining very high batting averages against better defenders. Edwards will need to get on base at a high clip to avoid a bench role.

The Padres landed Edwards, the fastest player in last year's draft, with the No. 38 overall pick, where he received $2.6 million -- almost $1 million over slot value. He proceeded to hit .346 with more walks (31) than strikeouts (25) and was successful on 22 of 23 stolen-base attempts. Over 50% of his hits went to the opposite field and over 60% were groundballs. If he doesn't adjust that approach, he isn't going to hit for power. Of course, if he tries to pull the ball more and hit more flyballs, his batting average could take a hit. A swing and/or approach change may be needed down the road, but he was still 35 percent better than the average Northwest League hitter while posting a .047 ISO -- the third-worst mark in the league among hitters with at least 100 PA. Edwards could hit .300, get on base at a .400 clip and steal over 50 bases in his peak seasons, which makes him one of the top dynasty-league targets from last year's draft class.

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