Zach DeLoach

Zach DeLoach

26-Year-Old OutfielderOF
Chicago White Sox
2024 Fantasy Outlook
A second-round pick by the Mariners in 2020 out of Texas A&M, DeLoach had a solid 2023 season with Triple-A Tacoma while hitting 23 homers with an .868 OPS, and the Mariners added him to the 40-man roster in November to protect him from the Rule 5 Draft. The 25-year-old was able to hit .286 over his 623 plate appearances in the Pacific Coast League, but he'll likely struggle to hit for average at the highest level due to the swing-and-miss in his profile, and he whiffed 173 times in 528 at-bats last summer. He does help compensate with his pop and a strong approach at the plate as seen in the aforementioned homers along with 83 walks, and he's fast enough to steal 10-plus bases if he receives regular playing time. DeLoach likely opens the 2024 season back in Tacoma, but he'd be worth monitoring if/when the Mariners gave him a chance to play before the campaign closes. Read Past Outlooks
$Signed a one-year contract with the White Sox in March of 2024.
Gets call from Triple-A
OFChicago White Sox
September 1, 2024
The White Sox recalled DeLoach from Triple-A Charlotte ahead of Sunday's 2-0 loss to the Mets. He entered the game as a pinch hitter in the bottom of the eighth and grounded out in his lone at-bat.
ANALYSIS
DeLoach is back up with the White Sox for the third time this season after going 3-for-22 with a 3:9 BB:K between his previous two stints. As a left-handed batter, DeLoach won't be a candidate for a platoon role, and he likely won't be in the mix for regular at-bats against right-handed pitching either while all of Andrew Benintendi, Luis Robert and Dominic Fletcher are healthy and available.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
2
1
3
2
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
1
1
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
 
 
+28%
OPS vs RHP
2024
 
 
+28%
OPS vs RHP
2023
No Stats
2022
No Stats
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022vs Left .364 11 1 0 0 0 .182 .182 .182
Since 2022vs Right .465 34 3 0 3 0 .167 .265 .200
2024vs Left .364 11 1 0 0 0 .182 .182 .182
2024vs Right .465 34 3 0 3 0 .167 .265 .200
2023vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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
 
 
+57%
OPS at Home
2024
 
 
+57%
OPS at Home
2023
No Stats
2022
No Stats
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022Home .583 15 2 0 1 0 .167 .333 .250
Since 2022Away .372 30 2 0 2 0 .172 .200 .172
2024Home .583 15 2 0 1 0 .167 .333 .250
2024Away .372 30 2 0 2 0 .172 .200 .172
2023Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 Zach DeLoach 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
0.33
 
BB Rate
8.9%
 
K Rate
26.7%
 
BABIP
.241
 
ISO
.024
 
AVG
.171
 
OBP
.244
 
SLG
.195
 
OPS
.440
 
wOBA
.208
 
Exit Velocity
87.1 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
17.2%
 
Barrels/PA
0.0%
 
Expected BA
.191
 
Expected SLG
.237
 
Sprint Speed
26.2 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
64.3%
 
Line Drive %
17.9%
 
Fly Ball %
17.9%
 
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2021 Fantasy Outlook
DeLoach is a fascinating case. He didn't seem like a talent worthy of selection in the first five rounds through his first two seasons at Texas A&M, but few college hitters did more damage in the 2019 Cape Cod League last spring. Seattle bought in, selecting him with the No. 43 overall pick. The left-handed hitter reportedly made a swing change to incorporate more loft and proceeded to hit .353/.428/.541 with five home runs and a 19.1% strikeout rate in the Cape before hitting .421/.547/.789 with a 3:14 K:BB (3.9 K%) in 18 spring games against mostly mediocre competition. His speed is also ticking up, as he went 14-for-16 on stolen-base attempts over his last 55 games. DeLoach may have to move to left field, which would put more pressure on his bat. His hit tool received rave reviews at the alternate training site and during instructs, but it's not yet clear how much power he will get to in games.
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Joining big club Sunday
OFChicago White Sox
August 31, 2024
The White Sox will recall DeLoach from Triple-A Charlotte on Sunday, Francys Romero of BeisbolFR.com reports.
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Optioned to Triple-A
OFChicago White Sox
June 14, 2024
The White Sox optioned DeLoach to Triple-A Charlotte on Friday.
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First big-league run
OFChicago White Sox
June 8, 2024
DeLoach went 0-for-2 with two walks and a run scored Saturday against the Red Sox.
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Starting Saturday
OFChicago White Sox
June 8, 2024
DeLoach is starting in right field and batting second against the Red Sox on Saturday.
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Back in big leagues
OFChicago White Sox
June 4, 2024
The White Sox recalled DeLoach from Triple-A Charlotte on Tuesday.
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Chance at platoon role?
OFChicago White Sox
February 4, 2024
Vinnie Duber of AllCHGO.com listed DeLoach as a potential option to fill the small side of a right-field platoon for the White Sox in 2024.
ANALYSIS
DeLoach, who was acquired from the Mariners on Saturday, has yet to make his MLB debut but posted a .286/.387/.481 slash line at the Triple-A level last year. The 25-year-old hit left-handers particularly well with a .905 OPS, which could make him an ideal platoon partner for the lefty-hitting Dominic Fletcher.
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