Reese McGuire
29-Year-Old
2024 Stats
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.000
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SB
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Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
McGuire has found a nice home in Boston servicing as the backup catcher for a club that appreciates what he can do behind the plate while being understanding of what he cannot do at the plate. McGuire is a perfectly fine catcher if you need a one category catcher who hits for average as long as you understand that there is more pop in a t-shirt cannon firing Red Sox shirts into the stands between innings than there is in McGuire's bat. The former first round pick has never seen 275 plate appearances in a regular season and that is unlikely changing anytime soon. Fantasy manager in AL-Only leagues can use their last pick or last dollar on McGuire's batting average as long as they do not need to chase late power. Read Past Outlooks
RANKSFrom Preseason
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Returns to lineup
McGuire (illness) is starting behind the plate and batting fifth in Sunday's split-squad game against Atlanta, Christopher Smith of The Springfield Republican reports.
ANALYSIS
The 29-year-old was scratched from Thursday's starting nine due to an illness but will return to action after resting up over the past couple days. McGuire had a .688 OPS in 202 plate appearances last season and is poised to open 2024 as the primary backup to Connor Wong at catcher.
The 29-year-old was scratched from Thursday's starting nine due to an illness but will return to action after resting up over the past couple days. McGuire had a .688 OPS in 202 plate appearances last season and is poised to open 2024 as the primary backup to Connor Wong at catcher.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
+5%
OPS vs LHP
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OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .702 | 72 | 0 | 10 | .308 | ||||
Since 2022vs Right | .668 | 403 | 4 | 28 | .261 | ||||
2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2023vs Left | .875 | 26 | 0 | 6 | .391 | ||||
2023vs Right | .639 | 176 | 1 | 10 | .250 | ||||
2022vs Left | .605 | 46 | 0 | 4 | .262 | ||||
2022vs Right | .691 | 227 | 3 | 18 | .271 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
+14%
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Since 2022Home | .718 | 229 | 1 | 20 | .290 | ||||
Since 2022Away | .631 | 246 | 3 | 18 | .248 | ||||
2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2023Home | .781 | 97 | 0 | 9 | .323 | ||||
2023Away | .559 | 105 | 1 | 7 | .213 | ||||
2022Home | .668 | 132 | 1 | 11 | .265 | ||||
2022Away | .683 | 141 | 2 | 11 | .273 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Reese McGuire 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
0.21BB Rate
5.4%K Rate
26.2%BABIP
.366ISO
.091AVG
.267OBP
.310SLG
.358OPS
.668wOBA
.297Exit Velocity
84.0 mphHard Hit Rate
22.6%Barrels/PA
1.9%Expected BA
.207Expected SLG
.281Sprint Speed
23.3 ft/secGround Ball %
55.0%Line Drive %
19.8%Fly Ball %
25.2%Advanced Batting Stats
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May be non-tender candidate
McGuire could be a non-tender candidate for the Red Sox ahead of Friday's deadline, per Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican.
ANALYSIS
McGuire got off to a decent start this past year in Boston and drew regular early-season action behind the plate, but he finished with a .668 OPS and only one home run in 206 total plate appearances and is due to make about $1.6 million via salary arbitration in 2024. Connor Wong has surpassed him at the catcher position, and the Red Sox might see a better option for a second backstop on the free agent or trade market.
McGuire got off to a decent start this past year in Boston and drew regular early-season action behind the plate, but he finished with a .668 OPS and only one home run in 206 total plate appearances and is due to make about $1.6 million via salary arbitration in 2024. Connor Wong has surpassed him at the catcher position, and the Red Sox might see a better option for a second backstop on the free agent or trade market.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
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McGuire was crowded out of a busy catcher room in Toronto last season and was shipped to the White Sox shortly before Opening Day. He struggled to a .546 OPS in 53 games before being flipped to the Red Sox at the deadline. His new home seemed to agree with him, as he closed the year with an .877 OPS in 36 contests for his new team. Altogether, he hit .269/.307/.369 (good for a 90 wRC+) with three homers in 274 trips to the plate, a fine but forgettable performance for a part-time catcher. When combined with his good framing numbers, that could be enough to make him a low-end starting catcher, a role he could fill in Boston this season if the team doesn't bring in a more proven option. If the playing time is there, that would make McGuire an acceptable deep-league catcher, as his 20.5 K% for his career means he should at least provide a decent average. Don't expect much pop, however, as he owns a career 3.0% barrel rate.
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Scratched with illness
McGuire was scratched from the Red Sox's lineup ahead of Thursday's spring training game against the Phillies due to an illness, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.
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Avoids arbitration with Boston
McGuire signed a one-year, $1.5 million contract with the Red Sox on Thursday to avoid arbitration, Jon Morosi of MLB Network reports.
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Was available Wednesday
McGuire (thumb) was available to play Wednesday, MLB.com reports.
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Suffers bruised thumb
McGuire was pulled from Tuesday's game against Tampa Bay due to a left thumb contusion, Christopher Smith of The Springfield Republican reports.
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Exits with thumb injury
McGuire was removed from Tuesday's game against the Rays with a thumb injury, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports.
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