Garrett Stubbs

30-Year-Old CatcherC

Philadelphia Phillies

2024 Stats

AVG

.167

RBI

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2024 Fantasy Outlook

Stubbs fills the clubhouse hype man part of the backup catcher role expertly, which is good news for the Phillies, as J.T. Realmuto's incredible durability doesn't leave Stubbs with much else to do. In Stubbs' two seasons in Philadelphia, Realmuto has left a total of 64 starts behind the plate available for other catchers; Martin Maldonado has been on the bench for 98 games over that stretch, while every other backstop has sat at least 100 times. That leaves Stubbs with virtually no path to fantasy relevance regardless of how he performs, though his performance last year in limited action did him no favors as far as future opportunities go. In 125 trips to the plate, he slashed just .204/.274/.283 with one home run and two steals. He did not record a single barrel. Stubbs did manage a far better .264/.350/.462 slash line in a similarly small amount of work in 2022, so if an injury to Realmuto does open up extended playing time, it's not impossible to envision Stubbs going on a run, but the likeliest scenario is his value remains limited to the post-game playlist. Read Past Outlooks

RANKSFrom Preseason

#600

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Bats L

Throws R

40 Man Yes

Height 5'10"

Weight 170

DOB 5/26/1993

Born San Diego, CA

College USC

Drafted 8th Rd 2015 HOU

Steals bag in win

CPhiladelphia Phillies

April 9, 2024

Stubbs went 1-for-4 with one run and one stolen base in Monday's win against the Cardinals.

ANALYSIS
Playing in a mere two games since Opening Day, the 30-year-old has gone 2-for-7 with a run and a stolen base. Currently locked in as No. 2 catcher behind J.T. Realmuto, Stubbs' position could be reevaluated when Rafael Marchan returns from his back injury.

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Batting Order Slot Breakdown

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Left/Right Batting Splits

Since 2022

+23%

OPS vs LHP

2024

-100%

OPS vs RHP

2023

+2%

OPS vs LHP

2022

+67%

OPS vs LHP

	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2022vs Left	.776	65	10	3	11	1	.259	.328	.448
Since 2022vs Right	.630	194	25	3	17	4	.220	.301	.329
2024vs Left	.000	5	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
2024vs Right	.661	8	1	0	0	1	.286	.375	.286
2023vs Left	.566	31	4	0	2	1	.241	.290	.276
2023vs Right	.555	94	11	1	10	1	.190	.269	.286
2022vs Left	1.179	29	6	3	9	0	.333	.429	.750
2022vs Right	.704	92	13	2	7	2	.244	.326	.378
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Home/Away Batting Splits

Since 2022

+2%

OPS at Home

2024

+2%

OPS on Road

2023

+9%

OPS at Home

2022

+3%

OPS on Road

	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2022Home	.673	127	19	4	14	1	.235	.278	.395
Since 2022Away	.657	132	16	2	14	4	.223	.336	.321
2024Home	.393	8	0	0	0	0	.143	.250	.143
2024Away	.400	5	1	0	0	1	.200	.200	.200
2023Home	.581	58	8	1	8	1	.214	.241	.339
2023Away	.531	67	7	0	4	1	.193	.303	.228
2022Home	.799	61	11	3	6	0	.268	.317	.482
2022Away	.823	60	8	2	10	2	.260	.383	.440
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Stat Review

How does Garrett Stubbs 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

7.7%

K Rate

23.1%

BABIP

.222

ISO

.000

AVG

.167

OBP

.231

SLG

.167

OPS

.397

wOBA

.190

Exit Velocity

79.7 mph

Hard Hit Rate

11.1%

Barrels/PA

0.0%

Expected BA

.189

Expected SLG

.237

Sprint Speed

Ground Ball %

50.0%

Line Drive %

37.5%

Fly Ball %

12.5%

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Likely to start Monday?

CPhiladelphia Phillies

April 8, 2024

Corey Seidman of NBC Sports Philadelphia speculates Stubbs will start behind the plate Monday against the Cardinals.

ANALYSIS
The 30-year-old backstop made his first start of the season April 2 as he caught for Spencer Turnbull, and Seidman believes Stubbs will catch for Turnbull again on Monday. The Phillies seem unlikely to officially designated Stubbs as Turnbull's personal catcher, but it could be an avenue to provide starter J.T. Realmuto more regular rest in his age-33 campaign. Stubbs has a .633 OPS across 139 big-league games in his career, so there would be minimal fantasy appeal as a streaming option.

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Past Fantasy Outlooks

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Backing up J.T. Realmuto isn't the toughest job in baseball. The Phillies' no. 1 backstop started 130 games behind the plate last year, 14 more than anyone else. While Stubbs handled every single other contest, that left him with only 32 starts, 62nd-most among all catchers. Stubbs acquitted himself quite well in his infrequent opportunities to play, slashing .264/.350/.462 with five homers and a pair of steals in 121 trips to the plate, though there was a fair amount of good fortune in that performance. He managed just a 27.3% hard hit rate, with Statcast giving him a .207 xBA and .299 xSLG. It's going to take an injury to Realmuto to give Stubbs meaningful playing time this year, and while the opportunity to start regularly as part of a strong lineup in a hitter-friendly park would be attractive should that happen, Stubbs' underlying numbers suggest his fantasy value would remain muted even in a best-case scenario.

Since being drafted in 2015, Stubbs has played almost exclusively in the minor leagues. Now 27, he has managed only 49 career plate appearances in the majors, all of which have come between the 2019 and 2020 campaigns. Both in the majors and minors, Stubbs has shown a discerning eye at the plate and an ability to make contact, rarely surpassing a 15% strikeout rate while drawing walks at a near 10% clip. However, he produces little power and posted an ISO better than .157 in just one of three seasons in the upper minors. Due to his limited bat, defense will be Stubbs' calling card to earn a consistent role in the majors due to his ability as a receiver and game-caller. Stubbs will enter the year third on the depth chart behind Martin Maldonado and Jason Castro.

Both Robinson Chirinos and Martin Maldonando hit free agency this winter, leaving Stubbs atop the depth chart before the Winter Meetings began, but Maldonado ultimately returned on a two-year deal and will likely be the starting catcher. Houston allowed Stubbs to play other positions in the field last season because at 5-foot-10 and 175 pounds, he is not built for the rigors of a full-time catching position. He has spent time in Triple-A each of the past three seasons for Houston, hitting .273/.358/.412 over the course of 170 games. The Astros believe in the bat, which is why they want to see how he can play other positions so they can utilize his skills more frequently and keep him from getting too banged up behind the plate. The limited appeal here is you can draft him as a catcher, and then see how Houston deploys him throughout the season when he isn't being used behind the plate.

As of early January, the Astros' two big-league catchers project to be Robinson Chirinos and Max Stassi. If J.T. Realmuto does not enter that mix, then it would seem likely Stubbs will throw his hat into the ring at some point in 2019. The 25-year-old has not yet reached the majors, but his production last year at Triple-A was promising. He led Pacific Coast League catchers with a .310 batting average and 120 wRC+. Additionally, his 26.3% line-drive rate was the ninth best mark among all PCL hitters with at least 300 PA. He gets rave reviews for his makeup and is reportedly a pretty good defensive backstop. At just 5-foot-10, 175 pounds, he may not hold up under a 120-game workload, but if he were only asked to start 90-100 games per year, that could be doable. The main selling point is that Stubbs has the potential to hit for a high average and get on base at a high clip while qualifying at a position where almost nobody does either of those things.

Stubbs put up fantastic numbers across stops at Lancaster and Corpus Christi last year, showing off a superb approach and potentially plus hit tool. Of course, Lancaster has propped up mediocre hitters before, but Corpus Christi skews more neutral and Stubbs was actually better after his promotion to Double-A, posting a 14:11 BB:K in 137 plate appearances. Stubbs' slight frame doesn't fit the prototype behind the dish but he is pretty athletic, grades out well as a pitch framer and has a good enough arm to not be a liability in the running game. He also has exceptional makeup, so there are signs that he could stick at catcher. The Astros have Brian McCann under contract for two more seasons, so Stubbs won't be rushed to fill a need. If he were larger, then there would be those who would label him as a top-100 prospect in the game. Instead he lingers on the periphery as a potential starting catcher with a plus hit tool, excellent approach and sneaky 10-15 homer pop.

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