Alexander Canario
24-Year-Old
Chicago Cubs AAA
7-Day IL
Injury Hamstring
Est. Return 2/1/2025
2024 Stats
AVG
.280
HR
1
RBI
2
R
4
SB
1
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
A hard-hitting righty slugger with some notable flaws, Canario has one minor-league option year remaining, which will likely assure he begins the year at Triple-A. He'll enter the year eligible at UT-only in most formats, but he's a solid right fielder who could gain outfield eligibility during the season or heading into 2025. Shoulder and ankle injuries limited him to 42 games at Triple-A and the majors in 2023. His .276/.342/.524 slash line at Triple-A was above league average (111 wRC+), but his 28 percent strikeout rate was a little higher than we'd like to see from a 23-year-old bat-first player at Triple-A. He's already with his second organization (traded from San Francisco along with Caleb Kilian at the 2021 trade deadline for Kris Bryant), and he would probably benefit from another trade, as he won't be displacing Seiya Suzuki or Ian Happ. There are some similarities to Nelson Velazquez - a righty slugger who was mostly limited to short-side platoon work with the Cubs but emerged as an everyday option late last season with the rebuilding Royals. Read Past Outlooks
Out with hamstring strain
Triple-A Iowa placed Canario on its 7-day injured list Friday with a right hamstring strain, Maddie Lee of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
ANALYSIS
Iowa deactivated Canario just over a week after he was carted off the field with the injury July 24 against Indianapolis. The 24-year-old outfielder is without a clear timeline to return to action. Canario retains a spot on the Cubs' 40-man roster but had been with Iowa since July 19 following a brief stint with the big club. He maintains a .243/.336/.514 slash line over 283 plate appearances at the Triple-A level for the season.
Iowa deactivated Canario just over a week after he was carted off the field with the injury July 24 against Indianapolis. The 24-year-old outfielder is without a clear timeline to return to action. Canario retains a spot on the Cubs' 40-man roster but had been with Iowa since July 19 following a brief stint with the big club. He maintains a .243/.336/.514 slash line over 283 plate appearances at the Triple-A level for the season.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
+14%
OPS vs RHP
2024
+15%
OPS vs LHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .786 | 14 | 0 | 1 | .357 | ||||
Since 2022vs Right | .894 | 31 | 2 | 7 | .250 | ||||
2024vs Left | .875 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .375 | ||||
2024vs Right | .762 | 20 | 1 | 1 | .235 | ||||
2023vs Left | .667 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .333 | ||||
2023vs Right | 1.091 | 11 | 1 | 6 | .273 | ||||
2022vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2022vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
+24%
OPS on Road
2024
+55%
OPS on Road
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022Home | .786 | 28 | 2 | 6 | .231 | ||||
Since 2022Away | .974 | 17 | 0 | 2 | .375 | ||||
2024Home | .689 | 20 | 1 | 1 | .222 | ||||
2024Away | 1.071 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .429 | ||||
2023Home | 1.000 | 8 | 1 | 5 | .250 | ||||
2023Away | .889 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .333 | ||||
2022Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2022Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Alexander Canario 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
0.18BB Rate
7.1%K Rate
39.3%BABIP
.462ISO
.160AVG
.280OBP
.357SLG
.440OPS
.797wOBA
.354Exit Velocity
88.0 mphHard Hit Rate
21.4%Barrels/PA
7.1%Expected BA
.208Expected SLG
.388Sprint Speed
25.6 ft/secGround Ball %
42.9%Line Drive %
14.3%Fly Ball %
42.9%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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In 2021, Canario looked like a slugger with a very low probability of hitting enough to make it as a big-league regular. His 2022 was strong enough that he protected his place on the 40-man roster, but there are still significant questions about the hit tool. Unfortunately, he suffered a broken ankle and dislocated shoulder this offseason in the Dominican Winter League. The power-hitting corner outfielder will miss the start of the season, and he would likely benefit from a rehab assignment before getting back into action at Triple-A. Canario hit .252 with a 27.5 K% on the year, but his 0.62 BB/K in 20 games at Triple-A was his best mark since he was in the Dominican Summer League in 2017. Canario has 70-grade power and will hope to make enough contact to have a Franmil Reyes type of career arc.
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Returns to Triple-A
The Cubs optioned Canario to Triple-A Iowa on Friday, Patrick Mooney of The Athletic reports.
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Joins big-league club
The Cubs recalled Canario from Triple-A Iowa on Thursday, Maddie Lee of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
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Moves to Triple-A
The Cubs optioned Canario to Triple-A Iowa on Tuesday, Andy Martinez of Marquee Sports Network reports.
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Returns to bench Wednesday
Canario is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Mets.
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Cranks first home run
Canario went 2-for-6 with a walk, a solo home run and an additional run scored across both games of Saturday's doubleheader against the Marlins.
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