Anthony Santander
30-Year-Old
Free Agent
2024 Stats
AVG
.235
HR
44
RBI
102
R
91
SB
2
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Santander's triple slash improved across the board as he benefited from legislating the shift. The switch-hitter faced a shift 89.4 percent of the time as a lefty in 2022, posting a .219 BABIP. Last season, he was shaded 65.3 percent of the time when batting left-handed, leading to a .292 BABIP. The higher BABIP helped counter a career high strikeout rate, though it wasn't egregiously high. Santander's homers dropped, but his percentage of extra base hits increased four points, so his slugging percentage improved. After stealing just three career bases heading into last season, Santander was 5-for-6 with the new rules, so there's some hope he'll run a tad more. Santander's defense remained a tick above average in right field, assuring he'll continue to play nearly every day, even as the Orioles continue to promote prospects to the majors. There isn't an area where Santander pops with upside, but he's a durable and reliable compiler on a team with a potent lineup. Read Past Outlooks
Receives qualifying offer
The Orioles extended Santander a $21.05 million qualifying offer Monday, Jake Rill of MLB.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Rill relays that while Santander is unlikely to accept the offer, it allows the Orioles to receive draft compensation if the 30-year-old outfielder signs with another team. Santander appeared in 155 regular-season games for the Orioles in 2024 and finished with a slash line of .235/.308/.506 with 44 home runs and 102 RBI over 665 plate appearances.
Rill relays that while Santander is unlikely to accept the offer, it allows the Orioles to receive draft compensation if the 30-year-old outfielder signs with another team. Santander appeared in 155 regular-season games for the Orioles in 2024 and finished with a slash line of .235/.308/.506 with 44 home runs and 102 RBI over 665 plate appearances.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
+7%
OPS vs LHP
2024
+4%
OPS vs RHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .833 | 528 | 28 | 70 | .256 | ||||
Since 2022vs Right | .781 | 1440 | 77 | 216 | .240 | ||||
2024vs Left | .793 | 180 | 12 | 25 | .225 | ||||
2024vs Right | .822 | 485 | 32 | 77 | .239 | ||||
2023vs Left | .790 | 170 | 5 | 18 | .250 | ||||
2023vs Right | .798 | 486 | 23 | 77 | .260 | ||||
2022vs Left | .913 | 178 | 11 | 27 | .293 | ||||
2022vs Right | .720 | 469 | 22 | 62 | .221 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
+1%
OPS at Home
2024
+15%
OPS on Road
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022Home | .799 | 956 | 48 | 138 | .250 | ||||
Since 2022Away | .791 | 1012 | 57 | 148 | .239 | ||||
2024Home | .756 | 318 | 18 | 43 | .218 | ||||
2024Away | .866 | 347 | 26 | 59 | .251 | ||||
2023Home | .821 | 313 | 15 | 50 | .261 | ||||
2023Away | .775 | 343 | 13 | 45 | .253 | ||||
2022Home | .820 | 325 | 15 | 45 | .269 | ||||
2022Away | .726 | 322 | 18 | 44 | .212 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Anthony Santander 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
0.45BB Rate
8.7%K Rate
19.4%BABIP
.225ISO
.271AVG
.235OBP
.308SLG
.506OPS
.814wOBA
.350Exit Velocity
89.8 mphHard Hit Rate
34.9%Barrels/PA
8.3%Expected BA
.233Expected SLG
.456Sprint Speed
20.2 ft/secGround Ball %
30.8%Line Drive %
14.4%Fly Ball %
54.8%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Santander was a concern heading into the season because of the sharp increase in his strikeout rate in 2021 as he missed nearly 50 games with injuries. The additional curveball of the changes to Camden Yards made us wonder if 20 homers could ever happen again, and all he did was go out and obliterate his previous career high and hit 33 homers, including 7 at home as a righty. He even hit a comfy .269 at home, but really struggled away from Baltimore with a .212 average in other parks and was particularly bad from the left side of the plate on the road (.194.) His StatCast profile has a healthy shade of red in the right areas except for a below average chase rate and a league average walk rate. He has now hit just below league average in two consecutive seasons after hitting above it in the previous two, but you are targeting him for homers and RBIs while hoping for a batting average rebound. He would be a 40-homer threat in most any other ballpark in baseball.
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Not starting Sunday
Santander is absent from Sunday's lineup against Minnesota.
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Slugs homer in Tuesday's win
Santander went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk and an additional run scored in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Yankees.
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Homers again Friday
Santander went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk in Friday's 7-1 win over the Tigers.
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Walks off San Fran
Santander went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer, two walks and a second run scored in Thursday's 5-3 win over the Giants.
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Goes deep in loss
Santander went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Wednesday's extra-inning loss to the Red Sox.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Landing spot in Bronx?
According to Jon Heyman of the New York Post, Santander could be a free-agent target for the Yankees if they're unable to re-sign Juan Soto.
ANALYSIS
Retaining Soto will be New York's priority after falling to the Dodgers in the World Series, but there's no guarantee he re-signs as he seeks one of the largest contracts in MLB history. Santander had an impressive contract year for Baltimore with 44 homers, 102 RBI and an .814 OPS in 155 regular-season games, and he'll be one of the hot names in free agency behind the top-of-market guys like Soto and Corbin Burnes.
Retaining Soto will be New York's priority after falling to the Dodgers in the World Series, but there's no guarantee he re-signs as he seeks one of the largest contracts in MLB history. Santander had an impressive contract year for Baltimore with 44 homers, 102 RBI and an .814 OPS in 155 regular-season games, and he'll be one of the hot names in free agency behind the top-of-market guys like Soto and Corbin Burnes.