Brandon Drury

32-Year-Old Second Baseman2B

Free Agent

Out

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Est. Return 5/16/2025

2024 Stats

AVG

.169

RBI

2025 Projections

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2025 Fantasy Outlook

Drury had a productive first season in Anaheim during 2023 after signing a two-year deal, but he cratered last season and finished with a .169/.242/.228 slash line in 97 contests. He missed some time due to hamstring issues and an upper-respiratory illness, though it's unclear how much his performance was affected. Drury entered 2024 with two straight seasons of 25-plus home runs with an OPS over .800, but his launch angle was cut nearly in half to six degrees last year, which resulted in a career-high 57.1 percent groundball rate. A best-case scenario for 2025 is likely signing with a rebuilding club where Drury can receive regular playing time before being shipped to a contender at the trade deadline. Even then he may not have much fantasy upside unless he can fully rediscover the 20-homer power, which he never achieved in the big leagues prior to 2022. Read Past Outlooks

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From Preseason

#378

ADP

Bats R

Throws R

40 Man No

Height 6'2"

Weight 190

DOB 8/21/1992

Drafted 13th Rd 2010

Let go after thumb injury

2BFree Agent

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March 23, 2025

The White Sox released Drury (thumb) on Sunday.

ANALYSIS
Drury was having a strong spring, compiling a .410/.439/.821 slash line with three home runs and 11 RBI, but he was diagnosed with a fractured left thumb Saturday and was set to miss significant time. He was in camp on a minor-league contract, and rather than having him open the campaign on the injured list, Chicago has opted to part ways with the veteran infielder. Drury will likely now look to latch on with a new organization, though he may not be able to play in games until at least mid-May.

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Batting Order Slot Breakdown

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Left/Right Batting Splits

Since 2022

+11%

OPS vs LHP

2024

+17%

OPS vs RHP

2023

Even Split

2022

+26%

OPS vs LHP

	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2022vs Left	.783	366	52	19	44	2	.260	.301	.482
Since 2022vs Right	.705	1085	124	39	141	1	.232	.294	.411
2024vs Left	.415	80	5	0	4	1	.176	.213	.203
2024vs Right	.485	280	23	4	11	0	.167	.250	.235
2023vs Left	.800	131	16	7	14	0	.264	.321	.479
2023vs Right	.804	392	45	19	69	0	.261	.301	.503
2022vs Left	.955	155	31	12	26	1	.299	.329	.626
2022vs Right	.757	413	56	16	61	1	.248	.317	.439
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Home/Away Batting Splits

Since 2022

+8%

OPS at Home

2024

+43%

OPS on Road

2023

+23%

OPS at Home

2022

+5%

OPS at Home

	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2022Home	.754	727	104	31	90	2	.244	.300	.454
Since 2022Away	.695	724	72	27	95	1	.235	.291	.404
2024Home	.378	156	11	1	3	0	.145	.199	.179
2024Away	.541	204	17	3	12	1	.189	.275	.267
2023Home	.886	261	43	16	39	0	.267	.318	.568
2023Away	.720	262	18	10	44	0	.256	.294	.426
2022Home	.832	310	50	14	48	2	.275	.335	.496
2022Away	.790	258	37	14	39	0	.248	.302	.487
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Stat Review

How does Brandon Drury 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

7.5%

K Rate

22.5%

BABIP

.210

ISO

.058

AVG

.169

OBP

.242

SLG

.228

OPS

.469

wOBA

.219

Exit Velocity

87.6 mph

Hard Hit Rate

26.7%

Barrels/PA

2.5%

Expected BA

.202

Expected SLG

.287

Sprint Speed

23.1 ft/sec

Ground Ball %

57.1%

Line Drive %

15.4%

Fly Ball %

27.5%

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Past Fantasy Outlooks

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You know that meme with Spiderman pointing at Spiderman? Imagine it with 2022 Drury and 2023 Drury and that's his 2024 outlook. There were two differences as Drury scored fewer runs last season and he lost third base eligibility. Otherwise, he essentially replicated the previous season. His wRC+ was a bit lower since it's relative to the league and offense went up last year. Getting granular, Drury fanned a little more last season, but his exit velocity and hard hit rate both ticked up, but everything was within normal variance. For the past two seasons, Drury has been a regular, jumping between positions. At some point, he'll transition to more of a super-utility guy and lose playing time, but he's signed with the Angels for another season, and it's unlikely they'll bring in enough players to force Drury into reserve capacity. A lack of speed makes Drury more of a mixed league fill in, but he's proven his power is real, and having corner and middle infield eligibility is useful.

Previously known as "the guy who blocked Vladimir Guerrero for a while in 2019," Drury turned himself into a trade chip for the Reds with a career first half. In the end, Drury slashed .274/.335/.520 with 20 homers in 92 games with Cincinnati. He was moved to San Diego where the numbers predictably slipped along with his HR/FB. Drury is a journeyman utility player now on the wrong side of 30, but the Angels still brought him aboard for two years and $17 million. Drury has legitimate pop and is eligible at three positions entering 2023 (1B, 2B, 3B), and it's unclear where he'll see most of his time in 2023 given the Halos' crowded infield. He is a tough sell as a starter in mixed fantasy leagues given his track record of mediocrity, though if you need flexibility off the bench, Drury makes some sense.

The launch angle revolution only works if you have the raw power to drive flyballs out of the yard. Be it by design or not, Drury's flyball rate has climbed since 2017. Meanwhile, his power and BABIP have plummeted as he's met the ball with far less authority. Last season, things really cratered as Drury posted an anemic .358 OPS featuring a .184 OBP as his highest decimal. The Blue Jays designated Drury for assignment, and after clearing waivers, he was assigned to their alternate training facility before Toronto ultimately cut bait in the offseason. He joined the Mets on a minor-league deal in January of 2021. Drury will turn 29 years old in August, so the window is closing for him to establish himself.

Considering Drury's anemic .218/.262/.380 slash line, it's a wonder he played in 120 games with 447 plate appearances. Being able to fill in at a lot of positions helped, as did the Blue Jays suffering several injuries all around the diamond. That said, with the emergence of several young hitters in the Toronto infield and outfield, Drury will need to pick up the pace if he wants to see the field as much this season. Unfortunately, the indicators aren't in Drury's favor. His plate skills are eroding; he fanned a career-high 25.6% of the time while walking at a meager 5.6% clip. Plus, his average exit velocity is well below average. Usually, it's a good thing when you're one injury away from regular playing time at several positions. For Drury, it's a detriment as his scant counting stats aren't sufficient to overcome the punishment on your batting average.

Last year was a lost season for Drury at the most inopportune time. Drury revealed early in the season he had struggled with migraines throughout his time in Arizona and that issue plagued him again early in 2018 and cost him his job with the Yankees. He went to Triple-A and raked to a .294/.403/.447 line while there and was eventually traded to Toronto in the J.A. Happ deal. The good news is that he remains in a friendly run environment and should have a spot on the diamond to pick up where he left off in 2017. He has fared better against lefties throughout his career, and has multi-positional abilities even though he is only third-base eligible on draft day. He is a decent flier in single-league formats given his power potential, and should be an easy guy to grab very late in drafts due to his horrendous 2018 season at the big-league level.

Instead of taking a step forward at the plate as many hoped he would, Drury took a step back in his age-24 season. His wRC+ and wOBA both fell 10 points from his 2016 sample, and the batted-ball data suggests he was fortunate to finish where he did (.310 xwOBA). Drury continued to drive the ball into the ground roughly 50 percent of the time, and more than 10 percent of his flyballs stayed in the infield. Improved defense was his saving grace, but Drury still couldn't avoid falling into a part-time role by the end of the season. His plate skills are a little shaky (5.8 percent walk rate, 21.5 percent strikeout rate), and his backslide against left-handed pitching was particularly concerning. While he'll play in a favorable hitting environment following the trade to New York and the second-base position has thinned out, the lack of track record and uncertainty of playing time make Drury a volatile asset.

Drury put together a solid 2016 season playing all over the field for the Diamondbacks. He played 89 games in the outfield, but also made 29 appearances at third, 16 appearances at second and even made one appearance at first base. While not an Opening Day starter at any of these positions, Drury was still able to log 461 at-bats, and he slugged 16 home runs to go along with 53 RBI. One of the reasons Drury found himself in the lineup so often was his improvement against right-handed pitching. In 2015, he hit just .152 against righties (albeit in just 33 at-bats). Last year, he bumped that number up to .283 while continuing to mash against lefties (.304 average in 2015, .280 last season). Drury will compete for a regular role at second base, but he will get plenty of at-bats whether or not he has a set position to begin the year.

Acquired from Atlanta in 2013 as part of the Justin Upton trade, Drury made his MLB debut in 2015 after a strong few years in the minors. Drury’s cup of coffee in the big leagues consisted of 20 games, in which he registered 59 plate appearances, hitting .214 with two home runs and eight RBI. A career .285 hitter in the minors, Drury could improve at the plate as he adjusts to big league pitching. Drury only hit five home runs in 567 plate appearances last year at Double-A and Triple-A, though he did belt 23 in 2014 playing at the High-A and Double-A levels. Speed doesn’t figure to be a big part of his game going forward — he's yet to steal more than four bases in any of his professional seasons. His defensive flexibility (he played at second, third and shortstop last year with Arizona) should help him get enough starts to be useful in deeper formats, and his advanced hit tool makes him worth following in shallower leagues as well.

A throw-in from the trade that sent Justin Upton to the Braves in 2013, Drury has hit at every stop since joining the Diamondbacks. The 22-year-old third baseman hit .302, .300, and .294 at Low-A, High-A, and Double-A, respectively, over the past two seasons, and has managed to keep his strikeout rate below 20.0% at each stop. Last season, Drury hit 23 home runs in 594 plate appearances between High-A and Double-A, but he is unlikely to ever be an above-average power threat in the major leagues, relative to his position. It's unclear when the Diamondbacks might give him consideration to compete for their third-base job following the signing of Cuban free agent Yasmany Tomas this winter. If Drury can continue to flash a plus hit tool in a return stop to Double-A and a likely promotion to Triple-A during the 2015 season, he may begin to force the issue in 2016.

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Suffers fractured thumb

2BChicago White Sox

Thumb

March 22, 2025

Drury was diagnosed with a fractured left thumb Saturday, Scott Merkin of MLB.com reports.

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Managing bruised hand

2BChicago White Sox

Hand

March 21, 2025

Drury was scratched from Friday's Cactus League lineup due to a bruised left hand, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

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Scratched Friday

2BChicago White Sox

Undisclosed

March 21, 2025

Drury was scratched from the lineup for Friday's spring game against the Reds for unspecified reasons.

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Impressing in camp

2BChicago White Sox

March 12, 2025

Drury has a chance to earn a roster spot with the White Sox to begin the regular season, Scott Merkin of MLB.com reports.

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Notches minor-league deal

2BChicago White Sox

February 7, 2025

The White Sox signed Drury to a minor-league contract Friday that includes an invitation to spring training.

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Joins Halos on lesser deal

2BLos Angeles Angels

December 28, 2022

According to Taylor Blake Ward of AngelsWin.com, Drury turned down more money from other teams to sign with the Angels on a two-year, $17 million contract.

ANALYSIS
Drury won a Silver Slugger with an .813 OPS and 28 home runs between the Reds and Padres last season, so it's not a major surprise he had multiple offers on the table. He split most of his playing time between first base, second base, third base and designated hitter, though he also saw brief action at shortstop and in right field. Drury is a below-average defender, so he's likely to see most of his action on the right side of the infield given the Angels' other infield options.

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