Christopher Morel

25-Year-Old Second Baseman2B

Tampa Bay Rays

2024 Stats

AVG

.196

RBI

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2025 Fantasy Outlook

Tampa Bay has long been infatuated with players who hit the ball hard, feeling they can perhaps coach them through their other flaws. Morel is the latest, if not most extreme of that archetype after they acquired him in the Isaac Paredes deal from the Cubs at the July deadline. Morel is a known-known in that he has plenty of power but struggles to make contact while struggling even more so in the field where he has yet to find a permanent defensive home. Morel's numbers plummeted after the deal with just three homers in 190 plate appearances, two of which came in his first week with the Rays. Morel's strikeout rate improved by five full percentage points while his walk rate also improved, yet those are the only positives to take away from what can only be viewed as a step back in his third full season. Many stars take the step forward in their third full year, so perhaps Morel can do so now in his first full season with Tampa Bay. The dual eligibility of second and third base is a nice added bonus for this high risk/high reward pick. Read Past Outlooks

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Bats R

Throws R

40 Man Yes

Height 6'0"

Weight 202

DOB 6/24/1999

Born Santiago, DR

College None

Drafted 2015 CHC

Absent from starting nine

2BTampa Bay Rays

September 27, 2024

Morel is out of the lineup for Friday's game against Boston.

ANALYSIS
After making three straight starts (two in left field, one at DH), Morel will get a night off. Richie Palacios, Jonny DeLuca and Josh Lowe fill the outfield while Brandon Lowe DHs.

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Batting Order Slot Breakdown

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Left/Right Batting Splits

Since 2022

+7%

OPS vs RHP

2024

+18%

OPS vs RHP

2023

+12%

OPS vs LHP

2022

+25%

OPS vs RHP

	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2022vs Left	.682	348	43	14	41	4	.193	.288	.393
Since 2022vs Right	.732	1117	130	49	136	20	.232	.305	.427
2024vs Left	.554	128	13	4	12	1	.148	.258	.296
2024vs Right	.654	483	43	17	48	7	.208	.296	.358
2023vs Left	.893	101	18	7	17	1	.250	.317	.576
2023vs Right	.798	328	44	19	53	5	.247	.312	.486
2022vs Left	.627	119	12	3	12	2	.190	.297	.330
2022vs Right	.782	306	43	13	35	8	.251	.313	.470
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Home/Away Batting Splits

Since 2022

+6%

OPS at Home

2024

+2%

OPS at Home

2023

+10%

OPS on Road

2022

+31%

OPS at Home

	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2022Home	.744	706	87	33	101	12	.233	.305	.439
Since 2022Away	.699	759	86	30	76	12	.213	.297	.401
2024Home	.642	283	31	9	27	4	.202	.300	.342
2024Away	.627	328	25	12	33	4	.192	.277	.349
2023Home	.779	205	23	13	43	3	.234	.284	.495
2023Away	.859	224	39	13	27	3	.260	.339	.520
2022Home	.837	218	33	11	31	5	.270	.332	.505
2022Away	.638	207	22	5	16	5	.197	.283	.355
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Stat Review

How does Christopher Morel 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

0.38

BB Rate

10.0%

K Rate

26.0%

BABIP

.233

ISO

.150

AVG

.196

OBP

.288

SLG

.346

OPS

.634

wOBA

.284

Exit Velocity

89.2 mph

Hard Hit Rate

33.9%

Barrels/PA

6.4%

Expected BA

.225

Expected SLG

.399

Sprint Speed

22.6 ft/sec

Ground Ball %

45.4%

Line Drive %

14.4%

Fly Ball %

40.2%

Prospect Rankings History

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Past Fantasy Outlooks

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Morel had a solid rookie campaign in 2022 with 16 homers and a .741 OPS in 113 games, but he spent the first month-plus of 2023 in the minors. He caught fire immediately upon being promoted by the Cubs and clubbed nine long balls with a 1.354 OPS while collecting hits in each of his first 13 contests. Morel finished the campaign with a .247/.313/.508 slash line, 26 home runs, 70 RBI and 62 runs despite playing in just 107 games. His strikeout rate improved but was still high at 31.0 percent, and his poor defense led to him seeing most of his time at designated hitter. He played six different positions, but second base was his only spot with more than five appearances besides the outfield, limiting his positional eligibility, and he remains without a clear home in the field. Morel made plenty of hard contact with a 50.0 percent hard-hit rate and 15.5 percent barrel, but the strikeouts make him a bit of a volatile fantasy option, especially since he's yet to put together a full season.

The Cubs called Morel up straight from the Double-A level in mid-May. Initially it looked like he might be an NL Rookie of the Year candidate as Morel slashed .273/.343/.503 with nine home runs and seven stolen bases in his first 47 big-league games. Now more than ever, the book is already out on a player by the time they get to the majors, but that may not have been the case with Morel given he skipped the highest level of the minors. The league eventually caught up and in the end Morel struck out in nearly one-third of his plate appearances. Rafael Ortega was non-tendered in the offseason, leaving Morel tentatively atop the depth chart in center field although he will likely jump around the field as he did last season. Morel is 2B and OF eligible in leagues with a 20-game minimum for eligibility and adds third base and shortstop in leagues with a 10-game minimum.

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Taking seat Sunday

2BTampa Bay Rays

September 22, 2024

Morel is not in the lineup for Sunday's contest against the Blue Jays.