Connor Wong

Connor Wong

28-Year-Old CatcherC
Boston Red Sox
2024 Fantasy Outlook
It was Reese McGuire starting the first two games of the season at catcher for the Red Sox, but Wong quickly wrestled the job away from him and wound up easily pacing the club with 105 starts behind the plate. Wong had an above-average barrel rate in the 56th percentile and a max exit velocity in the 88th percentile, so he's capable of making hard contact. The 27-year-old is also a terrific athlete for a catcher, moonlighting some at second base while also stealing eight bases to go with a sprint speed in the 76th percentile. Wong's plate discipline (33.3 percent strikeout rate, 5.5 percent walk rate) is dreadful, though, and it's been that way dating back to the minors. Double digits in home runs and stolen bases are possible if he gets regular playing time in 2024, but Wong's xBA of .208, not his actual .235 average, is probably closer to what we should expect. Read Past Outlooks
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#349
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$Signed a one-year, $760,000 contract with the Red Sox in March of 2024.
Idle Saturday
CBoston Red Sox
September 28, 2024
Wong isn't in the Red Sox's lineup for Saturday's game versus the Rays.
ANALYSIS
Wong went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts during Friday's series opener and will now sit down for the penultimate game of Boston's season. His absence will put Danny Jansen behind the plate to catch for right-hander Kutter Crawford.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
8
3
29
12
15
2
2
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
2
8
21
4
2
4
1
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
 
 
+4%
OPS vs RHP
2024
 
 
+24%
OPS vs LHP
2023
 
 
+47%
OPS vs RHP
2022
 
 
+116%
OPS vs RHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022vs Left .694 278 39 5 25 5 .237 .313 .382
Since 2022vs Right .719 668 78 18 70 11 .263 .309 .410
2024vs Left .877 152 17 5 18 3 .311 .388 .489
2024vs Right .706 335 37 8 34 5 .266 .308 .397
2023vs Left .501 108 19 0 6 2 .156 .241 .260
2023vs Right .734 295 36 9 30 6 .262 .305 .429
2022vs Left .333 18 3 0 1 0 .111 .111 .222
2022vs Right .718 38 5 1 6 0 .233 .351 .367
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
 
 
+19%
OPS at Home
2024
 
 
+8%
OPS at Home
2023
 
 
+27%
OPS at Home
2022
 
 
+123%
OPS at Home
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022Home .774 468 56 14 54 8 .273 .336 .438
Since 2022Away .653 478 61 9 41 8 .239 .285 .368
2024Home .788 233 25 7 27 2 .281 .341 .448
2024Away .732 254 29 6 25 6 .278 .327 .405
2023Home .754 205 25 6 21 6 .270 .327 .427
2023Away .592 198 30 3 15 2 .199 .247 .344
2022Home .801 30 6 1 6 0 .217 .367 .435
2022Away .360 26 2 0 1 0 .160 .160 .200
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Stat Review
How does Connor Wong 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
0.25
 
BB Rate
5.7%
 
K Rate
23.4%
 
BABIP
.348
 
ISO
.145
 
AVG
.280
 
OBP
.333
 
SLG
.425
 
OPS
.758
 
wOBA
.334
 
Exit Velocity
86.5 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
27.7%
 
Barrels/PA
4.3%
 
Expected BA
.233
 
Expected SLG
.363
 
Sprint Speed
25.4 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
43.5%
 
Line Drive %
20.7%
 
Fly Ball %
35.9%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2023
2021
Wong received some semi-regular playing time down the stretch for the Red Sox and had a .175/.283/.325 slash line in 22 games during the final month of the season. He split playing time with Reese McGuire, who had significantly more offensive success with an .875 OPS during that same stretch. Wong's major-league numbers don't mean much given he has only 70 plate appearances to his name, and he continues to hit well at the Triple-A level with an .832 OPS and 15 home runs in 2022. The departure of Christian Vazquez leaves Boston without a clear No. 1 option behind the plate, but the team is looking to upgrade the position during the offseason. Wong should have a chance to secure a spot on the big-league roster for 2023, though he's unlikely to receive consistent starting opportunities outside of an injury.
When Wong was traded to the Red Sox in the deal that sent Mookie Betts to Los Angeles, he immediately slotted in as Boston's top catching prospect. The backstop was coming off a standout 2019 minor-league campaign during which he slashed .281/.336/.541 with 24 home runs across two levels, and his .349 batting average in a 40-game stint at Double-A helped add buzz to his profile. Wong is not without flaws -- his 30.7 K% over the course of his minor-league career is cause for significant concern -- but he runs well for a catcher and has legitimate 20-homer power. Those skills alone could make him a future starter at the position in fantasy, with the potential for something greater if he can adjust his plate approach to make more contact. Boston is set behind the plate next season, so look for Wong to open at Triple-A, where he'll attempt to prove he can extend his past success to the next level.
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Sitting out Tuesday
CBoston Red Sox
September 24, 2024
Wong is not in the lineup for Tuesday's contest in Toronto, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.
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Not in lineup for first game
CBoston Red Sox
September 22, 2024
Wong is absent from the lineup for the first game of Sunday's doubleheader against the Twins, Mac Cerullo of the Boston Herald reports.
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Taking seat Saturday
CBoston Red Sox
September 21, 2024
Wong is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Twins, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.
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Not in Boston lineup
CBoston Red Sox
September 19, 2024
Wong is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game in Tampa Bay, Christopher Smith of MassLive.com reports.
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Idle Saturday
CBoston Red Sox
September 14, 2024
Wong isn't in Boston's lineup for Saturday's game versus the Yankees, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Grip on starting role slipping
CBoston Red Sox
August 23, 2024
Wong has a .602 OPS and 31.3 percent strikeout rate through 17 games in August, and he's on the bench Friday against the Diamondbacks for the third time in the Red Sox's past four contests.
ANALYSIS
The 28-year-old started the month strong with a five-game hit streak including a four-hit performance, but he's been in a 7-for-42 slump over the past couple weeks. Wong was one of the most productive catchers in baseball during the first half as he clubbed eight homers with an .809 OPS in 71 games, but he's hitting .236 with just 10 extra-base hits in 28 contests since the All-Star break. Danny Jansen has carved out a larger chunk of playing time as a result, and the two catchers could operate in a timeshare down the stretch if Wong is unable to rediscover that early-season form.
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