Forrest Wall

Forrest Wall

29-Year-Old OutfielderOF
 Free Agent  
Free Agent
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Wall made his MLB debut last season and showcased himself well in brief action, going 6-for-13 with a home run and five stolen bases. The 28-year-old spent most of the campaign at Triple-A Gwinnett, where he posted a .278/.371/.425 slash line with eight homers and 52 steals in 90 contests. He once had some prospect pedigree but was unable to find much success in the upper levels of the minors until 2023. Walls has a tenuous spot on Atlanta's 40-man roster but seems unlikely to make the Opening Day roster or have a notable role in 2024, especially following the offseason addition of Jarred Kelenic. Read Past Outlooks
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#363
ADP
$Signed a one-year contract with Atlanta in March of 2024. Waived by Atlanta in July of 2024. Claimed off waivers by the Marlins in July of 2024. Waived by the Marlins in August of 2024. Claimed off waivers by the Orioles in August of 2024.
Remains in organization
OFBaltimore Orioles  
September 3, 2024
The Orioles outrighted Wall to Triple-A Norfolk on Tuesday, Jacob Calvin Meyer of The Baltimore Sun reports.
ANALYSIS
Wall was claimed by the Orioles off waivers last week before being removed from their 40-man roster without having made an appearance for them. He has passed through waivers unclaimed this time around and will remain in Norfolk.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
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vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
 
 
+136%
OPS vs LHP
2024
 
 
+20%
OPS vs LHP
2023
 
 
+123%
OPS vs LHP
2022
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022vs Left 1.571 7 3 1 2 2 .571 .571 1.000
Since 2022vs Right .665 43 7 0 1 7 .263 .349 .316
2024vs Left .667 3 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333
2024vs Right .554 32 4 0 1 4 .241 .313 .241
2023vs Left 2.250 4 3 1 2 2 .750 .750 1.500
2023vs Right 1.010 11 3 0 0 3 .333 .455 .556
2022vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
 
 
+52%
OPS on Road
2024
 
 
+36%
OPS on Road
2023
 
 
+25%
OPS on Road
2022
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022Home .638 24 3 0 1 3 .304 .333 .304
Since 2022Away .969 26 7 1 2 6 .318 .423 .545
2024Home .485 19 1 0 1 1 .222 .263 .222
2024Away .661 16 3 0 0 3 .286 .375 .286
2023Home 1.200 5 2 0 0 2 .600 .600 .600
2023Away 1.500 10 4 1 2 3 .375 .500 1.000
2022Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Stat Review
How does Forrest Wall 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
8.6%
 
K Rate
22.9%
 
BABIP
.333
 
ISO
.000
 
AVG
.250
 
OBP
.314
 
SLG
.250
 
OPS
.564
 
wOBA
.263
 
Exit Velocity
89.2 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
12.5%
 
Barrels/PA
0.0%
 
Expected BA
.192
 
Expected SLG
.252
 
Sprint Speed
26.7 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
45.0%
 
Line Drive %
15.0%
 
Fly Ball %
40.0%
 
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Recent RotoWire Articles Featuring Forrest Wall See More
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145 days ago
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NL FAAB Factor: Waiver Pickups of the Week
151 days ago
Jan Levine has included a number of Dodgers to add to your rosters.
Weekly Hitter Rankings: Busy Way to End the Month
152 days ago
Gunnar Henderson and the Baltimore Orioles are one of the teams that is home for all seven games, as Todd Zola highlights the prime hitting matchups for the week of June 24-30.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
2020
2017
2016
2015
The Blue Jays rolled the dice and opted to leave Wall off their 40-man roster. They chose wisely as despite a 26th roster spot to work with, Wall wasn't selected in the Rule 5 draft. Though, that could be a back-handed compliment since the underlying message is no one wanted the 24-year old outfielder. Wall toiled at Double-A New Hampshire for most of the 2019 campaign, posting an uninspiring .270/.353/.419 line with 13 steals in 21 tries. He finished with Triple-A Buffalo, slashing a similar .255/.340/.447 in 14 games. Wall displays above-average patience but fans a bit too much, plus he hasn't developed much power. He's also limited defensively as a weak arm emanating from labrum surgery restricts Wall to left field. Prospect development isn't linear, but Wall has some work to do just to be a major-league reserve.
Wall's slugging percentage took a nosedive in 2016, which was particularly surprising considering he was playing in the hitter-friendly confines of the California League. Still, he did manage to swipe 22 bases in 120 games for High-A Modesto. It was the second straight season Wall stole at least 20 bases. Unfortunately, his strikeouts rose and his walks declined, resulting in a less-than-ideal slash line of .264/.329/.355. Despite the minor struggles at the dish, Wall is a toolsy second baseman who will play his future home games in the thin air of Colorado. As long as he can keep his average up, that means Wall has the potential to hit double-digit home runs. The 21-year-old could start the 2017 season as high as Double-A if the Rockies want to be aggressive with his development.
As a 19-year-old Wall slashed .280/.355/.438 with seven home runs and 23 steals (on 32 attempts) in 416 plate appearances at Low-A. Additionally, he maintained an excellent approach, and now boasts a 106:74 K:BB in 144 career games in the lower levels of the minors. His eventual home ballpark is a hitter’s paradise and, with apologies to DJ LeMahieu’s fans, nobody is blocking Wall at the keystone in Colorado. There are truly no obvious flaws in his prospect profile. He may not hit 20-plus home runs annually, but 15-plus big flies is a reasonable expectation for his prime seasons, and that would keep him in the upper echelon of second basemen. Throw in a hit tool that borders on plus, and speed that exceeds the plus grade, and there is the potential for a fantasy star here. Wall is probably more than two years away from The Show, but he is quite easily a top-50 prospect in dynasty leagues.
The Rockies nabbed Wall, a high school infielder from Florida, with their Competitive Balance Round pick in June’s draft, inking him quickly and assigning him to their rookie-level club at Grand Junction. While there, Wall lived up to his billing as a player with advanced plate discipline (14.4 BB% over 188 plate appearances) and plus speed (18 stolen bases). As is often the case with most young players with slight builds, Wall figures to add a little more power over time, but it’s his ability to hit for contact, draw walks and wreak havoc on the basepaths that will drive his long-term value. Though Wall possesses the ranginess to play shortstop, a labrum tear suffered during his amateur days still seems to be compromising his arm strength, which could permanently relegate him to second base. For now, the Rockies will let his performance against advanced pitching dictate how quickly he progresses through their system. Look for the 19-year-old to spend the 2015 campaign at Low-A Asheville.
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Dropped from 40-man roster
OFBaltimore Orioles  
September 1, 2024
The Orioles designated Wall for assignment Sunday.
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Claimed by Baltimore
OFBaltimore Orioles  
August 28, 2024
The Orioles claimed Wall off waivers from the Marlins on Wednesday and optioned him to Triple-A Norfolk, Dan Connolly of The Athletic reports.
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Loses 40-man roster spot
OFMiami Marlins  
August 26, 2024
The Marlins designated Wall for assignment Monday.
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Headed back to Jacksonville
OFMiami Marlins  
August 3, 2024
The Marlins optioned Wall to Triple-A Jacksonville on Saturday.
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Recalled from Jacksonville
OFMiami Marlins  
July 28, 2024
The Marlins recalled Wall from Triple-A Jacksonville on Sunday.
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