Jacob Amaya

26-Year-Old ShortstopSS

Chicago White Sox

2024 Stats

AVG

.176

RBI

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League Majors

Bats R

Throws R

40 Man Yes

Height 5'10"

Weight 165

DOB 9/3/1998

Drafted 11th Rd 2017

Fading into platoon role

SSChicago White Sox

September 18, 2024

Amaya is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Angels.

ANALYSIS
After making 14 starts at shortstop in a 16-game stretch from Aug. 30 through Monday, Amaya now finds himself on the bench for the second day in a row. He's sat in each of the White Sox's last three matchups with right-handed pitchers, as Amaya looks to have moved into the short side of a platoon at shortstop with the lefty-hitting Nicky Lopez. Since joining the White Sox on Aug. 27 after being claimed off waivers from the Astros, Amaya is slashing .244/.311/.268.

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Batting Order Slot Breakdown

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vs Left-Handed Pitchers

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Left/Right Batting Splits

Since 2022

+29%

OPS vs LHP

2024

+38%

OPS vs LHP

2023

+25%

OPS vs RHP

2022

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	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2022vs Left	.479	35	4	0	1	2	.194	.286	.194
Since 2022vs Right	.370	46	1	0	4	0	.174	.174	.196
2024vs Left	.492	30	3	0	0	1	.192	.300	.192
2024vs Right	.357	42	1	0	3	0	.167	.167	.190
2023vs Left	.400	5	1	0	1	1	.200	.200	.200
2023vs Right	.500	4	0	0	1	0	.250	.250	.250
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

+40%

OPS on Road

2024

+36%

OPS on Road

2023

+100%

OPS on Road

2022

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	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2022Home	.344	39	0	0	1	1	.139	.205	.139
Since 2022Away	.482	42	5	0	4	1	.220	.238	.244
2024Home	.345	33	0	0	0	1	.133	.212	.133
2024Away	.468	39	4	0	3	0	.211	.231	.237
2023Home	.333	6	0	0	1	0	.167	.167	.167
2023Away	.667	3	1	0	1	1	.333	.333	.333
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 Jacob Amaya 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

0.14

BB Rate

5.6%

K Rate

38.9%

BABIP

.300

ISO

.015

AVG

.176

OBP

.222

SLG

.191

OPS

.413

wOBA

.192

Exit Velocity

87.8 mph

Hard Hit Rate

25.0%

Barrels/PA

1.4%

Expected BA

.179

Expected SLG

.222

Sprint Speed

24.7 ft/sec

Ground Ball %

52.5%

Line Drive %

22.5%

Fly Ball %

25.0%

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Past Fantasy Outlooks

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2023

Amaya made his big-league debut last summer but garnered just nine plate appearances in four games. He slashed .252/.344/.406 with 15 home runs and six steals in 128 games at Triple-A, marking the third straight year with double-digit long balls after previously showing much less pop. The 25-year-old has no guarantees but is likely to receive another look with the Marlins in 2024, especially since utility man Jon Berti represents the only real established roadblock at shortstop.

For the first time as a pro, Amaya flashed a bit of power at Double-A in 2021, swatting 12 homers across 476 plate appearances. It was encouraging to see him follow that up with 17 long balls over 567 plate appearances between Double-A and Triple-A last season, boosting his big-league outlook considerably. The 24-year-old is already more than capable with the glove, as he possesses quick hands and a strong, accurate arm that make him arguably the best defensive infield prospect in the system. Despite the recent gains, it's unlikely that Amaya will ever be more than an average power hitter, and he isn't projected to be a big base stealer in the majors. He could debut in 2023, and his chance to evolve long-term into an everyday player rather than be relegated to a utility role will likely hinge on how well he can sustain the power gains without too heavily sacrificing the consistent-contact approach that kept him afloat during his early seasons in the minors.

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Out of Saturday's lineup

SSChicago White Sox

September 14, 2024

Amaya is not in Saturday's lineup against the Athletics.