Jacob Stallings

Jacob Stallings

35-Year-Old CatcherC
Colorado Rockies
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Stallings enjoyed a resurgent season with Colorado in 2024 after being cut loose by Miami, and he re-signed with the Rockies for 2025. The veteran backstop had two putrid years with the Marlins, during which he posted a .576 OPS, but he rebounded with the Rockies last season and had a .263/.357/.453 slash line with nine home runs in 82 games. Surprisingly, he actually performed better on the road than at Coors Field with an .827 OPS and .795 OPS, respectively. Despite the strong numbers, Stallings is likely to begin 2025 in a timeshare behind the plate. He's entering his age-35 campaign, and prospect Drew Romo should receive plenty of opportunities after making his debut late last year. Stallings could have some appeal in NL-only leagues and as a streaming option, but he likely won't see enough volume to be viable in most formats. Read Past Outlooks
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$Signed a one-year, $2 million contract with the Rockies in November of 2024. The deal contains a $2 million mutual option (or $500,000 buyout) for 2026.
On bench Opening Day
CColorado Rockies
March 28, 2025
Stallings is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Rays, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.
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The 35-year-old appeared locked in to begin the season as Colorado's primary catcher, but it will be Hunter Goodman that receives the start behind the plate Opening Day. Stallings surprised with an .810 OPS in 82 games last season, but Goodman has more fantasy upside after clubbing 13 homers in 70 contests in 2024. The pair is likely to split playing time behind the plate.
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Since 2023vs Left .830 153 20 6 17 0 .252 .349 .481
Since 2023vs Right .635 404 33 6 39 0 .218 .307 .329
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2024vs Left .934 101 15 5 12 0 .274 .386 .548
2024vs Right .743 180 16 4 24 0 .258 .341 .403
2023vs Left .636 52 5 1 5 0 .213 .275 .362
2023vs Right .547 224 17 2 15 0 .186 .279 .268
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Since 2023Home .695 282 29 5 26 0 .240 .319 .376
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2024Home .795 146 17 4 18 0 .266 .349 .445
2024Away .827 135 14 5 18 0 .261 .366 .461
2023Home .590 136 12 1 8 0 .213 .287 .303
2023Away .539 140 10 2 12 0 .168 .270 .269
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The 2021 Gold Glove Award winner had spent much of the past two seasons in a near-even timeshare at catcher with Nick Fortes in Miami, but Stallings now finds himself as the clear No. 2 option in Colorado after signing a one-year deal with the club in January. He adds little with the bat, but could be an option in deeper formats since he plays his home games in Coors Field.
Stallings is a fantasy second catcher who happens to be the primary catcher for his real-life ballclub. We normally like these options because it means more playing time, but Stallings does not do much of anything with the excessive playing time. Prior to the Universal DH, he was an ideal 8th place hitter who accepted his walks and provided some value in OBP formats but he lost that redeeming quality last season and became a zero category player who got nearly 400 plate appearances. Defensively, he is both a poor framer and thrower, so extra time behind the plate will impact the staff as they adjust to the running game changes this season. In two-catcher leagues, someone has to roster Stallings, but do not let that person be you as there is simply zero upside to this profile.
Stallings spent his first six major-league seasons in Pittsburgh, and he appeared in a career-high 112 games during the 2021 season. He hit .246 with eight home runs, 53 RBI and 38 runs last year and appears to be in line to serve as the Marlins' primary catcher in 2022.
It took Stallings until his fifth season in the big leagues to earn an everyday role. Defense has been his calling card, and that has not disappointed at the big-league level, but offensively, there has been little to get excited about. The high strikeout rate in 2020 stands out, particularly because it was not due to him expanding his zone. In fact, he had a very low Chase%, so his strikeouts were mainly due to him just not swinging as often (his overall Swing% dropped from 50.7% to 38.4% last season). The overall passive approach led to a higher walk rate, but also led to him falling behind in too many counts. The increase in flyballs was intriguing. Perhaps some more aggressiveness within the count will unlock some hidden offensive potential in this now 30-year-old backstop.
Stallings is a great second catcher in that he hits enough to not completely hurt you and plays strong enough defense to demand a decent share of a platoon. His expected stats in 2019 validate his actual batting average last year, which is what you will want to focus on as you plan your 2020 NL-only draft. Stallings doesn't have much power, so his fantasy value is tied to his batting average and his ability to hit doubles to drive in runners. He is out of minor-league options in 2020 and tentatively sits atop the depth chart in Pittsburgh after Elias Diaz was non-tendered. That said, Stallings will have to fend off Luke Maile for primary duties in spring training.
After parts of five seasons in the minors, Stallings made his major league debut in 2016. He collected six hits in 15 at-bats, including a memorable two-run, walkoff single against the Nationals in September. With a career line of .237/.316/.356 in the minors, Stallings' biggest claim to fame might be as the son to Pitt's basketball coach, Kevin Stallings. He cleared midseason waivers with all teams passing on him, something fantasy owners can comfortably do, too.
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Pops first homers of spring
CColorado Rockies
March 13, 2025
Stallings went 2-for-2 with a pair of home runs and four RBI in Thursday's Cactus League game against the Guardians.
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Will be primary catcher
CColorado Rockies
February 18, 2025
Stallings will receive the bulk of the starts at catcher for the Rockies this season, Patrick Lyons of JustBaseball.com reports.
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Re-ups with Colorado
CColorado Rockies
November 20, 2024
The Rockies re-signed Stallings on Wednesday to a one-year, $2 million contract with a $2 million mutual option for 2026.
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Becomes free agent
CFree Agent
November 4, 2024
Stallings declined his mutual option Monday and entered free agency, Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports.
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Back on bench Thursday
CColorado Rockies
September 26, 2024
Stallings is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Cardinals.
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Decent trade value?
CColorado Rockies
May 31, 2024
The Rockies could look to trade one of Stallings or Elias Diaz this summer, per Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post.
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Stallings posted a sub-.600 OPS during his two years in Miami and latched on with Colorado on a one-year contract during the offseason. He's enjoyed a resurgence as the backup to Elias Diaz and has a .319/.400/.507 slash line in 25 games. Both Diaz and Stallings are on expiring contracts, so it would make sense for the Rockies to deal at least one of them ahead of the summer deadline.
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