Joey Wiemer

Joey Wiemer

25-Year-Old OutfielderOF
Cincinnati Reds AAA
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Wiemer came up just short of making the Brewers' Opening Day roster but was added for the second game of the season after Luis Urias got hurt on Opening Day. The rookie operated as the team's everyday center fielder for four months and offered flashes of production, including in June when he posted an .848 OPS with six home runs. Wiemer struggled with consistency and in making contact (28.3 percent strikeout rate), though, and eventually found himself in a reserve role in August and back in the minors by September. There's 20-20 potential here if Wiemer can show some growth at the dish, but his defense is well ahead of his offense right now and Milwaukee looks to have others ahead of him on their outfield depth chart. Read Past Outlooks
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#413
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$Signed a one-year contract with the Brewers in March of 2024. Traded to the Reds in July of 2024.
Heads back to minors
OFCincinnati Reds  AAA
August 7, 2024
The Reds optioned Wiemer to Triple-A Louisville on Wednesday.
ANALYSIS
Wiemer was with the big club for a few days while Will Benson was on paternity leave, but Wiemer will now head back to the minors with Benson back in the fold. During his brief time with the Reds, Wiemer drew a walk in his lone plate appearance.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
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#8
#9
1
1
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
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#8
#9
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
 
 
+41%
OPS vs LHP
2024
 
 
+413%
OPS vs LHP
2023
 
 
+43%
OPS vs LHP
2022
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022vs Left .776 139 18 7 16 4 .263 .295 .481
Since 2022vs Right .552 299 32 6 26 8 .169 .271 .281
2024vs Left .513 18 2 0 0 1 .235 .278 .235
2024vs Right .100 10 0 0 0 0 .000 .100 .000
2023vs Left .815 121 16 7 16 3 .267 .298 .517
2023vs Right .568 289 32 6 26 8 .175 .277 .291
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
 
 
+27%
OPS at Home
2024
 
 
+474%
OPS at Home
2023
 
 
+19%
OPS at Home
2022
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022Home .698 231 26 9 25 7 .220 .303 .395
Since 2022Away .549 207 24 4 17 5 .181 .251 .298
2024Home .717 12 2 0 0 1 .300 .417 .300
2024Away .125 16 0 0 0 0 .063 .063 .063
2023Home .697 219 24 9 25 6 .215 .297 .400
2023Away .587 191 24 4 17 5 .192 .267 .320
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 Joey Wiemer 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
0.22
 
BB Rate
7.1%
 
K Rate
32.1%
 
BABIP
.235
 
ISO
.000
 
AVG
.154
 
OBP
.214
 
SLG
.154
 
OPS
.368
 
wOBA
.176
 
Exit Velocity
82.8 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
17.6%
 
Barrels/PA
3.6%
 
Expected BA
.191
 
Expected SLG
.325
 
Sprint Speed
25.4 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
41.2%
 
Line Drive %
17.6%
 
Fly Ball %
41.2%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2023
2022
If it weren't for Wiemer's insane finish to the 2022 season, it would be pretty easy to conclude he has a low likelihood of making enough contact to be more than a short-side platoon outfielder. He was a hair below league average (98 wRC+) with a 30.2 K%, 65.7 Contact% and 9.1 BB% in 84 games as a 23-year-old at Double-A before getting an early-August bump to Triple-A. Three weeks after his promotion, Wiemer went on a heater, slashing .337/.438/.630 with five home runs, three steals and more walks (18) than strikeouts (17) in his final 27 games. Prior to that run, Wiemer hit .237/.309/.427 in 99 games, so either he had a lucky four weeks at the end of the season or he took a legitimate step forward as a hitter. It should be noted that he wasn't facing great pitching over that final month, as most of the good pitchers at Triple-A are already in the majors by the season's final month, and he took advantage of some long series in a couple hitter-friendly parks. Notorious for his 70-grade power, Wiemer is also a plus runner, going 31-for-34 on stolen-base attempts last season. The power/speed upside is pretty obvious, and there's solid evidence on both sides of the hit tool debate. Wiemer projects to add value with his right field defense.
Wiemer, the Brewers' fourth-round pick in 2020, was one of the biggest breakout prospects in the minors last season. His swing in college drew comparisons to Hunter Pence (unfavorably so), but he remade his swing and and the results were undeniable. He hit 27 home runs and stole 30 bases (on 36 attempts) while slashing .295/.403/.556 as an old-for-the-level 22-year-old at Low-A and High-A. Wiemer then got on base at a .568 clip in 37 Arizona Fall League plate appearances prior to suffering a minor thumb injury. As with most tooled up right fielders, there will always be some swing and miss with Wiemer, and Double-A will be a big test for him. If he can pick up where he left off in 2021, Wiemer would establish himself as a legitimate 30/20 threat with a 2023 ETA. However, if he strikes out too much, his age (23) will be held against him and his breakout 2021 season will be seen as another example of an older player beating up on weak competition in the lower levels.
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Called up to big leagues
OFCincinnati Reds  AAA
August 4, 2024
The Reds recalled Wiemer from Triple-A Louisville on Sunday.
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Headed to Cincy
OFCincinnati Reds  AAA
July 29, 2024
The Reds acquired Wiemer, right-hander Jakob Junis and cash considerations from the Brewers on Monday in exchange for right-hander Frankie Montas, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports.
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Optioned Sunday
OFMilwaukee Brewers  AAA
May 26, 2024
The Brewers optioned Wiemer to Triple-A Nashville on Sunday.
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Returns from injured list
OFMilwaukee Brewers  AAA
May 20, 2024
The Brewers activated Wiemer (knee) from the 10-day injured list Monday.
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Begins rehab assignment
OFMilwaukee Brewers  AAA
Knee
May 17, 2024
Wiemer (knee) went 1-for-3 with a run scored in his first rehab game with Triple-A Nashville on Thursday.
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More comfortable with new swing
OFMilwaukee Brewers  AAA
April 18, 2024
Wiemer struggled the first week of the season at Triple-A Nashville as he got comfortable with some offseason swing changes, but he posted a .993 OPS over his last 30 plate appearances before being promoted Sunday, reports Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
ANALYSIS
The 25-year-old outfielder made significant tweaks to his swing to cut down on unnecessary movement, but he posted a .464 OPS during spring training and went 2-for-21 during the first week of the Triple-A season. Wiemer seemed to turn a corner from there and now feels more "natural" at the plate. He flashed his potential as a rookie last season with 13 homers and 11 steals in 132 games, though he hit just .204 and had a 28.3 percent strikeout rate. Wiemer could see some playing time for Milwaukee while Christian Yelich is sidelined by a back injury, but Blake Perkins has enjoyed a strong start to the season and is more likely to be a lineup regular.
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