Jose Azocar

Jose Azocar

28-Year-Old OutfielderOF
New York Mets AAA
2024 Fantasy Outlook
2023 was a disappointing year for Azocar, as he had a .641 OPS in 55 big-league games and a .695 OPS in 49 games at Triple-A. However, the Juan Soto trade leaves the Friars without any clear answers in the corner outfield, which leaves a wide path to playing time. Azocar doesn't offer much power but totaled 26 steals between the majors and Triple-A last season, and that speed could bring some fantasy value if he's able to hit well enough to stick in the lineup. Read Past Outlooks
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$Signed a one-year contract with the Padres in March of 2024. Waived by the Padres in September of 2024. Claimed off waivers by the Mets in September of 2024.
Claimed by Mets
OFNew York Mets  AAA
September 5, 2024
The Mets claimed Azocar off waivers from the Padres on Thursday and optioned him to Triple-A Syracuse, Mike Puma of the New York Post reports.
ANALYSIS
Azocar has split time between the majors and minors this season, posting just a .516 OPS in 61 games at the big-league level. The 28-year-old speedster will give the Mets some outfield depth in the minors.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
 
 
+24%
OPS vs RHP
2024
 
 
+32%
OPS vs RHP
2023
 
 
+71%
OPS vs RHP
2022
 
 
+5%
OPS vs RHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022vs Left .547 211 23 0 7 7 .218 .248 .299
Since 2022vs Right .681 186 30 2 14 11 .272 .332 .349
2024vs Left .452 44 8 0 0 2 .195 .233 .220
2024vs Right .596 35 5 0 2 3 .250 .314 .281
2023vs Left .481 54 5 0 2 4 .184 .216 .265
2023vs Right .824 48 11 2 7 4 .286 .348 .476
2022vs Left .614 113 10 0 5 1 .243 .268 .346
2022vs Right .646 103 14 0 5 4 .274 .330 .316
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
 
 
+20%
OPS on Road
2024
 
 
+1%
OPS on Road
2023
 
 
+2%
OPS on Road
2022
 
 
+37%
OPS on Road
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022Home .553 198 22 1 7 7 .217 .265 .288
Since 2022Away .666 199 31 1 14 11 .269 .309 .357
2024Home .513 39 6 0 1 1 .222 .263 .250
2024Away .518 40 7 0 1 4 .216 .275 .243
2023Home .633 48 8 1 1 3 .222 .255 .378
2023Away .648 54 8 1 8 5 .239 .300 .348
2022Home .532 111 8 0 5 3 .214 .270 .262
2022Away .731 105 16 0 5 2 .303 .327 .404
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Stat Review
How does Jose Azocar 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
0.26
 
BB Rate
6.3%
 
K Rate
24.1%
 
BABIP
.296
 
ISO
.027
 
AVG
.219
 
OBP
.269
 
SLG
.247
 
OPS
.516
 
wOBA
.237
 
Exit Velocity
86.5 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
18.2%
 
Barrels/PA
2.5%
 
Expected BA
.231
 
Expected SLG
.310
 
Sprint Speed
26.7 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
47.2%
 
Line Drive %
20.8%
 
Fly Ball %
32.1%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2023
2022
Azocar finally got his first taste of the big leagues last season and received a substantial amount of playing time, logging 216 plate appearances over 98 games. As those numbers suggest, much of his work came as a pinch hitter/runner and as a defensive replacement. While he had a few memorable moments at the plate, Azocar didn't make much of an impression with his bat, posting an 81 wRC+ and .075 ISO. The latter is no surprise -- Azocar's approach doesn't portend much power -- but it's concerning that he was able to translate his 96th percentile sprint speed to only five stolen bases in 11 attempts. There's certainly room to grow in that area, though Azocar also needs to work on his ability to take a walk to maximize his base-stealing potential. Defense and speed will be his tickets to sticking in the majors, and his most likely career path is as a reserve outfielder.
Azocar has yet to make his major-league debut, and his .289/.308/.447 slash line in 49 games for Triple-A El Paso last season was merely good for an 81 wRC+. He'll fight for a depth role with the Padres this spring.
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Jettisoned from 40-man roster
OFSan Diego Padres  AAA
September 2, 2024
The Padres designated Azocar for assignment Monday.
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Heading to Triple-A
OFSan Diego Padres  AAA
June 24, 2024
The Padres optioned Azocar to Triple-A El Paso on Monday.
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Swipes bag in start
OFSan Diego Padres  AAA
June 4, 2024
Azocar went 0-for-2 with a walk and a stolen base in Monday's loss to the Angels.
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Chips in during start
OFSan Diego Padres  AAA
May 7, 2024
Azocar went 2-for-4 during Tuesday's 3-2 loss to the Cubs.
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Starting in center field
OFSan Diego Padres  AAA
April 3, 2024
Azocar will start in center field and bat eighth in Wednesday's game versus St. Louis.
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