Liover Peguero

23-Year-Old ShortstopSS

Pittsburgh Pirates

2024 Stats

AVG

.200

RBI

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2024 Fantasy Outlook

Peguero got his first significant sample in the majors in 2023, splitting his time almost exactly evenly between second base and shortstop. From a strictly fantasy perspective, he showed plenty of intrigue by racking up seven homers and six stolen bases in only 213 plate appearances. Those marks would suggest he has 20-20 potential, though there are red flags in his profile that call into question his ability to maintain a full-time job at the big-league level. First was his spiked strikeout rate. Throughout much of his minor-league career, Peguero struck out at a rate in the high teens or low 20s. During his first stint in Pittsburgh, that jumped to 31 percent. Regarded as at least an average defender by most scouting reports, Peguero struggled in that regard as well by delivering well below-average marks in defensive runs saved and range. Despite those warning signs, the Pirates don't have a clear plan at second base, and Peguero could get the first chance at the job. Given his prospect pedigree and surface-level success, he's a worthwhile dart throw in deeper draft formats. Read Past Outlooks

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#581

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League Majors

Bats R

Throws R

40 Man Yes

Height 6'1"

Weight 160

DOB 12/31/2000

Drafted 2017

Up with big club

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September 24, 2024

The Pirates recalled Peguero from Triple-A Indianapolis on Tuesday.

ANALYSIS
The 23-year-old was up in the majors for a couple days in early June but hasn't seen action in the big leagues since last season. Peguero posted a .257/.316/.409 slash line with 13 homers and 15 steals in 128 games with Indianapolis this year.

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Batting Order Slot Breakdown

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Left/Right Batting Splits

Since 2022

+34%

OPS vs LHP

2024

-100%

OPS vs RHP

2023

+34%

OPS vs LHP

2022

+100%

OPS vs LHP

	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2022vs Left	.783	73	4	1	9	1	.309	.356	.426
Since 2022vs Right	.586	154	17	6	19	5	.203	.243	.343
2024vs Left	.000	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
2024vs Right	.556	9	0	0	2	0	.222	.222	.333
2023vs Left	.788	70	4	1	9	1	.308	.357	.431
2023vs Right	.587	143	17	6	17	5	.203	.241	.346
2022vs Left	1.000	2	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500
2022vs Right	.500	2	0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000
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Home/Away Batting Splits

Since 2022

+23%

OPS at Home

2024

Even Split

2023

+24%

OPS at Home

2022

-100%

OPS at Home

	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2022Home	.721	109	7	3	16	5	.277	.315	.406
Since 2022Away	.584	118	14	4	12	1	.200	.248	.336
2024Home	.500	6	0	0	2	0	.167	.167	.333
2024Away	.500	4	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250
2023Home	.729	99	7	3	14	5	.283	.316	.413
2023Away	.587	114	14	4	12	1	.198	.248	.340
2022Home	.833	4	0	0	0	0	.333	.500	.333
2022Away	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Stat Review

How does Liover Peguero 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

0.00

BB Rate

0.0%

K Rate

30.0%

BABIP

.286

ISO

.100

AVG

.200

OBP

.200

SLG

.300

OPS

.500

wOBA

.216

Exit Velocity

84.4 mph

Hard Hit Rate

28.6%

Barrels/PA

0.0%

Expected BA

.271

Expected SLG

.346

Sprint Speed

26.3 ft/sec

Ground Ball %

42.9%

Line Drive %

42.9%

Fly Ball %

14.3%

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Past Fantasy Outlooks

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Peguero made his ever-so-brief big-league debut in mid-June after Tucupita Marcano was placed on the COVID-19 injured list. However, the majority of his campaign was spent at Double-A Altoona. He posted a disappointing 88 wRC+ across 521 plate appearances at the level, which was highlighted by a dip in power production (.128 ISO, .306 wOBA). On the other hand, Peguero managed to balance that with a dip in strikeout rate (21.7 percent). Both of those skills align with his scouting report, which values his hit tool over power production. His standout skill projects to be his speed, and he backed that with 28 stolen bases and just six caught stealings in 2022. The Pirates move their prospects slowly, so Peguero will almost certainly begin 2023 with Triple-A Indianapolis. Rodolfo Castro and potentially Ji-Hwan Bae are the primary players blocking Peguero's path to the majors, though he could ultimately be in a race to Pittsburgh with fellow top prospect Nick Gonzales.

The emergence of Oneil Cruz and Nick Gonzales as top-20 prospects has pushed Peguero a bit to the side, but there is still a lot to like. He slashed .270/.332/.444 with 14 home runs and 28 steals on 34 tries as a 20-year-old at High-A, good for a 108 wRC+. Peguero lacks one really loud tool, but he is average or better across the board. His 25.2 K% was higher than the rates he registered at recent stops, and his 49.8 GB% was still too high, although it was an improvement on his marks from 2019. Peguero is a good enough defender to play every day at shortstop or second base, and if he gets the playing time, he should chip in double-digit steals while hitting double-digit home runs. Making better swing decisions will be critical as he heads to Double-A this year. Peguero was added to the 40-man roster this offseason to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.

Shipped from Arizona to Pittsburgh in last offseason's Starling Marte trade, Peguero has yet to play an official minor-league game for his new club. He made a good impression at the alternate training site and looks like the Pirates' probable shortstop of the future. At 6-foot-1, 160 pounds, Peguero has room to add good weight in the coming years. He has only ever slugged over .360 in the hitter-friendly Dominican Summer League (2018) and the extremely hitter-friendly Pioneer League (2019). He will play in several other pitcher-friendly home ballparks as he moves up the organizational ladder, so we may not get a good sense of his power potential until he reaches the majors. For now, he has a chance to be a plus hitter with enough speed to steal 15-plus bases. He should open his age-20 season at High-A and could finish the year at Double-A.

Peguero was a pretty hot commodity last summer when he was excelling in the hitter-friendly Pioneer League, logging a 153 wRC+ -- his .448 BABIP was not supported by his 54.7 GB%. His production fell closer to the scouting report after a promotion to the Northwest League, where he was roughly league average (101 wRC+). While his numbers with Hillsboro are hardly impressive at first glance, Peguero is a good prospect because he should stick at shortstop while developing average power and utilizing above-average speed on the bases. His hit tool has a chance to be plus, as he gets the bat into the zone in a hurry and uses the whole field. He will also take his walks (8.0 BB%). Peguero needs to eventually make a slight adjustment to his launch angle (GB% north of 53%), but if he does he could be a starting shortstop who logs 15/15 seasons while hitting over .275.

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Sent to Triple-A

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June 7, 2024

Peguero was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis on Friday.

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Recalled from Triple-A

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June 4, 2024

The Pirates recalled Peguero from Triple-A Indianapolis on Tuesday, Andrew Destin of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

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Optioned to Indianapolis

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March 22, 2024

The Pirates optioned Peguero to Triple-A Indianapolis on Friday.

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Returns to lineup

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March 21, 2024

Peguero (illness) is starting at second base in Thursday's spring game against Toronto.

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Recovering from virus

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Illness

March 18, 2024

Pirates manager Derek Shelton said Monday that Peguero hasn't been featured in the Grapefruit League lineup since last Wednesday while he recovers from a virus, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

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'Work in progress' offensively

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September 5, 2024

Triple-A Indianapolis manager Miguel Perez said Peguero has improved in making hard contact and with his defense this season, though the shortstop's offense overall remains a "work in progress," reports Andrew Destin of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

ANALYSIS
The 23-year-old played in 59 games as a rookie in 2023 and has a .237/.280/.374 slash line with seven homers, six steals and a 31.5 percent strikeout rate in 59 games. Peguero has spent the full 2024 campaign at Triple-A, where a 25.8 percent strikeout rate could be an area of concern. He has a 1.029 OPS in his past 12 games with Indianapolis and could receive a look with the Pirates during the stretch run, but he isn't likely to so be relevant for fantasy managers in the immediate future.

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