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Heading to bench Wednesday
Maldonado is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Cubs.
ANALYSIS
After submitting a lowly .404 OPS in 48 games with the White Sox before being released last July, Maldonado has enjoyed a relative resurgence in San Diego so far this season. The 38-year-old backstop continues to provide most of his value behind the plate, but he's held his own with the bat so far, slashing .250/.276/.357 over 29 plate appearances. As a result, Maldonado has moved into a timeshare at catcher with Elias Diaz, who will be back in the lineup Wednesday after hitting the bench in five of the past seven games. The playing time will likely tilt back in Diaz's favor eventually, but the distribution of starts could be relatively even while he and Maldonado are performing at a similar level offensively.
After submitting a lowly .404 OPS in 48 games with the White Sox before being released last July, Maldonado has enjoyed a relative resurgence in San Diego so far this season. The 38-year-old backstop continues to provide most of his value behind the plate, but he's held his own with the bat so far, slashing .250/.276/.357 over 29 plate appearances. As a result, Maldonado has moved into a timeshare at catcher with Elias Diaz, who will be back in the lineup Wednesday after hitting the bench in five of the past seven games. The playing time will likely tilt back in Diaz's favor eventually, but the distribution of starts could be relatively even while he and Maldonado are performing at a similar level offensively.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2023
+29%
OPS vs LHP
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+243%
OPS vs LHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2023vs Left | .661 | 153 | 8 | 17 | .190 | ||||
Since 2023vs Right | .514 | 433 | 12 | 33 | .169 | ||||
2025vs Left | 1.194 | 9 | 1 | 1 | .375 | ||||
2025vs Right | .348 | 23 | 0 | 1 | .174 | ||||
2024vs Left | .215 | 45 | 1 | 3 | .049 | ||||
2024vs Right | .485 | 102 | 3 | 9 | .149 | ||||
2023vs Left | .816 | 99 | 6 | 13 | .239 | ||||
2023vs Right | .538 | 308 | 9 | 23 | .175 | ||||
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OPS at Home
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Since 2023Home | .575 | 288 | 10 | 23 | .185 | ||||
Since 2023Away | .531 | 298 | 10 | 26 | .164 | ||||
2025Home | .269 | 19 | 0 | 1 | .111 | ||||
2025Away | 1.000 | 13 | 1 | 1 | .385 | ||||
2024Home | .470 | 74 | 3 | 6 | .123 | ||||
2024Away | .339 | 73 | 1 | 5 | .114 | ||||
2023Home | .645 | 195 | 7 | 16 | .215 | ||||
2023Away | .569 | 212 | 8 | 20 | .168 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Martin Maldonado 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.
* 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
0.10BB Rate
3.1%K Rate
31.3%BABIP
.300ISO
.097AVG
.226OBP
.250SLG
.323OPS
.573wOBA
.254Exit Velocity
88.1 mphHard Hit Rate
23.8%Barrels/PA
6.3%Expected BA
.240Expected SLG
.420Sprint Speed
20.9 ft/secGround Ball %
47.4%Line Drive %
21.1%Fly Ball %
31.6%Advanced Batting Stats
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Maldonado, simply put, is what he is. If you find your two-catcher team strong in average but weak on power, he is someone you can consider with your final pick or last dollar because he has hit double-digit homers in each of the past four full seasons. That is where the fantasy goodness ends because he has not seen the good side of the Mendoza Line since 2020 and it remains to be seen how much the pull-heavy hitter will miss aiming at the Crawford Boxes for homers. Maldonado plays more than his bat should because he is great at controlling the running game and blocking pitches while grading out as a poor framer. The best case scenario for Maldonado's power is that he signs with the southsiders in Chicago but your roster must have the batting average talent on it to insulate you from the damage 400+ at bats from Maldonado can do to your spot in that category.
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Goes deep in loss
Maldonado went 1-for-2 with a solo home run Friday in a 3-1 loss to the Cubs.
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Added to roster
The Padres selected Maldonado's contract from Triple-A El Paso prior to Thursday's 7-4 win over Atlanta. Maldonado was used off the bench and struck out in his lone plate appearance.
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Will be part of Opening Day roster
Maldonado has been informed that he will make San Diego's Opening Day roster, Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
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Signs on with San Diego
The Padres signed Maldonado to a minor-league contract Thursday that includes an invitation to spring training, Dennis Lin of The Athletic reports.
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Wants to continue playing
Maldonado wants to play one final season in 2025, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports.
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Roster spot secure for now
According to Scott Merkin of MLB.com, White Sox manager Pedro Grifol indicated Wednesday that Maldonado isn't currently in danger of losing his roster spot.
ANALYSIS
The 27-year-old backstop joined Chicago on a one-year, $4 million deal during the offseason, but he has a .081/.132/.128 slash line and 37.6 percent strikeout rate through 93 plate appearances. Maldonado began the season as the primary catcher but has fallen into the backup job, with Korey Lee now seeing more reps. Maldonado hit below .200 in each of the previous three seasons with Houston but at least offered some pop with double-digit homers each year.
The 27-year-old backstop joined Chicago on a one-year, $4 million deal during the offseason, but he has a .081/.132/.128 slash line and 37.6 percent strikeout rate through 93 plate appearances. Maldonado began the season as the primary catcher but has fallen into the backup job, with Korey Lee now seeing more reps. Maldonado hit below .200 in each of the previous three seasons with Houston but at least offered some pop with double-digit homers each year.