Michael Helman

Michael Helman

29-Year-Old Second Baseman2B
Texas Rangers
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Helman has an interesting speed-power combo and versatility to play almost every position (he's played all but catcher in the minors), but he may not be more than utility player since he'll turn 29 next season. Helman hit 12 home runs with 14 steals at Triple-A last season with a .212 ISO. He's had a good command of the strike zone during his minor league career as well. He has outstanding speed which could make him an option in center field but likely doesn't have a good enough glove for regular duty in the infield. He'll be an intriguing fantasy option if he gets regular at-bats as he could be a late bloomer, but he'll likely be a long shot to win a utility role this spring. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a one-year contract with the Cardinals in March of 2025. Waived by the Cardinals in May of 2025. Claimed off waivers by the Pirates in May of 2025. Waived by the Pirates in May of 2025. Claimed off waivers by the Rangers in May of 2025.
Enters for injured teammate
2BTexas Rangers
September 24, 2025
Helman entered Tuesday's game in sixth inning as a pinch hitter for Wyatt Langford (side) and finished 0-for-2 in a 4-1 loss to the Twins.
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Helman, who had started in center field the previous three games while Langford battled a side injury, opened the contest on the bench. Langford attempted to play while Texas still had faint playoff hopes, but the pain became too much, and he was eventually removed from the game. The loss eliminated the Rangers from the postseason, which might prompt the team to shut down Langford for the rest of the season. In that event, Helman could have steady role in the center field over the final five games.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
1
15
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
6
2
5
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2023
 
 
+25%
OPS vs RHP
2025
 
 
+31%
OPS vs RHP
2024
 
 
-100%
OPS vs LHP
2023
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2023vs Left .666 60 9 3 11 0 .196 .237 .429
Since 2023vs Right .835 60 11 2 9 4 .283 .345 .491
2025vs Left .638 50 7 3 11 0 .174 .224 .413
2025vs Right .835 60 11 2 9 4 .283 .345 .491
2024vs Left .800 10 2 0 0 0 .300 .300 .500
2024vs Right .000 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2023vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2023
 
 
+4%
OPS on Road
2025
 
 
+5%
OPS at Home
2024
 
 
+150%
OPS on Road
2023
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2023Home .736 62 11 4 13 1 .211 .262 .474
Since 2023Away .764 58 9 1 7 3 .269 .321 .442
2025Home .763 56 10 4 13 1 .216 .273 .490
2025Away .724 54 8 1 7 3 .250 .308 .417
2024Home .500 6 1 0 0 0 .167 .167 .333
2024Away 1.250 4 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750
2023Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Stat Review
How does Michael Helman 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
0.33
 
BB Rate
6.4%
 
K Rate
19.1%
 
BABIP
.247
 
ISO
.222
 
AVG
.232
 
OBP
.290
 
SLG
.455
 
OPS
.744
 
wOBA
.324
 
Exit Velocity
82.7 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
28.4%
 
Barrels/PA
6.4%
 
Expected BA
.188
 
Expected SLG
.339
 
Sprint Speed
26.4 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
37.3%
 
Line Drive %
5.3%
 
Fly Ball %
57.3%
 
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Fills in for injured teammate
2BTexas Rangers
September 20, 2025
Helman started in center field and went 0-for-4 in Friday's 6-4 loss to the Marlins.
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Playing time dwindling
2BTexas Rangers
September 17, 2025
Helman is not in the lineup for Wednesday's contest in Houston.
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Taking seat Monday
2BTexas Rangers
September 15, 2025
Helman is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Astros.
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Out of Sunday's lineup
2BTexas Rangers
September 14, 2025
Helman is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mets.
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Goes yard again
2BTexas Rangers
September 10, 2025
Helman went 1-for-2 with a two-run home run during Tuesday's 5-4 win over the Brewers.
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