Sam Huff

Sam Huff

26-Year-Old CatcherC
Texas Rangers AAA
2024 Fantasy Outlook
While lauded for his power, Huff has been unable to carve out a consistent role at the major-league level. He now finds himself third on the organizational depth chart after the Rangers brought in Andrew Knizner on a one-year deal to back up Jonah Heim. It's uncertain whether Huff will begin the 2024 season in the majors or back at Triple-A Round Rock; manager Bruce Bochy left open the possibility of the team carrying three catchers on Opening Day. Impressively, Huff reached 20 home runs in fewer than 90 total games between Triple-A and the big leagues last season, Now 26, and with one minor-league option remaining, Huff will need to make the most of his opportunities if he is to find his way into meaningful at-bats. Read Past Outlooks
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$Signed a one-year contract with the Rangers in March of 2024.
Optioned to Triple-A
CTexas Rangers  AAA
June 18, 2024
The Rangers optioned Huff to Triple-A Round Rock on Tuesday.
ANALYSIS
Huff was up for a few days while Jonah Heim was on paternity leave and started Monday's game versus the Mets, going 0-for-3 with a walk. With Heim back on the active roster, Huff heads back to Round Rock.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
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#9
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
 
 
+17%
OPS vs LHP
2024
 
 
-100%
OPS vs LHP
2023
 
 
+11%
OPS vs LHP
2022
 
 
+15%
OPS vs LHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022vs Left .763 78 4 3 6 0 .243 .321 .443
Since 2022vs Right .653 103 10 4 10 1 .237 .282 .371
2024vs Left .500 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000
2024vs Right .000 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2023vs Left .842 22 2 1 4 0 .286 .318 .524
2023vs Right .761 23 3 2 2 0 .227 .261 .500
2022vs Left .731 54 2 2 2 0 .229 .315 .417
2022vs Right .637 78 7 2 8 1 .247 .295 .342
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
 
 
+25%
OPS at Home
2024
 
 
-100%
OPS at Home
2023
 
 
+53%
OPS at Home
2022
 
 
+25%
OPS at Home
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022Home .788 81 9 4 9 1 .267 .321 .467
Since 2022Away .628 100 5 3 7 0 .217 .280 .348
2024Home .250 4 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000
2024Away .000 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2023Home 1.043 15 2 1 2 0 .357 .400 .643
2023Away .682 30 3 2 4 0 .207 .233 .448
2022Home .755 62 7 3 7 1 .259 .306 .448
2022Away .602 70 2 1 3 0 .222 .300 .302
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Stat Review
How does Sam Huff 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
0.50
 
BB Rate
25.0%
 
K Rate
50.0%
 
BABIP
.000
 
ISO
.000
 
AVG
.000
 
OBP
.250
 
SLG
.000
 
OPS
.250
 
wOBA
.173
 
Exit Velocity
72.2 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
0.0%
 
Barrels/PA
0.0%
 
Expected BA
.297
 
Expected SLG
.313
 
Sprint Speed
23.6 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
0.0%
 
Line Drive %
100.0%
 
Fly Ball %
0.0%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2023
2021
Huff is an intriguing second catcher target, but one with a major issues jumping off his stat page. He has shown power throughout the minors with a high strikeout rate, and has some of the best max exit velocity for a catcher in 2022. The 32% strikeout rate is not even his biggest problem; it is his catching. He receives the ball well, but when he is part of the pitching/catching batters, the league has been successful in 86% of its stolen base attempts. The new rules on throwing over will put more pressure on Huff to do better in this area, and he has a bottom 25th percentile meaning the pitcher will have to pick up even more slack when he is behind the plate. Simply put, he is Mike Zunino without the throwing arm and the new rules around baserunning could significantly impact Huff's playing time if his throwing skills behind the plate do not improve. He is fantasy viable in AL-Only two-catcher leagues, but can otherwise be safely ignored.
Huff took advantage of his first opportunity to flash his power in the big-leagues last season, slamming three home runs and slashing .355/.394/.742 across 33 plate appearances. A hulking man who stands 6-foot-4 and weighs nearly 250 pounds, Huff has very real power, as evidenced by the 28 homers he smashed between two minor-league levels in 2018. The long-ball potential will undoubtedly be his calling card in the majors, though Huff is likely to rack up plenty of whiffs as he aims for the fences -- he struck out in one-third of his plate appearances last season and holds a career 29.7 K% in the minors. The lack of contact makes for a low batting-average floor, but that isn't necessarily a dealbreaker given his position. An Opening Day roster spot isn't guaranteed, but he will be a favorite to break camp and should get a fairly long leash as the Rangers appear to be finally accepting a rebuild.
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Back in big leagues
CTexas Rangers  AAA
June 15, 2024
The Rangers recalled Huff from Triple-A Round Rock on Saturday.
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Sent back to minors
CTexas Rangers  AAA
April 23, 2024
The Rangers optioned Huff to Triple-A Round Rock on Monday.
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Recalled from Triple-A
CTexas Rangers  AAA
April 20, 2024
The Rangers recalled Huff from Triple-A Round Rock on Saturday.
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Misses out on Opening Day roster
CTexas Rangers  AAA
March 10, 2024
The Rangers optioned Huff to Triple-A Round Rock on Sunday, Jeff Wilson of RangersToday.com reports.
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Texas could carry three catchers
CTexas Rangers  AAA
February 21, 2024
Rangers manager Bruce Bochy said Wednesday that the club is considering carrying three catchers on the Opening Day roster, putting Huff in contention for a spot, Jeff Wilson of RangersToday.com reports.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Could be headed to majors
CTexas Rangers  AAA
May 20, 2024
The Rangers are likely to recall Huff from Triple-A Round Rock prior to Tuesday's game against the Phillies, Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News reports.
ANALYSIS
Davis Wendzel has already been optioned, and Huff looms as an obvious candidate to replace him on the roster. The 26-year-old is slashing .263/.360/.517 with seven home runs this season with Round Rock and could see some starts against left-handed pitching for Texas.
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