Thairo Estrada

Thairo Estrada

28-Year-Old Second Baseman2B
San Francisco Giants AAA
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Estrada followed up his breakout 2022 season with another impressive campaign, though it was truncated by a broken left hand. He returned to slash just .268/.298/.390 in his final 51 games (.272/.327/.434 before the injury). Still, despite playing in 20 fewer games, Estrada matched his homer total and exceeded his stolen-base total from the year prior. His appeal takes a hit in OBP leagues since Estrada owns a career 5.1 BB%, but he's a plus defender and carries dual eligibility into the 2024 season (second base, shortstop). While Estrada's batted-ball numbers do little to excite, he's now turned in three straight years of above-average offensive production. With better luck on the health front, Estrada could reach 600 plate appearances for the first time in his career as an everyday presence in the Giants' middle infield. Read Past Outlooks
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#135
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$Signed a one-year, $4.7 million contract with the Giants in January of 2024.
Outrighted to Triple-A
2BSan Francisco Giants  AAA
August 30, 2024
The Giants outrighted Estrada to Triple-A Sacramento on Friday, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
ANALYSIS
Estrada was placed on waivers Wednesday but went unclaimed. The infielder has struggled in 2024, logging a .590 OPS in 381 plate appearances with a .126 ISO. Brett Wisely was recalled from Sacramento to replace Estrada on the active roster.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
8
8
1
14
24
7
5
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
2
6
2
1
5
7
4
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
Even Split
2024
 
 
+19%
OPS vs RHP
2023
 
 
+19%
OPS vs RHP
2022
 
 
+24%
OPS vs LHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022vs Left .689 417 52 10 44 11 .251 .303 .386
Since 2022vs Right .692 1035 125 27 114 35 .253 .299 .393
2024vs Left .515 96 10 2 11 0 .187 .219 .297
2024vs Right .615 285 33 7 36 2 .227 .256 .359
2023vs Left .642 150 14 1 10 5 .257 .307 .336
2023vs Right .766 380 49 13 39 18 .276 .318 .448
2022vs Left .834 171 28 7 23 6 .283 .347 .487
2022vs Right .674 370 43 7 39 15 .250 .311 .363
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
 
 
+4%
OPS on Road
2024
 
 
+22%
OPS on Road
2023
 
 
+3%
OPS at Home
2022
 
 
+2%
OPS on Road
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022Home .676 688 87 19 74 21 .246 .286 .389
Since 2022Away .705 764 90 18 84 25 .259 .312 .393
2024Home .530 181 19 3 18 0 .213 .221 .309
2024Away .646 200 24 6 29 2 .220 .270 .376
2023Home .742 235 35 10 26 10 .256 .294 .448
2023Away .722 295 28 4 23 13 .283 .332 .390
2022Home .718 272 33 6 30 11 .260 .324 .394
2022Away .730 269 38 8 32 10 .260 .321 .409
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Stat Review
How does Thairo Estrada 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
0.13
 
BB Rate
2.6%
 
K Rate
19.9%
 
BABIP
.249
 
ISO
.126
 
AVG
.217
 
OBP
.247
 
SLG
.343
 
OPS
.590
 
wOBA
.259
 
Exit Velocity
86.2 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
28.6%
 
Barrels/PA
3.7%
 
Expected BA
.228
 
Expected SLG
.345
 
Sprint Speed
24.2 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
47.2%
 
Line Drive %
18.8%
 
Fly Ball %
34.0%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2023
2022
2017
Estrada came into the season just hoping to make the roster and finished the season tied for 11th in steals while also hitting 14 homers. He was one of 51 players to pull such a double-double in 2022 and was arguably the most surprising one given he had never had a double-digit homer total at any stop of his professional career and had not swiped double-digit bases since the 2016 season. Injuries on the roster put Estrada at three different infield positions and he fell a game short qualifying as an outfielder for the draft. The Giants are already looking at him to be that Ben Zobrist-like player for 2023 now that he has shown can do more than just hold down the end of the bench. That versatility will help prop up his fantasy value as the overall profile still looks rather fringy despite the surprising numbers this past season.
With Tommy La Stella (Achilles surgery) still on the mend to open 2022, Estrada has a chance to see regular playing time early in the season. The 26-year-old middle infielder won the starting job at second base over Mauricio Dubon in spring training, though it's likely to just be a temporary everyday role. Estrada was solid with a .273/.333/.479 slash line in 132 plate appearances last season at the major-league level. He also tore up Triple-A with a .333/.399/.538 line in 233 plate appearances with Sacramento. The playing time should be there even when the Giants are fully healthy -- manager Gabe Kapler often utilizes platoons, and Estrada's ability to move around the infield should open up more opportunities for him, though the right-handed hitter will likely be on the short side of a timeshare if he ends up in one.
A diminutive middle infielder from Venezuela, Estrada held his own in his first year of full-season ball. Estrada slashed .290/.346/.391 in 118 games between Low-A and High-A. The 20-year-old showed some surprising pop despite standing at just 5-foot-10, 155 pounds, cranking eight home runs and driving in 49 runs. Home run power is not expected to be a consistent part of his offensive skill set, though. Estrada's above-average speed was on display, as he swiped 18 bases in 2016. A contact hitter, Estrada may be hurt by the bevy of shortstops and second basemen ahead of him in the Yankees' system, although he has shown the ability to play multiple positions on the diamond. He will likely return to High-A to begin the 2017 season.
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Placed on waivers
2BSan Francisco Giants  AAA
August 28, 2024
The Giants placed Estrada on waivers Wednesday, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
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Swipes bag in win
2BSan Francisco Giants  AAA
August 24, 2024
Estrada went 2-for-4 with one RBI, one stolen base and one run scored in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Mariners.
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One hit in return
2BSan Francisco Giants  AAA
August 19, 2024
Estrada (wrist) went 1-for-4 with a run scored in Monday's 5-3 win over the White Sox.
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Reinstated from injured list
2BSan Francisco Giants  AAA
August 19, 2024
The Giants activated Estrada (wrist) from the 10-day injured list Monday, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
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Begins rehab assignment
2BSan Francisco Giants  AAA
Wrist
August 14, 2024
Estrada (wrist) went 1-for-3 with an RBI and a hit-by-pitch in his first rehab game with Triple-A Sacramento on Tuesday.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Hitting atop Giants' order
2BSan Francisco Giants  AAA
September 26, 2022
Estrada has hit in the top third of San Francisco's lineup in each of his last seven games.
ANALYSIS
Estrada has a .303/.404/.449 slash line since Aug. 27 and the Giants have moved him up in the order. The 26-year-old has been one of the most consistent bats for San Francisco this year while also making starts at four different positions. With 14 homers and 19 stolen bases, he's proven to be a valuable source of power and speed and is likely to retain a starting role in 2023.
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