Thairo Estrada

Thairo Estrada

29-Year-Old Second Baseman2B
Colorado Rockies
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Estrada was a key piece of San Francisco's infield in 2022 and 2023, but he had a .590 OPS in 96 games last season before being outrighted off the MLB roster in late August. The veteran infielder was able to secure a one-year contract with the Rockies for 2025, and he's expected to serve as their primary second baseman. Estrada had a .266/.319/.408 slash line during those two productive years with the Giants, and he totaled 28 homers, 44 stolen bases, 111 RBI and 134 runs across the two seasons. His career strikeout and walk rates (20.1 percent and 4.6 percent, respectively) illustrate his strong contact skills, and playing half his games at Coors Field could provide a boost to his offensive outlook. Estrada could have some fantasy viability if he's able to recapture that prior form, but the poor production in 2024 isn't guaranteed to remain in the rearview mirror. Read Past Outlooks
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#320
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$Signed a one-year, $3.25 million contract with the Rockies in December of 2024. Contract includes $7 million mutual option ($750,000 buyout) for 2026.
Three hits in third game
2BColorado Rockies
June 2, 2025
Estrada went 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI during Monday's 6-4 win over the Marlins.
ANALYSIS
In just his third game back since returning to the lineup from a wrist injury, Estrada put on a show, picking up three hits and driving in his second run of the season. There's still some rust to shake off, specifically in the field where the 29-year-old has made two errors already, but the bat getting going is a good sign for Estrada, who should be the Rockies' everyday second baseman moving forward.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
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vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2023
 
 
+19%
OPS vs RHP
2025
 
 
+117%
OPS vs RHP
2024
 
 
+19%
OPS vs RHP
2023
 
 
+19%
OPS vs RHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2023vs Left .591 249 25 3 21 5 .227 .273 .318
Since 2023vs Right .701 678 82 20 78 20 .256 .292 .409
2025vs Left .333 3 1 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000
2025vs Right .724 13 0 0 3 0 .333 .308 .417
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
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2023
 
 
+6%
OPS on Road
2025
 
 
-100%
OPS on Road
2024
 
 
+22%
OPS on Road
2023
 
 
+3%
OPS at Home
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2023Home .649 416 54 13 44 10 .237 .262 .387
Since 2023Away .691 511 53 10 55 15 .258 .307 .383
2025Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025Away .670 16 1 0 3 0 .286 .313 .357
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
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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
0.00
 
BB Rate
0.0%
 
K Rate
18.8%
 
BABIP
.333
 
ISO
.071
 
AVG
.286
 
OBP
.313
 
SLG
.357
 
OPS
.670
 
wOBA
.291
 
Exit Velocity
82.8 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
25.0%
 
Barrels/PA
0.0%
 
Expected BA
.278
 
Expected SLG
.368
 
Sprint Speed
25.3 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
66.7%
 
Line Drive %
16.7%
 
Fly Ball %
16.7%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2024
2023
2022
2017
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.
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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Not in Sunday's lineup
2BColorado Rockies
June 1, 2025
Estrada is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mets.
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Collects first hit of 2025
2BColorado Rockies
May 31, 2025
Estrada went 1-for-4 with an RBI on Saturday against the Mets.
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Ready for 2025 MLB debut
2BColorado Rockies
May 30, 2025
The Rockies reinstated Estrada (wrist) from the 60-day injured list Friday.
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Ready for rehab assignment
2BColorado Rockies
Wrist
May 22, 2025
Estrada (wrist) was sent to Triple-A Albuquerque on Thursday to begin a rehab assignment.
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Taking batting practice
2BColorado Rockies
Wrist
May 21, 2025
Estrada (wrist) took batting practice for a third straight day Tuesday, MLB.com reports.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Potential target for Rockies
2BFree Agent
December 6, 2024
Estrada could be a name to watch in the Rockies' pursuit of a second baseman, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.
ANALYSIS
The Rockies are a bit thin at the keystone entering 2025 after parting ways with Brendan Rodgers earlier in the offseason. Estrada slashed just .217/.247/.343 in 96 games last season while battling multiple injuries, which could allow Colorado to bring him in on a relatively cheap deal. Despite his struggles in 2024, the 28-year-old posted a .266/.320/.416 line over the prior three seasons for San Francisco.
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