Vinnie Pasquantino

Vinnie Pasquantino

28-Year-Old First Baseman1B
Kansas City Royals
2025 Fantasy Outlook
The Pasquatch stepped up to fulfill the projections of our outlook for him last season. We said if he could stay healthy and hit behind Witt Jr and Perez, he should be able to drive in 100 runs and put to 30 homers. He finished with 113 runs driven in and 32 homers and more importantly, avoided the injured list for the first time since 2022. He maximized his production against righties hitting .281/.346/.511 with 26 of his 32 home runs but had his worst season against lefties at the big league level. The challenge for Pasquantino was that 24% of his plate appearances came against fellow southpaws, so his .614 OPS against lefties limited his overall final numbers. His numbers against lefties have worsened each season he has been in the big leagues, so in order for Pasquantino to take that next step, he needs to stop that trend. If he can use 2026 to repeat his success against righties while stopping this backslide against lefties, 40 homers and 125 RBI's are within reach. He finished 2025 as the 7th-best fantasy first baseman, but top three is 2026 is within reach. Read Past Outlooks
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Rest of Season From Preseason
Signed a one-year contract with the Royals in March of 2025.
Launches homer Thursday
1BKansas City Royals
September 25, 2025
Pasquantino went 1-for-4 with a home run, a walk, three total RBI and two runs scored in Thursday's 9-4 win over the Angels.
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Pasquantino made an early impact with his two-run homer in the first inning, and he added a third RBI in the third. The first baseman has put it all together in September, batting .314 (27-for-86) with four homers, 17 RBI and 15 runs scored over 22 contests this month. For the season, he has a .267/.326/.479 slash line with 32 homers, 111 RBI, 72 runs, 31 doubles and a stolen base over 157 games.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
109
19
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
23
3
1
2
3
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2023
 
 
+25%
OPS vs RHP
2025
 
 
+39%
OPS vs RHP
2024
 
 
+16%
OPS vs RHP
2023
 
 
+12%
OPS vs RHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2023vs Left .652 358 33 11 61 0 .228 .274 .378
Since 2023vs Right .817 1137 127 49 175 2 .271 .335 .483
2025vs Left .614 164 13 6 33 0 .212 .250 .364
2025vs Right .856 518 59 26 80 1 .281 .346 .511
2024vs Left .675 122 14 4 21 0 .246 .262 .412
2024vs Right .785 432 50 15 76 1 .267 .329 .455
2023vs Left .697 72 6 1 7 0 .233 .347 .350
2023vs Right .783 187 18 8 19 0 .251 .316 .468
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2023
 
 
+3%
OPS at Home
2025
 
 
+1%
OPS at Home
2024
 
 
+15%
OPS at Home
2023
 
 
+18%
OPS on Road
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2023Home .788 755 78 26 126 0 .269 .334 .454
Since 2023Away .767 740 82 34 110 2 .251 .305 .462
2025Home .803 335 32 14 51 0 .269 .334 .468
2025Away .792 347 40 18 62 1 .259 .311 .481
2024Home .812 284 34 8 59 0 .291 .346 .466
2024Away .706 270 30 11 38 1 .233 .281 .424
2023Home .700 136 12 4 16 0 .225 .309 .392
2023Away .828 123 12 5 10 0 .270 .341 .486
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Stat Review
How does Vinnie Pasquantino 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
0.46
 
BB Rate
7.2%
 
K Rate
15.7%
 
BABIP
.271
 
ISO
.211
 
AVG
.264
 
OBP
.323
 
SLG
.475
 
OPS
.798
 
wOBA
.345
 
Exit Velocity
90.9 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
34.1%
 
Barrels/PA
8.2%
 
Expected BA
.263
 
Expected SLG
.455
 
Sprint Speed
21.0 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
38.0%
 
Line Drive %
18.7%
 
Fly Ball %
43.2%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Pasquantino's 2023 season came to an end on June 9th with a labrum injury to his non-throwing shoulder which required season-ending surgery. His final numbers were not up to the expectations fantasy managers had for him as they reached for him in drafts with him hitting .247/.324/.437 over 260 plate appearances yet the 9.6% walk rate and 11.9% strikeout rate were very impressive for a first baseman. It felt a bit James Loney-ish, but Pasquantino's career line of .272/.355/.444 over 558 plate appearances with 19 homers gives us a better look at what he could be for now. If his shoulder is fully recovered, Pasquantino profiles as a four category contributor for fantasy managers with batting average being the most likely area he could excel in a full season given the challenges of his home park and his lack of foot speed. His fantasy value needs that batting average surge as his run production numbers will lag behind many other options at first base.
Despite posting a .391/.440/.739 line in the spring, Pasquantino opened the season with Triple-A Omaha, but a .932 OPS with 40 walks to just 39 strikeouts in 73 games earned him a late June promotion. Pasquantino began just 4-for-30 with six walks, but the Royals patience was rewarded as Pasquantino hit .316/.392/.478 the rest of the way, with a two-week interruption for shoulder discomfort. Pasquantino's discipline translated to the majors as he walked 35 times with just 34 strikeouts in 298 plate appearances. He's a fly ball hitter with plus power that should play in cavernous Kauffman Stadium, but he hits ample line drives to support a BABIP around .300. His best position is designated hitter which isn't ideal for a fledgling 25-year-old, but the Royals need his bat in the lineup, so he'll play every day. Most young players struggle, but Pasquantino's approach should lead to more peaks than valleys.
Pasquantino had one of the more flawless statistical seasons in the minors, hitting .300/.394/.563 with 24 home runs and a 64:64 K:BB in 116 games across High-A and Double-A. Nick Pratto is ahead of him on the organizational depth chart, as he spent half the year at Triple-A and was added to the 40-man roster, but Pasquantino is the better long-term bet to hit enough to profile as an everyday first baseman. He makes good swing decisions and has a prototypical swing, hitting the ball on the ground less than 35% of the time. While he seems to have a bright future and is already 24 years old, the Royals will probably use this season to evaluate Pratto and MJ Melendez at the big-league level before turning to Pasquantino, but there's a chance he forces the issue.
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Socks four hits
1BKansas City Royals
September 19, 2025
Pasquantino went 4-for-4 with two doubles, two RBI and a run scored in Friday's 20-1 rout of the Blue Jays.
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Another multi-hit performance
1BKansas City Royals
September 7, 2025
Pasquantino went 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, two RBI and a run scored in Saturday's 11-2 win over the Twins.
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Goes yard in win
1BKansas City Royals
September 4, 2025
Pasquantino went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Thursday's 4-3 win over the Angels.
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Power surge continues
1BKansas City Royals
August 24, 2025
Pasquantino went 2-for-5 with a two-run homer in Sunday's 10-8 win over the Tigers.
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Homers in fifth straight
1BKansas City Royals
August 22, 2025
Pasquantino went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run in Friday's 7-5 loss to the Tigers.
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Among finalists for award
1BKansas City Royals
November 6, 2025
Pasquantino has been listed as a finalist for the Silver Slugger award at first base in the American League, according to MLB.com.
Analysis
Pasquantino is one of three finalists for the AL Silver Slugger award at third base, with Nick Kurtz and Vladimir Guerrero the other candidates in the field. The Royals first baseman had a career-best season in 2025, hitting .264 with a .798 OPS while posting career-best numbers in homers, RBI and runs scored with 32, 113 and 72, respectively, across 160 regular-season games.
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