Wyatt Langford

Wyatt Langford

22-Year-Old OutfielderOF
Texas Rangers
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Langford fell to the Rangers at No. 4 overall in the 2023 draft, but he could have gone 1-1 in that draft or any other to a team focused on getting a quick-to-the-majors impact bat. After slaughtering pro pitching to the tune of a .360/.480/.677 slash line with 10 home runs and 12 steals in 44 games while climbing from rookie ball to Triple-A, he now has a case as the top prospect in the game and as the top prospect to target for 2024 fantasy production. In a couple years, those elite prospects two and three years younger like Jackson Holliday and Jackson Chourio may be on Langford's level of impact, but right now he looks like a man among boys at the top of prospect lists. He posted a 117-mph exit velocity at Florida and regularly logged exit velocities north of 100 mph in pro ball. While Langford won't end up in center field, especially given the Rangers' other options, he is a plus runner who puts his speed to use on the bases and he walked more than he struck out in the SEC and in his pro debut. Given that Langford may be the favorite for AL Rookie of the Year, the Rangers are incentivized to give him a full year of service time, as it could net them a Prospect Promotion Incentive draft pick at the end of the first round in 2025. Read Past Outlooks
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Rest of Season From Preseason
#110
ADP
$Signed a one-year contract with the Rangers in March of 2024.
September power surge
OFTexas Rangers
September 29, 2024
Langford went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in Saturday's 9-8 win over the Angels.
ANALYSIS
Langford hammered a Hunter Strickland fastball 415 feet in the sixth inning for his 16th homer of the season. It was his fourth in the last six games and eighth during September, during which the rookie is slugging .632 -- good for fourth in MLB during that time.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
2
22
20
19
16
23
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
4
5
2
11
7
3
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
 
 
+28%
OPS vs LHP
2024
 
 
+28%
OPS vs LHP
2023
No Stats
2022
No Stats
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022vs Left .896 114 19 7 23 1 .242 .360 .537
Since 2022vs Right .702 443 55 9 51 18 .255 .316 .386
2024vs Left .896 114 19 7 23 1 .242 .360 .537
2024vs Right .702 443 55 9 51 18 .255 .316 .386
2023vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
 
 
+14%
OPS at Home
2024
 
 
+14%
OPS at Home
2023
No Stats
2022
No Stats
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022Home .789 284 34 7 42 7 .268 .349 .440
Since 2022Away .690 273 40 9 32 12 .237 .300 .390
2024Home .789 284 34 7 42 7 .268 .349 .440
2024Away .690 273 40 9 32 12 .237 .300 .390
2023Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Stat Review
How does Wyatt Langford 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
0.44
 
BB Rate
9.2%
 
K Rate
20.6%
 
BABIP
.296
 
ISO
.162
 
AVG
.253
 
OBP
.325
 
SLG
.415
 
OPS
.740
 
wOBA
.325
 
Exit Velocity
89.6 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
34.6%
 
Barrels/PA
6.5%
 
Expected BA
.260
 
Expected SLG
.434
 
Sprint Speed
24.9 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
40.3%
 
Line Drive %
18.1%
 
Fly Ball %
41.6%
 
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Launches 15th homer
OFTexas Rangers
September 28, 2024
Langford went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Friday's 5-2 win over the Angels.
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Pushes for 20 steals
OFTexas Rangers
September 27, 2024
Langford went 1-for-2 with two walks, a stolen base and a run scored in Thursday's 3-2 loss to the Athletics.
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Homer, steal in win
OFTexas Rangers
September 26, 2024
Langford went 2-for-5 with a two-run homer and a stolen base in Wednesday's win over the Athletics.
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Homers in Sunday's win
OFTexas Rangers
September 22, 2024
Langford went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Sunday's 6-5 win over the Mariners.
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Steals, scores in win
OFTexas Rangers
September 22, 2024
Langford went 2-for-4 with a walk, a stolen base and a run scored in Saturday's 8-4 loss to Seattle.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Finishes 2024 strong
OFTexas Rangers
October 1, 2024
Langford was named the American League Player of the Month and Rookie of the Month for September on Tuesday.
ANALYSIS
The 22-year-old earned also earned Rookie of the Month honors in June, but he delivered his best month of the season in September with eight homers, seven steals, 20 RBI, 25 runs and a .996 OPS in 26 games. Langford struggled to consistently produce at the plate outside of those two months, which resulted in a .253/.325/.415 slash line with 16 home runs and 19 stolen bases in 134 games on the campaign. Overall, it was a strong rookie showing for the outfielder, especially since he effectively skipped the Triple-A level before making Texas' Opening Day roster.
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