Zach Neto

Zach Neto

24-Year-Old ShortstopSS
Los Angeles Angels
Day-To-Day
Injury Wrist
2025 Fantasy Outlook
The 24-year-old shortstop took a major step forward during his sophomore campaign in 2024 and finished with 23 homers, 30 steals and a .761 OPS in 155 games. He also provided plus-11 Defensive Runs Saved, though his range was limited with minus-five Outs Above Average. Neto was drafted during the first round of the 2022 Draft and has only 287 professional games under his belt, so he could continue to improve as he matures. He's a cornerstone piece up the middle for the Angels and got more starts in the two-hole than any other spot in the lineup last year. Early-November shoulder surgery clouds his status for Opening Day, and it could prevent him from achieving what otherwise seemed likely to be another 20-20 season. Read Past Outlooks
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#192
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Signed a one-year contract with the Angels in March of 2025.
X-rays negative
SSLos Angeles Angels
Wrist
August 20, 2025
Angels interim manager Ray Montgomery said following Wednesday's win over the Reds that Neto is "fine" after X-rays came back negative on his left wrist, Erica Weston of Bally Sports West reports.
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Neto was hit by a pitch on his left wrist in the bottom of the third inning and was later removed from the game in the top of the sixth after he didn't look comfortable in his subsequent plate appearance. Oswald Peraza replaced Neto at shortstop, but it sounds like Neto is day-to-day with the Angels headed into an off day Thursday ahead of weekend set with the Cubs.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
76
4
3
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
18
2
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2023
 
 
+19%
OPS vs LHP
2025
 
 
+10%
OPS vs RHP
2024
 
 
+46%
OPS vs LHP
2023
 
 
+19%
OPS vs LHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2023vs Left .872 277 43 15 35 12 .287 .350 .522
Since 2023vs Right .730 1125 139 38 131 45 .241 .310 .420
2025vs Left .747 94 16 6 10 2 .212 .277 .471
2025vs Right .818 377 58 15 45 20 .281 .337 .481
2024vs Left 1.021 116 18 5 17 9 .374 .422 .598
2024vs Right .697 486 52 18 60 21 .218 .293 .405
2023vs Left .786 67 9 4 8 1 .237 .328 .458
2023vs Right .659 262 29 5 26 4 .222 .303 .357
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2023
 
 
+7%
OPS at Home
2025
 
 
+6%
OPS at Home
2024
Even Split
2023
 
 
+25%
OPS at Home
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2023Home .784 695 95 25 78 31 .261 .336 .448
Since 2023Away .732 707 87 28 88 26 .240 .300 .432
2025Home .826 252 38 11 31 14 .279 .337 .489
2025Away .778 219 36 10 24 8 .254 .311 .468
2024Home .759 276 33 8 31 13 .256 .332 .427
2024Away .762 326 37 15 46 17 .243 .306 .456
2023Home .761 167 24 6 16 4 .238 .341 .420
2023Away .609 162 14 3 18 1 .212 .273 .336
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Stat Review
How does Zach Neto 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
0.22
 
BB Rate
5.7%
 
K Rate
25.7%
 
BABIP
.323
 
ISO
.212
 
AVG
.267
 
OBP
.325
 
SLG
.479
 
OPS
.804
 
wOBA
.347
 
Exit Velocity
91.0 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
36.9%
 
Barrels/PA
9.1%
 
Expected BA
.282
 
Expected SLG
.527
 
Sprint Speed
23.1 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
37.2%
 
Line Drive %
22.7%
 
Fly Ball %
40.1%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2024
2023
Neto began the season with Double-A Rocket City but was soon promoted to the majors. After a slow start, he raised his OPS to .769 but was placed on the IL in mid-June with a left oblique strain. Neto returned after the All-Star break, posting a .566 OPS over the next three weeks. Neto revisited the IL, this time with back stiffness. He came back in early September but continued to struggle with a .547 OPS over the last 17 games of the season. Neto possesses below average power with enough speed to generate double-digit stolen bases; his primary asset is getting on base. In part because he hit more fly balls than he did in the minors, Neto's .272 BABIP was low. The expectation is for it to increase as Neto gets more acclimated to major league pitching. Even so, Neto has limited mixed league appeal, though he could be more useful if his on-base skills warrant one of the top-two spots in the Angels lineup.
As is typically their custom, the Angels selected a college player they thought could move quickly to the big leagues, landing Neto with the 13th overall pick in 2022. He didn't face the best competition at Campbell in the Big South Conference, but Neto had a 1.026 OPS with a wood bat in the Cape Cod League in the summer of 2021 and hit .407/.514/.769 his junior year. His advanced hit tool transferred quickly against Double-A pitching, as he slashed .320/.382/.492 with four home runs, four steals and a 21.3 K% in 136 plate appearances. While Neto was age-appropriate for Double-A, it's still impressive when a hitter has success at that level the year they were drafted. There's a lot going on with Neto's setup at the plate, including a big leg kick, but it works for him. He is probably always going to be hit-over-power, projecting as a No. 1 or No. 2 hitter if he maxes out, and he could chip in 8-to-12 steals. The organizational depth chart basically ensures Neto will be the Angels' shortstop of the future, and he could be up this summer, although it would be surprising if he were better than league average if the Angels push him to the majors in his first full season as a pro.
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Removed after HBP on hand
SSLos Angeles Angels
Wrist
August 20, 2025
Neto was removed from Wednesday's game against the Reds in the top of the sixth inning after he was hit by a pitch on the left hand earlier in the contest, Andres Soto of MLB.com reports.
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Reaches 20-homer mark
SSLos Angeles Angels
August 15, 2025
Neto went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Friday's 10-3 loss to the Athletics.
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Belts two long balls in victory
SSLos Angeles Angels
August 11, 2025
Neto went 3-for-3 with a pair of solo home runs, an additional run scored and two walks in a 7-4 win against the Dodgers on Monday.
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Ends power drought
SSLos Angeles Angels
August 3, 2025
Neto went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and a two-RBI double during Sunday's 8-5 win over the White Sox.
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Racking up steals
SSLos Angeles Angels
July 30, 2025
Neto went 1-for-3 with a double, a run, an RBI and two stolen bases Tuesday in an 8-5 win against Texas.
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