Ji Hwan Bae

24-Year-Old OutfielderOF

Pittsburgh Pirates

2024 Stats

AVG

.200

RBI

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2024 Fantasy Outlook

Bae began the 2023 season as a regular in the Pirates' lineup by serving in a strong-side platoon role, albeit split between second base and center field. Even after missing one and a half months with an ankle injury, Bae ended the season with 24 stolen bases - a useful haul even in the new offensive environment in which steals are more prevalent. From there, however, there's little positive to point to. Bae posted just a .081 ISO and had a putrid barrel rate of 2.0 percent and an average launch angle of 1.1 degrees. It would still be possible to salvage that profile with strong plate discipline, yet Bae struck out at nearly a 25 percent clip which to a .296 on-base percentage. Not a strong defensive second baseman (-6 DRS), Bae's future role in Pittsburgh is unclear heading into 2024 as he'll be competing with Liover Peguero, Nick Gonzales and Jack Suwinski for playing time, all of whom are almost certain to prioritized ahead of him. For fantasy purposes, he's best suited as a streaming option for stolen bases in most formats. Read Past Outlooks

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Bats L

Throws R

40 Man Yes

Height 5'11"

Weight 169

DOB 7/26/1999

Born Daegu, South Korea

College None

Drafted 2018 PIT

Out against lefty

OFPittsburgh Pirates

May 26, 2024

Bae is out of the lineup Sunday against Atlanta.

ANALYSIS
The lefty-hitting Bae will retreat to the bench against southpaw Chris Sale as the Pirates look for a series sweep against Atlanta. Michael Taylor will start at center field and bat eighth, but Bae appears to have moved into the strong side of a platoon with the veteran.

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Batting Order Slot Breakdown

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Left/Right Batting Splits

Since 2022

+14%

OPS vs RHP

2024

-100%

OPS vs RHP

2023

+1%

OPS vs RHP

2022

+717%

OPS vs RHP

	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2022vs Left	.568	122	18	0	10	6	.250	.292	.277
Since 2022vs Right	.649	298	44	2	30	23	.234	.313	.336
2024vs Left	.000	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
2024vs Right	.586	11	3	0	2	2	.222	.364	.222
2023vs Left	.604	113	17	0	8	6	.269	.306	.298
2023vs Right	.609	258	37	2	24	18	.213	.292	.317
2022vs Left	.125	8	1	0	2	0	.000	.125	.000
2022vs Right	1.021	29	4	0	4	3	.423	.483	.538
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Home/Away Batting Splits

Since 2022

+6%

OPS on Road

2024

-100%

OPS at Home

2023

+6%

OPS on Road

2022

+30%

OPS on Road

	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2022Home	.608	213	32	1	23	17	.225	.303	.305
Since 2022Away	.642	207	30	1	17	12	.253	.311	.332
2024Home	.533	12	3	0	2	2	.200	.333	.200
2024Away	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2023Home	.587	173	25	1	17	13	.216	.287	.301
2023Away	.625	198	29	1	15	11	.243	.305	.320
2022Home	.768	28	4	0	4	2	.292	.393	.375
2022Away	1.000	9	1	0	2	1	.444	.444	.556
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Stat Review

How does Ji Hwan Bae 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

1.00

BB Rate

16.7%

K Rate

16.7%

BABIP

.250

ISO

.000

AVG

.200

OBP

.333

SLG

.200

OPS

.533

wOBA

.263

Exit Velocity

96.0 mph

Hard Hit Rate

25.0%

Barrels/PA

8.3%

Expected BA

.267

Expected SLG

.377

Sprint Speed

27.0 ft/sec

Ground Ball %

57.1%

Line Drive %

28.6%

Fly Ball %

14.3%

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Latest Fantasy Rumors

Promotion on horizon?

OFPittsburgh Pirates

May 19, 2024

Pirates assistant GM Steve Sanders said Sunday that Bae is "putting himself in a good spot" to potentially join the Pirates, reports Andrew Destin of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

ANALYSIS
The 24-year-old missed the first couple weeks of the season with a hip flexor injury and was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis once activated in mid-April. Bae has hit the ground running at Pittsburgh's Triple-A affiliate with four homers, seven steals and a .366/.478/.559 slash line through 25 games. The Pirates haven't gotten much offensive production at second base this season, and Bae could soon get an opportunity if Jared Triolo, Nick Gonzales or Alika Williams is unable to get on track soon.

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Past Fantasy Outlooks

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Bae has been a relatively highly regarded prospect since signing with the Pirates in 2018. He showed the peak of his potential in 2022 with Triple-A Indianapolis, where he displayed a consistent ability to both make contact (16.9 K%) and get on base (.362). Most intriguing skill, however, is his stolen base upside. Bae has stolen double-digit bags at every level of the minors, including when he posted 30 on 38 attempts in 2022. That combination of skills also earned Bae a brief promotion to Pittsburgh to close the 2022 season. It's not prudent to draw conclusions from a 37-plate appearance sample, but Bae remained aggressive on the basepaths by swiping three bases without getting caught. While coming through the organization, Bae played every defensive position except for right field and catcher. On a rebuilding Pittsburgh squad, he should get all the run he can handle in 2023.

The Pirates signed Bae out of South Korea in early 2018 for $1.3 million and between the lines, his full-season debut was a success. He was suspended for 30 games early in the season for assaulting his girlfriend. Bae went on to win the Sally League batting title. While he logged a .417 BABIP, his 80-grade speed, 51.2 GB% and 40.9 Oppo% supports a high BABIP, particularly against Low-A defenders. His speed and 11.3 BB% are what really stand out for fantasy. He could steal 30-plus bases while leading off if he hits his ceiling. If he falls a little short of his offensive ceiling, he could be a No. 8 hitter or relegated to a utility role. Bae's fringe-average arm may force a move to second base, but he has all the other tools to handle shortstop. We can safely say he won't ever be a power threat. Concerns about his character and makeup are valid.

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Takes seat against LHP

OFPittsburgh Pirates

May 24, 2024

Bae is out of the lineup for Friday's game against Atlanta, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com reports.