Jonny DeLuca

Jonny DeLuca

25-Year-Old OutfielderOF
Tampa Bay Rays
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Deluca got his first taste of the majors last season, slashing a respectable .262/.311/.429 with two homers, six RBI and a stolen base over a 24-game, 45-plate-appearance stint. The 25-year-old also showed well between Double-A and Triple-A with a .956 OPS, 17 homers, 53 RBI and 12 steals across 73 contests, and he's hit well in each of his minor-league stops, giving him little left to prove on the farm. It remains to be seen how well his minor-league power will translate in the big leagues, but Deluca is an exceptional athlete with a background in track (per Statcast, his sprint speed ranked in the 97th percentile last year) and an excellent glove. His ability to play all three outfield spots likely appealed to Tampa Bay when they acquired him from the Dodgers in the Tyler Glasnow trade. Deluca represents a premium short-side platoon option with the talent to expand his role if more playing time opens up. Read Past Outlooks
RANKSFrom Preseason
#594
ADP
$Signed a one-year contract with the Rays in March of 2024.
Absent from lineup
OFTampa Bay Rays
May 22, 2024
DeLuca is out of the lineup for Wednesday's contest versus the Red Sox.
ANALYSIS
DeLuca's playing time has been difficult to predict. He's on the bench for a second straight game, after he had started each of the previous four contests. The Rays are going with Josh Lowe in center field Wednesday, while Richie Palacios will get the nod in right field.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
1
1
4
3
2
2
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
1
1
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
 
 
+35%
OPS vs LHP
2024
 
 
+106%
OPS vs LHP
2023
 
 
+7%
OPS vs LHP
2022
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022vs Left .910 48 6 2 9 1 .302 .375 .535
Since 2022vs Right .675 59 5 2 10 4 .216 .322 .353
2024vs Left 1.371 13 3 1 7 1 .364 .462 .909
2024vs Right .664 49 3 1 6 3 .220 .347 .317
2023vs Left .749 35 3 1 2 0 .281 .343 .406
2023vs Right .700 10 2 1 4 1 .200 .200 .500
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
 
 
+12%
OPS on Road
2024
 
 
+8%
OPS on Road
2023
 
 
+30%
OPS on Road
2022
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022Home .746 63 6 2 12 3 .232 .317 .429
Since 2022Away .834 44 5 2 7 2 .289 .386 .447
2024Home .796 44 4 1 11 2 .243 .364 .432
2024Away .856 18 2 1 2 2 .267 .389 .467
2023Home .632 19 2 1 1 1 .211 .211 .421
2023Away .819 26 3 1 5 0 .304 .385 .435
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 Jonny DeLuca 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
0.73
 
BB Rate
12.9%
 
K Rate
17.7%
 
BABIP
.282
 
ISO
.192
 
AVG
.250
 
OBP
.371
 
SLG
.442
 
OPS
.813
 
wOBA
.362
 
Exit Velocity
85.2 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
29.3%
 
Barrels/PA
6.5%
 
Expected BA
.272
 
Expected SLG
.399
 
Sprint Speed
25.3 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
41.5%
 
Line Drive %
19.5%
 
Fly Ball %
39.0%
 
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2023 Fantasy Outlook
DeLuca, a 25th round selection in 2019 out of Oregon, showed enough promise last season to earn a spot on the Dodgers' 40-man roster before reaching Triple-A. He hit .259/.347/.539 with a 16.6 K% and 10.2 BB% in 440 plate appearances across High-A and Double-A. The Dodgers say he is one of the best runners in their system, and with an 8.8 (out of 10) Spd score on FanGraphs and 17-for-19 success rate on the bases, it's safe to assume he is at least an above-average runner. His 29.4 Hard% and 18.3 Soft% were fine for an athletic player with an excellent command of the zone. DeLuca hit better against lefties (1.001 OPS) than same-handed pitching (.847 OPS), but he only struck out 17% of the time against righties and still did plenty of damage. He is heading into his age-24/25 season, so it wouldn't be surprising if DeLuca made his big-league debut, even if it's in a minor role initially.
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Idle Tuesday
OFTampa Bay Rays
May 21, 2024
DeLuca is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Red Sox.
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Showing off speed
OFTampa Bay Rays
May 20, 2024
DeLuca went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts and a stolen base Sunday against the Blue Jays.
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Leads comeback win
OFTampa Bay Rays
May 18, 2024
DeLuca went 1-for-4 with a walk, a two-run home run, a second run scored and a stolen base in Saturday's 5-4 win over the Blue Jays.
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Out of lineup again Thursday
OFTampa Bay Rays
May 16, 2024
DeLuca is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game in Boston.
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Hits bench against righty
OFTampa Bay Rays
May 15, 2024
DeLuca is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Red Sox.
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