Willson Contreras
31-Year-Old
2024 Stats
AVG
.294
HR
3
RBI
8
R
11
SB
1
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Contreras' first year in St. Louis was a bumpy one with a .438 winning percentage being the organization's worst since 1995. The drama started early with his new team, as he was pushed out from behind the plate in May due to poor defensive metrics, since the Cardinals apparently didn't realize he's always been a bat-first catcher. He still ended up making 97 appearances at catcher compared to 30 at designated hitter, but the early-season issues set the tone for what ended up being an awful season for St. Louis. Individually however, Contreras was his usual productive self offensively, as he delivered a fourth straight 20-homer campaign (the shortened 2020 season notwithstanding) and a 127 wRC+, which tied for best in baseball among catchers with at least 450 plate appearances. Volume is the only real concern for fantasy managers at this point -- his 495 plate appearances in 2023 being the second-highest total of his career -- with the lack of opportunities keeping his run production at modest levels (55 runs, 67 RBI last season). Despite that ceiling, Contreras should be locked in as one of the better fantasy catchers again in 2024. Read Past Outlooks
In Wednesday's lineup
Contreras (hand) will start at designated hitter and bat second in Wednesday's game against the Diamondbacks.
ANALYSIS
He made an early exit from Tuesday's loss to Arizona with lingering left hand soreness, although Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said afterward that Contreras' removal had more to do with the lopsided score. Contreras intends to continue playing through discomfort, but might see more reps at DH than catcher, opening up starts behind the plate for Ivan Herrera.
He made an early exit from Tuesday's loss to Arizona with lingering left hand soreness, although Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said afterward that Contreras' removal had more to do with the lopsided score. Contreras intends to continue playing through discomfort, but might see more reps at DH than catcher, opening up starts behind the plate for Ivan Herrera.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
+12%
OPS vs LHP
2024
+34%
OPS vs LHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .901 | 262 | 14 | 39 | .262 | ||||
Since 2022vs Right | .807 | 803 | 31 | 91 | .255 | ||||
2024vs Left | 1.196 | 17 | 1 | 2 | .333 | ||||
2024vs Right | .894 | 66 | 2 | 6 | .286 | ||||
2023vs Left | .906 | 122 | 5 | 23 | .296 | ||||
2023vs Right | .799 | 373 | 15 | 44 | .253 | ||||
2022vs Left | .859 | 123 | 8 | 14 | .219 | ||||
2022vs Right | .801 | 364 | 14 | 41 | .251 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
+3%
OPS on Road
2024
+10%
OPS on Road
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022Home | .818 | 532 | 20 | 62 | .260 | ||||
Since 2022Away | .843 | 533 | 25 | 68 | .253 | ||||
2024Home | .895 | 33 | 1 | 2 | .280 | ||||
2024Away | .981 | 50 | 2 | 6 | .302 | ||||
2023Home | .804 | 242 | 9 | 27 | .259 | ||||
2023Away | .847 | 253 | 11 | 40 | .269 | ||||
2022Home | .821 | 257 | 10 | 33 | .259 | ||||
2022Away | .809 | 230 | 12 | 22 | .224 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Willson Contreras 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.
* 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
0.67BB Rate
14.5%K Rate
21.7%BABIP
.362ISO
.235AVG
.294OBP
.422SLG
.529OPS
.951wOBA
.409Exit Velocity
89.2 mphHard Hit Rate
38.3%Barrels/PA
4.8%Expected BA
.251Expected SLG
.425Sprint Speed
22.8 ft/secGround Ball %
44.7%Line Drive %
21.3%Fly Ball %
34.0%Advanced Batting Stats
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Not locked in at catcher
Cardinals president of baseball operations John Mozeliak wouldn't commit to Contreras being the team's primary catcher beyond this season when asked Monday, Ben Frederickson of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
ANALYSIS
Here we go again. Contreras was pulled off catching duty for a short period of time during the first half while he worked on some of the finer points of the position. He has been St. Louis' primary backstop since then, but it would appear the team isn't ready to lock him into the role for the long term yet. Mozeliak noted that the topic would be better revisited over the offseason.
Here we go again. Contreras was pulled off catching duty for a short period of time during the first half while he worked on some of the finer points of the position. He has been St. Louis' primary backstop since then, but it would appear the team isn't ready to lock him into the role for the long term yet. Mozeliak noted that the topic would be better revisited over the offseason.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Contreras posted a career-high 132 wRC+ which could have been even better, except he had to deal with a multitude of injuries, most notably recurring hamstring and ankle woes. Even so, Contreras managed 487 plate appearances, the third most of his career. Serving as the designated hitter 39 times helped keep Contreras' bat in the lineup when he was hurt. Fueling the career year was a personal-best 21.1% strikeout rate and a career-high 48.6% hard-hit rate. Contreras 21.2% HR/FB was typically high, but a 33% flyball rate limits Contreras' power. Many expected Contreras to be dealt at the trade deadline, but he finished the season with the Cubs before declining their qualifying offer. Contreras signed a five-year, $87.5 million deal with the rival Cardinals and will presumably hit in a favorable spot in a far superior lineup -- the park move was neutral. The top end of the catcher pool is improving, but Contreras still warrants upper tier status.
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Will play through hand injury
Contreras admitted after Tuesday's loss to the Diamondbacks that his left hand "doesn't feel good" but is "nothing that will keep me away from the game," Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
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Goes yard in blowout loss
Contreras went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and a walk in Tuesday's 14-1 loss to the Diamondbacks.
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Back in lineup at DH
Contreras (hand) will serve as the Cardinals' designated hitter and No. 3 batter Tuesday versus the Phillies.
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Expected to play Tuesday
Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said Monday that he's confident Contreras (hand) will be ready to return to the lineup Tuesday, John Denton of MLB.com reports.
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Scratched from lineup
Contreras (hand) has been scratched from the Cardinals' lineup Monday, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.
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