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Andres Gimenez 2024 Player Outlook: Stolen Bases And Sliver Of Hope Buoy Second Baseman’s Value
11 months agoAfter wRC+ seasons of 105 and 76, few saw a 142 wRC+ season coming in 2022 for Cleveland Guardians second baseman Andres Gimenez. Unfortunately, Gimenez came back to Earth in 2023, disappointing managers who invested hoping for a repeat campaign. Looking back, 2022's stats were likely bolstered by a .353 BABIP. His actual BA of .297 with an xBA of .257 corroborates this. His final 2023 line was .251-15-62-76-30 with a .309 WOBA and 97 wRC+. Expect Gimenez to bounce back in 2024, but other than his 93rd-percentile sprint speed, his offensive metrics don't indicate a return to his 2022 breakout. The former All-Star's Contact% has increased in consecutive years, but it was still just 77.1% in 2023, barely above league average. His SwStr% has dropped in consecutive years also, but still worse than league average at 12.4%, while his O-Swing% was one of the worst in the entire league at 42.7%. ATC projections have WOBA and wRC+ increasing to .327 and 110 respectively in 2024, but the counting stats don't promise much of a change from last season, with a .264-17-66-74-26 line. He's fairly priced as far as second basemen go, and his 117 NFBC ADP is nearly identical to his 116 rank at RotoBaller.
