2024 Stats
AVG
.290
HR
0
RBI
5
R
4
SB
1
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
McCarthy entered the 2023 season with plenty of fantasy buzz after finishing the previous year with a flourish. Unfortunately, he found himself back in the minors before the end of April following a slow start. He returned after a month on the farm and hit .311 with 15 stolen bases during a 31-game stretch, but that surge in production wound up being short-lived. McCarthy hardly played in the final two months of the season and was removed from the Diamondbacks' Wild Card Series roster due to an oblique injury. The 26-year-old has been an elite base stealer with 49 swipes since 2022 as a semi-regular. His quality of contact (23.7 percent hard-hit rate in 2023) has been woeful, though, and he hasn't graded out well defensively, so getting enough consistent playing time to take advantage of those wheels is a legitimate question. Arizona re-signed Lourdes Gurriel, which could push McCarthy to a reserve role. Read Past Outlooks
Swipes first bag of season
McCarthy went 2-for-3 with an RBI double, a stolen base and a run scored in Sunday's 5-0 win over the Cardinals.
ANALYSIS
McCarthy was involved in a five-run fifth inning for the Diamondbacks, doubling home Joc Pederson before eventually scoring on a base hit from Corbin Carroll. McCarthy wound up reaching on a two-out base knock the following frame and stole second before the inning concluded for his first theft of the year. The 26-year-old is known for his elite base stealing, so it was encouraging to finally see him active on the basepaths after tallying 49 steals in 198 games over the last two seasons. McCarthy is now slashing .276/.300/.379 with four RBI, four runs and a 1:9 BB:K in 30 plate appearances this year.
McCarthy was involved in a five-run fifth inning for the Diamondbacks, doubling home Joc Pederson before eventually scoring on a base hit from Corbin Carroll. McCarthy wound up reaching on a two-out base knock the following frame and stole second before the inning concluded for his first theft of the year. The 26-year-old is known for his elite base stealing, so it was encouraging to finally see him active on the basepaths after tallying 49 steals in 198 games over the last two seasons. McCarthy is now slashing .276/.300/.379 with four RBI, four runs and a 1:9 BB:K in 30 plate appearances this year.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
+6%
OPS vs LHP
2024
+168%
OPS vs LHP
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022vs Left | .741 | 194 | 4 | 18 | .263 | ||||
| Since 2022vs Right | .699 | 504 | 6 | 46 | .267 | ||||
| 2024vs Left | 1.339 | 8 | 0 | 2 | .571 | ||||
| 2024vs Right | .500 | 24 | 0 | 3 | .208 | ||||
| 2023vs Left | .649 | 82 | 1 | 4 | .206 | ||||
| 2023vs Right | .643 | 230 | 1 | 12 | .255 | ||||
| 2022vs Left | .764 | 104 | 3 | 12 | .281 | ||||
| 2022vs Right | .771 | 250 | 5 | 31 | .284 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
+10%
OPS on Road
2024
+8%
OPS at Home
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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| Since 2022Home | .676 | 332 | 6 | 28 | .246 | ||||
| Since 2022Away | .742 | 366 | 4 | 36 | .285 | ||||
| 2024Home | .722 | 18 | 0 | 2 | .333 | ||||
| 2024Away | .670 | 14 | 0 | 3 | .231 | ||||
| 2023Home | .671 | 168 | 2 | 6 | .252 | ||||
| 2023Away | .607 | 144 | 0 | 10 | .231 | ||||
| 2022Home | .675 | 146 | 4 | 20 | .227 | ||||
| 2022Away | .834 | 208 | 4 | 23 | .323 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Jake McCarthy 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
0.10BB Rate
3.1%K Rate
31.3%BABIP
.429ISO
.097AVG
.290OBP
.313SLG
.387OPS
.700wOBA
.308Exit Velocity
80.8 mphHard Hit Rate
9.5%Barrels/PA
0.0%Expected BA
.175Expected SLG
.219Sprint Speed
Ground Ball %
52.4%Line Drive %
14.3%Fly Ball %
33.3%Prospect Rankings History
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May nab roster spot
Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said Tuesday that Randal Grichuk may begin the season on the injured list with an ankle issue, per Alex Weiner of ArizonaSports.com, potentially opening up a roster spot for McCarthy.
ANALYSIS
McCarthy had a .644 OPS last season and seemed like a longshot to crack Arizona's Opening Day roster with the club re-signing Lourdes Gurriel and bringing in Grichuk and Joc Pederson; however, Grichuk's injury opens a path to a roster spot. Even if he does make the roster, McCarthy is unlikely to see significant playing time if the rest of the outfield group remains healthy.
McCarthy had a .644 OPS last season and seemed like a longshot to crack Arizona's Opening Day roster with the club re-signing Lourdes Gurriel and bringing in Grichuk and Joc Pederson; however, Grichuk's injury opens a path to a roster spot. Even if he does make the roster, McCarthy is unlikely to see significant playing time if the rest of the outfield group remains healthy.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
2023
2019
McCarthy began the 2023 season on the big-league roster as a reserve and was up and down a couple times before ultimately settling into a regular role in the second half. A supplemental first-round pick by Arizona in 2018, McCarthy showed a great deal of improvement with his bat-to-ball skills during his time at Triple-A last season and those improvements carried over, fueling his .300/.360/..426 line after the break. Best of all for fantasy players, McCarthy racked up 23 steals in total across 99 games (354 plate appearances) while only getting caught stealing three times. His sprint speed ranked in the 98th percentile, though the Statcast numbers throw cold water on his plate production. Regardless the Diamondbacks will want to see what they have in McCarthy, who should continue to have the green light given his success rate. The 25-year-old showed that he can hold his own against lefty pitching (.764 OPS).
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Sits versus lefty
McCarthy is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rockies.
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Held out of starting lineup
McCarthy served as a pinch hitter and went 0-for-1 in Sunday's 5-2 loss to Atlanta.
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Two hits, two RBI in loss
McCarthy started in right field and went 2-for-4 with a double, two RBI and a run scored in Saturday's 9-8 loss to Atlanta.
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Back in lineup Friday
McCarthy started in right field and went 1-for-4 with a double and an RBI in Friday's 6-5 extra-inning loss to Atlanta.
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Heads to bench Wednesday
McCarthy is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Yankees.
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