2019 Stats
AVG
.251
HR
35
RBI
98
R
101
SB
4
Rest-of-Season Projections
2019 Fantasy Outlook
In this space last year...wait, we didn't write an outlook for Muncy in 2018. He failed to crack the major leagues in 2017 and instead spent the entirety of the season at Triple-A. After signing a minor-league contract with the Dodgers, he was assigned to minor-league camp March 12. Muncy got the call to Los Angeles on April 17 and went on to post the fifth-best wRC+ among 183 players with at least 450 plate appearances. He crushed right-handed pitching to the tune of a .601 SLG and .334 ISO while walking at a robust 16.4% clip overall. Muncy did strike out 27.2% of the time and hit just .185 against breaking pitches according to Brooks Baseball, but in the end, he was a top-10 fantasy first baseman. It's tough to forecast anything close to a full repeat, but Muncy is at least locked into a platoon role and there will be more doubters than believers, creating a possible buying opportunity for those contrarians out there. Read Past Outlooks
Goes yard in Game 5 loss
Muncy went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run Wednesday in a 7-3 extra-inning loss to the Nationals in Game 5 of the National League Division Series.
ANALYSIS
Muncy got the Dodgers off to a fast start with his two-run blast in the first inning off Washington starter Stephen Strasburg. It was Muncy's third homer of the series, but the L.A. offense dried up the rest of the night outside of an Enrique Hernandez solo homer in the second inning. The 29-year-old Muncy is coming off consecutive 35-homer seasons and slashed .251/.374/.515 in 2019.
Muncy got the Dodgers off to a fast start with his two-run blast in the first inning off Washington starter Stephen Strasburg. It was Muncy's third homer of the series, but the L.A. offense dried up the rest of the night outside of an Enrique Hernandez solo homer in the second inning. The 29-year-old Muncy is coming off consecutive 35-homer seasons and slashed .251/.374/.515 in 2019.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2017
+5%
OPS vs RHP
2019
+1%
OPS vs LHP
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2017vs Left | .892 | 300 | 19 | 54 | .263 | ||||
| Since 2017vs Right | .940 | 770 | 51 | 123 | .254 | ||||
| 2019vs Left | .893 | 181 | 11 | 38 | .268 | ||||
| 2019vs Right | .887 | 408 | 24 | 60 | .242 | ||||
| 2018vs Left | .891 | 119 | 8 | 16 | .255 | ||||
| 2018vs Right | 1.001 | 362 | 27 | 63 | .266 | ||||
| 2017vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2017vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2017
+4%
OPS on Road
2019
+12%
OPS on Road
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2017Home | .910 | 509 | 33 | 83 | .259 | ||||
| Since 2017Away | .942 | 561 | 37 | 94 | .254 | ||||
| 2019Home | .838 | 284 | 13 | 42 | .258 | ||||
| 2019Away | .938 | 305 | 22 | 56 | .243 | ||||
| 2018Home | 1.002 | 225 | 20 | 41 | .259 | ||||
| 2018Away | .946 | 256 | 15 | 38 | .267 | ||||
| 2017Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2017Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Max Muncy 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
0.60BB Rate
15.3%K Rate
25.3%BABIP
.283ISO
.265AVG
.251OBP
.374SLG
.515OPS
.889wOBA
.386Exit Velocity
89.8 mphHard Hit Rate
45.8%Barrels/PA
6.7%Advanced Batting Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2017
2016
Muncy is the prototypical "Moneyball" product: There's not a lot of hype behind him, but man, can he take walks. Last season at Triple-A Nashville, the 26-year-old walked 13.1 percent of the time and bumped that figure up to 15 percent during his scattered appearances in the big leagues. Even with that bright spot, Muncy still has plenty of blemishes keeping him from garnering regular playing time in Oakland. He strikes out too much, as his strikeout rate hovered around 20 percent both in the minors and in the majors, and he doesn't have the power to make up for it (.071 ISO in the majors). His ability to play all over the infield and the corner outfield spots could help him land a reserve utility role with the big league club, but with bigger prospects knocking on the door to the majors, it will be tough for Muncy to climb much higher than that.
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Belts 35th homer
Muncy went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Saturday's win over the Giants.
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Hits grand slam Tuesday
Muncy went 1-for-3 with a grand slam, a walk and two runs in the Dodgers' 6-3 victory over the Padres on Tuesday.
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Rejoins lineup
Muncy (quadriceps) is starting at first base and hitting second Tuesday against the Padres.
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Not starting Sunday
Muncy (quadriceps) remains out of the lineup Sunday against the Rockies, J.P. Hoornstra of the Los Angeles Daily News reports.
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Expected back Sunday
Muncy (quad) is expected to return to the lineup Sunday against the Rockies, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reports.
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