2018 Stats
AVG
.263
HR
35
RBI
79
R
75
SB
3
2019 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
Takes seat for Game 2
Muncy is out of the lineup for Game 2 of the World Series against Boston on Wednesday.
ANALYSIS
Muncy will begin Wednesday's game on the bench as David Freese draws another start at first base with lefty David Price on the rubber for the Red Sox. Look for Muncy to join the fray once Price's day has come to a close.
Muncy will begin Wednesday's game on the bench as David Freese draws another start at first base with lefty David Price on the rubber for the Red Sox. Look for Muncy to join the fray once Price's day has come to a close.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2016
+2%
OPS vs RHP
2018
+12%
OPS vs RHP
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2016vs Left | .869 | 124 | 8 | 17 | .252 | ||||
| Since 2016vs Right | .886 | 490 | 29 | 70 | .244 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 2016vs Left | .400 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .200 | ||||
| 2016vs Right | .572 | 128 | 2 | 7 | .185 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2016
+8%
OPS at Home
2018
+6%
OPS at Home
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2016Home | .919 | 293 | 21 | 45 | .251 | ||||
| Since 2016Away | .848 | 321 | 16 | 42 | .241 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 2016Home | .649 | 68 | 1 | 4 | .224 | ||||
| 2016Away | .477 | 65 | 1 | 4 | .145 | ||||
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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.
BB/K
0.60BB Rate
16.4%K Rate
27.2%BABIP
.299ISO
.319AVG
.263OBP
.391SLG
.582OPS
.973Advanced 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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Out against Sale
Muncy is not in the lineup for Game 1 of the World Series against the Red Sox on Tuesday, Eric Stephen of TrueBlueLA.com reports.
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Hits bench for Game 4
Muncy is not in the lineup for Game 4 of the NLCS against the Brewers on Tuesday, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reports.
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Sits again for Game 2
Muncy remains on the bench for Game 2 of the NLCS against the Brewers on Saturday.
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Won't start Game 1 of NLCS
Muncy won't be included in the starting lineup for Game 1 of the NLCS against Milwaukee on Friday, J.P. Hoornstra of the Los Angeles Daily News reports.
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Held out versus lefty Sunday
Muncy is not in the lineup for Sunday's NLDS Game 3 against the Braves, J.P. Hoornstra of the Los Angeles Daily News reports.
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