10-Day IL
Injury Knee
Est. Return 5/1/2024
2024 Stats
AVG
.000
HR
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RBI
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R
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SB
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Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Delay spent the 2023 season as the Pirates' backup catcher, initially to Austin Hedges and ultimately to Endy Rodriguez. That will be the best-case scenario for him in 2024, as a combination of Rodriguez and Henry Davis is almost certain to account for the majority of plate appearances behind the dish. To dampen Delay's outlook further, the Pirates signed Ali Sanchez to a one-year major league deal early this offseason, leaving him most likely to start the season in the minors. Even if injuries force Delay into a more significant role, he has just a career .078 ISO and .233 batting average across 354 plate appearances in the majors. Read Past Outlooks
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Shut down from all activities
Delay (knee) remains shut down from all baseball activities, Alex Stumpf of MLB.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Delay has been out for the last week with right knee inflammation and appears to have made little-to-no progress. He's eligible for activation in mid-April, but clearly the catcher will not be ready at that time.
Delay has been out for the last week with right knee inflammation and appears to have made little-to-no progress. He's eligible for activation in mid-April, but clearly the catcher will not be ready at that time.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
+15%
OPS vs LHP
2024
-100%
OPS vs LHP
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022vs Left | .651 | 146 | 1 | 16 | .252 | ||||
| Since 2022vs Right | .567 | 213 | 1 | 14 | .216 | ||||
| 2024vs Left | .500 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | ||||
| 2024vs Right | .000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||||
| 2023vs Left | .682 | 72 | 0 | 10 | .266 | ||||
| 2023vs Right | .657 | 115 | 1 | 8 | .243 | ||||
| 2022vs Left | .619 | 71 | 1 | 5 | .242 | ||||
| 2022vs Right | .475 | 96 | 0 | 6 | .191 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
+2%
OPS on Road
2024
-100%
OPS on Road
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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| Since 2022Home | .594 | 160 | 1 | 11 | .240 | ||||
| Since 2022Away | .606 | 199 | 1 | 19 | .223 | ||||
| 2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024Away | .250 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .000 | ||||
| 2023Home | .605 | 93 | 0 | 8 | .250 | ||||
| 2023Away | .727 | 94 | 1 | 10 | .253 | ||||
| 2022Home | .579 | 67 | 1 | 3 | .226 | ||||
| 2022Away | .507 | 100 | 0 | 8 | .204 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Jason Delay 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
0.00BB Rate
20.0%K Rate
0.0%BABIP
.000ISO
.000AVG
.000OBP
.250SLG
.000OPS
.250wOBA
.173Exit Velocity
82.4 mphHard Hit Rate
0.0%Barrels/PA
0.0%Expected BA
.203Expected SLG
.368Sprint Speed
Ground Ball %
0.0%Line Drive %
33.3%Fly Ball %
66.7%Advanced Batting Stats
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Chance to win backup job?
Manager Derek Shelton hasn't named a backup to starting catcher Yasmani Grandal, per Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, indicating Delay could win the job during spring training.
ANALYSIS
Grandal won't be a full-time starter in his age-35 campaign, and 2021 first overall pick Henry Davis primarily played right field as a rookie last season, with the Pirates seemingly unwilling to commit to him as one of their top two catchers. Pittsburgh's secondary backstop will likely receive plenty of playing time, though that role won't bring fantasy relevance by itself. Delay played in a career-high 70 contests last season and had a .251/.319/.347 slash line, which isn't terrible for a backup catcher that provides solid defense.
Grandal won't be a full-time starter in his age-35 campaign, and 2021 first overall pick Henry Davis primarily played right field as a rookie last season, with the Pirates seemingly unwilling to commit to him as one of their top two catchers. Pittsburgh's secondary backstop will likely receive plenty of playing time, though that role won't bring fantasy relevance by itself. Delay played in a career-high 70 contests last season and had a .251/.319/.347 slash line, which isn't terrible for a backup catcher that provides solid defense.
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Delay was among a rotation of catchers the Pirates used during the 2022 season after trading away Jacob Stallings. He led the team's backstops with 167 plate appearances but was dreadful from an offensive perspective, striking out at a 29.9 percent clip. Delay also had no power to speak of, as illustrated by a .058 ISO. Delay has some defensive value, but that wasn't enough to save his spot on the 40-man roster as he was designated for assignment in November of 2022. Though he remains in the Pirates' organization, Delay shouldn't factor heavily into the team's plans behind the dish in 2023. Even if he does, there won't be any notable production at the plate.
More Fantasy News
Limited progress in recovery
Pirates general manager Ben Cherington said Sunday that nothing "particularly new" has changed with regard to where Delay stands in his recovery from right knee inflammation, Andrew Destin of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
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Hits IL with inflamed knee
The Pirates placed Delay on the 10-day injured list Wednesday with right knee inflammation, Andrew Destin of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
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Headed for IL
The Pirates are expected to place Delay (undisclosed) on the injured list Wednesday, Alex Stumpf of MLB.com reports.
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Recalled from Indianapolis
The Pirates recalled Delay from Triple-A Indianapolis on Tuesday.
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Sent to Triple-A
Delay was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis on Monday.
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