Colt Keith
22-Year-Old
2024 Stats
AVG
.161
HR
0
RBI
5
R
5
SB
1
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
A bat-first infielder without a natural position, Keith is a career .303 hitter in the minors and established himself as one of the best offensive-minded prospects in the game while splitting time between Double-A and Triple-A. He slashed .306/.380/.552 with 27 home runs and a 21.0 K% in 126 games across the top two levels of the minors but never got the call to the majors in his age-21 season. Generally a pull hitter who has steadily cut his groundball rate (below 35% at Double-A and Triple-A), Keith logged an excellent 34 percent hard-hit rate in the minors and should be able to produce enough at the plate to make up for his shaky defense. He saw 35 starts at second base and 20 starts at third base while at Triple-A, but he played more total games at third base when factoring in his Double-A usage, so he should enter the year eligible at third base with a chance to add second-base eligibility in season. The fact he didn't get the call last season led to some uncertainty about whether he would open 2024 on the big-league roster, but the six-year extension he signed with Detroit in January means he'll likely be in the big leagues Opening Day. Read Past Outlooks
On bench Wednesday
Keith is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rays.
ANALYSIS
Keith will cede the keystone to Buddy Kennedy, marking the rookie's second absence from the lineup in four games. The 22-year-old has opened his big-league career with a .165/.224/.177 slash line through his first 85 plate appearances, and his ongoing struggles could be starting to cost him some playing time.
Keith will cede the keystone to Buddy Kennedy, marking the rookie's second absence from the lineup in four games. The 22-year-old has opened his big-league career with a .165/.224/.177 slash line through his first 85 plate appearances, and his ongoing struggles could be starting to cost him some playing time.
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2024
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
+8%
OPS vs LHP
2024
+8%
OPS vs LHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .429 | 14 | 0 | 0 | .214 | ||||
Since 2022vs Right | .399 | 81 | 0 | 5 | .151 | ||||
2024vs Left | .429 | 14 | 0 | 0 | .214 | ||||
2024vs Right | .399 | 81 | 0 | 5 | .151 | ||||
2023vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2023vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2022vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2022vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
+19%
OPS at Home
2024
+19%
OPS at Home
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022Home | .438 | 50 | 0 | 2 | .178 | ||||
Since 2022Away | .367 | 45 | 0 | 3 | .143 | ||||
2024Home | .438 | 50 | 0 | 2 | .178 | ||||
2024Away | .367 | 45 | 0 | 3 | .143 | ||||
2023Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2023Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2022Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2022Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Colt Keith 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
0.47BB Rate
8.4%K Rate
17.9%BABIP
.200ISO
.011AVG
.161OBP
.232SLG
.172OPS
.404wOBA
.188Exit Velocity
88.4 mphHard Hit Rate
20.0%Barrels/PA
4.2%Expected BA
.250Expected SLG
.371Sprint Speed
24.4 ft/secGround Ball %
47.1%Line Drive %
20.0%Fly Ball %
32.9%Prospect Rankings History
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Knocking down door
Keith is "major-league-ready and will be in the bigs soon -- whenever the Tigers decide to promote him," opines Jim Bowden of The Athletic.
ANALYSIS
Regardless of Detroit's plan, the key message here is that Keith's abilities are MLB-ready. Keith is hitting .305 with 10 home runs through 50 Triple-A games since bing promoted midseason. In total, the 22-year-old owns a stellar .316/.384/.569 slash with 24 home runs through 109 minor league games this season.
Regardless of Detroit's plan, the key message here is that Keith's abilities are MLB-ready. Keith is hitting .305 with 10 home runs through 50 Triple-A games since bing promoted midseason. In total, the 22-year-old owns a stellar .316/.384/.569 slash with 24 home runs through 109 minor league games this season.
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Despite being a bat-first prospect unlikely to provide positive defensive value, Keith is the Tigers' best prospect due to his impact potential at the plate. The lefty-hitting infielder slashed .301/.370/.544 with nine home runs, a 19.4 K%, 10.2 BB%, 78.2 Contact% and 30.4 Hard% in 48 games at High-A before missing the final three months of the minor-league season with a shoulder injury that did not require surgery. Keith made it back for the Arizona Fall League, slashing .344/.463/.541 with three home runs and a 16:16 K:BB in 80 plate appearances. He has been playing third base and second base at recent stops, and there isn't enough talent in this organization to prevent Keith from getting steady playing time, even as a subpar defender. His upside is a plus hitter with plus power who hits second or third in the order. Keith is on track to reach the majors in 2024.
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Not in Sunday's lineup
Keith is out of the lineup for Sunday's game at Minnesota, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.
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Sitting out Tuesday
Keith is absent from the lineup for Tuesday's contest versus the Rangers.
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Tallies two hits in loss
Keith went 2-for-4 with an RBI in Monday's 7-4 loss to the Pirates.
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Not in Friday's lineup
Keith is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Athletics.
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Records first MLB stolen base
Keith went 3-for-8 with a walk, a double, an RBI and two runs scored across both games of Thursday's doubleheader against the Mets. He also stole a base.
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