Cal Raleigh
27-Year-Old
2024 Stats
AVG
.220
HR
34
RBI
100
R
73
SB
6
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Affectionately nicknamed "Big Dumper," Raleigh turned in his first career 30-homer season in 2023, finishing fifth at the catcher position in earned fantasy value behind William Contreras, J.T. Realmuto, Jonah Heim and Will Smith. Raleigh is rather one dimensional at the plate, though to his credit he raised his batting average from .211 to a more-palatable .232 last season. He's also drawn walks at roughly a 10 percent clip the last two seasons, helping offset a strikeout rate pushing 30 percent. Raleigh made 14 starts at designated hitter in 2023, and while that number could always take a hit, he projects to remain in the starting lineup most days. The 27-year-old has an exceptional arm behind the plate and at this point is an important part of the leadership and game-calling with the Seattle pitching staff. He temporarily silenced his doubters with his performance at the dish last season, but beware the average can largely offset the power contributions if it gets low enough. Read Past Outlooks
Secures 100-RBI season with homer
Raleigh went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and an additional run scored in Sunday's 6-4 win over the Athletics.
ANALYSIS
Raleigh set the major-league record for most homers by a catcher over his first four seasons when he went yard in the fifth inning. That blast was the margin of victory Sunday, and it also secured a 100-RBI campaign for the 27-year-old. Raleigh finished the year with a .220/.312/.436 slash line, 34 homers, 73 runs scored, six stolen bases and 16 doubles over 153 games, though he hit a much more impressive .286 (28-for-98) in September while homering in four of his last seven games.
Raleigh set the major-league record for most homers by a catcher over his first four seasons when he went yard in the fifth inning. That blast was the margin of victory Sunday, and it also secured a 100-RBI campaign for the 27-year-old. Raleigh finished the year with a .220/.312/.436 slash line, 34 homers, 73 runs scored, six stolen bases and 16 doubles over 153 games, though he hit a much more impressive .286 (28-for-98) in September while homering in four of his last seven games.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
+13%
OPS vs RHP
2024
+10%
OPS vs RHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .691 | 379 | 20 | 58 | .201 | ||||
Since 2022vs Right | .781 | 1233 | 71 | 180 | .228 | ||||
2024vs Left | .696 | 171 | 13 | 30 | .183 | ||||
2024vs Right | .767 | 457 | 21 | 70 | .234 | ||||
2023vs Left | .645 | 108 | 4 | 14 | .218 | ||||
2023vs Right | .790 | 461 | 26 | 61 | .235 | ||||
2022vs Left | .734 | 100 | 3 | 14 | .212 | ||||
2022vs Right | .785 | 315 | 24 | 49 | .211 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
+26%
OPS on Road
2024
+24%
OPS on Road
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022Home | .671 | 796 | 33 | 93 | .207 | ||||
Since 2022Away | .846 | 816 | 58 | 145 | .236 | ||||
2024Home | .665 | 306 | 11 | 38 | .201 | ||||
2024Away | .823 | 322 | 23 | 62 | .237 | ||||
2023Home | .730 | 280 | 13 | 34 | .234 | ||||
2023Away | .794 | 289 | 17 | 41 | .230 | ||||
2022Home | .600 | 210 | 9 | 21 | .180 | ||||
2022Away | .961 | 205 | 18 | 42 | .244 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Cal Raleigh 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
0.40BB Rate
11.1%K Rate
28.0%BABIP
.251ISO
.216AVG
.220OBP
.312SLG
.436OPS
.748wOBA
.327Exit Velocity
91.0 mphHard Hit Rate
39.6%Barrels/PA
9.2%Expected BA
.235Expected SLG
.486Sprint Speed
21.4 ft/secGround Ball %
31.1%Line Drive %
17.0%Fly Ball %
51.9%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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All aboard the Big Dumper express! Raleigh earned the moniker from Jarred Kelenic with his breakout sophomore season hitting timely homers with stellar defense as Raleigh seemingly aimed to remind Seattle what they once had in Mike Zunino. Raleigh's batting average was nothing to write home about as it hovered there most of the season with some peaks (.254 in down the stretch) and valleys (.136 into June), but his 121 wRC+ was well above the 89 figure the catching position as a whole produced league-wide. Like Zunino, the story here is raw power and Raleigh has plenty of it with the ability to launch a baseball to all fields with a prevalance to crank and yank them down the right field line. His numbers against righties and lefties are nearly identical and the defense means he is the primary catcher as long as the recovery from offseason hand surgery goes well. He is one of the primary reasons the catching position is no longer considered a black hole as he went from undraftable in 15 team leagues last season to a likely top 8 catcher on draft boards this season.
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Goes yard Friday
Raleigh went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 2-0 win over the Athletics.
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Lifts 31st homer
Raleigh went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a hit-by-pitch in Sunday's 6-5 loss to the Rangers.
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On base three times Saturday
Raleigh went 2-for-5 with an RBI single and a walk in a win over the Rangers on Saturday.
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Receiving breather Sunday
Raleigh is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers.
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Reaches 30-homer mark
Raleigh went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's loss to the Padres.
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Well positioned
Raleigh is slashing a solid .273/.304/.545 through 22 Cactus league at-bats. While he doesn't have a home run, his prodigious slugging has remained.
ANALYSIS
Raleigh broke out last season, mashing 27 bombs en route to a .489 slugging percentage. Tom Murphy represents the primary competition for at-bats at catcher, and he's gotten plenty of opportunities this spring, but Raleigh's lessened workload aligns with the load management of other key starters. There's always concern for sustained production after an emergent season, but the 26-year-old Raleigh has advantages in youth, defensive metrics, and pop over Murphy.
Raleigh broke out last season, mashing 27 bombs en route to a .489 slugging percentage. Tom Murphy represents the primary competition for at-bats at catcher, and he's gotten plenty of opportunities this spring, but Raleigh's lessened workload aligns with the load management of other key starters. There's always concern for sustained production after an emergent season, but the 26-year-old Raleigh has advantages in youth, defensive metrics, and pop over Murphy.