Christian Vazquez
34-Year-Old
2024 Stats
AVG
.221
HR
7
RBI
27
R
29
SB
3
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Minnesota signed Vazquez to a three-year, $30 million contact before last season to be the team's primary catcher, but he struggled offensively while Ryan Jeffers excelled at the plate. Vazquez hit just .223 with little power (.095 ISO) and a paltry .280 OBA. His underlying metrics were equally poor as he had a career-worst 23.1% K% and was in the bottom 1st percentile in xwOBA. He also can't blame health as he avoided the injured list. The only hope for a rebound is that he's alternated productive and abysmal seasons at the plate throughout his career. Vazquez was a plus with his defense, however, as he was in the 70th percentile in pitch framing (per Baseball Savant) and was 8th among all catchers in DEF (a defensive measure from Fangraphs). The Twins like to utilize two catchers to reduce wear and tear, but Vazquez will likely have a secondary role as Jeffers started every playoff game, signaling Jeffers is now the top option. Read Past Outlooks
Back from paternity leave
The Twins activated Vazquez (personal) from the paternity list Wednesday, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Vazquez was away for two games while welcoming a new addition to the family. Fellow catcher Jair Camargo was sent down to Triple-A St. Paul in a corresponding move.
Vazquez was away for two games while welcoming a new addition to the family. Fellow catcher Jair Camargo was sent down to Triple-A St. Paul in a corresponding move.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
+18%
OPS vs LHP
2024
+5%
OPS vs RHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .720 | 278 | 11 | 34 | .254 | ||||
Since 2022vs Right | .608 | 818 | 11 | 77 | .238 | ||||
2024vs Left | .557 | 94 | 3 | 11 | .200 | ||||
2024vs Right | .583 | 221 | 4 | 16 | .230 | ||||
2023vs Left | .776 | 76 | 5 | 10 | .250 | ||||
2023vs Right | .547 | 279 | 1 | 22 | .216 | ||||
2022vs Left | .823 | 108 | 3 | 13 | .304 | ||||
2022vs Right | .677 | 318 | 6 | 39 | .264 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
+23%
OPS at Home
2024
+25%
OPS at Home
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022Home | .705 | 537 | 12 | 64 | .262 | ||||
Since 2022Away | .572 | 559 | 10 | 47 | .224 | ||||
2024Home | .644 | 147 | 3 | 16 | .239 | ||||
2024Away | .516 | 168 | 4 | 11 | .206 | ||||
2023Home | .632 | 173 | 2 | 19 | .241 | ||||
2023Away | .566 | 182 | 4 | 13 | .207 | ||||
2022Home | .802 | 217 | 7 | 29 | .294 | ||||
2022Away | .621 | 209 | 2 | 23 | .253 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Christian Vazquez 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
0.17BB Rate
3.5%K Rate
20.6%BABIP
.257ISO
.105AVG
.221OBP
.248SLG
.327OPS
.575wOBA
.253Exit Velocity
88.5 mphHard Hit Rate
29.8%Barrels/PA
2.9%Expected BA
.235Expected SLG
.356Sprint Speed
21.2 ft/secGround Ball %
39.2%Line Drive %
20.7%Fly Ball %
40.1%Advanced Batting Stats
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Vazquez was acquired by the Astros at the trade deadline to boost their offensive production at catcher, but he never found his footing in Houston and had a .586 OPS across only 35 games as Martin Maldonado remained the primary backstop. Vazquez also struggled in 2021 with a 76 wRC+, but he still had a strong first half for Boston last season with a .282/.327/.432 slash line, eight homers and 42 RBI in 84 contests. The latter numbers are more in line with his production over the past few years, and he's hit north of .270 in four of the past six seasons. He clubbed 23 homers in 2019 but hasn't reached double digits in any other big-league campaign, so he shouldn't be expected to provide more than a handful of long balls. Vazquez got a three-year, $30 million deal from Minnesota, where he will likely be ahead of Ryan Jeffers, at least early in the season. His defense makes him a much more valuable real-life player than he is in fantasy.
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Goes on paternity list
The Twins placed Vazquez on the paternity list Monday.
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Three hits in Sunday's loss
Vazquez went 3-for-4 with two doubles in Sunday's 5-3 loss to the Guardians.
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Homers in Tuesday's loss
Vazquez went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 7-3 loss to the Cubs.
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Three hits vs. Tigers
Vazquez went 3-for-4 with a two-run homer, two runs, a walk and a stolen base in Friday's 9-3 win over Detroit.
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Leads club to comeback win
Vazquez went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and two additional RBI in Sunday's 3-2 win over the Astros.
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Clear trade candidate
Vazquez is an "obvious" candidate to be traded by the Twins during the offseason, reports Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic.
ANALYSIS
The veteran catcher has one year and $10 million remaining on his contract, so Minnesota would likely need to pay down some of that salary to facilitate a deal. Vazquez remains a strong defender but posted a .221/.248/.327 slash line in 93 regular-season games in 2024, and he's better suited as a backup catcher than a regular option behind the plate.
The veteran catcher has one year and $10 million remaining on his contract, so Minnesota would likely need to pay down some of that salary to facilitate a deal. Vazquez remains a strong defender but posted a .221/.248/.327 slash line in 93 regular-season games in 2024, and he's better suited as a backup catcher than a regular option behind the plate.