Danny Mendick

Danny Mendick

31-Year-Old ShortstopSS
Chicago White Sox AAA
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Mendick has seen major-league action in each of the past five years, though he's played more than 35 games in a season just once. He's largely been ineffective offensively with a .652 OPS in 515 big-league plate appearances but provides plenty of versatility defensively. Mendick rejoined the White Sox on a minor-league deal for 2024 and will likely be limited to a utility role if he receives a look in the majors. Read Past Outlooks
$Signed a one-year contract with the White Sox in February of 2024.
Clears waivers, heads to Triple-A
SSChicago White Sox  AAA
July 19, 2024
Mendick cleared waivers Friday and was outrighted to Triple-A Charlotte, Scott Merkin of MLB.com reports.
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Mendick was designated for assignment Wednesday to clear the way for Nick Senzel to join the active roster. After going unclaimed, Mendick will join the White Sox's Triple-A affiliate. He has logged 141 plate appearances with the White Sox this season and posted a .561 OPS with three homers and six stolen bases.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
1
2
2
5
10
4
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
2
6
3
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
 
 
+31%
OPS vs LHP
2024
 
 
+76%
OPS vs LHP
2023
 
 
+20%
OPS vs LHP
2022
 
 
+29%
OPS vs LHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022vs Left .731 120 13 3 13 4 .268 .311 .420
Since 2022vs Right .559 196 26 4 14 4 .198 .251 .308
2024vs Left .774 53 4 2 5 4 .255 .327 .447
2024vs Right .440 88 9 1 3 2 .165 .193 .247
2023vs Left .544 41 2 0 1 0 .225 .244 .300
2023vs Right .454 28 2 1 3 1 .120 .214 .240
2022vs Left .945 26 7 1 7 0 .360 .385 .560
2022vs Right .732 80 15 2 8 1 .264 .329 .403
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
 
 
+15%
OPS at Home
2024
 
 
+16%
OPS at Home
2023
 
 
+68%
OPS at Home
2022
 
 
+3%
OPS at Home
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022Home .673 143 18 4 14 3 .233 .282 .391
Since 2022Away .584 173 21 3 13 5 .217 .267 .317
2024Home .607 66 6 2 4 2 .197 .246 .361
2024Away .522 75 7 1 4 4 .197 .240 .282
2023Home .640 34 2 1 3 1 .219 .265 .375
2023Away .382 35 2 0 1 0 .152 .200 .182
2022Home .799 43 10 1 7 0 .300 .349 .450
2022Away .777 63 12 2 8 1 .281 .339 .439
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Stat Review
How does Danny Mendick 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.
  • BB/K
    Walk to strikeout ratio
  • BB Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a walk.
  • K Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a strikeout.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many of a batter’s balls in play go for hits.
  • ISO
    Isolated Power. Slugging percentage minus batting average. A computation used to measure a batter's raw power.
  • AVG
    Batting average. Hits divided by at bats.
  • OBP
    On Base Percentage. A measure of how often a batters reaches base. Roughly equal to number of times on base divided by plate appearances.
  • SLG
    Slugging Percentage. A measure of the batting productivity of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at bats.
  • OPS
    On base plus slugging. THe sum of a batter's on-base percentage and slugging percentage.
  • wOBA
    Weighted on-base average. Measures a player's overall offensive contributions per plate appearance. wOBA combines all the different aspects of hitting into one metric, weighting each of them in proportion to their actual run value.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Hard Hit Rate
    A measure of contact quality from Sports Info Solutions. This stat explains what percentage of batted balls were hit hard vs. medium or soft.
  • Barrels/PA
    The percentage of plate appearances where a batter had a batted ball classified as a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Expected BA
    Expected Batting Average.
  • Expected SLG
    Expected Slugging Percentage.
  • Sprint Speed
    The speed of a runner from home to first, in feet per second.
  • Ground Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are on the ground.
  • Line Drive %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are line drives.
  • Fly Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are fly balls.
BB/K
0.17
 
BB Rate
4.3%
 
K Rate
24.8%
 
BABIP
.245
 
ISO
.121
 
AVG
.197
 
OBP
.243
 
SLG
.318
 
OPS
.561
 
wOBA
.250
 
Exit Velocity
83.8 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
24.5%
 
Barrels/PA
4.3%
 
Expected BA
.206
 
Expected SLG
.328
 
Sprint Speed
23.1 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
40.0%
 
Line Drive %
18.9%
 
Fly Ball %
41.1%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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2020
Mendick was amid his most productive season at the plate when he blew out his right knee last June. The White Sox elected to non-tender him as a result of the injury, but he was quickly scooped up by the Mets on a major-league deal. The hope is that Mendick will be ready to roll for Opening Day, although it's possible the team proceeds cautiously with him. Mendick is predominantly a middle infielder but can handle third base and the corner outfield spots, as well. His versatility could be useful for the Mets but it's not a skill set which figures to bear any fantasy fruit.
In his 49 games with the White Sox across the last two seasons, Mendick has logged playing time at second base, third base and shortstop. His playing time unexpectedly increased in 2020 after Nick Madrigal was sidelined with a shoulder injury and Yoan Moncada missed an early portion of the campaign with a COVID-19 diagnosis. Mendick has a profile stereotypical of a utility infielder, capable of making contact at a decent rate but lacking significant power. Notably, he has just a .144 ISO across 154 major-league plate appearances and has barreled only two balls in 111 batted ball events. Though Mendick was able to rack up steals in the upper levels of the minors, he has shown average to below-average sprint speed and has yet to steal a bag with the White Sox. Entering 2021, he will have the chance to maintain his utility role and could be the primary backup at second base, third base and shortstop.
Mendick made his big-league debut in September, hitting .308 with a pair of homers in 40 trips to the plate. In a larger sample of 133 games for Triple-A Charlotte, he hit .279/.368/.444 (109 wRC+) with 17 homers and 19 steals. Mendick was never highly rated as a prospect, but he should have enough of a skillset to make it as a bench player in the majors. It's possible that at-bats are available at second base early in the season, but Nick Madrigal should be arriving soon and occupying the position for the foreseeable future, if all goes well. Mendick can take a walk and steal a handful of bases, which could keep him somewhat relevant in AL-only leagues if he does end up with unexpected playing time, but he doesn't have the power to make a significant impact in most formats.
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Gets bumped off 40-man roster
SSChicago White Sox  AAA
July 17, 2024
The White Sox designated Mendick for assignment Wednesday.
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Goes deep in loss
SSChicago White Sox  AAA
July 7, 2024
Mendick went 2-for-3 with a two-run homer, two runs scored and a walk in Sunday's loss to Miami.
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Heading back to bench
SSChicago White Sox  AAA
June 19, 2024
Mendick is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Astros.
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Serving in utility role
SSChicago White Sox  AAA
June 5, 2024
Mendick is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Cubs.
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Should have regular role
SSChicago White Sox  AAA
June 1, 2024
Mendick went 2-for-4 with a stolen base Saturday against the Brewers.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Regular role coming in 2022?
SSChicago White Sox  AAA
November 8, 2021
Mendick is an option to see more time at second base next season with Cesar Hernandez headed for free agency, though the team is expected to explore external candidates, Scott Merkin of MLB.com notes.
ANALYSIS
Hernandez joined the White Sox via an in-season trade and didn't produce, so the club decided to move on. Mendick could be next in line, but the 28-year-old has a career OPS of just .640 and has never been a true everyday player, so Chicago may look for a more proven option, which would push Mendick into a utility role
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