Eric Haase

Eric Haase

31-Year-Old CatcherC
Milwaukee Brewers
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Haase was the Tigers' Opening Day catcher last season, but he ended the campaign back in the minors in a different organization. After he popped a combined 36 homers from 2021-22, Haase's power vanished. The slugging had been his saving grace, as he's always had strikeout issues, and without that, Haase became a liability. Detroit designated him for assignment at the end of August, and after only a brief period of time with Cleveland, he was outrighted to Triple-A Columbus. It was an unceremonious end to a brutal season -- Haase's 42 wRC+ was the worst among all players with 250-plus plate appearances -- but nonetheless he managed to land a big-league deal with the Brewers in free agency. Now entering his age-31 season, Haase projects as Milwaukee's third catcher behind William Contreras and part-time DH Gary Sanchez. Read Past Outlooks
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#390
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$Signed a one-year, $1 million contract with the Brewers in December of 2023.
Goes yard Sunday
CMilwaukee Brewers
September 16, 2024
Haase went 3-for-5 with a two-run homer and two runs scored in Sunday's loss to the Diamondbacks.
ANALYSIS
Haase did damage in the sixth inning with a two-run blast to left off of Kevin Ginkel. It was his second time with three hits in a game this season and second home run over his last three starts. He's made just three starts since the beginning of September and is up to five homers, 13 RBI and nine runs scored for the year.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
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vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
 
 
+1%
OPS vs LHP
2024
 
 
+61%
OPS vs LHP
2023
 
 
+56%
OPS vs RHP
2022
 
 
+6%
OPS vs LHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022vs Left .669 222 24 8 22 2 .231 .275 .394
Since 2022vs Right .662 491 49 15 62 2 .235 .284 .378
2024vs Left 1.114 22 4 3 4 0 .300 .364 .750
2024vs Right .690 47 6 2 10 0 .261 .277 .413
2023vs Left .374 76 3 1 5 2 .135 .158 .216
2023vs Right .583 217 19 3 21 2 .225 .278 .305
2022vs Left .778 124 17 4 13 0 .281 .331 .447
2022vs Right .731 227 24 10 31 0 .239 .291 .440
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
 
 
+9%
OPS at Home
2024
 
 
+208%
OPS on Road
2023
 
 
+45%
OPS at Home
2022
 
 
+14%
OPS at Home
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022Home .695 339 33 12 49 1 .240 .292 .403
Since 2022Away .636 374 40 11 35 3 .229 .271 .366
2024Home .365 29 1 1 4 0 .077 .172 .192
2024Away 1.125 40 9 4 10 0 .400 .400 .725
2023Home .633 135 11 3 19 1 .250 .281 .352
2023Away .436 158 11 1 7 3 .158 .217 .219
2022Home .798 175 21 8 26 0 .258 .320 .478
2022Away .698 176 20 6 18 0 .250 .290 .409
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Stat Review
How does Eric Haase 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
0.11
 
BB Rate
4.3%
 
K Rate
40.6%
 
BABIP
.394
 
ISO
.242
 
AVG
.273
 
OBP
.304
 
SLG
.515
 
OPS
.819
 
wOBA
.355
 
Exit Velocity
90.0 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
47.4%
 
Barrels/PA
7.2%
 
Expected BA
.229
 
Expected SLG
.471
 
Sprint Speed
24.5 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
45.9%
 
Line Drive %
21.6%
 
Fly Ball %
32.4%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2023
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2019
Coming off something of a breakthrough 2021 campaign, when he hit 22 home runs and drove in 61, Haase was productive again in 2022 but took a bit of a step back. Despite playing in 12 more games, he only mustered 14 home runs and 44 RBI. Haase at least was clearly a better offensive option behind the plate than Tucker Barnhart, and that led to Haase essentially supplanting Barnhart as the No. 1 catcher as the season went along. Haase also displayed some defensive versatility, as he made 11 starts in the outfield, though that was down from 22 outfield starts in 2021, as the Tigers turned him into more of an everyday backstop. Catcher is a notoriously thin position in fantasy, so there is value in someone who can simply get to double figures in home runs and not be too much of a drain on batting average. That's what Haase has done the last two years for the Tigers, and he seems poised to enter 2023 as a starter, with Barnhart moving on to the Cubs. Now 30 years old, Haase is unlikely to take another significant leap as a player, so fantasy managers should continue to expect steady if not spectacular production.
Haase received 381 plate appearances - by far the highest mark of his career - the majority of which came behind the plate, though he also picked up some playing time in the outfield. He took advantage of the extended opportunity by displaying some impressive power, slugging 22 home runs while posting a .228 ISO -- good for the eighth-highest mark among catchers with at least 200 PA. Those results were backed by impressive metrics, highlighted by an 88th percentile max exit velocity and 86th percentile barrel rate. On the other hand, there was plenty swing and miss, as he struck out at a 31 percent clip that limited him to a .231 batting average. That could threaten Haase's ability to reach his power and simultaneously reduce his playing time, particularly because Detroit has already added Tucker Barnhart this offseason to serve as the primary backstop. His fantasy value could be salvaged if he continues to get reps in the outfield and at designated hitter, but that's hardly assured with top prospects Riley Greene and Spencer Torkelson set to join the mix.
Haase lines up as Cleveland's third catcher this season with Yan Gomes out the door and Kevin Plawecki entering the mix. He managed 20 homers for Triple-A Columbus last season, but that came with a .236 batting average, a .288 on-base percentage and a 30.0% strikeout rate. He was overmatched in his first small taste of the big leagues, going just 2-for-16 at the plate. His minor-league numbers were right in line with the scouting reports, as he combines big raw power with serious contact issues. When combined with a poor defensive reputation, there's little reason to expect Haase to carve out a significant role in 2019, even if the options ahead of him on the depth chart struggle. He should head to Triple-A and await an injury or the calendar turning to September.
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Seeing limited run at catcher
CMilwaukee Brewers
September 1, 2024
Haase remains out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Reds.
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Goes deep twice
CMilwaukee Brewers
July 21, 2024
Haase went 3-for-4 with two home runs and three RBI Sunday against the Twins.
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Gets sixth start of season
CMilwaukee Brewers
July 21, 2024
Haase will start at catcher and bat ninth in Sunday's game against the Twins.
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Gets call to majors
CMilwaukee Brewers
June 26, 2024
The Brewers selected Haase's contract from Triple-A Nashville on Wednesday, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.
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Outrighted to Triple-A
CMilwaukee Brewers
April 1, 2024
The Brewers outrighted Haase to Triple-A Nashville on Monday after he cleared waivers, Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
On taxi squad
CMilwaukee Brewers
May 3, 2024
Haase joined the Brewers as a member of the taxi squad ahead of Friday's game against the Cubs, reports Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
ANALYSIS
Gary Sanchez is dealing with a minor hamstring injury, and Haase stands ready to provide some catching depth should the injury worsen. Haase failed to make Milwaukee's Opening Day roster despite hitting .395 with five homers during spring training, and he has a .747 OPS and 42.3 percent strikeout rate in 19 games for Triple-A Nashville.
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