Ezequiel Duran

Ezequiel Duran

25-Year-Old Third Baseman3B
Texas Rangers
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Duran emerged as a force for the Rangers and for fantasy managers in the first three months last season, slashing a robust .320/.361/.557 with 12 home runs over 233 plate appearances. The 24-year-old's over-aggressiveness eventually caught up to him, though, as he bottomed out from July on with a .225/.283/.310 line and just two homers in 59 contests. Duran's last start of the regular season came on Sept. 15 and he didn't play in the playoffs during the Rangers' run to the World Series. The poor finish puts Duran's future playing time in a precarious spot, although working in his favor is his ability to play all over the field. Duran has some loud tools, as his 96th percentile max exit velocity and 91st percentile sprint speed can attest. He's been a free swinger since his minor-league days, though, so it's fair to question whether he'll ever make enough contact for those tools to shine through. Read Past Outlooks
RANKS
Rest of Season
From Preseason
#314
ADP
$Signed a one-year contract with the Rangers in March of 2024.
Reinstated from paternity list
3BTexas Rangers
September 27, 2024
The Rangers reinstated Duran from the paternity list Friday.
ANALYSIS
Duran missed the Rangers' last three games while on paternity leave, but the 25-year-old will be available for the upcoming weekend series against the Angels. For the month of September, Duran has slashed .288/.327/.442 with five doubles, one home run and six RBI across 55 plate appearances.
Read More News
Batting Stats
Loading Batting Stats...
2024
2023
2022
2024 MLB Game Log
calculator icon
Calculate Stats Over Time
Just click on any two dates.
Scoring
FanDuel
DraftKings
Yahoo DFS
Sorare
Loading Batting Game Log...
2023 MLB Game Log
calculator icon
Calculate Stats Over Time
Just click on any two dates.
Scoring
FanDuel
DraftKings
Yahoo DFS
Sorare
Loading Batting Game Log...
2022 MLB Game Log
calculator icon
Calculate Stats Over Time
Just click on any two dates.
Scoring
FanDuel
DraftKings
Yahoo DFS
Sorare
Loading Batting Game Log...
Minor League Game Log
calculator icon
Calculate Stats Over Time
Just click on any two dates.
Loading Minor League Batting Game Log...
Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
3
4
14
20
5
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
3
7
9
6
4
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
 
 
+2%
OPS vs LHP
2024
 
 
+34%
OPS vs RHP
2023
 
 
+13%
OPS vs LHP
2022
 
 
+16%
OPS vs LHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022vs Left .700 276 27 8 36 2 .242 .293 .406
Since 2022vs Right .686 668 79 14 55 11 .264 .306 .380
2024vs Left .494 92 5 0 6 0 .209 .250 .244
2024vs Right .663 193 21 3 14 1 .264 .306 .357
2023vs Left .837 132 16 6 18 2 .273 .333 .504
2023vs Right .738 307 39 8 28 6 .277 .320 .418
2022vs Left .718 52 6 2 12 0 .224 .269 .449
2022vs Right .619 168 19 3 13 4 .239 .280 .340
More Splits View More Split Stats
Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
 
 
+28%
OPS at Home
2024
 
 
+32%
OPS at Home
2023
 
 
+28%
OPS at Home
2022
 
 
+16%
OPS at Home
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022Home .782 430 55 16 49 4 .279 .328 .454
Since 2022Away .613 514 51 6 42 9 .239 .281 .333
2024Home .700 132 15 1 13 1 .276 .326 .374
2024Away .531 153 11 2 7 0 .221 .255 .276
2023Home .866 211 29 11 27 1 .301 .351 .515
2023Away .676 228 26 3 19 7 .252 .300 .376
2022Home .703 87 11 4 9 2 .232 .276 .427
2022Away .604 133 14 1 16 2 .238 .278 .325
More Splits View More Split Stats
Stat Review
How does Ezequiel Duran 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
0.22
 
BB Rate
4.9%
 
K Rate
22.1%
 
BABIP
.310
 
ISO
.075
 
AVG
.246
 
OBP
.288
 
SLG
.321
 
OPS
.609
 
wOBA
.272
 
Exit Velocity
87.1 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
26.2%
 
Barrels/PA
2.5%
 
Expected BA
.216
 
Expected SLG
.315
 
Sprint Speed
25.3 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
46.8%
 
Line Drive %
15.6%
 
Fly Ball %
37.6%
 
Prospect Rankings History
Advanced Batting Stats
Loading Advanced Batting Stats...
Additional Stats
Games By Position
Defensive Stats
Loading Games Played by Position...
Loading MLB Defensive Stats...
Batted Ball Stats
Loading Batted Ball Stats...
Stats Vs Upcoming Pitchers
Want more matchup stats?
Loading Matchup Stats...
Our full team depth charts are reserved for RotoWire subscribers.
Subscribe Now
Recent RotoWire Articles Featuring Ezequiel Duran See More
AL FAAB Factor: Waiver Pickups of the Week
44 days ago
Erik Siegrist checks out the available talent in the AL heading into the final week of the regular season, and a favorable schedule could make Kyle Manzardo a strong roster addition.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
2023
2020
Duran is an exciting potential of ingredients who frankly needs more time to bake in the minors. He has the raw tools to be a successful fantasy contributor at some point in his professional career, but 2023 is unlikely to be that time as his impatience at the plate and issues making contact have gotten the better of him at the upper levels of the sport. He would seemingly enter the spring in competition with Josh Jung for the third base job, and could very well earn it if the near year-long layoff for Jung comes into play during March. Duran will likely make the roster in a reserve capacity but the club may also decide regular at bats in Triple-A is better for him. Given the experienced and expensive depth on the roster, a solid spring from Jung almost guarantees a red tag hanging from Duran's locker after a late March game.
An outstanding small-sample Dominican Summer League performance in 2017 and reports of explosive athleticism have had Duran on the dynasty-league radar for a couple years, but it wasn't until his 2019 season in the New York-Penn League that the substance started to match the hype. He cut his groundball rate to a career-best 42.2% en route to leading the league with 13 homers -- his 143 wRC+ ranked fifth among hitters 20 and under. While he stole 11 bases on 15 tries, his athleticism has declined since he signed in 2017, and he now projects as a strong second baseman with big thump in his bat. The key for Duran in the coming years will be improving his approach. A 27.8 K% for a 20-year-old in short-season ball does not portend an impressive BA or OBP at Low-A, so it should not be a huge surprise if he struggles early in 2020.
More Fantasy News
Placed on paternity list
3BTexas Rangers
Personal
September 24, 2024
The Rangers placed Duran on the paternity list Tuesday.
ANALYSIS
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Getting rest Tuesday
3BTexas Rangers
September 24, 2024
Duran isn't in Texas' lineup for Tuesday's game against the Athletics.
ANALYSIS
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Starts at third base
3BTexas Rangers
September 22, 2024
Duran started at third base and went 2-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored in Saturday's 8-4 loss to the Mariners.
ANALYSIS
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Out of Tuesday's lineup
3BTexas Rangers
September 17, 2024
Duran is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Blue Jays.
ANALYSIS
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Back on bench Thursday
3BTexas Rangers
September 12, 2024
Duran is not in the lineup for Thursday's game in Seattle.
ANALYSIS
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Latest Fantasy Rumors
Offseason trade possible
3BTexas Rangers
October 24, 2024
Duran is a candidate to be traded by the Rangers during the offseason, reports Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News.
ANALYSIS
The utility man underwhelmed at the plate this year with a .609 OPS in 92 contests, and Texas already has a superior utility option in Josh Smith when the rest of its infield is healthy. Duran likely won't significantly move the needle on the trade market by himself, but he could be included as part of a multi-player package.
See All MLB Rumors