Jacob Amaya

Jacob Amaya

26-Year-Old ShortstopSS
Chicago White Sox
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Amaya made his big-league debut last summer but garnered just nine plate appearances in four games. He slashed .252/.344/.406 with 15 home runs and six steals in 128 games at Triple-A, marking the third straight year with double-digit long balls after previously showing much less pop. The 25-year-old has no guarantees but is likely to receive another look with the Marlins in 2024, especially since utility man Jon Berti represents the only real established roadblock at shortstop. Read Past Outlooks
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$Signed a one-year contract with the Marlins in March of 2024. Traded to the Astros in April of 2024. Waived by the Astros in August of 2024. Claimed off waivers by the White Sox in August of 2024.
Fading into platoon role
SSChicago White Sox
September 18, 2024
Amaya is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Angels.
ANALYSIS
After making 14 starts at shortstop in a 16-game stretch from Aug. 30 through Monday, Amaya now finds himself on the bench for the second day in a row. He's sat in each of the White Sox's last three matchups with right-handed pitchers, as Amaya looks to have moved into the short side of a platoon at shortstop with the lefty-hitting Nicky Lopez. Since joining the White Sox on Aug. 27 after being claimed off waivers from the Astros, Amaya is slashing .244/.311/.268.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
10
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
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#8
#9
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10
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
 
 
+29%
OPS vs LHP
2024
 
 
+38%
OPS vs LHP
2023
 
 
+25%
OPS vs RHP
2022
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022vs Left .479 35 4 0 1 2 .194 .286 .194
Since 2022vs Right .370 46 1 0 4 0 .174 .174 .196
2024vs Left .492 30 3 0 0 1 .192 .300 .192
2024vs Right .357 42 1 0 3 0 .167 .167 .190
2023vs Left .400 5 1 0 1 1 .200 .200 .200
2023vs Right .500 4 0 0 1 0 .250 .250 .250
2022vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
 
 
+40%
OPS on Road
2024
 
 
+36%
OPS on Road
2023
 
 
+100%
OPS on Road
2022
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022Home .344 39 0 0 1 1 .139 .205 .139
Since 2022Away .482 42 5 0 4 1 .220 .238 .244
2024Home .345 33 0 0 0 1 .133 .212 .133
2024Away .468 39 4 0 3 0 .211 .231 .237
2023Home .333 6 0 0 1 0 .167 .167 .167
2023Away .667 3 1 0 1 1 .333 .333 .333
2022Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Stat Review
How does Jacob Amaya 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
0.14
 
BB Rate
5.6%
 
K Rate
38.9%
 
BABIP
.300
 
ISO
.015
 
AVG
.176
 
OBP
.222
 
SLG
.191
 
OPS
.413
 
wOBA
.192
 
Exit Velocity
87.8 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
25.0%
 
Barrels/PA
1.4%
 
Expected BA
.180
 
Expected SLG
.227
 
Sprint Speed
24.7 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
52.5%
 
Line Drive %
22.5%
 
Fly Ball %
25.0%
 
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2023 Fantasy Outlook
For the first time as a pro, Amaya flashed a bit of power at Double-A in 2021, swatting 12 homers across 476 plate appearances. It was encouraging to see him follow that up with 17 long balls over 567 plate appearances between Double-A and Triple-A last season, boosting his big-league outlook considerably. The 24-year-old is already more than capable with the glove, as he possesses quick hands and a strong, accurate arm that make him arguably the best defensive infield prospect in the system. Despite the recent gains, it's unlikely that Amaya will ever be more than an average power hitter, and he isn't projected to be a big base stealer in the majors. He could debut in 2023, and his chance to evolve long-term into an everyday player rather than be relegated to a utility role will likely hinge on how well he can sustain the power gains without too heavily sacrificing the consistent-contact approach that kept him afloat during his early seasons in the minors.
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Out of Saturday's lineup
SSChicago White Sox
September 14, 2024
Amaya is not in Saturday's lineup against the Athletics.
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Carving out regular role
SSChicago White Sox
September 11, 2024
Amaya will start at shortstop and bat ninth in Wednesday's game versus the Guardians.
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Hits in three straight
SSChicago White Sox
September 5, 2024
Amaya went 1-for-4 with a double Wednesday against the Orioles.
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Making fourth straight start
SSChicago White Sox
September 2, 2024
Amaya will start at shortstop and bat ninth in Monday's game against the Orioles.
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Joining big-league club
SSChicago White Sox
August 27, 2024
Amaya was added to the 26-man roster by the White Sox ahead of Tuesday's game versus the Rangers, Francys Romero of BeisbolFR.com reports.
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Chance to be claimed by Detroit?
SSMiami Marlins
April 2, 2024
Evan Woodbery of MLive.com suggests the Tigers could be interested in placing a waiver claim on Amaya.
ANALYSIS
The 25-year-old was designated for assignment by the Marlins on Tuesday after he failed to make the club's Opening Day roster during spring training. Amaya spent most of last season at the Triple-A level and had a .252/.344/.406 slash line with 15 homers and six steals in 128 games, though he also had a brief look in the big leagues. The shortstop can also be optioned to the minors, which could spur more interest on waivers, particularly for teams like Detroit that have an open spot on the 40-man roster.
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