Jake Fraley

Jake Fraley

31-Year-Old OutfielderOF
Tampa Bay Rays
10-Day IL
Injury Abdomen
Est. Return 7/17/2026
2026 Stats
AVG
.232
HR
2
RBI
5
R
6
SB
3
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If you are a parent, grandparents, or guardian, you have likely sung head, shoulders, knees, and toes to children. Get that song in your head and replace the lyrics with knee, oblique, ankle, and calf for Fraley because name a body part and he has injured it in recent seasons. Fraley was designed for assignment by the Reds after a knee injury and was one of the many players Atlanta picked up off waivers. Fraley had some timely hits in his brief time before an oblique injury ended his season and he was eventually designated for assignment and was eventually claimed off waivers by Tampa Bay. On paper, Fraley plays the corner outfield positions, yet both corner outfield positions at press time are also manned by lefty hitters in Simpson and Lowe. Neither of those options has shown the ability to handle centerfield, so Fraley's fantasy viability in AL-Only leagues is currently clouded. Should Lowe or Simpson be dealt or moved to center, Fraley becomes a strong-side platoon option at a corner outfield position for a team whose collective 2025 outfield hit all of 29 home runs. Read Past Outlooks
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#406
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League Majors
Bats L
Throws L
40 Man Yes
Height 6'0"
Weight 206
DOB 5/25/1995
Born Frederick, MD
College LSU
Drafted 2016 TB
Signed a one-year, $3 million contract with the Rays in November of 2025.
Facing long-term absence
OFTampa Bay Rays
Abdomen
May 18, 2026
Rays manager Kevin Cash said Monday that Fraley (hernia) will require surgery and will face a recovery timeline of 6-to-8 weeks, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Analysis
Tampa Bay placed Fraley on the 10-day injured list Sunday due to the hernia, but it wasn't immediately clear whether the outfielder would need surgery to address the matter. Now that the Rays have confirmed Fraley will need a procedure, he appears likely to remain on the shelf through the All-Star break. Jonny DeLuca and Ryan Vilade likely represent the top candidates to see added opportunities in right field while Fraley is shelved, and utility player Richie Palacios also looms as an option to see more work in the outfield.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
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#3
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#9
6
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16
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
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1
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2024
 
 
+24%
OPS vs RHP
2026
 
 
+2%
OPS vs LHP
2025
 
 
+23%
OPS vs RHP
2024
 
 
+32%
OPS vs RHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2024vs Left .587 77 15 1 3 3 .247 .286 .301
Since 2024vs Right .728 612 66 12 51 24 .262 .332 .396
2026vs Left .700 10 1 0 0 1 .300 .300 .400
2026vs Right .689 80 5 2 5 2 .222 .300 .389
2025vs Left .586 11 6 0 0 0 .222 .364 .222
2025vs Right .720 206 25 6 23 4 .242 .330 .390
2024vs Left .564 56 8 1 3 2 .241 .268 .296
2024vs Right .743 326 36 4 23 18 .284 .340 .402
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2024
 
 
+6%
OPS on Road
2026
 
 
+13%
OPS on Road
2025
 
 
+22%
OPS on Road
2024
 
 
+4%
OPS at Home
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2024Home .688 291 33 6 23 9 .250 .326 .362
Since 2024Away .729 398 48 7 31 18 .267 .327 .402
2026Home .643 39 3 1 4 0 .222 .282 .361
2026Away .727 51 3 1 1 3 .239 .314 .413
2025Home .636 99 13 3 11 0 .207 .303 .333
2025Away .779 118 18 3 12 4 .269 .356 .423
2024Home .733 153 17 2 8 9 .285 .353 .380
2024Away .704 229 27 3 18 11 .272 .314 .390
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Stat Review
How does Jake Fraley 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
0.32
 
BB Rate
8.9%
 
K Rate
27.8%
 
BABIP
.309
 
ISO
.159
 
AVG
.232
 
OBP
.300
 
SLG
.390
 
OPS
.690
 
wOBA
.306
 
Exit Velocity
83.9 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
22.8%
 
Barrels/PA
5.6%
 
Expected BA
.204
 
Expected SLG
.345
 
Sprint Speed
24.5 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
31.6%
 
Line Drive %
15.8%
 
Fly Ball %
52.6%
 
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Fraley was banged up throughout the 2024 season and landed on the injured list in August with a right knee sprain. In between the fits and starts, he managed just five home runs across 382 plate appearances, presumably related to his various health woes. The outfielder still reached 20 steals for the second straight year and finished strong with a .299/.353/.455 line in September. Fraley made six starts and totaled 33 plate appearances against left-handed pitching last season, and he is unlikely to be more than a platoon player under new manager Terry Francona. Nonetheless, Fraley is a bounce-back candidate and has appeal as a late-round outfielder given his well-rounded skill set and opportunity in an advantageous home park.
Acquired from Seattle prior to the 2022 season, Fraley has emerged as a quality platoon outfielder/DH in his two years with Cincinnati. He spent time on the injured list last season with wrist and toe injuries, the latter of which required October surgery to repair. Fraley is expected to be fully ready for the start of spring training in 2024. Reds manager David Bell was rigid in his usage of Fraley, limiting him to a mere four starts and 41 plate appearances against left-handed pitching all season. When he had the platoon advantage, Fraley slashed .268/.348/.467 with all 15 of his home runs. He's done a better job of being aggressive within the strike zone, adding nearly 12 percentage points to his Z-Swing% over the past two years, and the speed element of his game showed up in 2023 in the form of 21 steals in 26 attempts. The fact that he doesn't play against lefty pitching limits his counting-stat upside, but among strict platoon bats in MLB, Fraley is right up there with (or just behind) the best.
Fraley was acquired by the Reds from the Mariners just before the start of the 2022 campaign, and he took a major step forward when available with an .812 OPS and 12 home runs in 247 plate appearances. The problem being he was sidelined for much of the summer with knee and toe injuries and played in only 68 games. Still, Fraley cut his strikeout rate nearly five percentage points to 21.9 percent and took advantage of playing at hitter-friendly Great American Ball Park with a .287/.362/.511 slash line at home. The Reds aren't likely to make any significant splashes in free agency, so Fraley should receive regular playing time to open 2023. He could be a decent depth option for mix-league fantasy formats and could especially have value as a streamer for homestands.
If you like OBP, Jake Fraley provides that. Throughout Fraley's short MLB career, he totaled 13 home runs and 11 steals with a slash line of .196/.320/.336 in 335 plate appearances. Fraley's high BB% at 17.4% comes a 26.8% K%. With more playing time, Fraley's upside could be a 20/20 season. However, Fraley's .531 OPS versus lefties may limit that. In terms of skills, Fraley rocks a 24.7% LD% and 5.9% barrel rate with a patient approach, evidenced by the 22.6% O-Swing% and 41.4% Swing% well below the league averages. Fraley dealt with a quad, hamstring, and shoulder injury throughout 2020-2021 that caused him to lose plate appearances. Outside of Mitch Haniger and Jarred Kelenic, Fraley will battle with Taylor Trammell, Dylan Moore, and Kyle Lewis in the outfield. Top prospect Julio Rodriguez is also on his way. Fraley serves as a cheap source of power and speed.
Fraley hasn't done much with his major-league opportunities, posting a .152/.200/.227 slash line and registering a 35.7 K% across 70 plate appearances over parts of the last two seasons. The outfielder's struggles are a sharp contrast to his hitting prowess in the minors. Between 2018 and 2019, Fraley batted .316 and struck out less than 20% of the time while progressing from High-A to Triple-A. His appeal grew with an emergence of power in 2019, when he more than doubled his previous minor-league output with 19 homers in only 382 at-bats. Fraley has reached double-digit stolen bases three times in four minor-league seasons, so he could have fantasy value as a moderate speed-power contributor if he can prove himself against big-league pitching. However, Fraley turns 26 in May and Jerred Kelenic is waiting in the wings, so Fraley's window to squeeze himself into Seattle's future plans could be closing.
The Mariners had to add Fraley to the 40-man in 2019 one way or another, so they selected his contract in August after he obliterated Double-A pitching (156 wRC+) and was OK in 38 games at Triple-A (104 wRC+). His season was cut short when he sprained ligaments in his thumb. Fraley missed significant time due to injuries earlier in his career, so he is not a normal 24-year-old from a developmental standpoint. The No. 77 pick from 2016 has been dominant at almost every MiLB stop. He is an above-average defender with above-average speed who excels at lifting the ball, but his LD% dipped after his promotion from Double-A while he worked on using the whole field. Fraley projects to be a better real-life player than Mallex Smith, so he will be given the opportunity this spring to take the center field job and run with it. There is some swing-and-miss in his game, but he has 20/20 upside.
Injuries prevented Fraley's career from taking off in his first full season after being selected by the Rays with the No. 77 overall pick in 2016. However, he hit .361/.449/.680 with 13 home runs and 39 steals over 40 games in the Australian Baseball League last offseason, which put him squarely back on the dynasty-league map. He followed that up by notching a 172 wRC+ in 260 plate appearances at High-A, but undisclosed injuries once again cost him time. An offseason trade to the Mariners put him on the national radar, which unfortunately ups the acquisition cost, but it was a boon for those who already had him rostered, as he goes from a club with ridiculous depth to an organization where he should have a clear path to playing time. Fraley is an excellent defender in center field, makes hard contact to all fields and rarely strikes out. The key going forward will be proving he can hold up over a full season. He will likely be assigned to Double-A.
The 21-year-old center fielder slashed .238/.339/.364 with a homer, 18 RBI, seven triples and 33 stolen bases at short-season Hudson Valley after being selected 77th overall in the 2016 first-year player draft. He posted a solid 14.2 percent strikeout rate and 83 percent contact rate while batting at or near the top of the order. The speed and plate skills make him somewhat intriguing, but will Fraley hit enough against higher-level pitching to take full advantage of his speed? Time will tell. . . and for most, waiting it out will be a tough sell.
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Shifts to IL
OFTampa Bay Rays
Abdomen
May 17, 2026
The Rays (hernia) placed Fraley on the 10-day injured list Sunday.
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Headed to IL with hernia
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Groin
May 16, 2026
The Rays will place Fraley on the 10-day injured list Sunday due to a hernia, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
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Idle against lefty again
OFTampa Bay Rays
May 10, 2026
Fraley is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox, Ryan Bass of Rays.tv reports.
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Hitting bench against lefty
OFTampa Bay Rays
May 4, 2026
Fraley is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Blue Jays, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
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Homers in return to lineup
OFTampa Bay Rays
April 25, 2026
Fraley went 1-for-2 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 6-1 win over the Twins.
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Possible trade target
OFCincinnati Reds
December 28, 2022
Levi Weaver of The Athletic speculates the Rangers could attempt to acquire Fraley from the Reds.
Analysis
Fraley was limited to just 68 games last season due to knee and toe injuries, but he was a valuable bat when available with a .259/.344/.468 slash line and 12 home runs. The 27-year-old is a poor defender and typically fares better against right-handed pitching, and the Rangers could look for him to fill the strong side of a platoon in left field if a deal is reached.
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