Jake Meyers

Jake Meyers

28-Year-Old OutfielderOF
Houston Astros
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Meyers was the Opening Day center fielder for the Astros last year and totaled 341 plate appearances during the regular season, chipping in 10 home runs and five stolen bases. He was dropped from the roster for the ALCS as the team welcomed veteran Michael Brantley back from injury, but Meyers is expected to get another chance as the primary center fielder for Houston to begin 2024. While he is not a high-OBP player, Meyers did well to trim his strikeout rate down to a more acceptable level last season (25.8 K%). His defense will buy his bat more time, though the clock is ticking for the 27-year-old. Meyers ranked in the 92nd percentile in terms of sprint speed last season, per Statcast, so there may be some hidden upside in the stolen base department. That said, if the bat doesn't improve, Meyers could shift into a reserve role for a team with World Series aspirations. Read Past Outlooks
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$Signed a one-year contract with the Astros in March of 2024.
Not in Game 2 lineup
OFHouston Astros
October 2, 2024
Meyers is not in the lineup Wednesday for Game 2 of the American League Wild Card Series against the Tigers, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.
ANALYSIS
Meyers went hitless in two plate appearances in Game 1 before being removed for a pinch hitter. Chas McCormick is getting the start in center field and will bat ninth Wednesday.
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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
9
11
32
14
16
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
1
5
12
9
8
6
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
 
 
+18%
OPS vs LHP
2024
 
 
+26%
OPS vs LHP
2023
 
 
+22%
OPS vs LHP
2022
 
 
+3%
OPS vs RHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022vs Left .728 278 34 7 26 7 .252 .324 .404
Since 2022vs Right .616 736 72 17 83 11 .212 .273 .343
2024vs Left .757 146 16 4 12 5 .250 .336 .422
2024vs Right .603 367 35 9 49 6 .207 .266 .336
2023vs Left .785 79 12 3 8 2 .257 .342 .443
2023vs Right .646 262 30 7 25 3 .218 .282 .364
2022vs Left .572 53 6 0 6 0 .250 .264 .308
2022vs Right .587 107 7 1 9 2 .214 .271 .316
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
 
 
+1%
OPS on Road
2024
 
 
+16%
OPS at Home
2023
 
 
+22%
OPS on Road
2022
 
 
+8%
OPS on Road
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022Home .644 502 58 13 52 10 .223 .285 .359
Since 2022Away .649 512 48 11 57 8 .222 .288 .361
2024Home .695 252 30 8 30 7 .233 .299 .396
2024Away .599 261 21 5 31 4 .205 .274 .325
2023Home .611 169 19 4 11 2 .209 .284 .327
2023Away .744 172 23 6 22 3 .244 .308 .436
2022Home .559 81 9 1 11 1 .221 .247 .312
2022Away .606 79 4 0 4 1 .233 .291 .315
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Stat Review
How does Jake Meyers 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
0.30
 
BB Rate
6.8%
 
K Rate
22.8%
 
BABIP
.263
 
ISO
.141
 
AVG
.219
 
OBP
.286
 
SLG
.360
 
OPS
.646
 
wOBA
.288
 
Exit Velocity
88.2 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
30.4%
 
Barrels/PA
4.7%
 
Expected BA
.235
 
Expected SLG
.382
 
Sprint Speed
25.5 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
43.0%
 
Line Drive %
18.1%
 
Fly Ball %
38.9%
 
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2023 Fantasy Outlook
Meyers was a late entrant into the Astros center field sweepstakes as he was sidelined until late June following surgery on his left shoulder. He never could get things going and was sent to Triple-A Sugar Land in late August after posting a .557 OPS in 149 plate appearances over 46 games. Meyers was recalled for the final week where he was 5-for-11 with no walks and no extra base hits. Meyers line drive and groundball tendencies support an above average BABIP, but his power is limited and he his strikeout rate in his two seasons in the majors is north of 30%. Even so, Meyers should be in contention for a roster spot, if not a starting role. However, he needs to exhibit more contact before he's a fantasy asset, especially in mixed leagues.
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Sitting Sunday
OFHouston Astros
September 29, 2024
Meyers is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians.
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Not in Tuesday's lineup
OFHouston Astros
September 24, 2024
Meyers is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game versus the Mariners, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.
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Ends homerless drought
OFHouston Astros
September 21, 2024
Meyers went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run Friday against the Angels.
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Out of Tuesday's lineup
OFHouston Astros
September 17, 2024
Meyers is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game in San Diego, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
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Good to go Sunday
OFHouston Astros
September 15, 2024
Meyers (ankle) is starting in center field and batting eighth Sunday against the Angels, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.
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Houston could move on
OFHouston Astros
October 17, 2024
The Astros could move on from Meyers this winter after he posted a .219/.286/.360 slash line over 148 games during the 2024 regular season, reports Chandler Rome of The Athletic.
ANALYSIS
The 28-year-old had a career-high 513 plate appearances and provided inconsistent offensive production, though he did tally 13 homers and 11 steals. Meyers once again provided strong outfield defense with plus-six DRS and plus-14 OAA, which could give him an edge to stick around as a bench piece. Fellow outfielder Chas McCormick could also be on the roster bubble after a rough campaign.
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