Jhonkensy Noel

24-Year-Old OutfielderOF

Baltimore Orioles AAA

2025 Stats

AVG

.162

RBI

2026 Projections

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2026 Fantasy Outlook

Big Christmas was a lump of coal for the Guardians last season as he simply could not make contact with the baseball. He struck out 52 times while walking just 4 times in 153 plate appearances and all of his bat speed went more to cooling fans in the stands than it did creating souvenirs to those same fans. Teams rarely quit on the bat speed or power potential which Noel possesses, but he is now out of options while the club has more talented options ahead of him. It is very likely Noel is dealt, or claimed, by another club who wishes to give him a chance or give their Triple-A affiliate something fun to watch, but it is unlikely Noel will get to stick around in Cleveland this season as they simply have better talent in front of him without all the flaws. Read Past Outlooks

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From Preseason

#363

ADP

League AAA

Bats R

Throws R

40 Man No

Height 6'3"

Weight 260

DOB 7/15/2001

Born San Pedro de Macoris, DR

College None

Drafted 2017 CLE

Checks back into spring lineup

OFBaltimore Orioles AAA

March 9, 2026

Noel (thumb) will start in right field and bat fifth in Monday's Grapefruit League game against Atlanta.

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Noel was lifted late in Friday's 10-2 loss to the Cardinals after being struck on the right thumb by a pitch, but he was back in action two days later in the Orioles' 1-0 loss to the Blue Jays on Sunday, when he went 1-for-1 while playing two innings at first base. His ability to play the outfield Monday seemingly confirms that the thumb is no longer a concern. Noel is taking part in big-league camp as a non-roster invitee and is on the outside looking in for a spot on the Orioles' Opening Day roster.

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Batting Order Slot Breakdown

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vs Left-Handed Pitchers

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Left/Right Batting Splits

Since 2023

+21%

OPS vs LHP

2025

+30%

OPS vs LHP

2024

+42%

OPS vs LHP

2023

No Stats

	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2023vs Left	.713	149	23	11	20	.207	.242	.471
Since 2023vs Right	.590	202	21	8	21	.182	.243	.348
2025vs Left	.535	86	12	4	6	.181	.198	.337
2025vs Right	.410	67	7	2	7	.138	.164	.246
2024vs Left	.968	63	11	7	14	.246	.302	.667
2024vs Right	.683	135	14	6	14	.205	.281	.402
2023vs Left	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2023vs Right	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Home/Away Batting Splits

Since 2023

+51%

OPS at Home

2025

+68%

OPS at Home

2024

+37%

OPS at Home

2023

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	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2023Home	.772	178	25	12	23	.230	.281	.491
Since 2023Away	.511	173	19	7	18	.154	.202	.309
2025Home	.613	72	10	4	7	.203	.236	.377
2025Away	.364	81	9	2	6	.127	.136	.228
2024Home	.884	106	15	8	16	.250	.311	.573
2024Away	.646	92	10	5	12	.181	.261	.386
2023Home	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2023Away	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Minor League Left/Right Batting Splits (AAA)

Since 2023

+3%

OPS vs RHP

2025

+36%

OPS vs LHP

2024

+51%

OPS vs RHP

2023

+11%

OPS vs LHP

	OPS	PA	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2023vs Left	.787	273	15	43	.240	.315	.472
Since 2023vs Right	.807	848	42	140	.255	.328	.479
2025vs Left	1.001	47	4	7	.261	13.000	.587
2025vs Right	.738	205	8	32	.276	70.010	.470
2024vs Left	.674	70	3	10	.234	20.014	.406
2024vs Right	1.020	214	15	49	.314	75.028	.634
2023vs Left	.713	156	8	26	.235	51.006	.463
2023vs Right	.642	429	19	59	.214	112.030	.405

Stat Review

How does Jhonkensy Noel 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

0.08

BB Rate

2.6%

K Rate

34.0%

BABIP

.198

ISO

.135

AVG

.162

OBP

.183

SLG

.297

OPS

.480

wOBA

.210

Exit Velocity

90.3 mph

Hard Hit Rate

33.0%

Barrels/PA

3.9%

Expected BA

.163

Expected SLG

.283

Sprint Speed

23.5 ft/sec

Ground Ball %

47.4%

Line Drive %

12.4%

Fly Ball %

40.2%

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Past Fantasy Outlooks

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After a torrid couple of months with Triple-A Columbus, Noel was called up in late June to provide the Guardians lineup with some much-needed punch. He didn't play regularly, but the right-handed batter appeared in 67 games over the final three months. His .246/.302/.667 line against lefties versus batting .205/.281/.402 facing right-handers suggests a platoon, but Noel logged more than twice as many plate appearances versus righties. His hard-hit rate is middling, but Noel is a fly-ball hitter with an elevated barrel rate, driving power. As with many uppercut swings, contact is an issue, especially since Noel swings at almost half the pitches he sees out of the zone. Not noted for his glove, he has a plus arm and plus speed, and was passable in right field. At minimum, Noel should face every southpaw starter, but with better swing decisions, he could be more.

Noel has tremendous power (80-grade) but needs to improve the rest of his game to get a real shot in the majors. Given that Noel was the second-youngest qualified hitter at Triple-A last year (behind Masyn Winn), he can be forgiven for struggling in the first half (.673 OPS). Noel slashed .246/.320/.451 with 14 home runs in 69 games during the second half for Triple-A Columbus en route to hitting .220/.303/.420 with 27 home runs overall. The 22-year-old had a 116.5 mph maximum exit velocity and a 106.3 mph 90th percentile exit velocity, but he also made too much soft contact (24.7 percent), so he could benefit in 2024 from being more selective at the plate. While he can handle first base and the corner outfield spots in a pinch, Noel's best shot at consistent playing time in Cleveland could come at designated hitter.

Noel has 80-grade raw power. The rest of the profile is pretty shaky, which is why he is still extremely risky despite reaching Triple-A as a 21-year-old. There are similarities to Franmil Reyes and Bobby Bradley, past Guardians sluggers who were cut loose in 2022. He isn't great at making contact in the zone and is even worse at laying off pitches out of the zone. Defensively, Noel is limited to playing a bad first base/left field or slotting in at designated hitter, so he needs to log solid on-base percentages or he won't play. He was young for the levels, but last year's .310 OBP across the three highest levels of the minors won't cut it.

Noel is a very big boy who hits the ball very hard and very far. It wouldn't be unfair to compare him in many ways to org. mate Franmil Reyes, as he may end up sliding all the way to designated hitter and will probably always strike out at fairly high clip, but his mammoth power could carry him to an everyday job. He hit .340/.390/.615 with 19 home runs, a 21.4 K% and a 5.9 BB% in 70 games in his age-19/20 season, primarily at Low-A and High-A. Adept at getting the ball in the air, Noel logged groundball rates below 34% at both levels, and his 33.3 Hard% was excellent for a player his age making his full-season debut. Don't read too much into that .340 batting average -- he had a .421 BABIP at Low-A and figures to strike out at least 25% of the time when he gets to the majors.

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Downplays thumb injury

OFBaltimore Orioles AAA

Thumb

March 7, 2026

Noel left Friday's Grapefruit League game against the Cardinals after being hit by a pitch on the right thumb in the ninth inning, but he told Jake Rill of MLB.com on Saturday that he would have stayed in had it been the regular season.

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