2025 Stats
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Rest-of-Season Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Aranda's 2024 was a potpourri of events. He had a fantastic spring but broke a finger near the end of it and that short-circuited his start to the season. He made it to the major league roster in May when the Rays were dealing with injuries but went back down in early June and wasn't seen again until the end of August. His time in Triple-A Durham was unlike his previous season as an oblique strain there limited his playing time and his ability to hit for power. Even more concerning was that he lost his contact abilities, with a career-worst 32.6 percent strikeout rate. The only true upside to his season was how he closed it, as he showed some surprising pop down the stretch with five doubles and five homers after his final promotion. Most of his batted ball metrics trended in a positive direction as the season closed, and the temporary home for the Rays in 2025 should be a good fit for Aranda. He is out of options, so he is a lock to make the team as long as he isn't traded in the offseason. The 1B-only eligibility makes him truly only draftable in the draft-and-hold formats or deeper mono-league formats, but there are enough late signs of growth from him for managers to remain intrigued for 2025. Read Past Outlooks
Out of Tuesday's lineup
Aranda is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Pirates, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports.
ANALYSIS
Aranda has gone 5-for-9 with four doubles, an RBI and two runs in the first four games of the season but will take a seat for Tuesday's contest. Curtis Mead will receive the start at first base versus Pittsburgh righty Thomas Harrington.
Aranda has gone 5-for-9 with four doubles, an RBI and two runs in the first four games of the season but will take a seat for Tuesday's contest. Curtis Mead will receive the start at first base versus Pittsburgh righty Thomas Harrington.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2023
+55%
OPS vs RHP
2025
+282%
OPS vs RHP
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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| Since 2023vs Left | .513 | 32 | 0 | 0 | .120 | ||||
| Since 2023vs Right | .794 | 226 | 8 | 28 | .261 | ||||
| 2025vs Left | .500 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||||
| 2025vs Right | 1.911 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .714 | ||||
| 2024vs Left | .557 | 19 | 0 | 0 | .176 | ||||
| 2024vs Right | .765 | 124 | 6 | 14 | .243 | ||||
| 2023vs Left | .333 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||||
| 2023vs Right | .735 | 94 | 2 | 13 | .247 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2023
+11%
OPS at Home
2025
-100%
OPS at Home
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| Since 2023Home | .806 | 118 | 4 | 16 | .252 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | .724 | 140 | 4 | 12 | .240 | ||||
| 2025Home | 1.583 | 12 | 0 | 1 | .556 | ||||
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| 2024Home | .879 | 56 | 4 | 10 | .269 | ||||
| 2024Away | .641 | 87 | 2 | 4 | .211 | ||||
| 2023Home | .542 | 50 | 0 | 5 | .167 | ||||
| 2023Away | .863 | 53 | 2 | 8 | .289 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Jonathan Aranda 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.
* 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
0.50BB Rate
8.3%K Rate
16.7%BABIP
.625ISO
.444AVG
.556OBP
.583SLG
1.000OPS
1.583wOBA
.615Exit Velocity
99.0 mphHard Hit Rate
50.0%Barrels/PA
8.3%Expected BA
.392Expected SLG
.826Sprint Speed
24.5 ft/secGround Ball %
25.0%Line Drive %
12.5%Fly Ball %
62.5%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Aranda has done nothing but rake since advancing to the advanced levels of the minor leagues. .330/.426/.495 in High A ball, .325/.410/.540 in Double-A, and .328/.421/.565 in Tirple-A ball over nearly 900 plate appearances. However, none of that has translated into major league success as he owns a career .212/.311/.346 line in 190 major league plate appearances sprinkled over the past two seasons. Aranda is a patient hitter who is very accepting of his walks and made solid contact s a minor leaguer but the contact has been an issue as a big leaguer with a 28% strikeout rate and and 78% contact rate at the big league level. Aranda is nearly undraftable until the reserves for a few reasons, primarily because he is DH-only on draft day. Secondly, he is a terrible defender with poor range and has trouble with lefties so he loses playing time due to both deficiencies. Some may label him as Luiz Arraez lite whereas it would be more prudent to call him an Arraez knockoff.
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Two doubles in first start of 2025
Aranda went 2-for-3 with two doubles Saturday against the Rockies.
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On bench for Opening Day
Aranda is not in the lineup for Friday's opener against the Rockies.
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Regular role expected
Aranda is expected to see regular at-bats as the Rays' designated hitter while also serving as the backup to Yandy Diaz at first base to begin the 2025 season, Adam Berry of MLB.com reports.
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Sitting versus Skubal
Aranda is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game in Detroit.
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Goes deep in third straight
Aranda went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run Sunday against the Blue Jays.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Extra year of team control
According to Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times, the Rays were granted a fourth option year for Aranda.
ANALYSIS
The 26-year-old utilized his three minor-league options in each of the past three seasons, but the organization was granted another year, potentially due to the finger and oblique injuries that sidelined him for much of 2024. Aranda had a .738 OPS in 44 games last year and is poised to see regular plate appearances between first base and designated hitter in 2025.
The 26-year-old utilized his three minor-league options in each of the past three seasons, but the organization was granted another year, potentially due to the finger and oblique injuries that sidelined him for much of 2024. Aranda had a .738 OPS in 44 games last year and is poised to see regular plate appearances between first base and designated hitter in 2025.