Jordan Groshans

Jordan Groshans

24-Year-Old Third Baseman3B
Oakland Athletics AA
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Groshans made his MLB debut in 2022 and had a .619 OPS in 17 games for Miami, but he didn't make it back to the big leagues last season. The 24-year-old spent the full campaign at Triple-A Jacksonville, where he posted a disappointing .244/.344/.341 slash line in 125 contests. He's a high-contact hitter with good plate discipline (17.4 percent strikeout rate, 12.7 percent walk rate last year), but he has just 23 home runs and a .108 ISO in 374 games during his minor-league career. The lack of pop makes Groshans an unattractive option at both corner infield spots, and he may need a strong rebound in 2024 in order to sniff the big leagues again. Read Past Outlooks
$Traded to the Athletics in June of 2024.
Headed to Oakland
3BOakland Athletics  AA
June 23, 2024
The Athletics acquired Groshans from the Yankees on Sunday in exchange for first baseman J.D. Davis and cash considerations.
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After beginning the season with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes Barre, Groshans was moved in late April Double-A Somerset, with whom he was slashing .234/.302/.316 with no home runs or stolen bases across 121 plate appearances. The 23-year-old Groshans hasn't seen major-league action since 2022 and will now move on to the fourth organization of his career.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
 
 
+9%
OPS vs LHP
2024
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2023
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+9%
OPS vs LHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022vs Left .664 11 3 0 0 0 .300 .364 .300
Since 2022vs Right .610 54 6 1 2 0 .255 .296 .314
2024vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022vs Left .664 11 3 0 0 0 .300 .364 .300
2022vs Right .610 54 6 1 2 0 .255 .296 .314
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Since 2022
 
 
+8%
OPS at Home
2024
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2022
 
 
+8%
OPS at Home
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022Home .640 37 4 1 2 0 .257 .297 .343
Since 2022Away .591 28 5 0 0 0 .269 .321 .269
2024Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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2022Home .640 37 4 1 2 0 .257 .297 .343
2022Away .591 28 5 0 0 0 .269 .321 .269
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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2022
2021
2020
2019
Groshans came over to Miami at the trade deadline and did very well for them in Triple-A before a late call-up to finish the season. Groshans was the 12th overall pick in the 2018 draft but has yet to play to the level of production expected from such a lofty draft pick due to injuries as well as the lost 2020 season. He does not any single outstanding tool but is rather a collection of of average to slightly above average skills which could become something with the right opportunity. Miami has stated a strong desire to have high contact players in their lineup, and Groshans certainly fits that profile. It is easy to see him on the roster as a platoon partner for Joey Wendle at third base until Wendle is traded should Groshans show he is ready for more. He is someone to put on a watch list more than a draft list for the time being.
A future third baseman totaling seven home runs and a .158 ISO in 75 games is hardly ideal, but there are reasons to think Groshans' future is still bright. Of the eight qualified hitters who were under 22 and at least 20 percent better than league average at Double-A, Groshans trailed only Triston Casas, Miguel Vargas and Alek Thomas in BB/K (0.56). Consistently getting to his plus raw power is a weakness, but he has excellent plate skills and youth is on his side. Groshans has the look of a power hitter, measuring in at a chiseled 6-foot-3, 205 pounds. He also finished the season particularly strong, hitting .405 and slugging .643 with two home runs, five strikeouts and three walks over his final 11 games. As with most third base prospects, speed is not a part of his game. He will head to Triple-A for his age-22 season intent on checking that last box of his development: getting to enough power to profile comfortably as an everyday option at the hot corner.
A foot injury limited Groshans to 23 games in 2019 and he spent all of last summer at Toronto's alternate training site, so he hasn't faced as much quality pitching as a typical 21-year-old position player who came from the prep ranks (No. 12 overall pick in 2018). That said, he led all Jays hitters in home runs at the alternate site and was exceptional at Low-A (167 wRC+) prior to the injury. He still has the potential to develop into a plus hitter with plus power to all fields, so while other prospects have graduated or shown flaws, Groshans remains a highly ranked prospect because his only known flaw is a lack of game reps. That could end up being a big deal, or it might not -- we really don't know how much his experience at the alternate site helped him to prepare for what's ahead. Defensively, Groshans has the arm for shortstop, but at 6-foot-3, 205 pounds, most evaluators peg him as a third baseman.
Through the first month, Groshans was the best hitter in the Midwest League (167 wRC+) despite being one of the youngest hitters on the circuit. He injured his left foot and re-injured it after returning for four games in May. Groshans would miss the rest of the season, but his first tour of the MWL left quite an impression. It was only 96 PA, but the 12th-overall pick from the 2018 draft had a 31.0 LD%, 37.1 Oppo% and 21:13 K:BB. His all-fields approach has been evident at every stop, and for now it is a hit-over-power profile. However, at 6-foot-3, 205 pounds, the expectation is that he will have plus game power by the time he reaches the majors. Groshans plays shortstop, but will likely end up at third base, where he could be a plus defender. He is an above-average runner, but speed probably won't be a big part of his game in the majors. The sample is not large, but his skills seem legitimate.
The Blue Jays gave Groshans, a third base prospect with the potential to be a plus hitter with plus power, an under-slot $3.4 million bonus after selecting him with the No. 12 overall pick in the 2018 draft. Throw out his 11-game, .194 BABIP performance in the Appy League to close out the season. He lived up to his pre-draft billing and then some in the GCL, where he was 50 percent better than league average despite being one of the youngest players in the league. Groshans is an above-average athlete at third base and an average runner, so while he didn't attempt any steals in his debut season, it's possible he could develop into a double-digit steal threat in the coming years. His ability to square up premium velocity, make contact at a high clip (17.9 K%) and hit the ball to all fields gives him a high floor relative to most of the other top prep hitters in his draft class. He also has the upside to someday hit .300 with 30 home runs.
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Sent to Triple-A
3BNew York Yankees  AA
March 3, 2024
Groshans was outrighted to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Sunday.
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Loses 40-man roster spot
3BNew York Yankees  AA
February 28, 2024
Groshans was designated for assignment by the Yankees on Wednesday.
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Scooped up by Yankees
3BNew York Yankees  AA
February 13, 2024
The Yankees claimed Groshans off waivers from the Marlins on Tuesday.
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DFA'd by Fish
3BMiami Marlins  AA
February 6, 2024
The Marlins designated Groshans for assignment Tuesday.
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Sent to minors
3BMiami Marlins  AA
March 26, 2023
The Marlins optioned Groshans (shoulder) to Triple-A Jacksonville on Sunday, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.
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