Josh Jung

Josh Jung

26-Year-Old Third Baseman3B
Texas Rangers
Out
Injury Wrist
Est. Return 2/1/2025
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Jung had a solid rookie season for the world champs wrapped around a six week stint on the injured list with a thumb injury. The young (must...resist...pun) man held his own at the hot corner and enjoyed his spot in the deep Texas lineup to leverage a fair amount of run production despite the missed time due to his injury. The thumb injury truly defined his season as he hit .280 with 19 homers before the injury and just .229 with 4 homers upon his return in late August. His strikeout rate is currently his biggest concern as it was both high overall and both before and after his injury. Jung has struk out nearly 30% of the time with few walks in over 700 plate appearances between AAA and the majors which limits his batting average ceiling and his low OBP hurts his changes for hitting higher in the lineup. This offensive profile feels a lot like a young Nick Castellanos, and while Jung is in a better ballpark, Castellanos's early numbers are a good benchmark for Jung in 2024. Read Past Outlooks
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Rest of Season From Preseason
#200
ADP
$Signed a one-year contract with the Rangers in March of 2024.
Undergoes another wrist surgery
3BTexas Rangers
Wrist
October 11, 2024
Jung underwent tendon release surgery on his right wrist Tuesday, Jeff Wilson of AllDLLS.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Jung missed most of the first four months of the season after having surgery to repair a fracture in the same wrist, and he went back on the injured list in late September with recurring discomfort. The hope is that, following this most recent wrist surgery, he will be able to have a normal offseason after 3-4 weeks of rehab. Jung had a .719 OPS with seven homers over 46 games with the Rangers this season.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
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#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
3
3
27
2
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
6
3
2
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
 
 
+32%
OPS vs LHP
2024
 
 
+5%
OPS vs LHP
2023
 
 
+39%
OPS vs LHP
2022
 
 
+61%
OPS vs LHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022vs Left .921 192 34 13 30 0 .306 .349 .572
Since 2022vs Right .697 613 69 22 70 7 .242 .285 .411
2024vs Left .745 37 5 1 1 0 .273 .351 .394
2024vs Right .712 151 14 6 15 4 .262 .285 .428
2023vs Left .995 117 26 9 22 0 .327 .368 .627
2023vs Right .717 398 49 14 48 1 .247 .299 .418
2022vs Left .857 38 3 3 7 0 .270 .289 .568
2022vs Right .531 64 6 2 7 2 .164 .203 .328
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
 
 
+7%
OPS at Home
2024
 
 
+40%
OPS at Home
2023
 
 
+6%
OPS at Home
2022
 
 
+37%
OPS on Road
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022Home .774 430 57 18 53 3 .263 .319 .456
Since 2022Away .723 375 46 17 47 4 .251 .280 .443
2024Home .816 112 12 5 10 1 .282 .330 .485
2024Away .583 76 7 2 6 3 .240 .250 .333
2023Home .805 260 40 12 40 0 .271 .335 .470
2023Away .757 255 35 11 30 1 .260 .294 .463
2022Home .563 58 5 1 3 2 .196 .224 .339
2022Away .774 44 4 4 11 0 .214 .250 .524
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Stat Review
How does Josh Jung 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
0.17
 
BB Rate
4.3%
 
K Rate
25.5%
 
BABIP
.323
 
ISO
.157
 
AVG
.264
 
OBP
.298
 
SLG
.421
 
OPS
.719
 
wOBA
.315
 
Exit Velocity
86.2 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
32.8%
 
Barrels/PA
6.9%
 
Expected BA
.241
 
Expected SLG
.397
 
Sprint Speed
23.9 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
43.5%
 
Line Drive %
21.4%
 
Fly Ball %
35.1%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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2021
2020
Jung has been tabbed as the Rangers' third baseman of the future for a couple years now, and after foot and shoulder surgeries delayed his ascent, he finally made his big-league debut at the end of his age-24 season. Drafted eighth overall in 2019 as a hit-over-power corner infielder from Texas Tech, Jung's power has seemingly passed his hit tool as his most impactful skill. He had an elite 42.0 Hard% and a concerning 0.13 BB/K at Triple-A. Predictably, Jung whiffed plenty in the majors (38.2 K%) and didn't walk much (3.9 BB%), but he still got to that plus power in games, hitting five home runs in 102 plate appearances. The Rangers will likely allow Jung to keep playing through reasonable struggles in his first full MLB season. He was hitting in the 4-to-6 range of the lineup down the stretch, so he should have plenty of opportunities to drive in runs. The realistic fantasy upside this season is what we've come to expect from Matt Chapman, but Jung may also go through some prolonged struggles at the plate as a rookie.
When the Rangers selected Jung with the No. 8 overall pick in 2019, he was seen as one of the best pure hitters in the draft, but it was unclear whether he would ever tap into plus power in games. He had success utilizing an oppo-middle approach, but in 2020 the Rangers adjusted his setup to get him ahead of the ball and it unlocked another level for him in the power department. Jung underwent foot surgery in spring training last year, but we saw the fruits of that labor once he got healthy, as he hit .326/.398/.592 with 19 home runs, a 22.2 K% and a 9.1 BB% in 78 games across Double-A and Triple-A. Unfortunately, his big-league debut will probably have to wait until 2023 after he suffered a shoulder injury lifting weights and required surgery in February. Reports suggest he will miss six-to-eight months.
Few prospects received more rave reviews at their team's alternate training site than Jung, the No. 8 overall pick in 2019. Rangers manager Chris Woodward was so impressed that he said in September he expects Jung to reach the majors in 2021, despite the fact he has never played above Low-A. We almost never hear bold proclamations like that from team personnel. True to their word, the team is already clearing the decks at the hot corner, announcing that Isiah Kiner-Falefa will move to shortstop this season. A hit-over-power prospect coming out of Texas Tech, Jung's hit tool still projects as at least plus, and he successfully developed into a power hitter at the alternate site and in instructs. Texas is envisioning a No. 3 or No. 4 hitter who hits around .300 with 25-plus HR. He will open the year at Double-A and will make his MLB debut this summer if he performs as expected.
A big (6-foot-2, 215 pounds) third baseman from Texas Tech, Jung was seen as one of the safer bats from the college ranks, which led to the Rangers selecting him with the eighth-overall pick in the 2019 draft. The hope is that he will be a plus hitter who develops plus game power. As things stand, he might be a little too content to show off that hit tool (42.3 Oppo%, 16.2 K% at Low-A), given that he will need to be a run producer in the big leagues. Jung is a below-average runner, but he played some shortstop in college and should have the hands and arm to stick at the hot corner. Realistic outcomes range from Justin Turner to Colin Moran, assuming Jung continues with the hit-over-power approach. He will likely be sent to High-A for the start of his age-22 season, but should spend the majority of the year at Double-A if he performs as expected, setting up a potential 2021 MLB debut.
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Placed on injured list
3BTexas Rangers
Wrist
September 24, 2024
The Rangers placed Jung on the 10-day injured list Tuesday with right wrist tendinitis.
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Done for season
3BTexas Rangers
Wrist
September 23, 2024
The Rangers are expected to place Jung (wrist) on the 10-day injured list, ending his season, Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News reports.
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Shut down with wrist soreness
3BTexas Rangers
Wrist
September 20, 2024
Jung will be shut down for a couple days with discomfort in his right wrist near the area that he had surgery, Kennedi Landry of MLB.com reports.
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Receiving Thursday off
3BTexas Rangers
September 19, 2024
Jung is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Blue Jays.
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Not in Sunday's lineup
3BTexas Rangers
September 15, 2024
Jung is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mariners.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Off to slow start
3BTexas Rangers
September 18, 2022
Jung is hitting just .222 through his first 36 career at-bats while accruing 16 strikeouts and zero walks.
ANALYSIS
Jung, the No. 8 overall pick in the 2019 Draft and a current top prospect for the Rangers, slashed a healthy .273/.321/.525 in Triple-A this season. His progression is worth monitoring given his pedigree.
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