Korey Lee

Korey Lee

26-Year-Old CatcherC
Chicago White Sox
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Lee was traded from the Astros to the White Sox at the 2023 trade deadline and played in 24 games down the stretch for Chicago. The 25-year-old struggled to get anything going offensively with a .077/.143/.138 slash line and 28.6 percent strikeout rate in 70 plate appearances, though he looked solid behind the plate. He had a .711 OPS in 82 games at Triple-A last season, and he hit just five homers compared to the 25 he slugged in 2022. Depending on the White Sox's offseason additions, Lee should have a chance to earn the start Opening Day in 2024, though he'd be a risky play for fantasy managers. As it stands, Carlos Perez and Max Stassi are his main competition. Read Past Outlooks
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From Preseason
#376
ADP
$Signed a one-year contract with the White Sox in March of 2024.
Struggles to close season
CChicago White Sox
September 30, 2024
Lee went 1-for-5 with two RBI and a stolen base Sunday against the Tigers.
ANALYSIS
Lee has split time with Chuckie Robinson in September after struggling for the second half of the campaign. Since the All-Star break, he has maintained just a .242 wOBA and .558 OPS. Top prospect Edgar Quero could be ready to challenge Lee for playing time early next season.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
6
14
12
16
27
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
1
1
4
13
5
3
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
 
 
+20%
OPS vs RHP
2024
 
 
+6%
OPS vs RHP
2023
 
 
+833%
OPS vs RHP
2022
 
 
+10%
OPS vs LHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022vs Left .470 138 12 3 11 3 .168 .210 .260
Since 2022vs Right .566 352 29 10 33 3 .196 .233 .333
2024vs Left .566 104 10 3 9 3 .204 .250 .316
2024vs Right .600 290 26 9 28 3 .211 .241 .358
2023vs Left .043 23 1 0 0 0 .000 .043 .000
2023vs Right .401 47 3 1 3 0 .116 .191 .209
2022vs Left .455 11 1 0 2 0 .182 .182 .273
2022vs Right .414 15 0 0 2 0 .143 .200 .214
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
 
 
+30%
OPS on Road
2024
 
 
+11%
OPS on Road
2023
 
 
+392%
OPS on Road
2022
 
 
+130%
OPS on Road
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022Home .467 238 15 7 14 1 .159 .202 .265
Since 2022Away .607 252 26 6 30 5 .216 .250 .357
2024Home .559 184 14 7 13 1 .194 .234 .326
2024Away .619 210 22 5 24 5 .223 .252 .366
2023Home .104 39 1 0 0 0 .027 .077 .027
2023Away .512 31 3 1 3 0 .143 .226 .286
2022Home .276 15 0 0 1 0 .071 .133 .143
2022Away .636 11 1 0 3 0 .273 .273 .364
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Stat Review
How does Korey Lee 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
0.14
 
BB Rate
4.3%
 
K Rate
31.0%
 
BABIP
.276
 
ISO
.138
 
AVG
.210
 
OBP
.244
 
SLG
.347
 
OPS
.591
 
wOBA
.260
 
Exit Velocity
88.3 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
32.5%
 
Barrels/PA
4.8%
 
Expected BA
.215
 
Expected SLG
.348
 
Sprint Speed
24.5 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
48.2%
 
Line Drive %
15.9%
 
Fly Ball %
35.9%
 
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2023 Fantasy Outlook
Lee debuted for the Astros in 2022 and went 4-for-25 in 12 games. The acquisition of Christian Vazquez at the trade deadline ended any chances of the 24-year-old seeing significant action down the stretch for Houston. Vazquez has joined the Twins in free agency, but Martin Maldonado will be back for 2023, though it's his final year under contract. Maldonado continues to struggle at the play but remains strong as ever defensively, and he should operate as the Astros' primary backstop once again. Lee hit .238 with 25 home runs and 12 stolen bases at Triple-A last season, and he could open 2023 as Houston's backup catcher. However, fellow top prospect Yainer Diaz will be vying for the same opportunity.
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Sitting Saturday
CChicago White Sox
September 28, 2024
Lee isn't in the White Sox's lineup for Saturday's game against Detroit.
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Sitting out matinee
CChicago White Sox
September 26, 2024
Lee is not in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Angels.
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Goes deep in victory
CChicago White Sox
September 25, 2024
Lee went 2-for-2 with a two-run home run and two walks in Wednesday's 4-3 win against the Angels.
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Homers Sunday
CChicago White Sox
September 23, 2024
Lee went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Sunday's loss to the Padres.
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Getting rest Saturday
CChicago White Sox
September 21, 2024
Lee isn't in the White Sox's lineup for Saturday's game against the Padres.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Likely staying put
CChicago White Sox
July 23, 2024
According to Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times, the White Sox aren't expected to consider trading Lee ahead of the July 30 deadline.
ANALYSIS
The 25-year-old was acquired by Chicago from Houston at the deadline last year and is serving as the White Sox's primary backstop in 2024. Lee has struggled in his first full MLB campaign with a .608 OPS in 78 contests, and he's been particularly unproductive since the beginning of June with a .153/.187/.297 slash line and 34.1 percent strikeout rate in 118 at-bats.
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