Mark Vientos

Mark Vientos

24-Year-Old Third Baseman3B
New York Mets
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Vientos earned a promotion to the big club in mid-May following a monster start to the season at Triple-A Syracuse. He struggled to replicate the success with the Mets, as he banged out nine home runs over 233 plate appearances but also posted a .620 OPS while striking out at a 30.5 percent clip. Vientos has fanned at a 27 percent rate during his time at Double- and Triple-A, so we probably can't count on much of an improvement with his strikeout rate in 2024. He did also draw walks at a 10.1 percent rate during those stops in the minors, so the 4.3 percent rate he had with the Mets could tick up. Ultimately, Vientos is likely to go as far as his power will take him, and he did collect a robust 51 percent hard-hit rate and 10.7 percent barrel rate. The 24-year-old could only have designated hitter eligibility initially in your fantasy league, and that spot might be his clearest path to playing time with the Mets. Read Past Outlooks
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#419
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$Signed a one-year contract with the Mets in March of 2024.
Not in lineup for second game
3BNew York Mets
September 30, 2024
Vientos is absent from the lineup for the second game of Monday's doubleheader against Atlanta, Tim Britton of The Athletic reports.
ANALYSIS
Vientos will get a breather for the second game after the Mets wrapped up a playoff spot with their win in the first contest. Jose Iglesias will shift over to third base while Eddy Alvarez gets a start at second base.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
12
11
1
6
23
14
1
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
6
5
2
15
8
2
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
 
 
+4%
OPS vs LHP
2024
 
 
+8%
OPS vs LHP
2023
 
 
+10%
OPS vs RHP
2022
 
 
+200%
OPS vs LHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022vs Left .771 249 21 10 31 0 .263 .305 .466
Since 2022vs Right .741 479 59 27 65 1 .232 .292 .448
2024vs Left .884 139 16 7 23 0 .300 .338 .546
2024vs Right .816 315 42 20 48 0 .251 .314 .502
2023vs Left .584 88 4 2 5 0 .214 .239 .345
2023vs Right .643 145 15 7 17 1 .209 .262 .381
2022vs Left .808 22 1 1 3 0 .222 .364 .444
2022vs Right .269 19 2 0 0 0 .111 .158 .111
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
 
 
+12%
OPS at Home
2024
 
 
+19%
OPS at Home
2023
 
 
+13%
OPS at Home
2022
 
 
+62%
OPS on Road
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022Home .793 378 44 23 59 1 .245 .310 .484
Since 2022Away .706 350 36 14 37 0 .241 .283 .423
2024Home .912 225 31 17 44 0 .267 .338 .574
2024Away .765 229 27 10 27 0 .265 .306 .460
2023Home .653 133 11 6 14 1 .220 .271 .382
2023Away .577 100 8 3 8 0 .200 .230 .347
2022Home .417 20 2 0 1 0 .167 .250 .167
2022Away .675 21 1 1 2 0 .167 .286 .389
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Stat Review
How does Mark Vientos 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
0.24
 
BB Rate
7.3%
 
K Rate
29.7%
 
BABIP
.324
 
ISO
.249
 
AVG
.266
 
OBP
.322
 
SLG
.516
 
OPS
.837
 
wOBA
.361
 
Exit Velocity
91.2 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
36.8%
 
Barrels/PA
8.8%
 
Expected BA
.248
 
Expected SLG
.475
 
Sprint Speed
22.8 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
44.2%
 
Line Drive %
19.8%
 
Fly Ball %
36.0%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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A solid season with Triple-A Syracuse earned Vientos his first major league callup in September. He posted a .885 OPS in 101 games on the farm but slipped to a .546 mark in 15 games with the big club. Power is Vientos best asset, though he'll have to overcome a strikeout rate just under 30% for it to manifest. When he makes contact, it's often in the air and usually hard hit. A third baseman by trade, Vientos has also dabbled at first base and left field. His clearest path to playing time could be as designated hitter, though there is an outside chance he can sneak in at the hot corner. Vientos is an intriguing speculative play as a late rounder in draft and hold formats. Note, in most leagues, he'll begin the season only eligible at utility since he served as designated hitter 11 times as opposed to just two games at third base.
Mets prospects rarely get underrated, but that seems to be the case with Vientos. He will beat Brett Baty and Ronny Mauricio to the majors and all three players are long-term options at the hot corner. Vientos hit .281/.352/.581 with 25 home runs, a 28.7 K% and a 9.5 BB% in 83 games at Double-A and Triple-A. His 34.7 Hard% was elite for a 21-year-old hitter in the upper levels and he also excelled at using the whole field (Pull% under 40%) and getting the ball in the air (GB% under 40%). Vientos isn't a great defender at third base or left field, and his strikeout rate suggests he won't be a batting average asset, but his potential 70-grade game power should carry the day. He will spend most of his age-22 season back at Triple-A waiting for everyday playing time to open up on the big-league roster.
Vientos has never been a below-average hitter relative to the leagues he has played in, but his 2018 run in the Appalachian League is the only time he has produced like an appealing fantasy prospect. Typically young for his level, he was age-appropriate as a 19-year-old in the Sally League and managed just 12 home runs and a 105 wRC+ in 454 PA. A 6-foot-4 right-handed slugger, Vientos handles southpaws fine, but logged a .705 OPS against same-handed pitching. His 4.8 BB% is also a troubling metric. That level of offensive performance would barely cut it if he were a slick-fielding shortstop, but at this point it would be a win for the Mets if he sticks at the hot corner, given his below-average speed and mobility. He is only entering his age-20 season, and he undeniably has plus raw power, but he is only a surefire hold in deeper dynasty leagues.
Vientos was drafted with the No. 59 pick in 2017, has not had any significant injuries, yet will not be making his full-season debut until 2019. Such is the typical path for the youngest prep hitter in a draft class. He did not turn 19 until this offseason, so it's not like he will be old for the Sally League, he just needed two years worth of short-season reps to prepare for the challenge. Vientos flashed his power upside in 2017, hitting four homers in the Gulf Coast League as a 17-year-old, but his performance in 2018 was even more impressive. He was the Appy League's third youngest hitter, yet ranked in the top 10 in wRC+ (132), ISO (.202) and BB/K (0.86). At 6-foot-4, 185 pounds, he has an ideal frame for his age and position. It is not a stretch to say he is tracking toward 30-plus homer power, and while he is unlikely to ever hit .300, his 14.1 BB% portends a high enough OBP to justify placement in the middle of a big-league lineup.
Betting on the youngest of the prep hitters in a draft class will often bear fruit, and Vientos is the prime example from 2017. When he turned 18 in December he already had 51 pro games under his belt and a $1.5 million signing bonus in his bank account. At 6-foot-4, 185 pounds, and as a below-average runner, it would be pretty optimistic to expect him to stick at shortstop long term, but he should fill out nicely and resemble a prototypical power-hitting third baseman. The most encouraging aspect of his first crack at pro pitching was the four home runs he hit as the sixth youngest position player in the Gulf Coast League. Typically prospects like Vientos take a year or two to start showing off their power potential, but he wasted no time confirming the Mets’ evaluation of his long-term power upside. A hot August in the GCL (.307/.340/.477) earned him a brief taste of the Appalachian League, and he could be aggressively assigned to Low-A this spring.
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Belts 26th homer
3BNew York Mets
September 25, 2024
Vientos went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 5-1 loss to Atlanta.
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Hits two homers, including walk-off
3BNew York Mets
September 6, 2024
Vientos went 3-for-5 with two home runs, four RBI and an additional run scored in Friday's 6-4 win against Cincinnati.
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Idle Monday
3BNew York Mets
September 2, 2024
Vientos isn't in the Mets' lineup for Monday's game versus the Red Sox.
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Getting breather Thursday
3BNew York Mets
August 29, 2024
Vientos isn't in the Mets' lineup for Thursday's game against the Diamondbacks.
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Goes deep Sunday
3BNew York Mets
August 26, 2024
Vientos went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's loss to the Padres.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Possibly shifting to first base?
3BNew York Mets
October 27, 2024
According to Anthony DiComo of MLB.com, the Mets could move Vientos to first base if Pete Alonso departs as a free agent during the offseason.
ANALYSIS
Vientos broke out in 2024 with a .266/.322/.516 slash line and 27 homers in 111 regular-season games, though his minus-6 DRS and minus-6 OAA at third base left a lot to be desired defensively. The 24-year-old has a clear place in the batting order going forward, but where he fits into the equation defensively will likely depend on the organization's offseason acquisitions.
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