Matt Vierling

Matt Vierling

28-Year-Old OutfielderOF
Detroit Tigers
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Vierling played his first season in Detroit in 2023 and there were some positive signs. First and foremost, the 27-year-old saw his most consistent playing time yet at the MLB level. He played in a career-high 134 games and recorded 530 plate appearances, which blew away his previous best of 357. Vierling's best asset at this point is his versatility, as he played in all three outfield positions for the Tigers and also got some run at third base. At the plate, Vierling slashed .261/.329/.388 with 10 home runs and 44 RBI. He mostly looked like a contact hitter, with just a 33.2% hard-hit rate and .127 ISO. Unfortunately, Vierling didn't offset the lack of power with much running, as he stole only six bases in 12 attempts. The utility man has shown decent speed in the field, so there's a chance he's able to up his steals. But if that doesn't happen, Vierling is unlikely to be much more than a middling fantasy asset unless he unexpectedly develops more power. Read Past Outlooks
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#400
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$Signed a one-year contract with the Tigers in March of 2024.
Idle Saturday
OFDetroit Tigers
September 28, 2024
Vierling isn't in the Tigers' lineup for Saturday's game against the White Sox.
ANALYSIS
Vierling has tallied a hit in each of his last three games, but he'll step out of the starting nine Saturday as Jace Jung gets the starting nod at third base and bats seventh.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
33
6
35
18
2
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
17
5
5
3
1
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
 
 
+4%
OPS vs LHP
2024
 
 
+3%
OPS vs RHP
2023
 
 
+4%
OPS vs RHP
2022
 
 
+31%
OPS vs LHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022vs Left .726 434 58 6 35 6 .278 .335 .391
Since 2022vs Right .699 1020 126 26 98 13 .247 .306 .393
2024vs Left .720 152 20 3 15 1 .275 .329 .391
2024vs Right .740 415 60 13 42 5 .250 .306 .434
2023vs Left .699 147 22 1 7 2 .264 .342 .357
2023vs Right .724 383 41 9 37 4 .260 .324 .400
2022vs Left .760 135 16 2 13 3 .295 .333 .426
2022vs Right .580 222 25 4 19 4 .217 .275 .305
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
Even Split
2024
 
 
+3%
OPS at Home
2023
 
 
+11%
OPS on Road
2022
 
 
+10%
OPS at Home
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022Home .706 715 93 17 74 12 .247 .317 .390
Since 2022Away .708 739 91 15 59 7 .264 .313 .395
2024Home .744 289 42 10 35 4 .257 .311 .433
2024Away .725 278 38 6 22 2 .257 .313 .412
2023Home .680 258 28 5 24 4 .235 .315 .365
2023Away .752 272 35 5 20 2 .285 .342 .410
2022Home .679 168 23 2 15 4 .248 .327 .352
2022Away .620 189 18 4 17 3 .244 .270 .350
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Stat Review
How does Matt Vierling 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
0.34
 
BB Rate
7.2%
 
K Rate
21.3%
 
BABIP
.303
 
ISO
.166
 
AVG
.257
 
OBP
.312
 
SLG
.423
 
OPS
.735
 
wOBA
.321
 
Exit Velocity
89.8 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
27.8%
 
Barrels/PA
5.3%
 
Expected BA
.260
 
Expected SLG
.402
 
Sprint Speed
26.0 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
42.1%
 
Line Drive %
20.1%
 
Fly Ball %
37.8%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2023
2022
Vierling earned a spot on the Phillies' Opening Day roster last season and remained there for most of the year, spending less than a month in the minors. He filled the short side of a platoon in center field throughout the season, paired with Odubel Herrera, Mickey Moniak and eventually Brandon Marsh. He also spent a bit of time in the infield, making five starts at third base and a pair at second. Altogether, he was a useful bench piece for the pennant-winning Phillies, but he may not have a future as anything more than that. In 357 trips to the plate, he slashed .246/.297/.351, adding six homers and seven steals. If you're looking for encouraging signs, you could point to his 19.6 K% and 85th percentile hard-hit rate, but those came as the Phillies tried to limit his exposure to tough righties. He recorded a 110 wRC+ against southpaws but struggled to a 63 wRC+ against right-handers, and Detroit seems likely to also limit him to a platoon after acquiring him from Philadelphia. However, the Tigers have significantly less talent in the outfield, so he'll have a much clearer path to an everyday role in 2023.
An unheralded prospect who was thrust into MLB action last season, Vierling logged better numbers in the majors (.324/.364/.479 slash line in 77 PA) than at Triple-A (.248/.331/.359 slash line in 236 PA). His .420 BABIP and 0.20 BB/K support the notion that he was playing way over his head in a small sample against big-league pitching. The Phillies' depth chart seems incomplete at the time of the lockout, so while Vierling looks like he would be in line for playing time as things currently stand, that is unlikely to be the case by the time Opening Day arrives. He projects as a replacement-level player in his age-25 season, and he would need regular work to compile enough counting stats to be relevant in most fantasy formats.
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Out of Tuesday's lineup
OFDetroit Tigers
September 24, 2024
Vierling is absent from the lineup for Tuesday's contest against the Rays.
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Sitting Wednesday
OFDetroit Tigers
September 18, 2024
Vierling is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Royals.
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Tallies three hits in win
OFDetroit Tigers
September 16, 2024
Vierling went 3-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored in Monday's 7-6 win over the Royals.
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Sitting again Saturday
OFDetroit Tigers
September 14, 2024
Vierling is not in Saturday's lineup against the Orioles, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.
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Rest day Thursday
OFDetroit Tigers
September 12, 2024
Vierling is not in the lineup for Thursday's game versus the Rockies.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Could play six positions
OFDetroit Tigers
February 14, 2023
Tigers manager A.J. Hinch told reporters Monday that Matt Vierling could play six positions, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Vierling is capable of playing all over the outfield and can handle all the infield spots outside of shortstop. Acquired in the deal for Gregory Soto this winter, the 26-year-old played in 117 games for the Phillies in 2022, slashing .246/.297/.351 while stealing seven bases and swatting six homers.
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