Travis d'Arnaud
35-Year-Old
Free Agent
2024 Stats
AVG
.238
HR
15
RBI
48
R
40
SB
1
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
He plays more than most backup catchers because he's more productive offensively than most of the other major leaguers who occupy that role, but d'Arnaud is firmly positioned as the No. 2 option in Atlanta behind Sean Murphy. The same Sean Murphy who was signed last winter to a six-year, $73 million contract extension with a $15 million club option for 2029. In theory, d'Arnaud would make sense as an option for the designated hitter role, or at least a share of it, but he drew only six starts out of the DH spot in 2023 and simply doesn't have the juice to knock Marcell Ozuna from his full-time DH perch. The same Marcell Ozuna who's coming off a career-high 40 home runs. It's worth keeping d'Arnaud on a waiver-wire watch list, but he'll need injuries on the depth chart above him to take on one-catcher, mixed-league fantasy appeal in 2024. Read Past Outlooks
Free agent after option declined
Atlanta declined d'Arnaud's $8 million club option for 2025 on Monday, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.
ANALYSIS
President of baseball operations Alex Anthopoulos said last month that the team planned to exercise d'Arnaud's option, but evidently feelings changed since then. The emergence of catching prospect Drake Baldwin could have played into the club's decision, as Baldwin is viewed as nearly major-league ready and could potentially be paired with Sean Murphy in 2025. D'Arnaud, who turns 36 in February, should be able to land a starting job somewhere after slashing .238/.302/.436 with 15 home runs over 99 games in 2024.
President of baseball operations Alex Anthopoulos said last month that the team planned to exercise d'Arnaud's option, but evidently feelings changed since then. The emergence of catching prospect Drake Baldwin could have played into the club's decision, as Baldwin is viewed as nearly major-league ready and could potentially be paired with Sean Murphy in 2025. D'Arnaud, who turns 36 in February, should be able to land a starting job somewhere after slashing .238/.302/.436 with 15 home runs over 99 games in 2024.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
+27%
OPS vs LHP
2024
+34%
OPS vs LHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .895 | 239 | 14 | 40 | .293 | ||||
Since 2022vs Right | .702 | 820 | 30 | 107 | .233 | ||||
2024vs Left | .922 | 77 | 7 | 15 | .254 | ||||
2024vs Right | .687 | 264 | 8 | 33 | .233 | ||||
2023vs Left | .785 | 66 | 2 | 8 | .263 | ||||
2023vs Right | .656 | 226 | 9 | 31 | .214 | ||||
2022vs Left | .946 | 96 | 5 | 17 | .341 | ||||
2022vs Right | .746 | 330 | 13 | 43 | .246 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
+2%
OPS at Home
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+7%
OPS at Home
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Since 2022Home | .754 | 505 | 20 | 70 | .249 | ||||
Since 2022Away | .737 | 554 | 24 | 77 | .244 | ||||
2024Home | .763 | 162 | 7 | 20 | .259 | ||||
2024Away | .716 | 179 | 8 | 28 | .219 | ||||
2023Home | .691 | 127 | 6 | 21 | .204 | ||||
2023Away | .681 | 165 | 5 | 18 | .240 | ||||
2022Home | .783 | 216 | 7 | 29 | .268 | ||||
2022Away | .799 | 210 | 11 | 31 | .268 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Travis d'Arnaud 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.
* 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
0.27BB Rate
7.0%K Rate
26.1%BABIP
.280ISO
.199AVG
.238OBP
.302SLG
.436OPS
.739wOBA
.323Exit Velocity
89.9 mphHard Hit Rate
32.3%Barrels/PA
6.7%Expected BA
.235Expected SLG
.438Sprint Speed
21.5 ft/secGround Ball %
46.4%Line Drive %
18.0%Fly Ball %
35.6%Advanced Batting Stats
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Some eyebrows were raised when Atlanta gave d'Arnaud a two-year deal after his disappointing 2021 season at the plate, but he rewarded the club with their faith in him with a strong rebound season in 2022 as the club found a way to mix and match his strengths with William Contreras. d'Arnaud used a more aggressive approach at the plate in 2022 looking to hunt early and often for fastballs and he hit .274 while slugging .512 off heaters with 12 of his 18 home runs on the season coming off the 2021 season where he hit .193 and slugged .377 against fastballs. Despite producing like one, d'Arnaud has never been an everyday catcher as he has but twice exceeded 400 plate appearances but yet has five double-digit homer seasons to his name and just scored a career-high 61 runs this past season. Simply put, he makes the most of his opportunities and his 2022 production even exceeded what he did in 2019 when he re-established his market value with a livelier baseball. He should lose more at-bats with the trade that sent out Contreras and brought in Sean Murphy, although d'Arnaud is expected to be the designated hitter sometimes when Murphy starts at catcher.
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Option will be picked up
Atlanta president of baseball operations Alex Anthopoulos said Friday that the team plans to exercise d'Arnaud's $8 million club option for 2025, Grant McAuley of 92.9 The Game Atlanta reports.
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Sitting for Game 2
D'Arnaud isn't in the lineup Wednesday for Game 2 of the National League Wild Card Series against San Diego.
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Resting Sunday
D'Arnaud is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals.
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Walk-off homer Saturday
D'Arnaud went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 2-1 win over the Royals.
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Idle Friday
D'Arnaud is out of the lineup for Friday's game against Atlanta.
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Starting run may end soon
Sean Murphy is nearing a full recovery from his oblique strain and is expected to begin rehab assignment next week, reports Mark Bowman of MLB.com, and d'Arnaud's run as Atlanta's starting catcher should end shortly thereafter.
ANALYSIS
D'Arnaud has started 27 of 39 games since Murphy suffered the injury Opening Day and has filled in admirably with five homers and an .852 OPS in 114 plate appearances. The 35-year-old d'Arnaud won't have a clear path to regular playing time once Atlanta returns to full health, especially since designated hitter Marcell Ozuna has been one of the best hitters in baseball with 12 homers and a .327 average.
D'Arnaud has started 27 of 39 games since Murphy suffered the injury Opening Day and has filled in admirably with five homers and an .852 OPS in 114 plate appearances. The 35-year-old d'Arnaud won't have a clear path to regular playing time once Atlanta returns to full health, especially since designated hitter Marcell Ozuna has been one of the best hitters in baseball with 12 homers and a .327 average.