Cal Raleigh
27-Year-Old
2023 Stats
AVG
.232
HR
30
RBI
75
R
78
SB
0
2024 Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Affectionately nicknamed "Big Dumper," Raleigh turned in his first career 30-homer season in 2023, finishing fifth at the catcher position in earned fantasy value behind William Contreras, J.T. Realmuto, Jonah Heim and Will Smith. Raleigh is rather one dimensional at the plate, though to his credit he raised his batting average from .211 to a more-palatable .232 last season. He's also drawn walks at roughly a 10 percent clip the last two seasons, helping offset a strikeout rate pushing 30 percent. Raleigh made 14 starts at designated hitter in 2023, and while that number could always take a hit, he projects to remain in the starting lineup most days. The 27-year-old has an exceptional arm behind the plate and at this point is an important part of the leadership and game-calling with the Seattle pitching staff. He temporarily silenced his doubters with his performance at the dish last season, but beware the average can largely offset the power contributions if it gets low enough. Read Past Outlooks
Hitless in return to action
Raleigh (heel) started at catcher and went 0-for-3 in a Cactus League loss to the Diamondbacks on Sunday.
ANALYSIS
Raleigh ended up missing just one game with the heel issue in an absence that had been labeled as precautionary. The slugging backstop retains an impressive .348 average with three home runs and 10 RBI across 10 Cactus League games despite Sunday's blanking.
Raleigh ended up missing just one game with the heel issue in an absence that had been labeled as precautionary. The slugging backstop retains an impressive .348 average with three home runs and 10 RBI across 10 Cactus League games despite Sunday's blanking.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2021
+12%
OPS vs RHP
2023
+22%
OPS vs RHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2021vs Left | .670 | 242 | 7 | 30 | .216 | ||||
Since 2021vs Right | .753 | 890 | 52 | 121 | .218 | ||||
2023vs Left | .645 | 108 | 4 | 14 | .218 | ||||
2023vs Right | .790 | 461 | 26 | 61 | .235 | ||||
2022vs Left | .734 | 100 | 3 | 14 | .212 | ||||
2022vs Right | .785 | 315 | 24 | 49 | .211 | ||||
2021vs Left | .577 | 34 | 0 | 2 | .219 | ||||
2021vs Right | .519 | 114 | 2 | 11 | .168 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2021
+20%
OPS on Road
2023
+9%
OPS on Road
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2021Home | .668 | 554 | 23 | 61 | .210 | ||||
Since 2021Away | .802 | 578 | 36 | 90 | .224 | ||||
2023Home | .730 | 280 | 13 | 34 | .234 | ||||
2023Away | .794 | 289 | 17 | 41 | .230 | ||||
2022Home | .600 | 210 | 9 | 21 | .180 | ||||
2022Away | .961 | 205 | 18 | 42 | .244 | ||||
2021Home | .622 | 64 | 1 | 6 | .203 | ||||
2021Away | .465 | 84 | 1 | 7 | .163 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Cal Raleigh 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
0.34BB Rate
9.5%K Rate
27.8%BABIP
.273ISO
.224AVG
.232OBP
.306SLG
.456OPS
.762wOBA
.333Exit Velocity
89.5 mphHard Hit Rate
35.1%Barrels/PA
7.9%Expected BA
.233Expected SLG
.466Sprint Speed
21.6 ft/secGround Ball %
31.5%Line Drive %
19.9%Fly Ball %
48.6%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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All aboard the Big Dumper express! Raleigh earned the moniker from Jarred Kelenic with his breakout sophomore season hitting timely homers with stellar defense as Raleigh seemingly aimed to remind Seattle what they once had in Mike Zunino. Raleigh's batting average was nothing to write home about as it hovered there most of the season with some peaks (.254 in down the stretch) and valleys (.136 into June), but his 121 wRC+ was well above the 89 figure the catching position as a whole produced league-wide. Like Zunino, the story here is raw power and Raleigh has plenty of it with the ability to launch a baseball to all fields with a prevalance to crank and yank them down the right field line. His numbers against righties and lefties are nearly identical and the defense means he is the primary catcher as long as the recovery from offseason hand surgery goes well. He is one of the primary reasons the catching position is no longer considered a black hole as he went from undraftable in 15 team leagues last season to a likely top 8 catcher on draft boards this season.
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Ready to play Sunday
Raleigh (heel) will start at catcher and bat fifth in Sunday's Cactus League game against the Diamondbacks.
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Scratched with bruised heel
Raleigh will not play in Saturday's Cactus League game against the White Sox due to a bruised heel sustained in Thursday's contest against the Brewers, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.
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Belts third spring homer
Raleigh went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run in a Cactus League win over the Brewers on Thursday.
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Belts homer in Cactus League loss
Raleigh went 1-for-2 with a three-run home run in the Mariners' Cactus League loss to the Royals on Wednesday.
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On base thrice in win
Raleigh went 2-for-3 with an RBI single, a walk and a run in a win over the Astros on Tuesday.
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