Jacob Amaya

Jacob Amaya

25-Year-Old ShortstopSS
Houston Astros
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Amaya made his big-league debut last summer but garnered just nine plate appearances in four games. He slashed .252/.344/.406 with 15 home runs and six steals in 128 games at Triple-A, marking the third straight year with double-digit long balls after previously showing much less pop. The 25-year-old has no guarantees but is likely to receive another look with the Marlins in 2024, especially since utility man Jon Berti represents the only real established roadblock at shortstop. Read Past Outlooks
RANKSFrom Preseason
#601
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$Signed a one-year contract with the Marlins in March of 2024. Traded to the Astros in April of 2024.
Recalled from Triple-A
SSHouston Astros
May 1, 2024
The Astros recalled Amaya from Triple-A Sugar Land on Wednesday, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.
ANALYSIS
With Chas McCormick (hamstring) headed for the 10-day IL, Amaya will come up from the minors to give the Astros an additional bench bat. However, the 25-year-old infielder is slashing just .190/.297/.302 across 74 plate appearances at Triple-A, so he likely won't see much playing time while with Houston.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
Even Split
2024
No Stats
2023
 
 
+25%
OPS vs RHP
2022
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022vs Left .400 5 1 0 1 1 .200 .200 .200
Since 2022vs Right .400 5 0 0 1 0 .200 .200 .200
2024vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024vs Right .000 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2023vs Left .400 5 1 0 1 1 .200 .200 .200
2023vs Right .500 4 0 0 1 0 .250 .250 .250
2022vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
 
 
+50%
OPS on Road
2024
No Stats
2023
 
 
+100%
OPS on Road
2022
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022Home .333 6 0 0 1 0 .167 .167 .167
Since 2022Away .500 4 1 0 1 1 .250 .250 .250
2024Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024Away .000 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2023Home .333 6 0 0 1 0 .167 .167 .167
2023Away .667 3 1 0 1 1 .333 .333 .333
2022Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Stat Review
How does Jacob Amaya 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
0.00
 
BB Rate
0.0%
 
K Rate
0.0%
 
BABIP
.000
 
ISO
.000
 
AVG
.000
 
OBP
.000
 
SLG
.000
 
OPS
.000
 
wOBA
.000
 
Hard Hit Rate
0.0%
 
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Chance to be claimed by Detroit?
SSMiami Marlins
April 2, 2024
Evan Woodbery of MLive.com suggests the Tigers could be interested in placing a waiver claim on Amaya.
ANALYSIS
The 25-year-old was designated for assignment by the Marlins on Tuesday after he failed to make the club's Opening Day roster during spring training. Amaya spent most of last season at the Triple-A level and had a .252/.344/.406 slash line with 15 homers and six steals in 128 games, though he also had a brief look in the big leagues. The shortstop can also be optioned to the minors, which could spur more interest on waivers, particularly for teams like Detroit that have an open spot on the 40-man roster.
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2023 Fantasy Outlook
For the first time as a pro, Amaya flashed a bit of power at Double-A in 2021, swatting 12 homers across 476 plate appearances. It was encouraging to see him follow that up with 17 long balls over 567 plate appearances between Double-A and Triple-A last season, boosting his big-league outlook considerably. The 24-year-old is already more than capable with the glove, as he possesses quick hands and a strong, accurate arm that make him arguably the best defensive infield prospect in the system. Despite the recent gains, it's unlikely that Amaya will ever be more than an average power hitter, and he isn't projected to be a big base stealer in the majors. He could debut in 2023, and his chance to evolve long-term into an everyday player rather than be relegated to a utility role will likely hinge on how well he can sustain the power gains without too heavily sacrificing the consistent-contact approach that kept him afloat during his early seasons in the minors.
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Acquired by Houston
SSHouston Astros
April 6, 2024
The Astros acquired Amaya from the Marlins on Saturday in exchange for cash considerations and Valente Bellozo, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports. Amaya was optioned to Triple-A Sugar Land.
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DFA'd by Miami
SSMiami Marlins
April 2, 2024
The Marlins designated Amaya for assignment Tuesday.
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Roster bid falls short
SSMiami Marlins
March 11, 2024
The Marlins optioned Amaya to Triple-A Jacksonville on Monday.
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Optioned back to Triple-A
SSMiami Marlins
June 26, 2023
Miami optioned Amaya to Triple-A Jacksonville on Monday, Daniel Alvarez-Montes of ElExtraBase.com reports.
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RBI, steal in debut
SSMiami Marlins
June 19, 2023
Amaya went 1-for-3 with an RBI, a run scored and a steal in Sunday's victory over the Nationals.
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