Nico Hoerner Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 1" / 200 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 5/13/1997 (27)
- Experience
- 5
- College
- Stanford
Nico Hoerner Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Nico Hoerner News
Chicago Cubs second baseman/shortstop Nico Hoerner (hamstring) remains out of the Cubs starting lineup on Saturday for the fifth consecutive game. The Cubs are hopeful that their gold glove infielder will not have to spend a stint on the injured list; however, manager Craig Counsell expressed on Friday that he may have to do so if this injury continues to linger. As a result, infielder Miles Mastrobuoni will make his fifth consecutive start at the keystone this afternoon as the Cubs continue a four-game set with their division rival Pittsburgh Pirates and will bat in the eight-hole. The 28-year-old has posted a poor .133/.278/.133 slash line during this stretch, and is best to fade in DFS.
Chicago Cubs middle infielder Nico Hoerner (hamstring) was still feeling his hamstring issue on Thursday and was held out of the lineup again in Friday's loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates. He's still being considered day-to-day and is hoping to avoid a stint on the injured list. Manager Craig Counsell said, "If it's still lingering, then it's on the table." Hoerner has now missed four straight games and could land on the IL if he's unable to play in either of the final two games in the weekend series against Pittsburgh. Regular shortstop Dansby Swanson (knee) is also on the IL, so the Cubs have been getting by with Miles Mastrobuoni at shortstop and Nick Madrigal at second base. Hoerner, a former first-rounder in 2018 out of Stanford, deserves to be stashed in most fantasy leagues if he is placed on the IL. He's currently hitting .269/.361/.391 with two homers, 12 RBI and five steals in 2024.
Chicago Cubs middle infielder Nico Hoerner (hamstring) remains out of the starting lineup for Friday's series opener against the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates. Miles Mastrobuoni will get another start at the 6 and will hit sixth, with Nick Madrigal once again manning the keystone and hitting seventh against baseball's top prospect in right-hander Paul Skenes. Dansby Swanson (knee) is on the injured list with knee soreness, so Chicago's middle infield is thinned out at this time. The 27-year-old Hoerner is day-to-day with left-hamstring tightness but has now missed his fourth straight game. If he's unable to rejoin the Cubs' lineup this weekend, he could join Swanson on the IL. DFS gamers can probably find better options at shortstop and second base than Mastrobuoni and Madrigal, who are both light-hitting utility infielders.
Batting Order
1 | Patrick Wisdom |
2 | Seiya Suzuki |
3 | Cody Bellinger |
4 | Christopher Morel |
5 | Mike Tauchman |
6 | Ian Happ |
7 | Nick Madrigal |
8 | Miles Mastrobuoni |
9 | Yan Gomes |
Nico Hoerner Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
1 | Patrick Wisdom |
2 | Seiya Suzuki |
3 | Cody Bellinger |
4 | Christopher Morel |
5 | Mike Tauchman |
6 | Ian Happ |
7 | Nick Madrigal |
8 | Miles Mastrobuoni |
9 | Yan Gomes |
Nico Hoerner was one of the biggest beneficiaries of the 2023 rule changes. In 150 games, he hit .283/.346/.383 with nine homers, 68 RBI, 98 runs and 43 steals. Only five players had more stolen bases than Hoerner in 2023, who had previously only swiped 28 bases in 247 MLB games. Unlike some speedsters, the Cubs second baseman will also help with your team's batting average while scoring plenty of runs. Hoerner's .272 xBA might cause some trepidation and we'll see regression in his batting average. However, he's now outperformed his xBA in each of the last three seasons and there's nothing to suggest he can't hit .280 again in 2024. Hoerner's 28.5 ft/sec ranked in the 80th percentile but with an 86% success rate in stolen base attempts, he should be able to top 40 steals again. Hoerner's glove (98th percentile in Outs Above Average) will also help with his playing time. The only downside to Hoerner is a lack of power. If he can hit ~10 homers in 2024, he'll be able to back up last year's breakout season. Hoerner is an ideal option if you focus on power over speed with the first couple of hitters you draft.