Manuel Margot Stats
- Height / Weight
- 5' 11" / 180 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 9/28/1994 (29)
- Experience
- 8
- College
- None
Manuel Margot Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Manuel Margot News
Minnesota Twins outfielder Manuel Margot (hand) was hit by a pitch during an exhibition game on Tuesday versus the Atlanta Braves and departed early with a left-hand contusion. However, the Twins expect him to be fine for Opening Day on Thursday. The 29-year-old was traded from the Los Angeles Dodgers to the Twins this spring and is projected to open the 2024 regular season as a fourth outfielder in Minnesota, which leaves him very little fantasy value in AL-only leagues. The Dominican outfielder spent the last four seasons playing for the Tampa Bay Rays and slashed .264/.317/.375 with 19 home runs, 153 RBI, 41 stolen bases and 149 runs scored in 360 total regular-season games. You can avoid Margot in mixed fantasy leagues in 2024.
The Los Angeles Dodgers have traded outfielder Manuel Margot to the Minnesota Twins in exchange for shortstop Noah Miller. At this time, it's unclear who the Dodgers have received in return. It was certainly a short tenure for Margot in the Dodgers organization after the club acquired him as part of the trade that also landed them right-hander Tyler Glasnow on Dec. 15. The veteran hit .264 with four home runs and nine stolen bases in a platoon role in Tampa Bay last season, appearing in just 99 games and fewer than 100 contests for the second straight season. He could be deployed similarly with the Twins in 2024 as he should take over right field from the lefty-swinging Max Kepler versus left-handed pitching.
Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Manuel Margot is being discussed in trade talks with the New York Yankees and New York Mets. It was recently reported Margot was a strong trade candidate due to his $10 million salary for the 2024 season, a sum the low-budget Rays are likely wanting to avoid. The Yankees are in search of outfield help this offseason while the Mets will also look to add to their outfield mix after trading Mark Canha at last season's trade deadline. For his part, Margot hit .264 with four home runs and nine stolen bases across 99 games last season. His bat has performed below the league average in all but one of his eight seasons while he owns a career wRC+ of 90. He will likely stay off the fantasy radar again in 2024 barring a major turnaround at the plate.
Batting Order
1 | Ryan Jeffers |
2 | Byron Buxton |
3 | Manuel Margot |
4 | Jose Miranda |
5 | Carlos Santana |
6 | Willi Castro |
7 | Christian Vázquez |
8 | Kyle Farmer |
9 | Austin Martin |
Manuel Margot Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
1 | Ryan Jeffers |
2 | Byron Buxton |
3 | Manuel Margot |
4 | Jose Miranda |
5 | Carlos Santana |
6 | Willi Castro |
7 | Christian Vázquez |
8 | Kyle Farmer |
9 | Austin Martin |
Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Manuel Margot had a solid year at the dish, slashing .274/.325/.375 and posting the best wRC+ of his career (106). He only played in 89 games due to a knee sprain that he suffered in June but came back in late August. During the short season, Margot stole seven bases (12.7 over 162 games), but that hardly compares to his almost 23 steals per 162 games from 2019-2021. He's lost sprint speed every year since he debuted and was only in the 66th percentile in 2022 after placing in the 87th percentile last year. If Margot isn't running the bases, he can't compensate for it with power. The 28-year-old slugged just three homers this season, and his 5.1% barrel rate from 2021 represents his career high. Plus, Margot's never had an ISO above .153, besides his .162 mark during his 10-game debut in 2016. There will be improvements (4.6% HR/FB in '22), but not enough to go deep even 15 times. Fantasy managers might think they can bank on a decent batting average. However, despite his .274 average this season, he owned a .332 BABIP, the highest over his seven seasons and will probably be closer to his .264 xBA or career .254 mark in 2023. Margot won't provide a lot of raw production next year. Moreover, because of his lopsided splits (88 wRC+ vs RHP in 2022, 80 wRC+ over his career), he's never averaged more than 127 games during a campaign in Tampa, so fantasy managers can't even benefit from volume stats. Margot is a cheap option (295 ADP), but still, an overpay.