Ceddanne Rafaela Stats
- Height / Weight
- 5' 9" / 165 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 9/18/2000 (23)
- Experience
- 1
- College
- None
Ceddanne Rafaela Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Ceddanne Rafaela News
Boston Red Sox rookie shortstop/outfielder Ceddanne Rafaela went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Tuesday's victory against the Tampa Bay Rays. Rafaela really struggled in April with a .167 batting average, but he has turned it on in May thus far with a .275 batting average to accommodate his two homers and six RBI. Overall, the 23-year-old is hitting .211, but he has four homers and 23 RBI with four stolen bases. Managers that remained patient with Rafaela are starting to be rewarded and he is worth rostered in mixed leagues as he continues to improve and has good eligibility at shortstop and outfield.
Boston Red Sox infielder Ceddanne Rafaela went 4-for-4 with a home run, seven RBI, and a stolen base in Saturday's 17-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs. Rafaela had a career performance on Saturday by driving in seven runs in Saturday's rout over Chicago. The 23-year-old had a sacrifice fly for his first RBI of the game. He smashed a three-run double in the bottom of the fifth inning and capped it off with a three-run shot in the bottom of the eighth frame. Rafaela is slashing .191/..225/.351 with two home runs, 17 RBI, 14 runs, and four stolen bases over 28 games in 2024. Rafaela will look to build on his performance in the series finale, and he has plenty of fantasy upside to be added to most leagues.
Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora said that infielder/outfielder Ceddanne Rafaela is the team's everyday shortstop at this point with Trevor Story (shoulder) out for the rest of the year. Rafaela is making his sixth straight start at the 6 on Thursday against the Cleveland Guardians. The move to put the 23-year-old defensive whiz at shortstop full time has allowed outfielder Wilyer Abreu to become an everyday player for the BoSox as well. Rafaela's full-time move to the 6 will give him dual eligibility in fantasy at both shortstop and the outfield. Rafaela has a lot to improve on offensively, though, as he's hitting just .171 (14-for-82) with a home run, nine RBI, three stolen bases and 11 runs scored in 25 games. He's mostly attractive in deeper leagues for his speed.
Batting Order
1 | Jarren Duran |
2 | Wilyer Abreu |
3 | Rob Refsnyder |
4 | Rafael Devers |
5 | Dominic Smith |
6 | Garrett Cooper |
7 | Reese McGuire |
8 | Vaughn Grissom |
9 | Ceddanne Rafaela |
Ceddanne Rafaela Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
1 | Jarren Duran |
2 | Wilyer Abreu |
3 | Rob Refsnyder |
4 | Rafael Devers |
5 | Dominic Smith |
6 | Garrett Cooper |
7 | Reese McGuire |
8 | Vaughn Grissom |
9 | Ceddanne Rafaela |
Boston Red Sox outfielder Ceddanne Rafaela made his big-league debut last year and comes to spring training in 2024 competing for the center field job with Jarren Duran. The 23-year-old from Curacao went 20-for-83 (.241) with two home runs, five RBI and three stolen bases in his first 28 big-league games last year. He's not guaranteed to make the Opening Day roster unless he wins the center field job, though, and his glove is certainly ahead of his bat at this stage. Rafaela is an exceptional athlete, but more likely than not, he'll open 2024 at Triple-A Worcester, where he hit .312 (62-for-199) with 14 homers, 42 RBI and six steals in 48 games in 2023. MLB Pipeline's No. 76 overall prospect had a total of 20 homers and 36 steals in 108 games in the minors a year ago, demonstrating the kind of raw tools he possesses. On the downside, the 5-foot-9 outfielder chased too much at the plate and struck out over a third of the time in his small MLB sample size in 2023. The youngster could eventually become an above-average hitter at the big-league level if he's able to refine his hit tool, but for 2024, his glove and his speed will be his most attractive traits in AL-only leagues. Rafaela is projected by ATC to hit .257/.298/.408 with five homers, 25 RBI and eight stolen bases in just 218 plate appearances.