Victor Robles Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 0" / 193 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 5/19/1997 (27)
- Experience
- 7
- College
- None
Victor Robles Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Victor Robles News
The Washington Nationals reinstated outfielder Victor Robles (hamstring) from the 10-day injured list on Tuesday and optioned outfielder Alex Call to Triple-A Rochester in a corresponding move. Robles will return to the big leagues after missing more than a month due to a strained left hamstring. The 26-year-old went 7-for-20 with a stolen base in six minor-league rehab games with Triple-A Rochester, but he was not immediately back in the big-league lineup for the Nats on Tuesday against the Baltimore Orioles. The Dominican speedster has been a disappointment in his seven years in D.C., so regular playing time will not be guaranteed now that he's back, especially since Jacob Young has played well in his absence.
Washington Nationals outfielder Victor Robles (hamstring) will travel with the team as he continues to rehab a left-hamstring strain, which he suffered running from first to third base on April 3. Robles is throwing and hitting without pain and has regained full range of motion. Manager Dave Martinez hopes he will begin running drills soon. Robles had returned to full health during spring training after back spasms limited him to 36 games in 2023. It's good news that the 26-year-old is making progress, but when he's ready to rejoin the big-league roster, he's probably going to need to produce to continue playing regularly, especially given the fact that Washington has several big-name prospects that are itching to make their major-league debuts. Jacob Young has been serving as Washington's center fielder with Robles out and has gone 11-for-42 (.262) with no homers, two RBI and six steals in 15 games.
The Washington Nationals are placing outfielder Victor Robles (hamstring) on the injured list on Thursday after he left Wednesday night's win over the Pittsburgh Pirates with a left-hamstring injury. Outfield prospect Jacob Young is being called up from Triple-A Rochester in a corresponding move. It's unclear exactly how severe Robles' hamstring injury is, but it will keep him away for at least 10 days. Meanwhile, Young is likely to serve on the short side of a platoon in Washington's outfield with the left-handed-hitting Eddie Rosario. The 24-year-old has speed to spare and is worth a look in deep-mixed and NL-only leagues if you need more stolen bases. Robles, 26, is still looking for his first hit of 2024 after going 0-for-2 with two stolen bases and three walks in his first four games.
Batting Order
1 | Jacob Young |
2 | Nick Senzel |
3 | Ildemaro Vargas |
4 | Joey Meneses |
5 | Keibert Ruiz |
6 | Riley Adams |
7 | Trey Lipscomb |
8 | Victor Robles |
9 | Nasim Nuñez |
Victor Robles Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
1 | Jacob Young |
2 | Nick Senzel |
3 | Ildemaro Vargas |
4 | Joey Meneses |
5 | Keibert Ruiz |
6 | Riley Adams |
7 | Trey Lipscomb |
8 | Victor Robles |
9 | Nasim Nuñez |
Coming off a 17 home run, 28 stolen base campaign in 2019, outfielder Victor Robles failed to live up to expectations in 2020. Robles posted just a .220/.293/.315 line to go with only three HR and four stolen bases over 189 plate appearances. His inability to get on base, fueled by a huge drop in his zone contact rate (down to 78.8% from 85.7% in 2019), high strikeout rate, and a 4.8% walk rate (in the bottom 9% in all of MLB) certainly played a part in his low SB totals. Robles also saw a huge decline in sprint speed in 2020, dropping from an elite 29.3 ft/sec in 2019 (95th percentile) to 28 ft/sec (79th percentile), adding to the SB woes. As far as power metrics, Robles bottomed out in overall exit velocity, overall barrel rate, and overall hard-hit rate, landing in the bottom 1-to-5% in all of MLB in those categories. Additionally, his 2020 exit velocity on FB/LD of 85.7 mph was a drastic drop from his 88.6 mph figure in 2019, further supporting the low HR output. Given his pedigree and his young age of 23, managers willing to throw out 2020 based on the small sample size could gamble and expend a middle-to-late round draft pick on him (ADP of 159). That said, his decrease in sprint speed, together with poor power and contact metrics, don't infer an imminent rebound to 2019 totals. This suggests that his current ADP may even be high. If managers can get Robles beyond the 200th pick in drafts, it may be worth a gamble to see if 2020 was, in fact, an outlier. Otherwise, managers should let someone else roll the dice here.