Brandon Belt Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 3" / 231 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 4/20/1988 (35)
- Experience
- 9
- College
- Texas
Brandon Belt Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Brandon Belt News
Toronto Blue Jays first baseman/designated hitter Brandon Belt is having one of the worst starts to the season in all of baseball, as he's slashing .053/.143/.105 with no homers, no RBI, and one run across five games while striking out an incredible 57.1% of the time. The 34-year-old is trying to bounce back after an injury-plagued campaign held him to .676 OPS and 78 games in 2022 as a member of the San Francisco Giants, but so far, that hasn't been the case. It's still a bit early to call the season a wash for Belt, as he can still provide north of 15 HRs while on the strong side of a platoon, but he isn't valuable enough to occupy a roster spot in shallower leagues with better options on the waiver wire.
Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Brandon Belt (illness) is back in the Grapefruit League lineup on Sunday against right-hander Jhony Brito and the New York Yankees. Belt is playing first base and is hitting third in the batting order. The 34-year-old left-handed hitter was scratched from Saturday's lineup due to a stomach illness, but he's back in there a day later. In seven spring games for Toronto, he's hitting .278 (5-for-18) with three doubles and three runs scored. The Blue Jays didn't rush him into action in camp after he played in just 78 games in 2022 due to more knee issues. Belt is expected to serve as the team's primary designated hitter in his first year with the team, but durability issues remain a huge concern with the aging first baseman.
Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Brandon Belt (knee) is making his Grapefruit League debut on Saturday against the Baltimore Orioles and right-hander Austin Voth, serving as the designated hitter while batting third in the lineup. Belt has been delayed in camp this spring after having surgery on his right knee last September. He limped to a .213/.326/.350 slash line with a career-low .676 OPS, eight home runs, 23 RBI and 25 runs scored in only 298 plate appearances and 78 games in his 12th season with the San Francisco Giants last year. Hopefully the 34-year-old left-handed hitter can stay healthier as the primary DH for Toronto in 2023 against right-handed pitching. Fantasy managers shouldn't be too optimistic on Belt at this point in his career, but he's worth a late-round flier in a much more hitter-friendly park and in a better lineup.
Batting Order
| 1 | George Springer |
| 2 | Bo Bichette |
| 3 | Vladimir Guerrero Jr. |
| 4 | Brandon Belt |
| 5 | Matt Chapman |
| 6 | Whit Merrifield |
| 7 | Daulton Varsho |
| 8 | Alejandro Kirk |
| 9 | Cavan Biggio |
Brandon Belt Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
| 1 | George Springer |
| 2 | Bo Bichette |
| 3 | Vladimir Guerrero Jr. |
| 4 | Brandon Belt |
| 5 | Matt Chapman |
| 6 | Whit Merrifield |
| 7 | Daulton Varsho |
| 8 | Alejandro Kirk |
| 9 | Cavan Biggio |
San Francisco Giants first baseman Brandon Belt put on a show in the shortened 2020 season, notching a triple-slash of .309/.425/.591 while clubbing nine home runs and knocking in 30 runs in 51 games. While many will look at the chaotic nature of the 2020 season and think this is a small sample size fluke, I think that would be casting aside some significant changes.After spending four years in a row with a launch angle close to 22-degrees, Belt dropped the launch angle to 18-degrees last year. His FB% dropped 6.1%, his infield fly ball rate fell from 7.8% to 0% (yes, zero), and his line-drive rate went up by four percent. Yes, his HR/FB jump from 8.8% to 19.1% is likely unsustainable, but it also shows that the swing change caused Belt to be able to square the ball up more consistently and drive it more effectively. In fact, his 16.8% barrel rate was good for the 10th-best in all of baseball last year. The fact is that Belt is only 32-years-old, he clearly benefited from swing changes, and the Giants made adjustments to their park dimensions allowing Oracle Park to become more hitter-friendly, playing as the 12th best park for HR power. All of this gives Belt more value than the market seems to think considering he's being drafted at an insulting ADP of 322.
