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
The Boston Red Sox and outfielder Ceddanne Rafaela agreed to an undisclosed contract extension on Monday, according to a source. Despite only having 38 major-league games under his belt after debuting last year, the Red Sox are locking up their center fielder of the present and future. He has seven hits in his first 30 at-bats this year with no home runs, five RBI, a stolen base, six runs scored and nine strikeouts in 35 plate appearances in his first 10 games. The 23-year-old former undrafted free agent from Curacao is more advanced defensively at this early stage of his career, but he's an exceptional athlete overall and also has the ability to play on the infield if the Red Sox need him there. Boston now has Rafaela under team control through at least the 2029 season.
Boston Red Sox outfielder Ceddanne Rafaela is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Seattle Mariners. The speedy 23-year-old started in centerfield in the Red Sox previous three games. Rafaela has gone 4-for-12 at the plate in the early going with three runs scored and one RBI. He is nothing more than a depth outfielder in redraft leagues this season, but he maintains reasonable upside in dynasty formats. With Rafaela on the bench, Jarren Duran will slide over to centerfield and Enmanuel Valdez will handle duties at second base.
Boston Red Sox OF/IF Ceddane Rafaela will be part of the Opening Day roster. Rafaela is a center fielder who could play some second base with Vaughn Grissom out to start the season. Manager Alex Cora praised the 23-year-old for his athleticism and versatility; he also has a .275/.327/.569 slash line over 51 Spring Training at-bats. Rob Refsnyder is also injured to start the season, so Rafaela should be moved between center and second initially. Rafaela is a well regarded prospect but did struggle in a small sample 28 games last season. His 78 OPS+ left a lot to be desired but he has the potential for a 15 home run, 15 steal season. ATC projects a .255/.295/.407 slash line over 459 plate appearances in 2024. He has a 354 ADP but with this news, and the fact he will have shortstop eligibility in some leagues, that number could change drastically over the weekend.
Batting Order
1 | Jarren Duran |
2 | Wilyer Abreu |
3 | Rob Refsnyder |
4 | Triston Casas |
5 | Connor Wong |
6 | Masataka Yoshida |
7 | Bobby Dalbec |
8 | Enmanuel Valdez |
9 | Ceddanne Rafaela |
Ceddanne Rafaela Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
1 | Jarren Duran |
2 | Wilyer Abreu |
3 | Rob Refsnyder |
4 | Triston Casas |
5 | Connor Wong |
6 | Masataka Yoshida |
7 | Bobby Dalbec |
8 | Enmanuel Valdez |
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.