Gabriel Moreno Stats
- Height / Weight
- 5' 11" / 195 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 2/14/2000 (24)
- Experience
- 2
- College
- None
Gabriel Moreno Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Gabriel Moreno News
Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Gabriel Moreno is on the bench for Saturday's game against the San Francisco Giants and left-hander Kyle Harrison. Moreno started and went 2-for-3 with a walk, a double, two runs, and three RBI as part of a massive 17-1 blowout win over the Giants but will get a break in a day game following a night game on Friday. The young backstop is hitting .241 without a homer on the season but his impressive 14.3% BB% is roughly double his tiny 7.9% K% across his first 63 trips to the plate on the young season. Moreno has dealt with a thumb injury that cost him a couple of starts earlier in the week but he is back to health and is a batting average-first fantasy asset.
Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Gabriel Moreno (thumb) is back behind the plate and is batting sixth in the lineup on Thursday against the San Francisco Giants and right-hander Logan Webb. Moreno injured his right thumb on a wild pitch on Monday against the Chicago Cubs and was scratched from the starting lineup on both Tuesday and Wednesday. The 24-year-old did appear as a defensive replacement late in Tuesday's extra-inning game, though. Moreno is still looking for his first home run of the year while going 11-for-46 (.239) in his first 16 games of the 2024 season. Webb isn't the greatest of matchups for those setting DFS lineups, but don't ignore the fact that Moreno is currently hitting .444 in nine career at-bats against Webb.
Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Gabriel Moreno (thumb) was scratched from Wednesday's starting lineup against the Chicago Cubs in the series finale. Moreno suffered a right-thumb contusion on a wild pitch on Monday night and was then scratched from Tuesday's starting lineup as well before appearing later in the extra-inning win as a defensive replacement. The 24-year-old appears to be not quite comfortable enough swinging a bat to return to action for the Snakes, so Tucker Barnhart will catch again and bat eighth against Cubs left-hander Jordan Wicks. Fantasy baseball managers will want to check back on Thursday to see if Moreno is able to return to the field when the team faces the division-rival San Francisco Giants on the road.
Batting Order
1 | Ketel Marte |
2 | Corbin Carroll |
3 | Lourdes Gurriel Jr. |
4 | Christian Walker |
5 | Joc Pederson |
6 | Eugenio Suárez |
7 | Gabriel Moreno |
8 | Jake McCarthy |
9 | Kevin Newman |
Gabriel Moreno Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
1 | Ketel Marte |
2 | Corbin Carroll |
3 | Lourdes Gurriel Jr. |
4 | Christian Walker |
5 | Joc Pederson |
6 | Eugenio Suárez |
7 | Gabriel Moreno |
8 | Jake McCarthy |
9 | Kevin Newman |
Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Gabriel Moreno had a tale of two seasons in 2023. The highly-touted prospect endured a mid-season slump before a shoulder injury sidelined him for most of July. Upon returning, the 23-year-old caught fire, slashing .313/.383/.512 with five home runs and 24 RBI in the second half. Moreno carried this momentum into the postseason where he swatted four more homers and routinely batted high in the Diamondbacks order. It was an impressive showing for a young player who had previously only seen 69 MLB at-bats. Heading into 2024, there is no question that Moreno will see the vast majority of playing time behind the plate for Arizona. It is also reasonable to expect him to continue to develop as a hitter as he continues to get more big league reps. While his raw power potential is limited, his contact skills offer fantasy managers steady ratios with enough counting stats to be a comfortable season-long starter. RotoBaller currently ranks Moreno 139th overall, which places him as the fifth-highest catcher and slightly ahead of his 149 NFBC ADP. FGDC has Moreno playing 130 games, projecting him to slash .281/.341/.415 with 11 HRs, 61 RBI and six steals. Moreno offers a high fantasy floor at a fair ADP for 2024 with the potential to climb even higher with some subtle improvements at the plate.