Jake Cronenworth Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 0" / 187 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 1/21/1994 (29)
- Experience
- 0
- College
- Michigan
Jake Cronenworth Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Jake Cronenworth News
The San Diego Padres and infielder Jake Cronenworth avoided salary arbitration on Friday by agreeing to a one-year, $4.25 million deal. Cronenworth is coming off back-to-back All-Star nods for the Friars. He finished up his third MLB season with a .239/.332/.390 slash line with a career-low .722 OPS, 17 home runs, a career-high 88 RBI, 88 runs scored and three stolen bases in 684 plate appearances and 158 games. The 28-year-old has some decent power at the second base position and resides in one of the best lineups in baseball. He'll also be the team's primary first baseman in 2023, so he'll add some positional flexibility to his fantasy profile. Cronenworth is ranked just inside the top 20 second basemen at RotoBaller.
San Diego Padres second baseman Jake Cronenworth helped lead the Padres to the National League Championship Series when he went 2-for-4 with two RBI in the 5-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers to win the Division Series 3-1. The 28-year-old's hitting .241 with a lowly .586 OPS across seven postseason games thus far but does have five RBI and a home run. Cronenworth had an unspectacular though acceptable 2022 season in which he hit .240 with 17 HRs, 88 runs, 88 RBI, and three stolen bases over 158 games. He'll try to heat up and keep the run production going in the next series when the Padres take on the Philadelphia Phillies.
San Diego Padres second baseman Jake Cronenworth cleared the bases with a grand slam in the first inning of Wednesday's 10-3 defeat of the Miami Marlins. He added a single and a walk later in the contest, making him 2-for-4 on the day. Cronenworth is having a competent season with the bat, slashing .239/.343/.387 with 12 HRs, but has an excellent 72 runs and 63 RBI over 117 games. However, after new additions at the trade deadline, he's been bumped down in the lineup so run production may be harder to come by. With limited batting average and power, it's hard to justify starting him if the counting stats aren't there.
Batting Order
| 1 | Trent Grisham |
| 2 | Juan Soto |
| 3 | Manny Machado |
| 4 | Xander Bogaerts |
| 5 | Jake Cronenworth |
| 6 | Matt Carpenter |
| 7 | Austin Nola |
| 8 | Ha-Seong Kim |
| 9 | David Dahl |
Jake Cronenworth Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
| 1 | Trent Grisham |
| 2 | Juan Soto |
| 3 | Manny Machado |
| 4 | Xander Bogaerts |
| 5 | Jake Cronenworth |
| 6 | Matt Carpenter |
| 7 | Austin Nola |
| 8 | Ha-Seong Kim |
| 9 | David Dahl |
San Diego Padres infielder Jake Cronenworth was a relevant fantasy asset in 2022. However, almost all of his value came from his run his production. Cronenworth scored and drove in 88 runs but hit just .239 with 17 home runs and three stolen bases. His 27-point drop in batting average was partially due to a strikeout rate that reached 19.2% after posting a 14.4% rate in his first two seasons. Cronenworth's hitting ability has seemingly regressed each season since his rookie campaign. The 28-year-old owned an 89.8 MPH average exit velocity and 10.5% barrel rate in 2020, which dropped to 88.6 MPH and 7.2%, respectively, in 2021. Both numbers were even worse this season; 87.6 MPH average exit velocity and 5.6% barrel percentage. Cronenworth has to rely on tons of line drives to make a living in batting average. But after posting a 27.3% and 26.1% line drive rate in 2020 and 2021, respectively, the two-time All-Star only managed a 21.1% mark this year. Cronenworth's deteriorating metrics are worrisome, and he has no speed to resort to if he doesn't bounce back, as he's swiped just 10 bags in 364 career games. Fantasy managers might want to bank on solid counting stats again. His ability to walk (9.4% career walk rate) means he'll have enough chances to score, but his 143 RBI plus runs that Steamer projects can't make up for his faults. Cronenworth's ADP of 191 is too high for what he brings to the table.
