Jeremy Peña Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 0" / 202 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 9/22/1997 (26)
- Experience
- 2
- College
- Maine
Jeremy Peña Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Jeremy Peña News
Houston Astros shortstop Jeremy Pena increased his hitting streak to five games as he tallied two hits in Thursday's victory over the Cleveland Guardians. Pena tallied his first hit of the game in the fourth inning with a ground ball to second base and then swiped second base but was unable to score. Later in the sixth, Pena ripped his first triple of the campaign to score Gabriel Arias. The shortstop would then score twice, courtesy of a Jon Singleton blast in the same frame and sacrifice fly in the seventh. Pena has a solid .333/.375/.467 line, and his underlying metrics suggest he could be in for a big summer with a .324 xBA. The former World Series MVP should be rostered in all formats and remains a solid DFS option.
Houston Astros shortstop Jeremy Pena went 1-for-4 with two strikeouts and his first stolen base of the season in Sunday's 3-1 victory over the division-rival Texas Rangers. The 26-year-old Dominican infielder is off to a strong start in his third big-league season with the Astros, going 12-for-36 (.333) with two home runs, a double, six RBI, the one stolen base and four runs scored in 38 plate appearances over his first 10 contests. Last year was a disappointment for Pena in the power department with just 10 long balls after he slugged 22 round-trippers with 63 RBI in 136 regular-season games in his rookie campaign in 2022. He's stole 24 bags in his first two seasons but could easily set a career-high in that category in 2024 if he continues to get the green light on the basepaths.
Houston Astros shortstop Jeremy Pena went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI in Wednesday's 8-0 romp over the Blue Jays. It was the 26-year-old's fourth multi-hit performance in seven games, and he's now 10-for-25 (.400) to begin the year, with two home runs, six RBI, and three runs scored. While the former World Series MVP saw a dip in power last season after belting 22 home runs in 2022, he reduced his K% by increasing his contact rate and his BB% in 2023. Pena was working on some swing adjustments in the preseason to regain some power and it looks to be paying off. If he can continue to hit for both power and average, he'll prove to be a late-round value after going off of 2024 fantasy draft boards around pick 224.
Batting Order
1 | Jose Altuve |
2 | Kyle Tucker |
3 | Yordan Alvarez |
4 | Jeremy Peña |
5 | Jon Singleton |
6 | Alex Bregman |
7 | Yainer Diaz |
8 | Victor Caratini |
9 | Jake Meyers |
Jeremy Peña Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
1 | Jose Altuve |
2 | Kyle Tucker |
3 | Yordan Alvarez |
4 | Jeremy Peña |
5 | Jon Singleton |
6 | Alex Bregman |
7 | Yainer Diaz |
8 | Victor Caratini |
9 | Jake Meyers |
From a power perspective, Houston Astros shortstop Jeremy Pena's 2023 was a disappointment. In 2022, the rookie belted 22 home runs and had an above-average ISO of .173 in 521 at-bats, but in 2023 the HR total dipped to just 10 and the ISO went to a below-average .118 with 577 ABs. There were some encouraging signs in 2023 nonetheless, because with his 2022 power came a lot of swing-and-miss. In 2023, the former World Series MVP saw his K% drop from 24.2% to 20.3% (22.7% league avg.) while Contact%, SwStr%, and O-Swing% all improved as well. Also, even though his walk rate remained below average, it rose 74% (on a relative basis) from 3.9% to 6.8%. Additionally, despite seeing his Barrel% drop to 4.0%, his average EV and Sweet-Spot% remained unchanged, so there is hope he can at least land somewhere in the middle power-wise while continuing to improve elsewhere. ATC projections forecast a .261-15-63-74-13 line with a .310 WOBA and 97 wRC+. With an NFBC ADP that stands at 226 overall, Pena won't cost managers much, and there's enough upside to take him earlier, near his RotoBaller rank of 202 overall.