Jesse Winker Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 3" / 215 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 8/17/1993 (28)
- Experience
- 3
- College
- None
Jesse Winker Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Jesse Winker News
Seattle Mariners outfielder Jesse Winker went 0-for-2 with a pair of walks and a run scored in the team's 6-2 victory over the Texas Rangers on Tuesday. The 28-year-old is off to a slow start to his Mariners career. Over 11 games this year, he's slashing just .143/.362/.143 and he's still searching for his first extra-base hit. As usual, he's been plagued by his struggles against lefties. He's gone 0-for-8 against southpaws this year. On the bright side, his plate discipline has been as good as ever with a 10.6% strikeout rate (92nd percentile) and a 25.5% walk rate (99th percentile). Fantasy managers should avoid selling low on Winker, who has been known to have cold streaks across his career. Hopefully, he'll pick things up soon.
Seattle Mariners outfielder Jesse Winker wore a first baseman's glove and fielded grounders from infield coach Perry Hill on Sunday, according to Ryan Divish. Acquired from the Reds earlier this month, Winker has never played the infield before, let alone first base. However, it appears the Mariners are exploring their options at the position now that Evan White has been diagnosed with a sports hernia. Through 110 games with Cincinnati last year, Winker slashed .305/.394/.556, hit 24 homers, and made the NL All-Star team. He currently checks in at No. 42 in RotoBaller's updated fantasy baseball outfield rankings.
Cincinnati Reds outfielder Jesse Winker and infielder Eugenio Suarez were traded to the Seattle Mariners in exchange for Justin Dunn, Brandon Williamson, and Jake Fraley on Monday. Winker was terrific for the Reds last season, slashing .305/.393/.556 slash line with 24 home runs, 32 doubles, 77 runs, and 71 RBI in 110 games. His season was cut short after landing on the injured list with an intercostal strain on September 18. He is fully healthy, heading into Spring Training. Winker is under team control until 2023 and should hit in the heart of the order for an improving Seattle lineup that includes Mitch Haniger, Jarred Kelenic, and Ty France. Suarez has elite power, smashing 30-plus homers in three of the last four seasons. Despite the 30-year-old having raw power, he hit a career-worst .198 and struck out a whopping 29.8% of the time. The Mariners will take on the $35 million owed to him in the deal with the Reds. Suarez will serve as Seattle's everyday third baseman and should provide fantasy managers with solid counting stats, but expect the former Red to be a drain on your team's batting average.
Batting Order
| 1 | Adam Frazier |
| 2 | Ty France |
| 3 | J.P. Crawford |
| 4 | Jesse Winker |
| 5 | Eugenio Suárez |
| 6 | Julio Rodríguez |
| 7 | Mike Ford |
| 8 | Steven Souza Jr. |
| 9 | Cal Raleigh |
Jesse Winker Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
| 1 | Adam Frazier |
| 2 | Ty France |
| 3 | J.P. Crawford |
| 4 | Jesse Winker |
| 5 | Eugenio Suárez |
| 6 | Julio Rodríguez |
| 7 | Mike Ford |
| 8 | Steven Souza Jr. |
| 9 | Cal Raleigh |
Cincinnati Reds outfielder Jesse Winker had a 2021 season that many fantasy managers had been waiting for. The 28-year-old slashed .305/.394/.556 with 24 home runs, 71 RBI, and 77 runs scored over 485 plate appearances. He was able to bring his strikeout rate down to 15.5%, which aligned with his career 16.5% mark much closer than his 2020 value of 25.1%. He also continued to hit the ball hard and produced a solid Statcast batted-ball profile across the board. The two lingering issues for Winker, which have plagued him throughout his career were injuries and the inability to hit left-handed pitching. He served several stints on the injured list with intercostal strains and slashed just .176/.288/.284 against lefties over 118 PA. The encouraging thing is that Winker was such a valuable fantasy option despite all of that, and he could be even more valuable if he stays healthy and/or hits even slightly better against lefties in 2022. Fantasy managers seem to be buying into Winker's potential, as his current ADP is about 109 overall, making him the 31st outfielder off the board. This seems like a reasonable position given his high potential upside and the relative lack of upside compared to other options around that point in drafts.
