Jesse Winker Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 2" / 206 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 8/17/1993 (30)
- Experience
- 7
- College
- None
Jesse Winker Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Jesse Winker News
Washington Nationals outfielder Jesse Winker (illness) is back in the starting lineup on Thursday, playing left field and batting sixth against the Pittsburgh Pirates and veteran left-hander Martin Perez. The 30-year-old left-handed hitter is clearly feeling better, but fantasy managers in DFS contests will probably want to avoid the lefty-lefty matchup. In six career at-bats against Perez, Winker is hitting .167 with a .334 OPS. However, he's gone 5-for-11 in the early going in his first four contests with the Nationals before getting sick earlier this week. In Winker's career against southpaws in 460 plate appearances, he's batting .204/.320/.337 with just 13 home runs, so the odds are against him having a big game on Thursday.
Washington Nationals outfielder Jesse Winker (illness) got sick in the first inning of Monday's loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates and was replaced by Eddie Rosario in the eventual 8-4 loss before he even recorded a plate appearance. Rosario was initially on the bench to start the game with a left-hander on the mound for the Bucs, but he ended up going 0-for-4 with a strikeout to drop his season average to .200. Winker should avoid the injured list and could be back in Washington's starting lineup in a day or two. The 30-year-old veteran is set for a platoon role in the Nats' outfield to begin the 2024 season against right-handed pitchers. He swung the bat well in the first three games over the weekend, going 5-for-11 (.455) with a double, RBI, two walks and three strikeouts in 14 plate appearances.
Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Jesse Winker (back, quadriceps) started a minor-league rehab assignment with High-A Wisconsin on Aug. 15 and was moved to Triple-A Nashville on Aug. 22, but his potential comeback hit a snag when he suffered a right-quadriceps injury in a game on Sept. 2, according to manager Craig Counsell. Winker's back spasms started on July 24 and felt his back "grab" the next night while running pregame sprints. The 30-year-old is on the injured list for the second time this year, and he's hitting just .199 with a .247 slugging percentage in 61 games in his first year with Milwaukee. Winker should be on the waiver wire in all mixed fantasy leagues.
Batting Order
1 | CJ Abrams |
2 | Jesse Winker |
3 | Lane Thomas |
4 | Luis García Jr. |
5 | Joey Meneses |
6 | Joey Gallo |
7 | Nick Senzel |
8 | Eddie Rosario |
9 | Riley Adams |
Jesse Winker Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
1 | CJ Abrams |
2 | Jesse Winker |
3 | Lane Thomas |
4 | Luis García Jr. |
5 | Joey Meneses |
6 | Joey Gallo |
7 | Nick Senzel |
8 | Eddie Rosario |
9 | Riley Adams |
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.