Joc Pederson Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 1" / 220 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 4/21/1992 (28)
- Experience
- 6
- College
- None
Joc Pederson Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Joc Pederson News
Free-agent outfielder Joc Pederson is coming off a career-worst season in 2020 in 43 games, but he rebounded with a .991 OPS during the Dodgers World Series run in the postseason. Pederson is an extreme platoon bat and has slashed .239/.348/.505 (129 wRC+) with 121 home runs since 2015 against right-handed pitchers. Against lefties, he's slashed just .191/.266/.310 (59 wRC+) in his career. His career .269 expected wOBA against southpaws is among the lowest in baseball since he debuted in the majors. Pederson hit .273 against lefties in the minors, but he hit .216 against them as a rookie and then hasn't really faced them much since then. He has a grand total of 28 starts against left-handers in the last five seasons (277 plate appearances). Pederson remains value as a corner outfield bat with power, but it remains to be seen if his next team will give him a shot at an everyday role, including facing lefties more regularly.
Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder/designated hitter Joc Pederson is not among the starting nine for Game 1 of Wednesdays wild-card series versus Milwaukee. Thats primarily due to the fact that Pederson has become strictly a platoon option for LA this season, but fortunately his platoon opportunity should come Thursday when the Brewers send righty Brandon Woodruff to the hill. In three at-bats versus Woodruff during 2019, Pederson collected a hit in all of them, including a pair of home runs. While the sample size is small, it should make Pederson worth considering in DFS due to his decreased price tag and boom-or-bust potential.
Los Angeles Dodgers utilityman Chris Taylor will start Game 1 of Wednesdays wild-card series versus Milwaukee and left-hander Brent Suter at second base. Taylor gets the nod over Enrique Hernandez and Gavin Lux, as Edwin Rios will serve as the designated hitter in place of Joc Pederson. Taylor produced an .842 OPS during the regular season, forcing his way into everyday playing time entering the postseason. His DFS upside may be capped due to batting ninth in the order Wednesday, but fantasy managers can expect him in the lineup most nights for Los Angeles moving forward.