Lourdes Gurriel Jr. Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 4" / 215 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 10/10/1993 (27)
- Experience
- 2
- College
- None
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. News
Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. has been added to the COVID-19 injured list while recovering from side effects from the vaccine. He left Friday night's game in the third inning due to nausea. Young outfielder Josh Palacios was recalled last night to help cover in the outfield with George Springer (quad) and Teoscar Hernandez (COVID-19 exposure) also unavailable. Palacios will be in the lineup Saturday night for his second straight start after going 0-for-3 with two strikeouts last night. Gurriel Jr. is hitting just .192 through seven games. It's hoped that he'll be back in a day or two.
Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. was removed from Friday night's 7-1 loss to the Los Angeles Angels in the top of the third inning. The Cuban outfielder was experiencing side effects from receiving the coronavirus vaccine, according to manager Charlie Montoyo. The removal initially caused added concern as the club placed fellow outfielder Teoscar Hernandez on the COVID-19 list prior to the game due to possible COVID-19 exposure. Montoyo hopes that Gurriel Jr. will be feeling better and able to return to game action on Saturday or Sunday. He's hitting .192 so far this season in seven games. The team recalled outfielder Josh Palacios from the alternate training site.
Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. is not in Monday's lineup against the Texas Rangers. He also left Sunday's victory against the New York Yankees early. He was replaced defensively in the ninth inning after grounding out in the eighth. No reason has been given for his absence. The Jays will lineup with Teoscar Hernandez in left field, Jonathan Davis in center, and Randal Grichuk in right. Davis is making his first start of the season after previously appearing in two games once as a pinch-runner and once as a defensive replacement. Gurriel is hitting 3-for-12 with no extra-base hits so far this season. He's also grounded into two double plays.
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. Stats
Last 10 Games
It may seem odd to declare someone without a full season played as safe, but that is the resume Gurriel has built. While many others floundered in 2020, Gurriel continued his ascendance in fantasy circles. In parts of three seasons, he has yet to have a bad showing, culminating in his .882 OPS in 57 games last season. The hard-hit percentage was in the 91st percentile, along with an 11.7 barrel rate and 90.8 average exit velocity. The downsides to Gurriel's game are when he doesn't put the bat squarely on the ball. His 34th percentile sprint speed and negative-value baserunning do nothing to aid his quest to grab a base. His walk rate remained very low as well, ranking in the 21st percentile in '20. The walk rate is trending up though. It has gone from 3.4% to 5.8% to 6.3%. If he continues to make strides in that department, it can help cover one of the few holes in his game. Managers still seem hesitant to trust Gurriel, but besides the samples being piecemeal, we have seen little reason not to. Full-time at-bats are headed his way in '21, which should result in career-highs in all counting stats across the board. With an ADP near 100, there are far riskier selections around him in drafts.