Lourdes Gurriel Jr. Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 4" / 215 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 10/10/1993 (30)
- Experience
- 5
- College
- None
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. News
Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. (shoulder) is in left field and is batting sixth against the Chicago White Sox and right-hander Touki Toussaint on Thursday. Gurriel is right back in there after being scratched from Wednesday's starting lineup due to left-shoulder tightness that he experienced while taking batting practice. The 29-year-old has been a consistent producer all year and will be a boost for an Arizona club trying to secure one of the final two wild-card spots in the National League before the end of the regular season this Sunday. Gurriel is hitting .262 (140-for-535) with 24 homers, 81 RBI, four stolen bases and 65 runs scored on the year and should be returned to fantasy lineups in a good matchup on Thursday.
Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said that outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. (shoulder) was scratched from Wednesday's win over the Chicago White Sox after feeling tightness in his left shoulder while taking batting practice. Gurriel said after Wednesday's game that he was feeling much better and he could return to the series finale on Thursday in Chicago. The 29-year-old's injury isn't too serious, the D-backs may only be without him for one game as they try to secure one of the final wild-card spots in the National League in the final week of the regular season. In his first season in the desert, Gurriel has been very valuable to the Snakes and fantasy managers, slashing .262/.311/.467 with a career-high 24 home runs, 34 doubles, two triples, 81 RBI, four stolen bases and 65 runs scored in 141 games.
Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. (shoulder) was scratched from Wednesday's starting lineup against the Chicago White Sox with left-shoulder discomfort, according to the team. With Gurriel heading to the bench, Jake McCarthy entered Arizona's lineup in right field and hit seventh against White Sox right-hander Luis Patino. For now, the 29-year-old Gurriel should be considered day-to-day. Check back to see if he's available to play in Thursday's series finale against the White Sox as the D-backs fight for one of the last two wild-card spot in the National League in the final week of the regular season. Gurriel has been a lineup regular for Arizona this year and has contributed a career-high 24 home runs and 81 RBI while hitting .262 (140-for-535) in 141 games.
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. Stats
Last 10 Games
There are several factors to account for when looking at Lourdes Gurriel Jr.'s 2023 fantasy outlook. The first, and biggest one, is that he has moved from one of the best hitter's parks in baseball in Rogers Centre and one of the best lineups in the Toronto Blue Jays to the National League after the Arizona Diamondbacks acquired him in an offseason trade. He'll spend the final year of the seven-year, $22 million deal he signed with Toronto in 2016 with the D-backs. When coupled with his concerning drop in power in 2022 (only five home runs in 121 games) that could be contributed to a wrist injury that required surgery in October, there's more than one reason for fantasy managers to be skeptical. The good news is that Gurriel still hit almost .300 with a strong .343 on-base percentage and career-low strikeout rate. The 29-year-old should be fully healthy for Opening Day and will be a lineup fixture for the rebuilding Diamondbacks. It's perfectly fine to be skeptical as to whether he can return to the 20-homer mark, but he's still a worthy fourth or fifth outfielder in mixed leagues that should provide a useful average and OBP.
