Oscar Gonzalez Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 4" / 240 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 1/10/1998 (26)
- Experience
- 2
- College
- None
Oscar Gonzalez Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Oscar Gonzalez News
New York Yankees outfielder Oscar Gonzalez (face) suffered a right orbital fracture during Monday's 8-5 exhibition game loss to the Diablos Rojos, per the Athletic's Brendan Kuty. The 26-year-old was taken to the hospital after fouling a ball off his face. While manager Aaron Boone announced earlier in the day that Gonzalez had been re-assigned to minor-league camp, he had put together a strong spring, batting .326 in 46 plate appearances.
The New York Yankees outrighted infielder Jeter Downs and outfielder Oscar Gonzalez to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday. Downs and Gonzalez are now off the team's 40-man roster with spring training quickly approaching. Both players were claimed off waivers by the Yankees this offseason and will provide organizational depth for the 2024 campaign. Downs, 25, only has 50 career major-league plate appearances and has disappointed with a .182/.260/.273 slash line at the plate. Gonzalez, 26, impressed as a rookie in 2022 with the Cleveland Guardians but regressed last season with a .214/.239/.312 slash line, two home runs and 12 RBI in 54 games before being sent to the minors.
To make room on the 40-man roster for the recent signing of right-hander Marcus Stroman, the New York Yankees designated outfielder Oscar Gonzalez for assignment on Wednesday. The Yankees also added outfielders Juan Soto and Alex Verdugo this offseason, so they had no real need for Gonzalez on their depth chart. Gonzalez hit .296 (107-for-362) with 11 home runs, 43 RBI and 39 runs scored in 91 games in his rookie season for the Cleveland Guardians in 2022, but his average fell to .214 (37-for-173) with only two homers and 12 RBI in 54 games in 2023 and was demoted to Triple-A during the season. The 26-year-old Dominican was pretty unlucky at the plate last year, but he's going to need to make more contact wherever he lands next to come close to approaching his rookie numbers.
Batting Order
1 | Gleyber Torres |
2 | Juan Soto |
3 | Aaron Judge |
4 | Anthony Rizzo |
5 | Alex Verdugo |
6 | Luis Torrens |
7 | Austin Wells |
8 | Roderick Arias |
9 | Benjamin Cowles |
Oscar Gonzalez Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
1 | Gleyber Torres |
2 | Juan Soto |
3 | Aaron Judge |
4 | Anthony Rizzo |
5 | Alex Verdugo |
6 | Luis Torrens |
7 | Austin Wells |
8 | Roderick Arias |
9 | Benjamin Cowles |
Cleveland Guardians outfielder Oscar Gonzalez made his major-league debut this year on May 26, and over 91 games, he put up impressive numbers. He hit .296, went deep 11 times, and stole one base while recording 39 runs and 43 RBI. Gonzalez only struck out 19.6% of the time, even with a 37th-percentile whiff rate and 1st-percentile chase rate. That's mainly due to the rookie's extreme swing rates (59.3% swing percentage, 43.8% first-pitch swing rate), which, considering his 3.7% minor league walk rate, is a tendency he's had his whole professional career. Pitchers will exploit Gonzalez when they catch on. A higher average is attainable moving forward, but his 42nd-percentile average exit velocity and .345 BABIP from 2022 means fantasy managers shouldn't bank on him repeating a .296 mark. Despite Gonzalez's almost 20 home run pace, he posted a 13.4% HR/FB without a solid barrel rate (7.3%), as he pulled an unsustainable 30.5% of fly balls, explaining his 16 expected bombs. Additionally, the 24-year-old will find it difficult to be a serious home run contributor while running a high ground ball rate as he consistently did in the minors and his first year in the bigs (49.8%). Even Gonzalez's six home runs in the final 34 games of the season weren't met with many contacts or fly ball improvements. His sprint speed might look nice (88th percentile), but he's never been much of a base runner, stealing just 18 bags in 572 career minor-league games. Gonzalez will likely hit in the bottom part of the lineup and one that is weak behind him. Drafters are taking the Dominican around pick 177, but there's a crop of outfielders who can offer similar value with more of a guarantee around him.