Oscar Gonzalez Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 4" / 240 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 1/10/1998 (25)
- Experience
- 0
- College
- None
Oscar Gonzalez Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Oscar Gonzalez News
Cleveland Guardians outfielder Oscar Gonzalez is absent from Thursday's Opening Day lineup against the Seattle Mariners with right-hander Luis Castillo on the mound. The sophomore had a solid debut season in 2022, slashing .296/.327/.461 with 11 homers, 39 RBI, 43 runs, and one stolen base across 91 games. However, despite his strong numbers, it seems the Guardians are opting to use Gonzalez in a platoon role, with him playing against lefties, severely hurting his fantasy value. Will Brennan will get the start in right field and bat seventh and looks to be the 25-year-old's platoon mate. Brennan only played in 11 contests last year, posting a .900 OPS, but was great in Triple-A, registering a .316 average with 15 steals in 93 games. Fantasy managers can ignore him in most leagues due to his part-time status, but he can provide some batting average and speed in deep formats.
Cleveland Guardians rookie outfielder Oscar Gonzalez is starting in right field and is hitting cleanup in Game 2 of the American League Division Series on Friday against the New York Yankees and left-hander Nestor Cortes. Gonzalez has gone 3-for-13 with a solo home run, a run scored, five strikeouts and a hit by pitch in his first three postseason games so far in 2022. The 24-year-old Dominican hit an impressive .296/.327/.461 with 11 home runs, 43 RBI, 39 runs scored and a stolen base in 362 regular season at-bats. In 109 at-bats against southpaws, he wasn't quite as good, batting .266 with five of his 11 homers, 12 RBI and 13 runs scored in 56 games played.
Cleveland Guardians outfielder Oscar Gonzalez is enjoying a solid rookie campaign, including a big day on Wednesday when he was 3-for-4 with a solo home run to help beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-3. He's now 12 for his last 27 at-bats and is hitting .298 on the season. Gonzalez has also displayed some power, slugging nine homers over 70 games and has added 26 runs, 35 RBI and one stolen base. If the 24-year-old is still on the waiver wire, fantasy managers may want to make a play as he's one of the best under-the-radar multi-category contributors and gets consistent playing time.
Batting Order
| 1 | Steven Kwan |
| 2 | Amed Rosario |
| 3 | José Ramírez |
| 4 | Josh Bell |
| 5 | Josh Naylor |
| 6 | Andrés Giménez |
| 7 | Will Brennan |
| 8 | Mike Zunino |
| 9 | Myles Straw |
Oscar Gonzalez Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
| 1 | Steven Kwan |
| 2 | Amed Rosario |
| 3 | José Ramírez |
| 4 | Josh Bell |
| 5 | Josh Naylor |
| 6 | Andrés Giménez |
| 7 | Will Brennan |
| 8 | Mike Zunino |
| 9 | Myles Straw |
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.
