Vinnie Pasquantino Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 4" / 245 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 10/10/1997 (26)
- Experience
- 2
- College
- Old Dominion
Vinnie Pasquantino Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Vinnie Pasquantino News
Kansas City Royals first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino is not in Saturday's lineup as the Royals continue a three-game set in Queens. Pasquantino was off to a slow start, as he tallied just five hits in his first eleven games. Since then, Pasquantino has hit for a .583 AVG with two doubles and one home run. Salvador Perez will shift to first base today, and Freddy Fermin will serve as the backstop for pitcher Alec Marsh. This will be Fermin's sixth start of the season and will have a difficult matchup as he faces southpaw Sean Manaea, who has a dominant 0.82 ERA and 0.73 WHIP across his first two starts.
Kansas City Royals first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino broke out of a slump in Wednesday's 11-2 blowout win over the visiting Houston Astros, going 3-for-3 with a home run, a double, and a career-high five RBI. Pasquantino doubled to shallow left to drive in two runs in a seven-run third inning for the Royals before homering to right during the fourth frame. It was already a huge evening at the dish, but Pasquantino added a sacrifice fly to bring in one more in the sixth. The 26-year-old former top prospect was a popular fantasy drop candidate after an abysmal 4-for-37 start to the year, but Wednesday's three-hit attack raised his batting average to .175 and his OPS to .552 over 11 games. Pasquantino occupies a premium lineup spot in KC's lineup every day and should continue to have plenty of RBI chances going forward.
After missing most of the 2023 season due to a shoulder injury, Kansas City Royals first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino has gotten off to a slow start in 2024. He has only one hit in 11 at-bats (1-for-11) and is slashing .091/.231/.091 over three games. Pasquantino will look to rebound this week against an awful White Sox team just swept by the Tigers. The 26-year-old is worth starting in all formats in a plus matchup versus Chicago, especially in OBP leagues. As long as Pasquantino is healthy, he is expected to be a four-category player and should be starting for your team in the long term.
Batting Order
1 | Garrett Hampson |
2 | Bobby Witt Jr. |
3 | Vinnie Pasquantino |
4 | Salvador Perez |
5 | MJ Melendez |
6 | Nick Loftin |
7 | Adam Frazier |
8 | Hunter Renfroe |
9 | Freddy Fermin |
Vinnie Pasquantino Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
1 | Garrett Hampson |
2 | Bobby Witt Jr. |
3 | Vinnie Pasquantino |
4 | Salvador Perez |
5 | MJ Melendez |
6 | Nick Loftin |
7 | Adam Frazier |
8 | Hunter Renfroe |
9 | Freddy Fermin |
Kansas City Royals first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino's 2023 season was cut short after suffering a torn labrum 61 games in. The former eleventh-round pick was attempting to build on 2022 when he posted a 136 wRC+ in 298 PA at the MLB level (72 games) and had a .285-28-96-77-4 line between 522 Triple-A and MLB ABs. His 2023 line was .247-9-26-24-0 with a .327 WOBA and 103 wRC+ in 260 PA before he went down. Through 558 PA in the majors, "Pas-quatch" has maintained the low K% (11.6%) and above-average BB% (10.8%) he exhibited in the minors. Both his Contact% (84.0%) and SwStr% (7.4%) are well above-average too. With those types of bat-to-ball skills and a bit more luck (.250 BABIP in 2023), there should be a rebound in batting average in 2024, while generating sneaky power production. ATC projections for 2024 see the lefty with a .273-21-74-68-1 line with a .354 WOBA and 125 wRC+ in 562 PA (133 games). He's fully healthy going into the season, so if Pasquantino can manage to get a bit closer to 600 PA while batting cleanup, those numbers could end up a bit more stout. RotoBaller appropriately prices him at 165 overall, slightly ahead of his NFBC ADP of 170.