Yoán Moncada Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 2" / 225 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 5/27/1995 (26)
- Experience
- 4
- College
- None
Yoán Moncada Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Yoán Moncada News
Chicago White Sox third baseman Yoan Moncada continued to stay hot by going 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Thursday's victory versus the Detroit Tigers. Moncada has been one of the hottest hitters of late and is now hitting .299 with five home runs and 30 RBI. Moncada got off to a slow start, but he has been trending in the right direction over the last couple of weeks and his buy low window should officially be shut. Moncada will look to keep it going versus Spencer Turnbull on Friday.
Chicago White Sox third baseman Yoan Moncada helped lead his team to a pair of victories over the Baltimore Orioles in Saturday's doubleheader. In Game 1, he went 1-for-2 with a home run, two walks, two RBI and two runs. In Game 2, he went 2-for-3 with a run. The home run was his fourth on the year, but his first in the month of May. He's now slashing .284/.419/.420 over the season. Expect to see some better power numbers from him soon. He has a 42.7% hard-hit rate on the year, up from 33.1% last year, and his barrel rate is up from 6.2% last year to 10.9% this year.
Chicago White Sox third baseman Yoan Moncada has been unstoppable when it comes to getting on base this year. Over his last fifteen games, Moncada has an OBP of .521 with 17 walks in 63 plate appearances. Fantasy managers may be frustrated that the switch-hitter has only come up with three homers on the season, but his expected slugging percentage of .481 suggests some positive regression is in the offing. Even if it takes a while for the power numbers to come around, his walk rate of 16.7 percent is in the 97th percentile in the major leagues, giving him a very safe floor in the meantime. Fantasy managers should be thrilled with Moncada's improved patience at the dish, and should either hold or look to buy. Even better days are ahead.
Yoán Moncada Stats
Last 10 Games
Chicago White Sox third baseman Yoan Moncada was expected to be a top-tier fantasy hitter in 2020 after a breakout 2019. The top Cuban prospect posted a .315 average with 25 HR and 79 RBI, showing marked improvement in all areas. Then, he plummeted below his previous levels and never delivered on the promise that made him a top-50 fantasy pick. Moncada batted .225 with six HR in 52 games. Most alarming is that his hard-hit rate decrease was one of the biggest in the majors, going from 47.9% to 33.1% according to Statcast. Several big-name sluggers such as Pete Alonso and Anthony Rendon also saw their Hard% drop significantly over the short season but Moncada's was precipitously low and he didn't deliver enough power numbers to mitigate the concerns heading into a new season. Furthermore, it wasn't a case of a slow start getting the best of him; Moncada got worse as the season progressed. The talent is there and we've gotten a glimpse of it but at this point, Moncada's MLB output has been more down than up. Some of these concerns are baked into his early ADP of 87 but there is still plenty of risk even though his surrounding cast makes him a strong bounce back candidate. It's best not to reach on him based on the low floor.