Miguel Sano
30-Year-Old
Day-To-Day
Injury Knee
2024 Stats
AVG
.281
HR
1
RBI
5
R
8
SB
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Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Sano worked out for MLB teams in winter 2023 but didn't find an offer that worked amid concerns about his health in coming back from a 2022 knee injury. He returned to play for the Estrellas Orientales in the Dominican Winter League in the 2023-24 season. The 30-year-old went just 5-for-60 at the plate for Minnesota in 2022 that ended with a torn meniscus in his left knee, but he has a couple 30-homer seasons under his belt, one as recently as 2021. When Sano is healthy, he has elite power, ranking in the top ten in baseball in 2021 in max exit velocity, average exit velocity and barrel rate. He struggles to make contact (58.3 contact rate in 2022), however, given his high strikeout rate (35.2 K% last season). His lack of contact made him just a league average hitter at first base when healthy (110 wRC+ in 2022) which showed his downside. Sano could be an option to fill the massive void created at designated hitter by Shohei Ohtani's departure. Read Past Outlooks
Battling knee soreness
Sano was removed from Wednesday's game versus Baltimore due to left knee soreness, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.
ANALYSIS
It's unclear what exactly caused Sano's knee to start acting up on him, but he was replaced at third base prior to the sixth inning nonetheless. More information on his knee may come after the game, but if his injury is minor, the Angels' off day Thursday could allow the 30-year-old infielder to return without missing any games.
It's unclear what exactly caused Sano's knee to start acting up on him, but he was replaced at third base prior to the sixth inning nonetheless. More information on his knee may come after the game, but if his injury is minor, the Angels' off day Thursday could allow the 30-year-old infielder to return without missing any games.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
+6%
OPS vs RHP
2024
+42%
OPS vs LHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .523 | 41 | 0 | 0 | .176 | ||||
Since 2022vs Right | .555 | 97 | 2 | 8 | .181 | ||||
2024vs Left | .988 | 15 | 0 | 0 | .364 | ||||
2024vs Right | .696 | 52 | 1 | 5 | .261 | ||||
2023vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2023vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2022vs Left | .279 | 26 | 0 | 0 | .087 | ||||
2022vs Right | .384 | 45 | 1 | 3 | .081 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
+118%
OPS on Road
2024
+77%
OPS on Road
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022Home | .338 | 65 | 0 | 1 | .107 | ||||
Since 2022Away | .736 | 73 | 2 | 7 | .246 | ||||
2024Home | .510 | 25 | 0 | 1 | .190 | ||||
2024Away | .905 | 42 | 1 | 4 | .333 | ||||
2023Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2023Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2022Home | .232 | 40 | 0 | 0 | .057 | ||||
2022Away | .498 | 31 | 1 | 3 | .120 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Miguel Sano compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
BB/K
0.35BB Rate
11.9%K Rate
34.3%BABIP
.441ISO
.105AVG
.281OBP
.373SLG
.386OPS
.759wOBA
.341Exit Velocity
97.0 mphHard Hit Rate
60.0%Barrels/PA
6.0%Expected BA
.293Expected SLG
.451Sprint Speed
21.6 ft/secGround Ball %
45.7%Line Drive %
28.6%Fly Ball %
25.7%Advanced Batting Stats
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Done in Minnesota?
Sano may never appear in a Twins uniform again, reports Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic.
ANALYSIS
Sano is currently on a rehab assignment following a knee injury and will need to be activated no later than Sunday. There appears to be no place on the Twins for the 29-year-old and the team may be forced to trade, waive or release him soon rather than take playing time away from Alex Kirilloff, Jose Miranda or Kyle Garlick. Sano has hit well in his rehab assignment, going 10-for-32 with four homers, and could be an option for a team like the Mets that is looking for a designated hitter with the ability to play first base.
Sano is currently on a rehab assignment following a knee injury and will need to be activated no later than Sunday. There appears to be no place on the Twins for the 29-year-old and the team may be forced to trade, waive or release him soon rather than take playing time away from Alex Kirilloff, Jose Miranda or Kyle Garlick. Sano has hit well in his rehab assignment, going 10-for-32 with four homers, and could be an option for a team like the Mets that is looking for a designated hitter with the ability to play first base.
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After hitting 30 home runs for the second time in his career in 2021 and then losing 25 pounds in the offseason, Sano looked set for a solid 2022 campaign. However, he began the year in a 5-for-54 slump and then suffered a torn meniscus in his left knee. He missed two months and then was shut down in July after playing three games after a setback to the injury. When Sano is healthy, he has elite power, ranking in the top ten in baseball in 2021 in max exit velocity, average exit velocity and barrel rate. He struggles to make contact (58.3 contact rate last season), however, given his high strikeout rate (35.2 K% last season). His lack of contact made him just a league average hitter at first base when healthy (110 wRC+ in 2022) and showed his downside last season. He'll compete for a DH and first base role this spring. While there's reason to think he'll bounce back (.177 BABIP last year), his size (272 pounds) and durability concerns could also hasten a rapid decline to his career.
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Draws another start at third base
Sano will start at third base and bat cleanup in Wednesday's game against the Orioles, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.
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First MLB homer in over two years
Sano went 3-for-4 with an RBI double and a two-run home run in Saturday's 7-5 loss to the Reds.
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Losing work to Hicks
Sano is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.
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Out of Friday's lineup
Sano is not in the lineup for Friday's game at Boston, Erica Weston of Bally Sports West reports.
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Returns to lineup Wednesday
Sano will start at third base and bat fifth in Wednesday's game against the Rays, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.
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