Korey Lee

25-Year-Old CatcherC

Chicago White Sox

2024 Stats

AVG

.262

RBI

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2024 Fantasy Outlook

Lee was traded from the Astros to the White Sox at the 2023 trade deadline and played in 24 games down the stretch for Chicago. The 25-year-old struggled to get anything going offensively with a .077/.143/.138 slash line and 28.6 percent strikeout rate in 70 plate appearances, though he looked solid behind the plate. He had a .711 OPS in 82 games at Triple-A last season, and he hit just five homers compared to the 25 he slugged in 2022. Depending on the White Sox's offseason additions, Lee should have a chance to earn the start Opening Day in 2024, though he'd be a risky play for fantasy managers. As it stands, Carlos Perez and Max Stassi are his main competition. Read Past Outlooks

RANKSFrom Preseason

#594

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League Majors

Bats R

Throws R

40 Man Yes

Height 6'2"

Weight 210

DOB 7/25/1998

Born Escondido, CA

College California

Drafted 1st Rd 2019 HOU

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CChicago White Sox

June 1, 2024

Lee went 1-for-4 with an RBI and a stolen base Friday against the Brewers.

ANALYSIS
Lee extended his hitting streak to a modest four games, though he now has both a home run and a steal in that span. He's maintained a solid .273 average and .728 OPS across 127 plate appearances for the season. While he continues to split time with Martin Maldonado behind the plate, Lee has notably started the last two games at DH, giving him starts in 10 of the team's last 13 games.

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Batting Order Slot Breakdown

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vs LHP

Left/Right Batting Splits

Since 2022

+87%

OPS vs RHP

2024

+58%

OPS vs RHP

2023

+833%

OPS vs RHP

2022

+10%

OPS vs LHP

	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2022vs Left	.338	69	5	0	4	2	.149	.174	.164
Since 2022vs Right	.633	159	11	6	16	2	.215	.264	.369
2024vs Left	.492	35	3	0	2	2	.235	.257	.235
2024vs Right	.777	97	8	5	11	2	.272	.309	.467
2023vs Left	.043	23	1	0	0	0	.000	.043	.000
2023vs Right	.401	47	3	1	3	0	.116	.191	.209
2022vs Left	.455	11	1	0	2	0	.182	.182	.273
2022vs Right	.414	15	0	0	2	0	.143	.200	.214
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Home/Away Batting Splits

Since 2022

+36%

OPS on Road

2024

+6%

OPS at Home

2023

+392%

OPS on Road

2022

+130%

OPS on Road

	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2022Home	.462	117	6	4	6	1	.159	.188	.274
Since 2022Away	.628	111	10	2	14	3	.233	.288	.340
2024Home	.721	63	5	4	5	1	.258	.270	.452
2024Away	.678	69	6	1	8	3	.266	.319	.359
2023Home	.104	39	1	0	0	0	.027	.077	.027
2023Away	.512	31	3	1	3	0	.143	.226	.286
2022Home	.276	15	0	0	1	0	.071	.133	.143
2022Away	.636	11	1	0	3	0	.273	.273	.364
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Stat Review

How does Korey Lee 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.

BB/K
Walk to strikeout ratio
BB Rate
The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a walk.
K Rate
The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a strikeout.
BABIP
Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many of a batter’s balls in play go for hits.
ISO
Isolated Power. Slugging percentage minus batting average. A computation used to measure a batter's raw power.
AVG
Batting average. Hits divided by at bats.
OBP
On Base Percentage. A measure of how often a batters reaches base. Roughly equal to number of times on base divided by plate appearances.
SLG
Slugging Percentage. A measure of the batting productivity of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at bats.
OPS
On base plus slugging. THe sum of a batter's on-base percentage and slugging percentage.
wOBA
Weighted on-base average. Measures a player's overall offensive contributions per plate appearance. wOBA combines all the different aspects of hitting into one metric, weighting each of them in proportion to their actual run value.
Exit Velocity
The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
Hard Hit Rate
A measure of contact quality from Sports Info Solutions. This stat explains what percentage of batted balls were hit hard vs. medium or soft.
Barrels/PA
The percentage of plate appearances where a batter had a batted ball classified as a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
Expected BA
Expected Batting Average.
Expected SLG
Expected Slugging Percentage.
Sprint Speed
The speed of a runner from home to first, in feet per second.
Ground Ball %
The percentage of balls put in play that are on the ground.
Line Drive %
The percentage of balls put in play that are line drives.
Fly Ball %
The percentage of balls put in play that are fly balls.

BB/K

0.17

BB Rate

4.5%

K Rate

27.3%

BABIP

.329

ISO

.143

AVG

.262

OBP

.295

SLG

.405

OPS

.700

wOBA

.308

Exit Velocity

86.7 mph

Hard Hit Rate

24.4%

Barrels/PA

5.3%

Expected BA

.253

Expected SLG

.431

Sprint Speed

24.7 ft/sec

Ground Ball %

48.9%

Line Drive %

18.2%

Fly Ball %

33.0%

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Latest Fantasy Rumors

Needs regular playing time

CHouston Astros

March 28, 2023

Astros GM Dana Brown said Tuesday that Lee was optioned to Triple-A Sugar Land in order to receive regular playing time, reports Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle.

ANALYSIS
The 24-year-old made his MLB debut last season and went 4-for-25 in 12 games, and but he won't open 2023 in the majors with Yainer Diaz and Cesar Salazar serving as backup catchers. Lee will instead see regular action for Sugar Land, with Brown saying, "you can't have guys like that sitting on the bench at the major-league-level." Lee is a likely bet to be called up at some point this season, though his opportunities with the big club should remain limited if starter Martin Maldonado stays mostly healthy.

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2023 Fantasy Outlook

Lee debuted for the Astros in 2022 and went 4-for-25 in 12 games. The acquisition of Christian Vazquez at the trade deadline ended any chances of the 24-year-old seeing significant action down the stretch for Houston. Vazquez has joined the Twins in free agency, but Martin Maldonado will be back for 2023, though it's his final year under contract. Maldonado continues to struggle at the play but remains strong as ever defensively, and he should operate as the Astros' primary backstop once again. Lee hit .238 with 25 home runs and 12 stolen bases at Triple-A last season, and he could open 2023 as Houston's backup catcher. However, fellow top prospect Yainer Diaz will be vying for the same opportunity.

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