Anthony Santander Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 2" / 230 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 10/19/1994 (29)
- Experience
- 7
- College
- None
Anthony Santander Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Anthony Santander News
Baltimore Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said that outfielder Anthony Santander (knee) bruised his knee early in Wednesday's game against the visiting Toronto Blue Jays during a collision with the outfield wall. The injury got worse on Santander's double and slide in the eighth inning, which is why he was pulled from the contest in the ninth. For now fantasy managers should consider the 29-year-old as day-to-day. Santander went 2-for-4 with a strikeout in the 3-2 walk-off win to raise his season average to a weak .220 and his OPS to .745. The Orioles have a scheduled off day on Thursday before they start a series on Friday at Camden Yards against the visiting Seattle Mariners. Fantasy managers will want to check back then to see if Santander is back in action. Santander came into Wednesday's game slashing .212/.293/.438 with seven home runs and 25 RBI for the O's.
Baltimore Orioles outfielder Anthony Santander had a big day at the dish in Sunday's 11-1 drubbing of the Cincinnati Reds. Santander finished the day 3-for-4 with a homer, two runs scored, and five RBI. The 29-year-old put the finishing touches on the offensive outburst, hitting a three-run homer in the ninth. Santander desperately needed the big game, as his triple slash line heading in was a dreadful .200/.276/.392 with only five homers. It's been a step back this year for the veteran, but a day like today could wake him up and turn him back into the four-category contributor that fantasy managers expected when they drafted him.
Baltimore Orioles outfielder Anthony Santander is not in the starting lineup on Monday against the visiting Minnesota Twins. It allows the Orioles to keep Colton Cowser in the starting lineup in right field while he hits fifth against Twins right-hander Louie Varland. Cowser is swinging one of the hottest bats in baseball right now and has started the year going 15-for-34 (.441) with four home runs, 13 RBI, two stolen bases and seven runs scored. The 24-year-old's hot start has made Austin Hays the odd man out in Baltimore's outfield situation on most days. Santander has three home runs on the year in 61 at-bats, but he's also hitting just .180 (11-for-61) in the early going. Cowser has never faced Varland in his career.
Batting Order
1 | Jordan Westburg |
2 | Adley Rutschman |
3 | Ryan Mountcastle |
4 | Gunnar Henderson |
5 | Anthony Santander |
6 | Jorge Mateo |
7 | Colton Cowser |
8 | James McCann |
9 | Cedric Mullins |
Anthony Santander Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
1 | Jordan Westburg |
2 | Adley Rutschman |
3 | Ryan Mountcastle |
4 | Gunnar Henderson |
5 | Anthony Santander |
6 | Jorge Mateo |
7 | Colton Cowser |
8 | James McCann |
9 | Cedric Mullins |
Anthony Santander was one of many great stories on the 2023 Baltimore Orioles, slashing .257/.325/.472 with 28 HR and five steals across 656 PAs. Unfortunately, fantasy managers shouldn't bet on a repeat at his current ADP of 144.08. Santander doesn't have tremendous raw power as evidenced by his 94.5 mph average airborne exit velocity and 10.2% rate of Brls/BBE, instead producing power numbers through his 49.7 FB% and tons of PAs. Camden Yards is now a pitcher's park, punishing guys with middling raw pop like Santander. Santander's approach also presents batting average risk. His .299 BABIP in 2023 was fairly high considering his 18.2 IFFB% and 15.3 LD%, with his .235 xBA likely representing a better average projection for 2024. Similarly, Santander's 8.4 BB% and 23.2 K% mask a 37.7% chase rate that pitchers will certainly try to exploit in 2024. The 29-year-old will probably approach 25 HR again, but that alone isn't worth the price. You're better off getting one-dimensional power from a catcher such as Cal Raleigh (138.39 ADP), Salvador Perez (141.60), Sean Murphy (144.98), or Francisco Alvarez (150.09) or investing in a pitcher such as Gavin Williams (148.56) or Jordan Montgomery (146.23).