Marco Luciano
22-Year-Old
2024 Stats
AVG
.000
HR
0
RBI
0
R
0
SB
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
The Giants reportedly want to give Luciano a chance to be the everyday shortstop in 2024, and that motivation from the club is arguably the best thing he has going for him in redraft leagues. Steamer projects the 22-year-old shortstop to hit .219 with a .296 OBP, and while he is a good defensive shortstop, it remains to be seen if San Francisco would allow him keep the everyday job all season if he is producing at that level. Known for his high pedigree as the headliner of the 2018 J-2 international signing class and his plus raw power, Luciano's strikeout rate has steadily trended in the wrong direction. He struck out at a 29.8 percent clip at Double-A, a 35.9 percent clip at Triple-A and a 37.8 percent clip in 45 MLB plate appearances. Unlike many other talented shortstops with questionable hit tools, Luciano doesn't provide much speed on the bases, so he needs to hit for a decent average to avoid being a player who perpetually hits in the bottom third of the lineup and is only rostered in deep leagues for his power and playing time. He missed time in 2023 with back and hamstring injuries and has only played 56 games at Double-A and 18 games at Triple-A, so it would be understandable if he needed more developmental time in the minors. Read Past Outlooks
Optioned to Triple-A
The Giants optioned Luciano to Triple-A Sacramento on Thursday, Melissa Lockard of The Athletic reports.
ANALYSIS
Luciano came into spring training as the favorite to win the Giants' shortstop job, but he missed some time with injury and the club eventually signed Nick Ahmed. The 22-year-old could still eventually push to take over at shortstop with the big club this season, but for now he'll go to Sacramento.
Luciano came into spring training as the favorite to win the Giants' shortstop job, but he missed some time with injury and the club eventually signed Nick Ahmed. The 22-year-old could still eventually push to take over at shortstop with the big club this season, but for now he'll go to Sacramento.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
+192%
OPS vs LHP
2024
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OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022vs Left | 1.146 | 16 | 0 | 0 | .417 | ||||
Since 2022vs Right | .392 | 29 | 0 | 0 | .148 | ||||
2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2023vs Left | 1.146 | 16 | 0 | 0 | .417 | ||||
2023vs Right | .392 | 29 | 0 | 0 | .148 | ||||
2022vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2022vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
+54%
OPS on Road
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OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022Home | .540 | 30 | 0 | 0 | .160 | ||||
Since 2022Away | .829 | 15 | 0 | 0 | .357 | ||||
2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2023Home | .540 | 30 | 0 | 0 | .160 | ||||
2023Away | .829 | 15 | 0 | 0 | .357 | ||||
2022Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2022Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Marco Luciano 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
13.3%K Rate
37.8%BABIP
.409ISO
.077AVG
.231OBP
.333SLG
.308OPS
.641wOBA
.295Exit Velocity
93.0 mphHard Hit Rate
40.9%Barrels/PA
0.0%Expected BA
.221Expected SLG
.309Sprint Speed
25.1 ft/secGround Ball %
54.5%Line Drive %
22.7%Fly Ball %
22.7%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Many were slow to adjust expectations on Luciano, even when he did his best in 2021 to show us that he was a future three-category masher, rather than a four- or five-category star. It was more of the same in 2022, although he was limited to 57 games at High-A due to a lower-back strain and a minor leg injury. Luciano's max exit velocity and 90th percentile exit velocity are elite, and while he will likely always have an elevated strikeout rate, his damage on impact should be sufficient for him to specialize in run production. If it weren't for Luciano's exit velocities, it would be pretty easy to project Matt Chapman caliber fantasy production at shortstop or third base, but there's still a chance he could be a notch above that level. A newly-added member of the Giants' 40-man roster, Luciano should spend most, if not all of 2023 at Double-A.
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Falls behind Ahmed for starting job
Manager Bob Melvin hinted Saturday that Luciano has slipped behind Nick Ahmed in the competition for the Giants' starting shortstop job, John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle reports. "There's some time left," Melvin said of the competition. "It's not like Marco's got a lot of consistent at-bats. Obviously, the hamstring thing set him back quite a bit. We want to make sure we get him a little deeper in games and play him a little bit more but also understand he's coming back from an injury that you don't want to happen again."
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Making Cactus debut Thursday
Luciano (hamstring) is starting at shortstop and batting second for the Giants on Thursday against the Diamondbacks in his Cactus League debut, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.
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Scratched from lineup
Luciano (hamstring) has been scratched from the Giants' lineup for Saturday's game versus the Cubs, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
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Coming back from hamstring issue
Luciano has been dealing with a minor hamstring issue but is tentatively listed in the Giants' lineup for Saturday's Cactus League opener against the Cubs, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
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Could open '24 as main shortstop
Giants president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi said Tuesday that Luciano will be given the chance to open the 2024 season as the team's everyday shortstop, Danny Emerman of KNBR 680 San Francisco reports.
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