2025 Stats
AVG
.188
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R
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Rest-of-Season Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Palacios earned 264 plate appearances in the majors in 2023 but was shuffled to the bottom of the right field depth chart in Pittsburgh in 2024. He began the season in the minors and remained there until early July when he was recalled to the majors in a swap of roster spots in what was essentially a swap of roster spots with Edward Olivares. Palacios earned only 78 plate appearances in Pittsburgh while serving on the large side of a platoon in right field before suffering a hamstring injury. He remains in the mix for playing time in right field entering 2025, though he's unlikely to earn a significant role as the Pirates have younger options such as Nick Yorke and Billy Cook also contending for playing time. If Palacios does fall into regular plate appearances, he could be a decent source of power and speed. Across 431 career plate appearances, he has delivered 12 home runs and seven stolen bases. That's paired with only a .230 batting average, so the poor batting average and lack of projected playing time make Palacios a name to ignore in most league formats. Read Past Outlooks
Cracks leadoff homer
Palacios went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's extra-inning loss to the Athletics.
ANALYSIS
Palacios opened the game's scoring with his first career leadoff homer, slugging it 400 feet off starter Osvaldo Bido. The 29-year-old outfielder has lately been the strong side of a platoon with veteran Michael Taylor. Overall, Palacios is now slashing .222/.317/.306 with four runs scored and three RBI over 41 plate appearances since being called up April 10.
Palacios opened the game's scoring with his first career leadoff homer, slugging it 400 feet off starter Osvaldo Bido. The 29-year-old outfielder has lately been the strong side of a platoon with veteran Michael Taylor. Overall, Palacios is now slashing .222/.317/.306 with four runs scored and three RBI over 41 plate appearances since being called up April 10.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2023
+17%
OPS vs RHP
2025
-100%
OPS vs RHP
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .588 | 72 | 3 | 11 | .206 | ||||
| Since 2023vs Right | .690 | 307 | 9 | 40 | .237 | ||||
| 2025vs Left | .000 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||||
| 2025vs Right | .566 | 32 | 0 | 2 | .222 | ||||
| 2024vs Left | .500 | 12 | 0 | 0 | .250 | ||||
| 2024vs Right | .712 | 66 | 2 | 9 | .218 | ||||
| 2023vs Left | .665 | 55 | 3 | 11 | .216 | ||||
| 2023vs Right | .699 | 209 | 7 | 29 | .245 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2023
+4%
OPS at Home
2025
+18%
OPS on Road
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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| Since 2023Home | .682 | 198 | 7 | 29 | .246 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | .657 | 181 | 5 | 22 | .215 | ||||
| 2025Home | .432 | 12 | 0 | 0 | .182 | ||||
| 2025Away | .510 | 25 | 0 | 2 | .190 | ||||
| 2024Home | .614 | 35 | 1 | 2 | .200 | ||||
| 2024Away | .727 | 43 | 1 | 7 | .243 | ||||
| 2023Home | .716 | 151 | 6 | 27 | .261 | ||||
| 2023Away | .659 | 113 | 4 | 13 | .210 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Joshua Palacios 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
0.36BB Rate
10.8%K Rate
29.7%BABIP
.286ISO
.000AVG
.188OBP
.297SLG
.188OPS
.485wOBA
.238Exit Velocity
87.7 mphHard Hit Rate
28.6%Barrels/PA
0.0%Expected BA
.188Expected SLG
.244Sprint Speed
23.2 ft/secGround Ball %
50.0%Line Drive %
30.0%Fly Ball %
20.0%Advanced Batting Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2024
2023
Palacios joined the Pirates for the 2023 season, his third organization in as many campaigns. He was also afforded his most significant sample in the majors, as he racked up 264 plate appearances while primarily manning corner outfield positions in Pittsburgh. His surface-level stats won't show it, but there were some positives to take out of that sample as Palacios dropped his strikeout rate to a palatable 21.6 percent. He also managed a 10.3 percent barrel rate and 109.6 max exit velocity. In order to truly leverage that raw power, Palacios will need to lift the ball more frequently. He had a well below-average 7.4 degree launch angle and 32.6 percent flyball rate, with the end result being a forgettable .174 ISO and .413 slugging percentage. Based on Palacios' big-league sample to this point, that doesn't seem likely. However, if he falls into an everyday job - a possibility if the Pirates don't add to their outfield this offseason -- his progress could be worth monitoring in deeper formats, especially because he should also chip in some stolen bases with consistent playing time.
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Sitting against lefty
Palacios isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Athletics.
ANALYSIS
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Getting another look as leadoff man
Palacios will start in right field and bat leadoff in Thursday's game against the Twins.
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Sitting versus righty
Palacios is not in the lineup for Monday's game in Boston.
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Settling into strong-side platoon
Palacios went 1-for-3 with a run scored Sunday against the Red Sox.
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Receives call-up to majors
The White Sox selected Palacios' contract from Triple-A Charlotte on Thursday.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Should be back for 2024
GM Ben Cherington indicated Palacios is likely to be part of the Pirates in 2024, according to Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
ANALYSIS
The 28-year-old entered the campaign with just 91 big-league plate appearances but apparently showed enough with a .692 OPS in 91 games for Pittsburgh to be back for 2024. Palacios isn't eligible for arbitration until 2027, so it's not a surprise he'll stick around as a cheap outfield option. Given the Pirates' recent willingness to give their top prospects chances in the majors, Palacios may need to start strong next season in order to maintain his spot on the roster.
The 28-year-old entered the campaign with just 91 big-league plate appearances but apparently showed enough with a .692 OPS in 91 games for Pittsburgh to be back for 2024. Palacios isn't eligible for arbitration until 2027, so it's not a surprise he'll stick around as a cheap outfield option. Given the Pirates' recent willingness to give their top prospects chances in the majors, Palacios may need to start strong next season in order to maintain his spot on the roster.