Hunter Feduccia DVOA, Advanced Stats, & Fantasy Rankings

The Los Angeles Dodgers have optioned catcher Hunter Feduccia to Triple-A Oklahoma City. The Dodgers are expected to activate first baseman Freddie Freeman (ankle) off the injured reserve on Friday. Freeman will take Feduccia's roster spot. The 27-year-old backstop only saw three plate appearances while replacing Freeman over the past week. He did not tally a hit over this span. Last summer, Feduccia made his MLB debut and held .333 AVG across his first five MLB games. Fantasy managers should expect Feduccia to push for another stint in the majors if he continues to perform well. Last summer, Feduccia held a strong .284/.409/.428 slash line with six round-trippers across 82 contests with Oklahoma City. Freeman should continue to be viewed as a must-start first baseman, but he may be given occasional rest days to maintain his ankle.

The Los Angeles Dodgers are promoting catcher Hunter Feduccia from Triple-A Oklahoma City to the majors. In a corresponding move, the Dodgers are placing first baseman Freddie Freeman (ankle) on the 10-day injured list. Feduccia received a brief taste of the major leagues last summer as he appeared in five games. Across this brief stint, Feduccia tallied four hits, scored two runs, and tallied one RBI. Through the first five games of the Triple-A regular season, Feduccia has been swinging a hot bat as he held a .357/.526/.643 slash line with a double and a long ball. Last summer, the former 12th-round selection spent the majority of the campaign at Triple-A and held a .284/.409/.428 line with six round-trippers. Fantasy managers should expect Feduccia to operate as a depth option behind the dish and not carry much standalone fantasy value.

The Los Angeles Dodgers are calling up catching prospect Hunter Feduccia from Triple-A Oklahoma City on Saturday, according to sources. Feduccia isn't among the team's top-30 prospects and is old for a rookie at 27 years old, but he's earned his first big-league call-up this year by hitting .295/.420/.451 with an .871 OPS, five home runs, 14 doubles, three triples, 42 RBI and 31 runs scored in 64 games with OKC in the hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League. Will Smith and Austin Barnes are both healthy, so Feduccia is probably just coming up to provide the Dodgers with a little extra catching depth in the short term. Feduccia was a 12th-round selection by the Dodgers back in 2018 out of LSU. The 6-foot-1, 215-pounder hits from the left side and doesn't feature much power. He can be ignored in most fantasy formats with no clear path to playing time.