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Luis Rengifo 2025 Player Outlook: Big-Time Stolen Base Production From Late-Round Value Pick
48 seconds agoIn 2024, Los Angeles Angels infielder Luis Rengifo was well on his way to having a career year before a wrist injury in July ultimately required season-ending surgery, cutting his campaign short after 78 games. The switch-hitter posted a .300-6-30-41-24 line with a .335 wOBA and 117 wRC+ over 304 plate appearances. While the home run and RBI totals were underwhelming, even by his standards, it was an 81-run, 47-steal pace if given 600 PA. The batting average was much higher than his career average of .253, perhaps boosted by a higher-than-normal .339 BABIP, but he tallied a 79.1% Contact% and the 14.5% K% was a career-low, so there was legitimacy to it. It should give managers confidence that much of what he did last season is repeatable as the 27-year-old heads into his prime. The 5-foot-10 Venezuelan is versatile, able to play 2B, SS, 3B, and OF, which will help keep him in the lineup and push for 600 PA. He also has positional flexibility on Yahoo (2B, 3B), which will add to his fantasy appeal, and with an NFBC ADP of 161, he looks like a slight value as RotoBaller ranks him at 148 overall.
