Perhaps the most valuable free agent fantasy asset finally signed after weeks and weeks of speculation. Kyle Tucker signed with the Dodgers, making it more laughably strong than it already was. Heck, they scored the second most runs in baseball last year so they weren’t exactly hurting for even more offense. But more offense they got, which means you might want to think twice about your starting facing the team, no matter who that starter is! Moving out of Wrigley Field and now calling Dodger Stadium home, let’s dive into the park factors to find out how the move might impact Tucker’s results.

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Gosh, isn’t Jorge Polanco cold by now?! Though he has gone from the middle of the country to the West coast and now the East coast, he has somehow managed to remain North. Polanco signed a two-year, $40 million contract with the Mets last Tuesday after his highest PA total since 2021 and highest ever wRC+. Regardless of whether you think the Mets are buying high here, let’s dive into the park factors to see how the move from Seattle’s home park, T-Mobile Park, to Citi Field might impact his results.

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You’ve no doubt heard by now that last Thursday, Pete Alonso signed a five-year, $155 million contract with the Orioles. That’s going to annoy those still rooting for Coby Mayo, but is obviously a big move for the team. It’s hard to picture the lifelong Met donning a different uniform, but we’re going to get used to it eventually. For now, let’s consult the park factors to find out how the move from New York’s Citi Field to Baltimore’s Oriole Park at Camden Yards might impact his results.

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In between putting together pitching profiles for our forthcoming rankings, I’m going to do some quick-hitter roundups of recent moves and their fantasy impact as I see it. This will be focused more on mid-tier moves with fantasy relevance.

Notable Non-Tendies

Let’s start with Friday’s non-tenders, guys who weren’t offered a contract and now become free agents instead of going on waivers. Plenty of these will likely land back with their club on a different deal, but others will remain FAs and find new homes. Here are some who stood out to me:

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Yesterday, I dove into the park factors to help speculate how Josh Naylor and Ryan McMahon’s new homes might impact their results. Of course, the trades have a domino effect, both on the players whose positions they are filling on their new teams, and the players who will now replace them in their former lineups. Let’s now review the fallout on the teams they were traded from.

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We finally got some trade deadline action! Last Thursday, the Mariners acquired Josh Naylor from the Diamondback and then on Friday, the Yankees acquired Ryan McMahon from the Rockies. Let’s dive into the park factors to find out how the trades might affect their offensive results.

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Last week, Alex Bregman finally found a new home, signing a three-year contract with the Red Sox. After spending his entire nine-year career with the Astros, it’s going to take a while to get used to him donning a different uniform, and calling a new ballpark home. So let’s consult the park factors to see how the move might affect his performance.

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Over the last couple of weeks, there have been seven (unless I missed someone!) first basemen that have found new homes that I haven’t covered in my first base rankings or with a separate park comparison article. So let’s now review the park factor comparisons for all these hitters that have either been traded or signed with a new team.

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Gosh, I love trade deadline time as it’s always fun to see if any players switch to new teams and home parks that might dramatically affect their results. Like a hitter departing T-Mobile Park, the Mariners home, for Coors Field to join the Rockies. Or vice versa. Of course, with only about two more months of games left to play, small sample size randomness is likely going to overshadow any effects a change in park might have. That said, it’s still worth reviewing the factors for team switchers, as it could affect rest of season projections.

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7/28/24

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