Aaron Schunk

Aaron Schunk

27-Year-Old Third Baseman3B
Colorado Rockies
2025 Fantasy Outlook
The Rockies selected Schunk in the second round of the 2019 first-year player draft (No. 62 overall). After spending all 2023 with Triple-A Alburquerque, Schunk returned to the Isotopes last season before getting his big-league callup in late June. He played sparingly, filling in at second and third base with a taste of shortstop. Schunk appeared overmatched, recording a 31.6 percent strikeout rate and 4.1 percent walk rate. His batted ball metrics were poor. Schunk's .291/.346/.464 line in 185 Triple-A games may seem encouraging, but he played in one of the most hitter-friendly venues in the best league for offense. While anyone wearing a Rockies uniform warrants consideration, there are better dart throws than Schunk. Read Past Outlooks
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$Signed a one-year contract with the Rockies in April of 2025.
Contract selected by Colorado
3BColorado Rockies
April 19, 2025
The Rockies selected Schunk's contract from Triple-A Albuquerque on Saturday.
ANALYSIS
Schunk will take the spot on the 26-man roster vacated by Ezequiel Tovar (hip), who was placed on the 10-day injured list in a corresponding move. Schunk opted to stay with the Rockies in the minors after being DFA'd in mid-February, and in Triple-A he is slashing .283/.353/.435 with one stolen base, one home run and 10 RBI in 52 plate appearances. Schunk could see some starts in the infield with Tovar, Tyler Freeman (oblique) and Thairo Estrada (wrist) all on the IL.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
1
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
2
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2023
 
 
+69%
OPS vs RHP
2025
 
 
+150%
OPS vs RHP
2024
 
 
+62%
OPS vs RHP
2023
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2023vs Left .420 39 3 0 0 0 .189 .231 .189
Since 2023vs Right .708 70 12 2 7 0 .269 .290 .418
2025vs Left .400 5 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200
2025vs Right 1.000 6 1 0 0 0 .400 .400 .600
2024vs Left .423 34 3 0 0 0 .188 .235 .188
2024vs Right .684 64 11 2 7 0 .258 .281 .403
2023vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2023
 
 
+196%
OPS at Home
2025
 
 
+7%
OPS at Home
2024
 
 
+250%
OPS at Home
2023
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2023Home .772 73 14 2 7 0 .300 .329 .443
Since 2023Away .261 36 1 0 0 0 .118 .143 .118
2025Home .714 7 1 0 0 0 .286 .286 .429
2025Away .667 4 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333
2024Home .778 66 13 2 7 0 .302 .333 .444
2024Away .222 32 1 0 0 0 .097 .125 .097
2023Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Stat Review
How does Aaron Schunk 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.
  • BB/K
    Walk to strikeout ratio
  • BB Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a walk.
  • K Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a strikeout.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many of a batter’s balls in play go for hits.
  • ISO
    Isolated Power. Slugging percentage minus batting average. A computation used to measure a batter's raw power.
  • AVG
    Batting average. Hits divided by at bats.
  • OBP
    On Base Percentage. A measure of how often a batters reaches base. Roughly equal to number of times on base divided by plate appearances.
  • SLG
    Slugging Percentage. A measure of the batting productivity of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at bats.
  • OPS
    On base plus slugging. THe sum of a batter's on-base percentage and slugging percentage.
  • wOBA
    Weighted on-base average. Measures a player's overall offensive contributions per plate appearance. wOBA combines all the different aspects of hitting into one metric, weighting each of them in proportion to their actual run value.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Hard Hit Rate
    A measure of contact quality from Sports Info Solutions. This stat explains what percentage of batted balls were hit hard vs. medium or soft.
  • Barrels/PA
    The percentage of plate appearances where a batter had a batted ball classified as a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Expected BA
    Expected Batting Average.
  • Expected SLG
    Expected Slugging Percentage.
  • Sprint Speed
    The speed of a runner from home to first, in feet per second.
  • Ground Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are on the ground.
  • Line Drive %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are line drives.
  • Fly Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are fly balls.
BB/K
0.00
 
BB Rate
0.0%
 
K Rate
27.3%
 
BABIP
.429
 
ISO
.100
 
AVG
.300
 
OBP
.300
 
SLG
.400
 
OPS
.700
 
wOBA
.305
 
Exit Velocity
82.4 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
25.0%
 
Barrels/PA
9.1%
 
Expected BA
.281
 
Expected SLG
.429
 
Sprint Speed
25.5 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
0.0%
 
Line Drive %
42.9%
 
Fly Ball %
57.1%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2021
2020
Schunk was the top Rockies hitting prospect at the alternate training site and in the fall instructional league. He is well built at 6-foot-2, 205 pounds, and while he is hit over power now, his power is trending up. Schunk controls the strike zone, makes contact at a high clip and drives the ball to all fields. His bat speed reportedly improved this past season, which combined with his size and contact skill, gives him a chance to hit for 25-homer pop. A third baseman by trade (he was a two-way player in college), Schunk is now capable of handling the keystone as well, which gives him another avenue to break through with the big-league club when he is ready in a year or two. It doesn't really matter for fantasy, but it's worth noting that he got rave reviews for his leadership in addition to what he was doing at the plate and in the field.
A two-way player at Georgia, Schunk had a breakout junior year at the plate and that success translated after the Rockies selected him with the No. 62 overall pick. There might be untapped potential with Schunk now that he is committed to being a position player full time. He has a quick, whippy swing and made contact at an excellent clip (13.0 K%) in the Northwest League. His 26.9 LD% and 37.9 GB% helped make up for his pull-heavy approach from the right side. Schunk is a good athlete for a college corner infielder, and could chip in 8-10 steals, but the driving force behind his fantasy value will be a potentially above-average hit tool with above-average power and home games in Coors Field. While Colton Welker and Tyler Nevin have outgrown third base and Ryan McMahon seems like a great long-term fit at first base, Brendan Rodgers and Ryan Vilade linger as internal competition if Nolan Arenado gets dealt.
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Remains in organization
3BColorado Rockies
February 21, 2025
Schunk cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Albuquerque on Friday.
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Booted off 40-man roster
3BColorado Rockies
February 19, 2025
The Rockies designated Schunk for assignment Wednesday, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports.
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Taking advantage of opportunity
3BColorado Rockies
September 27, 2024
Schunk went 2-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored Thursday against the Cardinals.
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Goes yard in loss
3BColorado Rockies
September 24, 2024
Schunk went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, an additional RBI and two total runs scored in Tuesday's 7-3 loss to the Cardinals.
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Clobbers first homer in win
3BColorado Rockies
August 29, 2024
Schunk went 2-for-3 with a solo homer and a walk in Wednesday's win over the Marlins.
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Debut not likely soon?
3BColorado Rockies
June 27, 2024
According to Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post, Schunk may not be close to being called up for his major-league debut.
ANALYSIS
Schunk is a fringe prospect that posted a .290/.350/.461 slash line in his first taste of the Triple-A level last season. Now 26 years old, the third baseman has followed up with seven homers, 11 steals and an .808 OPS through 69 games in 2024, though it's worth remembering he's playing in the hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League. He's also not on the 40-man roster, so the Rockies would need to free up some space in order to bring him up. Still, he's hitting well in the highest level of the minors, and that could be enough to get him a shot before the end of 2024 given Colorado is competing for the worst record in the NL.
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