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Nico Hoerner

Nico Hoerner

2B/SS • Chicago Cubs Proj Rank 11 Actual 8 61 ADP • Trade Value
AB AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB FSP
298.23843428.318.3321213.88
Compare to same point last season
275.28703041329.35614

Nico Hoerner | Fantasy Outlook

Nico Hoerner's Slump Deepens as Elite Contact Fails to Produce Results

Nico Hoerner is mired in a severe offensive funk, batting a dismal .128 over his last 14 days and just .080 over the last week. Despite an outstanding 2.2% strikeout rate in June, his contact has been incredibly soft, leading to an empty .195 OPS over his last six games. The third-place Cubs (39-36) continue to run him out as their everyday second baseman, hoping their sparkplug can find his rhythm.

While this cold spell is painful, his career baseline and our models suggest significant positive regression is coming. Hoerner is projected for a .281 average and 30 stolen bases, which aligns closely with his elite .303 average and 30-steal campaign last season. His supreme contact skills make this slump a temporary fluke rather than a permanent decline, meaning fantasy managers should preach patience.

With the week already underway, the Cubs host Toronto for three weekend games starting Friday. Hoerner faces tough matchups against Kevin Gausman (3.52 ERA, 1.03 WHIP) and Dylan Cease (2.71 ERA, 1.19 WHIP), though a Saturday date with Patrick Corbin (4.57 ERA) offers a reprieve. Given his ice-cold bat and challenging matchups, he is a Sit for the remainder of the week.

Updated 2 days ago

Nico Hoerner Fantasy

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DATE OPP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG PTS
06/19 TOR 3 0 1 0 0 0 238 5
06/17 COL 1 0 1 0 0 0 233 2
06/16 COL 0 0 0 0 0 0 233 1
06/15 COL 0 0 0 0 0 1 237 0
06/13 @SF 0 0 0 0 0 0 240 0
06/12 @SF 0 0 0 1 0 0 245 2
06/11 @COL 1 0 0 0 0 0 247 2
06/10 @COL 1 0 0 0 0 0 247 3
06/09 @COL 1 0 0 0 0 0 247 2
06/07 SF 1 0 0 0 0 1 247 3
06/06 SF 0 0 0 0 0 0 246 1
06/05 SF 0 0 0 0 0 0 250 1
06/04 ATH 1 0 0 0 0 0 253 2
06/03 ATH 1 0 1 0 0 0 253 4
06/02 ATH 1 0 1 0 1 2 254 7
05/31 @STL 1 0 0 0 0 0 252 2
05/30 @STL 2 0 0 1 1 0 252 6
05/29 @STL 0 0 0 0 0 1 250 2
05/28 @PIT 1 0 0 0 0 0 254 2
05/27 @PIT 2 0 1 1 0 1 256 5
05/26 @PIT 1 0 0 0 0 0 252 1
05/25 @PIT 0 0 0 0 0 0 254 1
05/24 HOU 1 0 0 1 0 0 255 3
05/23 HOU 0 0 0 0 0 1 256 2
05/22 HOU 0 0 0 0 1 1 259 3
05/20 MIL 1 0 0 0 0 0 264 3
05/19 MIL 2 0 0 1 0 1 264 5
05/18 MIL 0 0 1 0 0 2 258 3
05/17 @CHW 1 0 1 0 1 2 262 7
05/16 @CHW 1 0 0 0 0 0 262 2
05/15 @CHW 1 0 1 0 0 0 264 3
05/14 @ATL 0 0 0 0 0 1 267 1
05/13 @ATL 1 0 0 1 0 0 272 3
05/12 @ATL 0 0 0 0 0 1 273 2
05/10 @TEX 2 0 0 0 1 0 278 6
05/09 @TEX 0 0 0 0 0 0 272 0
05/08 @TEX 0 0 0 0 0 0 279 1
05/07 CIN 1 0 1 1 0 1 289 6
05/06 CIN 0 0 1 0 0 0 290 2
05/05 CIN 1 0 0 0 0 2 300 4
05/04 CIN 1 0 0 1 0 0 299 3
05/03 ARI 2 0 1 0 0 0 301 5
05/01 ARI 1 0 1 0 0 0 297 4
04/29 @SD 1 0 0 0 0 0 291 2
04/28 @SD 1 0 0 2 0 0 293 5
04/27 @SD 0 0 0 1 0 1 297 2
04/26 @LAD 1 0 0 0 0 1 307 2
04/25 @LAD 2 0 0 0 0 0 309 3
04/24 @LAD 1 0 0 1 0 0 299 3
04/23 PHI 0 0 0 0 0 1 304 2
04/22 PHI 1 0 1 0 0 0 320 2
04/21 PHI 2 1 2 1 0 0 326 9
04/20 PHI 1 0 0 0 0 0 322 0
04/19 NYM 1 0 0 1 1 1 325 6
04/18 NYM 0 0 0 0 0 0 325 1
04/17 NYM 3 1 1 2 0 0 342 10
04/15 @PHI 3 1 2 5 1 0 324 16
04/14 @PHI 2 0 1 3 0 0 303 6
04/13 @PHI 0 0 0 0 0 0 300 -1
04/12 PIT 2 0 1 0 0 0 316 5
04/11 PIT 1 0 0 1 0 0 308 3
04/10 PIT 1 0 0 0 0 1 326 3
04/08 @TB 3 1 2 2 0 0 333 12
04/07 @TB 2 0 0 2 1 1 297 8
04/06 @TB 1 0 0 2 0 0 273 3
04/05 @CLE 1 0 1 0 0 2 276 6
04/03 @CLE 0 0 0 0 0 2 292 3
04/01 LAA 3 0 1 1 1 0 318 9
03/31 LAA 1 0 0 0 0 0 235 1
03/30 LAA 1 0 2 1 1 1 231 9
03/29 WAS 1 0 0 0 1 0 182 3
03/28 WAS 1 0 1 1 1 2 143 9
03/26 WAS 0 0 1 0 0 0 000 1
Totals: 71428341231
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YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2019 CHC 20 22 3 13 17 0 3 .282 .305 .436 62
2020 CHC 43 23 0 16 13 3 11 .207 .297 .243 60
2021 CHC 43 44 0 13 16 5 17 .301 .383 .370 128
2022 CHC 126 128 8 53 49 18 26 .282 .328 .403 417
2023 CHC 150 176 9 98 68 42 49 .284 .347 .384 604
2024 CHC 149 158 7 86 48 31 44 .271 .334 .371 539
2025 CHC 164 191 8 93 63 30 39 .303 .351 .402 621
2026 CHC 74 71 4 28 34 12 31 .238 .318 .332 265
ON PACE 157 151 8 59 72 25 66 .238 .318 .332 564
3-YEAR AVG 154 175 8 92 60 34 44 .287 .344 .386 588
Career 769 813 39 400 308 141 220 .279 .338 .378

Hoerner Projection

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AVG HR RBI R SB OBP SLG OPS 1B 2B 3B H AB BB SBN TB FPTS
.209 0.0 0.5 2.6 0.2 .235 .265 .5 4.4 1.3 0.0 5.8 27.5 1.6 0.1 7.3 13.9
AVG HR RBI R SB OBP SLG OPS 1B 2B 3B H AB BB SBN TB FPTS
.2822 0.1 0.4 0.6 0.2 .3471 .3873 .7344 0.9 0.2 0 1.2 4.5 0.4 0.1 1.7 3.9664
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Chicago Cubs

Roster Breakdown
NAME OWN START
Carson Kelly 20% 15%
Moises Ballesteros 10% 4%
Miguel Amaya 2% 1%
NAME OWN START
Alex Bregman 94% 82%
Michael Busch 78% 67%
NAME OWN START
Nico Hoerner 95% 81%
Dansby Swanson 46% 30%
Pedro Ramirez 1% 0%
NAME OWN START
Pete Crow-Armstrong 100% 96%
Ian Happ 95% 86%
Seiya Suzuki 94% 84%
Matt Shaw 12% 8%
NAME OWN START
Shota Imanaga 96% 48%
Ben Brown 84% 72%
Matthew Boyd 59% 6%
Edward Cabrera 45% 14%
Javier Assad 29% 17%
Justin Steele 12% 1%
Colin Rea 12% 8%
Cade Horton 11% 5%
Jameson Taillon 7% 1%
Jaxon Wiggins 2% 0%
NAME OWN START
Daniel Palencia 52% 16%
Jacob Webb 7% 5%
Caleb Thielbar 3% 2%
Phil Maton 2% 2%
Ryan Rolison 1% 1%

Team Rankings

AVG
.244
17th
R
366
8th
HR
90
14th
RBI
339
10th
SB
53
14th
OBP
.337
2nd
SLG
.401
12th
OPS
.738
7th
W
40
8th
SV
11
29th
ERA
4.28
19th
WHIP
1.24
7th
QS
22
21st
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BrewersBrewers45-29.608-388274
CardinalsCardinals40-34.5415337335
CubsCubs40-37.5196.5366345
PiratesPirates38-38.5008382369
RedsReds36-39.4809.5321370

Team Stats

PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Moisés Ballesteros5915616366231.231  
Carson Kelly5617725504260.282  
Miguel Amaya4310216233100.225  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Michael Busch7627531688422.247  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Nico Hoerner75302287143512.235  
Pedro Ramírez1737310140.270  
Scott Kingery8421001.250  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Alex Bregman7630036756252.250  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Dansby Swanson7324043448319.183  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Pete Crow-Armstrong772904783164018.286  
Ian Happ73276526316374.228  
Seiya Suzuki62227356110310.269  
Michael Conforto489912224131.222  
Matt Shaw5011916304193.252  
Dylan Carlson3410000.000  
Kevin Alcántara12911000.111  
Justin Dean1211030.500  
PlayerGPWLSVIPSOERAWHIPO/S
Shota Imanaga1546086.2844.261.06  
Ben Brown2042168.0651.850.94  
Edward Cabrera1344067.1615.211.40  
Jameson Taillon1325067.2595.191.30  
Colin Rea1655179.1594.991.40  
Matthew Boyd521024.0316.001.29  
Javier Assad1151044.0253.891.00  
Jordan Wicks20206.1615.632.21  
Cade Horton21007.142.460.82  
Ty Blach10003.020.000.33  
Vince Velasquez10002.110.000.43  
PlayerGPWLSVIPSOERAWHIPO/S
Daniel Palencia1921316.2192.701.38  
Caleb Thielbar2322220.0234.951.30  
Jacob Webb3312232.1393.901.36  
Hoby Milner3610133.2173.481.10  
Corbin Martin70015.0410.802.00  
Hunter Harvey40104.046.751.50  
Yacksel Ríos10001.220.000.00  
Phil Maton2801024.1275.921.77  
Trent Thornton1522020.093.151.10  
Ethan Roberts2001023.2173.041.23  
Ryan Rolison2351027.2271.951.12  
Tyler Ferguson20002.2416.882.63  
Gavin Hollowell30003.224.912.18  
Luke Little10001.019.002.00  
Riley Martin80008.1102.160.84  

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Schedule

DATE OPP SCORE MATCHUP
06-15 COLW 5-4Shota Imanaga
Michael Lorenzen
06-16 COLL 2-5Edward Cabrera
Ryan Feltner
06-17 COLW 8-6Javier Assad
Sean Sullivan
06-19 TORW 16-2Ben Brown
Kevin Gausman
06-20 TOR02:20 EDTColin Rea
Patrick Corbin
06-21 TOR02:20 EDTShota Imanaga
Dylan Cease

Player Timeline

May 26th

Nico Hoerner Wins MLB Play of the Week with Between-the-Legs Throw

May 23rd

Cubs Shuffle Lineup: PCA Leads Off, Hoerner Batting Cleanup, Happ Rested ...

May 15th

Nico Hoerner Impresses in Latest Cubs Highlight

May 3rd

Nico Hoerner Shows Off in Highlight-Reel MLB Clip

May 1st

Nico Hoerner Exits Game with Left-Sided Neck Tightness

Apr 27th

Nico Hoerner Named NL Player of the Week and Featured in MLB Play of ...

Apr 25th

Nico Hoerner Shines with Back-to-Back Defensive Highlights

Apr 24th

Nico Hoerner Off to Hot Start, Drives in 22 Runs by End of April

Apr 20th

Nico Hoerner Showcases Gold Glove Defense in MLB Highlight

Apr 19th

Nico Hoerner Ends It at Wrigley Field

Apr 17th

Nico Hoerner Benefits from Wind-Blown Wrigley Conditions

Apr 15th

Nico Hoerner Powers Cubs Lead With Home Run

Apr 8th

Nico Hoerner Hits First Home Run of the Season from the Leadoff Spot

Mar 28th

Cubs, Nico Hoerner Agree to Long-Term Extension Worth About $137.5M ...

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