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Dillon Dingler

Dillon Dingler

26-Year-Old CatcherC
Detroit Tigers
2025 Fantasy Outlook
After being selected in the second round back in 2020, Dingler made his MLB debut in 2024. He appeared in 27 games for the Tigers, slashing just .167/.195/.310 with a home run and 11 RBI. Dingler served as the backup to Jake Rogers once he got promoted, and that could be the case again in 2025. Rogers also struggled to make consistent contact last season, however, so there could be an opportunity for Dingler's role to grow. The 26-year-old was much better at the Triple-A level last year, as he batted .308 with a .938 OPS across 71 games, which gives some indication that there is more offensive upside to be tapped into. Dingler will be hard to trust as a backup catcher, but he could get on the fantasy map if he overtakes Rogers and starts seeing regular playing time. Read Past Outlooks
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$Signed a one-year contract with the Tigers in March of 2025.
Getting a breather Thursday
CDetroit Tigers
June 5, 2025
Dingler is not in the lineup for Thursday's game against the White Sox.
ANALYSIS
Dingler had started each of the last three games but will get Thursday afternoon off, with Jake Rogers entering the lineup. The former has seized the top role behind the plate for the Tigers due to much stronger offensive numbers. Dingler is batting .296 with a .795 OPS, while Rogers is batting only .125 with a .410 OPS.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
1
3
4
21
5
1
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
3
1
4
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2023
 
 
+2%
OPS vs RHP
2025
 
 
+17%
OPS vs LHP
2024
 
 
+57%
OPS vs RHP
2023
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2023vs Left .688 64 4 2 12 0 .234 .234 .453
Since 2023vs Right .705 202 15 5 26 0 .262 .302 .403
2025vs Left .897 39 4 2 9 0 .308 .308 .590
2025vs Right .768 140 13 4 18 0 .295 .336 .432
2024vs Left .360 25 0 0 3 0 .120 .120 .240
2024vs Right .565 62 2 1 8 0 .186 .226 .339
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
 
 
+66%
OPS on Road
2025
 
 
+71%
OPS on Road
2024
 
 
+58%
OPS on Road
2023
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2023Home .514 119 7 2 9 0 .191 .218 .296
Since 2023Away .854 147 12 5 29 0 .307 .340 .514
2025Home .576 81 7 2 7 0 .215 .235 .342
2025Away .984 98 10 4 20 0 .370 .408 .576
2024Home .379 38 0 0 2 0 .139 .184 .194
2024Away .600 49 2 1 9 0 .188 .204 .396
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 Dillon Dingler 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
0.11
 
BB Rate
2.8%
 
K Rate
26.3%
 
BABIP
.381
 
ISO
.170
 
AVG
.298
 
OBP
.330
 
SLG
.468
 
OPS
.797
 
wOBA
.349
 
Exit Velocity
89.9 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
33.1%
 
Barrels/PA
6.1%
 
Expected BA
.288
 
Expected SLG
.490
 
Sprint Speed
23.6 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
34.7%
 
Line Drive %
26.6%
 
Fly Ball %
38.7%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2023
2021
The 38th overall pick in the 2020 draft, Dingler is coming off of a decent year with Double-A Erie in 2022. He only batted .238 but showed decent pop with 14 home runs and 58 RBI across 107 games. The 24-year-old looked more comfortable than he did during a 50-game stint at the Double-A level in 2021. That year, Dingler posted a middling .578 OPS, which he was able to boost to .752 in 2022. Looking ahead to 2023, Dingler could push his way to Triple-A at some point and may eventually be an option in the majors. The Tigers have Eric Haase, who will be 30 when the 2023 season begins, as their presumptive starter behind the plate. Tucker Barnhart was the backup in 2022, but he's now a free agent. The team also has Jake Rogers returning after missing all of 2022 following Tommy John surgery. Haase isn't a long-term option, and there's plenty of uncertainty behind him, so Dingler could develop into an MLB starter, provided he continues to play well in the minors.
For a college catcher, Dingler is bursting with tools, which led to the Tigers selecting him with the 38th pick in last year's draft. He has plus power, a 70-grade arm, excellent plate skills and is even an above-average runner. Dingler played center field as a freshman at Ohio State and was athletic enough to hold his own before moving to catcher. He improved gradually as a hitter, logging a .701 OPS as a freshman and an .816 OPS as a sophomore. Dingler broke out in 13 games last spring, hitting .340/.404/.760 with five home runs and a 12.1 K% in 58 PA. Even in his first two seasons when he was not performing like a high pick, Dingler logged a 52:48 K:BB in 405 PA, so a strong approach has always been there. He got acclimated to pro ball at the alternate training site and got to catch the Tigers' high-end pitching prospects. However, he curiously declined an invite to the fall instructional league.
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Exiting starting nine
CDetroit Tigers
June 5, 2025
Dingler is absent from the lineup for Thursday's tilt against the White Sox.
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Goes deep in blowout win
CDetroit Tigers
June 2, 2025
Dingler went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run in Monday's 13-1 win over the White Sox.
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Taking seat Sunday
CDetroit Tigers
June 1, 2025
Dingler is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.
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Ends homer drought
CDetroit Tigers
May 31, 2025
Dingler went 3-for-3 with a walk, a home run and three RBI in Friday's 7-5 win over the Royals.
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On bench Wednesday
CDetroit Tigers
May 28, 2025
Dingler is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Giants.
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