Rowdy Tellez
29-Year-Old
2023 Stats
AVG
.215
HR
13
RBI
47
R
26
SB
0
2024 Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Tellez looked well on his way to a second straight 30-homer season in 2023 after putting eight over the boards in April. Things mostly went downhill after that, though. The 28-year-old missed six weeks of action with forearm and finger injuries and by the time he returned in late August Carlos Santana had taken over at first base for the Brewers, leaving Tellez to fight for starts at designated hitter. He did very little with the at-bats he was given down the stretch and Milwaukee chose to non-tender him this offseason. Tellez's hard-hit rate (40.4 percent) and barrel rate (8.7 percent) both dropped off significantly last season, while his strikeout rate (24.5 percent) went up. His age and track record suggest Tellez will bounce back to some degree in 2024, and he should get regular starts at least versus righties after signing with Pittsburgh over the winter. Read Past Outlooks
Returns to lineup
Tellez (back) will start at first base and bat sixth for the Pirates in Monday's spring contest versus the Phillies, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Tellez was scratched from the Grapefruit League lineup over the weekend with a minor back issue, but he's fine. The 29-year-old is slated to be the Pirates' primary first baseman against right-handed pitching this season.
Tellez was scratched from the Grapefruit League lineup over the weekend with a minor back issue, but he's fine. The 29-year-old is slated to be the Pirates' primary first baseman against right-handed pitching this season.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2021
+16%
OPS vs RHP
2023
+30%
OPS vs RHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2021vs Left | .643 | 249 | 7 | 22 | .219 | ||||
Since 2021vs Right | .747 | 1026 | 52 | 150 | .225 | ||||
2023vs Left | .530 | 52 | 1 | 4 | .174 | ||||
2023vs Right | .691 | 299 | 12 | 43 | .223 | ||||
2022vs Left | .644 | 134 | 4 | 11 | .209 | ||||
2022vs Right | .801 | 465 | 31 | 78 | .222 | ||||
2021vs Left | .730 | 63 | 2 | 7 | .276 | ||||
2021vs Right | .716 | 262 | 9 | 29 | .234 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2021
+10%
OPS at Home
2023
+4%
OPS at Home
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2021Home | .763 | 602 | 33 | 91 | .224 | ||||
Since 2021Away | .695 | 673 | 26 | 81 | .224 | ||||
2023Home | .682 | 159 | 7 | 25 | .217 | ||||
2023Away | .654 | 192 | 6 | 22 | .214 | ||||
2022Home | .866 | 295 | 22 | 52 | .231 | ||||
2022Away | .673 | 304 | 13 | 37 | .208 | ||||
2021Home | .651 | 148 | 4 | 14 | .218 | ||||
2021Away | .774 | 177 | 7 | 22 | .262 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Rowdy Tellez 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.
* 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
0.41BB Rate
10.0%K Rate
24.5%BABIP
.249ISO
.161AVG
.215OBP
.291SLG
.376OPS
.667wOBA
.293Exit Velocity
89.9 mphHard Hit Rate
33.5%Barrels/PA
5.7%Expected BA
.238Expected SLG
.374Sprint Speed
19.2 ft/secGround Ball %
37.4%Line Drive %
19.6%Fly Ball %
43.0%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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When Tellez was deal to Milwaukee, fantasy managers had hoped that he would be freed from the shackles of a platoon situation and we could finally see what the slugger could do as a full-time player. For better and for worse, that indeed happened in 2022. Tellez had 599 plate appearances and his StatCast profile has a high volume of dark red ink on it, but the .219/.306/.461 triple-slash line shows the risks of exposing the lefty slugger to too many lefty pitchers. That approach worked in 2019 when the fortunes went his way and he hit .270/.317/.513 against lefties in the AL, but went .209/.313/.330 against lefties in the NL this past season as he swung and missed at nearly 50% of the non-fastballs he saw from southpaws. The new shift rules could potentially add a few points of average to his line, but he otherwise remains a two-category contributor.
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Nursing back issue
Tellez was scratched from Saturday's Grapefruit League lineup due to a minor back injury, Greg Brown of SportsNet Pittsburgh reports.
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Lands with Pittsburgh
Tellez signed a one-year, $3.2 million contract with the Pirates on Tuesday, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports.
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Dropped by Milwaukee
Tellez became a free agent Friday after being non-tendered by the Brewers, Robert Murray of FanSided.com reports.
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Left off NL Wild Card Series roster
Tellez is not on the roster for the Brewers' NL Wild Card Series matchup against the Diamondbacks.
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Taking seat Wednesday
Tellez is not in the lineup for Wednesday's contest against the Pirates.
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