Ryan Mountcastle
27-Year-Old
Day-To-Day
Injury Neck
2023 Stats
AVG
.270
HR
18
RBI
68
R
64
SB
3
2024 Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Mountcastle was batting .227/.264/.431 when he was put on the IL in early June with vertigo. He had been in a bad slump in the weeks leading up to illness but it's unclear if they were related. After returning a month later, Mountcastle went on a roll, posting a .326/.407/.492 line the rest of the way. He missed some time in September with a shoulder injury but was able to return for the playoffs. Taken as a whole, it appears Mountcastle improved across the board compared to the previous season, but his batted ball metrics, and expected average and slug were nearly identical both seasons. To his credit, Mountcastle fanned at the lowest rate since his rookie year, which was the pandemic season. Mountcastle undershot his expected homers for the second straight season, which could be due to the renovations in Camden Yards, or a hint there is latent pop. Mountcastle's cost of acquisition should be reasonable, though there are durability concerns since he's never played more than 145 games. Even so, there is a draftable floor, with a chance 2021 is not Mountcastle's apex season. Read Past Outlooks
Neck feeling better
Mountcastle (neck) won't be in the lineup for either of Sunday's split-squad games but could return to game action as early as Tuesday, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.
ANALYSIS
The 26-year-old was scratched from Saturday's starting nine after his backed locked up on him while taking some swings, but he's apparently feeling much better a day later. The Orioles are likely to remain cautious so close to the start of the season, but at this point Mountcastle's availability for Opening Day doesn't appear to be in jeopardy.
The 26-year-old was scratched from Saturday's starting nine after his backed locked up on him while taking some swings, but he's apparently feeling much better a day later. The Orioles are likely to remain cautious so close to the start of the season, but at this point Mountcastle's availability for Opening Day doesn't appear to be in jeopardy.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2021
+19%
OPS vs LHP
2023
+64%
OPS vs LHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2021vs Left | .861 | 524 | 30 | 86 | .280 | ||||
Since 2021vs Right | .724 | 1141 | 43 | 156 | .247 | ||||
2023vs Left | 1.052 | 161 | 12 | 35 | .338 | ||||
2023vs Right | .640 | 309 | 6 | 33 | .235 | ||||
2022vs Left | .693 | 154 | 5 | 15 | .239 | ||||
2022vs Right | .741 | 455 | 17 | 70 | .254 | ||||
2021vs Left | .842 | 209 | 13 | 36 | .266 | ||||
2021vs Right | .770 | 377 | 20 | 53 | .249 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2021
+11%
OPS at Home
2023
+3%
OPS on Road
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2021Home | .806 | 822 | 42 | 130 | .271 | ||||
Since 2021Away | .728 | 843 | 31 | 112 | .244 | ||||
2023Home | .767 | 218 | 9 | 32 | .262 | ||||
2023Away | .789 | 252 | 9 | 36 | .276 | ||||
2022Home | .767 | 303 | 11 | 49 | .274 | ||||
2022Away | .691 | 306 | 11 | 36 | .227 | ||||
2021Home | .871 | 301 | 22 | 49 | .274 | ||||
2021Away | .713 | 285 | 11 | 40 | .233 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Ryan Mountcastle 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
0.35BB Rate
7.9%K Rate
22.8%BABIP
.315ISO
.182AVG
.270OBP
.328SLG
.452OPS
.779wOBA
.339Exit Velocity
91.4 mphHard Hit Rate
32.9%Barrels/PA
8.3%Expected BA
.273Expected SLG
.503Sprint Speed
23.2 ft/secGround Ball %
43.7%Line Drive %
19.5%Fly Ball %
36.8%Prospect Rankings History
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Mountcastle's numbers don't express it, but he sported better skills than the previous season, but was shortchanged between six and nine homers, depending on which xHR mark is trusted. Looking at his spray chart, the discrepancy is more than the new Camden Yards dimensions. Mountcastle increased his fly ball exit velocity 1-mph, adding around four feet to his average fly ball distance. Yet, his HR/FB slipped from 20.4% to a snake bit 13.3%. Mountcastle chased less while being more aggressive in the zone, resulting in shaving a couple of points of his strikeout rate. The narrative will be moving the left field fences back in Camden Yards cost him power, but he was also unlucky in the home run department. This presents a buying opportunity as many will over adjust Mountcastle's new power baseline. He's still in the upswing of his career, hitting in the meat of an improving lineup.
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Dealing with neck stiffness
Mountcastle reported neck stiffness Saturday, Jake Rill of MLB.com reports.
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Rejoins lineup Friday
Mountcastle (illness) will serve as Baltimore's designated hitter in Friday's spring game against Atlanta, Rich Dubroff of BaltimoreBaseball.com reports.
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Battling illness
Mountcastle was scratched from the Orioles' lineup ahead of Thursday's Grapefruit League game against Pittsburgh due to an illness, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.
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Scratched from lineup
Mountcastle was scratched from the Orioles' Grapefruit League lineup for Thursday's game versus the Pirates, Rich Dubroff of BaltimoreBaseball.com reports.
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Reaches deal with Baltimore
Mountcastle agreed to a one-year, $4.14 million contract with the Orioles on Thursday to avoid arbitration, Jon Morosi of MLB Network reports.
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