Ryan McMahon Fantasy News & Stats

Ryan McMahon

23-Year-Old First Baseman1B

Colorado Rockies

2018 Stats

AVG

.232

RBI

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2018 Fantasy Outlook

It's clear now that 2016 -- a year where McMahon was a league average hitter (101 wRC+) on a Hartford Yard Goats team that had to play all their games on the road -- was the outlier. He has been at least 37 percent better than league average during every other minor-league stint, and was dominant at Double-A and Triple-A in 2017. One could point to good fortune (.381 BABIP at Double-A, .416 BABIP at Triple-A) as the reason for this dominance. However, he got his strikeout rate under 20 percent for the first time in his career, which points to sustainable success. He has plus power, sneaky speed for a corner infielder, and with the help of Coors Field, he could annually flirt with .300. While McMahon is a third baseman by trade, he started 33 games at first base, 23 games at second base and 13 games at the hot corner while at Triple-A. The Rockies are prepping him for an inevitable position change due to Nolan Arenado's presence. He could serve as the big-league first baseman for the bulk of 2018. Read Past Outlooks

RANKSFrom Preseason

#304

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First Baseman

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Bats L

Throws R

40 Man Yes

Height 6'2"

Weight 207

DOB 12/14/1994

Born Yorba Linda, CA

College None

Drafted 2nd Rd 2013 COL

Smacks walkoff homer

1BColorado Rockies

August 11, 2018

McMahon went 1-for-4 with a walkoff three-run homer in Saturday's win over the Dodgers.

ANALYSIS
The 23-year-old has now homered in consecutive games and is batting .344 with six extra-base hits in 14 games since his most recent recall. He's still not playing every day, but McMahon is worth stashing in a lot of leagues as he has the skill set to be valuable if regular playing time were to open up.

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Left/Right Batting Splits

Since 2016

+46%

OPS vs LHP

2018

+62%

OPS vs LHP

2017

+218%

OPS vs RHP

2016

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	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2016vs Left	.915	41	5	1	4	0	.294	.415	.500
Since 2016vs Right	.628	177	13	4	16	1	.214	.288	.340
2018vs Left	1.011	36	5	1	4	0	.333	.444	.567
2018vs Right	.626	158	11	4	15	1	.215	.278	.347
2017vs Left	.200	5	0	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000
2017vs Right	.635	19	2	0	1	0	.200	.368	.267
2016vs Left	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2016vs Right	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Home/Away Batting Splits

Since 2016

+83%

OPS at Home

2018

+95%

OPS at Home

2017

+3%

OPS at Home

2016

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	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2016Home	.858	121	10	4	15	0	.286	.372	.486
Since 2016Away	.469	96	8	1	5	1	.161	.240	.230
2018Home	.906	103	9	4	14	0	.308	.379	.527
2018Away	.465	90	7	1	5	1	.159	.233	.232
2017Home	.548	18	1	0	1	0	.143	.333	.214
2017Away	.533	6	1	0	0	0	.200	.333	.200
2016Home	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2016Away	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Stat Review

How does Ryan McMahon 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.

BB/K

0.27

BB Rate

8.6%

K Rate

31.5%

BABIP

.324

ISO

.147

AVG

.232

OBP

.305

SLG

.379

OPS

.683

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Past Fantasy Outlooks

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McMahon entered the season as a consensus top-50 prospect, and he proceeded to post career-worst full-season numbers in every relevant offensive category other than walk rate (10.3 percent) and steals (11 on 17 attempts). The decline in production coincides with him moving to a neutral hitting environment after taking advantage of the extremely hitter-friendly parks in Low-A Asheville and High-A Modesto during the two previous seasons. McMahon played half his games at first base last year, which sheds some light on the Rockies' long-term plans, as he is blocked at third base by Nolan Arenado. He was essentially a league average hitter in the Eastern League (101 wRC+) while being over three years younger than league average, which would be more encouraging if he still projected to end up on the left side of the infield. Additionally, his 30.1 percent strikeout rate raises concerns about the viability of his hit tool against upper-level pitching.

Since being drafted 42nd overall in 2013, McMahon has done nothing but tear the cover off the ball. He spent all of 2015 at High-A Modesto and for the third straight year the slugging third baseman hit better than .280, with an OBP over .350, a slugging percentage north of .500 and an ISO of at least .220. It is worth noting that in 2014 he spent the entire season with Low-A Asheville, which along with Modesto is one of the most favorable hitting environments in the minors, so his numbers should not be taken entirely at face value. That said, he will begin his age-21 season at Double-A, coming off back-to-back 18-homer seasons, so McMahon is undeniably advanced with the bat. He might be just two years away from being big league ready, at which point the Rockies may need to consider moving McMahon to first base, where the bat should still be able to play, that is if Nolan Arenado is the long-term option at the hot corner.

McMahon was the toast of the Sally League last April, homering nine times in the month and looking every bit the part of the advanced left-handed hitter with pop the Rockies believed they netted when they drafted him in 2013. His slugging tailed off to more modest levels after that, but McMahon still enjoyed a successful campaign, finishing with a .282/.358/.502 line over his 552 plate appearances. While he still struggles with making contact (25.9 K%) and noticed a fairly significant gulf in both his home/road and lefty/righty splits, McMahon was a year or more younger than most of his compatriots at Low-A and made up for the high strikeout totals by posting a quality 9.8% walk rate. Nolan Arenado looks to be the Rockies’ long-term answer at third base, but McMahon will likely remain at the position again at High-A Modesto this season before perhaps moving to a corner outfield spot if and when his well-rounded offensive skills warrant a promotion to the upper levels of the minors.

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Doubles twice in victory

1BColorado Rockies

July 29, 2018

McMahon went 2-for-4 with two doubles, a run scored and one RBI in Sunday's 3-2 win over Oakland.