Adley Rutschman

27-Year-Old CatcherC

Baltimore Orioles

2025 Stats

AVG

.214

RBI

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2025 Fantasy Outlook

Baltimore efforted to have Rutschman's bat in their lineup as much as possible as Rutschman played in 90 of the 96 games before the break while hitting .275/.339/.441 and providing stalwart defense behind the plate when he was not DH'ing. Perhaps the volume of play caught up with him, as Rutschman limped to the finish line with a .207/.282/.303 second half and was non-existent in Baltimore's quick exit from the playoffs. It is troubling to see the young hitter's slugging percentage in decline each season he has been in the big leagues as well as a disturbing trend in his production against righties. His wRC+ against righties has declined roughly 40 points versus the prior season each of the last two seasons, and while we are not forecasting him slipping any further against righties, a 45.8 percent flyball rate against righties did him no favors in a dead-ball year and helps explain the 27-point drop in his batting average. Read Past Outlooks

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Overall Rank

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From Preseason

#59

ADP

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Bats B

Throws R

40 Man Yes

Height 6'2"

Weight 230

DOB 2/6/1998

Born Portland, OR

College Oregon State

Drafted 1st Rd 2019 BAL

Ends lengthy homer drought

CBaltimore Orioles

May 21, 2025

Rutschman went 2-for-6 with a double and a three-run home run in Wednesday's 8-4 extra-innings win over the Brewers.

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The backstop capped the scoring on the afternoon by depositing a Tyler Alexander cutter over the left-field fence in the 11th inning. The home run was Rutschman's fifth of the season but his first off a southpaw, and it snapped a 25-game power drought for the switch hitter. While he's had a tough start to the season, Rutschman's bat may be waking up -- over his last 10 games he's batting .278 (10-for-36) with half of his hits going for extra bases (three doubles and a triple in addition to Wednesday's homer).

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Batting Order Slot Breakdown

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Left/Right Batting Splits

Since 2023

+25%

OPS vs LHP

2025

+11%

OPS vs LHP

2024

+43%

OPS vs LHP

2023

+15%

OPS vs LHP

	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2023vs Left	.873	430	49	14	61	1	.308	.393	.480
Since 2023vs Right	.698	1084	123	30	113	1	.238	.321	.377
2025vs Left	.706	57	5	1	4	0	.255	.333	.373
2025vs Right	.638	132	15	4	11	0	.197	.288	.350
2024vs Left	.902	182	19	7	33	0	.329	.390	.512
2024vs Right	.631	456	49	12	46	1	.219	.289	.342
2023vs Left	.895	191	25	6	24	1	.304	.414	.481
2023vs Right	.777	496	59	14	56	0	.267	.359	.419
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Home/Away Batting Splits

Since 2023

+4%

OPS at Home

2025

+18%

OPS on Road

2024

+11%

OPS on Road

2023

+23%

OPS at Home

	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2023Home	.763	728	87	26	71	1	.258	.339	.423
Since 2023Away	.734	786	85	18	103	1	.258	.344	.390
2025Home	.605	93	9	2	5	0	.193	.280	.325
2025Away	.711	96	11	3	10	0	.235	.323	.388
2024Home	.671	312	34	10	26	0	.225	.301	.370
2024Away	.745	326	34	9	53	1	.275	.334	.410
2023Home	.899	323	44	14	40	1	.310	.393	.505
2023Away	.728	364	40	6	40	0	.248	.357	.371
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Stat Review

How does Adley Rutschman 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

0.63

BB Rate

10.3%

K Rate

16.3%

BABIP

.233

ISO

.146

AVG

.213

OBP

.299

SLG

.360

OPS

.659

wOBA

.296

Exit Velocity

89.8 mph

Hard Hit Rate

36.6%

Barrels/PA

6.0%

Expected BA

.272

Expected SLG

.468

Sprint Speed

23.4 ft/sec

Ground Ball %

38.8%

Line Drive %

19.4%

Fly Ball %

41.8%

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Simba famously told us in The Lion King he laughed in the face of danger, and Rutschman certainly did the same in the face of those wondering if there would be a sophomore slump for the young catcher. The 25 year old backstop was a key cog of the AL East champion Orioles lineup finishing as the eighth-most valuable fantasy catcher and the only catcher who could claim at least 20 homers, 80+ RBIs as well as 80+ runs on their resume. If not for the misconfiguration of left field in Camden, Rutschman would have joined Cal Raleigh as the only catcher with 30 homers but that monstrosity is where most pulled flyballs go to die. Rutschman has already earned a reputation for a very discernable eye at the plate as he walks nearly as often as he strike out which is a rarity for both his age and his position. Baltimore values the bat and gave him 46 games at DH so he provides plenty of volume with the added bonus of hitting first or second in the lineup. Simply put, the acquisition cost is worth it.

Rutschman began the season on the minor league IL with a triceps issue. When healthy, he quickly advanced from Double-A Bowie to Triple-A Norfolk before being called up on May 21. He started slow, posting a 137/.228/.196 line after 13 games, but then settled in to go .271/.380/.481 the rest of the way. Rutschman played excellent defense, finishing second among catchers with 18 defensive runs saved while exhibiting solid framing and an excellent arm. His plate discipline is stellar as demonstrated by a 13.8% walk rate and 18.3% strikeout clip. Rutschman's low 38.4% groundball rate helped him compile extra base hits with a below average fly ball exit velocity. His 35 doubles to 13 home run ratio should tilt more to the long ball as he continues to develop. As is, Rutschman is one of the top backstops in the league, assured of the lion's share of playing time for Baltimore. His ceiling is the top fantasy catcher.

On merit, Rutschman should have made his big-league debut last summer, but the Orioles are blatantly delaying his arrival, as he is the franchise cornerstone and once his clock starts, time is officially ticking on this regime showing progress in the standings. We've been saying he is the best catching prospect in over a decade for a few years now, and that remains the case. He has easy plus power to all fields, makes excellent swing decisions, and should always run high on-base percentages. Rutschman's hit tool is quite good, particularly relative to other catchers. He won't chip in on the bases, but he has a favorable home park and will occupy a favorable spot in the lineup, so he should be a four-category monster. Depending on the new CBA, Rutschman could break camp with the big club or he could be up in late April. His intangibles are off the charts, so he is a good bet to get the most out of his abilities.

The best catching prospect in recent memory, Rutschman may have debuted in 2020 if the Orioles were headed for a playoff berth, per GM Mike Elias. That didn't happen, but all signs point to Rutschman debuting sometime in his age-23 season. A switch hitter with at least 60-grade all-fields power and excellent strike zone awareness, Rutschman could hit .300 with 30 home runs annually while providing plus defense behind the plate and being one of the better team leaders in baseball. In dynasty leagues, Rutschman is already a top-two catcher, and the preferred option over J.T. Realmuto for any rebuilding team. The worse the replacement level catchers are in a fantasy league, the more value he has. An assignment to Double-A would signal that he is months away, while an assignment to Triple-A would signal he is weeks away from getting the call.

Not only was Rutschman one of the best college hitters in the 2019 draft class, but he has elite defensive tools behind the dish, making it an easy call for the Orioles to select the Oregon State product first overall. He had very poor luck on balls in play in the Gulf Coast League and Sally League, so take his .254/.351/.423 slash line across three levels with a grain of salt. His 27:20 K:BB in 37 games illustrates the switch hitter's superb control of the strike zone. He uses the whole field and should be able to hit 20-plus home runs annually without selling out for power. Rutschman won't be much of a stolen-base threat, but that's hardly a knock for a catching prospect. Baltimore's competitive window won't open anytime soon, which could delay Rutschman's debut until 2021. He is a better real-life prospect than a fantasy one, but is still the best fantasy catching prospect since Buster Posey.

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Sitting Monday

CBaltimore Orioles

May 19, 2025

Rutschman is not in the Orioles' starting lineup against the Brewers on Monday.

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Resting for second game of day

CBaltimore Orioles

May 14, 2025

Rutschman is out of the lineup for the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader versus the Twins.

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Getting Thursday off

CBaltimore Orioles

May 8, 2025

Rutschman is not in the lineup for Thursday's game in Minnesota.

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Back in Baltimore lineup Monday

CBaltimore Orioles

April 28, 2025

Rutschman (hand) will start at catcher and bat third in Monday's contest versus the Yankees, Matt Weyrich of The Baltimore Sun reports.

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Nursing sore hand

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Hand

April 27, 2025

Rutschman is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers due to right hand soreness, though he's expected to be available off the bench, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

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Lineup demotion incoming?

CBaltimore Orioles

May 16, 2025

Manager Brandon Hyde said Friday that he's "thought about" the possibility of moving Rutschman down in the batting order, reports Jacob Calvin Meyer of The Baltimore Sun.

ANALYSIS
Rutschman has primarily batted second and third through the first six-plus weeks of the season, but his .163/.273/.244 slash line over the past 26 games has the Orioles considering a lineup shakeup. The 27-year-old's .709 OPS in 2024 was about 100 points lower than the mark from his first two MLB campaigns, and he's regressed even further early this season.

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