Bryan Reynolds

Bryan Reynolds

28-Year-Old OutfielderOF
Pittsburgh Pirates
2023 Fantasy Outlook
2022 was another year of the perpetual rebuild in Pittsburgh where little went well, but that did not stop Reynolds from building off his successful 2021 campaign. The batting average fell as Reynolds continues a cycle of BABIP peaks and valleys year after year, but he set a career high in homers and steals while compiling for an otherwise dreadful lineup. Only he, Cal Raleigh, and Byron Buxton hit as many as 25 homers while failing to score 75+ runs or drive in 65+. Buxton played in many fewer games than Reynolds while the rest of Raleigh's profile is distant from Reynolds's production. The low run production just speaks to the surrounding cast issues for Reynolds which will continue unless the club trades him now that he is into his arbitration years. Their track record says they will, and a relocation would be a nitrous-oxide boost to his fantasy value in 2023. Read Past Outlooks
RANKSFrom Preseason
#85
ADP
$Signed an eight-year, $104.75 million contract extension with the Pirates in April of 2023. Contract includes $20 million team option ($2 million buyout) for 2031.
Takes seat Sunday
OFPittsburgh Pirates
October 1, 2023
Reynolds is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins.
ANALYSIS
Reynolds had a .772 OPS over 26 games in September and will head to the bench for Pittsburgh's final game of the season. It was another strong campaign in 2023 for the 28-year-old, who inked an eight-year extension in April and delivered a .790 OPS with 24 homers, 12 steals, 84 RBI and 85 runs in 145 contests.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
95
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
48
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2021
 
 
+5%
OPS vs RHP
2023
 
 
+13%
OPS vs RHP
2022
 
 
+3%
OPS vs RHP
2021
Even Split
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2021vs Left .807 564 75 16 69 8 .294 .353 .454
Since 2021vs Right .849 1336 177 59 167 16 .268 .356 .493
2023vs Left .726 202 24 5 27 5 .285 .312 .415
2023vs Right .821 438 61 19 57 7 .252 .338 .483
2022vs Left .787 171 21 7 18 0 .273 .345 .442
2022vs Right .814 443 53 20 44 7 .258 .345 .469
2021vs Left .915 191 30 4 24 3 .325 .403 .512
2021vs Right .911 455 63 20 66 2 .293 .385 .527
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2021
 
 
+10%
OPS on Road
2023
 
 
+17%
OPS on Road
2022
 
 
+12%
OPS on Road
2021
 
 
+3%
OPS on Road
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2021Home .797 935 125 30 106 9 .263 .352 .445
Since 2021Away .874 965 127 45 130 15 .288 .359 .516
2023Home .723 306 39 8 36 4 .244 .327 .396
2023Away .849 334 46 16 48 8 .280 .332 .516
2022Home .759 300 36 10 26 4 .252 .343 .416
2022Away .851 314 38 17 36 3 .271 .347 .504
2021Home .901 329 50 12 44 1 .291 .383 .518
2021Away .925 317 43 12 46 4 .314 .397 .527
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Stat Review
How does Bryan Reynolds 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
0.38
 
BB Rate
8.3%
 
K Rate
21.6%
 
BABIP
.304
 
ISO
.197
 
AVG
.263
 
OBP
.330
 
SLG
.460
 
OPS
.790
 
wOBA
.343
 
Exit Velocity
90.9 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
32.3%
 
Barrels/PA
7.7%
 
Expected BA
.278
 
Expected SLG
.488
 
Sprint Speed
23.5 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
43.0%
 
Line Drive %
24.0%
 
Fly Ball %
33.0%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2022
2021
2020
2017
After a disappointing 2020 season, Reynolds bounced back in a major way. Reynolds and Juan Soto were the only two hitters in 2021 with a batting average north of .300 to go along with more than 90 runs, 90 RBI, 20 homers and five steals. Both his strikeouts (18.4 K%) and BABIP (.345) improved. While he has just been in the league for three seasons, Reynolds has developed a good, not great profile. He's not a zero in any one category, but fantasy managers are always looking for more than roughly 25 homers and five stolen bases. His walk rate jumped to a career-high 11.6% as pitchers no longer throw him fastballs (49% to 46% to 44%). As a switch hitter, he's been better against righties (.874 OPS), but not a drag against lefties (.817 OPS). His near-.300 average is the key for his fantasy value. We saw in 2020 what the downside looks like, but at the same time, there aren't any obvious holes in his game.
Reynolds was red-hot upon arrival in 2019, slashing .314/.377/.503 across 546 PA with the Pirates and finishing fourth in the NL Rookie of the Year vote. Cold water rained down in the form of a .189/.275/.357 slash line in his sophomore season. His strikeout rate shot up to 27.4% in 2020 and most of the batted-ball numbers provide little reason optimism, although Reynolds did up his barrel rate to a respectable 10,2% while also improving his walk rate to 10.1%. The Pirates need to determine which version of Reynolds is real; is it the three-plus win outfielder or something closer to the replacement-level player we saw in 2020? He does not seem to have many fans left in fantasy -- we can be fickle creatures -- but it makes sense that most find it tough to get excited considering the team context and lack of speed.
Reynolds, who was acquired from the Giants in the Andrew McCutchen trade, opened the season with Triple-A Indianapolis, where he hit .367 with five homers in 13 games before getting called up to the majors to replace the injured Starling Marte. The outfielder kept on hitting following his promotion, kicking off his big-league career with an 11-game hitting streak and finishing the season with a .314/.377/.503 triple-slash and 16 homers in 546 plate appearances. While Reynolds struggled down the stretch (.230 AVG in September), showed platoon splits (.756 OPS vs. LHP, .931 OPS vs. RHP) and ultimately benefitted from a .387 BABIP, the underlying numbers largely support his breakout. He isn't a flashy pick, but the switch hitter provides a nice floor thanks to his strong batting average and placement near the top of Pittsburgh's lineup -- he primarily hit second last year, which led to 83 runs.
Reynolds was one of the surprises of the draft. Pegged as a clear first-round talent, he fell to the Giants at pick 59, receiving an over-slot $1.35 million bonus. He lived up to his billing as a quality hitter, particularly with short-season Salem-Keizer (141 wRC+), but after getting promoted to Low-A Augusta in August, some strikeout issues began to surface. A 30.3 percent strikeout rate and 4.5 percent walk rate would not be overly alarming for a prep hitter getting his first taste of pro ball, but it was less excusable for a bat-first player from the SEC. His 124 wRC+ in a small sample at Low-A looks solid, but a .452 BABIP was largely to blame for his success there. Reynolds is destined for left field, as he lacks the tools and instincts for center field and lacks the arm for right field. This means he will have to really hit in the coming years while also improving his approach. There's a 20-homer/20-steal left fielder here if you squint hard enough, and that's enough to warrant ownership in leagues where 200 prospects are rostered.
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Belts big homer in comeback win
OFPittsburgh Pirates
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Reynolds went 1-for-4 with a three-run-home run, an additional run and a walk in Saturday's 13-12 victory against Cincinnati.
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Swats two-run homer
OFPittsburgh Pirates
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Reynolds went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 6-3 loss to the Yankees.
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Three hits, homer in win
OFPittsburgh Pirates
September 13, 2023
Reynolds went 3-for-4 with a two-run homer and an additional run scored in Wednesday's 7-6 win over the Nationals.
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Enjoys productive game
OFPittsburgh Pirates
September 9, 2023
Reynolds went 3-for-5 with a two-run home run, a double and an additional run scored in Saturday's 8-4 win over Atlanta.
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Homers in Wednesday's win
OFPittsburgh Pirates
August 30, 2023
Reynolds went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Wednesday's 4-1 win over the Royals.
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