Ryan McKenna

26-Year-Old OutfielderOF

Baltimore Orioles

2023 Stats

AVG

.254

RBI

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2023 Fantasy Outlook

McKenna has at least stuck around as a bench bat for the Orioles the last two years, but there's not much to like from a fantasy angle. He's hit just four home runs and stolen three bases in 195 career games, logging a mere 369 plate appearances. His slash line in that span is .209/.293/.302, and there's little reason to think he'll have a major breakout without claiming more playing time. A natural center fielder, McKenna is blocked at that position by Cedric Mullins, while a mix of Austin Hays, Anthony Santander and Kyle Stowers figure to be the preferred corner outfielders for Baltimore in 2023. McKenna has decent speed, but he's simply not utilized enough to challenge for the 15-20 steals that could make him a specialist in fantasy. Read Past Outlooks

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Bats R

Throws R

40 Man Yes

Height 5'11"

Weight 185

DOB 2/14/1997

Born Grants Pass, OR

College None

Drafted 4th Rd 2015 BAL

Stays with O's

OFBaltimore Orioles

November 17, 2023

McKenna signed a one-year contract with the Orioles on Friday, avoiding arbitration.

ANALYSIS
There had been some thought that McKenna could be a non-tender candidate, but the O's like his ability to play all across the outfield. The 26-year-old will be competing for a bench spot in the spring.

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Batting Order Slot Breakdown

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Left/Right Batting Splits

Since 2021

+1%

OPS vs LHP

2023

+15%

OPS vs RHP

2022

+51%

OPS vs LHP

2021

+36%

OPS vs RHP

	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2021vs Left	.621	239	26	4	21	2	.221	.288	.333
Since 2021vs Right	.613	269	40	2	22	6	.222	.309	.303
2023vs Left	.638	81	10	1	6	2	.250	.291	.347
2023vs Right	.731	58	13	1	12	3	.260	.351	.380
2022vs Left	.794	69	9	2	6	0	.270	.333	.460
2022vs Right	.525	103	14	0	5	2	.215	.267	.258
2021vs Left	.468	89	7	1	9	0	.154	.250	.218
2021vs Right	.635	108	13	1	5	1	.209	.327	.308
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Home/Away Batting Splits

Since 2021

+21%

OPS at Home

2023

+26%

OPS at Home

2022

+22%

OPS on Road

2021

+85%

OPS at Home

	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2021Home	.675	255	37	4	28	6	.241	.317	.357
Since 2021Away	.559	253	29	2	15	2	.202	.281	.278
2023Home	.753	71	11	1	12	4	.279	.343	.410
2023Away	.599	68	12	1	6	1	.230	.288	.311
2022Home	.565	75	12	1	5	2	.217	.260	.304
2022Away	.687	97	11	1	6	0	.253	.320	.368
2021Home	.701	109	14	2	11	0	.234	.339	.362
2021Away	.379	88	6	0	3	1	.120	.233	.147
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Stat Review

How does Ryan McKenna 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

0.23

BB Rate

6.5%

K Rate

28.8%

BABIP

.354

ISO

.107

AVG

.254

OBP

.316

SLG

.361

OPS

.677

wOBA

.302

Exit Velocity

91.0 mph

Hard Hit Rate

26.4%

Barrels/PA

4.3%

Expected BA

.226

Expected SLG

.333

Sprint Speed

25.3 ft/sec

Ground Ball %

41.5%

Line Drive %

22.0%

Fly Ball %

36.6%

Prospect Rankings History

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Past Fantasy Outlooks

2021

2020

This player will receive an outlook for the 2021 fantasy baseball season.

The Double-A wall is real. McKenna has run into that wall since advancing past High-A and his stock has taken a hit as a result. After a blistering run in the Carolina League, McKenna moved up to Bowie in July of 2018. He was not great but at least was able to tread water in his first crack against Double-A arms. McKenna returned to Bowie to begin 2019 and ended up spending the entire year there, and while he was more active on the basepaths and slightly above league average by wRC+ when it was all said and done, he slugged just .365 with a 21.3 K% at that level as a 22-year-old. The batted-ball numbers, namely a 24.2 Hard%, do not portend more power to come. He needs to stick in center field as his bat will not play in the outfield corners. Speed is the only thing keeping him around as a blip on the radar in dynasty formats.

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