2025 Stats
AVG
.250
HR
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RBI
12
R
10
SB
1
Rest-of-Season Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Isbel saw his most extensive action yet at the major-league level in 2024, playing 136 games and accruing 426 plate appearances. Unfortunately, he showed little-to-no advancement of his offensive game, ranking 179th in OPS and 195th in wRC+ among the 207 players to cross the 400 plate appearance threshold. The quality of contact was similarly lackluster with a hard-hit rate in the 26th percentile and barrel rate in the 12th percentile. Isbel plays an elite center field, ranking in at least the 95th percentile in Outs Above Average each of the last three seasons. The glove might be enough for the Royals to put him in the lineup regularly again at least versus righties in 2025, but Isbel will be heading into his age-28 season and we've yet to see any indication that he can be a viable fantasy contributor. Read Past Outlooks

Getting afternoon off
Isbel is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the White Sox.
ANALYSIS
Isbel will receive a breather for the day game after he had started in each of the Royals' last three contests while going 3-for-9 with a solo home run and an additional run. Drew Waters will replace Isbel in center field.
Isbel will receive a breather for the day game after he had started in each of the Royals' last three contests while going 3-for-9 with a solo home run and an additional run. Drew Waters will replace Isbel in center field.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2023
+16%
OPS vs RHP
2025
-100%
OPS vs RHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2023vs Left | .579 | 136 | 0 | 15 | .220 | ||||
Since 2023vs Right | .671 | 701 | 16 | 73 | .239 | ||||
2025vs Left | .000 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .000 | ||||
2025vs Right | .696 | 90 | 3 | 11 | .271 | ||||
2024vs Left | .450 | 68 | 0 | 4 | .161 | ||||
2024vs Right | .694 | 358 | 8 | 38 | .242 | ||||
2023vs Left | .799 | 60 | 0 | 10 | .315 | ||||
2023vs Right | .631 | 253 | 5 | 24 | .223 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2023
+8%
OPS at Home
2025
+76%
OPS at Home
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Since 2023Home | .680 | 428 | 8 | 50 | .253 | ||||
Since 2023Away | .632 | 409 | 8 | 38 | .218 | ||||
2025Home | .833 | 48 | 2 | 9 | .341 | ||||
2025Away | .472 | 50 | 1 | 3 | .167 | ||||
2024Home | .681 | 234 | 4 | 23 | .239 | ||||
2024Away | .622 | 192 | 4 | 19 | .217 | ||||
2023Home | .629 | 146 | 2 | 18 | .245 | ||||
2023Away | .692 | 167 | 3 | 16 | .235 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Kyle Isbel 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
0.05BB Rate
1.0%K Rate
19.4%BABIP
.278ISO
.141AVG
.250OBP
.253SLG
.391OPS
.644wOBA
.277Exit Velocity
84.4 mphHard Hit Rate
19.2%Barrels/PA
3.1%Expected BA
.208Expected SLG
.311Sprint Speed
24.8 ft/secGround Ball %
42.9%Line Drive %
10.0%Fly Ball %
47.1%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Isbel demonstrated some growth in his age-26 season, though not enough to get fantasy managers particularly excited about his prospects for 2024. In particular Isbel improved his strikeouts, shaving more than eight full percentage points off his strikeout rate from the prior season. That resulted in nearly 30 added points in batting average and 40 added points in slugging. In the end, Isbel still totaled a mere five homers and seven steals in 313 plate appearances around an extended absence due to a Grade 2 left hamstring strain. On the positive side, his efficiency on the bases was improved, as he was only caught stealing once after six CS in 15 attempts in 2022. His defense is a plus, but it's uncertain whether that will be enough to earn him regular starts in the Kansas City outfield after the team added Hunter Renfroe to the mix.
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Homers in win
Isbel went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Tuesday's win over the White Sox.
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Getting afternoon off
Isbel is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles.
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Exits starting nine
Isbel is not in the lineup for Thursday's game in Tampa Bay.
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Idle against lefty
Isbel isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Astros.
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Sitting for nightcap
Isbel isn't in the lineup for the second game of Thursday's doubleheader against Colorado.
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More playing time coming?
With Andrew Benintendi traded to the Yankees, Isbel could see more playing time over the last two months of the season.
ANALYSIS
The 25-year-old started in left field and hit ninth Thursday and is likely to see more playing time with Benintendi gone. Isbel hasn't produced much at the plate and has a .221/.258/.324 line entering Thursday's game. He's yet to prove that he can hit left-handed pitching in the majors as all nine of his extra-base hits this season have come off righties, and he's produced a .412 OPS against southpaws. Before Benintendi's departure, he made only two starts in left field but he's likely to see more time there in the near future.
The 25-year-old started in left field and hit ninth Thursday and is likely to see more playing time with Benintendi gone. Isbel hasn't produced much at the plate and has a .221/.258/.324 line entering Thursday's game. He's yet to prove that he can hit left-handed pitching in the majors as all nine of his extra-base hits this season have come off righties, and he's produced a .412 OPS against southpaws. Before Benintendi's departure, he made only two starts in left field but he's likely to see more time there in the near future.