2025 Stats
AVG
.200
HR
2
RBI
6
R
3
SB
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Rest-of-Season Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
From an offensive perspective, Adams was one of the better-performing No. 2 catchers in baseball in 2023, putting up an .807 OPS across 158 plate appearances. That included a .960 OPS against left-handed pitching. However, Adams gave all that back in 2024, finishing with just a .629 OPS while spending some time in the minors. The Nationals brought Adams back to compete with Drew Millas for the backup job behind Keibert Ruiz. Adams' lack of minor-league options might give him an edge over Millas, but his poor defense works against him. Read Past Outlooks
Smacks first home run
Adams went 1-for-3 with a three-run homer in Sunday's 8-7 win over the Mets.
ANALYSIS
Adams' first homer of the year proved to be a big one -- he launched a Jose Butto fastball over the centerfield wall to cut Washington's deficit to 7-6 in an eventual 8-7 victory. The 28-year-old Adams is still just 2-for-15 (.133) this season in a limited role behind Keibert Ruiz. He posted a .628 OPS across 130 plate appearances last year.
Adams' first homer of the year proved to be a big one -- he launched a Jose Butto fastball over the centerfield wall to cut Washington's deficit to 7-6 in an eventual 8-7 victory. The 28-year-old Adams is still just 2-for-15 (.133) this season in a limited role behind Keibert Ruiz. He posted a .628 OPS across 130 plate appearances last year.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2023
+3%
OPS vs LHP
2025
+155%
OPS vs RHP
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .735 | 142 | 3 | 15 | .256 | ||||
| Since 2023vs Right | .714 | 171 | 5 | 20 | .239 | ||||
| 2025vs Left | .364 | 11 | 0 | 2 | .182 | ||||
| 2025vs Right | .929 | 14 | 2 | 4 | .214 | ||||
| 2024vs Left | .499 | 55 | 0 | 1 | .163 | ||||
| 2024vs Right | .723 | 75 | 2 | 7 | .269 | ||||
| 2023vs Left | .960 | 76 | 3 | 12 | .333 | ||||
| 2023vs Right | .663 | 82 | 1 | 9 | .216 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2023
+77%
OPS at Home
2025
+200%
OPS at Home
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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| Since 2023Home | .912 | 165 | 7 | 24 | .297 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | .516 | 148 | 1 | 11 | .191 | ||||
| 2025Home | 1.000 | 13 | 2 | 4 | .231 | ||||
| 2025Away | .333 | 12 | 0 | 2 | .167 | ||||
| 2024Home | .690 | 63 | 2 | 6 | .222 | ||||
| 2024Away | .574 | 67 | 0 | 2 | .226 | ||||
| 2023Home | 1.046 | 89 | 3 | 14 | .358 | ||||
| 2023Away | .493 | 69 | 1 | 7 | .161 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Riley Adams 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
0.00BB Rate
0.0%K Rate
44.0%BABIP
.250ISO
.280AVG
.200OBP
.200SLG
.480OPS
.680wOBA
.290Exit Velocity
94.8 mphHard Hit Rate
57.1%Barrels/PA
12.0%Expected BA
.273Expected SLG
.629Sprint Speed
24.5 ft/secGround Ball %
57.1%Line Drive %
21.4%Fly Ball %
21.4%Advanced Batting Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Adams was one of the most productive backup catchers in baseball last season, slashing an impressive .273/.331/.476 with four home runs across 158 plate appearances. A huge chunk of that production came against left-handed pitching, with Adams sporting a .960 OPS with three of his four long balls versus southpaws. Adams made more than twice as many starts against lefties than he did against righties and it could be a similar setup in 2024, with Keibert Ruiz seeing some action at designated hitter those days. It's a role that could make him valuable again to the Nationals but one which probably won't lead to usefulness in fantasy leagues.
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Drawing second start of season
Adams will start at catcher and bat eighth in Thursday's game against the Pirates.
ANALYSIS
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Back in action Monday
Adams (wrist) will start at catcher and bat eighth in Monday's Grapefruit League contest versus the Marlins, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.
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Scratched from lineup
Adams was scratched from the lineup ahead of Saturday's Grapefruit League game versus St. Louis due to a right wrist injury, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.
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Avoids arbitration
The Nationals and Adams avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $850,000 contract Thursday, Andrew Golden of The Washington Post reports.
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Moving to Triple-A
Adams was optioned to Triple-A Rochester following Sunday's 5-1 win over Atlanta, Spencer Nusbaum of The Washington Post reports.
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Non-tender candidate
Adams could be non-tendered by the Nationals, Andrew Golden of The Washington Post reports.
ANALYSIS
Adams is projected to make around $1 million in arbitration, which isn't a prohibitive amount. However, the 28-year-old slashed just .224/.292/.336 in 2024 and is out of options, and the club has Drew Millas available as a backup catcher option.
Adams is projected to make around $1 million in arbitration, which isn't a prohibitive amount. However, the 28-year-old slashed just .224/.292/.336 in 2024 and is out of options, and the club has Drew Millas available as a backup catcher option.