Ryan McKenna

26-Year-Old OutfielderOF

Baltimore Orioles

2023 Stats

AVG

.246

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

Starting in center field

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May 25, 2023

McKenna is starting in center field and batting eighth on Thursday versus the Yankees, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

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McKenna's playing time usually comes against lefties, but he's getting the call here versus righty Clarke Schmidt. Cedric Mullins will receive a day of rest.

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2021

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Batting Order Slot Breakdown

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vs Left-Handed Pitchers

vs LHP

Left/Right Batting Splits

Since 2021

+15%

OPS vs LHP

2023

+83%

OPS vs LHP

2022

+51%

OPS vs LHP

2021

+36%

OPS vs RHP

	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2021vs Left	.651	202	23	4	20	1	.225	.294	.357
Since 2021vs Right	.566	233	30	1	11	3	.206	.291	.275
2023vs Left	.782	44	7	1	5	1	.293	.318	.463
2023vs Right	.427	22	3	0	1	0	.150	.227	.200
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

+11%

OPS at Home

2023

+20%

OPS on Road

2022

+22%

OPS on Road

2021

+85%

OPS at Home

	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2021Home	.639	212	27	3	18	2	.228	.300	.339
Since 2021Away	.574	223	26	2	13	2	.203	.285	.289
2023Home	.596	28	1	0	2	0	.231	.250	.346
2023Away	.716	38	9	1	4	1	.257	.316	.400
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

0.10

BB Rate

3.0%

K Rate

30.3%

BABIP

.341

ISO

.131

AVG

.246

OBP

.288

SLG

.377

OPS

.665

wOBA

.292

Exit Velocity

91.4 mph

Hard Hit Rate

28.6%

Barrels/PA

3.0%

Expected BA

.229

Expected SLG

.316

Sprint Speed

25.3 ft/sec

Ground Ball %

40.0%

Line Drive %

25.0%

Fly Ball %

35.0%

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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Picks up hit off bench

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May 17, 2023

McKenna (back) went 1-for-2 with a double and a run scored in Baltimore's win over the Angels on Tuesday.

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Available off bench

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Back

May 14, 2023

McKenna (back) said that he's feeling better and will be available off the bench for Sunday's game against the Pirates if needed, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

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Dealing with back issue

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Back

May 13, 2023

Orioles bench coach Fredi Gonzalez told reporters Saturday that McKenna is currently dealing with a back issue, Nathan Ruiz of The Baltimore Sun reports.

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Goes yard for first time in 2023

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April 30, 2023

McKenna went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs scored and three RBI during a 6-4 win over the Tigers in the second game of Saturday's doubleheader.

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Makes impact off bench

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April 26, 2023

McKenna went 2-for-2 with an RBI double in Wednesday's 6-2 win over the Red Sox.

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