Ryan McKenna

Ryan McKenna

26-Year-Old OutfielderOF
Baltimore Orioles
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
$Signed a one-year contract with the Orioles in March of 2022.
Starting in center field
OFBaltimore Orioles
May 25, 2023
McKenna is starting in center field and batting eighth on Thursday versus the Yankees, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.
ANALYSIS
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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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
1
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
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#8
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5
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%
 
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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
OFBaltimore Orioles
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
OFBaltimore Orioles
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
OFBaltimore Orioles
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
OFBaltimore Orioles
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
OFBaltimore Orioles
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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