Spencer Steer

Spencer Steer

27-Year-Old OutfielderOF
Cincinnati Reds
2025 Fantasy Outlook
It wasn't always pretty, but Steer turned in a 20-20 season while leading the Reds with 92 RBI. He seemed to run out of gas at the end, limping to a .165 average in September, which dragged him down to just .225 for the season. Steer's strikeout rate remained identical to his 2023 mark at 20.9% and he added a couple points to his hard-hit rate. However, his BABIP cratered from .318 to .260. His relatively pull-heavy approach from the right side makes him a nice fit in Great American Ball Park, but his batted-ball profile is underwhelming and the band box doesn't completely hide his flaws. While he's now lost third-base eligibility in fantasy baseball, Steer retains eligibility at first base and outfield entering his age-27 season in 2025. In theory, Steer and the entire Reds team should benefit from new manager Terry Francona's experience and expertise. Read Past Outlooks
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Rest of Season From Preseason
#141
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$Signed a one-year contract with the Reds in March of 2025.
Knocks in two in loss
OFCincinnati Reds
May 29, 2025
Steer went 3-for-4 with two RBI in Wednesday's 3-2 loss to the Royals.
ANALYSIS
Steer was the lone Red to convert with runners in scoring position, singling home a run apiece in the sixth and eighth innings. That hasn't always been the case in 2025 for Steer, who has just 17 RBI and a .566 OPS with RISP through 50 games. It was much different for him in 2024, when he recorded 92 RBI and a .996 OPS over 158 contests. On a positive note, five of Steer's 17 RBI this season have come in the last six games.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
2
7
13
7
1
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
1
2
6
8
1
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2023
 
 
+5%
OPS vs LHP
2025
 
 
+10%
OPS vs RHP
2024
 
 
+8%
OPS vs RHP
2023
 
 
+19%
OPS vs LHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2023vs Left .780 409 52 13 61 11 .259 .342 .437
Since 2023vs Right .744 1116 119 34 134 32 .241 .329 .415
2025vs Left .601 57 6 1 5 0 .226 .281 .321
2025vs Right .660 147 17 3 12 3 .233 .306 .353
2024vs Left .682 172 21 3 23 8 .212 .326 .356
2024vs Right .734 484 53 17 69 17 .229 .316 .418
2023vs Left .928 180 25 9 33 3 .313 .378 .550
2023vs Right .780 485 49 14 53 12 .256 .348 .431
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2023
 
 
+5%
OPS on Road
2025
 
 
+11%
OPS on Road
2024
 
 
+5%
OPS on Road
2023
 
 
+4%
OPS on Road
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2023Home .735 740 83 24 91 23 .243 .328 .407
Since 2023Away .771 785 88 23 104 20 .249 .336 .435
2025Home .606 93 8 2 8 1 .225 .258 .348
2025Away .674 111 15 2 9 2 .237 .333 .340
2024Home .704 324 38 12 44 12 .216 .312 .392
2024Away .738 332 36 8 48 13 .234 .325 .412
2023Home .805 323 37 10 39 10 .277 .365 .440
2023Away .835 342 37 13 47 5 .267 .348 .487
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Stat Review
How does Spencer Steer 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
0.34
 
BB Rate
8.3%
 
K Rate
24.5%
 
BABIP
.295
 
ISO
.113
 
AVG
.231
 
OBP
.299
 
SLG
.344
 
OPS
.643
 
wOBA
.289
 
Exit Velocity
86.8 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
22.1%
 
Barrels/PA
3.9%
 
Expected BA
.229
 
Expected SLG
.342
 
Sprint Speed
23.8 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
38.2%
 
Line Drive %
25.0%
 
Fly Ball %
36.8%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2024
2023
Steer tends to be overshadowed a bit in the Reds' rebuild, as he doesn't have the power of Christian Encarnacion-Strand or the speed of Elly De La Cruz or the hit tool of Matt McLain. However, Steer does a lot well and showed in his first full season in Cincinnati that he has the potential to be a long-term foundational piece for the organization. At 25 years old, Steer struck out just over 20 percent of the time and notched 23 homers and 15 steals while moving around between first base (73 games), third base (47 games), outfield (47 games) and second base (16 games). While he may not light up Statcast with his batted-ball numbers -- in fact Steer ranked in the bottom 26 percent of the league in hard-hit rate -- he has an exceptional approach at the plate and does not often go chasing outside the strike zone. He had more homers and a higher OPS on the road than he did at home last season, so it wasn't all GABP-driven.
Part of the package of prospects the Twins sent to Cincinnati in the Tyler Mahle trade, Steer finds himself in a good situation from a home park and playing time standpoint. He played 14 games at third base, nine games at first base and five games at second base, and he should once again move around the diamond a bit, depending on the performance of veterans Joey Votto and Mike Moustakas. With the Reds in a rebuild and Steer having mastered Triple-A, playing time is less of a concern than output. He isn't a great athlete or runner, so it will have to be his bat that carries him. Steer, who turned 25 this offseason, lacks plus raw power or a plus hit tool, but he could hit around .240 with 20 home runs over a full season while being a good home streamer.
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Taking seat Sunday
OFCincinnati Reds
May 25, 2025
Steer is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cubs.
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Runs hit streak to 11 games
OFCincinnati Reds
May 24, 2025
Steer went 3-for-5 with a double, an RBI and a run scored in Friday's 13-6 loss to the Cubs.
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Getting breather Sunday
OFCincinnati Reds
May 18, 2025
Steer is not in the Reds' lineup for Sunday's matchup versus the Guardians.
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Pair of hits in loss
OFCincinnati Reds
May 14, 2025
Steer went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a double during Wednesday's 4-2 loss to the White Sox.
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Makes first outfield start
OFCincinnati Reds
May 7, 2025
Steer started in left field and went 0-for-4 in Tuesday's 2-1 loss to Atlanta.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
No word on extension
OFCincinnati Reds
May 15, 2025
Per Gordon Wittenmyer of The Cincinnati Enquirer, Steer said in early April that he didn't know of any attempts by the Reds to negotiate a contract extension with him.
ANALYSIS
Steer had 20 home runs and 25 stolen bases with a .721 OPS in 158 games last season, though his .225 batting average was a significant drop from his .271 mark in 2023. The 27-year-old is making $780,000 this season in his final year before arbitration, so he's due a big raise in 2026 even if an extension isn't reached. Steer is off to a slow start this year with a .199/.271/.333 slash line through 37 contests.
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