Austin Riley
27-Year-Old
Day-To-Day
Injury Side
2024 Stats
AVG
.245
HR
3
RBI
18
R
22
SB
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Riley and Ohtani are the only two players in baseball with at least 30 homers, 90 runs, and 90 RBIs in each of the past three seasons. Whereas Ohtani has had to do a lot of the heavy lifting on his club in previous seasons, Riley is just one very well-positioned player in the lineup with Acuna Jr and Albies in front of him and Olson behind him in the lineup. The presence of speed in front of him allows him to see a lot of fastballs, and he hit 22 of them for homers along with a .290 average. Getting on base in front of Olson and Ozuna is how someone with slightly better than average speed scored 117 runs, exceeding his previous career high by 26 runs. We see no reason why Riley cannot keep his 30/90/90 streak going another season as nothing is changing in the powerful Atlanta offense in 2024. Riley is not going to help you in the running game, but that is the only true flaw in his fantasy vitae as he heads into his peak power production years at the hot corner. Read Past Outlooks
MRI shows inflammation
An MRI revealed that Riley has inflammation in his left side, David O'Brien of The Athletic reports.
ANALYSIS
The results of Riley's MRI indicate that he'll be able to avoid a trip to the 10-day injured list, though the club will exercise caution to ensure he doesn't make the injury worse. "They'll treat him up tomorrow and see where he's at," said manager Brian Snitker. "The MRI just showing inflammation is a good thing, now it's going to be maintenance and a day-to-day thing."
The results of Riley's MRI indicate that he'll be able to avoid a trip to the 10-day injured list, though the club will exercise caution to ensure he doesn't make the injury worse. "They'll treat him up tomorrow and see where he's at," said manager Brian Snitker. "The MRI just showing inflammation is a good thing, now it's going to be maintenance and a day-to-day thing."
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
+19%
OPS vs LHP
2024
+20%
OPS vs RHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .972 | 361 | 22 | 55 | .298 | ||||
Since 2022vs Right | .817 | 1210 | 56 | 153 | .267 | ||||
2024vs Left | .614 | 40 | 0 | 2 | .200 | ||||
2024vs Right | .736 | 123 | 3 | 16 | .259 | ||||
2023vs Left | .941 | 149 | 11 | 28 | .289 | ||||
2023vs Right | .841 | 566 | 26 | 69 | .280 | ||||
2022vs Left | 1.084 | 172 | 11 | 25 | .329 | ||||
2022vs Right | .811 | 521 | 27 | 68 | .255 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
+11%
OPS at Home
2024
+31%
OPS on Road
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022Home | .898 | 760 | 42 | 100 | .289 | ||||
Since 2022Away | .809 | 811 | 36 | 108 | .259 | ||||
2024Home | .605 | 75 | 1 | 7 | .224 | ||||
2024Away | .792 | 88 | 2 | 11 | .263 | ||||
2023Home | .897 | 346 | 17 | 44 | .295 | ||||
2023Away | .828 | 369 | 20 | 53 | .268 | ||||
2022Home | .964 | 339 | 24 | 49 | .297 | ||||
2022Away | .792 | 354 | 14 | 44 | .249 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Austin Riley 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
0.36BB Rate
8.6%K Rate
23.9%BABIP
.314ISO
.143AVG
.245OBP
.319SLG
.388OPS
.707wOBA
.315Exit Velocity
91.2 mphHard Hit Rate
39.3%Barrels/PA
8.0%Expected BA
.248Expected SLG
.456Sprint Speed
22.1 ft/secGround Ball %
40.7%Line Drive %
15.7%Fly Ball %
43.5%Prospect Rankings History
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Needed at shortstop?
Riley could be Atlanta's backup option at shortstop after Charlie Culberson was designated for assignment Sunday, per Justin Toscano of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
ANALYSIS
Culberson's removal from the active roster leaves Atlanta without a true backup at any infield position, so one injury would require the club to do some major defensive shuffling. The situation shouldn't affect fantasy managers much, as Riley will likely make only one or two appearances at shortstop, if any.
Culberson's removal from the active roster leaves Atlanta without a true backup at any infield position, so one injury would require the club to do some major defensive shuffling. The situation shouldn't affect fantasy managers much, as Riley will likely make only one or two appearances at shortstop, if any.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Riley now has 3.16 years of major league service (trust us, don't look it up) and has quickly established himself as one of the premier power hitters in baseball with elite metrics in barrel percentage, average exit velocity, hard hit percentage, and awesome walk-up music. The expected stats from 2021 told us the .300 average was an outlier, so the 30-point drop in batting average did not come as much of a surprise. That said, he does profile as someone who should see some type of bump in batting average with the shift rules changing this season. Sure, he doesn't walk that often and his strikeouts are a bit on the high side, but he's a modern day Mike Schmidt at the plate who may eventually need a new defensive position given his limitations at the hot corner. He is a solid four-category performer who continues to improve his draft status and finished this season as the 21st most valuable player in standard formats. There is a strong chance he does not make it to the third round this season, so plan accordingly.
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Undergoing MRI on side
Riley is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Cubs and is slated to undergo an MRI on his injured left side, David O'Brien of The Athletic reports.
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Hoping injury is minor
Riley (side) isn't overly concerned with his long-term availability after being removed early from Sunday's game, and he considers himself day-to-day, Justin Toscano of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
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Exits early versus Mets
Riley was removed from Sunday's contest against the Mets in bottom of the fourth inning with left side tightness, Justin Toscano of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
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On base three times Wednesday
Riley went 2-for-4 with a walk, a triple, a run scored and two RBI in Wednesday's 5-2 win over the Mariners.
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Could be emerging from slump
Riley posted an exit velocity over 100 mph on three different balls Saturday but failed to get a hit on any of them, David O'Brien of The Athletic reports.
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