Ryan Kreidler

Ryan Kreidler

27-Year-Old ShortstopSS
Detroit Tigers AAA
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Kreidler has bounced between the minors and the majors the past few seasons, and 2024 was the same story. The 27-year-old appeared in 35 games for the Tigers, slashing a rough .119/.200/.169 with one home run and only two RBI. Kreidler wasn't much better for Triple-A Toledo, as he slashed .200/.320/.335 in 48 games at the level. His biggest asset the past few years has been versatility. Kreidler appeared at every defensive position except for first base, catcher and right field last year across the two levels. More of the same figures to be on tap in 2025, with Kreidler unlikely to force his way into an everyday role in Detroit. His defensive versatility is useful in real life, but fantasy managers can find more reliable offensive players. Read Past Outlooks
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#361
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$Signed a one-year contract with the Tigers in March of 2025.
Optioned to Triple-A
SSDetroit Tigers  AAA
April 21, 2025
The Tigers optioned Kreidler to Triple-A Toledo on Monday.
ANALYSIS
Kreidler has served as the Tigers' primary center fielder this season while Parker Meadows (shoulder) is shelved, but his playing time had dipped recently and the club has now elected to replace him on the roster. Javier Baez is drawing his first career start in center field Monday and Riley Greene will also be used at the position as Meadows continues to work his way back.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
8
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
3
3
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2023
 
 
+35%
OPS vs RHP
2025
 
 
+10%
OPS vs RHP
2024
 
 
+54%
OPS vs RHP
2023
Even Split
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2023vs Left .263 45 6 0 0 1 .100 .163 .100
Since 2023vs Right .355 82 10 1 2 6 .120 .195 .160
2025vs Left .277 17 3 0 0 1 .077 .200 .077
2025vs Right .305 27 2 0 0 1 .120 .185 .120
2024vs Left .269 19 3 0 0 0 .111 .158 .111
2024vs Right .413 46 6 1 2 5 .122 .217 .195
2023vs Left .222 9 0 0 0 0 .111 .111 .111
2023vs Right .222 9 2 0 0 0 .111 .111 .111
Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2023
 
 
+1%
OPS on Road
2025
 
 
+153%
OPS on Road
2024
 
 
+51%
OPS at Home
2023
 
 
-100%
OPS on Road
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2023Home .320 53 7 0 0 4 .109 .212 .109
Since 2023Away .324 74 9 1 2 3 .116 .164 .159
2025Home .158 20 2 0 0 1 .000 .158 .000
2025Away .399 24 3 0 0 1 .182 .217 .182
2024Home .452 30 4 0 0 3 .185 .267 .185
2024Away .299 35 5 1 2 2 .063 .143 .156
2023Home .000 3 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2023Away .267 15 1 0 0 0 .133 .133 .133
Minor League Left/Right Batting Splits (AAA)
Since 2023
 
 
+2%
OPS vs LHP
2025
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2024
 
 
+96%
OPS vs RHP
2023
 
 
+122%
OPS vs LHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2023vs Left .742 91 5 17 .229 .297 .446
Since 2023vs Right .730 319 11 39 .217 .346 .384
2025vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024vs Left .305 47 0 1 .125 11.021 .175
2024vs Right .597 154 5 13 .223 48.026 .385
2023vs Left 1.228 44 5 16 .326 15.000 .698
2023vs Right .554 165 6 26 .211 55.018 .383
Stat Review
How does Ryan Kreidler 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
0.21
 
BB Rate
9.1%
 
K Rate
43.2%
 
BABIP
.211
 
ISO
.000
 
AVG
.105
 
OBP
.190
 
SLG
.105
 
OPS
.296
 
wOBA
.150
 
Exit Velocity
89.6 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
38.1%
 
Barrels/PA
2.3%
 
Expected BA
.187
 
Expected SLG
.261
 
Sprint Speed
25.2 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
42.1%
 
Line Drive %
21.1%
 
Fly Ball %
36.8%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2024
2023
Kreidler dealt with injuries in 2023 and could never really get going for the Tigers. He started the year on the MLB roster but was optioned to Triple-A Toledo in April. He then went on the injured list due to knee soreness and ultimately missed extended time following core-muscle surgery. When he finally got healthy later in the summer, Kreidler returned to action for Toledo, where he ended up playing 49 games. The utility player only appeared in 11 games for Detroit, recording two hits in 18 at-bats. Kreidler saw a bit more MLB run in 2022, playing in 26 games with the Tigers, but he had similar struggles at the plate, slashing just .178/.244/.233 in those contests. Unless the 26-year-old starts to show more offensive upside, he likely will remain off the fantasy radar. Heading into 2024, Kreidler will compete with the likes of Nick Maton, Andy Ibanez and others for a utility role in Detroit. Given his ineffective and injury-marred 2023 campaign, Kreidler will probably once again spend a good chunk of time in the minors this season.
After some decent results in the minors the past few years, Kreidler made his MLB debut in 2022 and ended up playing in 26 games for the Tigers. He slashed .178/.244/.233 with a home run and six RBI in those contests. Kreidler did look better at the Triple-A level, where he posted a .763 OPS across 56 games for Toledo. He also had a .926 OPS in 41 games for the Mud Hens in 2021, so he's shown some flashes of potential. In the majors, Kreidler's biggest asset may be his versatility. He appeared at second base, third base, shortstop and in the outfield for Detroit. Entering his age-25 season, Kreidler could emerge as a regular utility option moving forward. His fantasy value will depend on how much playing time he ultimately earns and whether he can get his bat going against MLB pitching. That probably pushes Kreidler off the fantasy map for now, but with Detroit still in rebuilding mode, his outlook could quickly improve if he's able to secure a regular role.
More Fantasy News
Not in Friday's lineup
SSDetroit Tigers  AAA
April 18, 2025
Kreidler is not in the Tigers' starting lineup against the Royals on Friday.
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On bench Tuesday
SSDetroit Tigers  AAA
April 8, 2025
Kreidler is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Yankees.
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Out of Detroit lineup
SSDetroit Tigers  AAA
April 4, 2025
Kreidler is absent from the lineup for Friday's contest versus the White Sox.
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Serving as primary center fielder
SSDetroit Tigers  AAA
April 2, 2025
Kreidler will start in center field and bat ninth in Wednesday's game against the Mariners.
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Makes Opening Day roster
SSDetroit Tigers  AAA
March 26, 2025
The Tigers will recall Kreidler from Triple-A Toledo on Thursday, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Unlikely to make roster
SSDetroit Tigers  AAA
February 25, 2024
Kreidler's path to a spot on the Tigers' Opening Day roster is "very difficult" following the signing of Gio Urshela, per Evan Woodbery of MLive.com.
ANALYSIS
Kreidler was already on the roster bubble as a bench option, but he may now be on the outside looking in. The 27-year-old appeared in just 11 games for Detroit last season but had an .809 OPS in 49 contests at Triple-A Toledo.
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