Ryan McKenna

27-Year-Old OutfielderOF

Baltimore Orioles AAA

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2024 Fantasy Outlook

McKenna's 2023 campaign got off to a rotten beginning. In his first start on April 1 versus the Red Sox, he dropped a routine flyball which would've been the final out of the game and then watched the next batter hit a walk-off homer. It would be dramatic to say the 27-year-old's season never got better, but McKenna spent much of the year being shuttled back-and-forth between Triple-A Norfolk and the majors and posted just a .677 OPS with a 28.8 percent strikeout rate during his time with the big club. McKenna's best shot at playing time is in a short-side platoon role, and with a career .221/.288/.333 line versus left-handed pitching, it's difficult to have any confidence he'd be successful with that gig. Read Past Outlooks

RANKSFrom Preseason

#601

ADP

League AAA

Bats R

Throws R

40 Man No

Height 5'9"

Weight 175

DOB 2/14/1997

Drafted 4th Rd 2015

Remains in organization

OFBaltimore Orioles AAA

March 31, 2024

McKenna cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Norfolk on Sunday, Cordell Woodland of 105.7 The Fan Baltimore reports.

ANALYSIS
The 27-year-old was designated for assignment by the Orioles on Thursday but will stick in the organization after passing through waivers unclaimed. McKenna has appeared in 282 games for Baltimore since he debuted in 2021 and has a career .617 OPS in the big leagues.

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Since 2022

+19%

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+15%

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+51%

OPS vs LHP

	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2022vs Left	.711	150	19	3	12	2	.259	.311	.400
Since 2022vs Right	.598	161	27	1	17	5	.231	.297	.301
2024vs Left	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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2023vs Left	.638	81	10	1	6	2	.250	.291	.347
2023vs Right	.731	58	13	1	12	3	.260	.351	.380
2022vs Left	.794	69	9	2	6	0	.270	.333	.460
2022vs Right	.525	103	14	0	5	2	.215	.267	.258
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+1%

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+26%

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+22%

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	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2022Home	.655	146	23	2	17	6	.246	.301	.354
Since 2022Away	.651	165	23	2	12	1	.243	.307	.345
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2023Home	.753	71	11	1	12	4	.279	.343	.410
2023Away	.599	68	12	1	6	1	.230	.288	.311
2022Home	.565	75	12	1	5	2	.217	.260	.304
2022Away	.687	97	11	1	6	0	.253	.320	.368
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Reserve role likely

OFBaltimore Orioles AAA

October 19, 2021

McKenna is likely to begin the 2022 season as the Orioles' fourth outfielder, Jon Meoli of The Baltimore Sun reports.

ANALYSIS
McKenna made his major-league debut in 2021 and bounced between Baltimore and Triple-A Norfolk. He didn't fare particularly well across his first 197 plate appearances in the majors, hitting just .183/.292/.558. Even so, Meoli expects McKenna to begin the year as the Orioles' fourth outfielder behind Cedric Mullins, Austin Hays and Anthony Santander. That could change if the team makes moves either via trade or free agency, though that may be unlikely given the status of its ongoing rebuild.

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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.

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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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