Rowdy Tellez
29-Year-Old
Free Agent
2024 Stats
AVG
.243
HR
13
RBI
56
R
38
SB
1
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Tellez looked well on his way to a second straight 30-homer season in 2023 after putting eight over the boards in April. Things mostly went downhill after that, though. The 28-year-old missed six weeks of action with forearm and finger injuries and by the time he returned in late August Carlos Santana had taken over at first base for the Brewers, leaving Tellez to fight for starts at designated hitter. He did very little with the at-bats he was given down the stretch and Milwaukee chose to non-tender him this offseason. Tellez's hard-hit rate (40.4 percent) and barrel rate (8.7 percent) both dropped off significantly last season, while his strikeout rate (24.5 percent) went up. His age and track record suggest Tellez will bounce back to some degree in 2024, and he should get regular starts at least versus righties after signing with Pittsburgh over the winter. Read Past Outlooks
Becomes free agent
The Pirates released Tellez on Wednesday.
ANALYSIS
Tellez is now a free agent after previously being jettisoned from the Pirates' 40-man roster. The 29-year-old has hit just .231/.295/.385 over the last two seasons and is a poor defender at first base, so he could be facing a limited market this winter.
Tellez is now a free agent after previously being jettisoned from the Pirates' 40-man roster. The 29-year-old has hit just .231/.295/.385 over the last two seasons and is a poor defender at first base, so he could be facing a limited market this winter.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
+18%
OPS vs RHP
2024
+2%
OPS vs RHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .625 | 232 | 7 | 19 | .199 | ||||
Since 2022vs Right | .736 | 1139 | 54 | 173 | .231 | ||||
2024vs Left | .679 | 46 | 2 | 4 | .200 | ||||
2024vs Right | .692 | 375 | 11 | 52 | .248 | ||||
2023vs Left | .530 | 52 | 1 | 4 | .174 | ||||
2023vs Right | .691 | 299 | 12 | 43 | .223 | ||||
2022vs Left | .644 | 134 | 4 | 11 | .209 | ||||
2022vs Right | .801 | 465 | 31 | 78 | .222 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
+16%
OPS at Home
2024
+6%
OPS at Home
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022Home | .771 | 670 | 37 | 109 | .231 | ||||
Since 2022Away | .667 | 701 | 24 | 83 | .221 | ||||
2024Home | .711 | 216 | 8 | 32 | .241 | ||||
2024Away | .670 | 205 | 5 | 24 | .245 | ||||
2023Home | .682 | 159 | 7 | 25 | .217 | ||||
2023Away | .654 | 192 | 6 | 22 | .214 | ||||
2022Home | .866 | 295 | 22 | 52 | .231 | ||||
2022Away | .673 | 304 | 13 | 37 | .208 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Rowdy Tellez 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
0.35BB Rate
7.4%K Rate
21.1%BABIP
.280ISO
.149AVG
.243OBP
.299SLG
.392OPS
.691wOBA
.304Exit Velocity
89.4 mphHard Hit Rate
30.4%Barrels/PA
5.7%Expected BA
.236Expected SLG
.397Sprint Speed
19.4 ft/secGround Ball %
37.5%Line Drive %
19.4%Fly Ball %
43.1%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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When Tellez was deal to Milwaukee, fantasy managers had hoped that he would be freed from the shackles of a platoon situation and we could finally see what the slugger could do as a full-time player. For better and for worse, that indeed happened in 2022. Tellez had 599 plate appearances and his StatCast profile has a high volume of dark red ink on it, but the .219/.306/.461 triple-slash line shows the risks of exposing the lefty slugger to too many lefty pitchers. That approach worked in 2019 when the fortunes went his way and he hit .270/.317/.513 against lefties in the AL, but went .209/.313/.330 against lefties in the NL this past season as he swung and missed at nearly 50% of the non-fastballs he saw from southpaws. The new shift rules could potentially add a few points of average to his line, but he otherwise remains a two-category contributor.
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DFA'd by Pittsburgh
The Pirates designated Tellez for assignment Tuesday.
ANALYSIS
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Out again versus righty
Tellez is not in the lineup for Tuesday's contest against the Brewers.
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Idle against RHP
Tellez is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Reds.
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Getting Wednesday off
Tellez isn't in the Pirates' lineup for Wednesday's game against the Cardinals.
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Held out of lineup vs. righty
Tellez is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Cardinals.
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Falls short of incentive
Tellez was designated for assignment by the Pirates on Tuesday just four plate appearances shy of earning a $200,000 incentive for reaching 425 plate appearances in 2024, though GM Ben Cherington said that played "no factor at all" in the roster decision, reports Noah Hiles of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
ANALYSIS
Cherington's denial is hardly a surprise, but it does little to soften the bad optics for the Pirates. Tellez hasn't been particularly productive this year with 13 homers and a .243/.299/.392 slash line in 132 games, and he especially struggled in September with a .464 OPS. The move certainly makes sense given the 29-year-old's production and since he'll be a free agent this offseason, but the timing isn't a great look with just a few games left in the regular season.
Cherington's denial is hardly a surprise, but it does little to soften the bad optics for the Pirates. Tellez hasn't been particularly productive this year with 13 homers and a .243/.299/.392 slash line in 132 games, and he especially struggled in September with a .464 OPS. The move certainly makes sense given the 29-year-old's production and since he'll be a free agent this offseason, but the timing isn't a great look with just a few games left in the regular season.