Andrew Vaughn

Andrew Vaughn

28-Year-Old First Baseman1B
Milwaukee Brewers
2026 Stats
AVG
.327
HR
1
RBI
8
R
9
SB
0
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2026 Fantasy Outlook
Vaughn struggled early in 2025 and had a .532 OPS before the White Sox demoted him to Triple-A in May, and he didn't fare much better in the minors with a .692 OPS. He was then traded to the Brewers a few weeks later and continued to toil away at Triple-A until early July, when he was called up to the big leagues after Rhys Hoskins went down with a thumb injury. Vaughn clubbed a three-run homer during his Brewers debut and ended up hitting nine home runs with an .868 OPS in 64 games for Milwaukee. He did finish the regular season on a 35-game homer drought, but he still batted .276 during that span and then went yard twice during the playoffs. An improvement after leaving Chicago wasn't a huge surprise given that Vaughn had strong batted-ball numbers (he was in the 75th percentile or better in average exit velocity, hard-hit rate and barrel rate in 2025), but a full-on breakout was surprising given that he never quite put it all together during his first four years with the White Sox. Now entering his age-28 season, the 2019 first-round pick should begin 2026 as Milwaukee's primary first baseman. Vaughn's breakout was supported by strong underlying numbers and leaves him with fantasy upside, but that partial-season performance doesn't fully eclipse his inconsistent track record. Read Past Outlooks
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Bats R
Throws R
40 Man Yes
Height 6'0"
Weight 215
DOB 4/3/1998
Born Santa Rosa, CA
College California
Drafted 1st Rd 2019 CWS
Signed a one-year, $7.65 million contract with the Brewers in January of 2026.
Heading to bench Tuesday
1BMilwaukee Brewers
May 26, 2026
Vaughn is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Cardinals.
Analysis
Vaughn drew starts at first base in each of the last four games and went 6-for-16 with three doubles, two RBI and two runs during that stretch, bringing his OPS up to .934 for the season. The 28-year-old is locked into a full-time role against left-handed pitching, but his playing time versus righties may be more variable while Milwaukee has all of its key position players available and while Jake Bauers has produced a healthy .855 OPS versus right-handed pitching thus far.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
1
1
3
3
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
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#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
1
5
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2024
 
 
+29%
OPS vs LHP
2026
 
 
+146%
OPS vs LHP
2025
 
 
+30%
OPS vs LHP
2024
 
 
+15%
OPS vs LHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2024vs Left .858 315 31 8 47 0 .312 .379 .479
Since 2024vs Right .665 811 68 26 96 2 .231 .280 .385
2026vs Left 1.392 27 7 0 2 0 .524 .630 .762
2026vs Right .565 33 2 1 6 0 .194 .242 .323
2025vs Left .859 132 11 3 23 0 .313 .389 .470
2025vs Right .661 315 24 11 42 0 .230 .273 .388
2024vs Left .772 156 13 5 22 0 .281 .327 .445
2024vs Right .674 463 42 14 48 2 .233 .287 .387
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2024
 
 
+10%
OPS at Home
2026
 
 
+3%
OPS on Road
2025
 
 
+21%
OPS at Home
2024
 
 
+2%
OPS at Home
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2024Home .751 560 58 21 86 0 .259 .308 .444
Since 2024Away .685 566 41 13 57 2 .247 .307 .377
2026Home .906 38 6 0 5 0 .333 .421 .485
2026Away .935 22 3 1 3 0 .316 .409 .526
2025Home .790 209 21 10 41 0 .269 .308 .482
2025Away .654 238 14 4 24 0 .239 .307 .347
2024Home .707 313 31 11 40 0 .243 .294 .413
2024Away .691 306 24 8 30 2 .248 .301 .390
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Stat Review
How does Andrew Vaughn 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
0.86
 
BB Rate
10.0%
 
K Rate
11.7%
 
BABIP
.364
 
ISO
.173
 
AVG
.327
 
OBP
.417
 
SLG
.500
 
OPS
.917
 
wOBA
.403
 
Exit Velocity
87.8 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
31.1%
 
Barrels/PA
3.3%
 
Expected BA
.306
 
Expected SLG
.416
 
Sprint Speed
23.2 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
48.9%
 
Line Drive %
26.7%
 
Fly Ball %
24.4%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Vaughn picked the wrong year to significantly up his fly ball percentage. The first baseman's 45.8 percent fly ball rate in 2024 was more than 10 percentage points higher than his career mark coming into the season and his barrel rate was also a three-year high. And yet, he still fell shy of the 20-homer mark and also sported a sub-.700 OPS. Vaughn was a victim of the average fly ball distance and home runs were down across baseball, and it's always possible those marks go back up in 2025. However, Vaughn reverting back to being a ground ball hitter is also a distinct possibility. Ultimately, we have more than 2,000 plate appearances of evidence that Vaughn is simply an average hitter at a position usually reserved for big bats, and he's also part of the worst offense in baseball.
The offseason departure of Jose Abreu allowed Vaughn to settle in as the White Sox's primary first baseman in 2023, and he delivered similar results at the plate with 21 homers, 80 RBI, 67 runs and a .258/.314/.429 slash line in 152 games. The production was similar to 2022 but resulted in a barely above-average 103 wRC+ since offense was up across MLB last season. The fact he maintained that solid level of production in a poor Chicago offense is encouraging, though it's also a bit disappointing he didn't take more of a step forward in year three. Now entering his age-26 season, Vaughn has established a decent floor but still has plenty of room for improvement, and he'll need to tap into that upside in order to be a real difference maker for fantasy managers.
Vaughn continued to see inconsistent playing time early and spent time on the injured list with a hand bruise, but in the end he totaled 555 plate appearances, second most on the team. The White Sox used the third overall pick in 2019 to select Vaughn out of college and brought him up quickly even with a lost year of development time due to the pandemic. He has more than held his own, offensively, hitting for respectable power (32 homers) and average (.255) in 261 big-league games to date. While Vaughn has not been good in the outfield, it looks like he will get to move back to his natural position of first base now that Jose Abreu is in Houston. Expect another step forward with the bat in Vaughn's age-25 season and perhaps two if he can be a bit more discerning and selective with the breaking ball.
Vaughn had a decent rookie season after making the club out of camp, but his final numbers were well below fantasy expectations. The market was bullish on the slugging rookie even though he was relegated to the alternate site in 2020 following a fantastic Cactus League showing. The X-factor in play was Tony La Russa's unpredictable relationship with rookies, and at the end of the day, the fears of Vaughn struggling at the plate and getting inconsistent playing time were validated. La Russa used him in unusual ways, and the rookie finished the season slightly below league average by most offensive measures. The good news is his struggles should reset his draft cost to a more fitting level, though at the same time, the same challenges exist, with similarly-profiled outfielders clogging the depth chart. He should be better in 2022, but his playing time is hardly any more guaranteed than it was this time last year.
Reading between the lines of what GM Rick Hahn told reporters after the 2020 season, it sounds like Vaughn will be the replacement to Edwin Encarnacion, whose option was declined. They will presumably manipulate his service time by waiting a few weeks to bring him up if a long-term extension isn't reached before the season. This may seem like a fast track for the No. 3 overall pick in 2019, but Vaughn turns 23 in April and was the talk of summer camp, so it sounds like he is close to ready. Plus all-fields power has been a part of the right-handed first baseman's profile dating back to college, but it's his ability to recognize pitches and his excellent overall approach at the plate that makes him special. He goes up to the plate looking to do damage with a swing he describes as "controlled violence". He may not be a .300 hitter, but his OBP and SLG should eventually be among the best marks at the position.
Teams are moving away from the notion that a first baseman needs to be a big left-handed hitter who fields his position well, and this movement culminated in Vaughn (6-foot, R/R) getting selected out of Cal with the No. 2 overall pick. The recent success of players like Rhys Hoskins and Pete Alonso lessened the perceived risk, but moreover, evaluators just love Vaughn's bat that much. He could be a 70-grade hitter with 70-grade power, and in the American League especially, the rest of his profile wouldn't really matter at that point. His raw power was not on full display in his pro debut, but his batted-ball profile was excellent and his 38:30 K:BB in 55 games illustrated his strong handle of strike zone. He is a below-average runner, so his ceiling is capped as a four-category monster. Vaughn is a good bet to be the first player from his draft class to reach the majors, perhaps as early as this summer.
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Three hits in win Monday
1BMilwaukee Brewers
May 25, 2026
Vaughn went 3-for-4 with two doubles, one RBI and a run scored in Monday's 5-1 win over the Cardinals.
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Sitting again versus righty
1BMilwaukee Brewers
May 20, 2026
Vaughn is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Cubs.
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Not starting Tuesday
1BMilwaukee Brewers
May 12, 2026
Vaughn is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Padres, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
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Beginning on bench Saturday
1BMilwaukee Brewers
May 9, 2026
Vaughn isn't in Milwaukee's starting lineup versus the Yankees on Saturday.
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Doubles, scores twice in win
1BMilwaukee Brewers
May 8, 2026
Vaughn went 1-for-3 with a double, a walk and two runs scored in Friday's 6-0 win over the Yankees.
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Could be traded
1BChicago White Sox
July 24, 2024
According to Jeff Passan of ESPN.com, the White Sox are open to trading Vaughn.
Analysis
Vaughn had an above-average bat the past two seasons with a 107 wRC+, but he's taken a step back in 2024 with a .236/.289/.385 slash line and career-worst 23 percent strikeout rate. He's hit 11 homers through 94 games and could reach 20 long balls for the second straight year, but overall it's been an underwhelming campaign. Vaughn is under contract for two more years after this season, so the White Sox could hold onto him for now rather than selling low at the deadline.
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