Bryan Reynolds

Reynolds entered the 2025 season lacking a standout fantasy skill, but he did enough across all five categories to produce early-round value in the outfield. However, his results in 2025 came as a significant disappointment, as he set career-worst marks in every statistical category since he entered the major leagues (barring the 2020 COVID-shortened campaign). The end result was a 99 wRC+ and .315 wOBA. The obvious culprit was a spiked 26.5 percent strikeout rate, though that seemingly came down more to a lack of protection in the rest of Pittsburgh's lineup rather than a decline in skill. Specifically, opposing pitchers weren't afraid to challenge him in the zone, as he saw a career-high 50.9 percent of pitches in the strike zone. Meanwhile, both his swinging strike and called strike rate were within range of his career norms. The other culprit was a flyball rate that continued to decline and hit a career-low 28.5 percent clip. Reynolds made enough hard contact (10.1 percent clip) to avoid being a zero in power production, though his batting average looks more likely to rebound than his home run total moving forward. Don't expect a return to Reynolds' prime years, but a .260 batting average with 15+ home runs and decent counting stats - especially if Pittsburgh upgrades its lineup as is being reported -- is a realistic projection. Read Past Outlooks