Cedric Mullins

Cedric Mullins

31-Year-Old OutfielderOF
Tampa Bay Rays
2026 Stats
AVG
.204
HR
10
RBI
29
R
31
SB
14
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2026 Fantasy Outlook
Mullins' .738 OPS through 91 games with Baltimore last season would have been his best since 2021, but he never got on track after being dealt to the Mets and had a .182/.284/.281 slash line in 42 games for New York. He still totaled 17 homers, 59 RBI and 58 runs scored -- which was a reasonable projection for him at the start of the year -- though his 22 steals dropped by 10 from 2024. The allure of Mullins' 30-30 campaign in 2021 is a distant memory, but he's still averaged nearly 17 long balls and 27 stolen bases across the past four seasons. However, he's batting just .228 the last three years and is trending in the wrong direction heading into his age-31 season. Poor hard-hit (35.9 percent) and barrel rates (6.2 percent) don't provide much optimism about him providing more consistency at the plate in 2026. Mullins inked a one-year deal with the Rays and is likely to start out in a strong-side platoon role, which should be enough volume for him to provide some fantasy upside in the power and speed departments. Read Past Outlooks
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From Preseason
#310
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Bats L
Throws L
40 Man Yes
Height 5'8"
Weight 175
DOB 10/1/1994
Born Greensboro, NC
College Campbell
Drafted 13th Rd 2015 BAL
Signed a one-year, $7.5 million contract with the Rays in December of 2025. Contract includes $10 million mutual option ($500,000 buyout) for 2027.
Hitting bench Thursday
OFTampa Bay Rays
July 9, 2026
Mullins is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Yankees.
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Mullins will receive a breather for Thursday's matinee after he had started in each of the Rays' last eight games. Victor Mesa will cover center field in place of Mullins and will bat in the cleanup spot.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
1
8
5
7
22
17
1
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
1
2
3
5
1
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2024
 
 
+10%
OPS vs RHP
2026
 
 
+18%
OPS vs RHP
2025
 
 
+19%
OPS vs LHP
2024
 
 
+51%
OPS vs RHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2024vs Left .632 309 30 4 23 10 .231 .303 .330
Since 2024vs Right .698 989 128 41 119 58 .217 .296 .401
2026vs Left .549 76 3 0 8 4 .219 .315 .234
2026vs Right .646 230 28 10 21 10 .200 .275 .371
2025vs Left .782 132 15 3 12 4 .268 .354 .429
2025vs Right .657 366 43 14 47 18 .198 .279 .378
2024vs Left .506 101 12 1 3 2 .196 .228 .278
2024vs Right .766 393 57 17 51 30 .245 .325 .441
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2024
 
 
+22%
OPS at Home
2026
 
 
+23%
OPS at Home
2025
 
 
+14%
OPS at Home
2024
 
 
+28%
OPS at Home
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2024Home .749 655 87 29 86 27 .233 .310 .439
Since 2024Away .615 643 71 16 56 41 .208 .286 .329
2026Home .692 146 20 6 13 6 .216 .308 .384
2026Away .563 160 11 4 16 8 .194 .264 .299
2025Home .732 269 37 11 36 10 .225 .300 .432
2025Away .640 229 21 6 23 12 .206 .298 .342
2024Home .801 240 30 12 37 11 .251 .322 .479
2024Away .625 254 39 6 17 21 .218 .289 .336
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Stat Review
How does Cedric Mullins 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
0.41
 
BB Rate
8.5%
 
K Rate
20.6%
 
BABIP
.227
 
ISO
.134
 
AVG
.204
 
OBP
.285
 
SLG
.338
 
OPS
.623
 
wOBA
.281
 
Exit Velocity
87.7 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
25.0%
 
Barrels/PA
0.7%
 
Expected BA
.184
 
Expected SLG
.285
 
Sprint Speed
22.3 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
24.1%
 
Line Drive %
17.6%
 
Fly Ball %
58.3%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Mullins' playing time in 2024 was spotty, particularly against left-handers but also at times versus righties. The production was similarly up and down from month to month, but if you just rode him out in your lineup all year you were probably happy with the end result. The 30-year-old reached the 30-steal plateau for the third time in four seasons, and his 18 home runs were a high-water mark over the last three years. He now usually bats in the bottom third of the lineup and sits out more days than not against left-handers, and Mullins' counting stats have suffered as a result. Mullins was a top-30 fantasy outfielder in 2024, anyway, and there's no reason to believe he couldn't be one again in 2025.
Mullins struggled for a second consecutive seasons to match the production from his breakout season in 2021. 2023 saw him struggle at the plate around two different stints on the injured list with groin strains that clearly had an impact on his efforts at the plate. Despite the injuries, Mullins was voluming at a 2022 pace but not being 100% certainly impacted his strikeouts at the plate which pulled his batting average down once again. Mullins has now seen his average fall nearly 60 points over the past two seasons and much of the red ink which once proliferated his StatCast profile has turned into a cool blue hue. 2023 saw Mullins lean into a pull-heavy flyball approach which helped him pace ahead of 2022's power numbers but he literally limped to a .205/.249/.374 triple-slash line from August 1st to the end of the season. A healthy Mullins can still volume his way fantasy value, but 2021 was the dream while a blend of the past two seasons is closer to reality.
Mullins lost more than 100 points off his slugging percentage, but he stole 30 bases for the second consecutive year and thus remains a star in the rotisserie game. His HR/FB was effectively cut in half from 2021, and fittingly, his homer total was essentially halved. Mullins struggled against left-handed pitching, slashing .209/.265/.313 against same-side pitchers compared to .279/.340/.441 against right-handers. Those splits were not nearly as pronounced in 2021, but if they continue, Mullins will leave himself open to platooning, especially if the Orioles do indeed push into a competitive window. The speed is so rare nowadays that Mullins is worthy of early-round consideration in many fantasy formats even if there are lingering questions about his bat.
Mullins had a few vocal proponents before the 2021 season, yet few listened as Mullins was easily had late in many drafts. All Mullins did was have just the 11th 30-30 season in baseball since the 2011 season. It is worth noting that only Ryan Braun (2011, 2012) has posted back-to-back 30-30 seasons in recent memory. Coming into 2021, Mullins' most redeeming value was that he had 110-percent lock on playing time. He clearly had some talent, so a perpetually rebuilding Baltimore team was going to give him as much playing time as his body and skills could pay for. Given little has changed in Baltimore for 2022, Mullins has the same opportunity before him and could even repeat if he can homer more on the road given 22 of his 30 homers came at Camden Yards. If he's traded out of Baltimore, his outlook changes considerably.
Mullins didn't do much to separate himself from a large group of fringy outfielders in Baltimore, but he at least looked like a legitimate big-leaguer, something that couldn't be taken for granted after he hit a miserable .094/.181/.156 in 22 games in 2019. His .271/.315/.407 slash line this time around was good for a still below-average 95 wRC+, but when combined with good speed (seven steals) and roughly average defense in center, that's a useful enough player. Role questions remain for Mullins, however, as other Oriole outfielders also took steps forward. Additionally, there are questions about whether he can maintain his 2020 level. His 24.2 K% and 5.2 BB% showed poor plate discipline, and he had an awful 2.8% barrel rate. Statcast hated his quality of contact, giving him a .209 xBA and .296 xSLG. Despite his wheels and respectable numbers, Mullins still has work to do to prove he's an everyday player.
Mullins drew the start in center field on Opening Day and appeared to have a handle on the starting job, but after opening the year 6-for-64 with four RBI and 14 strikeouts over the first 22 contests, he was demoted to Triple-A Norfolk where he continued to struggle. The 25-year-old slashed .205/.272/.306 with a 46 wRC+, and a low 5.4 BB% negating a 16.7 K% over 66 games. Ultimately, the O's demoted Mullins again, this time to Double-A Bowie in mid-July. He finally saw his bat come to life while with the Baysox, but this certainly isn't how Mullins saw the 2019 campaign playing out. Even so, he'll likely have a shot to redeem himself during spring training and could wind up once again making Baltimore's Opening Day roster. Whether he'll be able to earn regular work remains to be seen, but it should be considered a long shot, especially after Austin Hays showed promise near the end of the 2019 season.
Mullins made his big-league debut and took over the starting job in center field from Adam Jones in early August, starting hot with a .317/.386/.566 slash line through the end of the month. Things changed quickly as the young outfielder began to struggle in September and finished the season in a 2-for-33 slump. He has kept relatively low strikeout (15.2%) and walk rates (7.2%) through his time in the minors, and trended similarly during his seven weeks in the majors. The 24-year-old has shown modest power but was hurt in 2018 with a mere 12.1% line-drive rate, which ranked third-worst in the majors among players with at least 100 PA. Mullins has a chance to post a 15-15 season with regular work, which should be easy to find on an Orioles roster that is really lacking in big-league caliber outfielders. He finished last season as Baltimore's leadoff hitter and should reprise that role this year.
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Surging in power department
OFTampa Bay Rays
July 1, 2026
Mullins went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional RBI in Wednesday's 4-0 win over the Royals.
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Heading to bench vs. lefty
OFTampa Bay Rays
June 24, 2026
Mullins is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Royals, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
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Out of Monday's lineup
OFTampa Bay Rays
June 22, 2026
Mullins is not in the lineup for Monday's contest versus the Royals.
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Exiting lineup vs. southpaw
OFTampa Bay Rays
June 21, 2026
Mullins is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals.
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Sitting versus southpaw
OFTampa Bay Rays
June 16, 2026
Mullins is not in the starting lineup Tuesday against the Dodgers, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
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One-year deal likely awaits
OFFree Agent
November 23, 2025
Mullins will likely have to settle for a one-year contract this winter, per Jeff Passan of ESPN.
Analysis
Mullins was in the midst of another decent offensive campaign for the Orioles with 15 homers and a .738 OPS in 91 games, but he never got on track after being dealt to the Mets at the trade deadline, posting a .565 OPS for his new club. The 31-year-old's defense also took a step back in 2025 with minus-14 DRS, so he's no longer guaranteed to provide stability in center field.
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