Daylen Lile

Daylen Lile

23-Year-Old OutfielderOF
Washington Nationals
2026 Fantasy Outlook
Dylan Crews was the Nationals prospect getting most of the hype last winter, but Lile is the one who captured headlines in-season, slashing .299/.347/.498 with nine homers and eight steals across 351 plate appearances. Called up in late May, Lile was optioned shortly thereafter before returning for good in mid-June. Eventually, Lile carved out regular starts between left field, right field and DH, showcasing good contact skills to go along with his pop from the left side of the plate. New manager Blake Butera would be justified in throwing up the red light given that Lile was caught stealing six times in 14 attempts as a rookie, though Lile has the speed to improve his efficiency. While he did not grade well on defense, Washington is rebuilding and creating at-bats for Lile should be a priority after what he showed at the age of 22. Read Past Outlooks
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Rest of Season From Preseason
#206
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Signed a one-year contract with the Nationals in March of 2026.
Power surge continues Wednesday
OFWashington Nationals
April 22, 2026
Lile went 2-for-5 with a three-run home run in Wednesday's 8-6 loss to Atlanta.
Analysis
Lile didn't club his first homer of the season until April 17, but he's discovered his power stroke of late. The 23-year-old outfielder has rapped three homers in his past five games, piling up five extra-base hits in total during that stretch. Lile has hit safely in eight of his last 10 outings as well, picking up multiple knocks on five occasions to boost his season slash line to .282/.333/.437.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
3
2
11
6
3
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
1
3
5
1
3
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2024
 
 
+24%
OPS vs RHP
2026
 
 
+8%
OPS vs RHP
2025
 
 
+30%
OPS vs RHP
2024
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2024vs Left .671 129 13 2 6 1 .256 .320 .350
Since 2024vs Right .835 389 62 10 49 9 .290 .344 .490
2026vs Left .651 52 5 0 2 1 .261 .346 .304
2026vs Right .701 116 19 3 12 1 .238 .310 .390
2025vs Left .683 77 8 2 4 0 .254 .303 .380
2025vs Right .891 273 43 7 37 8 .312 .359 .532
2024vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2024
 
 
+6%
OPS on Road
2026
 
 
+16%
OPS at Home
2025
 
 
+16%
OPS on Road
2024
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2024Home .771 248 32 8 29 3 .251 .327 .444
Since 2024Away .815 270 43 4 26 7 .309 .349 .466
2026Home .742 78 11 3 9 1 .212 .333 .409
2026Away .641 90 13 0 5 1 .271 .311 .329
2025Home .782 170 21 5 20 2 .268 .324 .459
2025Away .905 180 30 4 21 6 .329 .369 .537
2024Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Stat Review
How does Daylen Lile 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
0.52
 
BB Rate
9.5%
 
K Rate
18.5%
 
BABIP
.291
 
ISO
.119
 
AVG
.245
 
OBP
.321
 
SLG
.364
 
OPS
.686
 
wOBA
.306
 
Exit Velocity
87.0 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
30.0%
 
Barrels/PA
3.6%
 
Expected BA
.270
 
Expected SLG
.408
 
Sprint Speed
24.3 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
34.2%
 
Line Drive %
25.0%
 
Fly Ball %
40.8%
 
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Hot stretch continues with homer
OFWashington Nationals
April 20, 2026
Lile went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Monday's loss against Atlanta.
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Receiving first day off of 2026
OFWashington Nationals
April 19, 2026
Lile is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Giants.
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First home run of 2026
OFWashington Nationals
April 17, 2026
Lile went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and an additional run scored during the Nationals' 10-5 loss to the Giants on Friday.
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Two hits in Thursday's win
OFWashington Nationals
April 17, 2026
Lile went 2-for-5 with a double and a run scored in Thursday's extra-inning win over the Pirates.
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Productive in Monday's rout
OFWashington Nationals
March 31, 2026
Lile went 2-for-6 with a double, two runs scored and two RBI in Monday's win over the Phillies.
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