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2025 Fantasy Outlook
McLain was forced under the knife in late March to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder and never made it on to a big-league field in 2024. He appeared to be nearing a rehab assignment in August, but a stress reaction in his rib cage took a return off the table. The 25-year-old was able to make up for lost time a bit in the Arizona Fall League, where he slashed .240/.356/.520 with four homers, 12 RBI and one stolen base across 59 plate appearances. Durability has become a major question mark after he also missed the final month of his rookie season in 2023 with an oblique strain. However, McLain still appears to be a priority for the Reds, likely in center field after the team acquired Gavin Lux to play second base. While projecting a full season's worth of at-bats would be foolish entering 2025, McLain has shown an intriguing power/speed combo when on the diamond, and the boost provided by Great American Ball Park is no small one. Don't forget about him at the draft table. Read Past Outlooks
Wraps up healthy spring
McLain went 1-for-2 with a walk and a three-run home run in Tuesday's exhibition game against Reds minor leaguers.
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McLain didn't put up big numbers in the Cactus League this spring (.255/.281/.418) and acknowledged to Charlie Goldsmith of Cincinnati Magazine that he's had to shake off some rust. What matters most is that McLain is healthy, as he described himself as being in a "good spot" heading into the 2025 season after missing all of 2024 due to injury. The 25-year-old is tentatively expected to bat second in the order for the Reds against Logan Webb and the Giants on Thursday.
McLain didn't put up big numbers in the Cactus League this spring (.255/.281/.418) and acknowledged to Charlie Goldsmith of Cincinnati Magazine that he's had to shake off some rust. What matters most is that McLain is healthy, as he described himself as being in a "good spot" heading into the 2025 season after missing all of 2024 due to injury. The 25-year-old is tentatively expected to bat second in the order for the Reds against Logan Webb and the Giants on Thursday.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
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OPS vs LHP
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| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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| Since 2023vs Left | .985 | 102 | 6 | 17 | .323 | ||||
| Since 2023vs Right | .809 | 306 | 10 | 33 | .274 | ||||
| 2025vs Left | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||||
| 2025vs Right | .000 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||||
| 2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023vs Left | .995 | 101 | 6 | 17 | .326 | ||||
| 2023vs Right | .820 | 302 | 10 | 33 | .278 | ||||
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| Since 2023Home | .949 | 186 | 10 | 26 | .295 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | .774 | 222 | 6 | 24 | .279 | ||||
| 2025Home | .000 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||||
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| 2023Home | .977 | 181 | 10 | 26 | .304 | ||||
| 2023Away | .774 | 222 | 6 | 24 | .279 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Matt McLain 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.
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20.0%Expected BA
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.486Sprint Speed
0.0 ft/secGround Ball %
33.3%Line Drive %
0.0%Fly Ball %
66.7%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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McLain showed the makings of an incredibly well-rounded player in 89 games as a rookie before an oblique injury ended his season at the end of August. Following his mid-May call-up, McLain slashed .290/.357/.507 with 16 home runs and 14 steals in 19 attempts, briefly putting himself in the Rookie of the Year conversation alongside Corbin Carroll. Statcast throws some cold water on his debut, saying he overperformed his batting average by 35 points (.255 xBA) and his slugging by a whopping 72 points (.435 xSLG). His strikeout and walk rates leave something to be desired (28.5 K%, 7.7 BB%), but McLain showed better plate skills in the minors and should put more balls in play moving forward at the super-hitter-friendly Great American Ball Park. Despite the caveats, the Reds have to be excited about what the 2021 first-round pick showed in his first exposure to big-league pitching. McLain is also a plus defender and enters 2024 with eligibility at both shortstop and second base.
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Three extra-base hits Wednesday
McLain went 3-for-3 with two doubles, a home run, two RBI and an additional run scored in Wednesday's spring game against the Angels.
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Playing one position this spring
Reds manager Terry Francona said that he hoped that McLain would play just one position -- second base -- in spring training, according to C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic.
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Move to center field more likely
With the Reds trading for Gavin Lux, the likelihood of McLain moving to center field increases, Gordon Wittenmyer of The Cincinnati Enquirer suggests.
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Starting in center field in AFL
McLain is starting in center field Tuesday for the Glendale Desert Dogs during Arizona Fall League play, Doug Gray of RedlegNation.com reports.
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Reinstated from 60-day injured list
The Reds activated McLain (shoulder/rib) from the 60-day injured list Monday.
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Changes agencies
According to Kiley McDaniel of ESPN.com, McLain hired Vayner Baseball to serve as his agent Friday.
ANALYSIS
McLain is a Super 2 player who is entering his final year of pre-arbitration, so contract negotiations are on the horizon even if there's no traction on extension talks with the Reds. The 25-year-old made a huge splash as a rookie in 2023 with 16 homers, 14 steals and an .864 OPS in 89 games, but a torn labrum in his shoulder sidelined him for the entirety of last season.
McLain is a Super 2 player who is entering his final year of pre-arbitration, so contract negotiations are on the horizon even if there's no traction on extension talks with the Reds. The 25-year-old made a huge splash as a rookie in 2023 with 16 homers, 14 steals and an .864 OPS in 89 games, but a torn labrum in his shoulder sidelined him for the entirety of last season.