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Tyler Stephenson

Tyler Stephenson

C • Cincinnati Reds Proj Rank 20 Actual 11 N/A • Trade Value
AB AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB FSP
371.248155239.334.42007.11
Compare to same point last season
266.222104033304.3950

Tyler Stephenson | Fantasy Outlook

Tyler Stephenson offers dependable power as Cincinnati's primary designated hitter

Stephenson has found his groove at the plate, slashing .282/.378/.564 with three homers and eight RBIs over his last 14 days. With injuries sidelining teammates Spencer Steer and Michael Toglia, he has locked down the primary designated hitter role for a fifth-place Reds club currently sitting at 69-77 on a three-game skid. His everyday lineup spot and secondary catcher duties keep his fantasy stock high.

Through 116 games, Stephenson has already eclipsed our season projection of 12 home runs by launching 15 long balls alongside 52 RBIs and a .249 batting average. While his strikeout numbers are elevated, his career-long track record of above-average on-base ability confirms that his steady run production is no fluke. Consistent plate appearances at designated hitter provide an exceptionally safe floor for a catcher-eligible asset.

Looking at the remainder of the week, Cincinnati visits Milwaukee for a three-game weekend road series against the division leaders. Stephenson draws favorable matchups against starting pitchers Shane Drohan (4.18 ERA), Dustin May (4.78 ERA), and Kyle Harrison (4.15 ERA), all of whom carry WHIPs of 1.29 or worse. With vulnerable arms on deck and heavy volume assured, he belongs in your active lineup. Start.

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Tyler Stephenson Fantasy

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DATE OPP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG PTS
09/11 @MIL 0 0 0 0 0 0 248 1
09/09 @LAD 1 0 0 0 0 0 249 2
09/08 @LAD 1 0 0 0 0 2 247 4
09/07 @LAD 0 0 0 0 0 0 246 0
09/06 MIL 2 0 0 2 0 1 249 4
09/05 MIL 1 1 1 1 0 0 246 5
09/04 MIL 0 0 1 0 0 1 246 2
09/02 SD 0 0 1 0 0 1 249 2
08/31 SD 1 0 0 0 0 1 251 1
08/30 @CHC 2 1 1 2 0 0 250 10
08/29 @CHC 1 0 1 0 0 0 248 2
08/28 @CHC 2 1 1 3 0 0 248 8
08/26 @SF 1 0 0 1 0 0 245 3
08/25 @SF 0 0 0 0 0 0 243 -1
08/24 @SF 2 0 0 0 0 1 246 3
08/23 @ARI 1 0 0 0 0 1 242 1
08/22 @ARI 2 0 0 3 0 0 242 5
08/20 STL 0 0 0 1 0 1 239 1
08/19 STL 0 0 0 0 0 0 242 -1
08/18 STL 0 0 0 0 0 0 245 -2
08/17 STL 0 0 1 0 0 0 248 2
08/16 MIA 1 1 1 1 0 0 251 7
08/15 MIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 248 -1
08/14 MIA 1 0 1 0 0 0 252 3
08/13 @CHW 2 1 2 3 0 1 252 12
08/12 @CHW 0 0 0 0 0 0 247 0
08/11 @CHW 1 0 0 2 0 0 248 3
08/09 @WAS 1 0 1 0 0 0 248 1
08/07 @WAS 0 0 0 0 0 0 248 0
08/06 ATH 1 1 1 1 0 0 252 5
08/04 ATH 0 0 0 0 0 0 252 1
08/02 PIT 2 1 2 2 0 1 256 11
07/31 PIT 1 0 1 1 0 2 252 5
07/30 PIT 1 0 0 0 0 3 251 4
07/29 CLE 1 0 0 0 0 1 249 2
07/28 CLE 2 0 1 1 0 0 248 5
07/26 @STL 0 0 1 0 0 0 244 1
07/25 @STL 0 0 0 0 0 0 245 -1
07/24 @STL 2 0 0 1 0 0 249 4
07/22 @SEA 1 0 1 0 0 0 244 4
07/20 @SEA 0 0 0 0 0 0 244 0
07/19 @COL 3 2 2 3 0 0 247 16
07/17 @COL 1 0 0 0 0 0 238 -1
07/12 CHC 0 0 0 0 0 0 238 1
07/11 CHC 1 0 0 0 0 0 242 2
07/10 CHC 2 0 0 0 0 0 239 3
07/09 PHI 1 0 0 0 0 0 234 1
07/07 PHI 1 0 0 0 0 0 234 -1
07/05 BAL 2 0 0 0 0 0 233 3
07/03 BAL 0 0 0 0 0 1 227 2
07/01 @MIL 2 0 1 0 0 0 230 4
06/29 @MIL 1 0 0 0 0 0 225 2
06/28 @PIT 2 0 1 1 0 1 224 7
06/26 @PIT 2 0 1 1 0 0 218 5
06/24 MIL 0 0 0 0 0 2 212 3
06/22 MIL 1 0 0 0 0 0 213 2
06/21 @NYY 1 1 1 3 0 0 211 9
06/19 @NYY 0 0 0 0 0 0 210 -1
06/16 NYM 1 0 0 0 0 0 213 1
06/15 NYM 2 0 2 0 0 0 211 4
06/13 ARI 0 0 0 0 0 0 205 -1
06/12 ARI 0 0 0 0 0 0 208 -2
06/10 @SD 0 0 0 0 0 0 212 1
06/09 @SD 2 0 0 1 0 1 212 5
06/08 @SD 1 0 0 0 0 1 205 2
06/07 @STL 3 1 1 1 0 0 203 10
06/05 @STL 1 0 0 0 0 0 188 2
06/03 KC 0 0 0 0 0 1 187 2
06/02 KC 0 0 0 0 0 0 189 -1
06/01 KC 0 0 0 0 0 0 193 -1
05/30 ATL 0 0 0 0 0 0 199 1
05/29 ATL 2 0 0 0 0 0 203 3
05/27 @NYM 1 0 1 0 0 1 194 5
05/26 @NYM 2 0 1 2 0 1 191 7
05/25 @NYM 1 1 1 2 0 0 181 5
05/23 STL 0 0 0 0 0 0 179 0
05/19 @PHI 1 0 1 0 0 3 183 6
05/18 @PHI 1 0 0 1 0 0 176 2
05/17 @CLE 0 0 0 0 0 0 174 -1
05/16 @CLE 0 0 0 0 0 1 180 2
05/15 @CLE 0 0 0 1 0 0 182 1
05/13 WAS 1 1 1 4 0 1 187 10
05/12 WAS 0 0 0 0 0 0 184 1
05/10 HOU 1 0 0 1 0 0 192 2
05/08 HOU 0 0 0 0 0 0 189 0
05/07 @CHC 0 0 0 0 0 1 196 0
05/06 @CHC 1 0 1 0 0 0 205 3
05/05 @CHC 1 0 0 0 0 1 195 2
05/04 @CHC 1 0 0 0 0 0 190 0
05/02 @PIT 2 0 0 0 0 0 188 3
05/01 @PIT 0 0 0 0 0 0 171 1
04/30 COL 1 0 1 0 0 0 178 3
04/29 COL 1 0 1 0 0 0 174 4
04/28 COL 1 0 0 0 0 0 162 2
04/26 DET 0 0 0 0 0 0 156 1
04/25 DET 0 0 0 0 0 1 159 0
04/24 DET 1 0 0 1 0 1 167 3
04/21 @TB 0 0 0 0 0 1 158 -1
04/20 @TB 0 0 0 0 0 0 170 1
04/19 @MIN 1 0 0 0 0 1 184 2
04/18 @MIN 1 0 0 2 0 0 174 2
04/17 @MIN 0 0 0 0 0 0 163 0
04/15 SF 1 0 0 0 0 1 175 2
04/14 SF 0 0 0 0 0 1 162 0
04/11 LAA 0 0 0 0 0 2 171 3
04/10 LAA 1 0 0 0 0 1 182 3
04/08 @MIA 1 0 0 0 0 1 167 2
04/07 @MIA 0 0 1 0 0 1 148 0
04/06 @MIA 1 1 1 1 0 0 167 7
04/05 @TEX 0 0 0 0 0 0 143 -1
04/03 @TEX 2 1 1 2 0 0 176 8
04/01 PIT 1 0 0 0 0 0 077 1
03/31 PIT 0 0 0 0 0 0 000 1
03/30 PIT 0 0 0 0 0 0 000 0
03/29 BOS 0 0 0 0 0 0 000 0
03/26 BOS 0 0 0 0 0 1 000 2
Totals: 92153952046
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YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2020 CIN 8 5 2 4 6 0 2 .294 .400 .647 19
2021 CIN 124 99 10 54 44 0 38 .286 .361 .434 337
2022 CIN 47 53 6 24 35 1 12 .319 .372 .482 153
2023 CIN 135 114 13 58 56 0 47 .246 .320 .381 338
2024 CIN 134 116 19 69 66 1 46 .253 .331 .441 402
2025 CIN 89 70 13 39 52 0 34 .231 .312 .422 223
2026 CIN 115 92 15 39 52 0 46 .248 .334 .420 293
ON PACE 126 101 16 42 57 0 50 .248 .334 .420 322
3-YEAR AVG 119 100 15 55 58 0 42 .245 .322 .414 321
Career 652 549 78 287 311 2 225 .258 .335 .425

Stephenson Projection

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AVG HR RBI R SB OBP SLG OPS 1B 2B 3B H AB BB SBN TB FPTS
.228 0.4 1.2 1.0 0.0 .311 .288 .599 3.0 0.3 0.0 3.7 16.0 3.0 0.0 5.2 13.0
AVG HR RBI R SB OBP SLG OPS 1B 2B 3B H AB BB SBN TB FPTS
.284 .2 .6 .4 0 .365 .473 .838 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.8 3.5 0.4 -0 1.6 3.0
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Cincinnati Reds

Roster Breakdown
NAME OWN START
Tyler Stephenson 19% 15%
Alfredo Duno 1% 0%
NAME OWN START
Sal Stewart 100% 96%
Eugenio Suarez 47% 32%
Spencer Steer 14% 1%
Ke'Bryan Hayes 2% 1%
Michael Toglia 1% 1%
NAME OWN START
Elly De La Cruz 100% 97%
Matt McLain 15% 12%
Edwin Arroyo 1% 0%
NAME OWN START
JJ Bleday 35% 28%
Hector Rodriguez 21% 16%
Noelvi Marte 6% 5%
TJ Friedl 6% 3%
Blake Dunn 1% 0%
NAME OWN START
Chase Burns 97% 52%
Andrew Abbott 48% 34%
Nick Lodolo 39% 20%
Brady Singer 17% 11%
Hunter Greene 15% 3%
Rhett Lowder 3% 2%
Brandon Williamson 1% 0%
NAME OWN START
Emilio Pagan 77% 66%
Brock Burke 2% 2%
Luis Mey 2% 2%

Team Rankings

AVG
.229
30th
R
625
24th
HR
201
2nd
RBI
597
25th
SB
102
11th
OBP
.307
30th
SLG
.396
21st
OPS
.703
24th
W
69
22nd
SV
39
16th
ERA
4.85
28th
WHIP
1.44
28th
QS
45
21st
TeamW-LWin %GBRSRA
BrewersBrewers92-56.622-762570
CubsCubs82-66.55410792654
PiratesPirates74-74.50018711685
CardinalsCardinals73-75.49319675683
RedsReds69-78.46922.5611753

Team Stats

PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Tyler Stephenson117371399215520.248  
Jose Trevino4713512305170.222  
P.J. Higgins142616040.231  
Will Banfield5901000.111  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Sal Stewart147563801513110715.268  
Spencer Steer98340548116403.238  
Michael Toglia102623010.115  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Matt McLain1234005475153917.188  
Juan Brito21661113181.197  
Ivan Johnson161601002.062  
Edwin Arroyo501481433051.223  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Eugenio Suárez113392418122631.207  
Ke'Bryan Hayes812051931581.151  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Elly De La Cruz12850489142267025.282  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
JJ Bleday119419548922556.212  
Noelvi Marte6319019366157.189  
Dane Myers107258367062510.271  
Héctor Rodríguez2910214255120.245  
TJ Friedl8623520384125.162  
Will Benson51961118361.188  
Blake Dunn381422040276.282  
Carlos Jorge61602001.125  
PlayerGPWLSVIPSOERAWHIPO/S
Chase Burns271530148.11762.731.14  
Andrew Abbott306110154.11204.841.46  
Brady Singer286130146.21205.031.47  
Rhett Lowder266100119.1945.811.53  
Nick Lodolo1834089.2755.121.53  
Hunter Greene522027.2336.831.37  
Brandon Williamson834037.2285.971.67  
Chase Petty1612131.2154.831.26  
Jose Franco1010020.1154.431.72  
Kent Emanuel10105.043.601.60  
Brandon Leibrandt10006.037.502.17  
PlayerGPWLSVIPSOERAWHIPO/S
Emilio Pagán39512236.2373.931.06  
Tony Santillan4134537.2356.931.70  
Brock Burke7265269.1722.471.28  
Julian Garcia3123244.0403.071.00  
Pierce Johnson5021143.0364.811.40  
Sam Moll6527156.1564.791.49  
Graham Ashcraft2811129.0343.411.28  
Tejay Antone5122148.2523.511.11  
Connor Phillips2510127.2285.531.77  
Zach Maxwell1201113.0128.312.15  
Yunior Marte10000.11108.0012.00  
Hector Rodriguez290000.000.000.00  
Kyle Nicolas71007.178.592.86  
Zach McCambley80008.294.151.85  
Ron Marinaccio4110057.2486.091.53  
Luis Mey2300028.2436.591.74  

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Schedule

DATE OPP SCORE MATCHUP
09-07 @LADL 6-3Chase Burns
Emmet Sheehan
09-08 @LADL 3-2Nick Lodolo
Tarik Skubal
09-09 @LADL 14-1Rhett Lowder
Yoshinobu Yamamoto
09-11 @MILL 20-0Andrew Abbott
Dustin May
09-12 @MIL07:10 EDTBrady Singer
Kyle Harrison
09-13 @MIL02:10 EDTChase Burns
Shane Drohan

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Sep 2nd

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Aug 30th

Tyler Stephenson Hits Reds’ Third Home Run of the Game

Aug 6th

Tyler Stephenson Ties Game With Reds’ Second Homer of the Inning

May 13th

Tyler Stephenson Smashes 1st-Inning Grand Slam

Apr 3rd

Tyler Stephenson’s First Homer of the Year Lifts Team with 9th-Inning ...

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