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Zach McKinstry

Zach McKinstry

2B • Detroit Tigers Proj Rank N/A Actual 40 249 ADP • Trade Value
AB AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB FSP
248.21042122.287.31515.85
Compare to same point last season
316.26683350349.43717

Zach McKinstry | Fantasy Outlook

Zach McKinstry locked in as everyday shortstop amid a quiet offensive stretch

McKinstry has endured a cool stretch at the plate over the past 30 days, batting .247 with a meager .370 slugging percentage while contributing eight runs batted in and nine runs scored. The Tigers sit fourth in the American League Central with a 50-56 record, and while the roster is currently navigating a wave of injuries including long-term absences for Javier Baez and Jack Flaherty, McKinstry has solidified his standing as the primary shortstop on the team depth chart.

His recent week-to-week production aligns closely with our season projections, showing minimal power and limited category upside outside of occasional depth utility. While his historical output shows a baseline of modest stolen base contributions, his current trend points toward a low-impact stretch where his batting average and lack of extra-base pop cap his fantasy ceiling.

Detroit faces a six-game slate this week, starting at home against Baltimore before heading out to play Oakland. Matchups feature right-handers like Kyle Bradish and Dean Kremer early in the week, followed by vulnerable arms such as Jeffrey Springs and Jack Perkins. Although the schedule offers favorable pitching matchups on paper, his light bat keeps him firmly in reserve. Sit.

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Zach McKinstry Fantasy

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DATE OPP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG PTS
07/27 BAL 2 0 1 1 0 1 210 8
07/26 KC 0 0 0 0 0 1 204 2
07/25 KC 1 0 0 0 0 0 204 2
07/24 KC 1 0 0 0 0 0 203 2
07/23 KC 2 0 0 0 0 0 202 3
07/22 @CHC 1 0 0 1 0 0 196 4
07/21 @CHC 0 0 0 0 0 0 195 1
07/20 @CHC 0 0 0 0 0 0 196 0
07/19 @LAA 0 0 0 0 0 0 200 1
07/18 @LAA 1 0 0 0 0 1 201 4
07/17 @LAA 0 0 0 0 0 0 199 -2
07/12 PHI 1 0 0 0 0 0 202 2
07/11 PHI 0 0 0 0 0 0 200 1
07/10 PHI 0 0 1 1 0 0 204 2
07/09 ATH 1 1 1 2 0 0 207 6
07/08 ATH 0 0 1 0 0 2 206 4
07/07 ATH 2 0 1 0 0 1 208 5
07/05 @TEX 0 0 0 0 0 0 201 -1
07/04 @TEX 1 0 0 0 0 0 205 2
07/02 @TEX 2 0 2 0 0 0 204 5
07/01 @NYY 1 0 0 2 0 0 198 3
06/30 @NYY 0 0 1 0 0 0 198 2
06/29 @NYY 2 0 1 0 0 0 202 4
06/28 HOU 2 1 1 2 0 0 197 9
06/27 HOU 2 0 0 0 0 0 190 4
06/26 HOU 0 0 1 0 0 2 183 4
06/25 HOU 0 0 0 0 0 0 185 0
06/24 NYY 1 0 0 1 0 0 189 1
06/23 NYY 1 0 1 0 0 0 187 3
06/22 NYY 1 0 1 0 0 0 185 5
06/21 CHW 2 0 0 1 0 0 184 5
06/20 CHW 0 0 1 0 0 2 172 3
06/19 CHW 0 0 0 0 0 0 175 1
06/16 @HOU 0 0 0 0 0 0 175 0
06/15 @HOU 0 0 0 0 0 0 179 -1
06/13 @CLE 0 0 0 0 0 0 185 0
06/12 @CLE 0 0 0 0 0 0 188 1
06/11 MIN 2 1 1 1 0 1 192 9
06/10 MIN 1 0 1 0 0 0 181 2
06/09 MIN 2 0 1 0 0 2 179 8
06/07 SEA 1 0 2 0 0 1 165 4
06/05 SEA 1 0 1 0 0 0 161 1
06/02 @TB 0 0 0 0 0 1 158 2
06/01 @TB 1 0 0 0 0 0 162 2
05/31 @CHW 0 0 0 0 0 1 157 2
05/30 @CHW 0 0 0 0 0 0 160 0
05/29 @CHW 0 0 0 0 0 1 162 1
05/28 LAA 0 0 0 0 0 2 165 2
05/27 LAA 0 0 0 0 0 1 168 1
05/26 LAA 0 0 0 2 0 0 173 2
05/24 @BAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 177 1
05/22 @BAL 0 0 0 1 0 0 185 2
05/21 CLE 1 0 0 0 0 0 193 1
05/20 CLE 2 0 0 1 0 0 186 3
05/19 CLE 0 0 0 0 0 0 171 1
05/18 CLE 0 0 0 0 0 0 173 1
05/17 TOR 1 0 0 0 0 0 182 2
05/16 TOR 1 0 0 0 0 0 178 2
05/15 TOR 0 0 0 0 0 1 174 1
05/14 @NYM 1 0 0 0 0 0 182 2
05/13 @NYM 1 0 0 0 0 0 177 0
05/12 @NYM 0 0 0 0 0 0 172 1
05/10 @KC 0 0 0 0 0 0 179 1
05/09 @KC 0 0 0 0 1 1 185 3
05/08 @KC 1 0 0 0 0 0 196 3
05/06 BOS 0 0 0 0 0 2 184 3
05/05 BOS 0 0 0 0 0 0 191 -1
04/15 KC 1 0 0 0 0 0 209 1
04/14 KC 1 0 1 0 0 0 195 4
04/12 MIA 1 0 0 0 0 0 184 2
04/11 MIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 176 0
04/10 MIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 200 1
04/09 @MIN 0 0 0 0 0 1 200 1
04/08 @MIN 0 0 0 0 0 0 222 0
04/07 @MIN 1 0 0 0 0 1 273 3
04/06 @MIN 1 0 0 2 0 1 263 4
04/04 STL 2 1 1 3 0 0 250 9
04/03 STL 1 0 0 0 0 0 167 2
03/31 @ARI 0 0 0 0 0 0 125 -1
03/28 @SD 0 0 0 0 0 0 250 0
03/27 @SD 1 0 0 0 0 0 500 2
Totals: 5242221128
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YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2020 LAD 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 .286 .286 .429 3
2021 LAD 54 34 7 17 29 1 8 .221 .261 .416 125
2022 LAD 44 26 4 18 9 5 13 .190 .263 .343 96
2023 DET 144 107 9 59 35 16 43 .231 .300 .351 363
2024 DET 109 67 5 31 23 15 22 .220 .277 .355 251
2025 DET 149 122 12 70 53 21 49 .254 .329 .422 445
2026 DET 79 52 4 22 21 1 27 .210 .284 .315 183
ON PACE 119 78 6 33 31 1 40 .210 .284 .315 277
3-YEAR AVG 134 99 9 53 37 17 38 .237 .306 .380 353
Career 583 410 41 218 170 59 162 .228 .296 .371

McKinstry Projection

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AVG HR RBI R SB OBP SLG OPS 1B 2B 3B H AB BB SBN TB FPTS
.352 0.2 2.4 2.8 0.1 .414 .626 1.04 3.8 0.8 1.3 6.2 20.0 2.7 0.1 10.4 22.4
AVG HR RBI R SB OBP SLG OPS 1B 2B 3B H AB BB SBN TB FPTS
.237 .0 .3 .3 0 .308 .405 .713 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.9 3.3 0.3 -0 1.3 2.8
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Depth Chart

Detroit Tigers

Roster Breakdown
NAME OWN START
Dillon Dingler 98% 94%
Josue Briceno 1% 0%
NAME OWN START
Spencer Torkelson 41% 30%
Colt Keith 7% 6%
NAME OWN START
Kevin McGonigle 99% 90%
Gleyber Torres 49% 24%
Hao-Yu Lee 17% 10%
Zach McKinstry 6% 4%
Bryce Rainer 1% 0%
NAME OWN START
Riley Greene 97% 92%
Kerry Carpenter 20% 7%
Max Clark 9% 1%
NAME OWN START
Tarik Skubal 100% 67%
Troy Melton 90% 77%
Framber Valdez 82% 48%
Casey Mize 79% 38%
Jack Flaherty 47% 14%
Keider Montero 47% 29%
Jackson Jobe 13% 0%
Michael Massey 2% 2%
Justin Verlander 2% 0%
NAME OWN START
Kenley Jansen 63% 60%
Kyle Finnegan 7% 7%
Tyler Holton 6% 5%
Will Vest 3% 1%
Drew Anderson 1% 1%

Team Rankings

AVG
.239
22nd
R
464
19th
HR
130
11th
RBI
443
19th
SB
33
30th
OBP
.314
21st
SLG
.403
15th
OPS
.717
18th
W
51
22nd
SV
21
27th
ERA
3.61
5th
WHIP
1.22
6th
QS
41
8th
TeamW-LWin %GBRSRA
White SoxWhite Sox55-51.519-508467
GuardiansGuardians55-54.5051.5426445
TwinsTwins54-54.5002514540
TigersTigers51-57.4725464425
RoyalsRoyals45-63.41711452549

Team Stats

PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Dillon Dingler99367559922680.270  
Eduardo Valencia71769470.529  
Jake Rogers36931115391.161  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Spencer Torkelson107362447519520.207  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Hao-Yu Lee6618217506251.275  
Gleyber Torres5118429505230.272  
Zach McKinstry8325323524211.206  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Colt Keith9828641758264.262  
Gage Workman163836250.158  
Jace Jung3611000.167  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Kevin McGonigle1043956611493611.289  
Javier Báez25821123261.280  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Riley Greene1073865710815522.280  
Kerry Carpenter81231274813360.208  
Wenceel Pérez5316122297173.180  
Matt Vierling9126423535314.201  
James Outman8315421254166.162  
Parker Meadows123639023.250  
Trei Cruz2500000.000  
Ben Malgeri1835310050.286  
PlayerGPWLSVIPSOERAWHIPO/S
Tarik Skubal1575090.01102.700.92  
Jack Flaherty1938086.11024.591.41  
Framber Valdez21570113.1924.531.38  
Casey Mize1646086.2852.700.99  
Keider Montero23761110.1793.341.02  
Troy Melton1161067.0601.750.93  
Ty Madden1000027.0312.671.00  
Justin Verlander10103.2112.272.18  
PlayerGPWLSVIPSOERAWHIPO/S
Kenley Jansen32241227.2313.901.23  
Drew Anderson3844261.0744.131.31  
Kyle Finnegan4520246.0362.541.46  
Will Vest2735226.2276.081.43  
Tyler Holton4514147.1373.041.33  
Enmanuel De Jesus2220131.2313.981.26  
Burch Smith1302017.0203.181.47  
Brenan Hanifee2000020.084.051.35  
Jacob Waguespack1401018.1131.470.82  
Ricky Vanasco50106.1415.633.16  
Brant Hurter2241025.1182.841.07  
Beau Brieske80009.186.751.39  
Drew Sommers2101013.2195.271.68  

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Schedule

DATE OPP SCORE MATCHUP
07-27 BALL 5-8Keider Montero
Kyle Bradish
07-28 BAL06:40 EDTTroy Melton
Dean Kremer
07-29 BAL01:10 EDTTarik Skubal
Trevor Rogers
07-31 @ATH09:40 EDTCasey Mize
Jeffrey Springs
08-01 @ATH09:40 EDTFramber Valdez
Jack Perkins
08-02 @ATH04:05 EDTKeider Montero
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