Will Brennan
26-Year-Old
2024 Stats
AVG
.247
HR
8
RBI
29
R
35
SB
3
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
In another era, Brennan might have been viewed differently given that he has put up high batting averages consistently throughout his time in professional baseball. However, modern fans and front offices can see that it's a rather empty batting average. Brennan managed five home runs and 13 steals in 455 big-league plate appearances last season at the age of 25. Worst of all is the fact that Brennan has been averse to drawing walks, managing just a 3.6 BB% and .308 OBP through 500 plate appearances in the majors to date. He's a quality defender in right field and projects to start there for the Guardians on Opening Day, but there will be pressure on him to provide more offensively in his second full season. Read Past Outlooks
Regaining playing time against RHPs
Brennan will start in right field and bat seventh in Monday's game against the Twins.
ANALYSIS
Brennan will make a second straight start in right field against a right-handed pitcher (Pablo Lopez) and might have re-emerged as the Guardians' preferred option at the position over Jhonkensy Noel, who has produced a .426 OPS with a 32.4 percent strikeout rate since the start of September. Noel should still be a priority over Brennan when the Guardians face left-handed pitching.
Brennan will make a second straight start in right field against a right-handed pitcher (Pablo Lopez) and might have re-emerged as the Guardians' preferred option at the position over Jhonkensy Noel, who has produced a .426 OPS with a 32.4 percent strikeout rate since the start of September. Noel should still be a priority over Brennan when the Guardians face left-handed pitching.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
+57%
OPS vs RHP
2024
+84%
OPS vs RHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .456 | 126 | 0 | 11 | .194 | ||||
Since 2022vs Right | .714 | 700 | 14 | 67 | .277 | ||||
2024vs Left | .382 | 34 | 0 | 2 | .147 | ||||
2024vs Right | .704 | 292 | 8 | 27 | .259 | ||||
2023vs Left | .494 | 86 | 0 | 7 | .214 | ||||
2023vs Right | .694 | 369 | 5 | 34 | .279 | ||||
2022vs Left | .333 | 6 | 0 | 2 | .167 | ||||
2022vs Right | .991 | 39 | 1 | 6 | .389 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
+7%
OPS at Home
2024
+3%
OPS at Home
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022Home | .697 | 390 | 8 | 43 | .261 | ||||
Since 2022Away | .654 | 436 | 6 | 35 | .266 | ||||
2024Home | .680 | 146 | 5 | 16 | .232 | ||||
2024Away | .661 | 180 | 3 | 13 | .259 | ||||
2023Home | .657 | 215 | 2 | 22 | .261 | ||||
2023Away | .654 | 240 | 3 | 19 | .271 | ||||
2022Home | 1.078 | 29 | 1 | 5 | .407 | ||||
2022Away | .579 | 16 | 0 | 3 | .267 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Will Brennan 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.
BB/K
0.40BB Rate
5.5%K Rate
13.8%BABIP
.266ISO
.128AVG
.247OBP
.294SLG
.375OPS
.669wOBA
.294Exit Velocity
86.3 mphHard Hit Rate
26.5%Barrels/PA
4.0%Expected BA
.258Expected SLG
.368Sprint Speed
25.2 ft/secGround Ball %
41.9%Line Drive %
19.8%Fly Ball %
38.4%Prospect Rankings History
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2023 Fantasy Outlook
Brennan was a popular favorite among prospect analysts all season, but the secret is out after he impressed in a brief cup of coffee with the big club. The Guardians have built their offense around high-contact hitters, and Brennan fits that mold perfectly. He had an 11.5 K% across Double-A, Triple-A and the majors, and his 8.9 K% in 45 MLB plate appearances was his lowest mark at any level since rookie ball. Brennan's BB% dipped from 10.8% at Double-A to 7.6% at Triple-A and 4.4% in the majors, so at this stage it's more about contact than patience. He hit above .310 at all three stops last year. As a lefty hitter with a good glove and a dash of power and speed in the minors, Brennan is similar in many ways to teammate Steven Kwan. Like with Kwan, Brennan's hard-hit data isn't very impressive and he hit just 14 homers on the year, so the hit tool has to be as good as advertised for the whole package to work. While he isn't as good of a defender as Myles Straw, he has a much higher overall ceiling due to Straw's woeful offense. The Guardians have several big-league-ready outfielders waiting for an opportunity, but Brennan is probably the best of the bunch, and could take over for Straw whenever the club is ready to shift him to a fourth outfielder role.
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Batting leadoff Sunday
Brennan will start in left field and bat leadoff in Sunday's game against the Dodgers.
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Sitting in favor of Manzardo
Brennan is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Royals.
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Taking seat Sunday
Brennan is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Pirates.
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On bench versus southpaw
Brennan is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Pirates.
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Sitting out versus left-hander
Brennan is not in the lineup for the first game of Monday's doubleheader versus the Royals.
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