Austin Wynns

Austin Wynns

33-Year-Old CatcherC
 Free Agent  
Free Agent
Out
Injury Shoulder
Est. Return 2/1/2025
2024 Fantasy Outlook
There was no outlook written for Austin Wynns in 2024. Check out the latest news below for more on his current fantasy value.
$Signed a one-year, $950,000 contract with the Reds in December of 2023. Elected free agency in November of 2024.
Elects free agency
CFree Agent  
Shoulder
November 2, 2024
Wynns (shoulder) declined his outright assignment to Triple-A Louisville on Saturday and elected free agency.
ANALYSIS
Wynns spent the majority of last season in Triple-A, where he slashed .250/.309/.410 across 110 plate appearances. However, a teres major tear in his right shoulder cut his season short toward the end of July. It's unknown if he'll be ready for the start of spring training, but the 33-year-old backstop should be able to at least net a minor-league deal in free agency.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
3
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
1
2
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
Even Split
2024
 
 
+5%
OPS vs LHP
2023
 
 
+33%
OPS vs LHP
2022
 
 
+29%
OPS vs RHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022vs Left .637 126 8 1 12 0 .256 .304 .333
Since 2022vs Right .636 216 20 3 21 1 .237 .296 .340
2024vs Left 1.000 10 1 0 1 0 .400 .400 .600
2024vs Right .956 10 2 0 1 0 .333 .400 .556
2023vs Left .653 47 3 0 4 0 .256 .304 .349
2023vs Right .491 98 8 1 6 1 .184 .250 .241
2022vs Left .571 69 4 1 7 0 .234 .290 .281
2022vs Right .735 108 10 2 14 0 .276 .327 .408
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
Even Split
2024
 
 
+83%
OPS on Road
2023
 
 
+12%
OPS at Home
2022
 
 
+3%
OPS at Home
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022Home .636 169 13 1 16 1 .248 .315 .320
Since 2022Away .637 173 15 3 17 0 .241 .282 .354
2024Home .700 10 1 0 0 0 .300 .300 .400
2024Away 1.278 10 2 0 2 0 .444 .500 .778
2023Home .574 74 6 0 6 1 .227 .301 .273
2023Away .513 71 5 1 4 0 .188 .232 .281
2022Home .680 85 6 1 10 0 .260 .329 .351
2022Away .661 92 8 2 11 0 .259 .297 .365
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Stat Review
How does Austin Wynns 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
0.00
 
BB Rate
0.0%
 
K Rate
25.0%
 
BABIP
.500
 
ISO
.211
 
AVG
.368
 
OBP
.400
 
SLG
.579
 
OPS
.979
 
wOBA
.424
 
Exit Velocity
91.5 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
42.9%
 
Barrels/PA
0.0%
 
Expected BA
.290
 
Expected SLG
.377
 
Sprint Speed
22.9 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
35.7%
 
Line Drive %
35.7%
 
Fly Ball %
28.6%
 
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Recent RotoWire Articles Featuring Austin Wynns See More
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Jan Levine is back to review a number of NL players who deserves more fantasy coverage.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
2023
2019
Wynns went from the Phillies to the Giants via trade last June and wound up playing a decent amount with the big club over the final four months of the season. The 32-year-old lost his spot on the 40-man roster in January, but he remains in the organization and could get another shot if something happens to Joey Bart or Roberto Perez.
Wynn's .255/.287/.382 line in 42 games was the best in a group of bad backstop options in Baltimore last season, which should at least position him well in the battle for playing time this spring. Every catcher with decent playing time is worth some consideration, though there's little reason to think his bat will significantly improve going forward, as he posted just a 78 wRC+ as a 27-year-old in Triple-A last year. Wynn's best fit long-term is certainly as a backup, as he can avoid hurting his team too much both at and behind the plate. While he may be the Orioles' best option to begin the season, the team would likely prefer Chance Sisco to eventually take over the role, as Sisco projected as at least an average starter as a prospect.
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Outrighted to Triple-A
CCincinnati Reds  
Shoulder
November 1, 2024
The Reds outrighted Wynns to Triple-A Louisville on Friday.
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Rehab assignment scheduled
CCincinnati Reds  
Shoulder
September 5, 2024
Wynns (shoulder) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Louisville on Sept. 17, MLB.com reports.
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Moved to 60-day IL
CCincinnati Reds  
Shoulder
August 23, 2024
The Reds transferred Wynns (shoulder) to the 60-day injured list Friday.
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Suffers torn shoulder
CCincinnati Reds  
Shoulder
July 29, 2024
The Reds placed Wynns on the 10-day injured list Monday with a right teres major tear.
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Back in big leagues
CCincinnati Reds  
July 5, 2024
The Reds selected Wynns' contract from Triple-A Louisville on Friday.
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Could rejoin Giants soon
CSan Francisco Giants  
April 2, 2023
Wynns could be promoted by the Giants in the near future after Joey Bart was placed on the 10-day injured list Sunday with a mid-back strain.
ANALYSIS
San Francisco still has two catchers on the roster with Blake Sabol and Roberto Perez, but Sabol is a Rule 5 draft pick that has yet to prove he's good enough behind the plate. The Giants also signed Gary Sanchez to a minor-league deal Friday, though he's unlikely to be game ready in the immediate future. Wynns represents a familiar veteran option that would provide some quick stability despite his offensive deficiencies.
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