Kyle Manzardo

Kyle Manzardo

24-Year-Old DHDH
Cleveland Guardians
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Manzardo got his feet wet at the major-league level last season and seemed to hit his stride in September, slashing .270/.333/.540 with five home runs in 69 plate appearances. He then clubbed another homer while posting an .842 OPS in 19 trips to the dish during the postseason. The 24-year-old put up double-digit walk rates and sub-20 percent strikeout rates consistently in the minors, so improvement from last year's 26.3 percent strikeout rate and 5.8 percent walk rate seems likely. Manzardo has also always been an extreme fly ball hitter and that held true with the Guardians with a 53.3 percent fly ball rate. Progressive Field is a below average park for left-handed power and Manzardo's raw pop is merely solid, but he should settle in as a 20-25 homer bat. Designated hitter looks to be Manzardo's path to regular at-bats and he will enter 2025 with DH-only eligibility on most fantasy platforms. Read Past Outlooks
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Rest of Season From Preseason
#361
ADP
$Signed a one-year contract with the Guardians in May of 2024.
Huge day in opener
DHCleveland Guardians
March 27, 2025
Manzardo went 3-for-4 with a two-run homer, a double, a triple and four total RBI in Thursday's 7-4 win over Kansas City.
ANALYSIS
Manzardo starred in Cleveland's Opening Day win, ultimately winding up a single shy of a cycle. The left-hander put the Guardians ahead 4-3 with a two-run homer off Angel Zerpa in the fourth inning before driving in two more runs with a triple in the 10th, the first of his MLB career. Manzardo already came into the season as a popular sleeper candidate after a strong showing in Spring Training. He slashed .234/.282/.421 with five homers and 15 RBI in 156 plate appearances as a rookie last year.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
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vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2023
 
 
+47%
OPS vs LHP
2025
 
 
-100%
OPS vs LHP
2024
 
 
+28%
OPS vs RHP
2023
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2023vs Left 1.057 24 3 1 7 0 .318 .375 .682
Since 2023vs Right .718 137 10 5 12 0 .236 .285 .433
2025vs Left 4.000 4 2 1 4 0 1.000 1.000 3.000
2025vs Right .000 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2024vs Left .566 20 1 0 3 0 .211 .250 .316
2024vs Right .723 136 10 5 12 0 .238 .287 .437
2023vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2023
 
 
+34%
OPS at Home
2025
 
 
-100%
OPS on Road
2024
 
 
+63%
OPS at Home
2023
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2023Home .897 69 7 5 12 0 .266 .319 .578
Since 2023Away .671 92 6 1 7 0 .235 .283 .388
2025Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025Away 3.050 5 2 1 4 0 .750 .800 2.250
2024Home .897 69 7 5 12 0 .266 .319 .578
2024Away .549 87 4 0 3 0 .210 .253 .296
2023Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Stat Review
How does Kyle Manzardo 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
1.00
 
BB Rate
20.0%
 
K Rate
20.0%
 
BABIP
1.000
 
ISO
1.500
 
AVG
.750
 
OBP
.800
 
SLG
2.250
 
OPS
3.050
 
wOBA
1.136
 
Exit Velocity
0.0 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
100.0%
 
Barrels/PA
0.0%
 
Expected BA
.000
 
Expected SLG
.000
 
Sprint Speed
0.0 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
0.0%
 
Line Drive %
66.7%
 
Fly Ball %
33.3%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2024
2023
It was a roller coaster of a 2023 season for Manzardo, but the dust has settled and he has a chance to compete for a spot in Cleveland's Opening Day lineup. The 23-year-old first baseman/designated hitter came into the year widely considered one of the best pure hitters in the minors. He set new career exit velocity highs (112 mph), but through his first 73 games Manzardo logged an unlucky .238/.342/.442 line that was below average (95 wRC+) in the International League. He was dealing with an off-field issue related to the health of a family member, so his mind understandably may not have always been on baseball. Manzardo, who missed time in the middle of the season with a shoulder injury, was traded at the deadline from the Rays to the Guardians in exchange for Aaron Civale. It was a positive move for his fantasy value, as he pretty clearly profiles as Josh Naylor's long-term 1B/DH counterpart, whereas Tampa Bay is still crowded. Manzardo mashed after the trade (six home runs, .333 ISO, 15.2 K%) in 21 games at Triple-A and also slugged over .500 in the Arizona Fall League. As things stand, Manzardo figures to compete for the big-league roster this spring. He is traditionally much better against righties than lefties, so whenever he makes his big-league debut, it could be on the strong side of a platoon.
Known as one of the best pure college hitters in the 2021 draft, Manzardo was a nice FYPD sleeper for dynasty, but he was available for the Rays in the second round due to his defensive limitations (first base and DH only) and perceived lack of impact power. The hit tool was even better than advertised - he projects as a 70-grade hitter - and the power appears to be well ahead of where public scouts thought it would be. Manzardo logged a 33.5 Hard%, .328/.427/.619 slash line, 16.4 K%, 14.9 BB% and 22 home runs in 93 games between High-A and Double-A. He has garnered some Vinnie Pasquantino comps, but Manzardo was two years younger than Pasquantino when he laid waste to those levels of the minors, and is therefore a more well-regarded prospect at the same stage of development. The pesky Rays are rightfully not to be trusted when it comes to projecting regular playing time for young players, but Manzardo is unequivocally the best hitter to come through this system since Wander Franco, so he could be the exception to the rule. The lefty-hitting Manzardo doesn't have to be added to the 40-man roster in 2023, so he would really have to kick the door down in order to debut this season. He had an .819 OPS against same-handed pitching, so while a platoon is possible, it isn't guaranteed.
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Good to go Sunday
DHCleveland Guardians
March 23, 2025
Manzardo (shoulder) is starting at first base and batting third in Sunday's spring game against the Reds.
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Dealing with shoulder inflammation
DHCleveland Guardians
Shoulder
March 21, 2025
Manzardo was scratched from Friday's Cactus League lineup due to left shoulder inflammation, SI.com reports.
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Clubs third spring homer
DHCleveland Guardians
March 16, 2025
Manzardo went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run in Saturday's spring game against the Royals.
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Swats first spring homer
DHCleveland Guardians
February 24, 2025
Manzardo started at designated hitter and went 1-for-2 with a two-run home run in Monday's spring game against the Diamondbacks.
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Absent from Game 5 lineup
DHCleveland Guardians
October 19, 2024
Manzardo isn't in the lineup for Game 5 of the ALCS against the Yankees, Zack Meisel of The Athletic reports.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Chance for MLB debut soon?
DHCleveland Guardians
May 5, 2024
Manzardo could soon be called up by the Guardians if Steven Kwan's hamstring injury requires a stint on the injured list, reports Zack Meisel of The Athletic.
ANALYSIS
Cleveland is awaiting the results of an MRI for Kwan, who exited Saturday's game against the Angels with hamstring tightness. Manzardo is one of the organization's top prospects and is off to a hot start at Triple-A Columbus this season with nine homers and a 1.017 OPS through 29 games.
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