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Trade rumors surrounded Kepler for several seasons, but the Twins never ended up dealing the outfielder, instead holding him to free agency. Kepler fouled a ball off his right leg late in spring training last year and landed on the injured list with a bruised knee shortly thereafter. Left knee trouble cut his season short in September, and in between he slugged just .380, down more than 100 points from the year prior. Already 32 in February, Kepler may not stick as an everyday player as he's only been above league average at the plate in one of the past four seasons. However, Philadelphia signed him to a one-year, $10 million contact and he's expected to play left field (where he's never played in his career). He hit better against lefties last season than righties (.721 OPS vs. LHP) but has been much better against righties during his career. That could lead him to be part of a platoon in left field eventually. Read Past Outlooks

Back in lineup Tuesday
Kepler (back) will start in left field and bat third in Tuesday's Grapefruit League contest versus the Pirates, Scott Lauber of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
ANALYSIS
Kepler suffered a back injury Sunday, when he collided with the outfield wall while tracking a flyball. Though an immediate timeline for Kepler's return wasn't known after he suffered the injury, he apparently needed just one day of rest to move past the back issue. Kepler is in line to serve as the Phillies' primary left fielder in 2025.
Kepler suffered a back injury Sunday, when he collided with the outfield wall while tracking a flyball. Though an immediate timeline for Kepler's return wasn't known after he suffered the injury, he apparently needed just one day of rest to move past the back issue. Kepler is in line to serve as the Phillies' primary left fielder in 2025.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2023
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Since 2023vs Left | .742 | 182 | 6 | 19 | .262 | ||||
Since 2023vs Right | .762 | 712 | 26 | 89 | .256 | ||||
2025vs Left | 1.000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .333 | ||||
2025vs Right | 1.000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||||
2024vs Left | .720 | 82 | 2 | 10 | .273 | ||||
2024vs Right | .672 | 316 | 6 | 32 | .247 | ||||
2023vs Left | .751 | 97 | 4 | 9 | .250 | ||||
2023vs Right | .832 | 394 | 20 | 57 | .263 | ||||
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Since 2023Home | .829 | 448 | 18 | 64 | .287 | ||||
Since 2023Away | .685 | 446 | 14 | 44 | .227 | ||||
2025Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2025Away | 1.267 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .333 | ||||
2024Home | .761 | 218 | 6 | 30 | .282 | ||||
2024Away | .585 | 180 | 2 | 12 | .217 | ||||
2023Home | .895 | 230 | 12 | 34 | .291 | ||||
2023Away | .746 | 261 | 12 | 32 | .233 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Max Kepler 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.
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.530Exit Velocity
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.125Expected SLG
.150Sprint Speed
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100.0%Line Drive %
0.0%Fly Ball %
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Kepler had the second-best season of his career even though it looked like his time in Minnesota was coming to an end at the start of 2023. Coming off a subpar season, Kepler was rumored to be on the trade block all offseason. He then hit .232 with three home runs and a .771 OPS in April. Something changed in May, as he hit .263 with 21 home runs and a .823 OPS the rest of the season. He returned to hitting more fly balls (44.3% from 34.4% in 2022) but luck may have played a factor with a career-best .288 BABIP and second-highest 16.1% HR/RB rate. Still, Kepler has always had chronically low BABIP rates, so he could sustain a slight uptick. Kepler's success came despite a dip in his usual strong command at the plate. He had just a 9.2% walk rate and a career-low 21.6% strike out rate, which were likely offset by continued above-average power as his Max Exit Velocity was in the 89th percentile (per Baseball Savant). His .751 OPS against lefties continued a recent improvement against southpaws, which could keep his bat in the lineup more. While his defensive metrics took an uncharacteristic decline (-0.8 fWAR), he's still viewed by the team as a plus defender. He should reprise as the starting right fielder and could find an early age-30s power surge.
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No timetable for return
Kepler (back) does not have a timetable for his return to action, Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports.
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Back bruise prompts exit
Kepler was diagnosed with a lower-back contusion after being removed from Sunday's Grapefruit League game against the Orioles, Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports.
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Exits game after wall collision
Kepler (undisclosed) was removed from Sunday's game against the Orioles, Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports.
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Good to go for spring
Kepler (knee) faced live pitching Sunday and appears to be back to full health for spring training, Corey Seidman of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports.
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Lands one-year deal with Philly
Kepler (knee) agreed to a one-year, $10 million contract with the Phillies on Thursday, Matt Gelb of The Athletic reports.
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Cincinnati an option
Kepler is a potential free-agent fit with the Reds, Mark Sheldon of MLB.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Cincinnati is looking to supplement its offense and president of baseball operations Nick Krall said Monday that an upgrade would "most likely" come in the outfield rather than the infield. Kepler had a disappointing walk year with the Twins in slashing only .253/.302/.380 with eight homers in 105 contests. However, he hit 24 over the boards in 2023 and would see his fantasy stock rise if he were to play half his games at Great American Ball Park.
Cincinnati is looking to supplement its offense and president of baseball operations Nick Krall said Monday that an upgrade would "most likely" come in the outfield rather than the infield. Kepler had a disappointing walk year with the Twins in slashing only .253/.302/.380 with eight homers in 105 contests. However, he hit 24 over the boards in 2023 and would see his fantasy stock rise if he were to play half his games at Great American Ball Park.