Nick Loftin

Nick Loftin

26-Year-Old First Baseman1B
Kansas City Royals
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Loftin had an .803 OPS in his first taste of the majors in 19 games in 2023, but struggled last season with a .518 OPS in 57 games. He still hit .302 with a .857 OPS at Triple-A last season. He can play several positions in the infield and outfield (he played second base Saturday) which will have him in the mix for a utility role this spring. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a one-year contract with the Royals in March of 2025.
Activated from IL
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August 1, 2025
The Royals activated Loftin (concussion) from the 7-day injured list Friday.
Analysis
Loftin is not in the lineup for Friday's series opener in Toronto. The 26-year-old utility man has slashed .216/.254/.378 with three home runs, 13 RBI, 12 runs scored, one stolen base and a 4:18 BB:K across 118 plate appearances this season. Loftin figures to lose playing time after the Royals' acquisitions of Randal Grichuk and Mike Yastrzemski.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
1
1
19
1
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
1
3
2
2
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2023
 
 
+26%
OPS vs LHP
2025
 
 
+5%
OPS vs LHP
2024
 
 
+23%
OPS vs LHP
2023
 
 
+62%
OPS vs LHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2023vs Left .710 113 14 2 17 1 .263 .336 .374
Since 2023vs Right .565 252 23 2 21 3 .205 .264 .301
2025vs Left .642 37 2 1 4 0 .229 .270 .371
2025vs Right .612 89 10 2 10 1 .205 .239 .373
2024vs Left .597 52 6 1 7 0 .222 .308 .289
2024vs Right .485 119 9 0 7 1 .175 .271 .214
2023vs Left 1.079 24 6 0 6 1 .421 .500 .579
2023vs Right .668 44 4 0 4 1 .279 .295 .372
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2023
 
 
+24%
OPS at Home
2025
 
 
+29%
OPS at Home
2024
 
 
+2%
OPS on Road
2023
 
 
+65%
OPS at Home
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2023Home .673 189 19 2 19 4 .239 .330 .344
Since 2023Away .543 176 18 2 19 0 .206 .240 .303
2025Home .703 62 5 2 9 1 .214 .274 .429
2025Away .545 64 7 1 5 0 .210 .222 .323
2024Home .512 89 8 0 5 1 .178 .307 .205
2024Away .523 82 7 1 9 0 .200 .256 .267
2023Home .974 38 6 0 5 2 .412 .474 .500
2023Away .590 30 4 0 5 0 .214 .233 .357
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Stat Review
How does Nick Loftin 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
0.22
 
BB Rate
3.2%
 
K Rate
14.5%
 
BABIP
.219
 
ISO
.155
 
AVG
.207
 
OBP
.244
 
SLG
.362
 
OPS
.606
 
wOBA
.265
 
Exit Velocity
89.0 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
32.0%
 
Barrels/PA
4.8%
 
Expected BA
.247
 
Expected SLG
.383
 
Sprint Speed
24.5 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
35.4%
 
Line Drive %
16.2%
 
Fly Ball %
48.5%
 
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2024 Fantasy Outlook
Loftin hit a productive, if unspectacular, 14 home runs with a .788 OPS at Triple-A last season. He then hit .323 with an .803 OPS over 68 plate appearances in his first big-league audition. His MLB numbers, especially fueled by a .392 BABIP, likely won't last over a longer sample. Loftin has played all around the infield in his minor-league career, so he could win a utility role with the Royals this spring. He has had low strikeout rates (13.1% K% at Triple-A) with strong walk rates (9.7% BB% at Triple-A), so he could maintain an above-average batting average.
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Out with concussion
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Concussion
July 23, 2025
The Royals placed Loftin on the 7-day injured list Wednesday due to a concussion.
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Out of Sunday's lineup
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July 20, 2025
Loftin is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins.
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Resting for series finale
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July 13, 2025
Loftin is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mets.
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Homers again Tuesday
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July 8, 2025
Loftin went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI in Tuesday's 4-3 win over the Pirates.
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Snaps homer drought
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July 7, 2025
Loftin went 2-for-4 with a solo home run during Monday's 9-3 win over the Pirates.
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