2025 Player Outlook
Stephenson’s 19 home runs in 2024 were a career-high, and he also posted career bests in terms of average exit velocity (90.2 mph), and xSLG (.408). He hit more fly balls than past seasons, and he took advantage of his home park (.498 SLG, .223 ISO). While his numbers stayed strong in the second half of the season, his strikeout rate jumped to 29.1 percent, and if that leaks into 2025, that could be a hindrance to him staying above .250. He’s going to get a ton of ABs in Cincy between the DH and catcher spot, and with half of his games in Great American Ball Park, he’s a fine target with a .245-.255 average and 15ish long balls in 2025.
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Tyler Stephenson (oblique) has been cleared to ramp up baseball activities.
Stephenson is working his way back from an oblique strain that he suffered during the late stages of spring training and remains a couple weeks away from returning to Cincinnati’s lineup. He’s making steady progress and it’s possible he’s ready to make his season debut before the end of April.
Tyler Stephenson (oblique) will undergo a follow-up MRI on April 7.
Stephenson suffered a low-grade oblique strain back in mid-March. There should be a clearer estimate for his return timeline following his next round of imaging. Barring something unexpected, he should return to Cincinnati’s lineup by the end of April.
Reds placed C Tyler Stephenson on the 10-day injured list with an oblique strain.
Stephenson has no timetable for a return, but it’s been known since the middle of March he would open the season on the IL. The Reds also placed Alexis Diaz (hamstring) and Andrew Abbott (shoulder) on the 15-day injured list along with Austin Hays (calf), so they’ll be shorthanded to open the 2025 campaign.
The Reds will place Tyler Stephenson on the 10-day injured list to open the 2025 season with a low-grade oblique strain.
An MRI taken Thursday confirmed the strain. The Reds may wait until closer to Opening Day to make the roster move, but Stephenson will miss at least the first week-plus of the regular season because of the strain. With the 28-year-old out of action, Jose Trevino will all but assuredly be the starting backstop to begin the campaign.
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