2025 Player Outlook
Donovan’s revamped swing has led to increased power numbers for the 28-year-old left-handed hitter, and he posted career highs last season in home runs (14), ISO (.140), launch angle (13.2), and fly ball rate (36.9%). He may not be a prototypical cleanup hitter, but that’s the role he’ll likely occupy to begin the 2025 season. All of his power came against RHP last season, but while it may not come with much thump behind it, he did hit southpaws at a.259 clip with an 89 wRC+. There are some questions with this St. Louis offense, but Donovan is guy who should reach 15 home runs for the first time in his career in 2025, while swiping 5-10 bags with a .275-ish batting average, all while carrying dual positional eligibility (2B/OF). Donovan will do a little bit of everything for your team, and he’s routinely drafted outside of the top 45-50 outfielders. Solid value here.
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Brendan Donovan went 4-for-4 and drove in a run in the Cardinals’ win Monday over the Astros.
All four hits were singles. That sees the 28-year-old’s batting average shoot up to .391. He’s also slugging .563 with seven extra-base hits, so he hasn’t been a dink-and-dunk hitter to procure that average. Donovan could be in for a breakout campaign, but it’s just as likely — if not more so — that there’s some regression coming soon. There’s regression coming either way, because no one is hitting .391 in 2025.
Brendan Donovan is out of the Cardinals lineup for the first game of Sunday’s doubleheader against the Red Sox.
It’s the first time this season that he’s sat. He’ll surely be back in there for the nightcap, but the recently recalled Thomas Saggese will get the nod against a lefty this afternoon.
Brendan Donovan went 3-for-5 with a homer and three RBI in Friday’s loss to the Red Sox.
Four hard-hit balls for Donovan today. He has two homers and four barrels in seven games. Over his first three seasons, he averaged a homer every 12 games and a barrel every seven games.
John Denton of MLB.com reports that Brendan Donovan lost his arbitration hearing against the Cardinals and will be paid $2.85 million in 2025.
Donovan and his camp filed at $3.3 million. There were earlier reports that the 28-year-old was nearing an extension with the Cardinals back in January, and it’s unknown how this will affect — if at all — that possibility.
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