Kyle Stowers: Up-And-Coming Dynasty Player

Welcome back, friends.  This week I am going to dazzle you with why you should consider Kyle Stowers as an Up-and-Coming Dynasty Player.

The Marlins outfielder is off to a great start this season as he has 10 homers and 29 RBI entering Friday’s games. The start of his MLB career started slowly with the Baltimore Orioles. But since joining the Marlins at the trade deadline last season, he has been a steady performer, hitting 12 homers with 44 RBI in 90 games.

Let’s dive in and take a look at Kyle Stowers.

Career Statistics

A Stanford Man

After going undrafted out of high school, Kyle Stowers went to Stanford and became a standout player for the Cardinals after playing sparingly his freshman season, in which he appeared in only 19 games and had 39 at-bats (.103/.182/.205 slash line).

As a sophomore, he appeared in 58 games and slashed .286/.383/.510 with 10 homers, 42 RBI, and six steals. His junior season saw him slash .303/.369/.523 with nine home runs, 39 RBI, and 13 steals. Not only did he have a much better slash line, his strikeout rate dropped from 20.6% to 12.4%.

Hot Start as a Pro

Eligible to be drafted in 2019, the Orioles snagged Stowers in the second round with the 71st overall pick. Covid wiped out the 2020 season, but Stowers obviously worked on his game during that time. In 2021, he played at three different levels in the Baltimore system. By the end of the year, he slashed .278/.383/.514 and smashed 27 homers and drove in 85 runs. The following season, he started the year in Triple-A and hit 19 homers with 78 RBI in 95 games before being recalled by the Orioles for two games in June and then sticking with the team from August 19 through the end of the season.

After getting some chances with the Orioles, he was traded to Miami along with Connor Norby on July 30 of last season for pitcher Trevor Rogers. Given a chance to play every day in Miami, Stowers has taken advantage of his opportunity and shined this season,

The Tools

• Hit

Kyle Stowers is not going to hit for a high average, at least if his past is a prologue about his future. Right now, he is slashing .300/.375/.571. But in college, he had a career slash line of .276/.360/.490, and in 407 minor league games, he has a .260/.356/.514 slash line. Looking at those numbers, I would be happy if he settles in as a .260-.275 hitter with a .330-350 OBP.

The problem Stowers has at the plate is his strikeouts. He has a bit of a long swing, leading to swing-and-miss at the plate. With the Orioles and Marlins, his career strikeout rate is 32.3%, way above the MLB average of 22.5%. In 2023 and then 2024, his strikeout rate was 35.4% and 36.4%. The good news is that his strikeout rate is down this season. However, it currently sits at 29%.

For Stowers to become a real .300 hitter, he is going to have to cut down on those strikeouts.

• Power

The reason you want Kyle Stowers on your team is that he possesses great raw power. It never really showed up while at Stanford, but it has been on full display as a professional. I won’t go into where he ranks in all of the power categories – you can see for yourself in the graph above. There are a lot of beautiful red bars in that graphic.

I will dive into the numbers a bit, however. His career Average EV is 90.6 mph, and his career Hard-Hit% is 49.3%. So what you see above is not out of the norm compared to past seasons in the majors.

One of the big improvements he has made is increasing his fly ball rate. His career fly ball rate is 24.7%. This year it is currently at 28%. With the ball in the air more often, his hard hit balls are now leading to home runs and not hard ground balls for singles or outs.

• Speed

Kyle Stowers has racked up some steals while in the minors, but overall, he is average – at best – on the basepaths. He might steal a base here and there, but he is not a base stealer.

The Verdict

Is Kyle Stowers a sure-fire dynasty player? I say “wait-and-see.” Right now, go and grab him. He is only rostered in 59% of Yahoo leagues and 33% of ESPN leagues. As for 2026 and beyond? I think Stowers should be a valuable player after this season, but before I make that a 100% proclamation, I want to see if the success he has had through the first month and a half of the season is real or a mirage.

Like many people, I can jump on the bandwagon of a player (right now, Kameron Misner is not making me look good). Stowers could just be having a hot start to the season. For example, he slashed .323/.396/.510 during March/April. So far in May, that slash line is at .250/.327/.705. But notice that slugging percentage. It was great at .510, and this month it is sitting at .705 thanks to six homers.

Stowers may not keep up the high batting average and OBP, but I fully expect him to keep slugging. The power has always been there, and the power is why you should want him on your team.

Thanks for reading, and come back again next week.