2024 Stats
AVG
.383
HR
4
RBI
15
R
8
SB
3
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Cowser made his big-league debut in early-July, and while he played regularly for brief stretches, he never got going at the plate and was sent back to Triple-A in mid-August. From there, he helped lead the Norfolk Tides to the Triple-A National Championship, hitting a grand slam in the title game against the Dodgers' Triple-A affiliate. The No. 5 overall pick in 2021, Cowser seemingly mastered the highest level of the minors, slashing .300/.417/.520 with 17 home runs, nine steals, a 26.8 K% and a 16.0 BB% in 87 games. He had a 110-mph maxEV at Triple-A and a 105-mph 90th percentile exit velocity, so Cowser projects for at least average game pop (20-25 homers over a full prime season). He's an above-average runner with a plus arm, so he can play all three outfield spots as needed. Even when he was struggling in the majors, Cowser was walking almost 17 percent of the time, and he has never had a walk rate below 10 percent in pro ball, so he still has a chance to lead off long-term for this loaded young lineup. However, in the short term, he'll likely be in the bottom half while sitting against some lefties. Baltimore's trade activity this winter will dictate whether Cowser opens at Triple-A or in the majors. Read Past Outlooks
Picks up third steal
Cowser went 1-for-3 with a stolen base in Wednesday's 4-2 win over the Twins.
ANALYSIS
Cowser's power has come back down with no home runs over his last three games, but he's still hitting well, going 3-for-11 in that span. The outfielder is slashing .400/.429/.800 with four homers, three steals, 15 RBI, eight runs scored and six doubles over 49 plate appearances. Cowser's continued success will likely mean that Austin Hays remains in a bench role, though manager Brandon Hyde has had no trouble resting his other outfielders to keep Cowser in the lineup so far.
Cowser's power has come back down with no home runs over his last three games, but he's still hitting well, going 3-for-11 in that span. The outfielder is slashing .400/.429/.800 with four homers, three steals, 15 RBI, eight runs scored and six doubles over 49 plate appearances. Cowser's continued success will likely mean that Austin Hays remains in a bench role, though manager Brandon Hyde has had no trouble resting his other outfielders to keep Cowser in the lineup so far.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
+3%
OPS vs LHP
2024
+22%
OPS vs RHP
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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| Since 2022vs Left | .771 | 18 | 1 | 2 | .250 | ||||
| Since 2022vs Right | .749 | 110 | 3 | 17 | .228 | ||||
| 2024vs Left | 1.000 | 9 | 1 | 1 | .333 | ||||
| 2024vs Right | 1.218 | 42 | 3 | 14 | .395 | ||||
| 2023vs Left | .476 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .143 | ||||
| 2023vs Right | .428 | 68 | 0 | 3 | .111 | ||||
| 2022vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
+12%
OPS on Road
2024
+16%
OPS on Road
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| Since 2022Home | .711 | 62 | 2 | 5 | .222 | ||||
| Since 2022Away | .793 | 66 | 2 | 14 | .241 | ||||
| 2024Home | 1.109 | 31 | 2 | 5 | .379 | ||||
| 2024Away | 1.289 | 20 | 2 | 10 | .389 | ||||
| 2023Home | .266 | 31 | 0 | 0 | .040 | ||||
| 2023Away | .548 | 46 | 0 | 4 | .167 | ||||
| 2022Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Colton Cowser 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.
BB/K
0.19BB Rate
5.9%K Rate
31.4%BABIP
.500ISO
.383AVG
.383OBP
.412SLG
.766OPS
1.178wOBA
.494Exit Velocity
91.1 mphHard Hit Rate
40.6%Barrels/PA
9.8%Expected BA
.309Expected SLG
.582Sprint Speed
25.4 ft/secGround Ball %
46.9%Line Drive %
25.0%Fly Ball %
28.1%Prospect Rankings History
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Appears to be untouchable
Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com writes that Cowser "appears to be untouchable" in potential trade proposals.
ANALYSIS
It seems likely that the Orioles will trade one of their talented young position players this winter to free up certain logjams and perhaps bolster the pitching staff, but Cowser probably won't be made available in such scenarios. The 23-year-old slashed just .115/.286/.148 over his first 77 major-league plate appearances this season, but he registered a .937 OPS in 87 games with Triple-A Norfolk and can play all three outfield spots. He should be a consideration for the Opening Day roster in 2024.
It seems likely that the Orioles will trade one of their talented young position players this winter to free up certain logjams and perhaps bolster the pitching staff, but Cowser probably won't be made available in such scenarios. The 23-year-old slashed just .115/.286/.148 over his first 77 major-league plate appearances this season, but he registered a .937 OPS in 87 games with Triple-A Norfolk and can play all three outfield spots. He should be a consideration for the Opening Day roster in 2024.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
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The Orioles are going to be quite good, sooner than later, and Cowser has a chance to be their leadoff hitter. The No. 5 overall pick from 2021 started the year at High-A and finished the year at Triple-A, with his best run coming in 49 games at Double-A where he rode a .446 BABIP to a .341/.469/.568 slash line with 10 home runs, a 16.1 BB% and a 25.4 K%. In addition to being an on-base maven (career .422 OBP), Cowser has generally graded out as an above-average runner, but he only attempted three steals over the final 72 games after going 17-for-18 on stolen-base attempts in the first 65 games. That said, there's no reason he can't steal double-digit bases in the majors if he has the green light. Cowser's 19 home runs in 627 plate appearances accurately represents where his power projects. The main things to keep an eye on are his strikeouts and batting average. A 27.9 K% while walking 15% of the time and logging an .877 OPS isn't a death knell, but he hasn't proven yet that he will be a high-AVG hitter against top-end pitching. Cowser is a center fielder by trade, but he can also move to left, depending where the need is in Baltimore. He should debut this season.
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Homers again Sunday
Cowser went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Sunday's 6-4 win over the Brewers.
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Continues torrid run
Cowser went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, a double and a walk in Friday's 11-1 loss to the Brewers.
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Slugs first two career homers
Cowser went 3-for-5 with two home runs, a double and four total RBI in a 9-4 extra-inning win against the Red Sox on Thursday.
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One steal, two RBI in win
Cowser went 1-for-4 with two RBI, a walk, one stolen base and one run scored in Wednesday's 7-5 win over the Red Sox.
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Drives in four
Cowser went 2-for-4 with two doubles and four RBI in Tuesday's 7-1 win over the Red Sox.
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