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Injury Ribs
2025 Stats
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.356
HR
3
RBI
13
R
14
SB
3
Rest-of-Season Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
After a flexor tendon issue limited him to just 95 games in 2023, Donovan stayed healthy in 2024, reaching career highs in games (153) and plate appearances (652). That helped lead to career bests in home runs, RBI and runs, too, although the 28-year-old's .759 OPS and 115 wRC+ were both low-water marks. It was due mainly to Donovan's walk rate falling for the second year in a row down to 7.2 percent, which is below average and a far cry from the 12.8 percent mark he had as a rookie. He still had a solid .342 OBP thanks to an elite contact rate keeping his average up, but the Cardinals moved away from Donovan as their regular leadoff man in June and Masyn Winn grabbed that gig. Because he's not a standout in any statistical category, Donovan really needs a prime spot in the batting order to elevate his standing in fantasy leagues. Read Past Outlooks
Held out again Wednesday
Donovan (rib) remains out of the lineup for Wednesday's game in Atlanta.
ANALYSIS
Donovan had a rib pop out of place Tuesday morning and will now sit out a second straight game. He is not expected to need a stint on the injured list and could be available to pinch hit Wednesday, per John Denton of MLB.com. Nolan Gorman will handle second base and bat third in Wednesday's series finale.
Donovan had a rib pop out of place Tuesday morning and will now sit out a second straight game. He is not expected to need a stint on the injured list and could be available to pinch hit Wednesday, per John Denton of MLB.com. Nolan Gorman will handle second base and bat third in Wednesday's series finale.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2023
+26%
OPS vs RHP
2025
+38%
OPS vs RHP
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .654 | 283 | 1 | 19 | .253 | ||||
| Since 2023vs Right | .827 | 838 | 27 | 101 | .298 | ||||
| 2025vs Left | .724 | 26 | 1 | 2 | .250 | ||||
| 2025vs Right | .998 | 72 | 2 | 11 | .394 | ||||
| 2024vs Left | .671 | 194 | 0 | 16 | .259 | ||||
| 2024vs Right | .797 | 458 | 14 | 57 | .286 | ||||
| 2023vs Left | .570 | 63 | 0 | 1 | .236 | ||||
| 2023vs Right | .831 | 308 | 11 | 33 | .294 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2023
+3%
OPS at Home
2025
+52%
OPS on Road
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023Home | .793 | 557 | 15 | 64 | .284 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | .773 | 564 | 13 | 56 | .290 | ||||
| 2025Home | .744 | 52 | 1 | 4 | .292 | ||||
| 2025Away | 1.133 | 46 | 2 | 9 | .429 | ||||
| 2024Home | .789 | 314 | 7 | 38 | .288 | ||||
| 2024Away | .731 | 338 | 7 | 35 | .268 | ||||
| 2023Home | .813 | 191 | 7 | 22 | .275 | ||||
| 2023Away | .760 | 180 | 4 | 12 | .294 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Brendan Donovan 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
0.42BB Rate
5.1%K Rate
12.2%BABIP
.382ISO
.178AVG
.356OBP
.392SLG
.533OPS
.925wOBA
.401Exit Velocity
89.6 mphHard Hit Rate
36.3%Barrels/PA
7.1%Expected BA
.364Expected SLG
.575Sprint Speed
24.0 ft/secGround Ball %
44.3%Line Drive %
25.3%Fly Ball %
30.4%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Donovan worked last offseason on tweaking his setup at the plate, standing more upright while attempting to pull the ball in the air more often. It seemed to mostly work, as he upped his flyball rate from 23.6 percent to 30.3 percent and his pull rate from 35.5 percent to 41.3 percent. The result was Donovan more than doubling his home run total, but unfortunately he played only 95 games before needing season-ending flexor tendon surgery. The new, more aggressive approach meant fewer walks for Donovan, but because he remained elite at making contact and also hit the ball harder, he boasted an xBA in the 91st percentile. Donovan is expected to recover from elbow surgery in time for Opening Day and seems like a good bet to hit either first or second in the Cardinals' lineup.
More Fantasy News
Unavailable due to rib issue
Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said that Donovan is unavailable Tuesday after a rib popped out of place earlier in the day, John Denton of MLB.com reports.
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Getting day off Tuesday
Donovan is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game in Atlanta, John Denton of MLB.com reports.
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Extends hitting streak to 14 games
Donovan went 2-for-4 with a home run and three runs scored in Friday's loss to the Mets.
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Perfect at plate in victory
Donovan went 4-for-4 with a double, two runs and an RBI in Monday's 8-3 win over Houston.
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Doubles twice in loss
Donovan went 3-for-4 with two doubles, two RBI, a run scored and a walk in the second game of Sunday's doubleheader against Boston. He went 1-for-2 with a run scored in Game 1.
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No long-term future in St. Louis?
According to Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, any Cardinals player that has gone to an arbitration hearing in the past 30 years hasn't remained with the club long term, which could indicate that Donovan's time with the team is limited after losing his arbitration case in mid-February.
ANALYSIS
The club's history with arbitration hearings certainly doesn't predict the future, but it's still worth keeping in mind after the two sides also failed to come to terms on a contract extension. Donovan will make $2.85 million in 2025 and has two more years of arbitration eligibility. He played in a career-high 153 games last season and had a .278/.342/.417 slash line with 14 home runs, five steals, 73 RBI and 65 runs scored.
The club's history with arbitration hearings certainly doesn't predict the future, but it's still worth keeping in mind after the two sides also failed to come to terms on a contract extension. Donovan will make $2.85 million in 2025 and has two more years of arbitration eligibility. He played in a career-high 153 games last season and had a .278/.342/.417 slash line with 14 home runs, five steals, 73 RBI and 65 runs scored.