Tyler Black

Tyler Black

24-Year-Old DHDH
Milwaukee Brewers
2025 Fantasy Outlook
The 24-year-old is one of Milwaukee's top prospects and received his first taste of the majors in 2024, though he didn't do much in limited action with a .204/.316/.245 slash line and 29.8 percent strikeout rate in 18 contests. Black was plenty productive at Triple-A Nashville, however, and finished with 15 home runs, 20 stolen bases and an .805 OPS in just 103 games. Defensive limitations restrict his path to playing time in the big leagues, especially with Rhys Hoskins and Christian Yelich poised to get a lot of work at first base and designated hitter, respectively. Milwaukee potentially has an infield opening at third base following the departure of Willy Adames (with Joey Ortiz expected to slide to shortstop), but it's unclear if Milwaukee is willing to give Black significant run at the hot corner. Assuming he'll primarily be used at first base and designated hitter, the Brewers would likely need to make a trade or deal with some injuries in order for Black to receive a regular shot at playing time in 2025. Hoskins could also fall into a lesser role as the season unfolds if he's unable to improve upon a career-low .722 OPS. Read Past Outlooks
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Signed a one-year contract with the Brewers in March of 2025.
Called up Sunday
DHMilwaukee Brewers
July 20, 2025
The Brewers called up Black from Triple-A Nashville on Sunday.
Analysis
Black fractured the hamate bone in his right hand in late March and missed over six weeks of action. He's largely struggled in 24 contests with Nashville since returning in mid-May, posting a .191/.301/.303 slash line, but he has produced five stolen bases, two homers and 17 RBI. Black's first big-league opportunity in 2025 comes as a result of Jake Bauers landing on the 10-day IL on Sunday due to a shoulder injury.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
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#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
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#9
1
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2023
 
 
+20%
OPS vs LHP
2025
 
 
-100%
OPS vs RHP
2024
 
 
+34%
OPS vs LHP
2023
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2023vs Left .714 7 1 0 0 0 .286 .286 .429
Since 2023vs Right .595 56 4 0 3 3 .213 .339 .255
2025vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025vs Right 1.100 6 1 0 1 0 .400 .500 .600
2024vs Left .714 7 1 0 0 0 .286 .286 .429
2024vs Right .534 50 3 0 2 3 .190 .320 .214
2023vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2023
 
 
+2%
OPS on Road
2025
 
 
-100%
OPS on Road
2024
 
 
+13%
OPS at Home
2023
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2023Home .602 21 3 0 1 0 .211 .286 .316
Since 2023Away .614 42 2 0 2 3 .229 .357 .257
2025Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025Away 1.100 6 1 0 1 0 .400 .500 .600
2024Home .602 21 3 0 1 0 .211 .286 .316
2024Away .533 36 1 0 1 3 .200 .333 .200
2023Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Stat Review
How does Tyler Black 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.
  • BB/K
    Walk to strikeout ratio
  • BB Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a walk.
  • K Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a strikeout.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many of a batter’s balls in play go for hits.
  • ISO
    Isolated Power. Slugging percentage minus batting average. A computation used to measure a batter's raw power.
  • AVG
    Batting average. Hits divided by at bats.
  • OBP
    On Base Percentage. A measure of how often a batters reaches base. Roughly equal to number of times on base divided by plate appearances.
  • SLG
    Slugging Percentage. A measure of the batting productivity of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at bats.
  • OPS
    On base plus slugging. THe sum of a batter's on-base percentage and slugging percentage.
  • wOBA
    Weighted on-base average. Measures a player's overall offensive contributions per plate appearance. wOBA combines all the different aspects of hitting into one metric, weighting each of them in proportion to their actual run value.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Hard Hit Rate
    A measure of contact quality from Sports Info Solutions. This stat explains what percentage of batted balls were hit hard vs. medium or soft.
  • Barrels/PA
    The percentage of plate appearances where a batter had a batted ball classified as a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Expected BA
    Expected Batting Average.
  • Expected SLG
    Expected Slugging Percentage.
  • Sprint Speed
    The speed of a runner from home to first, in feet per second.
  • Ground Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are on the ground.
  • Line Drive %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are line drives.
  • Fly Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are fly balls.
BB/K
1.00
 
BB Rate
16.7%
 
K Rate
16.7%
 
BABIP
.500
 
ISO
.200
 
AVG
.400
 
OBP
.500
 
SLG
.600
 
OPS
1.100
 
wOBA
.475
 
Exit Velocity
85.1 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
0.0%
 
Barrels/PA
0.0%
 
Expected BA
.222
 
Expected SLG
.259
 
Sprint Speed
0.0 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
50.0%
 
Line Drive %
25.0%
 
Fly Ball %
25.0%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2024
2023
Black has been a top-400 prospect since he was drafted with the 33rd overall pick in 2021 and he fully broke out last year across Double-A and Triple-A. The second baseman turned outfielder turned third baseman reached new heights as a stolen-base threat, swiping 55 bases on 67 attempts (82.1% success rate) in 123 games. He also unlocked a new level as a slugger, at least against righties, posting an ISO over .200 and a SLG over .500 at both stops. Scouting reports and hard-hit metrics suggest Black's game power will be capped at around 15-20 homers in the majors, but he has a good enough eye at the plate that he should get the most of his fringe-average raw power. He is a plus runner with good instincts, but dynasty and redraft managers shouldn't expect anything close to the 55 steals he logged last season in the minors. Perhaps he could steal 30 bases if he gets everyday at-bats and meets expectations as an on-base threat (career .415 OBP in the minors). It's going to be tricky for Milwaukee to find a defensive home for Black, as he is a below-average defender everywhere and may just need to be hidden at first base and designated hitter. He could also sit against lefties, against whom his power and plate skills are less impressive. As of November, no third-base eligible Brewer had a higher NFBC ADP than Black, despite the fact he hasn't debuted yet.
After playing just 26 games in 2021, Black took a beating in 2022, as he played only 64 games at High-A due to a fractured scapula and his Arizona Fall League season was cut short due to a broken thumb. Along the way, Black showcased an elite eye at the plate and above-average speed on the bases. The lefty hitter saw the most time at second base and center field last season, and his below-average arm limits his defensive versatility. He hit .280 with an OBP north of .400 and 17 steals on 24 attempts across 81 games at High-A and the AFL, but his line-drive swing produced just five home runs. Black turns 23 in July and will be making his Double-A debut this season, so he needs to either get good enough in the field to play every day as a Kolten Wong caliber hitter who sits against some lefties, or he needs to adjust his launch angle (48.7 GB%) to access 20-homer power.
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Makes season debut at Triple-A
DHMilwaukee Brewers
June 12, 2025
Black (hand) was reinstated from Triple-A Nashville's 7-day injured list Wednesday and went 0-for-3 with a walk and an RBI while playing eight innings in left field in a 5-2 loss to Norfolk.
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Closing in on 2025 Triple-A debut
DHMilwaukee Brewers
Hand
May 24, 2025
Black (hand) has made six appearances in the rookie-level Arizona Complex League during his rehab assignment, going 7-for-18 with two doubles, one triple, four walks, three RBI and three runs.
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Rehabbing in Arizona
DHMilwaukee Brewers
Hand
May 21, 2025
Black (hand) began a rehab assignment in the rookie-level Arizona Complex League last Thursday and has slashed .455/.571/.818 over 14 plate appearances through his first four games.
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Out 6-to-8 weeks with hand fracture
DHMilwaukee Brewers
Hand
March 28, 2025
Black will be sidelined 6-to-8 weeks after suffering a fractured right hamate bone, Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
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Optioned to Nashville
DHMilwaukee Brewers
March 22, 2025
The Brewers optioned Black to Triple-A Nashville on Saturday.
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Could get early call-up in '24
DHMilwaukee Brewers
October 10, 2023
Brewers general manager Matt Arnold said Tuesday that Black could be considered for an early-season call-up in 2024, Todd Rosiak of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
Analysis
Black, the 33rd overall selection in the 2021 MLB First-Year Player Draft, posted a shiny .284/.417/.513 batting line with 18 home runs and 55 stolen bases in 123 games this season between Double-A Biloxi and Triple-A Nashville while making 97 starts at third base and 16 starts at first base. Those two positions represent significant areas of need for Milwaukee, pending any offseason moves, and Black sure looks like an intriguing internal option with considerable multi-category fantasy upside.
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