Austin Riley Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 3" / 240 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 4/2/1997 (27)
- Experience
- 5
- College
- None
Austin Riley Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Austin Riley News
Atlanta Braves third baseman Austin Riley (side) remains sidelined for Friday's series opener against the visiting San Diego Padres. Zack Short will make yet another start at the hot corner in Atlanta and will hit in the nine-hole versus Padres right-hander Matt Waldron. Riley is missing his fourth straight game after being pulled from Sunday's game early against the New York Mets with a left-side issue. The 27-year-old's MRI exam earlier this week showed only inflammation, so there's still hope he can avoid a trip to the injured list. Still, if Riley cannot play at all in the weekend series against the Padres, things could change. Since joining the Braves, Short has gone 4-for-10 with two doubles and two RBI in just four games, but he's hitting .192 (5-for-26) on the year as a whole and is a career .175 hitter in 193 big-league games. Avoid him in DFS.
Atlanta Braves third baseman Austin Riley (side) remains out of action on Wednesday for the series finale against the visiting Chicago Cubs. Zack Short will continue to start at the hot corner for Atlanta and will bat ninth against Cubs right-hander Javier Assad. This will be the third straight game that Riley has missed after leaving Sunday's loss to the New York Mets with left-side inflammation. It's a day-to-day situation for the 27-year-old from now, and he could be back in the team's starting lineup on Friday for the series opener against the visiting San Diego Padres with a scheduled off day coming on Friday. Short is a light-hitting infielder that should be avoided in fantasy formats, especially hitting at the bottom of the order. The 28-year-old has gone 3-for-22 (.136) this year with no homers, one RBI and one stolen base.
Atlanta Braves third baseman Austin Riley (side) is not in the team's starting lineup on Tuesday against the visiting Chicago Cubs. In his place yet again, Zack Short will start at third and will hit ninth for the Braves against Cubs right-hander Jameson Taillon. The 27-year-old will be missing his second straight game, but the good news is an MRI exam on Monday showed only inflammation in his side after he was forced from Sunday night's loss to the New York Mets early. The Braves will be off on Thursday, so Riley could be held out until Friday for the start of a series against the visiting San Diego Padres. When healthy and in the lineup, Riley is a must-start in all fantasy formats in the strong Braves' lineup. He should be considered day-to-day for now.
Batting Order
1 | Ronald Acuña Jr. |
2 | Ozzie Albies |
3 | Marcell Ozuna |
4 | Matt Olson |
5 | Travis d'Arnaud |
6 | Michael Harris II |
7 | Orlando Arcia |
8 | Jarred Kelenic |
9 | Zack Short |
Austin Riley Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
1 | Ronald Acuña Jr. |
2 | Ozzie Albies |
3 | Marcell Ozuna |
4 | Matt Olson |
5 | Travis d'Arnaud |
6 | Michael Harris II |
7 | Orlando Arcia |
8 | Jarred Kelenic |
9 | Zack Short |
The past three seasons look a lot alike for the Atlanta Braves third baseman Austin Riley. The durable power hitter has played 160-159-159 games the last three seasons, and he's produced 179-168-179 hits during that stretch. His BB totals were 52-57-59, while his K totals were 168-168-172. The 2x All-Star hit between 33 and 38 HR and drove in 93 to 107 runs. Other stats, like xBA, WOBA, Contact%, and SwStr%, also had little variance. The one category that spiked was runs scored, from 90 in '22 to 117 in '23; the one category he won't produce for you is SB, with a career-high three swipes last season. So, it is no surprise that his FGDC projection for 2024 looks similar: .275-36-112-99-3 with a WOBA of .366 and wRC+ of 129. The only third baseman drafted ahead of him is Jose Ramirez, who collected 28 SB in '23. Other options going around him at his NFBC ADP of 21 (RotoBaller rank of 20), such as Yordan Alvarez and Corey Seager, offer potentially more explosive power output numbers but have availability concerns (131 GP on average for Alvarez's last three seasons, 122 GP for Seager). If consistent, reliable fantasy production is what you're looking for, Riley is your man.