Drew Waters

Drew Waters Fantasy Stats

#6 RF  |  Kansas City Royals
Healthy

Height / Weight 6'1"  /  185 lbs.
Date of Birth (Age) Dec 30, 1998 (25)
Experience 3 seasons
College None

Season Stats

SEASON TEAM POS GP AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS FPTS
2022KCCF3296142361518124000.240.324.479.803209.0
2023KCCF98302406911583227107165.228.300.377.677598.0
2024KCRF7162310012600.188.316.250.56623.0
Career 137 414 56 95 18 6 13 51 41 153 16 5 .229 .306 .396 .702 830.0

Game Log

TEAM OPP POS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS FPTS
Jun 11, 2024 KCNYYRF40000000200.000.000.000.0000.0
Jun 13, 2024 KCNYYRF101000000001.0001.0001.0002.0003.0
Jun 14, 2024 KCLADRF30000000000.000.000.000.0000.0
Jul 20, 2024 KCCHWLF30000000200.000.000.000.0000.0
Jul 21, 2024 KCCHWPR01000000000.000.000.000.0002.0
Jul 22, 2024 KCARILF31100001100.333.500.333.8337.0
Jul 24, 2024 KCARILF20110011100.500.7501.0001.75011.0
Last 7 16 2 3 1 0 0 1 2 6 0 0 .188 .316 .250 .566 23.0

Royals Depth Chart

C

Freddy Fermin

Salvador Perez

MJ Melendez

1B

Vinnie Pasquantino

Salvador Perez

Yuli Gurriel

2B

Michael Massey

Adam Frazier

Maikel Garcia

Garrett Hampson

SS

Bobby Witt Jr.

Maikel Garcia

Paul DeJong

3B

Paul DeJong

Maikel Garcia

Adam Frazier

LF

MJ Melendez

Dairon Blanco

Tommy Pham

Garrett Hampson

Adam Frazier

CF

Kyle Isbel

Garrett Hampson

Dairon Blanco

RF

Tommy Pham

Hunter Renfroe

Adam Frazier

Dairon Blanco

SP

Cole Ragans

Seth Lugo

Michael Wacha

Brady Singer

Michael Lorenzen

RP

Angel Zerpa

John Schreiber

Sam Long

Drew Waters News

Drew Waters  • RF  •  Royals

Royals To Promote Drew Waters

The Kansas City Royals will recall outfielder Drew Waters when they start the second half of the season on Friday. Waters will take the place of catcher/outfielder MJ Melendez (ankle) who was placed on the 10-day injured list with a left ankle sprain. The 25-year-old was once a highly touted prospect when he came up with the Atlanta Braves, but it hasn't translated when he has gotten big-league time with the Royals over the past few seasons. For Triple-A Omaha, Waters has hit .273 with 10 homers, 44 RBI and 11 stolen bases. With the Royals, Waters is expected to serve as outfield depth and can remain on the waiver wire for now.
Jul 19   
Drew Waters  • RF  •  Royals

Drew Waters Activated And Making Season Debut

The Kansas City Royals reinstated outfield prospect Drew Waters (back, oblique) from the 10-day injured list on Friday and optioned infielder/outfielder Nate Eaton to Triple-A Omaha in a corresponding move. Waters is starting in center field and batting ninth on Friday against Washington Nationals left-hander Patrick Corbin in his 2023 debut. The 24-year-old is the team's No. 6 prospect, per MLB Pipeline, and he hit .327 with two home runs and two steals in 13 minor-league rehab games for Omaha before being activated. In his first 32 big-league games in 2022, Waters hit .240 (23-for-96) with six doubles, a triple, five home runs and 18 RBI. KC figures to give him regular playing time in center field moving forward, so he's worth a waiver-wire pickup in deep-mixed leagues if you need more outfield help.
May 26, 2023   
Drew Waters  • RF  •  Royals

Drew Waters Out For Six Weeks

Kansas City Royals outfielder Drew Waters (oblique) will reportedly be out six weeks with a left oblique strain, per a tweet from MLB.com's Anne Rogers on Tuesday. Acquired last July via a trade with Atlanta, Waters hit .240 with a .324 on-base percentage and five home runs in 109 plate appearances in the majors for Kansas City last season. The former second-round pick in 2017 also batted .269 with a .345 on-base percentage, 13 home runs and 18 stolen bases in 324 minor-league plate appearances last season.
Feb 21, 2023   
Drew Waters  • RF  •  Royals

Royals Call Up Drew Waters Monday

The Kansas City Royals recalled outfield prospect Drew Waters from Triple-A Omaha on Monday and optioned outfielder Nate Eaton in a corresponding move. Waters will make his major league debut on Monday and will start in right field and bat ninth against Chicago White Sox right-hander Michael Kopech. The 23-year-old is the Royals' No. 9 prospect, per MLB Pipeline, and he was acquired from the Atlanta Braves in July. In 31 games for Omaha, he hit .295/.399/.541 with a .940 OPS, seven home runs, 17 RBI, 29 runs scored and 13 stolen bases. Waters is a switch-hitter with plenty of raw power, but he does have some swing and miss to his game, although he made strides to cut down on his strikeout rate the last two years. He should at least be in the short side of a platoon in the outfield in KC in his first taste of the big leagues.
Aug 22, 2022   
Drew Waters  • RF  •  Braves

Drew Waters Heating Up For Triple-A Gwinnett

Atlanta Braves outfield prospect Drew Waters has heated up with 10 hits over his last 35 at-bats for Triple-A Gwinnett. Although he hasn't shown much power in the span, he is hitting a respectable .288 with two home runs and seven RBI in the regular season for Gwinnett. The speedy outfielder is one of the Braves top prospects, but figures to be a better real-life prospect than fantasy prospect due to his lack of power. The 23-year-old offers plenty of speed on the base paths and is a plus defender, but is unlikely to make a significant impact in the fantasy community. Already on the 40-man roster, Waters has a chance to get a taste of the big leagues in 2022, but he is more of a wait-and-see prospect than one that managers will have to rush to the waiver wire to scoop up.
Jun 1, 2022   
Drew Waters  • RF  •  Braves

Drew Waters Goes 3-for-5 At Triple-A

It's been a quiet season so far for Atlanta Braves prospect Drew Waters but he upped his game on Tuesday with a 3-for-5 performance at Triple-A. He also added his first multi-homer game of the year when he cleared the fences twice. The outfield prospect was hitting just .188 on May 14 but he's since gone 5-for-9 to raise his season average to a more respectable mark of .268. Waters is filled with potential but his development has been hindered by an overly aggressive approach at the plate. His recent hot streak has coincided with a much improved BB-K of 3-1. Waters has the talent to be a Top 100 prospect but the 22-year-old isn't quite there yet.
May 19, 2021   
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