Cincinnati Reds catcher Tyler Stephenson is getting the day off on Thursday for the first game of the series in San Diego. Tucker Barnhart will catch and bat seventh against Padres starter Joe Musgrove. This appears to be a routine day off for the rookie backstop who has forced his way into fantasy relevancy in deeper leagues. Barnhart is batting a solid .263 with strong plate discipline metrics and a .349 wOBA. He'll likely continue to cede some starts to Barnhart, but Stephenson is a ...

Cincinnati Reds catcher Tyler Stephenson went 1-for-3 with a homer, an RBI, two runs, and two walks in an 11-5 win over the Colorado Rockies on Friday. Stephenson swatted a solo homer off of starter Kyle Freeland in the fifth inning in the lopsided win. The rookie catcher has been solid at the plate this season, hitting .267 with four homers, 21 runs, and 17 RBI over 131 at-bats. He has shown a good eye at the plate thus far, ranking in the 70th percentile in walk rate and 86th percentile in ...

Cincinnati Reds catcher Tyler Stephenson went 2-for-4 with two doubles and three RBI in a 7-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday. Stephenson ripped an RBI double in the first inning and then added a two-run double in the fourth to give him eight two-baggers on the year. The rookie catcher is putting together a solid year, hitting .268 with three homers, 19 runs, and 16 RBI across 127 at-bats. He is worth a look in deeper fantasy leagues going forward and could wind up as a real ...

Cincinnati Reds catcher Tyler Stephenson went 1-for-4 with a two-run double in a 10-2 loss to the Chicago Cubs on Saturday. Stephenson's sixth-inning double brought home both Jesse Winker and Eugenio Suarez and would be the only offense the Reds would get on the afternoon. Stephenson's bat has been solid in his rookie year, with him hitting .260 with two homers, 12 runs, and 11 RBI across 100 at-bats. While he continues to play behind Tucker Barnhart at catcher, the team has been giving ...

Cincinnati Reds catcher Tyler Stephenson went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI in a 4-3 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday. Stephenson brought Nick Castellanos around to score with a single in the sixth inning. The rookie catcher has acclimated himself well in the majors, hitting .296 with two homers, 12 runs, and nine RBI across 81 at-bats. Stephenson has plenty of potential in his bat and, although he's struck behind Tucker Barnhart, has also been drawing the occasional start at ...

Cincinnati Reds catcher Tyler Stephenson went 1-for-2 with a pinch-hit two-run homer in a 13-8 loss to the Colorado Rockies on Thursday. Stephenson was not originally in the lineup but he pinch-hit for Ryan Hendrix in the eighth inning and launched a two-run shot off of reliever Lucas Gilbreath. Stephenson is hitting .305 with two homers, nine runs, and eight RBI in 59 at-bats this season. His bat has shown promise at the big league level but he remains behind starter Tucker Barnhart for ...

Cincinnati Reds catcher Tyler Stephenson went 2-for-4 with a double and two runs in a 10-inning, 8-5 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday. Stephenson has been swinging a hot bat to begin the year, hitting .385 with one homer, seven runs, and five RBI across 26 at-bats. While he continues to split playing time with veteran Tucker Barnhart, Stephenson is carving out some fantasy value of his own in deeper leagues and two-catcher formats. Keep an eye on the rookie's playing time as he ...

Cincinnati Reds catcher Tyler Stephenson had a nice day at the plate in a 12-1 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday. Stephenson went 3-for-4 with three runs and an RBI in the lopsided win. The young catcher has now made two starts behind the plate while taking a seat for veteran Tucker Barnhart on Saturday. Stephenson is off to a fast start, picking up four hits in seven at-bats. Barnhart homered on Saturday but Stephenson's bat has loads of potential if he can seize the lion's share of ...

Cincinnati Reds catcher Tyler Stephenson went 2-for-3 with two singles in a 7-1 Cactus League loss to the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday. Stephenson has put together a solid spring, hitting .282 with seven runs and five RBI across 39 at-bats. The young backstop is expected to split catching duties with veteran Tucker Barnhart but Stephenson could carve out a useful fantasy season if he gets enough playing time. Stephenson has some potential as he is a 2015 first-round draft pick and hit .294 with...

Catchers don't tend to provide a ton of value in fantasy baseball with the exception of a selection few that get overpriced quickly so it's always nice to find surprising offensive contributions from cheap sources. Stephenson has a chance to be one of those players in 2021. The lost year in 2020 was a huge blow for this young catcher because of the huge strides he made on the offensive side of his game in 2019. He was able to maintain a strong walk rate above 10% while reducing his strikeout ...