Riley Nelson
Cleveland Guardians (A+)1B
Age: 22
Bats/Throws: L/R
6'3" / 230
DOB: 12/21/2003
(22 years, 9 months, 27 days)
1B
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| Season | 2026 |
| Team | CLE |
| Level | MiLB |
| G | 60 |
| PA | 252 |
| HR | 1 |
| AVG | .190 |
| OBP | .364 |
| SLG | .246 |
| wOBA | .322 |
| wRC+ | 82 |
| WAR |
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| How Acquired: | Draft |
| Draft: | 2025, Rd: 5, Pick: 26, Ovr: 162 |
| Draft Team: | Cleveland Guardians |
| Signing Bonus: | $350,000 |
| College: | Vanderbilt (Nashville, USA) |
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| Season | 2026 |
| Team | CLE |
| Level | MiLB |
| G | 60 |
| PA | 252 |
| HR | 1 |
| AVG | .190 |
| OBP | .364 |
| SLG | .246 |
| wOBA | .322 |
| wRC+ | 82 |
| WAR |
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| How Acquired: | Draft |
| Draft: | 2025, Rd: 5, Pick: 26, Ovr: 162 |
| Draft Team: | Cleveland Guardians |
| Signing Bonus: | $350,000 |
| College: | Vanderbilt (Nashville, USA) |
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| Season | Team | Level | Age | G | PA | HR | R | RBI | SB | divider | BB% | K% | ISO | BABIP | divider | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA | xwOBA | wRC+ | divider | BsR | divider | Off | Def | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | VAN | NCAA | 21 | 60 | 262 | 8 | 48 | 47 | 7 | 13.0% | 13.7% | .181 | .379 | .344 | .450 | .526 | .438 | 121 | |||||||||
| 2025 | CLE | A | 21 | 15 | 65 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4.6% | 18.5% | .158 | .386 | .316 | .381 | .474 | .414 | 149 | |||||||||
| 2026 | CLE | ST | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | |||||||||
| 2026 | OOPSY | PROJ | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6% | 25.3% | .121 | .281 | .222 | .283 | .342 | .276 | 76 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| 2026 | CLE | A | 22 | 45 | 187 | 1 | 29 | 22 | 4 | 20.9% | 19.3% | .063 | .274 | .211 | .389 | .275 | .349 | 99 | |||||||||
| 2026 | CLE | A+ | 22 | 15 | 65 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 18.5% | 27.7% | .038 | .200 | .132 | .292 | .170 | .244 | 33 | |||||||||
| 2026 | CLE | MiLB | 22 | 60 | 252 | 1 | 36 | 27 | 4 | 20.2% | 21.4% | .056 | .255 | .190 | .364 | .246 | .322 | 82 |
| Season | Team | Level | Age | G | PA | HR | R | RBI | SB | divider | BB% | K% | ISO | BABIP | divider | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA | xwOBA | wRC+ | divider | BsR | divider | Off | Def | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | VAN | NCAA | 21 | 60 | 262 | 8 | 48 | 47 | 7 | 13.0% | 13.7% | .181 | .379 | .344 | .450 | .526 | .438 | 121 | |||||||||
| 2025 | CLE | A | 21 | 15 | 65 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4.6% | 18.5% | .158 | .386 | .316 | .381 | .474 | .414 | 149 | |||||||||
| 2026 | CLE | ST | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | |||||||||
| 2026 | OOPSY | PROJ | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6% | 25.3% | .121 | .281 | .222 | .283 | .342 | .276 | 76 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| 2026 | CLE | A | 22 | 45 | 187 | 1 | 29 | 22 | 4 | 20.9% | 19.3% | .063 | .274 | .211 | .389 | .275 | .349 | 99 | |||||||||
| 2026 | CLE | A+ | 22 | 15 | 65 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 18.5% | 27.7% | .038 | .200 | .132 | .292 | .170 | .244 | 33 | |||||||||
| 2026 | CLE | MiLB | 22 | 60 | 252 | 1 | 36 | 27 | 4 | 20.2% | 21.4% | .056 | .255 | .190 | .364 | .246 | .322 | 82 |
Preseason ProjectionsMinor LeaguesSpring TrainingCollege
| Season | Team | Level | G | AB | PA | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | R | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | SF | SH | GDP | SB | CS | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | VAN | NCAA | 60 | 215 | 262 | 74 | 52 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 48 | 47 | 34 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | .344 | |
| 2025 | CLE | A | 15 | 57 | 65 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .316 |
| 2026 | CLE | ST | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2026 | OOPSY | PROJ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | |
| 2026 | CLE | A | 45 | 142 | 187 | 30 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 22 | 39 | 0 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .211 |
| 2026 | CLE | A+ | 15 | 53 | 65 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .132 |
| 2026 | CLE | MiLB | 60 | 195 | 252 | 37 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 27 | 51 | 1 | 54 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .190 |
| Season | Team | Level | G | AB | PA | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | R | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | SF | SH | GDP | SB | CS | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | VAN | NCAA | 60 | 215 | 262 | 74 | 52 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 48 | 47 | 34 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | .344 | |
| 2025 | CLE | A | 15 | 57 | 65 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .316 |
| 2026 | CLE | ST | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2026 | OOPSY | PROJ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | |
| 2026 | CLE | A | 45 | 142 | 187 | 30 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 22 | 39 | 0 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .211 |
| 2026 | CLE | A+ | 15 | 53 | 65 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .132 |
| 2026 | CLE | MiLB | 60 | 195 | 252 | 37 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 27 | 51 | 1 | 54 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .190 |
Preseason ProjectionsMinor LeaguesSpring TrainingAveragesCollege
| Season | Team | Level | BB% | K% | BB/K | divider | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | divider | ISO | Spd | BABIP | divider | UBR | wGDP | XBR | wSB | divider | wRC | wRAA | wOBA | wRC+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | VAN | NCAA | 13.0% | 13.7% | 0.94 | .344 | .450 | .526 | .976 | .181 | 5.5 | .379 | -0.3 | 58 | 10.2 | .438 | 121 | |||||||
| 2025 | CLE | A | 4.6% | 18.5% | 0.25 | .316 | .381 | .474 | .855 | .158 | 4.0 | .386 | 0.0 | 11 | 3.8 | .414 | 149 | |||||||
| 2026 | CLE | ST | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.1 | .000 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.3 | .000 | -100 | |||||||
| 2026 | OOPSY | PROJ | 6.6% | 25.3% | 0.26 | .222 | .283 | .342 | .625 | .121 | 3.6 | .281 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | .276 | 76 | |||||||
| 2026 | CLE | A | 20.9% | 19.3% | 1.08 | .211 | .389 | .275 | .664 | .063 | 5.6 | .274 | -0.2 | 25 | -0.4 | .349 | 99 | |||||||
| 2026 | CLE | A+ | 18.5% | 27.7% | 0.67 | .132 | .292 | .170 | .462 | .038 | 1.8 | .200 | -0.2 | 3 | -6.3 | .244 | 33 | |||||||
| 2026 | CLE | MiLB | 20.2% | 21.4% | 0.94 | .190 | .364 | .246 | .610 | .056 | 5.1 | .255 | -0.4 | 28 | -6.6 | .322 | 82 |
| Season | Team | Level | BB% | K% | BB/K | divider | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | divider | ISO | Spd | BABIP | divider | UBR | wGDP | XBR | wSB | divider | wRC | wRAA | wOBA | wRC+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | VAN | NCAA | 13.0% | 13.7% | 0.94 | .344 | .450 | .526 | .976 | .181 | 5.5 | .379 | -0.3 | 58 | 10.2 | .438 | 121 | |||||||
| 2025 | CLE | A | 4.6% | 18.5% | 0.25 | .316 | .381 | .474 | .855 | .158 | 4.0 | .386 | 0.0 | 11 | 3.8 | .414 | 149 | |||||||
| 2026 | CLE | ST | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.1 | .000 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.3 | .000 | -100 | |||||||
| 2026 | OOPSY | PROJ | 6.6% | 25.3% | 0.26 | .222 | .283 | .342 | .625 | .121 | 3.6 | .281 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | .276 | 76 | |||||||
| 2026 | CLE | A | 20.9% | 19.3% | 1.08 | .211 | .389 | .275 | .664 | .063 | 5.6 | .274 | -0.2 | 25 | -0.4 | .349 | 99 | |||||||
| 2026 | CLE | A+ | 18.5% | 27.7% | 0.67 | .132 | .292 | .170 | .462 | .038 | 1.8 | .200 | -0.2 | 3 | -6.3 | .244 | 33 | |||||||
| 2026 | CLE | MiLB | 20.2% | 21.4% | 0.94 | .190 | .364 | .246 | .610 | .056 | 5.1 | .255 | -0.4 | 28 | -6.6 | .322 | 82 |
Preseason ProjectionsMinor LeaguesSpring TrainingCollege
| Season | Team | Level | GB/FB | LD% | GB% | FB% | IFFB% | HR/FB | IFH% | BUH% | divider | Pull% | Cent% | Oppo% | divider | Soft% | Med% | Hard% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | CLE | A | 2.71 | 38.1% | 45.2% | 16.7% | 0.0% | 14.3% | 40.0% | 22.2% | 37.8% | |||||||
| 2026 | CLE | ST | 0.00 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |||||||
| 2026 | CLE | A | 1.08 | 27.4% | 37.7% | 34.9% | 13.5% | 2.7% | 48.6% | 24.3% | 27.1% | |||||||
| 2026 | CLE | A+ | 0.40 | 20.0% | 22.9% | 57.1% | 30.0% | 0.0% | 34.3% | 22.9% | 42.9% | |||||||
| 2026 | CLE | MiLB | 0.84 | 25.5% | 34.0% | 40.4% | 19.3% | 1.8% | 45.1% | 23.9% | 31.0% |
| Season | Team | Level | GB/FB | LD% | GB% | FB% | IFFB% | HR/FB | IFH% | BUH% | divider | Pull% | Cent% | Oppo% | divider | Soft% | Med% | Hard% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | CLE | A | 2.71 | 38.1% | 45.2% | 16.7% | 0.0% | 14.3% | 40.0% | 22.2% | 37.8% | |||||||
| 2026 | CLE | ST | 0.00 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |||||||
| 2026 | CLE | A | 1.08 | 27.4% | 37.7% | 34.9% | 13.5% | 2.7% | 48.6% | 24.3% | 27.1% | |||||||
| 2026 | CLE | A+ | 0.40 | 20.0% | 22.9% | 57.1% | 30.0% | 0.0% | 34.3% | 22.9% | 42.9% | |||||||
| 2026 | CLE | MiLB | 0.84 | 25.5% | 34.0% | 40.4% | 19.3% | 1.8% | 45.1% | 23.9% | 31.0% |
Preseason ProjectionsMinor LeaguesSpring TrainingCollege
MLB F-Strike%, SwStr%, CStr%, CSW% are from the Sports Info Solution data source.
All MiLB and Pace data are from Statcast.
All MiLB and Pace data are from Statcast.
Preseason ProjectionsMinor LeaguesSpring TrainingAveragesCollege
| Season | Team | Level | O-Swing% | Z-Swing% | Swing% | divider | O-Contact% | Z-Contact% | Contact% | Zone% | divider | F-Strike% | SwStr% | CStr% | CSW% | divider | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | CLE | A | 48.7% | 78.3% | 41.5% | 10.6% | 14.0% | 24.6% | |||||||||
| 2026 | CLE | ST | 50.0% | 0.0% | 40.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 20.0% | 0.0% | 20.0% | 20.0% | 40.0% | 16.8 | ||||
| 2026 | CLE | A | 35.5% | 80.7% | 39.0% | 6.9% | 19.3% | 26.1% | |||||||||
| 2026 | CLE | A+ | 35.1% | 76.3% | 49.2% | 8.3% | 21.4% | 29.7% | |||||||||
| 2026 | CLE | MiLB | 35.4% | 79.5% | 41.7% | 7.3% | 19.8% | 27.1% |
| Season | Team | Level | O-Swing% | Z-Swing% | Swing% | divider | O-Contact% | Z-Contact% | Contact% | Zone% | divider | F-Strike% | SwStr% | CStr% | CSW% | divider | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | CLE | A | 48.7% | 78.3% | 41.5% | 10.6% | 14.0% | 24.6% | |||||||||
| 2026 | CLE | ST | 50.0% | 0.0% | 40.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 20.0% | 0.0% | 20.0% | 20.0% | 40.0% | 16.8 | ||||
| 2026 | CLE | A | 35.5% | 80.7% | 39.0% | 6.9% | 19.3% | 26.1% | |||||||||
| 2026 | CLE | A+ | 35.1% | 76.3% | 49.2% | 8.3% | 21.4% | 29.7% | |||||||||
| 2026 | CLE | MiLB | 35.4% | 79.5% | 41.7% | 7.3% | 19.8% | 27.1% |

