Brandon LowePIT · 2B
2026 review
Brandon Lowe hit for plenty of power and gave a lot of that back at the plate: he hit .260/.331/.493 over 656 PA for PIT, with 35 HR and 96 RBI over 150 games. He struck out at a 28.8 K% and walked at a 9.5 BB% over 656 PA. Drafted at NFBC ADP rank 182, he finished 29th of 1472 in the TDK LABS 5x5 value rank, 153 spots above, 24th of 660 hitters and 2nd of 75 second basemen. His .355 wOBA ran 24 points above his .331 xwOBA over 655 PA. Against right-handed pitchers he hit .279/.360/.550 over 445 PA, against left-handers .223/.270/.378 over 211 PA, and his best month was Sep at .317 over 82 AB against .198 over 101 AB in Jun. The TDK LABS card tracked his counting-stat profile in early May, noted a power drought by late Jul, and by mid Aug still rated him among the top second basemen despite the recent rough stretch, with the power metrics considered strong.
NFBC position eligibility · 2026: 2B · 2027: 2B