Rhett LowderCIN · SP

2026 review

Rhett Lowder missed bats less than most starters and the results followed: a 5.74 ERA and 1.52 WHIP in 133.1 IP over 29 games (26 GS) for CIN, with a 17.1 K% and a 9.3 BB% over 603 BF. Right shoulder pain put him on the 15-day IL May 13, and after a rehab assignment Jun 2 he was activated Jun 7, missing 25 regular-season days. Drafted at NFBC ADP rank 452, he finished 1464th of 1472 in the TDK LABS 5x5 value rank, 1012 spots below his ADP rank, and 228th of 236 starting pitchers. His 7.4 SwStr% over 2298 pitches was the 29th lowest of 517 pitchers with 100+ BF, and his 5.74 ERA ran 0.30 above his 5.44 xERA over 603 BF. His sinker climbed from 92.6 mph in Mar-Jun to 93.7 mph in Jul-Sep. Before his injured-list stint he ran a 5.40 ERA in 38.1 IP, and after activation a 5.87 ERA in 95.0 IP. His best month was Apr at a 3.10 ERA in 29.0 IP, worst Sep at an 8.86 ERA in 21.1 IP. The TDK LABS card saw him missing bats with the slider against Detroit in early May, read solid underlying metrics behind an inflated ERA by late Aug, and by late Sep described him as a struggling starter with limited strikeouts.