Andrew Vaughn
#28 1B · Brewers
Height
5'10"
Weight
215 lbs
Age
28
College
N/A
Experience
5 yrs
Bats/Throws
R/R
D+
D+
B+
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Fan Verdict
Grade this player:
Career StatsD+
| Year | Team | GP | AVG | HR | RBI | OPS | SB | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career |  | 676 | 0.25272506 | 86 | 340 | 0.72265506 | 3 | 626 |
Current Contract
Length
1 year
Total Value
$7.7M
Guaranteed
$4.6M
AAV
$7.7M/yr
Guaranteed %60%
Performance Analysis
D+
FCA+
Andrew Vaughn grades as an All-Star caliber performer among MLB first basemen, earning a B+ Performance grade. He is hitting with a 0.253 batting average and a 0.724 OPS (near the league average of .720) this season. With 86 home runs and 339 RBI through 674 games (a 21-HR, 81-RBI pace over a full season), he brings moderate power to the lineup. As a player entering his prime window at 27, Andrew is a key contributor for the Brewers. A 674-game sample provides high confidence in this grade.
Fan & Media Sentiment
B+
Positive
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Public sentiment around Andrew Vaughn has surged to a B+ despite his on-field production sitting at a D+ grade, and that gap tells you everything about the power of a compelling redemption narrative. The dominant media framing casts Vaughn as the quintessential bounce-back candidate — a first baseman who swung from one of the game's least valuable players to one of the NL's hottest bats, and that arc has captured genuine fan enthusiasm in Milwaukee. The optimism is real but comes with an asterisk: even supporters are openly debating whether his late surge represents a true breakout or a small-sample mirage, which is exactly the kind of cautious hope that earns a B+ rather than an A. Then came the injury, and it hit the narrative hard — Vaughn underwent hand surgery and is now targeting a mid-May return, a 4-6 week absence that put a full stop on his momentum right as the story was building. The Brewers responded by calling up top catching prospect Jeferson Quero and cycling in multiple roster additions including Greg Jones, Luis Matos, and a string of pitching arms, signaling the organization is actively managing around the void but also underscoring just how dependent Milwaukee's first-base production was on Vaughn delivering on that upside. The bottom line: sentiment is riding the promise of who Vaughn was becoming before the injury, not who he is on the field right now, and the real verdict on this narrative gets written when he steps back into the lineup.
Recent Games
| Date | OPP | Result | AB | H | R | HR | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, 5/8 | vs NYY | W 6-0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wed, 5/6 | @ STL | W 6-2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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About this player
Andrew Vaughn is a player in his 5th MLB season listed at 1B for the Brewers. FanVerdicts maintains four independent grades for every MLB player on an active roster — Contract Value Index for the deal itself, Performance for on-field production, Sentiment for media and fan reaction, and Fan Verdict for community voting. Current grades for Andrew Vaughn: Contract Value Index D+, Performance D+, Sentiment B+, Fan Verdict pending.
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