First Impressions

Lowder, Drohan, Church, Prielipp, B. Matthews

First Impressions

Lowder, Drohan, Church, Prielipp, B. Matthews

Brandon Kruse

Jun 28 2026 3:06am

Lowder, Drohan, Church, Prielipp, B. Matthews

First Impressions is a look at recent call-ups, a snapshot of their early progress in the majors. Initial BaseballHQ Call-Ups reports for the players in today's column can be found in the Content tab on their individual PlayerLink pages. Because many of these players have accumulated less than 175 PA or 60 IP, small sample size warnings apply to the analysis here.

First Impression: Rhett Lowder (RHP, CIN)

CALLED UP: 8/30/2024, 3/26/2026
BASEBALLHQ PROSPECT RATING: 8B
CURRENT ROLE: Starting pitcher
POTENTIAL ROLE: Starting pitcher
2026 MINORS STATS: Louisville (AAA)—5.40 ERA, 5.0 IP, 1 GS, 0% BB%, 38% K%, 38% K-BB%

Year	IP	ERA	xERA	BB%	K%	K-BB%	GB/LD/FB	H%	S%	HR/F	Ball%	SwK%
2024	30	1.17	4.90	10%	17%	6%	39/25/36	27%	89%	0%	37%	9.0%
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