Reference layer
Current snapshot
| Age | 26 |
| Height | 6' 1" |
| Weight | 180 lb |
| Debut | 2022-07-15 |
Player profile / Kansas City Royals
Maikel García
3B · Bats/Throws R/R · 6' 1", 180 lb · Age 26
Club Kansas City Royals
Position 3B
Roster Current MLB team
Status Healthy / active roster
Traditional line
Season by season
| PA | R | H | HR | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 626 | 84 | 133 | 7 | 37 | .231 | .281 | .332 | .613 |
| 2025 | 666 | 81 | 170 | 16 | 23 | .286 | .351 | .449 | .800 |
| 2026 | 344 | 40 | 83 | 3 | 5 | .268 | .334 | .381 | .715 |
| 5 Seasons | 2174 | 265 | 519 | 30 | 88 | .264 | .322 | .381 | .703 |
At a glance
Season percentile report
The headline weighs outcome stats (xwOBA, barrels); each bar averages its full strip group below. 100 = best in MLB.
51
Offense
percentile
percentile
Rolling projection
Preseason / current pace / Bayesian update
Rolling bands shrink current-season signal toward the preseason prior until the sample earns more weight.
| xwOBA preseason | 0.336 |
| xwOBA current pace | 0.315 |
| xwOBA rolling p50 | 0.323 |
| Observed weight | 61% |
xwOBA
0.300
0.311
0.323
0.335
0.346
wOBA
0.294
0.309
0.326
0.343
0.358
ISO
0.103
0.116
0.130
0.143
0.156
K%
12.8%
13.9%
15.0%
16.2%
17.2%
Live percentile strip
Current traits vs projection tick
100th = best in MLB.
Hitting · percentile strip
Barrel%3.1%
26
-22 vs proj
Exit velocity89.4
70
Hard-hit%41.0%
62
-20 vs proj
xBA0.323
56
xSLG0.437
27
xwOBA0.315
65
-16 vs proj
BB%9.1%
58
Bat speed69.8
52
K%14.9%
89
Defense · percentile strip
Arm Runs0.0 · 3B
45
Arm Strength89.3 · 3B
68
Outs Above Avg3.0 · 3B
85
Range Runs3.6 · 3B
83
Baserunning · percentile strip
Base Running Runs0.4 · 3B
50
SB Success Rate55.6% · 3B
7
Sprint Speed27.6 · 3B
53
Mithrandir+
Plate skills: swing decisions and pitch-type resistance
Our research metrics for how this hitter controls the strike zone and handles each pitch family.
Avoids Bad ChasesST 75.6% · rebadged research
95
Avoids Bad TakesHPT 31.1% · rebadged research
9
Correct Decisions66.7% · rebadged research
55
SEAGER+ Plate Discipline105
70
Resists Breaking - horizontalwOBA 0.278 · borderline
75
Resists Breaking - verticalwOBA 0.315 · insufficient sample
3
Resists ChangeupwOBA 0.277 · validated thin sample
58
Resists Cutters + splitterswOBA 0.331 · insufficient sample
34
Resists FastballwOBA 0.358 · validated
19
Resists SinkerwOBA 0.319 · validated
97
Rolling form chart
xwOBA snapshot line
Live snapshot series; true 50/100 PA windows require PA-level logs
Spray profile
Field-coordinate spray profile
230 Statcast batted-ball coordinates from the pitch-event feed (2026). Direction profile remains as the v1 context layer when coordinate density is limited.
Zone profile
Aggregate zone heatmap
Aggregate zone metrics from seasonal Statcast leaderboards.
Bat tracking
Swing path, attack angle, bat speed
Aggregate Savant bat-tracking metrics; not per-swing motion capture. The full swing, with the recommended path overlaid, lives in the 3D Swing Simulator.
Live layer
Delta / regression
| xwOBA Δ | -0.017 |
| wOBA Δ | -0.007 |
negative regression
Regression watch
Running hot. Expect some cooling.
García’s wOBA sits at 0.326, but the quality of contact underneath says it should be 0.315 — a gap of 0.010, -0.4 standard deviations from the MLB norm over 350 PA. The results have outrun the underlying process; as the sample grows, expect the numbers to drift back toward the deserved level.
Comp Engine · 2026 profile shape
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Profile-shape similarity, not results: six weighted feature groups standardized within this season's qualified hitters.
Mithrandir coverage
Module shelf
| Module | Cards | Latest | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hitting | 2 | 2026-05-10 | Impact contact was the main driver |
| Fielding | 5 | 2026-09-23 | 2 chances | 0 difficult plays | Run Exp +0.275 |
Projection links / recent games
Available detail
| Hitter Projections 20260.333 xwOBA | 11 HR | Projection |
| 2026-05-20 vs BOS0 HR | 0 RBI / 6 Ch | 0 E | 0-5 |
| 2026-04-20 vs BAL0 HR | 0 RBI / 3 Ch | 0 E | 3-6 | K, CS |
| 2026-04-17 @ NYY0 HR | 0 RBI / 2 Ch | 0 E | 0-3 | BB, K, R |
| 2026-04-15 @ DET0 HR | 0 RBI / 2 Ch | 0 E | 0-4 | K |
| 2026-04-14 @ DET0 HR | 0 RBI / 4 Ch | 0 E | 0-4 | K |