Veteran bat leaning on contact and approach
The headline weighs outcome stats (xwOBA, barrels); each bar averages its full strip group below. 100 = best in MLB.
Rolling bands shrink current-season signal toward the preseason prior until the sample earns more weight.
| xwOBA preseason | 0.293 |
| xwOBA current pace | 0.266 |
| xwOBA rolling p50 | 0.280 |
| Observed weight | 49% |
100th = best in MLB.
SEAGER+ is the promoted plate-discipline index; component rows marked rebadged research are visible diagnostic context, not standalone promoted metrics.
Live snapshot series; true 50/100 PA windows require PA-level logs
Javier Báez's tools (85) outpace production (70) by 15 points. Primary finding: elite raw contact quality undermined by swing decisions — the bat is dangerous when it connects. Also flagged: Launch Angle Too High.
Flatten swing plane to bring average LA into the 15-22° window
Solid = current angle. Dotted = recommended window.Shorten swing against breaking balls while maintaining bat speed on fastballs
Protected takes / Chase risk135 Statcast batted-ball coordinates from the pitch-event feed (2026). Direction profile remains as the v1 context layer when coordinate density is limited.
Aggregate Savant bat-tracking metrics; not per-swing motion capture. The full swing, with the recommended path overlaid, lives in the 3D Swing Simulator.
Aggregate zone metrics from seasonal Statcast leaderboards.
| xwOBA Δ | -0.024 |
| wOBA Δ | +0.032 |
| Sample | 214 PA |
negative regression
| Metric | Point | Range | Half-width |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plate Appearances | 477 | -- | -- |
| Home Runs | 11 | -- | -- |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | -- | -- |
| xwOBA | 0.290 | 0.251 to 0.332 | +/- 0.040 |
| ISO | 0.134 | 0.091 to 0.213 | +/- 0.061 |
| Barrel% | 4.4% | 2.3% to 6.8% | +/- 2.3% |
| Hard-Hit% | 38.0% | 33.9% to 46.1% | +/- 6.1% |
| K% | 22.4% | 20.0% to 29.5% | +/- 4.7% |
| BB% | 3.8% | 2.4% to 7.2% | +/- 2.4% |
| BABIP | 0.290 | 0.237 to 0.344 | +/- 0.053 |
| xwOBA | 0.244 |
| K% | 18.6% |
| BB% | 3.3% |
| Barrel | 4.3% |
| xwOBA | 0.219 |
| K% | 19.7% |
| BB% | 2.5% |
| Barrel | 3.3% |
