Austin Hedges
- Free agent est. 1 yr × $4.2M ($2M–$10M) · +0.2 wins to Pittsburgh’s Winter Plan as a bench bat
Hitting · 2026
248 PA: percentiles need 300+, so values only
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 130 | .373 | .316 | 12% | 13% | 23% | +0.81 | −1.96 |
| RHP | 118 | .305 | .261 | 25% | 7% | 27% | +0.25 | −1.02 |
- Attack angle
- 9.3° (61% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- −6.8°
- Swing length
- 7.2 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 7%
- Pull-air %
- 18.2%
- Hard-hit %
- 32.4%
- Slash · wRC+
- .246/.325/.377 · 100
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage middle-in (+5.3 vs. league per 100; 2.3 standard errors on 40 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest middle-middle (−4.3), but only 2.0 standard errors from average on 75 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average RHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 869 pitches · faded cells are within one standard error of average. A spot is called only when it is farther from average than the best or worst of nine average cells gets 95% of the time (set from the league’s own pitches: about 3 standard errors above, 2 below).
Most similar hitters
Swings like Hedges: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77 | Travis Bazzana CLE · ’02 | .300 | 2.8 | 2.4 | Pre-arb |
| 68 | Nick Sogard BOS · ’97 | .315 | 1.2 | 0.9 | Pre-arb |
| 67 | Andruw Monasterio BOS · ’97 | .289 | −0.8 | −0.2 | Arb |
| 67 | Cooper Pratt MIL · ’04 | .320 | 1.7 | 1.9 | Signed $3.9M |
| 66 | Kyle Tucker LAD · ’97 | .333 | 0.9 | 2.6 | Signed $87.0M |
Nearest neighbours on bat speed, swing length, attack angle, squared-up and blast rates, EV90, barrels, pull-air, chase, zone contact, K% and BB%. 2026 regulars only.
Fielding
2027 rating at every position he can play · OAA by position · range by direction · tools. Same engine as the Fielding Lab and the Winter Plan.
| Season | Pos | OAA | Range | Arm, DP | Runs | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No MLB fielding yet. | ||||||
Runs = range plus his arm and double-play runs spread over his positions by outs (Fielding Run Value, from 2023): what the rating counts.
No directional data (needs a qualified season at one position).
Tools (percentile among MLB fielders)| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Too few balls in his zone. | |||
The zone rating counts every ball hit to his part of the field while he played there, his club’s positioning included; Savant OAA uses his actual starting spot and is the better individual grade. They agree best in the outfield. See the model card.
Contract & projection
Club control (RosterResource) · Keystone projected WAR
A pending free agent: no club controls his 2027. Contract Studio →
ABS challenges · 2026
Baseball Savant