Gary Sánchez
- Free agent est. 1 yr × $2.7M ($1M–$6M) if his mutual option is declined
Hitting · 2026
273 PA: percentiles need 300+, so values only
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 122 | .351 | .343 | 18% | 16% | 25% | +0.77 | +0.59 |
| RHP | 151 | .327 | .330 | 25% | 16% | 21% | +0.78 | −0.92 |
- Attack angle
- 11.0° (61% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- −3.5°
- Swing length
- 7.2 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 20%
- Pull-air %
- 16.2%
- Hard-hit %
- 35.3%
- Slash · wRC+
- .209/.349/.422 · 117
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage down over the middle (+2.1 vs. league per 100; 1.0 standard errors on 80 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest middle-middle (−2.1), but only 0.9 standard errors from average on 66 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average RHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 1,047 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 Sánchez: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | Bryan Reynolds PIT · ’95 | .355 | 2.9 | 1.2 | Signed $15.3M |
| 60 | Xander Bogaerts SD · ’92 | .325 | 2.6 | 1.6 | Signed $25.5M |
| 57 | Bryce Eldridge SF · ’04 | .359 | 1.8 | 1.8 | Pre-arb |
| 55 | Edouard Julien COL · ’99 | .340 | −0.8 | −0.6 | — |
| 51 | Lane Thomas ATL · ’95 | .312 | 0.7 | 0.2 | Free agent |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1B | −2 | −2 | +0.6 | −1.4 | 170 |
| 2024 | 1B | +1 | +1 | 0.0 | +1.0 | 54 |
Runs = range plus his arm and double-play runs spread over his positions by outs (Fielding Run Value, from 2023): what the rating counts.
At 1B in 2026, the biggest loss came toward 3B line (−2 outs): a coaching target.
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
His 2027 is a mutual option, decided ≈ Nov 1–5 (either side can decline it). The Free-Agent Board expects it declined, so it prices him as a free agent. Contract Studio →
Minor leagues
MLB Stats API · public box-score data
| SeasonLevel | Level | Team | Age | G | PA / IP | PA / IP ·Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025AAA | AAA | Norfolk Tides | 32 | 15 | 57 PA | 57 PA · .367/.456/.755 · 6 HR · 19.3% K · 8.8% BB |
ABS challenges · 2026
Baseball Savant