Ketel Marte
- Arizona’s roster as it stands starts at 2B · 557 PA · 3.6 WAR in the role
- Injured list 2026: Left knee inflammation (Aug 20–Aug 31)
- Trade read Unlikely to be traded: A franchise player: with AZ every season since at least 2022 (MLB debut 2015) and still a 3.1-WAR projection.
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 620 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 152 | .393 | .382 | 12% | 5% | 37% | −0.74 | +3.10 |
| RHP | 468 | .307 | .337 | 15% | 8% | 30% | −0.24 | +0.37 |
- Attack angle
- 9.1° (59% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- −8.5°
- Swing length
- 7.7 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 43%
- Pull-air %
- 21.1%
- Hard-hit %
- 43.3%
- Slash · wRC+
- .249/.316/.432 · 103
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage up over the middle (+0.8 vs. league per 100; 0.4 standard errors on 82 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest middle-in (−3.6), but only 1.6 standard errors from average on 66 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average LHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 1,580 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 Marte: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | Randal Grichuk CWS · ’91 | .335 | 1.7 | 0.5 | Free agent |
| 54 | William Contreras MIL · ’97 | .334 | 3.0 | 3.0 | Club option $14.5M |
| 53 | Luis García Jr. NYY · ’00 | .340 | 2.6 | 1.9 | Arb |
| 47 | Dominic Canzone SEA · ’97 | .359 | 2.8 | 1.9 | Arb |
| 47 | Alec Burleson STL · ’98 | .375 | 3.2 | 1.9 | Arb |
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 | 2B | +4 | +3 | +2.0 | +5.0 | 4,213 |
| 2025 | 2B | +1 | +1 | −1.9 | −0.9 | 3,761 |
| 2024 | 2B | +8 | +6 | +1.8 | +7.8 | 3,982 |
| 2023 | 2B | +1 | +1 | +0.3 | +1.3 | 5,159 |
Runs = range plus his arm and double-play runs spread over his positions by outs (Fielding Run Value, from 2023): what the rating counts.
| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2B | 398 | −0.5 |
| 2025 | 2B | 339 | +3.8 |
| 2024 | 2B | 402 | −1.4 |
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
ABS challenges · 2026
Baseball Savant