MIN · C

Alex Jackson

Age 30 B/T R/R 6′1″, 238 lb USA MLB debut 2019

Free agent est. 1 yr × $3.2M ($2M–$8M) · +0.3 wins to Pittsburgh’s Winter Plan as a bench bat
1 caution
- Free agency not confirmed by the contract data: Outrighted Sep 23, 2026 with under six years of service (at most 4 years, 36 days after 2026). He may be able to elect free agency, but our records show no election or release yet.

xwOBA .214 wOBA .326

2026 fWAR 0.2

Projected 2027 WAR 0.5 Keystone Marcel+ at 247 PA

Hitting · 2026

72 PA: percentiles need 300+, so values only

xwOBA .214

Swing decisions −1.88

Contact value −1.71

Bat speed 72.5

Squared-up / swing 15%

Blasts / swing 4%

EV90 104.3

Barrel % 2.2%

Chase % 42.2%

Zone contact 81.3%

Strikeout % 33.3%

Walk % 1.4%

Platoon splits · swing path

By pitcher handedness

vs	PA	wOBA	xwOBA	K%	BB%	Chase	Decisions	Contact
LHP	25	.172	.157	48%	0%	46%	−2.82	−3.97
RHP	47	.408	.245	26%	2%	40%	−1.42	−0.60

Attack angle: 9.1° (52% in 5–20°)
Attack direction: −3.1°
Swing length: 7.3 ft
Fast-swing rate: 25%
Pull-air %: 17.8%
Hard-hit %: 33.3%
Slash · wRC+: .304/.343/.406 · 112

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.

2027 rating by position · best fit first, on the total with the position’s worth

C +0.4 +12.9

1B −2.8prior −18.3

Outs Above Average by position

Season	Pos	OAA	Range	Arm, DP	Runs	Batters
2026	1B	0	0	−0.7	−0.7	72

Runs = range plus his arm and double-play runs spread over his positions by outs (Fielding Run Value, from 2023): what the rating counts.

Range by direction (OAA at 1B)

2026 · 1B In (charging) 0Back 0Toward 3B line 0Toward 1B line 0vs. RHH 0vs. LHH 0

Tools (percentile among MLB fielders)

Arm strength —

Sprint speed 27.7 ft/s · 58th

Zone rating (Keystone expected outs)

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.

Compare in the Fielding Lab →

Contract & projection

Club control (RosterResource) · Keystone projected WAR

2027 0.5 WAR Free agent

2028 0.3 WAR Free agent

2029 0.0 WAR Free agent

2030 −0.3 WAR Free agent

Listed as a pending free agent, but the data don’t confirm it: Outrighted Sep 23, 2026 with under six years of service (at most 4 years, 36 days after 2026). He may be able to elect free agency, but our records show no election or release yet. Contract Studio →

Minor leagues

MLB Stats API · public box-score data

SeasonLevel	Level	Team	Age	G	PA / IP	PA / IP ·Line
2026AAA	AAA	St. Paul Saints	30	24	95 PA	95 PA · .239/.295/.511 · 7 HR · 32.6% K · 6.3% BB
2025AAA	AAA	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders	29	44	185 PA	185 PA · .226/.308/.463 · 10 HR · 28.6% K · 10.3% BB

ABS challenges · 2026

Baseball Savant

As batter 0% 0/1 won · 0.0 runs

As catcher 48% 16/33 won · −0.1 runs