William Contreras
- Milwaukee’s roster as it stands starts at C · 553 PA · 3.6 WAR in the role
- Trade read Unlikely to be traded: MIL expects to contend (81% playoff odds) and he’s a regular.His 2027 is a $14.5M club option MIL decides about five days after the World Series: exercised, he’s a trade target; declined, he still has under six years of service (about 5 years, 112 days after 2026), so he goes to arbitration and stays MIL’s unless he’s non-tendered by Nov 20.
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 633 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 179 | .344 | .314 | 16% | 10% | 28% | +0.53 | −1.08 |
| RHP | 454 | .344 | .342 | 14% | 8% | 29% | +0.30 | +1.28 |
- Attack angle
- 8.7° (59% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- −0.1°
- Swing length
- 7.2 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 34%
- Pull-air %
- 14.2%
- Hard-hit %
- 44.0%
- Slash · wRC+
- .270/.341/.417 · 109
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage down and in (+5.9 vs. league per 100; 2.7 standard errors on 82 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest up over the middle (−1.6), but only 0.8 standard errors from average on 97 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average RHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 2,048 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 Contreras: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | Jared Young NYM · ’95 | .318 | 1.0 | 0.6 | Pre-arb |
| 59 | Ryan Jeffers MIN · ’97 | .344 | 2.6 | 1.8 | Free agent |
| 59 | Gabriel Moreno AZ · ’00 | .365 | 5.4 | 4.0 | Arb |
| 57 | Bobby Witt Jr. KC · ’00 | .381 | 7.0 | 6.6 | Signed $19.7M |
| 54 | Ketel Marte AZ · ’93 | .348 | 2.5 | 3.1 | Signed $12.0M |
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
ABS challenges · 2026
Baseball Savant