Myles Straw
- Toronto’s roster as it stands part-time CF · 393 PA (CF 384) · 1.1 WAR in the role
- Trade read Available at a price: TOR 46% playoff odds; control through 2028.His 2027 is a $8.0M club option TOR decides about five days after the World Series: exercised, he’s a trade target; declined, he’s a free agent who costs only money.
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 330 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 174 | .299 | .287 | 16% | 9% | 21% | +1.14 | −1.33 |
| RHP | 156 | .311 | .308 | 10% | 8% | 26% | +0.40 | −0.78 |
- Attack angle
- 7.1° (52% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- −2.6°
- Swing length
- 7.0 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 5%
- Pull-air %
- 14.3%
- Hard-hit %
- 25.6%
- Slash · wRC+
- .241/.304/.342 · 83
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage up and in (+3.2 vs. league per 100; 1.4 standard errors on 45 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest down over the middle (−3.8), but only 1.8 standard errors from average on 78 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average RHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 1,174 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 Straw: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68 | Sal Frelick MIL · ’00 | .291 | −0.5 | 1.2 | Arb |
| 65 | Nick Loftin KC · ’98 | .296 | 1.3 | 0.7 | Pre-arb |
| 64 | Nolan Schanuel LAA · ’02 | .335 | 1.7 | 1.4 | Arb |
| 62 | Wade Meckler LAA · ’00 | .318 | 2.0 | 1.8 | Pre-arb |
| 61 | Xavier Edwards MIA · ’99 | .312 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 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 | RF | +3 | +3 | −0.2 | +2.8 | 706 |
| 2026 | LF | 0 | 0 | −0.3 | −0.3 | 1,253 |
| 2026 | CF | +2 | +2 | −0.3 | +1.7 | 1,283 |
| 2025 | 2B | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11 |
| 2025 | RF | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 210 |
| 2025 | LF | +3 | +3 | 0.0 | +3.0 | 508 |
| 2025 | CF | +7 | +6 | 0.0 | +6.0 | 2,270 |
| 2024 | CF | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 54 |
| 2023 | CF | +4 | +4 | −0.6 | +3.4 | 5,252 |
Runs = range plus his arm and double-play runs spread over his positions by outs (Fielding Run Value, from 2023): what the rating counts.
| Play | Made | Chances | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| ★★★★★ | 1 | 18 | 6% |
| ★★★★ | 1 | 4 | 25% |
| ★★★ | 11 | 13 | 85% |
| ★★ | 11 | 13 | 85% |
| ★ | 14 | 14 | 100% |
| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | RF | 65 | +2.1 |
| 2026 | LF | 111 | +2.7 |
| 2026 | CF | 141 | +0.1 |
| 2025 | CF | 255 | +12.4 |
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