Juan Soto
- The Mets’ roster as it stands starts at DH · 504 PA · 3.7 WAR in the role
- Injured list 2026: Left calf strain (Jul 25–Aug 29)
- Trade read Unlikely to be traded: Full no-trade clause (public reporting): he decides.
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 467 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 165 | .344 | .360 | 15% | 8% | 25% | +1.21 | +1.73 |
| RHP | 302 | .412 | .448 | 14% | 16% | 19% | +1.43 | +4.78 |
- Attack angle
- 12.7° (68% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- +0.2°
- Swing length
- 7.1 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 27%
- Pull-air %
- 18.4%
- Hard-hit %
- 48.4%
- Slash · wRC+
- .275/.393/.515 · 147
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage down and away (+6.3 vs. league per 100; 3.1 standard errors above average on 116 pitches).
Weakest down over the middle (−3.0), but only 1.5 standard errors from average on 114 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average LHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 1,707 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 Soto: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | Lars Nootbaar AZ · ’97 | .346 | 1.0 | 0.9 | Arb |
| 44 | Trent Grisham NYY · ’96 | .338 | 0.7 | 1.2 | Free agent |
| 34 | Will Smith LAD · ’95 | .389 | 1.7 | 2.2 | Signed $16.0M |
| 32 | Ryan Jeffers MIN · ’97 | .344 | 2.6 | 1.8 | Free agent |
| 30 | Ben Rice NYY · ’99 | .378 | 4.2 | 2.8 | Pre-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 | LF | −3 | −3 | −2.5 | −5.5 | 2,481 |
| 2025 | RF | −12 | −11 | −2.0 | −13.0 | 5,908 |
| 2024 | LF | 0 | 0 | +0.1 | +0.1 | 250 |
| 2024 | RF | −4 | −4 | +2.6 | −1.4 | 5,374 |
| 2023 | LF | −7 | −6 | +1.8 | −4.2 | 5,712 |
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 LF in 2026, the biggest loss came in (charging) (−2 outs): a coaching target.
Tools (percentile; arm among RFs)| Play | Made | Chances | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| ★★★★★ | 0 | 18 | 0% |
| ★★★★ | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| ★★★ | 3 | 4 | 75% |
| ★★ | 9 | 12 | 75% |
| ★ | 12 | 12 | 100% |
| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | LF | 233 | −2.6 |
| 2025 | RF | 500 | −14.6 |
| 2024 | RF | 477 | −6.3 |
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