Leody Taveras
- Baltimore’s roster as it stands on the 40-man, off the 26-man (call-up depth)
- Trade read Likely available: BAL projects to miss the playoffs (23% odds) and he has 1 year of control left: a natural trade candidate.
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 481 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 161 | .239 | .247 | 32% | 8% | 33% | −0.39 | −2.24 |
| RHP | 320 | .328 | .297 | 23% | 9% | 31% | +0.17 | −1.46 |
- Attack angle
- 6.5° (39% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- −3.9°
- Swing length
- 7.4 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 26%
- Pull-air %
- 15.8%
- Hard-hit %
- 32.8%
- Slash · wRC+
- .219/.287/.345 · 80
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage middle-in (+2.6 vs. league per 100; 1.1 standard errors on 38 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest middle-middle (−2.7), but only 1.3 standard errors from average on 84 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average LHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 1,115 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 Taveras: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | Patrick Bailey CLE · ’99 | .309 | 1.0 | 1.8 | Arb |
| 71 | Ezequiel Duran TEX · ’99 | .302 | 4.4 | 2.2 | Arb |
| 60 | Trea Turner PHI · ’93 | .294 | 1.1 | 2.2 | Signed $27.3M |
| 59 | Connor Wong BOS · ’96 | .284 | −0.2 | 0.0 | Arb |
| 59 | Andy Pages LAD · ’00 | .343 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 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 | 3B | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 18 |
| 2026 | LF | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 76 |
| 2026 | RF | +1 | +1 | −0.2 | +0.8 | 1,884 |
| 2026 | CF | −3 | −2 | −0.3 | −2.3 | 2,606 |
| 2025 | RF | −1 | −1 | −0.5 | −1.5 | 914 |
| 2025 | CF | 0 | 0 | −0.6 | −0.6 | 962 |
| 2024 | CF | +4 | +4 | +1.1 | +5.1 | 5,257 |
| 2023 | CF | +6 | +6 | +1.2 | +7.2 | 5,188 |
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 CF in 2026, the biggest loss came in (charging) (−2 outs): a coaching target.
Tools (percentile; arm among CFs)| Play | Made | Chances | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| ★★★★★ | 0 | 29 | 0% |
| ★★★★ | 4 | 8 | 50% |
| ★★★ | 8 | 15 | 53% |
| ★★ | 14 | 19 | 74% |
| ★ | 23 | 23 | 100% |
| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | RF | 193 | +1.0 |
| 2026 | CF | 298 | −4.7 |
| 2025 | RF | 98 | −1.0 |
| 2025 | CF | 121 | +2.0 |
| 2024 | CF | 636 | −2.5 |
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
* projected arbitration or minimum salary. Contract Studio →
Minor leagues
MLB Stats API · public box-score data
| SeasonLevel | Level | Team | Age | G | PA / IP | PA / IP ·Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025AAA | AAA | Tacoma Rainiers | 26 | 81 | 372 PA | 372 PA · .280/.358/.446 · 11 HR · 15.3% K · 11.0% BB |
ABS challenges · 2026
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