SF · C

Andrew Knizner

Age 31 B/T R/R 6′0″, 225 lb USA MLB debut 2019

40-man

Trade read Available at a price: SF sits near the seller line (32% playoff odds, within a projected win of 30%); control through 2027.

xwOBA .273 wOBA .286

2026 fWAR −0.2

Projected 2027 WAR −0.4 Keystone Marcel+ at 249 PA

Hitting · 2026

80 PA: percentiles need 300+, so values only

xwOBA .273

Swing decisions −1.67

Contact value −0.42

Bat speed 70.0

Squared-up / swing 20%

Blasts / swing 8%

EV90 104.8

Barrel % 5.1%

Chase % 39.4%

Zone contact 80.3%

Strikeout % 17.5%

Walk % 5.0%

Platoon splits · swing path

By pitcher handedness

vs	PA	wOBA	xwOBA	K%	BB%	Chase	Decisions	Contact
LHP	50	.222	.219	18%	6%	46%	−2.32	−1.83
RHP	30	.393	.364	17%	3%	28%	−0.48	+3.00

Attack angle: 9.5° (60% in 5–20°)
Attack direction: −4.8°
Swing length: 7.2 ft
Fast-swing rate: 7%
Pull-air %: 17.0%
Hard-hit %: 32.2%
Slash · wRC+: .219/.287/.356 · 82

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 −7.8 +4.7

1B −2.0prior −17.5

Outs Above Average by position

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.

Range by direction (OAA)

No directional data (needs a qualified season at one position).

Tools (percentile among MLB fielders)

Arm strength —

Sprint speed 24.7 ft/s · 4th

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 −0.4 WAR Arbitration $1.1M*

2028 −0.7 WAR Free agent

2029 −0.9 WAR Free agent

2030 −1.2 WAR Free agent

* 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
2026AAA	AAA	Worcester Red Sox	31	54	234 PA	234 PA · .294/.393/.552 · 12 HR · 16.7% K · 12.4% BB
2025AAA	AAA	Sacramento River Cats	30	31	129 PA	129 PA · .378/.512/.520 · 1 HR · 14.0% K · 14.7% BB

ABS challenges · 2026

Baseball Savant

As batter 50% 1/2 won · 0.0 runs

As catcher 72% 26/36 won · −0.2 runs