Garrett Mitchell
- Milwaukee’s roster as it stands starts at CF · 467 PA · 2.6 WAR in the role
- Trade read Unlikely to be traded: MIL expects to contend (81% playoff odds) and he’s a regular.
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 532 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 129 | .323 | .345 | 29% | 11% | 19% | +0.62 | +0.11 |
| RHP | 403 | .355 | .360 | 32% | 11% | 24% | +0.92 | +1.28 |
- Attack angle
- 8.8° (58% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- +6.0°
- Swing length
- 7.3 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 74%
- Pull-air %
- 9.1%
- Hard-hit %
- 52.7%
- Slash · wRC+
- .263/.354/.416 · 116
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage down and away (+4.1 vs. league per 100; 2.0 standard errors on 107 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest up over the middle (−2.1), but only 1.0 standard errors from average on 112 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average LHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 1,974 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 Mitchell: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Elly De La Cruz CIN · ’02 | .381 | 6.4 | 5.1 | Arb |
| 49 | Henry Bolte ATH · ’03 | .318 | 2.8 | 2.5 | Pre-arb |
| 46 | Oneil Cruz PIT · ’98 | .352 | 3.3 | 2.3 | Arb |
| 36 | Roman Anthony BOS · ’04 | .341 | 0.7 | 2.1 | Signed $4.6M |
| 36 | José Tena WSH · ’01 | .290 | −0.3 | 0.1 | — |
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 | CF | +8 | +7 | −1.9 | +5.1 | 4,575 |
| 2025 | CF | +5 | +4 | −0.5 | +3.5 | 786 |
| 2024 | RF | 0 | 0 | +0.4 | +0.4 | 607 |
| 2024 | CF | +2 | +2 | +0.9 | +2.9 | 1,303 |
| 2023 | CF | +1 | +1 | −0.3 | +0.7 | 628 |
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 | 28 | 4% |
| ★★★★ | 3 | 5 | 60% |
| ★★★ | 13 | 17 | 76% |
| ★★ | 27 | 28 | 96% |
| ★ | 25 | 25 | 100% |
| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | CF | 514 | +6.4 |
| 2025 | CF | 93 | +3.3 |
| 2024 | RF | 49 | +0.2 |
| 2024 | CF | 145 | −2.6 |
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 | Nashville Sounds | 26 | 3 | 11 PA | 11 PA · .556/.636/.556 · 0 HR · 9.1% K · 18.2% BB |
| 2025ROK | ROK | ACL Brewers | 26 | 1 | 2 PA | 2 PA · .000/.000/.000 · 0 HR · 100.0% K · 0.0% BB |
ABS challenges · 2026
Baseball Savant