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ATH · C

Shea Langeliers

Age 28 B/T R/R 5′11″, 205 lb USA MLB debut 2022
40-man
  • The Athletics’ roster as it stands starts at C · 458 PA · 2.6 WAR in the role
  • Injured list 2026: Torn meniscus in right knee (Jul 26–Sep 12)
  • Trade read Available at a price: ATH sits near the seller line (27% playoff odds, within a projected win of 30%); control through 2028.
  • PNC Park Pittsburgh’s home park: −3.3 runs per 600 PA against an average park (−0.27 wins over 486 PA; his WAR leaves this out); home runs ×0.80 (×0.77 for right-handed hitters as a group). Pulls 20% of his batted balls in the air, top quarter of right-handed hitters. Park Fit →
xwOBA .352 wOBA .352
2026 fWAR 2.3
Projected 2027 WAR 2.4 at 486 PA · 2.6 in his 2027 role

Hitting · 2026 percentiles

vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 465 PA

xwOBA .352 xwOBA: .352, 87th percentile
Swing decisions −0.22 Swing decisions: −0.22, 37th percentile
Contact value +1.90 Contact value: +1.90, 91st percentile
Bat speed 75.2 Bat speed: 75.2, 89th percentile
Squared-up / swing 20% Squared-up / swing: 20%, 25th percentile
Blasts / swing 10% Blasts / swing: 10%, 80th percentile
EV90 107.2 EV90: 107.2, 87th percentile
Barrel % 13.3% Barrel %: 13.3%, 90th percentile
Chase % 33.1% Chase %: 33.1%, 30th percentile
Zone contact 81.4% Zone contact: 81.4%, 26th percentile
Strikeout % 23.4% Strikeout %: 23.4%, 39th percentile
Walk % 7.3% Walk %: 7.3%, 28th percentile

Platoon splits · swing path

By pitcher handedness

vsPAwOBAxwOBAK%BB%ChaseDecisionsContact
LHP134.429.39522%8%30%+0.07+3.01
RHP331.321.33424%7%34%−0.34+1.46
Attack angle
12.3° (62% in 5–20°)
Attack direction
−2.9°
Swing length
7.3 ft
Fast-swing rate
48%
Pull-air %
18.4%
Hard-hit %
43.0%
Slash · wRC+
.262/.328/.474 · 115

Zone map · 2026

Where he does damage, and where to pitch him

−1.6+2.4−1.1−0.9−0.2+0.7+6.5−0.3−1.5−0.2+1.1+2.7+1.4−3.1−1.2+2.7+0.7+8.4−0.8−0.3−1.1+4.6−1.0−0.8−1.4RHB

Does the most damage down over the middle (+8.4 vs. league per 100; 3.8 standard errors above average on 74 pitches).

Weakest middle-away (−3.1), but only 1.5 standard errors from average on 102 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.

Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average RHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 1,584 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 Langeliers: bat path, contact quality and approach

SimilarityPlayerxwOBA’26 WAR’27 proj2027
67Jake Burger TEX · ’96.3161.50.6Arb
66Drake Baldwin ATL · ’01.3713.33.2Pre-arb
63Andrés Chaparro WSH · ’99.3421.00.5Pre-arb
63Matt Olson ATL · ’94.3514.02.5Signed $22.0M
62Brett Baty NYM · ’99.3221.11.5Arb

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.

2027 rating by position · best fit first, on the total with the position’s worth
C −5.0 +7.5
1B −2.0prior −17.5
Outs Above Average by position
SeasonPosOAARangeArm, DPRunsBatters
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 28.4 ft/s · 80th
Zone rating (Keystone expected outs)
SeasonZoneBallsOuts 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 2.4 WAR Arbitration $7.5M*
2028 2.1 WAR Arbitration $11.3M*
2029 1.7 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

SeasonLevelLevelTeamAgeGPA / IPPA / IP ·Line
2026AAAAAALas Vegas Aviators2825 PA 5 PA · .600/.600/1.000 · 0 HR · 0.0% K · 0.0% BB
2025AAAAAALas Vegas Aviators27313 PA 13 PA · .615/.615/.846 · 1 HR · 0.0% K · 0.0% BB

ABS challenges · 2026

Baseball Savant

As batter 50% 1/2 won · −0.1 runs
As catcher 60% 52/86 won · −0.6 runs
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