Xavier Edwards
- Miami’s roster as it stands starts at 2B · 549 PA · 2.7 WAR in the role
- Injured list 2026: Left thumb sprain (Aug 31–Sep 13)
- Trade read Unlikely to be traded: Young, controllable regular (age 27, control through 2029): the kind of player clubs build around.
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 590 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 143 | .323 | .298 | 15% | 10% | 25% | +0.22 | −0.99 |
| RHP | 447 | .337 | .316 | 14% | 11% | 24% | +0.73 | −0.58 |
- Attack angle
- 5.6° (45% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- −0.4°
- Swing length
- 6.5 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 2%
- Pull-air %
- 10.1%
- Hard-hit %
- 28.4%
- Slash · wRC+
- .280/.360/.371 · 103
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage up and away (+1.7 vs. league per 100; 0.8 standard errors on 93 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest down over the middle (−2.7), but only 1.3 standard errors from average on 101 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average LHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 1,602 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 Edwards: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | Myles Straw TOR · ’94 | .297 | 0.7 | 1.0 | Club option $8.0M |
| 61 | Sam Antonacci CWS · ’03 | .347 | 2.3 | 2.0 | Pre-arb |
| 58 | Zach McKinstry DET · ’95 | .288 | 0.7 | 1.2 | Arb |
| 56 | Wade Meckler LAA · ’00 | .318 | 2.0 | 1.8 | Pre-arb |
| 55 | Luke Keaschall MIN · ’02 | .323 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 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 | 2B | −2 | −2 | +0.4 | −1.6 | 5,025 |
| 2025 | SS | −7 | −5 | +0.4 | −4.6 | 1,603 |
| 2025 | 2B | +9 | +7 | +1.0 | +8.0 | 3,442 |
| 2024 | SS | −10 | −8 | +0.3 | −7.7 | 2,572 |
| 2023 | CF | −1 | −1 | +0.1 | −0.9 | 81 |
| 2023 | 2B | 0 | 0 | +0.4 | +0.4 | 695 |
Runs = range plus his arm and double-play runs spread over his positions by outs (Fielding Run Value, from 2023): what the rating counts.
| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2B | 464 | −8.9 |
| 2025 | SS | 136 | −4.5 |
| 2025 | 2B | 371 | +14.1 |
| 2024 | SS | 246 | −11.7 |
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 | Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp | 25 | 2 | 8 PA | 8 PA · .143/.250/.143 · 0 HR · 0.0% K · 12.5% BB |
ABS challenges · 2026
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