Alejandro Kirk
- Toronto’s roster as it stands starts at C · 384 PA · 3.0 WAR in the role
- Injured list 2026: Left thumb fracture (Apr 4–Jun 12)
- Trade read Unlikely to be traded: A franchise player: with TOR every season since at least 2022 (MLB debut 2020) and still a 2.8-WAR projection.
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 306 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 93 | .356 | .292 | 17% | 8% | 25% | −0.11 | −0.38 |
| RHP | 213 | .333 | .315 | 10% | 9% | 31% | −0.16 | +0.80 |
- Attack angle
- 5.5° (51% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- +6.9°
- Swing length
- 7.1 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 15%
- Pull-air %
- 10.4%
- Hard-hit %
- 38.8%
- Slash · wRC+
- .278/.351/.415 · 114
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage up and in (+2.8 vs. league per 100; 1.2 standard errors on 49 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest up over the middle (−3.7), but only 1.6 standard errors from average on 63 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average RHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 1,104 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 Kirk: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69 | Alec Bohm PHI · ’96 | .329 | 0.2 | 1.0 | Free agent |
| 65 | Otto Lopez MIA · ’98 | .329 | 5.9 | 3.5 | Arb |
| 60 | Masataka Yoshida BOS · ’93 | .318 | 0.4 | 0.1 | Signed $18.6M |
| 60 | Gabriel Moreno AZ · ’00 | .365 | 5.4 | 4.0 | Arb |
| 57 | Maikel Garcia KC · ’00 | .318 | 1.8 | 2.3 | Signed $7.2M |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
No directional data (needs a qualified season at one position).
Tools (percentile among MLB fielders)| 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.
Contract & projection
Club control (RosterResource) · Keystone projected WAR
Minor leagues
MLB Stats API · public box-score data
| SeasonLevel | Level | Team | Age | G | PA / IP | PA / IP ·Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026A | A | Dunedin Blue Jays | 27 | 3 | 11 PA | 11 PA · .222/.364/.556 · 1 HR · 18.2% K · 18.2% BB |
| 2026AAA | AAA | Buffalo Bisons | 27 | 3 | 10 PA | 10 PA · .111/.200/.222 · 0 HR · 20.0% K · 10.0% BB |
| 2025AAA | AAA | Buffalo Bisons | 26 | 1 | 3 PA | 3 PA · .333/.333/.333 · 0 HR · 0.0% K · 0.0% BB |
ABS challenges · 2026
Baseball Savant