NYM · 1B

Jared Young

Age 31 B/T L/R 6′2″, 200 lb Canada MLB debut 2022

40-man

The Mets’ roster as it stands starts at 1B · 375 PA · 0.6 WAR in the role
Injured list 2026: Concussion (Sep 18–Sep 28)
Trade read Available at a price: NYM 63% playoff odds; control through 2031.

xwOBA .318 wOBA .343

2026 fWAR 1.0

Projected 2027 WAR 0.6 at 376 PA · 0.6 in his 2027 role

Hitting · 2026 percentiles

vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 342 PA

xwOBA .318

Swing decisions +0.37

Contact value −0.22

Bat speed 73.2

Squared-up / swing 24%

Blasts / swing 11%

EV90 105.6

Barrel % 7.3%

Chase % 27.5%

Zone contact 82.3%

Strikeout % 18.4%

Walk % 7.3%

Platoon splits · swing path

By pitcher handedness

vs	PA	wOBA	xwOBA	K%	BB%	Chase	Decisions	Contact
LHP	63	.273	.288	24%	5%	32%	−0.93	−0.43
RHP	279	.359	.325	17%	8%	27%	+0.65	−0.22

Attack angle: 7.8° (59% in 5–20°)
Attack direction: −0.5°
Swing length: 7.2 ft
Fast-swing rate: 29%
Pull-air %: 17.8%
Hard-hit %: 46.6%
Slash · wRC+: .266/.330/.429 · 111

Zone map · 2026

Where he does damage, and where to pitch him

Does the most damage down and in (+4.2 vs. league per 100; 1.8 standard errors on 53 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).

Weakest up and in (−3.1), but only 1.3 standard errors from average on 39 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.

Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average LHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 1,209 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 Young: bat path, contact quality and approach

Similarity	Player	xwOBA	’26 WAR	’27 proj	2027
72	Brandon Nimmo TEX · ’93	.340	1.7	1.1	Signed $20.5M
62	William Contreras MIL · ’97	.334	3.0	3.0	Club option $14.5M
62	George Springer TOR · ’89	.309	0.9	0.7	Free agent
59	Hao-Yu Lee DET · ’03	.303	0.5	0.8	Pre-arb
58	Trevor Larnach MIN · ’97	.329	2.2	1.0	Arb

George Springer (similarity 62, 0.7 WAR projected for 2027) is a free agent this winter: a similar swing available without trading talent, at a free agent’s price. Opportunity Finder →

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

1B +1.4 −11.1

Outs Above Average by position

Season	Pos	OAA	Range	Arm, DP	Runs	Batters
2026	LF	−1	−1	0.0	−1.0	95
2026	1B	0	0	+1.8	+1.8	2,726
2025	LF	0	0	0.0	0.0	14
2023	1B	−3	−2	−0.3	−2.3	405

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 at 1B)

2026 · 1B In (charging) +2Back −1Toward 3B line −3Toward 1B line +1vs. RHH 0vs. LHH −1

At 1B in 2026, the biggest loss came toward 3B line (−3 outs): a coaching target.

Tools (percentile; arm among 1Bs)

Arm at 1B 71.3 mph · 19th

Sprint speed 27.5 ft/s · 52nd

Catch difficulty (latest season)

Play	Made	Chances	Rate
★★★★★	0	2	0%
★★★★	0	0	—
★★★	0	1	0%
★★	1	1	100%
★	0	0	—

Zone rating (Keystone expected outs)

Season	Zone	Balls	Outs vs. exp.
2026	1B	176	+5.7

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.

Compare in the Fielding Lab →

Contract & projection

Club control (RosterResource) · Keystone projected WAR

2027 0.6 WAR Pre-arb $780K*

2028 0.2 WAR Arbitration $2.0M*

2029 −0.3 WAR Arbitration $2.1M*

2030 −0.7 WAR Arbitration $2.1M*

* 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
2026A	A	St. Lucie Mets	30	2	7 PA	7 PA · .167/.286/.167 · 0 HR · 28.6% K · 14.3% BB
2026AAA	AAA	Syracuse Mets	30	4	16 PA	16 PA · .250/.250/.313 · 0 HR · 12.5% K · 0.0% BB
2025A	A	St. Lucie Mets	29	4	15 PA	15 PA · .364/.533/.727 · 1 HR · 0.0% K · 26.7% BB
2025AAA	AAA	Syracuse Mets	29	75	321 PA	321 PA · .300/.396/.560 · 17 HR · 17.8% K · 12.8% BB

ABS challenges · 2026

Baseball Savant

As batter 38% 3/8 won · −0.1 runs