José Tena
- Washington’s roster as it stands bench · 276 PA · 0.3 WAR in the role
Hitting · 2026
286 PA: percentiles need 300+, so values only
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 19 | .392 | .328 | 37% | 16% | 31% | +0.07 | +1.11 |
| RHP | 267 | .297 | .287 | 31% | 9% | 29% | −0.05 | −1.38 |
- Attack angle
- 7.8° (41% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- −1.2°
- Swing length
- 7.1 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 38%
- Pull-air %
- 11.5%
- Hard-hit %
- 45.8%
- Slash · wRC+
- .222/.302/.370 · 85
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage up and in (+3.6 vs. league per 100; 1.6 standard errors on 23 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest down and in (−4.8; 2.1 standard errors below average on 56 pitches). Pitchers should attack here.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average LHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 1,047 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 Tena: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65 | Lawrence Butler ATH · ’00 | .327 | −0.1 | 1.3 | Signed $5.4M |
| 57 | Brett Baty NYM · ’99 | .322 | 1.1 | 1.5 | Arb |
| 53 | Brady House WSH · ’03 | .333 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Pre-arb |
| 52 | Adolis García PHI · ’93 | .293 | 0.0 | −0.2 | Free agent |
| 52 | Ryan McMahon NYY · ’94 | .297 | 0.5 | 0.7 | Signed $16.0M |
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 | SS | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 |
| 2026 | RF | −1 | −1 | 0.0 | −1.0 | 27 |
| 2026 | 3B | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 36 |
| 2026 | LF | 0 | 0 | +0.2 | +0.2 | 165 |
| 2026 | 2B | −1 | −1 | +0.4 | −0.6 | 400 |
| 2025 | 2B | −1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 180 |
| 2025 | 3B | −5 | −3 | −0.3 | −3.3 | 1,546 |
| 2024 | 2B | +1 | +1 | +0.3 | +1.3 | 271 |
| 2024 | 3B | −5 | −4 | +1.3 | −2.7 | 1,300 |
| 2023 | 3B | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 49 |
| 2023 | 2B | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 61 |
| 2023 | SS | −3 | −2 | 0.0 | −2.0 | 266 |
Runs = range plus his arm and double-play runs spread over his positions by outs (Fielding Run Value, from 2023): what the rating counts.
At 2B in 2026, the biggest loss came toward 3B line (−2 outs): a coaching target.
Tools (percentile; arm among 3Bs)| Play | Made | Chances | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| ★★★★★ | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| ★★★★ | 0 | 0 | — |
| ★★★ | 0 | 0 | — |
| ★★ | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| ★ | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3B | 113 | −0.5 |
| 2024 | 3B | 127 | −6.9 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025AAA | AAA | Rochester Red Wings | 24 | 52 | 240 PA | 240 PA · .287/.377/.431 · 5 HR · 24.6% K · 12.5% BB |
ABS challenges · 2026
Baseball Savant