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CWS · SS

Luisangel Acuña

Age 24 B/T R/R 5′7″, 181 lb Venezuela MLB debut 2024
40-man
  • The White Sox’s roster as it stands utility · 333 PA (SS 140, 2B 117, 3B 76) · 0.5 WAR in the role
  • Trade read Available at a price: CWS 39% playoff odds; control through 2031.
xwOBA .270 wOBA .252
2026 fWAR −0.3
Projected 2027 WAR 0.5 at 331 PA · 0.5 in his 2027 role

Hitting · 2026

226 PA: percentiles need 300+, so values only

xwOBA .270 xwOBA: .270
Swing decisions −0.99 Swing decisions: −0.99
Contact value −1.39 Contact value: −1.39
Bat speed 71.8 Bat speed: 71.8
Squared-up / swing 24% Squared-up / swing: 24%
Blasts / swing 9% Blasts / swing: 9%
EV90 104.2 EV90: 104.2
Barrel % 3.5% Barrel %: 3.5%
Chase % 34.1% Chase %: 34.1%
Zone contact 85.6% Zone contact: 85.6%
Strikeout % 19.5% Strikeout %: 19.5%
Walk % 4.0% Walk %: 4.0%

Platoon splits · swing path

By pitcher handedness

vsPAwOBAxwOBAK%BB%ChaseDecisionsContact
LHP110.251.27116%3%33%−0.48−1.56
RHP116.253.27022%5%35%−1.48−1.10
Attack angle
8.6° (64% in 5–20°)
Attack direction
+0.7°
Swing length
7.5 ft
Fast-swing rate
25%
Pull-air %
5.3%
Hard-hit %
36.5%
Slash · wRC+
.229/.261/.276 · 50

Zone map · 2026

Where he does damage, and where to pitch him

−0.1−2.6−1.50.0+0.2+0.4+1.4+0.8−2.0+1.3+2.0−3.1−5.4−1.7−1.1+1.2+0.7−1.3−3.4−1.2+0.3+0.8−0.8−1.9−0.1RHB

Does the most damage up and in (+1.4 vs. league per 100; 0.6 standard errors on 28 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).

Weakest middle-middle (−5.4; 2.4 standard errors below average on 37 pitches). Pitchers should attack here.

Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average RHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 701 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 Acuña: bat path, contact quality and approach

SimilarityPlayerxwOBA’26 WAR’27 proj2027
58Matt Vierling DET · ’96.304−0.40.3Arb
57Jose Fernandez AZ · ’03.2860.20.6—
56Trea Turner PHI · ’93.2941.12.2Signed $27.3M
55Luis Torrens NYM · ’96.2951.91.7Signed $5.8M
47Jeremiah Jackson BAL · ’00.283−0.30.4—

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
SS +1.6 +9.1
2B +2.1 +4.6
3B +2.1prior +1.6
CF −0.1 −0.6
Outs Above Average by position
SeasonPosOAARangeArm, DPRunsBatters
20262B000.00.03
2026LF000.00.011
2026CF−2−2+0.2−1.8725
2026SS+2+1+0.5+1.51,748
2025CF000.00.013
20253B000.00.053
2025SS−1−10.0−1.0170
20252B+1+1−0.4+0.61,815
20242B000.00.024
2024SS+3+2+0.1+2.1374

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 SS)
2024 · SS2026 · SS In (charging) +1−1Back 0−1Toward 3B line 0−1Toward 1B line +2+2vs. RHH +2−1vs. LHH +10
Tools (percentile; arm among SSs)
Arm at SS 84.2 mph · 54th
Sprint speed 29.8 ft/s · 98th
Reaction +1.0 ft · 77th
Burst −0.3 ft · 38th
Route −0.9 ft · 15th
Catch difficulty (latest season)
PlayMadeChancesRate
★★★★★00—
★★★★010%
★★★33100%
★★2450%
★55100%
Zone rating (Keystone expected outs)
SeasonZoneBallsOuts vs. exp.
2026SS149−3.8
2026CF92−0.7
20252B146+8.8
2024SS51+5.3

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 0.5 WAR Pre-arb $780K*
2028 0.6 WAR Arbitration $1.4M*
2029 0.6 WAR Arbitration $2.4M*
2030 0.5 WAR Arbitration $2.9M*

* projected arbitration or minimum salary. Contract Studio →

Minor leagues

MLB Stats API · public box-score data

SeasonLevelLevelTeamAgeGPA / IPPA / IP ·Line
2025AAAAAASyracuse Mets2328122 PA 122 PA · .303/.347/.385 · 0 HR · 15.6% K · 7.4% BB
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