Ronny Simon
- Winter Plan bench · 78 PA · 0.1 WAR in the role
- PNC Park Pittsburgh’s home park: +1.1 runs per 600 PA against an average park (+0.01 wins over 78 PA; his WAR leaves this out); home runs ×0.93 (×0.92 for right-handed hitters as a group). Park Fit →
This winter
What the Winter Plan does with Simon: its decisions feed, the dated moves and the briefs
The plan keeps him: the bench · 78 PA · 0.1 WAR in the role.
Depends on Brandon Lowe’s answer (≈ Nov 11–15). If he accepts the qualifying offer, Brandon Lowe plays second and Isaac Paredes third, and Simon drops off the 26-man. Pittsburgh then projects 83.5 wins (80% range 71–96), 51% playoff odds.
Options left: 1 (Keystone’s estimate).
- Qualifying offer: Brandon Lowedue ≈ Nov 1–5 · medium confidence
Extend the $23.15M qualifying offer by ≈ Nov 5. Expect him to decline: his market estimate ($30.8M a year for 3 years) beats the offer by $7.6M a year, and 12 of 14 comparable deals cleared it (86%); at the low end of his range ($21.8M a year) he could accept. If he declines, take the pick (about $8.6M net of his bonus); second base then goes to Nick Gonzales. Don't re-sign him above $13.5M a year under today's rules; his market estimate is $30.8M.
Development · trends & plan
Tracked levels only. Monthly values; gaps mark the offseason. The number beside each line is its last month, with that month’s sample (faded under 50 PA or 150 pitches), not the season.
Trends · MLB
Hitting · 2026
68 PA: percentiles need 300+, so values only
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 24 | .322 | .382 | 17% | 4% | 48% | −0.40 | +2.59 |
| RHP | 44 | .276 | .258 | 16% | 7% | 35% | −0.20 | −1.89 |
- Attack angle
- 2.5° (38% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- +1.0°
- Swing length
- 7.2 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 21%
- Pull-air %
- 17.0%
- Hard-hit %
- 30.2%
- Slash · wRC+
- .254/.298/.349 · 77
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 | LF | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13 |
| 2026 | RF | 0 | 0 | −0.5 | −0.5 | 444 |
| 2025 | SS | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9 |
| 2025 | RF | −1 | −1 | −0.1 | −1.1 | 144 |
| 2025 | LF | 0 | 0 | −0.2 | −0.2 | 220 |
| 2025 | 2B | −5 | −4 | −0.3 | −4.3 | 263 |
Runs = range plus his arm and double-play runs spread over his positions by outs (Fielding Run Value, from 2023): what the rating counts.
| Play | Made | Chances | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| ★★★★★ | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| ★★★★ | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| ★★★ | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| ★★ | 0 | 0 | — |
| ★ | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| 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
* Estimated: RosterResource has no contract row for him, so control through 2031 estimated from his MLB debut (2025-04-21): six years of service at the earliest; he isn’t in the contract data, and time in the minors would add seasons; pre-arbitration years at the minimum, arbitration years from Keystone’s arbitration model. Contract Studio →
Minor leagues
MLB Stats API · public box-score data
| SeasonLevel | Level | Team | Age | G | PA / IP | PA / IP ·Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026AAA | AAA | Indianapolis Indians | 26 | 115 | 499 PA | 499 PA · .334/.426/.472 · 7 HR · 17.0% K · 13.0% BB |
| 2025AAA | AAA | Indianapolis Indians | 25 | 69 | 308 PA | 308 PA · .297/.392/.452 · 8 HR · 16.6% K · 13.6% BB |
ABS challenges · 2026
Baseball Savant