CJ Abrams
- Washington’s roster as it stands starts at SS · 578 PA · 2.8 WAR in the role
- Trade read Likely available: WSH projects to miss the playoffs (22% odds) and he has 2 years of control left: a natural trade candidate.
- PNC Park Pittsburgh’s home park: +2.0 runs per 600 PA against an average park (+0.20 wins over 591 PA; his WAR leaves this out); home runs ×0.99 (×0.99 for left-handed hitters as a group). Park Fit →
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 652 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 207 | .322 | .280 | 30% | 5% | 42% | −1.50 | +0.50 |
| RHP | 445 | .384 | .356 | 21% | 9% | 35% | −0.49 | +1.14 |
- Attack angle
- 14.5° (58% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- −7.5°
- Swing length
- 7.7 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 25%
- Pull-air %
- 22.7%
- Hard-hit %
- 40.6%
- Slash · wRC+
- .261/.336/.497 · 124
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage middle-middle (+4.1 vs. league per 100; 2.2 standard errors on 141 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest up over the middle (−1.0), but only 0.5 standard errors from average on 125 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average LHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 2,267 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 Abrams: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | Ty France SD · ’94 | .328 | 3.6 | 1.0 | Free agent |
| 64 | Jeremy Peña HOU · ’97 | .326 | 3.4 | 3.2 | Arb |
| 60 | Victor Mesa Jr. TB · ’01 | .331 | 2.6 | 2.3 | Pre-arb |
| 60 | Willy Adames SF · ’95 | .296 | 0.4 | 1.8 | Signed $31.1M |
| 59 | Jackson Merrill SD · ’03 | .348 | 4.2 | 4.1 | Signed $7.1M |
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 | 2B | 0 | 0 | +0.1 | +0.1 | 467 |
| 2026 | SS | −17 | −13 | +1.2 | −11.8 | 4,838 |
| 2025 | SS | −11 | −8 | −0.8 | −8.8 | 5,410 |
| 2024 | SS | −18 | −14 | −1.3 | −15.3 | 5,033 |
| 2023 | SS | −9 | −7 | −1.0 | −8.0 | 5,712 |
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 SS in 2026, the biggest loss came in (charging) (−15 outs): a coaching target.
Tools (percentile; arm among SSs)| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | SS | 444 | −0.7 |
| 2026 | 2B | 41 | −0.8 |
| 2025 | SS | 524 | −1.9 |
| 2024 | SS | 525 | −10.1 |
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
* 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025AA | AA | Harrisburg Senators | 24 | 2 | 7 PA | 7 PA · .000/.286/.000 · 0 HR · 14.3% K · 28.6% BB |
ABS challenges · 2026
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