Brett Baty
- The Mets’ roster as it stands starts at 2B · 473 PA · 1.6 WAR in the role
- Trade read Unlikely to be traded: NYM expects to contend (63% playoff odds) and he’s a regular.
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 473 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 91 | .238 | .279 | 31% | 11% | 23% | +0.98 | −1.38 |
| RHP | 382 | .325 | .332 | 25% | 9% | 30% | +0.39 | +0.28 |
- Attack angle
- 10.7° (48% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- +2.1°
- Swing length
- 7.5 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 52%
- Pull-air %
- 15.7%
- Hard-hit %
- 42.0%
- Slash · wRC+
- .238/.311/.374 · 92
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage middle-in (+1.7 vs. league per 100; 0.8 standard errors on 86 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest middle-middle (−2.9), but only 1.5 standard errors from average on 144 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average LHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 1,770 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 Baty: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | Ryan McMahon NYY · ’94 | .297 | 0.5 | 0.7 | Signed $16.0M |
| 69 | Ronald Acuña Jr. ATL · ’97 | .366 | 1.8 | 2.2 | Club option $17.0M |
| 68 | Christian Walker HOU · ’91 | .304 | 1.6 | 0.5 | Signed $20.0M |
| 67 | Cam Smith HOU · ’03 | .318 | 1.4 | 1.5 | Pre-arb |
| 67 | Dylan Crews WSH · ’02 | .318 | 0.9 | 0.9 | Pre-arb |
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 | 46 |
| 2026 | LF | +1 | +1 | 0.0 | +1.0 | 183 |
| 2026 | 1B | −2 | −1 | +0.1 | −0.9 | 654 |
| 2026 | RF | −2 | −2 | 0.0 | −2.0 | 674 |
| 2026 | 2B | +3 | +2 | 0.0 | +2.0 | 807 |
| 2026 | 3B | +1 | +1 | 0.0 | +1.0 | 1,972 |
| 2025 | 2B | −1 | −1 | −0.5 | −1.5 | 1,599 |
| 2025 | 3B | +2 | +1 | −0.8 | +0.2 | 2,448 |
| 2024 | 3B | +2 | +1 | 0.0 | +1.0 | 1,630 |
| 2023 | 3B | −4 | −3 | +0.9 | −2.1 | 3,505 |
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 3B in 2026, the biggest loss came in (charging) (−4 outs): a coaching target, though he plays 2B in 2027.
Tools (percentile; arm among 3Bs)| Play | Made | Chances | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| ★★★★★ | 0 | 2 | 0% |
| ★★★★ | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| ★★★ | 1 | 3 | 33% |
| ★★ | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| ★ | 4 | 5 | 80% |
| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | RF | 58 | −1.5 |
| 2026 | 3B | 138 | +2.0 |
| 2026 | 2B | 79 | −0.7 |
| 2026 | 1B | 54 | −3.0 |
| 2025 | 3B | 222 | +2.1 |
| 2025 | 2B | 159 | −0.2 |
| 2024 | 3B | 148 | −4.5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025AAA | AAA | Syracuse Mets | 25 | 3 | 11 PA | 11 PA · .300/.364/.500 · 0 HR · 27.3% K · 9.1% BB |
ABS challenges · 2026
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