Wade Meckler
- The Angels’ roster as it stands starts at LF · 368 PA · 1.8 WAR in the role
- Injured list 2026: Concussion (Aug 22–Aug 28)
- Trade read Available at a price: LAA 11% playoff odds; control through 2032.
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 337 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 56 | .305 | .287 | 18% | 9% | 27% | +0.55 | −0.68 |
| RHP | 281 | .365 | .324 | 19% | 10% | 22% | +0.47 | −0.42 |
- Attack angle
- 11.7° (45% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- +3.5°
- Swing length
- 6.7 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 2%
- Pull-air %
- 14.2%
- Hard-hit %
- 33.6%
- Slash · wRC+
- .300/.373/.387 · 120
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage down and away (+1.6 vs. league per 100; 0.7 standard errors on 67 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest up and away (−2.2), but only 1.0 standard errors from average on 53 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average LHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 1,118 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 Meckler: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72 | Luke Keaschall MIN · ’02 | .323 | 3.0 | 2.9 | Pre-arb |
| 68 | Austin Martin MIN · ’99 | .301 | 0.9 | 0.8 | Pre-arb |
| 62 | Spencer Horwitz PIT · ’97 | .310 | 0.1 | 0.9 | Arb |
| 62 | Myles Straw TOR · ’94 | .297 | 0.7 | 1.0 | Club option $8.0M |
| 62 | Nick Loftin KC · ’98 | .296 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 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 | RF | +2 | +2 | −0.1 | +1.9 | 509 |
| 2026 | LF | −1 | 0 | −0.5 | −0.5 | 2,418 |
| 2023 | LF | 0 | 0 | −0.1 | −0.1 | 69 |
| 2023 | CF | −1 | −1 | −0.8 | −1.8 | 539 |
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 | 11 | 0% |
| ★★★★ | 3 | 7 | 43% |
| ★★★ | 7 | 9 | 78% |
| ★★ | 5 | 7 | 71% |
| ★ | 12 | 13 | 92% |
| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | RF | 44 | +2.6 |
| 2026 | LF | 230 | −5.5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026A | A | Rancho Cucamonga Quakes | 26 | 2 | 9 PA | 9 PA · .429/.556/1.000 · 1 HR · 11.1% K · 22.2% BB |
| 2026AA | AA | Rocket City Trash Pandas | 26 | 28 | 121 PA | 121 PA · .347/.450/.525 · 4 HR · 16.5% K · 15.7% BB |
| 2026AAA | AAA | Salt Lake Bees | 26 | 5 | 17 PA | 17 PA · .000/.412/.000 · 0 HR · 17.6% K · 41.2% BB |
| 2025AAA | AAA | Sacramento River Cats | 25 | 87 | 401 PA | 401 PA · .287/.390/.370 · 1 HR · 18.0% K · 14.2% BB |
| 2025ROK | ROK | ACL Giants | 25 | 3 | 10 PA | 10 PA · .333/.400/.333 · 0 HR · 20.0% K · 10.0% BB |
ABS challenges · 2026
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