Michael Massey
- Kansas City’s roster as it stands starts at 2B · 449 PA · 1.3 WAR in the role
- Injured list 2026: Concussion (Aug 27–Sep 2)
- Trade read Available at a price: KC 39% playoff odds; control through 2028.
- PNC Park Pittsburgh’s home park: +1.9 runs per 600 PA against an average park (+0.15 wins over 454 PA; his WAR leaves this out); home runs ×0.98 (×0.99 for left-handed hitters as a group). Park Fit →
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 451 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 101 | .354 | .262 | 22% | 4% | 35% | −0.47 | −0.91 |
| RHP | 350 | .311 | .322 | 15% | 5% | 40% | −1.06 | +0.72 |
- Attack angle
- 15.6° (60% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- −1.1°
- Swing length
- 7.1 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 12%
- Pull-air %
- 23.4%
- Hard-hit %
- 38.9%
- Slash · wRC+
- .274/.305/.430 · 100
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage middle-away (+3.0 vs. league per 100; 1.4 standard errors on 91 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest middle-in (−1.9), but only 0.9 standard errors from average on 72 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average LHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 1,499 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 Massey: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59 | Tyrone Taylor CHC · ’94 | .312 | 1.5 | 0.8 | Free agent |
| 59 | Daylen Lile WSH · ’02 | .322 | 1.5 | 1.8 | Pre-arb |
| 59 | Brooks Lee MIN · ’01 | .281 | 2.8 | 1.5 | Pre-arb |
| 52 | Angel Martínez CLE · ’02 | .303 | 1.8 | 1.0 | Pre-arb |
| 50 | Ryan O'Hearn PIT · ’93 | .313 | 0.6 | 1.0 | Signed $15.0M |
Tyrone Taylor (similarity 59, 0.8 WAR projected for 2027) is a free agent this winter: a similar swing available without trading talent, at a free agent’s price. Opportunity Finder →
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 | 3B | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13 |
| 2026 | LF | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 86 |
| 2026 | 2B | +11 | +8 | −0.9 | +7.1 | 4,269 |
| 2025 | LF | 0 | 0 | +0.3 | +0.3 | 350 |
| 2025 | 2B | 0 | 0 | +2.0 | +2.0 | 2,021 |
| 2024 | 2B | +4 | +3 | −0.3 | +2.7 | 2,608 |
| 2023 | 2B | +3 | +2 | +0.7 | +2.7 | 3,894 |
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 2B in 2026, the biggest loss came in (charging) (−2 outs): a coaching target.
Tools (percentile; arm among 2Bs)| Play | Made | Chances | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| ★★★★★ | 0 | 2 | 0% |
| ★★★★ | 0 | 0 | — |
| ★★★ | 0 | 0 | — |
| ★★ | 0 | 0 | — |
| ★ | 0 | 0 | — |
| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2B | 385 | +4.1 |
| 2025 | 2B | 205 | +3.2 |
| 2024 | 2B | 263 | +8.3 |
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026AAA | AAA | Omaha Storm Chasers | 28 | 3 | 12 PA | 12 PA · .250/.250/.500 · 1 HR · 16.7% K · 0.0% BB |
| 2025AA | AA | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | 27 | 3 | 14 PA | 14 PA · .071/.071/.071 · 0 HR · 28.6% K · 0.0% BB |
| 2025AAA | AAA | Omaha Storm Chasers | 27 | 25 | 106 PA | 106 PA · .258/.321/.433 · 4 HR · 19.8% K · 5.7% BB |
ABS challenges · 2026
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