Zach Neto
- The Angels’ roster as it stands starts at SS · 594 PA · 3.5 WAR in the role
- Trade read Unlikely to be traded: Young, controllable regular (age 26, control through 2029): the kind of player clubs build around.
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 702 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 191 | .372 | .343 | 25% | 9% | 36% | −0.29 | +1.56 |
| RHP | 511 | .321 | .307 | 33% | 10% | 37% | −1.18 | +0.81 |
- Attack angle
- 20.5° (40% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- −8.2°
- Swing length
- 7.1 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 16%
- Pull-air %
- 28.7%
- Hard-hit %
- 41.6%
- Slash · wRC+
- .239/.330/.436 · 116
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage middle-away (+4.1 vs. league per 100; 2.2 standard errors on 151 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest up and in (−0.5), but only 0.2 standard errors from average on 70 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average RHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 2,451 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 Neto: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Kerry Carpenter DET · ’97 | .298 | −0.6 | 0.7 | Arb |
| 54 | Brandon Lowe PIT · ’94 | .331 | 4.9 | 2.5 | Free agent |
| 46 | Kyle Manzardo CLE · ’00 | .305 | −0.2 | 0.5 | Pre-arb |
| 40 | Tyler O'Neill BAL · ’95 | .307 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Signed $16.5M |
| 40 | Ramón Laureano SD · ’94 | .312 | 0.2 | 1.0 | Free agent |
Brandon Lowe (similarity 54, 2.5 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 | SS | −8 | −6 | +2.2 | −3.8 | 5,820 |
| 2025 | SS | −8 | −6 | +1.7 | −4.3 | 4,741 |
| 2024 | SS | −5 | −4 | +3.2 | −0.8 | 5,711 |
| 2023 | SS | +1 | +1 | −1.4 | −0.4 | 3,090 |
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 toward 1B line (−6 outs): a coaching target.
Tools (percentile; arm among SSs)| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | SS | 498 | +5.8 |
| 2025 | SS | 454 | −6.7 |
| 2024 | SS | 557 | +9.7 |
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 | Salt Lake Bees | 24 | 13 | 58 PA | 58 PA · .286/.397/.592 · 4 HR · 22.4% K · 12.1% BB |
ABS challenges · 2026
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