Tyler Soderstrom
- The Athletics’ roster as it stands starts at LF · 482 PA · 2.0 WAR in the role
- Injured list Ended 2026 on the 60-day IL: Left hip impingement (since Aug 16)
- Trade read Unlikely to be traded: Extended in Dec 2025 (7 yr, $86M (2026-32), 2033 club option): clubs rarely move a player they just committed to.
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 449 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 145 | .307 | .293 | 28% | 8% | 30% | +0.52 | −0.26 |
| RHP | 304 | .382 | .346 | 16% | 12% | 24% | +1.30 | +0.02 |
- Attack angle
- 10.5° (53% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- −2.1°
- Swing length
- 7.5 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 41%
- Pull-air %
- 17.0%
- Hard-hit %
- 45.6%
- Slash · wRC+
- .245/.338/.472 · 116
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage middle-in (+6.7 vs. league per 100; 3.1 standard errors above average on 79 pitches).
Weakest middle-away (−3.6), but only 1.7 standard errors from average on 106 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average LHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 1,587 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 Soderstrom: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | Nathaniel Lowe CLE · ’95 | .338 | 0.5 | 0.4 | Free agent |
| 69 | Iván Herrera STL · ’00 | .335 | 1.4 | 2.2 | Arb |
| 68 | Ryan Jeffers MIN · ’97 | .344 | 2.6 | 1.8 | Free agent |
| 67 | George Springer TOR · ’89 | .309 | 0.9 | 0.7 | Free agent |
| 63 | Gunnar Henderson BAL · ’01 | .322 | 3.6 | 4.4 | Arb |
Ryan Jeffers (similarity 68, 1.8 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 | LF | −8 | −7 | +0.7 | −6.3 | 3,825 |
| 2025 | 1B | −5 | −4 | +0.4 | −3.6 | 1,769 |
| 2025 | LF | +5 | +4 | −1.1 | +2.9 | 3,725 |
| 2024 | 1B | −3 | −2 | +3.0 | +1.0 | 1,965 |
| 2023 | 1B | −1 | 0 | +0.1 | +0.1 | 318 |
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 LF in 2026, the biggest loss came toward 3B line (−4 outs): a coaching target.
Tools (percentile; arm among LFs)| Play | Made | Chances | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| ★★★★★ | 0 | 23 | 0% |
| ★★★★ | 0 | 7 | 0% |
| ★★★ | 6 | 10 | 60% |
| ★★ | 14 | 18 | 78% |
| ★ | 17 | 17 | 100% |
| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | LF | 366 | −7.6 |
| 2025 | LF | 409 | +3.3 |
| 2025 | 1B | 103 | −9.8 |
| 2024 | 1B | 110 | −1.7 |
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
ABS challenges · 2026
Baseball Savant