Kyle Karros
- Colorado’s roster as it stands starts at 3B · 448 PA · 1.6 WAR in the role
- Injured list 2026: Concussion (Aug 23–Sep 7)
- Trade read Unlikely to be traded: Young and cheap for years (age 24, about $58M of surplus value through 2031): a core piece.
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 472 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 159 | .371 | .353 | 21% | 9% | 27% | +0.71 | +1.34 |
| RHP | 313 | .324 | .320 | 21% | 12% | 24% | +0.79 | −0.77 |
- Attack angle
- 7.7° (43% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- −7.4°
- Swing length
- 7.0 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 7%
- Pull-air %
- 15.4%
- Hard-hit %
- 41.2%
- Slash · wRC+
- .253/.347/.414 · 99
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage middle-in (+12.5 vs. league per 100; 5.6 standard errors above average on 70 pitches).
Weakest down over the middle (−4.6; 2.3 standard errors below average on 115 pitches). Pitchers should attack here.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average RHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 1,715 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 Karros: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68 | Hunter Feduccia LAD · ’97 | .315 | 0.5 | 0.1 | — |
| 63 | Carson Benge NYM · ’03 | .343 | 4.3 | 3.3 | Pre-arb |
| 62 | Gabriel Moreno AZ · ’00 | .365 | 5.4 | 4.0 | Arb |
| 62 | Adley Rutschman BOS · ’98 | .327 | 3.0 | 1.9 | Arb |
| 61 | Drew Gilbert SF · ’00 | .335 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 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 | 3B | +1 | +1 | 0.0 | +1.0 | 4,632 |
| 2025 | 3B | +4 | +3 | −0.1 | +2.9 | 1,525 |
Runs = range plus his arm and double-play runs spread over his positions by outs (Fielding Run Value, from 2023): what the rating counts.
| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3B | 329 | −1.3 |
| 2025 | 3B | 122 | +9.8 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026AA | AA | Hartford Yard Goats | 23 | 4 | 17 PA | 17 PA · .400/.471/.667 · 1 HR · 17.6% K · 11.8% BB |
| 2025AA | AA | Hartford Yard Goats | 22 | 55 | 234 PA | 234 PA · .294/.399/.462 · 4 HR · 19.2% K · 13.7% BB |
| 2025AAA | AAA | Albuquerque Isotopes | 22 | 16 | 68 PA | 68 PA · .306/.368/.500 · 2 HR · 17.6% K · 7.4% BB |
| 2025ROK | ROK | ACL Rockies | 22 | 4 | 13 PA | 13 PA · .400/.538/.600 · 0 HR · 7.7% K · 23.1% BB |
ABS challenges · 2026
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