Cole Carrigg
- Colorado’s roster as it stands starts at CF · 385 PA · 1.7 WAR in the role
- Trade read Unlikely to be traded: Young and cheap for years (age 25, about $59M of surplus value through 2032): a core piece.
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 369 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 154 | .332 | .283 | 27% | 3% | 46% | −1.76 | +0.31 |
| RHP | 215 | .375 | .340 | 22% | 10% | 30% | +0.22 | −0.37 |
- Attack angle
- 12.0° (51% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- −2.2°
- Swing length
- 7.5 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 31%
- Pull-air %
- 23.8%
- Hard-hit %
- 37.6%
- Slash · wRC+
- .279/.341/.477 · 110
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage middle-middle (+7.9 vs. league per 100; 3.4 standard errors above average on 37 pitches).
Weakest middle-in (−2.3), but only 1.0 standard errors from average on 39 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average LHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 770 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 Carrigg: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65 | Daulton Varsho HOU · ’96 | .283 | 0.8 | 1.6 | Free agent |
| 63 | Logan O'Hoppe TEX · ’00 | .268 | −0.9 | 0.2 | Arb |
| 62 | Henry Davis PIT · ’99 | .298 | 0.6 | 0.2 | Arb |
| 61 | Jeremy Peña HOU · ’97 | .326 | 3.4 | 3.2 | Arb |
| 61 | Connor Wong BOS · ’96 | .284 | −0.2 | 0.0 | Arb |
Daulton Varsho (similarity 65, 1.6 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 | RF | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 20 |
| 2026 | SS | 0 | 0 | +0.2 | +0.2 | 472 |
| 2026 | CF | −3 | −2 | +1.1 | −0.9 | 2,858 |
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 CF in 2026, the biggest loss came toward 1B line (−2 outs): a coaching target.
Tools (percentile; arm among CFs)| Play | Made | Chances | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| ★★★★★ | 0 | 16 | 0% |
| ★★★★ | 1 | 5 | 20% |
| ★★★ | 6 | 8 | 75% |
| ★★ | 18 | 20 | 90% |
| ★ | 16 | 17 | 94% |
| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | CF | 387 | −2.2 |
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 | Albuquerque Isotopes | 24 | 57 | 257 PA | 257 PA · .338/.414/.529 · 6 HR · 15.2% K · 10.5% BB |
| 2025AA | AA | Hartford Yard Goats | 23 | 123 | 537 PA | 537 PA · .237/.316/.394 · 15 HR · 27.0% K · 8.4% BB |
FanGraphs: FV 40+ · ETA 2027. Public pitch tracking exists only at Triple-A and some Florida State League parks.
ABS challenges · 2026
Baseball Savant