Carter Jensen
- Kansas City’s roster as it stands starts at C · 480 PA · 3.9 WAR in the role
- Trade read Unlikely to be traded: Young, controllable regular (age 23, control through 2031): the kind of player clubs build around.
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 602 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 170 | .301 | .285 | 31% | 8% | 21% | +0.70 | −0.98 |
| RHP | 432 | .360 | .332 | 27% | 12% | 25% | +0.96 | −0.54 |
- Attack angle
- 6.8° (49% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- −4.8°
- Swing length
- 7.1 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 34%
- Pull-air %
- 22.0%
- Hard-hit %
- 45.0%
- Slash · wRC+
- .239/.323/.467 · 116
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage down over the middle (+3.8 vs. league per 100; 2.0 standard errors on 146 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest middle-middle (−1.2), but only 0.6 standard errors from average on 173 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average LHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 2,258 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 Jensen: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59 | Seiya Suzuki CHC · ’94 | .341 | 4.6 | 2.6 | Free agent |
| 55 | Wilyer Abreu BOS · ’99 | .348 | 3.3 | 2.9 | Arb |
| 54 | Bryan Reynolds PIT · ’95 | .355 | 2.9 | 1.2 | Signed $15.3M |
| 52 | Matt Olson ATL · ’94 | .351 | 4.0 | 2.5 | Signed $22.0M |
| 52 | Joc Pederson TEX · ’92 | .344 | 1.4 | 0.4 | Free agent |
Seiya Suzuki (similarity 59, 2.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No MLB fielding yet. | ||||||
Runs = range plus his arm and double-play runs spread over his positions by outs (Fielding Run Value, from 2023): what the rating counts.
No directional data (needs a qualified season at one position).
Tools (percentile among MLB fielders)| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Too few balls in his zone. | |||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025AA | AA | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | 21 | 68 | 308 PA | 308 PA · .292/.360/.420 · 6 HR · 22.7% K · 9.7% BB |
| 2025AAA | AAA | Omaha Storm Chasers | 21 | 43 | 184 PA | 184 PA · .288/.404/.647 · 14 HR · 28.3% K · 16.3% BB |
FanGraphs: FV 50 · ETA 2026 · #34 overall. Public pitch tracking exists only at Triple-A and some Florida State League parks.
ABS challenges · 2026
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