Daylen Lile
- Washington’s roster as it stands starts at LF · 552 PA · 2.0 WAR in the role
- Trade read Unlikely to be traded: Young and cheap for years (age 24, about $64M of surplus value through 2031): a core piece.
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 651 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 182 | .271 | .251 | 23% | 5% | 42% | −1.30 | −0.92 |
| RHP | 469 | .337 | .349 | 18% | 6% | 37% | −0.53 | +1.07 |
- Attack angle
- 12.4° (55% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- −1.4°
- Swing length
- 7.5 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 12%
- Pull-air %
- 21.3%
- Hard-hit %
- 37.8%
- Slash · wRC+
- .246/.296/.429 · 94
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage down and away (+2.1 vs. league per 100; 1.0 standard errors on 110 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest middle-middle (−2.4), but only 1.3 standard errors from average on 139 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average LHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 2,186 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 Lile: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72 | Logan O'Hoppe TEX · ’00 | .268 | −0.9 | 0.2 | Arb |
| 69 | Tyrone Taylor CHC · ’94 | .312 | 1.5 | 0.8 | Free agent |
| 67 | Brandon Marsh PHI · ’97 | .302 | 0.3 | 1.3 | Arb |
| 67 | Ty France SD · ’94 | .328 | 3.6 | 1.0 | Free agent |
| 65 | Dillon Dingler DET · ’98 | .344 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 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 | RF | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 159 |
| 2026 | LF | +2 | +1 | +1.2 | +2.2 | 4,822 |
| 2025 | LF | −2 | −2 | −0.7 | −2.7 | 791 |
| 2025 | RF | −6 | −5 | −1.8 | −6.8 | 1,967 |
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 1B line (−2 outs): a coaching target.
Tools (percentile; arm among LFs)| Play | Made | Chances | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| ★★★★★ | 2 | 32 | 6% |
| ★★★★ | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| ★★★ | 7 | 9 | 78% |
| ★★ | 14 | 17 | 82% |
| ★ | 19 | 19 | 100% |
| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | LF | 454 | +1.3 |
| 2025 | RF | 197 | −4.3 |
| 2025 | LF | 97 | −2.1 |
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 | Harrisburg Senators | 22 | 21 | 94 PA | 94 PA · .319/.340/.505 · 2 HR · 13.8% K · 3.2% BB |
| 2025AAA | AAA | Rochester Red Wings | 22 | 26 | 119 PA | 119 PA · .337/.407/.500 · 2 HR · 16.8% K · 9.2% BB |
ABS challenges · 2026
Baseball Savant