Jackson Holliday
- Baltimore’s roster as it stands utility · 438 PA (2B 308, SS 75, 3B 55) · 1.0 WAR in the role
- Injured list 2026: Left wrist inflammation (Sep 16–Sep 28)
- Trade read Unlikely to be traded: Young and cheap for years (age 23, about $33M of surplus value through 2030): a core piece.
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 353 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 91 | .298 | .289 | 27% | 10% | 25% | +0.64 | +0.92 |
| RHP | 262 | .284 | .295 | 23% | 9% | 28% | −0.21 | −0.73 |
- Attack angle
- 9.5° (54% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- −0.3°
- Swing length
- 7.0 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 6%
- Pull-air %
- 14.8%
- Hard-hit %
- 33.1%
- Slash · wRC+
- .229/.300/.340 · 81
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage up over the middle (+6.6 vs. league per 100; 2.9 standard errors on 63 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest middle-middle (−6.3; 2.9 standard errors below average on 79 pitches). Pitchers should attack here.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average LHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 1,221 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 Holliday: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78 | Anthony Volpe NYY · ’01 | .291 | 1.4 | 1.4 | Arb |
| 70 | Travis Bazzana CLE · ’02 | .300 | 2.8 | 2.4 | Pre-arb |
| 66 | Matt McLain CIN · ’99 | .294 | 0.2 | 0.8 | Arb |
| 65 | Evan Carter TEX · ’02 | .286 | 1.2 | 1.7 | Arb |
| 63 | Austin Hedges CLE · ’92 | .290 | 1.0 | 0.5 | Free agent |
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 | 47 |
| 2026 | SS | 0 | 0 | −0.1 | −0.1 | 156 |
| 2026 | 2B | −1 | 0 | −1.1 | −1.1 | 3,008 |
| 2025 | SS | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 237 |
| 2025 | 2B | −8 | −6 | −0.2 | −6.2 | 5,203 |
| 2024 | SS | −1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 59 |
| 2024 | 2B | +1 | +1 | +0.4 | +1.4 | 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 2B in 2026, the biggest loss came toward 3B line (−2 outs): a coaching target.
Tools (percentile; arm among 2Bs)| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2B | 283 | +4.2 |
| 2025 | 2B | 483 | −15.4 |
| 2024 | 2B | 208 | −3.9 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026A+ | A+ | Frederick Keys | 22 | 2 | 9 PA | 9 PA · .250/.333/.375 · 0 HR · 0.0% K · 0.0% BB |
| 2026AA | AA | Chesapeake Baysox | 22 | 3 | 10 PA | 10 PA · .000/.400/.000 · 0 HR · 30.0% K · 40.0% BB |
| 2026AAA | AAA | Norfolk Tides | 22 | 17 | 67 PA | 67 PA · .183/.269/.300 · 1 HR · 29.9% K · 9.0% BB |
ABS challenges · 2026
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