Chase Meidroth
- The White Sox’s roster as it stands starts at 2B · 561 PA · 3.1 WAR in the role
- Trade read Unlikely to be traded: Young, controllable regular (age 25, control through 2031): the kind of player clubs build around.
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 642 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 183 | .445 | .357 | 17% | 12% | 29% | +0.19 | +1.43 |
| RHP | 459 | .311 | .284 | 24% | 9% | 29% | −0.54 | −0.57 |
- Attack angle
- 12.2° (60% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- +2.6°
- Swing length
- 6.7 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 1%
- Pull-air %
- 17.8%
- Hard-hit %
- 35.0%
- Slash · wRC+
- .276/.350/.415 · 118
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage up and in (+2.0 vs. league per 100; 1.0 standard errors on 112 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest down and in (−2.1), but only 1.0 standard errors from average on 83 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average RHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 2,437 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 Meidroth: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65 | Donovan Walton ATH · ’94 | .324 | 1.0 | 0.3 | Pre-arb |
| 59 | Wade Meckler LAA · ’00 | .318 | 2.0 | 1.8 | Pre-arb |
| 57 | Nick Sogard BOS · ’97 | .315 | 1.2 | 0.9 | Pre-arb |
| 55 | Taylor Walls TB · ’96 | .264 | 0.8 | 0.3 | Free agent |
| 55 | Andruw Monasterio BOS · ’97 | .289 | −0.8 | −0.2 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 24 |
| 2026 | SS | +1 | +1 | +0.1 | +1.1 | 215 |
| 2026 | 2B | +8 | +6 | +3.3 | +9.3 | 5,521 |
| 2025 | 2B | 0 | 0 | +1.1 | +1.1 | 1,945 |
| 2025 | SS | +2 | +2 | +1.4 | +3.4 | 2,477 |
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 | 2B | 497 | +2.9 |
| 2025 | SS | 212 | −3.5 |
| 2025 | 2B | 172 | −3.4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025AAA | AAA | Charlotte Knights | 23 | 9 | 40 PA | 40 PA · .267/.450/.600 · 3 HR · 12.5% K · 20.0% BB |
ABS challenges · 2026
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