A.J. Ewing
- The Mets’ roster as it stands starts at CF · 441 PA · 2.1 WAR in the role
- Trade read Unlikely to be traded: Young, controllable regular (age 22, control through 2032): the kind of player clubs build around.
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 493 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 140 | .309 | .307 | 26% | 10% | 23% | +1.13 | +0.49 |
| RHP | 353 | .331 | .330 | 25% | 9% | 28% | +0.13 | +0.63 |
- Attack angle
- 9.4° (40% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- −1.9°
- Swing length
- 6.5 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 12%
- Pull-air %
- 13.8%
- Hard-hit %
- 42.6%
- Slash · wRC+
- .252/.324/.376 · 97
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage middle-in (+5.0 vs. league per 100; 2.2 standard errors on 70 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest middle-away (−2.5), but only 1.2 standard errors from average on 121 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average LHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 1,745 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 Ewing: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | Carson Benge NYM · ’03 | .343 | 4.3 | 3.3 | Pre-arb |
| 68 | Freddie Freeman LAD · ’89 | .364 | 2.6 | 1.2 | Signed $27.0M |
| 64 | Hao-Yu Lee DET · ’03 | .303 | 0.5 | 0.8 | Pre-arb |
| 63 | Brice Turang MIL · ’99 | .347 | 5.9 | 4.0 | Arb |
| 60 | Braden Montgomery CWS · ’03 | .329 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 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 | 2B | −1 | −1 | 0.0 | −1.0 | 42 |
| 2026 | RF | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 68 |
| 2026 | LF | +3 | +3 | +0.1 | +3.1 | 593 |
| 2026 | CF | +3 | +3 | +0.8 | +3.8 | 3,622 |
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 in (charging) (−2 outs): a coaching target.
Tools (percentile; arm among CFs)| Play | Made | Chances | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| ★★★★★ | 2 | 9 | 22% |
| ★★★★ | 6 | 7 | 86% |
| ★★★ | 12 | 15 | 80% |
| ★★ | 19 | 21 | 90% |
| ★ | 23 | 25 | 92% |
| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | LF | 81 | −0.1 |
| 2026 | CF | 382 | +3.6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026AA | AA | Binghamton Rumble Ponies | 21 | 18 | 81 PA | 81 PA · .349/.481/.571 · 2 HR · 18.5% K · 21.0% BB |
| 2026AAA | AAA | Syracuse Mets | 21 | 12 | 51 PA | 51 PA · .326/.392/.435 · 0 HR · 9.8% K · 9.8% BB |
| 2025A | A | St. Lucie Mets | 20 | 18 | 81 PA | 81 PA · .400/.506/.615 · 1 HR · 12.3% K · 18.5% BB |
| 2025A+ | A+ | Brooklyn Cyclones | 20 | 78 | 351 PA | 351 PA · .288/.387/.388 · 2 HR · 18.8% K · 13.1% BB |
| 2025AA | AA | Binghamton Rumble Ponies | 20 | 28 | 132 PA | 132 PA · .339/.371/.430 · 0 HR · 22.0% K · 5.3% BB |
FanGraphs: FV 45+ · ETA 2028. Public pitch tracking exists only at Triple-A and some Florida State League parks.
ABS challenges · 2026
Baseball Savant