Xander Bogaerts
- San Diego’s roster as it stands starts at SS · 495 PA · 1.9 WAR in the role
- Trade read Unlikely to be traded: Full no-trade clause (public reporting): he decides.
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 606 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 156 | .304 | .329 | 12% | 11% | 25% | +0.47 | −0.32 |
| RHP | 450 | .321 | .324 | 20% | 13% | 22% | +1.02 | −0.57 |
- Attack angle
- 10.7° (54% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- −5.6°
- Swing length
- 7.3 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 26%
- Pull-air %
- 17.1%
- Hard-hit %
- 42.4%
- Slash · wRC+
- .231/.332/.344 · 95
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage up and in (+3.8 vs. league per 100; 1.7 standard errors on 78 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest middle-middle (−5.2; 2.7 standard errors below average on 139 pitches). Pitchers should attack here.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average RHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 2,195 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 Bogaerts: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | George Springer TOR · ’89 | .309 | 0.9 | 0.7 | Free agent |
| 63 | JJ Wetherholt STL · ’02 | .351 | 4.6 | 3.5 | Signed $2.8M |
| 61 | Hunter Feduccia LAD · ’97 | .315 | 0.5 | 0.1 | — |
| 60 | Gary Sánchez MIL · ’92 | .336 | 0.9 | 0.2 | Free agent |
| 57 | Lane Thomas ATL · ’95 | .312 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 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 | SS | +3 | +2 | +2.2 | +4.2 | 5,505 |
| 2025 | SS | +7 | +6 | +1.2 | +7.2 | 4,509 |
| 2024 | SS | −1 | −1 | −0.5 | −1.5 | 603 |
| 2024 | 2B | +6 | +4 | −2.6 | +1.4 | 3,078 |
| 2023 | SS | +3 | +2 | −2.5 | −0.5 | 5,466 |
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 SS in 2026, the biggest loss came toward 1B line (−3 outs): a coaching target.
Tools (percentile; arm among SSs)| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | SS | 507 | −1.3 |
| 2025 | SS | 394 | +9.5 |
| 2024 | SS | 55 | +2.9 |
| 2024 | 2B | 290 | +4.2 |
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
ABS challenges · 2026
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