Brandon Nimmo
- Texas’ roster as it stands starts at DH · 524 PA · 0.5 WAR in the role
- Trade read Likely available: TEX projects to miss the playoffs (25% odds) and he’s a veteran (age 34 in 2027): a natural trade candidate.
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 654 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 204 | .377 | .323 | 20% | 6% | 28% | +1.11 | +0.45 |
| RHP | 450 | .300 | .347 | 24% | 8% | 29% | +0.50 | +0.67 |
- Attack angle
- 7.5° (52% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- +2.2°
- Swing length
- 7.0 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 26%
- Pull-air %
- 14.1%
- Hard-hit %
- 50.6%
- Slash · wRC+
- .260/.324/.405 · 106
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage middle-middle (+1.5 vs. league per 100; 0.8 standard errors on 170 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest down and in (−3.3), but only 1.6 standard errors from average on 102 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average LHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 2,356 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 Nimmo: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | Hao-Yu Lee DET · ’03 | .303 | 0.5 | 0.8 | Pre-arb |
| 72 | Jared Young NYM · ’95 | .318 | 1.0 | 0.6 | Pre-arb |
| 67 | Tim Tawa AZ · ’99 | .323 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Pre-arb |
| 63 | Jonathan Aranda TB · ’98 | .342 | 3.0 | 2.3 | Arb |
| 62 | Wilyer Abreu BOS · ’99 | .348 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 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 | −5 | −4 | −3.1 | −7.1 | 5,251 |
| 2025 | CF | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 68 |
| 2025 | LF | 0 | 0 | −0.1 | −0.1 | 5,481 |
| 2024 | CF | −1 | −1 | −0.2 | −1.2 | 617 |
| 2024 | LF | +1 | +1 | −1.6 | −0.6 | 4,678 |
| 2023 | LF | +2 | +1 | 0.0 | +1.0 | 395 |
| 2023 | CF | −1 | −1 | +0.3 | −0.7 | 5,009 |
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 RF in 2026, the biggest loss came toward 3B line (−5 outs): a coaching target.
Tools (percentile; arm among LFs)| Play | Made | Chances | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| ★★★★★ | 0 | 22 | 0% |
| ★★★★ | 1 | 2 | 50% |
| ★★★ | 3 | 9 | 33% |
| ★★ | 17 | 20 | 85% |
| ★ | 19 | 20 | 95% |
| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | RF | 457 | −9.6 |
| 2025 | LF | 499 | +0.1 |
| 2024 | LF | 400 | +6.9 |
| 2024 | CF | 66 | −2.4 |
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
ABS challenges · 2026
Baseball Savant