Jorge Mateo
- Free agent est. 1 yr × $1.1M ($548K–$3M)
Hitting · 2026
221 PA: percentiles need 300+, so values only
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 89 | .236 | .257 | 30% | 4% | 47% | −2.26 | −1.30 |
| RHP | 132 | .264 | .283 | 32% | 5% | 43% | −1.43 | +0.12 |
- Attack angle
- 6.5° (46% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- −7.6°
- Swing length
- 7.7 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 33%
- Pull-air %
- 17.1%
- Hard-hit %
- 35.0%
- Slash · wRC+
- .203/.245/.314 · 52
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage middle-in (+10.2 vs. league per 100; 4.4 standard errors above average on 36 pitches).
Weakest middle-middle (−3.3), but only 1.4 standard errors from average on 46 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average RHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 743 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 Mateo: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | Oswald Peraza LAA · ’00 | .272 | 0.4 | 0.0 | Arb |
| 60 | Ezequiel Tovar COL · ’01 | .279 | −0.4 | 1.2 | Signed $8.2M |
| 51 | Trevor Story BOS · ’92 | .248 | 0.2 | 0.8 | Signed $25.0M |
| 47 | Willi Castro COL · ’97 | .312 | 0.7 | 0.9 | Signed $7.3M |
| 46 | Denzer Guzman LAA · ’04 | .270 | −0.1 | 0.2 | — |
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 | 29 |
| 2026 | 2B | −2 | −1 | −0.1 | −1.1 | 238 |
| 2026 | SS | 0 | 0 | −0.5 | −0.5 | 1,861 |
| 2025 | 3B | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7 |
| 2025 | LF | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 37 |
| 2025 | 2B | −1 | −1 | 0.0 | −1.0 | 230 |
| 2025 | SS | −3 | −2 | 0.0 | −2.0 | 323 |
| 2025 | CF | −1 | −1 | 0.0 | −1.0 | 348 |
| 2024 | CF | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 78 |
| 2024 | SS | +1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 137 |
| 2024 | 2B | −1 | −1 | +0.4 | −0.6 | 1,899 |
| 2023 | CF | −1 | −1 | 0.0 | −1.0 | 85 |
| 2023 | SS | −1 | −1 | −0.8 | −1.8 | 3,601 |
Runs = range plus his arm and double-play runs spread over his positions by outs (Fielding Run Value, from 2023): what the rating counts.
| Play | Made | Chances | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| ★★★★★ | 1 | 2 | 50% |
| ★★★★ | 0 | 0 | — |
| ★★★ | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| ★★ | 0 | 0 | — |
| ★ | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | SS | 161 | −4.7 |
| 2024 | 2B | 179 | −2.7 |
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
A pending free agent: no club controls his 2027. Contract Studio →
Minor leagues
MLB Stats API · public box-score data
| SeasonLevel | Level | Team | Age | G | PA / IP | PA / IP ·Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025AAA | AAA | Norfolk Tides | 30 | 12 | 47 PA | 47 PA · .318/.362/.432 · 1 HR · 14.9% K · 6.4% BB |
ABS challenges · 2026
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