LAA · C

Tyler Heineman

Age 35 B/T S/R 5′10″, 190 lb USA MLB debut 2019

40-man

The Angels’ roster as it stands on the 40-man, off the 26-man (call-up depth)
Trade read Likely available: LAA projects to miss the playoffs (11% odds) and he has 2 years of control left: a natural trade candidate.

xwOBA .257 wOBA .228

2026 fWAR 0.0

Projected 2027 WAR 0.5 Keystone Marcel+ at 231 PA

Hitting · 2026

199 PA: percentiles need 300+, so values only

xwOBA .257

Swing decisions −1.95

Contact value −1.42

Bat speed 64.4

Squared-up / swing 24%

Blasts / swing 1%

EV90 96.3

Barrel % 0.6%

Chase % 42.7%

Zone contact 89.9%

Strikeout % 15.1%

Walk % 2.5%

Platoon splits · swing path

By pitcher handedness

vs	PA	wOBA	xwOBA	K%	BB%	Chase	Decisions	Contact
LHP	55	.184	.245	15%	0%	43%	−2.39	−0.93
RHP	144	.245	.261	15%	3%	43%	−1.79	−1.60

Attack angle: 5.8° (44% in 5–20°)
Attack direction: −7.1°
Swing length: 7.0 ft
Fast-swing rate: 0%
Pull-air %: 17.1%
Hard-hit %: 12.1%
Slash · wRC+: .175/.223/.220 · 25

Zone map · 2026

Where he does damage, and where to pitch him

Does the most damage up over the middle (+2.2 vs. league per 100; 0.9 standard errors on 39 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).

Weakest down and away (−4.4; 2.0 standard errors below average on 26 pitches). Pitchers should attack here.

Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average LHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 460 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 Heineman: bat path, contact quality and approach

Similarity	Player	xwOBA	’26 WAR	’27 proj	2027
40	Nicky Lopez TEX · ’95	.281	0.8	0.3	Free agent
38	Christian Vázquez HOU · ’90	.237	0.1	−0.2	Free agent
35	Ernie Clement TOR · ’96	.257	0.6	1.3	Arb
34	Jacob Wilson ATH · ’02	.285	1.5	2.0	Signed $2.9M
30	Andrés Giménez TOR · ’98	.276	2.8	1.9	Signed $23.6M

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.

2027 rating by position · best fit first, on the total with the position’s worth

C +13.4 +25.9

1B −2.0prior −17.5

Outs Above Average by position

Season	Pos	OAA	Range	Arm, DP	Runs	Batters
No MLB fielding yet.

Runs = range plus his arm and double-play runs spread over his positions by outs (Fielding Run Value, from 2023): what the rating counts.

Range by direction (OAA)

No directional data (needs a qualified season at one position).

Tools (percentile among MLB fielders)

Arm strength —

Sprint speed 26.0 ft/s · 17th

Zone rating (Keystone expected outs)

Season	Zone	Balls	Outs vs. exp.
Too few balls in his zone.

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.

Compare in the Fielding Lab →

Contract & projection

Club control (RosterResource) · Keystone projected WAR

2027 0.5 WAR Arbitration $2.8M*

2028 0.0 WAR Arbitration $3.3M*

2029 −0.4 WAR Free agent

2030 −0.7 WAR Free agent

* 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	Buffalo Bisons	34	2	7 PA	7 PA · .500/.714/.750 · 0 HR · 0.0% K · 28.6% BB

ABS challenges · 2026

Baseball Savant

As batter 50% 1/2 won · +0.1 runs

As catcher 57% 34/60 won · +0.7 runs