Edmundo Sosa
- Free agent est. 2 yr × $8.5M ($3M–$16M) · +0.8 wins to Pittsburgh’s Winter Plan as a bench bat
- PNC Park Pittsburgh’s home park: −1.9 runs per 600 PA against an average park (−0.11 wins over 351 PA; his WAR leaves this out); home runs ×0.78 (×0.77 for right-handed hitters as a group). Park Fit →
Hitting · 2026
250 PA: percentiles need 300+, so values only
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 138 | .387 | .341 | 20% | 5% | 48% | −2.04 | +1.25 |
| RHP | 112 | .246 | .318 | 23% | 0% | 59% | −4.28 | +2.60 |
- Attack angle
- 10.9° (59% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- −2.9°
- Swing length
- 8.1 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 26%
- Pull-air %
- 14.4%
- Hard-hit %
- 39.2%
- Slash · wRC+
- .247/.283/.429 · 89
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage middle-away (+9.3 vs. league per 100; 4.1 standard errors above average on 53 pitches).
Weakest down over the middle (−4.4), but only 1.9 standard errors from average on 40 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average RHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 818 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 Sosa: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | Salvador Perez KC · ’90 | .317 | −1.1 | −0.3 | Signed $12.5M |
| 34 | Angel Martínez CLE · ’02 | .303 | 1.8 | 1.0 | Pre-arb |
| 33 | Noelvi Marte CIN · ’01 | .248 | −1.4 | −0.3 | — |
| 30 | Ezequiel Tovar COL · ’01 | .279 | −0.4 | 1.2 | Signed $8.2M |
| 29 | Jorge Mateo TB · ’95 | .273 | −0.2 | −0.3 | 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 | 2B | +1 | 0 | −0.2 | −0.2 | 411 |
| 2026 | SS | 0 | 0 | −0.2 | −0.2 | 428 |
| 2026 | 3B | +3 | +2 | −0.4 | +1.6 | 700 |
| 2026 | LF | 0 | 0 | −0.4 | −0.4 | 756 |
| 2025 | CF | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 |
| 2025 | LF | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 47 |
| 2025 | SS | +2 | +1 | 0.0 | +1.0 | 506 |
| 2025 | 2B | +4 | +3 | 0.0 | +3.0 | 967 |
| 2025 | 3B | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,009 |
| 2024 | 3B | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 550 |
| 2024 | 2B | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 597 |
| 2024 | SS | +4 | +3 | 0.0 | +3.0 | 1,482 |
| 2023 | 2B | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 125 |
| 2023 | SS | +3 | +2 | −0.1 | +1.9 | 399 |
| 2023 | 3B | 0 | 0 | −0.8 | −0.8 | 2,496 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ★★★★★ | 0 | 2 | 0% |
| ★★★★ | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| ★★★ | 2 | 4 | 50% |
| ★★ | 4 | 5 | 80% |
| ★ | 4 | 5 | 80% |
| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | SS | 42 | +0.7 |
| 2026 | LF | 71 | 0.0 |
| 2026 | 3B | 45 | +3.3 |
| 2026 | 2B | 44 | −1.4 |
| 2025 | SS | 41 | −1.2 |
| 2025 | 3B | 89 | +1.1 |
| 2025 | 2B | 79 | −1.1 |
| 2024 | SS | 160 | +4.1 |
| 2024 | 3B | 44 | +1.1 |
| 2024 | 2B | 58 | +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
A pending free agent: no club controls his 2027. Contract Studio →
ABS challenges · 2026
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