Jake Cronenworth
- San Diego’s roster as it stands starts at 2B · 458 PA · 1.0 WAR in the role
- Injured list 2026: Concussion symptoms (May 5–Jun 29)
- Trade read Available at a price: SD sits near the seller line (28% playoff odds, within a projected win of 30%); control through 2030.
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 428 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 94 | .288 | .243 | 16% | 4% | 31% | −0.19 | −1.87 |
| RHP | 334 | .296 | .285 | 25% | 10% | 28% | −0.11 | −1.01 |
- Attack angle
- 8.0° (41% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- −2.0°
- Swing length
- 7.1 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 17%
- Pull-air %
- 10.3%
- Hard-hit %
- 29.7%
- Slash · wRC+
- .226/.308/.321 · 83
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage down over the middle (+2.5 vs. league per 100; 1.2 standard errors on 92 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest up over the middle (−2.7), but only 1.2 standard errors from average on 80 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average LHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 1,605 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 Cronenworth: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | Nick Gonzales PIT · ’99 | .326 | 2.2 | 1.5 | Arb |
| 62 | Cooper Pratt MIL · ’04 | .320 | 1.7 | 1.9 | Signed $3.9M |
| 60 | Matt Shaw CHC · ’01 | .306 | 0.7 | 1.2 | Pre-arb |
| 59 | Max Clark DET · ’04 | .320 | 1.4 | 1.8 | Pre-arb |
| 58 | Travis Bazzana CLE · ’02 | .300 | 2.8 | 2.4 | Pre-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 | SS | −1 | −1 | 0.0 | −1.0 | 101 |
| 2026 | 3B | +1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 213 |
| 2026 | 1B | −1 | −1 | +0.4 | −0.6 | 230 |
| 2026 | 2B | −3 | −3 | +0.1 | −2.9 | 3,313 |
| 2025 | SS | +3 | +2 | −0.1 | +1.9 | 320 |
| 2025 | 1B | −2 | −1 | −0.9 | −1.9 | 364 |
| 2025 | 2B | −1 | −1 | −1.0 | −2.0 | 4,113 |
| 2024 | 2B | −4 | −3 | −0.4 | −3.4 | 2,463 |
| 2024 | 1B | +4 | +3 | +1.1 | +4.1 | 2,974 |
| 2023 | 2B | +1 | +1 | +0.5 | +1.5 | 1,101 |
| 2023 | 1B | −2 | −2 | +2.1 | +0.1 | 3,549 |
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 2B in 2026, the biggest loss came toward 3B line (−5 outs): a coaching target.
Tools (percentile; arm among 2Bs)| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2B | 357 | −10.9 |
| 2025 | 2B | 337 | +11.6 |
| 2024 | 2B | 221 | +7.5 |
| 2024 | 1B | 185 | −3.5 |
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
Minor leagues
MLB Stats API · public box-score data
| SeasonLevel | Level | Team | Age | G | PA / IP | PA / IP ·Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026AAA | AAA | El Paso Chihuahuas | 32 | 3 | 12 PA | 12 PA · .250/.250/.583 · 1 HR · 16.7% K · 0.0% BB |
| 2025AAA | AAA | El Paso Chihuahuas | 31 | 2 | 8 PA | 8 PA · .500/.750/1.250 · 1 HR · 25.0% K · 50.0% BB |
| 2025ROK | ROK | ACL Padres | 31 | 1 | 3 PA | 3 PA · .333/.333/.333 · 0 HR · 33.3% K · 0.0% BB |
ABS challenges · 2026
Baseball Savant