Mitch Garver
- Free agent est. 1 yr × $1.3M ($686K–$3M)
1 caution
- Missed most of 2026, 149 PA in 2026: his projection rests on 2024–25, with playing time cut for the missed season. Medicals come first.
Hitting · 2026
149 PA: percentiles need 300+, so values only
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 64 | .334 | .289 | 27% | 14% | 26% | +1.38 | −1.91 |
| RHP | 85 | .277 | .310 | 38% | 15% | 24% | +0.47 | +0.55 |
- Attack angle
- 15.1° (66% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- −8.6°
- Swing length
- 7.4 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 18%
- Pull-air %
- 32.5%
- Hard-hit %
- 48.0%
- Slash · wRC+
- .175/.302/.294 · 82
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage up over the middle (+1.4 vs. league per 100; 0.6 standard errors on 20 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest middle-middle (−4.8; 2.1 standard errors below average on 35 pitches). Pitchers should attack here.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average RHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 572 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 Garver: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Spencer Torkelson DET · ’99 | .316 | 1.2 | 1.3 | Arb |
| 52 | Tyler O'Neill BAL · ’95 | .307 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Signed $16.5M |
| 50 | JJ Bleday CIN · ’97 | .343 | 1.3 | 1.0 | Arb |
| 48 | Rhys Hoskins CLE · ’93 | .297 | −0.4 | −0.2 | Free agent |
| 48 | Ian Happ CHC · ’94 | .312 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
No directional data (needs a qualified season at one position).
Tools (percentile among MLB fielders)| 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026AAA | AAA | Scranton/ | 35 | 9 | 34 PA | 34 PA · .179/.324/.214 · 0 HR · 26.5% K · 17.6% BB |
ABS challenges · 2026
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