Joshua Palacios
This winter
What the Winter Plan does with Palacios: its decisions feed, the dated moves and the briefs
Likely a minor-league free agent after the World Series.
Keystone’s estimate: veteran on a minor-league deal (signed Jul 7, 2026); those deals usually run through the season.
Development · trends & plan
Tracked levels only. Monthly values; gaps mark the offseason. The number beside each line is its last month, with that month’s sample (faded under 50 PA or 150 pitches), not the season.
Trends · MLB
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | LF | −1 | −1 | −0.3 | −1.3 | 269 |
| 2025 | RF | −3 | −3 | −1.0 | −4.0 | 1,050 |
| 2024 | CF | 0 | 0 | −0.1 | −0.1 | 65 |
| 2024 | LF | 0 | 0 | −0.1 | −0.1 | 132 |
| 2024 | RF | 0 | 0 | −0.5 | −0.5 | 492 |
| 2023 | CF | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 198 |
| 2023 | LF | −2 | −1 | −0.1 | −1.1 | 692 |
| 2023 | RF | +2 | +2 | −0.1 | +1.9 | 1,347 |
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 RF in 2025, the biggest loss came toward 3B line (−2 outs): a coaching target.
Tools (percentile; arm among RFs)| Play | Made | Chances | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| ★★★★★ | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| ★★★★ | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| ★★★ | 0 | 0 | — |
| ★★ | 4 | 6 | 67% |
| ★ | 5 | 5 | 100% |
| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | RF | 110 | +0.4 |
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.
Minor leagues
MLB Stats API · public box-score data
| SeasonLevel | Level | Team | Age | G | PA / IP | PA / IP ·Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026AAA | AAA | Indianapolis Indians | 30 | 38 | 140 PA | 140 PA · .234/.307/.290 · 0 HR · 17.1% K · 9.3% BB |
| 2025AAA | AAA | Charlotte Knights | 29 | 21 | 82 PA | 82 PA · .197/.329/.379 · 3 HR · 19.5% K · 13.4% BB |
Prospect Pipeline: Perf+ 86 over his 2026 season (140 PA, mostly AAA), 4.1 years older than his level; trend −10.4 since 2025 (inside the year-to-year noise). Tag: Org depth. Prospects →