Rhys Hoskins
- Free agent est. 1 yr × $1.1M ($586K–$3M)
- Injured list 2026: Lower back inflammation (Aug 19–Sep 28)
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 319 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 127 | .290 | .300 | 33% | 14% | 20% | +1.62 | −1.13 |
| RHP | 192 | .317 | .294 | 30% | 15% | 23% | +1.06 | −2.84 |
- Attack angle
- 16.8° (56% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- −6.4°
- Swing length
- 8.2 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 16%
- Pull-air %
- 29.9%
- Hard-hit %
- 41.3%
- Slash · wRC+
- .179/.306/.376 · 94
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage down over the middle (+1.0 vs. league per 100; 0.5 standard errors on 80 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest down and in (−2.4), but only 1.0 standard errors from average on 49 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average RHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 1,205 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 Hoskins: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | Spencer Torkelson DET · ’99 | .316 | 1.2 | 1.3 | Arb |
| 41 | David Fry CLE · ’95 | .271 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Arb |
| 36 | Kazuma Okamoto TOR · ’96 | .328 | 3.0 | 1.7 | Signed $17.3M |
| 36 | Eugenio Suárez CIN · ’91 | .304 | 0.4 | 1.0 | Free agent |
| 34 | Nolan Gorman STL · ’00 | .278 | −0.5 | −0.1 | 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 | LF | −1 | −1 | 0.0 | −1.0 | 13 |
| 2026 | 1B | −6 | −5 | −0.4 | −5.4 | 1,781 |
| 2025 | 1B | +1 | +1 | +0.1 | +1.1 | 2,833 |
| 2024 | 1B | −5 | −4 | +0.9 | −3.1 | 3,314 |
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 1B in 2026, the biggest loss came toward 3B line (−5 outs): a coaching target.
Tools (percentile; arm among 1Bs)| Play | Made | Chances | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| ★★★★★ | 0 | 0 | — |
| ★★★★ | 0 | 0 | — |
| ★★★ | 0 | 0 | — |
| ★★ | 0 | 0 | — |
| ★ | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1B | 96 | −8.7 |
| 2025 | 1B | 139 | +3.6 |
| 2024 | 1B | 201 | −5.5 |
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025AAA | AAA | Nashville Sounds | 32 | 14 | 62 PA | 62 PA · .275/.371/.471 · 2 HR · 21.0% K · 14.5% BB |
ABS challenges · 2026
Baseball Savant