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SEA · C

Cal Raleigh

Age 29 B/T S/R 6′2″, 235 lb USA MLB debut 2021
40-man
  • Seattle’s roster as it stands starts at C · 506 PA · 4.1 WAR in the role
  • Injured list 2026: Right oblique strain (May 14–Jun 16)
  • Trade read Available at a price: SEA sits on the contender line (47% playoff odds, within a projected win of 50%), so it could buy or sell; control through 2031.
xwOBA .311 wOBA .295
2026 fWAR 1.9
Projected 2027 WAR 3.6 at 536 PA · 4.1 in his 2027 role

Hitting · 2026 percentiles

vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 528 PA

xwOBA .311 xwOBA: .311, 38th percentile
Swing decisions −0.25 Swing decisions: −0.25, 35th percentile
Contact value −0.19 Contact value: −0.19, 39th percentile
Bat speed 75.0 Bat speed: 75.0, 87th percentile
Squared-up / swing 15% Squared-up / swing: 15%, 1st percentile
Blasts / swing 6% Blasts / swing: 6%, 26th percentile
EV90 105.9 EV90: 105.9, 74th percentile
Barrel % 14.1% Barrel %: 14.1%, 93rd percentile
Chase % 35.9% Chase %: 35.9%, 18th percentile
Zone contact 77.4% Zone contact: 77.4%, 7th percentile
Strikeout % 31.1% Strikeout %: 31.1%, 6th percentile
Walk % 13.3% Walk %: 13.3%, 95th percentile

Platoon splits · swing path

By pitcher handedness

vsPAwOBAxwOBAK%BB%ChaseDecisionsContact
LHP194.282.30135%12%38%−0.98+0.13
RHP334.302.31829%14%35%+0.18−0.34
Attack angle
17.5° (46% in 5–20°)
Attack direction
−6.6°
Swing length
7.9 ft
Fast-swing rate
47%
Pull-air %
29.7%
Hard-hit %
39.7%
Slash · wRC+
.182/.296/.368 · 95

Zone map · 2026

Where he does damage, and where to pitch him

−0.3−3.1−1.9−1.2−0.1−0.3−0.6−1.2−0.3−0.1−0.70.0+3.4−2.9+1.3−2.6+1.6−4.4+0.1−0.1−1.0+1.1+0.90.0+0.1LHB

Does the most damage middle-middle (+3.4 vs. league per 100; 1.5 standard errors on 75 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).

Weakest down over the middle (−4.4), but only 2.0 standard errors from average on 76 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.

Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average LHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 1,297 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 Raleigh: bat path, contact quality and approach

SimilarityPlayerxwOBA’26 WAR’27 proj2027
49Nolan Gorman STL · ’00.278−0.5−0.1Arb
45Pete Crow-Armstrong CHC · ’02.37510.66.7Signed $10.8M
45Colson Montgomery CWS · ’02.2942.83.1Pre-arb
42Eugenio Suárez CIN · ’91.3040.41.0Free agent
37Hunter Goodman COL · ’99.3242.52.0Arb

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.

2027 rating by position · best fit first, on the total with the position’s worth
C +1.9 +14.4
1B −2.0prior −17.5
Outs Above Average by position
SeasonPosOAARangeArm, DPRunsBatters
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.

Range by direction (OAA)

No directional data (needs a qualified season at one position).

Tools (percentile among MLB fielders)
Arm strength —
Sprint speed 25.9 ft/s · 15th
Zone rating (Keystone expected outs)
SeasonZoneBallsOuts 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.

Compare in the Fielding Lab →

Contract & projection

Club control (RosterResource) · Keystone projected WAR

2027 3.6 WAR Guaranteed $13.7M
2028 3.2 WAR Guaranteed $24.7M
2029 2.7 WAR Guaranteed $24.7M
2030 2.1 WAR Guaranteed $24.7M

Contract Studio →

Minor leagues

MLB Stats API · public box-score data

SeasonLevelLevelTeamAgeGPA / IPPA / IP ·Line
2026A+A+Everett AquaSox2913 PA 3 PA · .333/.333/.333 · 0 HR · 33.3% K · 0.0% BB
2026AAAAAATacoma Rainiers29417 PA 17 PA · .429/.529/1.500 · 5 HR · 11.8% K · 11.8% BB

ABS challenges · 2026

Baseball Savant

As batter 64% 14/22 won · +1.8 runs
As catcher 61% 54/88 won · −0.1 runs
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