Nick Fortes
- Tampa Bay’s roster as it stands bench · 191 PA · 0.4 WAR in the role
- Trade read Available at a price: TB 36% playoff odds; control through 2028.
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 323 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 164 | .309 | .290 | 13% | 5% | 35% | −0.80 | −0.94 |
| RHP | 159 | .305 | .260 | 14% | 3% | 39% | −1.83 | −0.84 |
- Attack angle
- 3.6° (39% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- −8.6°
- Swing length
- 7.5 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 24%
- Pull-air %
- 17.5%
- Hard-hit %
- 35.8%
- Slash · wRC+
- .258/.304/.376 · 90
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage down and away (+4.0 vs. league per 100; 1.8 standard errors on 48 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest up over the middle (−3.8), but only 1.7 standard errors from average on 50 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average RHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 1,014 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 Fortes: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63 | Pedro Ramírez CHC · ’04 | .282 | 1.1 | 1.4 | Pre-arb |
| 58 | Miguel Andujar SD · ’95 | .297 | 0.0 | 0.2 | Free agent |
| 52 | Ildemaro Vargas AZ · ’91 | .298 | 0.4 | −0.2 | Free agent |
| 52 | Jonny DeLuca TB · ’98 | .263 | 2.4 | 1.7 | Arb |
| 50 | Jose Fernandez AZ · ’03 | .286 | 0.2 | 0.6 | — |
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
* projected arbitration or minimum salary. Contract Studio →
Minor leagues
MLB Stats API · public box-score data
| SeasonLevel | Level | Team | Age | G | PA / IP | PA / IP ·Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025AAA | AAA | Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp | 28 | 2 | 7 PA | 7 PA · .000/.143/.000 · 0 HR · 28.6% K · 14.3% BB |
ABS challenges · 2026
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