Trent Grisham
- Free agent est. 2 yr × $7.9M ($3M–$15M) · +0.1 wins to Pittsburgh’s Winter Plan as a bench bat
- Injured list 2026: Right hamstring strain (Sep 5–Sep 29)
- PNC Park Pittsburgh’s home park: +1.6 runs per 600 PA against an average park (+0.13 wins over 500 PA; his WAR leaves this out); home runs ×1.00 (×0.99 for left-handed hitters as a group). Park Fit →
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 485 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 137 | .314 | .313 | 20% | 11% | 20% | +0.72 | −0.03 |
| RHP | 348 | .316 | .348 | 18% | 13% | 19% | +1.62 | +0.43 |
- Attack angle
- 13.4° (62% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- −1.1°
- Swing length
- 7.4 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 8%
- Pull-air %
- 20.4%
- Hard-hit %
- 45.5%
- Slash · wRC+
- .210/.308/.395 · 98
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage down and in (+5.3 vs. league per 100; 2.5 standard errors on 83 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest up and in (−3.5), but only 1.6 standard errors from average on 71 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average LHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 1,805 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 Grisham: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65 | Will Smith LAD · ’95 | .389 | 1.7 | 2.2 | Signed $16.0M |
| 50 | Mickey Gasper BOS · ’95 | .354 | 0.8 | 0.0 | Pre-arb |
| 49 | Xander Bogaerts SD · ’92 | .325 | 2.6 | 1.6 | Signed $25.5M |
| 45 | Kevin McGonigle DET · ’04 | .357 | 5.4 | 4.2 | Signed $2.8M |
| 44 | JJ Wetherholt STL · ’02 | .351 | 4.6 | 3.5 | Signed $2.8M |
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 | CF | −5 | −5 | +0.5 | −4.5 | 3,991 |
| 2025 | CF | −2 | −1 | −1.4 | −2.4 | 4,788 |
| 2024 | CF | +2 | +2 | +1.0 | +3.0 | 2,038 |
| 2023 | CF | +6 | +6 | +0.6 | +6.6 | 5,412 |
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 CF in 2026, the biggest loss came back (−4 outs): a coaching target.
Tools (percentile; arm among CFs)| Play | Made | Chances | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| ★★★★★ | 2 | 13 | 15% |
| ★★★★ | 2 | 7 | 29% |
| ★★★ | 6 | 10 | 60% |
| ★★ | 9 | 12 | 75% |
| ★ | 19 | 20 | 95% |
| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | CF | 423 | −7.5 |
| 2025 | CF | 507 | −0.8 |
| 2024 | CF | 239 | +3.1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026AA | AA | Somerset Patriots | 29 | 1 | 4 PA | 4 PA · .333/.500/.667 · 0 HR · 0.0% K · 25.0% BB |
ABS challenges · 2026
Baseball Savant