Ty France
- Free agent est. 2 yr × $10.8M ($4M–$21M) · +0.6 wins to Pittsburgh’s Winter Plan as a bench bat
1 caution
- Big walk year: 3.6 WAR in 2026 against a 1.0-WAR projection. With the walk year at his projection the model would price him at $7.7M a year, not $10.8M. Last winter's 27 deals after such seasons came in about 8% under the estimate on average (± 13%): no clear premium or discount beyond what the model already pays.
- PNC Park Pittsburgh’s home park: −0.9 runs per 600 PA against an average park (−0.08 wins over 499 PA; his WAR leaves this out); home runs ×0.80 (×0.77 for right-handed hitters as a group). Park Fit →
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 502 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 138 | .371 | .337 | 25% | 8% | 33% | +0.83 | +0.41 |
| RHP | 364 | .385 | .325 | 20% | 7% | 35% | +0.30 | +0.57 |
- Attack angle
- 11.5° (49% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- +4.0°
- Swing length
- 7.6 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 20%
- Pull-air %
- 17.6%
- Hard-hit %
- 47.5%
- Slash · wRC+
- .295/.363/.502 · 141
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage down over the middle (+6.3 vs. league per 100; 3.0 standard errors above average on 97 pitches).
Weakest up over the middle (−2.5), but only 1.2 standard errors from average on 121 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average RHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 1,779 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 France: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | Logan O'Hoppe TEX · ’00 | .268 | −0.9 | 0.2 | Arb |
| 69 | Victor Mesa Jr. TB · ’01 | .331 | 2.6 | 2.3 | Pre-arb |
| 68 | Jeremy Peña HOU · ’97 | .326 | 3.4 | 3.2 | Arb |
| 67 | Daylen Lile WSH · ’02 | .322 | 1.5 | 1.8 | Pre-arb |
| 67 | Daulton Varsho HOU · ’96 | .283 | 0.8 | 1.6 | Free agent |
Daulton Varsho (similarity 67, 1.6 WAR projected for 2027) is a free agent this winter: a similar swing available without trading talent, at a free agent’s price. Opportunity Finder →
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 | 3B | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 23 |
| 2026 | 1B | +7 | +5 | +4.3 | +9.3 | 4,369 |
| 2025 | 1B | +10 | +7 | −2.5 | +4.5 | 4,133 |
| 2024 | 2B | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8 |
| 2024 | 1B | −11 | −8 | +3.3 | −4.7 | 4,550 |
| 2023 | 1B | −1 | −1 | +2.9 | +1.9 | 5,656 |
Runs = range plus his arm and double-play runs spread over his positions by outs (Fielding Run Value, from 2023): what the rating counts.
| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1B | 299 | +13.4 |
| 2025 | 1B | 271 | +11.6 |
| 2024 | 1B | 276 | −4.3 |
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 →
ABS challenges · 2026
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