Kody Clemens
- Minnesota’s roster as it stands starts at 1B · 521 PA · 1.0 WAR in the role
- Trade read Available at a price: MIN sits near the seller line (27% playoff odds, within a projected win of 30%); control through 2029.
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 582 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 163 | .321 | .316 | 22% | 6% | 29% | −0.27 | +1.25 |
| RHP | 419 | .344 | .348 | 22% | 7% | 34% | −0.71 | +0.96 |
- Attack angle
- 11.8° (63% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- −2.7°
- Swing length
- 7.2 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 12%
- Pull-air %
- 21.9%
- Hard-hit %
- 46.3%
- Slash · wRC+
- .239/.298/.460 · 108
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage up and in (+3.8 vs. league per 100; 1.7 standard errors on 67 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest up and away (−2.7), but only 1.3 standard errors from average on 109 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average LHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 2,043 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 Clemens: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | Dillon Dingler DET · ’98 | .344 | 5.0 | 3.7 | Pre-arb |
| 56 | Justin Foscue TEX · ’99 | .325 | 1.7 | 1.0 | Pre-arb |
| 55 | Dominic Canzone SEA · ’97 | .359 | 2.8 | 1.9 | Arb |
| 52 | Jared Young NYM · ’95 | .318 | 1.0 | 0.6 | Pre-arb |
| 51 | Jackson Merrill SD · ’03 | .348 | 4.2 | 4.1 | Signed $7.1M |
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 | +1 | +1 | −0.1 | +0.9 | 225 |
| 2026 | LF | 0 | 0 | −0.1 | −0.1 | 387 |
| 2026 | RF | +2 | +2 | −0.2 | +1.8 | 591 |
| 2026 | 1B | +1 | +1 | −1.9 | −0.9 | 1,565 |
| 2026 | 2B | −3 | −3 | −1.0 | −4.0 | 2,462 |
| 2025 | LF | 0 | 0 | +0.1 | +0.1 | 232 |
| 2025 | RF | 0 | 0 | +0.1 | +0.1 | 268 |
| 2025 | 2B | +1 | +1 | +0.4 | +1.4 | 1,316 |
| 2025 | 1B | +3 | +2 | +0.3 | +2.3 | 1,734 |
| 2024 | LF | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 88 |
| 2024 | 2B | +3 | +2 | 0.0 | +2.0 | 160 |
| 2024 | 3B | −3 | −2 | 0.0 | −2.0 | 341 |
| 2024 | 1B | −1 | −1 | +0.5 | −0.5 | 406 |
| 2023 | RF | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 31 |
| 2023 | 1B | +3 | +3 | −1.0 | +2.0 | 1,296 |
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 2B in 2026, the biggest loss came toward 3B line (−2 outs): a coaching target, though he plays 1B in 2027.
Tools (percentile; arm among 2Bs)| Play | Made | Chances | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| ★★★★★ | 1 | 4 | 25% |
| ★★★★ | 0 | 0 | — |
| ★★★ | 3 | 4 | 75% |
| ★★ | 6 | 6 | 100% |
| ★ | 6 | 6 | 100% |
| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | RF | 57 | +1.6 |
| 2026 | LF | 46 | +1.0 |
| 2026 | 2B | 248 | +1.2 |
| 2026 | 1B | 97 | +5.5 |
| 2025 | 2B | 135 | +1.1 |
| 2025 | 1B | 106 | +5.9 |
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 →
ABS challenges · 2026
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