Jeremy Peña
- Houston’s roster as it stands starts at SS · 489 PA · 3.4 WAR in the role
- Injured list 2026: Left calf strain (Jun 30–Jul 10)
- Trade read Available at a price: HOU 43% playoff odds; control through 2027.
- PNC Park Pittsburgh’s home park: −2.0 runs per 600 PA against an average park (−0.17 wins over 496 PA; his WAR leaves this out); home runs ×0.74 (×0.77 for right-handed hitters as a group). Pulls 20% of his batted balls in the air, top quarter of right-handed hitters. Park Fit →
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 484 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 113 | .316 | .329 | 23% | 5% | 39% | −0.48 | +0.74 |
| RHP | 371 | .367 | .325 | 24% | 5% | 39% | −0.69 | +0.93 |
- Attack angle
- 13.3° (61% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- −8.9°
- Swing length
- 7.6 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 15%
- Pull-air %
- 19.8%
- Hard-hit %
- 39.2%
- Slash · wRC+
- .277/.325/.476 · 124
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage middle-away (+7.3 vs. league per 100; 3.4 standard errors above average on 85 pitches).
Weakest up over the middle (−2.1), but only 0.9 standard errors from average on 65 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average RHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 1,574 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 Peña: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68 | Ty France SD · ’94 | .328 | 3.6 | 1.0 | Free agent |
| 66 | Mark Vientos NYM · ’99 | .304 | −1.1 | 0.4 | Arb |
| 64 | CJ Abrams WSH · ’00 | .332 | 3.7 | 2.7 | Arb |
| 64 | Daylen Lile WSH · ’02 | .322 | 1.5 | 1.8 | Pre-arb |
| 63 | Logan O'Hoppe TEX · ’00 | .268 | −0.9 | 0.2 | Arb |
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 | SS | −6 | −5 | −0.3 | −5.3 | 3,835 |
| 2025 | SS | +8 | +6 | −0.1 | +5.9 | 4,415 |
| 2024 | SS | −2 | −2 | −1.2 | −3.2 | 5,852 |
| 2023 | SS | +2 | +1 | +3.1 | +4.1 | 5,636 |
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 SS in 2026, the biggest loss came in (charging) (−6 outs): a coaching target.
Tools (percentile; arm among SSs)| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | SS | 309 | −2.2 |
| 2025 | SS | 369 | +14.5 |
| 2024 | SS | 568 | −3.2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026AA | AA | Corpus Christi Hooks | 28 | 3 | 12 PA | 12 PA · .182/.250/.364 · 0 HR · 25.0% K · 0.0% BB |
| 2026AAA | AAA | Sugar Land Space Cowboys | 28 | 2 | 7 PA | 7 PA · .143/.143/.286 · 0 HR · 14.3% K · 0.0% BB |
| 2025AAA | AAA | Sugar Land Space Cowboys | 27 | 2 | 8 PA | 8 PA · .167/.375/.667 · 1 HR · 25.0% K · 12.5% BB |
ABS challenges · 2026
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