Carlos Cortes
- Trade read Available at a price: ATH sits near the seller line (27% playoff odds, within a projected win of 30%); control through 2031.
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 381 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 23 | .335 | .201 | 26% | 0% | 29% | −1.59 | −4.46 |
| RHP | 358 | .316 | .307 | 16% | 9% | 28% | +0.31 | −0.82 |
- Attack angle
- 6.9° (43% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- −1.0°
- Swing length
- 7.0 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 12%
- Pull-air %
- 13.8%
- Hard-hit %
- 35.7%
- Slash · wRC+
- .251/.318/.397 · 93
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage down and in (+2.6 vs. league per 100; 1.2 standard errors on 68 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest up over the middle (−3.1), but only 1.4 standard errors from average on 83 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average LHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 1,396 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 Cortes: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73 | Freddie Freeman LAD · ’89 | .364 | 2.6 | 1.2 | Signed $27.0M |
| 71 | Cole Young SEA · ’03 | .316 | 2.0 | 1.5 | Pre-arb |
| 70 | Vaughn Grissom LAA · ’01 | .309 | 0.2 | 0.1 | — |
| 68 | Luis Rengifo SD · ’97 | .306 | 0.0 | 0.3 | Free agent |
| 67 | Carson Benge NYM · ’03 | .343 | 4.3 | 3.3 | Pre-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 | RF | −6 | −5 | +0.1 | −4.9 | 1,292 |
| 2026 | LF | −3 | −3 | +0.1 | −2.9 | 1,319 |
| 2025 | LF | +1 | +1 | +0.1 | +1.1 | 236 |
| 2025 | RF | 0 | 0 | +0.3 | +0.3 | 567 |
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 RF in 2026, the biggest loss came toward 3B line (−4 outs): a coaching target.
Tools (percentile; arm among RFs)| Play | Made | Chances | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| ★★★★★ | 0 | 10 | 0% |
| ★★★★ | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| ★★★ | 0 | 7 | 0% |
| ★★ | 10 | 14 | 71% |
| ★ | 9 | 10 | 90% |
| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | RF | 137 | −3.4 |
| 2026 | LF | 139 | −2.8 |
| 2025 | RF | 49 | +0.9 |
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 →
Minor leagues
MLB Stats API · public box-score data
| SeasonLevel | Level | Team | Age | G | PA / IP | PA / IP ·Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025AAA | AAA | Las Vegas Aviators | 28 | 71 | 314 PA | 314 PA · .322/.414/.603 · 17 HR · 14.6% K · 13.1% BB |
ABS challenges · 2026
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