Edouard Julien
- PNC Park Pittsburgh’s home park: +1.4 runs per 600 PA against an average park (+0.08 wins over 359 PA; his WAR leaves this out); home runs ×0.95 (×0.99 for left-handed hitters as a group). Park Fit →
Hitting · 2026
275 PA: percentiles need 300+, so values only
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 26 | .238 | .300 | 35% | 19% | 21% | +1.48 | −0.73 |
| RHP | 249 | .304 | .344 | 25% | 14% | 18% | +1.54 | −0.29 |
- Attack angle
- 11.9° (39% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- +7.4°
- Swing length
- 7.0 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 14%
- Pull-air %
- 12.2%
- Hard-hit %
- 50.0%
- Slash · wRC+
- .208/.323/.292 · 66
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage down over the middle (+2.8 vs. league per 100; 1.3 standard errors on 72 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest down and in (−5.1; 2.3 standard errors below average on 58 pitches). Pitchers should attack here.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average LHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 1,046 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 Julien: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | Hunter Feduccia LAD · ’97 | .315 | 0.5 | 0.1 | — |
| 59 | Alex Freeland LAD · ’01 | .303 | 0.7 | 1.0 | — |
| 55 | Brice Turang MIL · ’99 | .347 | 5.9 | 4.0 | Arb |
| 55 | Gary Sánchez MIL · ’92 | .336 | 0.9 | 0.2 | Free agent |
| 52 | Xander Bogaerts SD · ’92 | .325 | 2.6 | 1.6 | Signed $25.5M |
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 | 1B | −1 | 0 | +0.1 | +0.1 | 187 |
| 2026 | 2B | −4 | −3 | +0.2 | −2.8 | 2,103 |
| 2025 | SS | −1 | −1 | 0.0 | −1.0 | 4 |
| 2025 | 1B | −3 | −2 | −3.0 | −5.0 | 763 |
| 2025 | 2B | −4 | −3 | −0.1 | −3.1 | 775 |
| 2024 | 2B | −4 | −3 | −1.9 | −4.9 | 2,626 |
| 2023 | 1B | 0 | 0 | −0.3 | −0.3 | 68 |
| 2023 | 2B | −1 | −1 | −0.6 | −1.6 | 2,244 |
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 (−6 outs): a coaching target.
Tools (percentile; arm among 2Bs)| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2B | 220 | −9.0 |
| 2025 | 2B | 71 | −2.0 |
| 2025 | 1B | 55 | −1.8 |
| 2024 | 2B | 245 | −5.4 |
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
Minor leagues
MLB Stats API · public box-score data
| SeasonLevel | Level | Team | Age | G | PA / IP | PA / IP ·Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026AAA | AAA | Albuquerque Isotopes | 27 | 21 | 99 PA | 99 PA · .263/.394/.375 · 0 HR · 20.2% K · 16.2% BB |
| 2025AAA | AAA | St. Paul Saints | 26 | 70 | 299 PA | 299 PA · .276/.415/.464 · 11 HR · 27.4% K · 17.7% BB |
ABS challenges · 2026
Baseball Savant