Lourdes Gurriel Jr.
- Free agent est. 1 yr × $1.1M ($576K–$3M) if his club option is declined
- Injured list 2026: Right adductor strain (Jul 18–Sep 1)
Hitting · 2026
201 PA: percentiles need 300+, so values only
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 54 | .248 | .297 | 13% | 7% | 45% | −1.15 | −0.42 |
| RHP | 147 | .253 | .264 | 21% | 4% | 39% | −1.34 | −1.21 |
- Attack angle
- 10.9° (51% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- −7.0°
- Swing length
- 7.6 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 10%
- Pull-air %
- 16.6%
- Hard-hit %
- 33.8%
- Slash · wRC+
- .210/.254/.290 · 49
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage down over the middle (+1.9 vs. league per 100; 0.8 standard errors on 41 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest middle-in (−3.2), but only 1.4 standard errors from average on 27 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average RHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 657 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 Gurriel: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | Ceddanne Rafaela BOS · ’00 | .288 | 4.1 | 3.0 | Signed $3.8M |
| 60 | Jake McCarthy COL · ’97 | .323 | 2.7 | 1.8 | Arb |
| 60 | Jose Altuve HOU · ’90 | .274 | 0.9 | 0.5 | Signed $33.0M |
| 56 | Jonah Heim ATH · ’95 | .285 | −0.6 | −0.6 | Free agent |
| 55 | Freddy Fermin SD · ’95 | .279 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 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 | LF | −3 | −3 | +0.7 | −2.3 | 1,264 |
| 2025 | LF | −4 | −3 | +0.4 | −2.6 | 4,302 |
| 2024 | LF | +3 | +2 | −1.6 | +0.4 | 4,546 |
| 2023 | 1B | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 |
| 2023 | LF | +1 | +1 | +2.3 | +3.3 | 3,302 |
Runs = range plus his arm and double-play runs spread over his positions by outs (Fielding Run Value, from 2023): what the rating counts.
| Play | Made | Chances | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| ★★★★★ | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| ★★★★ | 0 | 2 | 0% |
| ★★★ | 1 | 4 | 25% |
| ★★ | 3 | 4 | 75% |
| ★ | 7 | 7 | 100% |
| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | LF | 120 | −1.2 |
| 2025 | LF | 408 | −6.0 |
| 2024 | LF | 448 | +1.7 |
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
His 2027 is a $14.0M club option, decided by Arizona about five days after the World Series. Contract Studio →
Minor leagues
MLB Stats API · public box-score data
| SeasonLevel | Level | Team | Age | G | PA / IP | PA / IP ·Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026AA | AA | Amarillo Sod Poodles | 32 | 2 | 9 PA | 9 PA · .250/.333/.750 · 1 HR · 0.0% K · 11.1% BB |
| 2026AAA | AAA | Reno Aces | 32 | 8 | 33 PA | 33 PA · .107/.182/.107 · 0 HR · 27.3% K · 9.1% BB |
| 2026ROK | ROK | ACL D-backs | 32 | 5 | 19 PA | 19 PA · .250/.263/.313 · 0 HR · 31.6% K · 5.3% BB |
ABS challenges · 2026
Baseball Savant