TJ Friedl
- Free agent est. 1 yr × $2.6M ($1M–$6M) · 0.0 wins to Pittsburgh’s Winter Plan as a bench bat
Hitting · 2026
272 PA: percentiles need 300+, so values only
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 38 | .246 | .279 | 24% | 5% | 24% | −2.11 | +1.33 |
| RHP | 234 | .249 | .257 | 23% | 9% | 24% | −0.01 | −3.84 |
- Attack angle
- 9.1° (61% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- −5.6°
- Swing length
- 6.7 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 10%
- Pull-air %
- 17.6%
- Hard-hit %
- 29.3%
- Slash · wRC+
- .172/.255/.255 · 43
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage middle-in (−0.4 vs. league per 100; 0.2 standard errors on 39 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest middle-middle (−4.0), but only 1.9 standard errors from average on 78 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average LHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 924 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 Friedl: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | Andruw Monasterio BOS · ’97 | .289 | −0.8 | −0.2 | Arb |
| 66 | Travis Bazzana CLE · ’02 | .300 | 2.8 | 2.4 | Pre-arb |
| 62 | Austin Hedges CLE · ’92 | .290 | 1.0 | 0.5 | Free agent |
| 62 | Cooper Pratt MIL · ’04 | .320 | 1.7 | 1.9 | Signed $3.9M |
| 60 | Luke Keaschall MIN · ’02 | .323 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 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 | LF | 0 | 0 | −0.2 | −0.2 | 652 |
| 2026 | CF | +5 | +4 | −0.5 | +3.5 | 2,060 |
| 2025 | CF | +1 | +1 | −1.1 | −0.1 | 5,434 |
| 2024 | CF | −4 | −4 | −1.0 | −5.0 | 2,901 |
| 2023 | LF | +1 | +1 | +0.2 | +1.2 | 528 |
| 2023 | CF | +5 | +5 | +1.8 | +6.8 | 4,225 |
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 | 7 | 0% |
| ★★★★ | 3 | 5 | 60% |
| ★★★ | 6 | 8 | 75% |
| ★★ | 14 | 15 | 93% |
| ★ | 19 | 19 | 100% |
| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | LF | 73 | −0.3 |
| 2026 | CF | 242 | +2.9 |
| 2025 | CF | 631 | +5.4 |
| 2024 | CF | 337 | −3.4 |
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
A pending free agent: no club controls his 2027. Contract Studio →
Minor leagues
MLB Stats API · public box-score data
| SeasonLevel | Level | Team | Age | G | PA / IP | PA / IP ·Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026AAA | AAA | Louisville Bats | 30 | 18 | 81 PA | 81 PA · .271/.370/.471 · 3 HR · 21.0% K · 9.9% BB |
ABS challenges · 2026
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