Heliot Ramos
- The Yankees’ roster as it stands starts at DH · 484 PA · 0.7 WAR in the role
- Injured list 2026: Right quad strain (May 16–Jun 28)
- Trade read Available at a price: NYY 61% playoff odds; control through 2029.
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 440 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 113 | .386 | .411 | 25% | 11% | 31% | +0.91 | +3.22 |
| RHP | 327 | .299 | .303 | 28% | 5% | 34% | −0.35 | −0.12 |
- Attack angle
- 7.7° (51% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- +5.2°
- Swing length
- 6.9 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 26%
- Pull-air %
- 10.5%
- Hard-hit %
- 48.9%
- Slash · wRC+
- .245/.305/.411 · 99
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage down and in (+2.9 vs. league per 100; 1.3 standard errors on 61 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest down over the middle (−2.1), but only 1.0 standard errors from average on 87 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average RHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 1,597 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 Ramos: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59 | Jackson Chourio MIL · ’04 | .343 | 4.6 | 3.9 | Signed $8.3M |
| 57 | Jesús Sánchez AZ · ’97 | .320 | −0.4 | 0.4 | Free agent |
| 53 | Brandon Nimmo TEX · ’93 | .340 | 1.7 | 1.1 | Signed $20.5M |
| 51 | Francisco Alvarez NYM · ’01 | .324 | 1.4 | 2.0 | Arb |
| 47 | Shea Langeliers ATH · ’97 | .352 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 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 | −5 | −5 | −0.2 | −5.2 | 840 |
| 2026 | LF | −5 | −4 | −0.7 | −4.7 | 3,026 |
| 2025 | LF | −9 | −8 | −2.9 | −10.9 | 5,672 |
| 2024 | RF | +1 | +1 | +0.1 | +1.1 | 183 |
| 2024 | LF | +1 | +1 | +0.6 | +1.6 | 1,836 |
| 2024 | CF | −7 | −7 | +0.7 | −6.3 | 2,132 |
| 2023 | CF | 0 | 0 | +0.1 | +0.1 | 54 |
| 2023 | RF | 0 | 0 | +0.2 | +0.2 | 166 |
| 2023 | LF | 0 | 0 | +0.3 | +0.3 | 359 |
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 LF in 2026, the biggest loss came toward 3B line (−6 outs): a coaching target.
Tools (percentile; arm among LFs)| Play | Made | Chances | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| ★★★★★ | 0 | 11 | 0% |
| ★★★★ | 0 | 2 | 0% |
| ★★★ | 3 | 11 | 27% |
| ★★ | 5 | 8 | 63% |
| ★ | 22 | 26 | 85% |
| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | RF | 86 | −1.7 |
| 2026 | LF | 263 | −2.2 |
| 2025 | LF | 539 | −6.4 |
| 2024 | LF | 167 | +5.2 |
| 2024 | CF | 223 | −9.6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026AAA | AAA | Sacramento River Cats | 26 | 7 | 31 PA | 31 PA · .346/.452/.577 · 1 HR · 29.0% K · 16.1% BB |
ABS challenges · 2026
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