Julio Rodríguez
- Seattle’s roster as it stands starts at CF · 585 PA · 3.7 WAR in the role
- Injured list 2026: Concussion (Jul 3–Jul 18)
- Trade read Unlikely to be traded: Young, controllable regular (age 26, control through 2034): the kind of player clubs build around.
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 651 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 205 | .299 | .347 | 25% | 8% | 38% | −0.77 | +1.98 |
| RHP | 446 | .324 | .326 | 21% | 6% | 39% | −1.49 | +1.72 |
- Attack angle
- 8.2° (50% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- −5.6°
- Swing length
- 7.8 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 61%
- Pull-air %
- 16.3%
- Hard-hit %
- 43.8%
- Slash · wRC+
- .247/.307/.401 · 104
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage up over the middle (+1.8 vs. league per 100; 0.9 standard errors on 108 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest middle-in (−1.8), but only 0.9 standard errors from average on 107 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average RHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 2,176 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 Rodríguez: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69 | Jo Adell CLE · ’99 | .331 | 0.6 | 0.7 | Arb |
| 64 | Konnor Griffin PIT · ’06 | .316 | 1.4 | 1.7 | Signed $3.3M |
| 59 | Luis Robert Jr. BAL · ’97 | .324 | 0.5 | 0.7 | Free agent |
| 58 | Amed Rosario NYY · ’95 | .309 | −0.2 | 0.0 | Free agent |
| 56 | Jasson Domínguez NYY · ’03 | .295 | −0.2 | 0.4 | — |
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 | CF | −3 | −3 | +1.3 | −1.7 | 5,261 |
| 2025 | CF | +11 | +10 | +0.8 | +10.8 | 5,886 |
| 2024 | CF | +8 | +7 | +0.8 | +7.8 | 4,560 |
| 2023 | CF | +11 | +10 | −2.1 | +7.9 | 5,580 |
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 CF in 2026, the biggest loss came in (charging) (−2 outs): a coaching target.
Tools (percentile; arm among CFs)| Play | Made | Chances | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| ★★★★★ | 1 | 26 | 4% |
| ★★★★ | 1 | 4 | 25% |
| ★★★ | 6 | 10 | 60% |
| ★★ | 18 | 20 | 90% |
| ★ | 27 | 31 | 87% |
| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | CF | 608 | −3.6 |
| 2025 | CF | 655 | +12.1 |
| 2024 | CF | 517 | +13.6 |
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
ABS challenges · 2026
Baseball Savant