Miguel Vargas
- The White Sox’s roster as it stands starts at 3B · 596 PA · 2.9 WAR in the role
- Trade read Unlikely to be traded: Young, controllable regular (age 27, control through 2029): the kind of player clubs build around.
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 696 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 202 | .388 | .406 | 17% | 15% | 21% | +1.46 | +2.05 |
| RHP | 494 | .355 | .367 | 18% | 13% | 21% | +1.96 | +1.11 |
- Attack angle
- 12.8° (65% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- −3.7°
- Swing length
- 7.8 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 39%
- Pull-air %
- 27.0%
- Hard-hit %
- 43.7%
- Slash · wRC+
- .250/.363/.474 · 134
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage middle-in (+5.5 vs. league per 100; 2.8 standard errors on 133 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest up and away (−2.8), but only 1.4 standard errors from average on 125 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average RHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 2,541 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 Vargas: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | Ben Rice NYY · ’99 | .378 | 4.2 | 2.8 | Pre-arb |
| 55 | JJ Bleday CIN · ’97 | .343 | 1.3 | 1.0 | Arb |
| 50 | Heriberto Hernández MIA · ’99 | .348 | 1.7 | 1.6 | Pre-arb |
| 43 | Francisco Lindor NYM · ’93 | .331 | 2.2 | 3.2 | Signed $34.1M |
| 41 | Spencer Torkelson DET · ’99 | .316 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 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 | 1B | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 808 |
| 2026 | 3B | −8 | −6 | +1.2 | −4.8 | 4,897 |
| 2025 | LF | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 |
| 2025 | 1B | +1 | +1 | +0.4 | +1.4 | 2,073 |
| 2025 | 3B | −7 | −5 | +0.1 | −4.9 | 2,816 |
| 2024 | LF | −4 | −3 | +0.4 | −2.6 | 768 |
| 2024 | 3B | −2 | −1 | +0.8 | −0.3 | 1,371 |
| 2023 | 1B | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 61 |
| 2023 | 2B | −7 | −5 | +0.8 | −4.2 | 2,635 |
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 3B in 2026, the biggest loss came in (charging) (−5 outs): a coaching target.
Tools (percentile; arm among 3Bs)| Play | Made | Chances | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| ★★★★★ | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| ★★★★ | 0 | 0 | — |
| ★★★ | 0 | 0 | — |
| ★★ | 0 | 0 | — |
| ★ | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3B | 347 | +6.6 |
| 2026 | 1B | 49 | −0.5 |
| 2025 | 3B | 221 | −12.1 |
| 2025 | 1B | 125 | −4.1 |
| 2024 | LF | 73 | −3.1 |
| 2024 | 3B | 107 | −6.5 |
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 →
ABS challenges · 2026
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