Ezequiel Tovar
- Colorado’s roster as it stands starts at SS · 485 PA · 1.2 WAR in the role
- Trade read Available at a price: COL 9% playoff odds; control through 2031.
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 504 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 169 | .261 | .267 | 30% | 7% | 41% | −0.16 | −1.26 |
| RHP | 335 | .282 | .286 | 24% | 5% | 45% | −1.00 | −0.27 |
- Attack angle
- 11.0° (49% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- −2.1°
- Swing length
- 7.6 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 20%
- Pull-air %
- 18.2%
- Hard-hit %
- 32.9%
- Slash · wRC+
- .219/.264/.353 · 55
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage down over the middle (+5.3 vs. league per 100; 2.5 standard errors on 89 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest up and in (−3.4), but only 1.5 standard errors from average on 59 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average RHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 1,661 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 Tovar: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | Trevor Story BOS · ’92 | .248 | 0.2 | 0.8 | Signed $25.0M |
| 60 | Jorge Mateo TB · ’95 | .273 | −0.2 | −0.3 | Free agent |
| 55 | Jeremy Peña HOU · ’97 | .326 | 3.4 | 3.2 | Arb |
| 52 | Daulton Varsho HOU · ’96 | .283 | 0.8 | 1.6 | Free agent |
| 52 | Willi Castro COL · ’97 | .312 | 0.7 | 0.9 | Signed $7.3M |
Daulton Varsho (similarity 52, 1.6 WAR projected for 2027) is a free agent this winter: a similar swing available without trading talent, at a free agent’s price. Opportunity Finder →
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 | SS | −1 | 0 | +0.6 | +0.6 | 5,151 |
| 2025 | SS | +3 | +2 | +1.0 | +3.0 | 3,652 |
| 2024 | SS | +15 | +11 | +4.4 | +15.4 | 6,129 |
| 2023 | SS | +15 | +11 | +1.8 | +12.8 | 5,924 |
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 SS in 2026, the biggest loss came back (−4 outs): a coaching target.
Tools (percentile; arm among SSs)| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | SS | 470 | −9.5 |
| 2025 | SS | 358 | −2.6 |
| 2024 | SS | 599 | +14.4 |
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
Minor leagues
MLB Stats API · public box-score data
| SeasonLevel | Level | Team | Age | G | PA / IP | PA / IP ·Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025AAA | AAA | Albuquerque Isotopes | 23 | 11 | 46 PA | 46 PA · .163/.196/.209 · 0 HR · 21.7% K · 4.3% BB |
ABS challenges · 2026
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