Connor Norby
- Colorado’s roster as it stands utility · 401 PA (3B 230, 1B 171) · 0.6 WAR in the role
- Trade read Available at a price: COL 9% playoff odds; control through 2030.
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 383 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 137 | .361 | .337 | 24% | 15% | 25% | +1.99 | −0.83 |
| RHP | 246 | .318 | .295 | 30% | 8% | 30% | +0.58 | −1.60 |
- Attack angle
- 16.7° (41% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- +3.5°
- Swing length
- 7.1 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 9%
- Pull-air %
- 20.2%
- Hard-hit %
- 36.5%
- Slash · wRC+
- .243/.342/.377 · 98
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage middle-middle (+1.8 vs. league per 100; 0.8 standard errors on 92 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest up over the middle (−3.0), but only 1.4 standard errors from average on 80 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average RHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 1,321 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 Norby: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | Daniel Schneemann CLE · ’97 | .292 | 0.6 | 0.7 | Pre-arb |
| 59 | Miguel Amaya CHC · ’99 | .299 | 1.4 | 1.3 | Arb |
| 59 | Matt McLain CIN · ’99 | .294 | 0.2 | 0.8 | Arb |
| 57 | Kyle Manzardo CLE · ’00 | .305 | −0.2 | 0.5 | Pre-arb |
| 54 | Tyler O'Neill BAL · ’95 | .307 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Signed $16.5M |
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 | 3B | +1 | +1 | −0.1 | +0.9 | 506 |
| 2026 | 2B | −5 | −4 | −0.1 | −4.1 | 963 |
| 2026 | 1B | +1 | +1 | −0.5 | +0.5 | 1,595 |
| 2025 | 3B | −4 | −3 | −0.3 | −3.3 | 2,979 |
| 2024 | 2B | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 398 |
| 2024 | 3B | −5 | −4 | +0.1 | −3.9 | 1,185 |
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 1B in 2026, the biggest loss came toward 3B line (−4 outs): a coaching target.
Tools (percentile; arm among 3Bs)| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2B | 93 | −2.4 |
| 2026 | 1B | 110 | +4.0 |
| 2025 | 3B | 227 | −8.5 |
| 2024 | 3B | 94 | −1.1 |
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 | Albuquerque Isotopes | 26 | 28 | 121 PA | 121 PA · .291/.397/.544 · 6 HR · 19.0% K · 14.0% BB |
| 2025AAA | AAA | Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp | 25 | 11 | 40 PA | 40 PA · .343/.400/.629 · 3 HR · 20.0% K · 10.0% BB |
ABS challenges · 2026
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