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Noelvi Marte

Age 25 B/T R/R 6′2″, 216 lb Dominican Republic MLB debut 2023
40-man
  • Cincinnati’s roster as it stands on the 40-man, off the 26-man (call-up depth)
xwOBA .248 wOBA .249
2026 fWAR −1.4
Projected 2027 WAR −0.3 Keystone Marcel+ at 337 PA

Hitting · 2026

201 PA: percentiles need 300+, so values only

xwOBA .248 xwOBA: .248
Swing decisions −1.99 Swing decisions: −1.99
Contact value −0.83 Contact value: −0.83
Bat speed 72.2 Bat speed: 72.2
Squared-up / swing 20% Squared-up / swing: 20%
Blasts / swing 7% Blasts / swing: 7%
EV90 105.8 EV90: 105.8
Barrel % 5.1% Barrel %: 5.1%
Chase % 41.2% Chase %: 41.2%
Zone contact 87.8% Zone contact: 87.8%
Strikeout % 25.9% Strikeout %: 25.9%
Walk % 5.0% Walk %: 5.0%

Platoon splits · swing path

By pitcher handedness

vsPAwOBAxwOBAK%BB%ChaseDecisionsContact
LHP53.231.20636%4%42%−2.17−1.85
RHP148.256.26322%5%41%−1.92−0.44
Attack angle
9.1° (54% in 5–20°)
Attack direction
−4.2°
Swing length
7.4 ft
Fast-swing rate
25%
Pull-air %
13.0%
Hard-hit %
30.9%
Slash · wRC+
.190/.229/.321 · 47

Zone map · 2026

Where he does damage, and where to pitch him

+1.0−0.9−1.70.0−0.7−1.2+0.3−0.7−2.9−1.6−0.2−2.9−2.5+1.3−0.7−0.9−0.2+3.8−1.6−0.3−0.5−1.6−2.0−1.0−2.2RHB

Does the most damage down over the middle (+3.8 vs. league per 100; 1.7 standard errors on 43 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).

Weakest middle-in (−2.9), but only 1.3 standard errors from average on 26 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.

Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average RHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 678 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 Marte: bat path, contact quality and approach

SimilarityPlayerxwOBA’26 WAR’27 proj2027
59Angel Martínez CLE · ’02.3031.81.0Pre-arb
57Jose Fernandez AZ · ’03.2860.20.6—
56Ezequiel Duran TEX · ’99.3024.42.2Arb
55Brandon Marsh PHI · ’97.3020.31.3Arb
54Oswald Peraza LAA · ’00.2720.40.0Arb

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.

2027 rating by position · best fit first, on the total with the position’s worth
RF −3.9 −11.4
3B −16.8 −14.3
2B −15.9prior −16.4
LF −5.9prior −16.4
1B −3.4prior −18.9
Outs Above Average by position
SeasonPosOAARangeArm, DPRunsBatters
2026CF−2−2−0.1−2.178
2026RF−2−2−2.1−4.11,905
2025CF−1−10.0−1.040
20253B−2−2+0.3−1.71,202
2025RF−2−2+0.5−1.51,844
20243B−11−8−1.0−9.01,989
2023SS000.00.0106
20233B−2−2−0.1−2.11,056

Runs = range plus his arm and double-play runs spread over his positions by outs (Fielding Run Value, from 2023): what the rating counts.

Range by direction (OAA at RF)
2025 · RF2026 · RF In (charging) +10Back −10Toward 3B line −3−2Toward 1B line −2−2vs. RHH −3−2vs. LHH −3−2

At RF in 2026, the biggest loss came toward 3B line (−2 outs): a coaching target.

Tools (percentile; arm among RFs)
Arm at RF 93.0 mph · 89th
Sprint speed 29.1 ft/s · 92nd
Reaction +1.1 ft · 80th
Burst −0.8 ft · 23rd
Route −1.0 ft · 13th
Catch difficulty (latest season)
PlayMadeChancesRate
★★★★★080%
★★★★020%
★★★1520%
★★5771%
★91090%
Zone rating (Keystone expected outs)
SeasonZoneBallsOuts vs. exp.
2026RF175−2.4
2025RF182−3.4
20253B79−3.9
20243B141−0.9

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.

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Contract & projection

Club control (RosterResource) · Keystone projected WAR

2027 −0.3 WAR —
2028 −0.3 WAR —
2029 −0.3 WAR —
2030 −0.3 WAR —

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Minor leagues

MLB Stats API · public box-score data

SeasonLevelLevelTeamAgeGPA / IPPA / IP ·Line
2026AAAAAALouisville Bats2466279 PA 279 PA · .332/.366/.498 · 9 HR · 16.5% K · 5.0% BB
2025AAAAChattanooga Lookouts23417 PA 17 PA · .267/.353/.400 · 0 HR · 5.9% K · 5.9% BB
2025AAAAAALouisville Bats231253 PA 53 PA · .326/.434/.535 · 1 HR · 13.2% K · 15.1% BB
2025ROKROKACL Reds23311 PA 11 PA · .400/.455/.700 · 1 HR · 0.0% K · 9.1% BB

ABS challenges · 2026

Baseball Savant

As batter 0% 0/1 won · −0.4 runs
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