Luisangel Acuña
- The White Sox’s roster as it stands utility · 333 PA (SS 140, 2B 117, 3B 76) · 0.5 WAR in the role
- Trade read Available at a price: CWS 39% playoff odds; control through 2031.
Hitting · 2026
226 PA: percentiles need 300+, so values only
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 110 | .251 | .271 | 16% | 3% | 33% | −0.48 | −1.56 |
| RHP | 116 | .253 | .270 | 22% | 5% | 35% | −1.48 | −1.10 |
- Attack angle
- 8.6° (64% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- +0.7°
- Swing length
- 7.5 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 25%
- Pull-air %
- 5.3%
- Hard-hit %
- 36.5%
- Slash · wRC+
- .229/.261/.276 · 50
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage up and in (+1.4 vs. league per 100; 0.6 standard errors on 28 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest middle-middle (−5.4; 2.4 standard errors below average on 37 pitches). Pitchers should attack here.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average RHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 701 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 Acuña: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58 | Matt Vierling DET · ’96 | .304 | −0.4 | 0.3 | Arb |
| 57 | Jose Fernandez AZ · ’03 | .286 | 0.2 | 0.6 | — |
| 56 | Trea Turner PHI · ’93 | .294 | 1.1 | 2.2 | Signed $27.3M |
| 55 | Luis Torrens NYM · ’96 | .295 | 1.9 | 1.7 | Signed $5.8M |
| 47 | Jeremiah Jackson BAL · ’00 | .283 | −0.3 | 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 | 2B | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 |
| 2026 | LF | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11 |
| 2026 | CF | −2 | −2 | +0.2 | −1.8 | 725 |
| 2026 | SS | +2 | +1 | +0.5 | +1.5 | 1,748 |
| 2025 | CF | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13 |
| 2025 | 3B | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 53 |
| 2025 | SS | −1 | −1 | 0.0 | −1.0 | 170 |
| 2025 | 2B | +1 | +1 | −0.4 | +0.6 | 1,815 |
| 2024 | 2B | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 24 |
| 2024 | SS | +3 | +2 | +0.1 | +2.1 | 374 |
Runs = range plus his arm and double-play runs spread over his positions by outs (Fielding Run Value, from 2023): what the rating counts.
| Play | Made | Chances | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| ★★★★★ | 0 | 0 | — |
| ★★★★ | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| ★★★ | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| ★★ | 2 | 4 | 50% |
| ★ | 5 | 5 | 100% |
| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | SS | 149 | −3.8 |
| 2026 | CF | 92 | −0.7 |
| 2025 | 2B | 146 | +8.8 |
| 2024 | SS | 51 | +5.3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025AAA | AAA | Syracuse Mets | 23 | 28 | 122 PA | 122 PA · .303/.347/.385 · 0 HR · 15.6% K · 7.4% BB |