Drake Baldwin
- Atlanta’s roster as it stands starts at C · 521 PA · 3.9 WAR in the role
- Injured list 2026: Strained right oblique muscle (May 19–Jun 15)
- Trade read Unlikely to be traded: Young, controllable regular (age 26, control through 2030): the kind of player clubs build around.
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 613 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 224 | .316 | .341 | 22% | 8% | 34% | −1.01 | +2.85 |
| RHP | 389 | .387 | .388 | 21% | 9% | 35% | −0.40 | +2.86 |
- Attack angle
- 12.2° (47% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- +4.2°
- Swing length
- 7.3 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 52%
- Pull-air %
- 13.6%
- Hard-hit %
- 50.6%
- Slash · wRC+
- .284/.358/.459 · 126
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage middle-in (+1.9 vs. league per 100; 0.9 standard errors on 110 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest up and in (−2.4), but only 1.1 standard errors from average on 69 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average LHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 2,147 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 Baldwin: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | Dominic Canzone SEA · ’97 | .359 | 2.8 | 1.9 | Arb |
| 69 | Jackson Chourio MIL · ’04 | .343 | 4.6 | 3.9 | Signed $8.3M |
| 66 | Shea Langeliers ATH · ’97 | .352 | 2.3 | 2.4 | Arb |
| 61 | Tim Tawa AZ · ’99 | .323 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Pre-arb |
| 56 | Corbin Carroll AZ · ’00 | .342 | 4.2 | 4.4 | Signed $12.6M |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No MLB fielding yet. | ||||||
Runs = range plus his arm and double-play runs spread over his positions by outs (Fielding Run Value, from 2023): what the rating counts.
No directional data (needs a qualified season at one position).
Tools (percentile among MLB fielders)| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Too few balls in his zone. | |||
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 | Gwinnett Stripers | 25 | 1 | 3 PA | 3 PA · .333/.333/1.333 · 1 HR · 0.0% K · 0.0% BB |
ABS challenges · 2026
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