Vaughn Grissom
- The Angels’ roster as it stands starts at 2B · 433 PA · 0.6 WAR in the role
- Injured list 2026: Left oblique strain (Jun 8–Jun 17)
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 474 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 178 | .327 | .324 | 17% | 8% | 31% | −0.03 | +0.39 |
| RHP | 296 | .312 | .301 | 19% | 5% | 32% | −0.60 | −0.23 |
- Attack angle
- 9.0° (46% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- −1.0°
- Swing length
- 7.2 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 15%
- Pull-air %
- 15.7%
- Hard-hit %
- 35.6%
- Slash · wRC+
- .242/.307/.386 · 95
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage up over the middle (+2.2 vs. league per 100; 1.0 standard errors on 98 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest up and in (−1.6), but only 0.7 standard errors from average on 54 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average RHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 1,647 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 Grissom: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | Tommy Edman LAD · ’95 | .306 | 1.3 | 1.0 | Signed $15.7M |
| 72 | Ryan O'Hearn PIT · ’93 | .313 | 0.6 | 1.0 | Signed $15.0M |
| 70 | Matt Vierling DET · ’96 | .304 | −0.4 | 0.3 | Arb |
| 70 | Carlos Cortes ATH · ’97 | .300 | −0.7 | 0.0 | Pre-arb |
| 69 | Jonah Heim ATH · ’95 | .285 | −0.6 | −0.6 | Free agent |
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 | −3 | −3 | 0.0 | −3.0 | 895 |
| 2026 | 2B | −1 | −1 | −0.1 | −1.1 | 1,260 |
| 2026 | 1B | −8 | −6 | +1.3 | −4.7 | 1,878 |
| 2024 | 2B | −2 | −2 | −0.1 | −2.1 | 1,046 |
| 2023 | 2B | −1 | −1 | −0.1 | −1.1 | 91 |
| 2023 | SS | −6 | −5 | −0.7 | −5.7 | 662 |
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 2B in 2024, the biggest loss came back (−2 outs): a coaching target.
Tools (percentile; arm among 2Bs)| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3B | 62 | −3.1 |
| 2026 | 2B | 126 | −5.4 |
| 2026 | 1B | 123 | −9.6 |
| 2024 | 2B | 133 | +3.1 |
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
Minor leagues
MLB Stats API · public box-score data
| SeasonLevel | Level | Team | Age | G | PA / IP | PA / IP ·Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026A | A | Rancho Cucamonga Quakes | 25 | 1 | 5 PA | 5 PA · .400/.400/.400 · 0 HR · 20.0% K · 0.0% BB |
| 2026AAA | AAA | Salt Lake Bees | 25 | 10 | 41 PA | 41 PA · .308/.341/.359 · 0 HR · 19.5% K · 4.9% BB |
| 2025AAA | AAA | Worcester Red Sox | 24 | 96 | 418 PA | 418 PA · .270/.342/.441 · 13 HR · 17.5% K · 8.9% BB |
ABS challenges · 2026
Baseball Savant