LAD · 2B

Alex Freeland

Age 25 B/T S/R 5′11″, 200 lb USA MLB debut 2025

40-man FV 45 · #8 in org

The Dodgers’ roster as it stands utility · 345 PA (2B 198, 3B 147) · 0.9 WAR in the role

xwOBA .303 wOBA .307

2026 fWAR 0.7

Projected 2027 WAR 1.0 at 344 PA · 0.9 in his 2027 role

Hitting · 2026

269 PA: percentiles need 300+, so values only

xwOBA .303

Swing decisions +0.70

Contact value −1.57

Bat speed 70.8

Squared-up / swing 24%

Blasts / swing 8%

EV90 102.8

Barrel % 6.2%

Chase % 21.8%

Zone contact 79.6%

Strikeout % 27.5%

Walk % 11.9%

Platoon splits · swing path

By pitcher handedness

vs	PA	wOBA	xwOBA	K%	BB%	Chase	Decisions	Contact
LHP	35	.179	.166	43%	6%	24%	+0.08	−5.55
RHP	234	.327	.324	25%	13%	21%	+0.79	−0.98

Attack angle: 8.8° (52% in 5–20°)
Attack direction: +4.0°
Swing length: 6.9 ft
Fast-swing rate: 8%
Pull-air %: 14.3%
Hard-hit %: 39.8%
Slash · wRC+: .234/.327/.325 · 86

Zone map · 2026

Where he does damage, and where to pitch him

Does the most damage down and in (+4.6 vs. league per 100; 2.0 standard errors on 44 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).

Weakest middle-middle (−4.1), but only 1.8 standard errors from average on 55 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.

Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average LHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 887 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 Freeland: bat path, contact quality and approach

Similarity	Player	xwOBA	’26 WAR	’27 proj	2027
66	Evan Carter TEX · ’02	.286	1.2	1.7	Arb
63	Brice Turang MIL · ’99	.347	5.9	4.0	Arb
63	Anthony Volpe NYY · ’01	.291	1.4	1.4	Arb
59	Edouard Julien COL · ’99	.340	−0.8	−0.6	—
59	Jackson Holliday BAL · ’03	.293	0.5	1.0	Pre-arb

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

2B +2.0 +4.5

3B +1.0 +0.5

Outs Above Average by position

Season	Pos	OAA	Range	Arm, DP	Runs	Batters
2026	3B	0	0	0.0	0.0	49
2026	SS	0	0	0.0	0.0	51
2026	2B	+2	+2	−0.3	+1.7	2,414
2025	2B	+1	+1	0.0	+1.0	379
2025	3B	+1	+1	+0.1	+1.1	531

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 2B)

2026 · 2B In (charging) +1Back 0Toward 3B line 0Toward 1B line +1vs. RHH +4vs. LHH −2

Tools (percentile; arm among 2Bs)

Arm at 2B 80.3 mph · 76th

Sprint speed 26.9 ft/s · 37th

Zone rating (Keystone expected outs)

Season	Zone	Balls	Outs vs. exp.
2026	2B	237	+3.3
2025	3B	46	+2.0

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.

Compare in the Fielding Lab →

Contract & projection

Club control (RosterResource) · Keystone projected WAR

2027 1.0 WAR —

2028 1.0 WAR —

2029 1.0 WAR —

2030 1.0 WAR —

Contract Studio →

Minor leagues

MLB Stats API · public box-score data

SeasonLevel	Level	Team	Age	G	PA / IP	PA / IP ·Line
2026AAA	AAA	Oklahoma City Comets	24	38	182 PA	182 PA · .259/.357/.430 · 5 HR · 19.8% K · 13.2% BB
2025AAA	AAA	Oklahoma City Comets	23	106	508 PA	508 PA · .263/.384/.451 · 16 HR · 21.9% K · 16.3% BB

FanGraphs: FV 45 · ETA 2026. Public pitch tracking exists only at Triple-A and some Florida State League parks.

ABS challenges · 2026

Baseball Savant

As batter 67% 4/6 won · −0.7 runs