Samuel Basallo
- Baltimore’s roster as it stands starts at C · 388 PA · 1.4 WAR in the role
- Injured list 2026: Concussion (Sep 23–Sep 28)
- Trade read Unlikely to be traded: A top prospect (FV 65): clubs trade these only for a star, and rarely then.
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 396 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 99 | .219 | .214 | 37% | 5% | 42% | −2.74 | −1.60 |
| RHP | 297 | .338 | .353 | 23% | 8% | 39% | −1.40 | +2.06 |
- Attack angle
- 12.1° (53% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- −4.3°
- Swing length
- 7.6 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 41%
- Pull-air %
- 17.1%
- Hard-hit %
- 43.0%
- Slash · wRC+
- .222/.291/.406 · 95
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage middle-middle (+6.5 vs. league per 100; 3.0 standard errors above average on 76 pitches).
Weakest down over the middle (−3.7), but only 1.7 standard errors from average on 71 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average LHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 1,324 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 Basallo: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | Jake Burger TEX · ’96 | .316 | 1.5 | 0.6 | Arb |
| 60 | Shea Langeliers ATH · ’97 | .352 | 2.3 | 2.4 | Arb |
| 60 | Jackson Merrill SD · ’03 | .348 | 4.2 | 4.1 | Signed $7.1M |
| 56 | Mark Vientos NYM · ’99 | .304 | −1.1 | 0.4 | Arb |
| 56 | Max Muncy ATH · ’02 | .287 | −0.3 | −0.1 | — |
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 | 1B | 0 | 0 | −0.7 | −0.7 | 228 |
| 2025 | 1B | 0 | 0 | +0.2 | +0.2 | 74 |
Runs = range plus his arm and double-play runs spread over his positions by outs (Fielding Run Value, from 2023): what the rating counts.
| 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
Minor leagues
MLB Stats API · public box-score data
| SeasonLevel | Level | Team | Age | G | PA / IP | PA / IP ·Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026AA | AA | Chesapeake Baysox | 21 | 1 | 5 PA | 5 PA · .000/.000/.000 · 0 HR · 40.0% K · 0.0% BB |
| 2026AAA | AAA | Norfolk Tides | 21 | 1 | 4 PA | 4 PA · .250/.250/.500 · 0 HR · 0.0% K · 0.0% BB |
| 2025AAA | AAA | Norfolk Tides | 20 | 76 | 321 PA | 321 PA · .270/.377/.589 · 23 HR · 23.7% K · 13.7% BB |
FanGraphs: FV 65 · ETA 2026 · #4 overall. Public pitch tracking exists only at Triple-A and some Florida State League parks.
ABS challenges · 2026
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