Jac Caglianone
- Kansas City’s roster as it stands starts at DH · 492 PA · 1.1 WAR in the role
- Trade read Unlikely to be traded: Young and cheap for years (age 24, about $44M of surplus value through 2031): a core piece.
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 550 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 170 | .320 | .291 | 29% | 1% | 46% | −2.50 | +2.02 |
| RHP | 380 | .387 | .387 | 25% | 7% | 37% | −0.60 | +2.89 |
- Attack angle
- 9.1° (44% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- −1.4°
- Swing length
- 7.9 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 67%
- Pull-air %
- 20.9%
- Hard-hit %
- 54.7%
- Slash · wRC+
- .289/.340/.494 · 129
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage middle-middle (+8.0 vs. league per 100; 4.0 standard errors above average on 116 pitches).
Weakest down and in (−2.5), but only 1.2 standard errors from average on 100 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average LHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 1,735 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 Caglianone: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | Randal Grichuk CWS · ’91 | .335 | 1.7 | 0.5 | Free agent |
| 45 | Julio Rodríguez SEA · ’00 | .333 | 2.6 | 3.5 | Signed $20.2M |
| 44 | Jordan Walker STL · ’02 | .341 | 2.7 | 0.9 | Arb |
| 43 | Jake Burger TEX · ’96 | .316 | 1.5 | 0.6 | Arb |
| 42 | Jo Adell CLE · ’99 | .331 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 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.
| Season | Pos | OAA | Range | Arm, DP | Runs | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1B | −1 | 0 | −0.7 | −0.7 | 1,191 |
| 2026 | RF | −9 | −8 | +0.5 | −7.5 | 3,302 |
| 2025 | 1B | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 104 |
| 2025 | RF | −7 | −6 | −1.1 | −7.1 | 1,677 |
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 RF in 2026, the biggest loss came toward 1B line (−5 outs): a coaching target.
Tools (percentile; arm among RFs)| Play | Made | Chances | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| ★★★★★ | 0 | 19 | 0% |
| ★★★★ | 0 | 0 | — |
| ★★★ | 3 | 7 | 43% |
| ★★ | 11 | 16 | 69% |
| ★ | 20 | 22 | 91% |
| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | RF | 330 | −3.5 |
| 2026 | 1B | 90 | −0.3 |
| 2025 | RF | 183 | −11.6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025AA | AA | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | 22 | 38 | 175 PA | 175 PA · .322/.394/.553 · 9 HR · 21.1% K · 10.9% BB |
| 2025AAA | AAA | Omaha Storm Chasers | 22 | 28 | 129 PA | 129 PA · .357/.426/.705 · 11 HR · 15.5% K · 9.3% BB |
ABS challenges · 2026
Baseball Savant