Pedro Ramírez
- The Cubs’ roster as it stands starts at 3B · 334 PA · 1.6 WAR in the role
- Trade read Unlikely to be traded: Young and cheap for years (age 23, about $63M of surplus value through 2032): a core piece.
Hitting · 2026
261 PA: percentiles need 300+, so values only
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 47 | .493 | .372 | 11% | 9% | 30% | −0.13 | +2.71 |
| RHP | 214 | .285 | .262 | 21% | 7% | 33% | −0.53 | −1.81 |
- Attack angle
- 5.0° (45% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- −6.5°
- Swing length
- 7.5 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 21%
- Pull-air %
- 18.2%
- Hard-hit %
- 38.5%
- Slash · wRC+
- .261/.321/.403 · 100
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage up over the middle (+3.1 vs. league per 100; 1.4 standard errors on 54 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest middle-middle (−4.6), but only 2.0 standard errors from average on 45 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average LHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 736 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 Ramírez: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | Andy Pages LAD · ’00 | .343 | 4.5 | 3.3 | Arb |
| 63 | Nick Fortes TB · ’96 | .275 | 1.2 | 0.9 | Arb |
| 60 | Cole Young SEA · ’03 | .316 | 2.0 | 1.5 | Pre-arb |
| 60 | Joey Ortiz MIL · ’98 | .299 | 2.9 | 2.2 | Arb |
| 58 | Vaughn Grissom LAA · ’01 | .309 | 0.2 | 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 61 |
| 2026 | 3B | +1 | +1 | +0.1 | +1.1 | 553 |
| 2026 | 2B | +1 | +1 | +0.1 | +1.1 | 1,307 |
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 2026, the biggest loss came in (charging) (−2 outs): a coaching target, though he plays 3B in 2027.
Tools (percentile; arm among 2Bs)| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3B | 45 | +4.0 |
| 2026 | 2B | 141 | +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.
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 | Iowa Cubs | 22 | 43 | 196 PA | 196 PA · .312/.395/.547 · 9 HR · 16.3% K · 10.7% BB |
| 2025AA | AA | Knoxville Smokies | 21 | 129 | 563 PA | 563 PA · .280/.346/.386 · 8 HR · 15.1% K · 8.2% BB |
FanGraphs: FV 50 · ETA 2026 · #77 overall. Public pitch tracking exists only at Triple-A and some Florida State League parks.
ABS challenges · 2026
Baseball Savant