Kyle Manzardo
- Cleveland’s roster as it stands starts at DH · 427 PA · 0.5 WAR in the role
- Trade read Available at a price: CLE 49% playoff odds; control through 2030.
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 354 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 73 | .307 | .335 | 27% | 14% | 35% | −0.63 | +1.42 |
| RHP | 281 | .310 | .297 | 33% | 9% | 30% | +0.09 | −0.84 |
- Attack angle
- 17.9° (50% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- −0.2°
- Swing length
- 7.4 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 6%
- Pull-air %
- 24.2%
- Hard-hit %
- 41.2%
- Slash · wRC+
- .215/.306/.378 · 94
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage down and away (+2.8 vs. league per 100; 1.3 standard errors on 64 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest middle-in (−4.0), but only 1.8 standard errors from average on 60 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average LHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 1,314 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 Manzardo: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Connor Norby COL · ’00 | .310 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Pre-arb |
| 56 | Kerry Carpenter DET · ’97 | .298 | −0.6 | 0.7 | Arb |
| 55 | Andrew Benintendi CWS · ’94 | .310 | −0.1 | −0.4 | Signed $15.1M |
| 50 | Miguel Amaya CHC · ’99 | .299 | 1.4 | 1.3 | Arb |
| 46 | Zach Neto LAA · ’01 | .317 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 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 | −5 | −4 | +1.7 | −2.3 | 2,597 |
| 2025 | 1B | −3 | −2 | −3.1 | −5.1 | 1,942 |
| 2024 | 1B | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 110 |
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 1B in 2026, the biggest loss came toward 3B line (−4 outs): a coaching target.
Tools (percentile; arm among 1Bs)| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1B | 170 | +3.3 |
| 2025 | 1B | 102 | +0.2 |
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 | Columbus Clippers | 25 | 37 | 165 PA | 165 PA · .283/.352/.469 · 5 HR · 24.2% K · 10.3% BB |
ABS challenges · 2026
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