Hao-Yu Lee
- Detroit’s roster as it stands utility · 381 PA (2B 221, 3B 160) · 0.8 WAR in the role
- Trade read Available at a price: DET 52% playoff odds; control through 2032.
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 363 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 146 | .320 | .316 | 24% | 5% | 27% | +0.40 | +0.48 |
| RHP | 217 | .337 | .294 | 24% | 10% | 30% | −0.03 | −0.29 |
- Attack angle
- 7.3° (52% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- +5.1°
- Swing length
- 7.0 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 19%
- Pull-air %
- 13.4%
- Hard-hit %
- 41.3%
- Slash · wRC+
- .264/.322/.424 · 107
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage middle-in (+6.3 vs. league per 100; 2.8 standard errors on 65 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest down and in (−3.1), but only 1.3 standard errors from average on 47 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average RHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 1,277 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 Lee: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | Brandon Nimmo TEX · ’93 | .340 | 1.7 | 1.1 | Signed $20.5M |
| 72 | Jonathan Aranda TB · ’98 | .342 | 3.0 | 2.3 | Arb |
| 70 | Carson Benge NYM · ’03 | .343 | 4.3 | 3.3 | Pre-arb |
| 69 | Freddie Freeman LAD · ’89 | .364 | 2.6 | 1.2 | Signed $27.0M |
| 66 | Carlos Cortes ATH · ’97 | .300 | −0.7 | 0.0 | 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.
| Season | Pos | OAA | Range | Arm, DP | Runs | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | SS | −1 | −1 | 0.0 | −1.0 | 14 |
| 2026 | 3B | −6 | −5 | +0.1 | −4.9 | 1,157 |
| 2026 | 2B | −5 | −4 | +0.2 | −3.8 | 2,050 |
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) (−8 outs): a coaching target.
Tools (percentile; arm among 2Bs)| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3B | 95 | −5.7 |
| 2026 | 2B | 194 | +1.5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026A | A | Lakeland Flying Tigers | 23 | 3 | 12 PA | 12 PA · .300/.333/.300 · 0 HR · 16.7% K · 8.3% BB |
| 2026AAA | AAA | Toledo Mud Hens | 23 | 14 | 63 PA | 63 PA · .232/.317/.429 · 3 HR · 20.6% K · 9.5% BB |
| 2025AAA | AAA | Toledo Mud Hens | 22 | 126 | 579 PA | 579 PA · .243/.342/.406 · 14 HR · 20.9% K · 11.2% BB |
FanGraphs: FV 40+ · ETA 2026. Public pitch tracking exists only at Triple-A and some Florida State League parks.
ABS challenges · 2026
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