Henry Bolte
- The Athletics’ roster as it stands starts at CF · 432 PA · 2.5 WAR in the role
- Trade read Unlikely to be traded: Young, controllable regular (age 23, control through 2032): the kind of player clubs build around.
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 472 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 148 | .377 | .340 | 34% | 7% | 27% | +0.67 | −0.31 |
| RHP | 324 | .339 | .307 | 25% | 9% | 29% | +0.68 | −1.72 |
- Attack angle
- 6.9° (43% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- +4.8°
- Swing length
- 7.6 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 64%
- Pull-air %
- 8.1%
- Hard-hit %
- 48.9%
- Slash · wRC+
- .277/.359/.405 · 111
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 93 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest up and in (−3.5), but only 1.5 standard errors from average on 55 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average RHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 1,608 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 Bolte: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | Agustín Ramírez MIA · ’01 | .285 | 0.0 | 0.2 | — |
| 49 | Garrett Mitchell MIL · ’98 | .356 | 3.1 | 2.5 | Arb |
| 47 | José Tena WSH · ’01 | .290 | −0.3 | 0.1 | — |
| 46 | Jarren Duran BOS · ’96 | .306 | 0.5 | 2.3 | Arb |
| 46 | Brady House WSH · ’03 | .333 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 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 | RF | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 39 |
| 2026 | LF | −1 | −1 | +0.1 | −0.9 | 233 |
| 2026 | CF | +5 | +4 | +1.2 | +5.2 | 4,082 |
Runs = range plus his arm and double-play runs spread over his positions by outs (Fielding Run Value, from 2023): what the rating counts.
| Play | Made | Chances | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| ★★★★★ | 7 | 23 | 30% |
| ★★★★ | 2 | 6 | 33% |
| ★★★ | 8 | 10 | 80% |
| ★★ | 28 | 34 | 82% |
| ★ | 25 | 26 | 96% |
| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | CF | 528 | +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 | Las Vegas Aviators | 22 | 37 | 177 PA | 177 PA · .348/.418/.658 · 12 HR · 22.0% K · 9.6% BB |
| 2025AA | AA | Midland RockHounds | 21 | 80 | 347 PA | 347 PA · .278/.378/.424 · 7 HR · 27.4% K · 11.8% BB |
| 2025AAA | AAA | Las Vegas Aviators | 21 | 34 | 141 PA | 141 PA · .300/.404/.433 · 2 HR · 32.6% K · 11.3% BB |
FanGraphs: FV 40+ · ETA 2027. Public pitch tracking exists only at Triple-A and some Florida State League parks.
ABS challenges · 2026
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