Chase DeLauter
- Cleveland’s roster as it stands starts at RF · 473 PA · 3.2 WAR in the role
- Injured list 2026: Right side rib fracture (Jun 17–Jun 28)
- Trade read Unlikely to be traded: Young, controllable regular (age 25, control through 2031): the kind of player clubs build around.
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 555 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 178 | .383 | .308 | 20% | 7% | 25% | +0.76 | +0.33 |
| RHP | 377 | .361 | .367 | 12% | 12% | 19% | +1.14 | +0.73 |
- Attack angle
- 4.5° (44% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- +0.5°
- Swing length
- 7.2 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 17%
- Pull-air %
- 14.9%
- Hard-hit %
- 46.5%
- Slash · wRC+
- .287/.363/.457 · 131
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage up over the middle (+1.9 vs. league per 100; 0.9 standard errors on 94 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest down and away (−2.0), but only 1.0 standard errors from average on 130 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average LHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 1,953 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 DeLauter: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75 | Maikel Garcia KC · ’00 | .318 | 1.8 | 2.3 | Signed $7.2M |
| 56 | Alec Bohm PHI · ’96 | .329 | 0.2 | 1.0 | Free agent |
| 47 | Alejandro Kirk TOR · ’98 | .308 | 2.8 | 2.8 | Signed $12.3M |
| 45 | Adley Rutschman BOS · ’98 | .327 | 3.0 | 1.9 | Arb |
| 44 | Lars Nootbaar AZ · ’97 | .346 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 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 | +2 | +2 | +0.3 | +2.3 | 2,383 |
| 2025 | CF | −1 | −1 | 0.0 | −1.0 | 0 |
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 3B line (−2 outs): a coaching target.
Tools (percentile; arm among RFs)| Play | Made | Chances | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| ★★★★★ | 0 | 11 | 0% |
| ★★★★ | 1 | 4 | 25% |
| ★★★ | 9 | 13 | 69% |
| ★★ | 12 | 13 | 92% |
| ★ | 14 | 14 | 100% |
| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | RF | 235 | +1.0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025AAA | AAA | Columbus Clippers | 23 | 34 | 149 PA | 149 PA · .278/.383/.476 · 5 HR · 15.4% K · 14.8% BB |
| 2025ROK | ROK | ACL Guardians | 23 | 8 | 28 PA | 28 PA · .182/.357/.455 · 2 HR · 17.9% K · 21.4% BB |
FanGraphs: FV 55 · ETA 2026 · #16 overall. Public pitch tracking exists only at Triple-A and some Florida State League parks.
ABS challenges · 2026
Baseball Savant