Luis Lara
- Milwaukee’s roster as it stands fourth outfielder · 309 PA (RF 231, CF 78) · 0.5 WAR in the role
- Trade read Unlikely to be traded: Extended in Jun 2026 (7 yr, $31M (2026-32), 2033-35 club options): clubs rarely move a player they just committed to.
Hitting · 2026
212 PA: percentiles need 300+, so values only
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 72 | .276 | .267 | 17% | 6% | 28% | 0.00 | −1.34 |
| RHP | 140 | .302 | .309 | 24% | 10% | 23% | +0.97 | +0.15 |
- Attack angle
- 1.0° (28% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- +3.7°
- Swing length
- 6.9 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 15%
- Pull-air %
- 8.8%
- Hard-hit %
- 41.5%
- Slash · wRC+
- .246/.311/.325 · 79
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage down and in (+1.3 vs. league per 100; 0.6 standard errors on 29 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest up and in (−3.6), but only 1.7 standard errors from average on 20 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average LHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 548 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 Lara: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59 | Masyn Winn STL · ’02 | .294 | 2.3 | 2.8 | Arb |
| 58 | Edgar Quero CWS · ’03 | .283 | −0.5 | 0.2 | — |
| 58 | Ben Williamson TB · ’00 | .289 | 0.1 | 0.5 | — |
| 57 | Alejandro Osuna TEX · ’02 | .308 | −0.4 | 0.1 | — |
| 49 | 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 | LF | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 37 |
| 2026 | CF | −2 | −1 | −0.1 | −1.1 | 491 |
| 2026 | RF | +3 | +2 | −0.3 | +1.7 | 1,351 |
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 in (charging) (−2 outs): a coaching target.
Tools (percentile; arm among RFs)| Play | Made | Chances | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| ★★★★★ | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| ★★★★ | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| ★★★ | 2 | 4 | 50% |
| ★★ | 8 | 11 | 73% |
| ★ | 15 | 16 | 94% |
| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | RF | 139 | +6.8 |
| 2026 | CF | 43 | −0.1 |
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
Minor leagues
MLB Stats API · public box-score data
| SeasonLevel | Level | Team | Age | G | PA / IP | PA / IP ·Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026AAA | AAA | Nashville Sounds | 21 | 78 | 346 PA | 346 PA · .321/.432/.470 · 9 HR · 13.9% K · 15.6% BB |
| 2025AA | AA | Biloxi Shuckers | 20 | 136 | 612 PA | 612 PA · .257/.369/.343 · 2 HR · 16.2% K · 14.1% BB |
FanGraphs: FV 45 · ETA 2027. Public pitch tracking exists only at Triple-A and some Florida State League parks.
ABS challenges · 2026
Baseball Savant