Colt Emerson
- Seattle’s roster as it stands part-time SS · 322 PA (SS 322) · 0.6 WAR in the role
- Injured list Ended 2026 on the 60-day IL: Left wrist tendon inflammation (since Aug 14)
- Trade read Unlikely to be traded: Extended in Mar 2026 (8 yr, $95M (2026-33), 2034 club option): clubs rarely move a player they just committed to.
Hitting · 2026
242 PA: percentiles need 300+, so values only
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 81 | .276 | .286 | 35% | 5% | 34% | −0.28 | −0.28 |
| RHP | 161 | .252 | .230 | 34% | 7% | 41% | −1.27 | −2.16 |
- Attack angle
- 10.1° (55% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- +2.0°
- Swing length
- 7.2 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 24%
- Pull-air %
- 15.6%
- Hard-hit %
- 31.2%
- Slash · wRC+
- .190/.246/.335 · 67
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage up and in (+5.6 vs. league per 100; 2.4 standard errors on 37 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest middle-middle (−2.5), but only 1.1 standard errors from average on 61 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average LHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 888 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 Emerson: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | Josh Lowe LAA · ’98 | .285 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Arb |
| 52 | Carlos Narváez BAL · ’98 | .267 | −0.6 | 0.8 | Pre-arb |
| 49 | Trevor Story BOS · ’92 | .248 | 0.2 | 0.8 | Signed $25.0M |
| 42 | Ezequiel Tovar COL · ’01 | .279 | −0.4 | 1.2 | Signed $8.2M |
| 37 | Christian Koss SF · ’98 | .241 | 0.0 | 0.3 | — |
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 | 3B | −2 | −1 | +0.1 | −0.9 | 520 |
| 2026 | SS | −3 | −2 | +0.3 | −1.7 | 1,921 |
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 SS in 2026, the biggest loss came toward 1B line (−4 outs): a coaching target.
Tools (percentile; arm among SSs)| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | SS | 178 | −8.9 |
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 | Tacoma Rainiers | 20 | 38 | 169 PA | 169 PA · .255/.347/.469 · 7 HR · 27.2% K · 10.1% BB |
| 2025A+ | A+ | Everett AquaSox | 19 | 90 | 412 PA | 412 PA · .281/.388/.453 · 11 HR · 16.5% K · 13.1% BB |
| 2025AA | AA | Arkansas Travelers | 19 | 34 | 161 PA | 161 PA · .282/.360/.430 · 3 HR · 19.3% K · 8.7% BB |
| 2025AAA | AAA | Tacoma Rainiers | 19 | 6 | 27 PA | 27 PA · .364/.444/.727 · 2 HR · 22.2% K · 11.1% BB |
FanGraphs: FV 55 · ETA 2026 · #13 overall. Public pitch tracking exists only at Triple-A and some Florida State League parks.
ABS challenges · 2026
Baseball Savant