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Austin Hedges

C · Bats/Throws R/R · 6' 0", 220 lb · Age 33

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Club Cleveland Guardians Position C Roster Active Status Healthy / active roster
Traditional line

Season by season

3D Swing Sim Projections
PARHHRSBAVGOBPSLGOPS
2024146122022.152.203.220.423
2025180132551.161.250.277.527
2026145173731.289.348.414.762
12 Seasons26842294597717.190.249.318.567
At a glance

Season percentile report

The headline weighs outcome stats (xwOBA, barrels); each bar averages its full strip group below. 100 = best in MLB.

2026-07-16
31
Offense
percentile
Offense9 metrics
37
Defense4 metrics
51
Speed1 metrics
2
Plate skills13 metrics
50
Rolling projection

Preseason / current pace / Bayesian update

Rolling bands shrink current-season signal toward the preseason prior until the sample earns more weight.

Pending

Rolling player projection appears after current-season Statcast and projection joins refresh.

Live percentile strip

Current traits vs projection tick

100th = best in MLB.

2026-07-16
Hitting · percentile strip
Barrel%3.9%
33
Exit velocity85.0
17
Hard-hit%33.6%
27
xBA0.316
44
xSLG0.441
25
xwOBA0.298
41
BB%9.2%
56
Bat speed65.4
8
K%17.0%
80
Defense · percentile strip
Blocking Runs0.0 · C
57
Catcher Throwing-2.0 · C
11
Framing Runs2.1 · C
69
Pop Time1.9 · C
66
Baserunning · percentile strip
Sprint Speed24.5 · C
2
SB Success Rate100.0% · C
Small sample
Mithrandir+

Stuff+ and arsenal context

How nasty this pitcher's stuff grades in our pitch-level model. Missing coverage is shown explicitly.

2026-07-16
Avoids Bad ChasesST 69.8% · rebadged research
72
Avoids Bad TakesHPT 22.8% · rebadged research
72
Changeup Stuff+93
8
Correct Decisions69.3% · rebadged research
81
Fastball Stuff+85
1
Mithrandir Stuff+85
6
Resists Breaking - horizontalwOBA 0.269 · borderline
86
Resists Breaking - verticalwOBA 0.270 · insufficient sample
81
Resists ChangeupwOBA 0.286 · validated thin sample
35
Resists Cutters + splitterswOBA 0.350 · insufficient sample
16
Resists FastballwOBA 0.346 · validated
36
Resists SinkerwOBA 0.345 · validated
83
SEAGER+ Plate Discipline107
80
Rolling form chart

xwOBA snapshot line

Live snapshot series; true 50/100 PA windows require PA-level logs

12 snapshots
Mithrandir Metrics ROLLING XWOBA LINE Parameterized Mithrandir chart rendered as SVG for templates and exports. season=2026 Rolling xwOBA Hedges, Austin · Live snapshot series; true 50/100 PA windows require PA-level logs LG AVG 0.308 0.298 2026-07-05: 0.2892026-07-06: 0.2962026-07-07: 0.2962026-07-08: 0.2962026-07-09: 0.2962026-07-10: 0.2992026-07-11: 0.2992026-07-12: 0.2982026-07-13: 0.2982026-07-14: 0.2982026-07-15: 0.2982026-07-16: 0.298 2026-07-05 2026-07-16 xwOBA MITHRANDIR · CHARTS
Optimization map

Arsenal optimization map

Pitch-shape context from this pitcher’s current arsenal snapshot. Hover a pitch to inspect usage, movement, and bat-missing context.

2Pitches 2025Season 88%Top usage
ride armside gloveside +Arsenal gap +Shape contrast
Zone profile

Aggregate zone heatmap

Aggregate zone metrics from seasonal Statcast leaderboards.

Mithrandir Metrics ZONE HEATMAP Parameterized Mithrandir chart rendered as SVG for templates and exports. season=2026 Swing Zone Profile Hedges, Austin · Aggregate zone metrics; not pitch-by-pitch locations Zone: 48%48%Chase: 27%27%Whiff: 23%23%Zone contact: 87%87%Contact: 77%77%Hard hit: 34%34% Dashed border = aggregate mixed-batter zone proxy MITHRANDIR · CHARTS
Pitch arsenal

Usage mix, movement map, and Stuff+ composition

2025 pitch-level arsenal aggregates; current season takes over after 100 tracked pitches across at least 2 pitch types. Descriptive pitch-type Stuff+ composition. Not a promoted predictive metric.

Watch the pitches in 3D →

2025
Mithrandir Metrics PITCH ARSENAL DONUT Parameterized Mithrandir chart rendered as SVG for templates and exports. Pitch Arsenal Hedges, Austin · 2025 arsenal snapshot Other: 87.5%Eephus: 12.5% FA88% · 73 mphprimary pitch FA 88%EP 12% MITHRANDIR · CHARTS
Mithrandir Metrics PITCH MOVEMENT Parameterized Mithrandir chart rendered as SVG for templates and exports. Pitch Arsenal Hedges, Austin · 2025 arsenal snapshot 21″42″63″84″ Other: 88% usage, 1″ horizontal break, 41″ drop, 73.0 mphFA73 mphEephus: 12% usage, 5″ horizontal break, 77″ drop, 55.3 mphEP55 mph less drop ↑ more drop ↓ · horizontal break ↔ · dot size = usage · break incl. gravity MITHRANDIR · CHARTS
PitchUsagePitchesStuff+Status
CH 54.5% 12 93 limited sample
FB 45.5% 10 85 limited sample
Method note

Renamed from the attempted Kirby Index after audit; true Kirby requires release-angle trajectory data.

Reference layer

Current snapshot

Age33
Height6' 0"
Weight220 lb
Debut2015-05-04
Live layer

Delta / regression

xwOBA Δ--
wOBA Δ--

negative regression

Regression watch

Running hot. Expect some cooling.

-2.5σ gap
wOBA (actual)0.386
xwOBA (deserved)0.298

Hedges’s wOBA sits at 0.386, but the quality of contact underneath says it should be 0.298 — a gap of 0.088, -2.5 standard deviations from the MLB norm over 153 PA. The results have outrun the underlying process; as the sample grows, expect the numbers to drift back toward the deserved level.

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Projection links / recent games

Available detail

2026-04-13 @ STL0 HR | 1 RBI / 6 Ch | 0 E0-2 | BB, RBI, R
2026-04-12 @ ATL0 HR | 0 RBI / 0 Ch | 0 E0 H in 0 AB
2026-04-11 @ ATL0 HR | 0 RBI / 9 Ch | 0 E1-3 | BB
2026-04-08 vs KC0 HR | 0 RBI / 16 Ch | 0 E1-4 | 2 K, R
2026-04-07 vs KC0 HR | 0 RBI / 14 Ch | 0 E1-3 | R