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Player profile / Tampa Bay Rays

Richie Palacios

2B profile with live context, projection links, and Mithrandir card history when available.

Cards
1
Modules
1
Live Δ
yes
Club Tampa Bay Rays Position 2B Roster Active Status Healthy / active roster
Rolling projection

Preseason / current pace / Bayesian update

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

2026-06-01
xwOBA preseason0.320
xwOBA current pace0.307
xwOBA rolling p500.315
Observed weight38%
xwOBA
0.282 0.298 0.315 0.332 0.348
wOBA
0.281 0.305 0.332 0.359 0.384
ISO
0.075 0.098 0.125 0.151 0.175
K%
13.8% 15.8% 18.1% 20.4% 22.5%
Live percentile strip

Current traits vs projection tick

100th = best in MLB.

2026-06-01
Hitting · percentile strip
BB%13.1%
87 +18 vs proj
Barrel%2.9%
23
Bat speed66.3
14
Exit velocity85.8
21
Hard-hit%27.1%
8
K%21.2%
55
xBA0.309
36
xSLG0.421
20
xwOBA0.307
47
Defense · percentile strip
Arm Strength85.5 · 2B
50
Outs Above Avg-4.0 · 2B
6
Range Runs-2.8 · 2B
11
Baserunning · percentile strip
Base Running Runs-0.6 · 2B
23
SB Success Rate62.5% · 2B
17
Sprint Speed27.0 · 2B
42
Mithrandir+

Stuff+ and arsenal context

Stuff+ appears when the current pitch-event scoring artifact includes this pitcher; missing coverage is shown explicitly.

2026-06-01
Avoids Bad ChasesST 66.1% · rebadged research
53
Avoids Bad TakesHPT 26.5% · rebadged research
36
Correct Decisions63.2% · rebadged research
22
Resists Breaking - horizontalwOBA 0.280 · borderline
63
Resists Breaking - verticalwOBA 0.257 · insufficient sample
95
Resists ChangeupwOBA 0.283 · validated thin sample
31
Resists Cutters + splitterswOBA 0.353 · insufficient sample
11
Resists FastballwOBA 0.354 · validated
26
Resists SinkerwOBA 0.347 · validated
76
SEAGER+ Plate Discipline100
45
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 Palacios, Richie · Live snapshot series; true 50/100 PA windows require PA-level logs LG AVG 0.313 2026-05-17: 0.3232026-05-19: 0.3182026-05-21: 0.3292026-05-23: 0.3252026-05-24: 0.3252026-05-25: 0.3192026-05-26: 0.3142026-05-28: 0.3042026-05-29: 0.3042026-05-30: 0.3042026-05-31: 0.3072026-06-01: 0.307 2026-05-17 2026-06-01 xwOBA MITHRANDIR · CHARTS
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 Palacios, Richie · Aggregate zone metrics; not pitch-by-pitch locations Zone: 43%43%Chase: 29%29%Whiff: 20%20%Zone contact: 91%91%Contact: 80%80%Hard hit: 27%27% Dashed border = aggregate mixed-batter zone proxy MITHRANDIR · CHARTS
Reference layer

Current snapshot

Age29
Height5' 8"
Weight185 lb
Debut2022-04-25
Live layer

Delta / regression

xwOBA Δ-0.016
wOBA Δ+0.009

negative regression

Mithrandir coverage

Module shelf

ModuleCardsLatestSignal
Hitting12026-04-05Impact contact was the main driver
Projection links / recent games

Available detail

Hitter Projections 20260.323 xwOBA | 7 HRProjection
2026-05-20 vs BAL0 HR | 1 RBI / 2 Ch | 0 E1-4 | K, RBI, SB
2026-04-20 vs CIN0 HR | 0 RBI / 3 Ch | 0 E1-4
2026-04-17 @ PIT0 HR | 0 RBI / 3 Ch | 0 E0-2
2026-04-15 @ CWS0 HR | 0 RBI / 7 Ch | 0 E1-3 | BB, K, SB
2026-04-12 vs NYY0 HR | 1 RBI / 8 Ch | 0 E0-3 | K, RBI