Mithrandir Metrics

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Season by season

3D Swing Sim Projections

	PA	R	H	HR	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2025	109	12	19	3	1	.190	.248	.350	.598
2026	389	52	81	11	2	.240	.328	.396	.724
2 Seasons	498	64	100	14	3	.228	.310	.386	.696

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.

2026-09-26

51

Offense
percentile

Offense9 metrics

53

Defense4 metrics

58

Speed2 metrics

50

Plate skills10 metrics

62

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.

2026-09-26

Hitting · percentile strip

Barrel%3.9%

35

Exit velocity86.0

29

Hard-hit%37.3%

46

xBA0.330

65

xSLG0.507

53

xwOBA0.333

81

BB%9.6%

65

Bat speed67.2

23

K%17.7%

79

Defense · percentile strip

Arm Runs0.3 · CF

62

Arm Strength95.6 · CF

65

Outs Above Avg-1.0 · CF

25

Range Runs3.5 · CF

80

Baserunning · percentile strip

Base Running Runs0.3 · CF

49

Sprint Speed27.5 · CF

50

SB Success Rate50.0% · CF

Small sample

Mithrandir+

Plate skills: swing decisions and pitch-type resistance

Our research metrics for how this hitter controls the strike zone and handles each pitch family.

2026-09-26

Avoids Bad ChasesST 71.7% · rebadged research

84

Avoids Bad TakesHPT 24.8% · rebadged research

55

Correct Decisions69.3% · rebadged research

80

SEAGER+ Plate Discipline107

82

Resists Breaking - horizontalwOBA 0.322 · borderline

9

Resists Breaking - verticalwOBA 0.254 · insufficient sample

96

Resists ChangeupwOBA 0.295 · validated thin sample

20

Resists Cutters + splitterswOBA 0.305 · insufficient sample

89

Resists FastballwOBA 0.351 · validated

26

Resists SinkerwOBA 0.340 · validated

82

Rolling form chart

xwOBA snapshot line

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

12 snapshots

Hitter optimization

Swing path and decision map

Drew Gilbert's production (72) outpaces the tools grade (58) by 14 points. Primary finding: groundball-heavy approach with the raw power to drive the ball — leaving fly-ball damage on the table. Also flagged: Power Efficiency Gap; Passive In-Zone Approach. Most actionable fix: elevate bat path to increase average launch angle toward 12-18° range.

See full optimization →

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Launch Angle Too Low

+11.7° Current 4° → Target 16°

Elevate bat path to increase average launch angle toward 12-18° range

Solid = current angle. Dotted = recommended window.

Passive In-Zone Approach

Pass Attack Pass Attack Attack Attack Pass Attack Pass

Increase in-zone swing rate, especially on fastballs in favorable counts

Hittable takes / Expansion guardrail

Spray profile

Field-coordinate spray profile

188 Statcast batted-ball coordinates from the pitch-event feed (2026). Direction profile remains as the v1 context layer when coordinate density is limited.

Zone profile

Aggregate zone heatmap

Aggregate zone metrics from seasonal Statcast leaderboards.

Regression watch

Running hot. Expect some cooling.

-0.7σ gap

wOBA (actual)0.353

xwOBA (deserved)0.333

Gilbert’s wOBA sits at 0.353, but the quality of contact underneath says it should be 0.333 — a gap of 0.019, -0.7 standard deviations from the MLB norm over 406 PA. The results have outrun the underlying process; as the sample grows, expect the numbers to drift back toward the deserved level.

Comp Engine · 2026 profile shape

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Player	Similarity	Agrees on	Open
Stott, Bryson PHI · L	0.74	Hard-hit rateGround-ball rate	Player · Projection
Grissom, Vaughn LAA · R	0.73	Whiff rateStrikeout rate	Player · Projection
Larnach, Trevor MIN · L	0.70	Strikeout rateHard-hit rate	Player · Projection
Loftin, Nick KC · R	0.70	Walk rateMax exit velocity	Player · Projection

Profile-shape similarity, not results: six weighted feature groups standardized within this season's qualified hitters.

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Module shelf

Module	Cards	Latest	Signal
Hitting	4	2026-09-21	Disciplined swing decisions drove the score
Fielding	20	2026-09-22	2 chances \| 0 difficult plays \| Run Exp +1.740

Projection links / recent games

Available detail

Hitter Projections 20260.308 xwOBA \| 8 HR	Projection
2026-08-15 vs COL1 HR \| 3 RBI / 3 Ch \| 0 E	3-4 \| HR, BB, K
2026-05-20 @ AZ0 HR \| 1 RBI / 2 Ch \| 0 E	1-2 \| RBI
2026-04-17 @ WSH1 HR \| 1 RBI / 0 Ch \| 0 E	1-3 \| HR, BB, K
2026-04-15 @ CIN0 HR \| 0 RBI / 1 Ch \| 0 E	0-2

Age	25
Height	5' 9"
Weight	195 lb
Debut	2025-08-08

xwOBA Δ	--
wOBA Δ	--

Hitter Projections 20260.308 xwOBA \| 8 HR	Projection
2026-08-15 vs COL1 HR \| 3 RBI / 3 Ch \| 0 E	3-4 \| HR, BB, K
2026-05-20 @ AZ0 HR \| 1 RBI / 2 Ch \| 0 E	1-2 \| RBI
2026-04-17 @ WSH1 HR \| 1 RBI / 0 Ch \| 0 E	1-3 \| HR, BB, K
2026-04-15 @ CIN0 HR \| 0 RBI / 1 Ch \| 0 E	0-2

Drew Gilbert

Season by season

Season percentile report

Preseason / current pace / Bayesian update

Current traits vs projection tick

Plate skills: swing decisions and pitch-type resistance

xwOBA snapshot line

Swing path and decision map

Field-coordinate spray profile

Aggregate zone heatmap

Current snapshot

Delta / regression

Running hot. Expect some cooling.

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