Mithrandir Metrics
Hitter projection 2026 Refreshed Jun 1 06:00 AM ET
Hitter projection / HOU · 2026

Salazar, César

Everyday offensive profile with usable floor

Primary
0.283 xwOBA
Range
0.159 to 0.322
Live Δ
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Team HOU Archetype Ground-ball contact Age 30 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 preseason0.277
xwOBA current pace0.329
xwOBA rolling p500.283
Observed weight11%
xwOBA
0.209 0.244 0.283 0.322 0.356
wOBA
0.179 0.231 0.289 0.346 0.398
ISO
0.001 0.043 0.090 0.136 0.179
K%
12.5% 17.0% 22.1% 27.1% 31.6%
Current percentile strip

Actual percentile with projection tick

100th = best in MLB.

2026-06-01
Defense · percentile strip
Blocking Runs-0.3 · C
Limited
Catcher Throwing-0.1 · C
Limited
Framing Runs0.7 · C
Limited
Pop Time2.0 · C
Limited
Mithrandir+

SEAGER+ and decision components

SEAGER+ is the promoted plate-discipline index; component rows marked rebadged research are visible diagnostic context, not standalone promoted metrics.

2026-06-01
Avoids Bad ChasesST 67.4% · rebadged research
59
Avoids Bad TakesHPT 26.2% · rebadged research
38
Correct Decisions67.5% · rebadged research
64
Mithrandir Stuff+44
0
Resists Breaking - horizontalwOBA 0.289 · borderline
38
Resists ChangeupwOBA 0.273 · validated thin sample
60
Resists Cutters + splitterswOBA 0.321 · insufficient sample
80
Resists FastballwOBA 0.329 · validated
71
SEAGER+ Plate Discipline101
53
Rolling form chart

xwOBA allowed snapshot line

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

0 snapshots
No chart yet

No Live State xwOBA snapshots are available for this player.

Spray profile

Field-coordinate spray profile

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

All BIP Singles Doubles Triples HR vs LHP vs RHP Home / Away
Mithrandir Metrics SPRAY CHART Parameterized Mithrandir chart rendered as SVG for templates and exports. season=2026 Spray Chart Salazar, César · Statcast batted-ball landing coordinates Left field third: 12% of plotted batted ballsPull 12%Center field third: 75% of plotted batted ballsCenter 75%Right field third: 12% of plotted batted ballsOppo 12% LF 315 CF 409 RF 326 2026-03-18 · field out · FC · ground_ball · EV 77.3 / LA -11.02026-03-20 · field out · FF · fly_ball · EV 89.5 / LA 35.02026-03-20 · double · FF · line_drive · EV 76.0 / LA 19.02026-05-06 · field out · SL · ground_ball · EV 97.1 / LA 1.02026-05-06 · field out · CH · ground_ball · EV 92.7 / LA 7.02026-05-06 · field out · SL · line_drive · EV 86.9 / LA 22.02026-05-10 · field out · ST · fly_ball · EV 77.8 / LA 33.02026-05-10 · field out · FF · ground_ball · EV 80.2 / LA 7.02026-05-10 · single · ST · ground_ball · EV 95.1 / LA 3.02026-05-14 · field out · FF · line_drive · EV 101.3 / LA 9.02026-05-14 · field out · FF · line_drive · EV 92.6 / LA 5.02026-05-17 · field out · FS · ground_ball · EV 62.4 / LA -18.02026-05-17 · field out · FS · ground_ball · EV 71.2 / LA -7.02026-05-23 · field out · FF · ground_ball · EV 52.4 / LA -22.02026-05-23 · field out · FF · line_drive · EV 96.2 / LA 22.02026-05-26 · field out · CH · ground_ball · EV 94.7 / LA -2.0 1B2B3BHROut Zone shading = batted-ball density by field third · hover dots for date, pitch, EV, and LA. MITHRANDIR · CHARTS
Bat tracking

Swing path, attack angle, bat speed

No bat-tracking aggregate is available for this hitter.

No bat tracking

No Savant bat-tracking aggregate is available for this hitter.

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 Salazar, César · Aggregate zone metrics; not pitch-by-pitch locations Zone: 42%42%Chase: 26%26%Whiff: 10%10%Zone contact: 94%94%Contact: 90%90%Hard hit: 28%28% Dashed border = aggregate mixed-batter zone proxy MITHRANDIR · CHARTS
Model read

Projection notes

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templated note
Projection leans more on broad offensive balance than one extreme carrying trait.
Live context

Current-season signal

No Live State delta is available for this player yet.

Projection table

Point projection and range

MetricPointRangeHalf-width
Plate Appearances212----
Home Runs5----
Stolen Bases0----
xwOBA0.2830.159 to 0.322+/- 0.082
ISO0.0890.007 to 0.207+/- 0.100
Barrel%1.6%0.2% to 4.8%+/- 2.3%
Hard-Hit%22.4%6.0% to 38.5%+/- 16.2%
K%23.2%10.4% to 31.9%+/- 10.7%
BB%7.4%2.1% to 12.3%+/- 5.1%
BABIP0.2970.166 to 0.348+/- 0.091
Platoon / Shape
vs LHP

26 career PA

xwOBA0.057
K%5.1%
BB%1.6%
Barrel0.0%
vs RHP

68 career PA

xwOBA0.064
K%4.4%
BB%2.2%
Barrel0.0%