Model read
Projection notes
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templated note
Projection leans more on broad offensive balance than one extreme carrying trait.
Hitter projection / AZ · 2026
Del Castillo, Adrian
Middle-order power profile with real damage
Team AZ
Archetype Impact slugger
Age 27
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.
| xwOBA preseason | 0.277 |
| xwOBA current pace | 0.260 |
| xwOBA rolling p50 | 0.270 |
| Observed weight | 37% |
xwOBA
0.218
0.243
0.270
0.298
0.323
wOBA
0.222
0.245
0.272
0.298
0.321
ISO
0.090
0.114
0.140
0.167
0.191
K%
25.9%
28.3%
30.9%
33.6%
35.9%
Current percentile strip
Actual percentile with projection tick
100th = best in MLB.
Hitting · percentile strip
BB%7.6%
36
Barrel%3.8%
31
-22 vs proj
Bat speed70.2
58
Exit velocity88.4
49
Hard-hit%40.5%
52
K%31.3%
9
xBA0.297
28
xSLG0.504
48
xwOBA0.260
12
-28 vs proj
Defense · percentile strip
Blocking Runs0.4 · C
Limited
Catcher Throwing-0.3 · C
Limited
Framing Runs-0.1 · C
Limited
Pop Time1.9 · C
Limited
Baserunning · percentile strip
Sprint Speed26.4 · DH
25
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.
Avoids Bad ChasesST 65.6% · rebadged research
50
Avoids Bad TakesHPT 26.5% · rebadged research
36
Correct Decisions65.9% · rebadged research
47
Resists Breaking - horizontalwOBA 0.253 · borderline
97
Resists Breaking - verticalwOBA 0.274 · insufficient sample
60
Resists ChangeupwOBA 0.258 · validated thin sample
91
Resists Cutters + splitterswOBA 0.326 · insufficient sample
69
Resists FastballwOBA 0.341 · validated
47
Resists SinkerwOBA 0.373 · validated
17
SEAGER+ Plate Discipline100
44
Rolling form chart
xwOBA snapshot line
Live snapshot series; true 50/100 PA windows require PA-level logs
Spray profile
Field-coordinate spray profile
77 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
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.
Live context
Current-season signal
| xwOBA Δ | -0.040 |
| wOBA Δ | -0.028 |
| Sample | 131 PA |
negative regression
Projection table
Point projection and range
| Metric | Point | Range | Half-width |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plate Appearances | 275 | -- | -- |
| Home Runs | 9 | -- | -- |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | -- | -- |
| xwOBA | 0.300 | 0.195 to 0.352 | +/- 0.079 |
| ISO | 0.182 | 0.070 to 0.225 | +/- 0.078 |
| Barrel% | 5.2% | 1.6% to 7.3% | +/- 2.9% |
| Hard-Hit% | 41.8% | 27.1% to 48.5% | +/- 10.7% |
| K% | 31.4% | 20.9% to 35.6% | +/- 7.4% |
| BB% | 7.2% | 3.1% to 10.6% | +/- 3.7% |
| BABIP | 0.303 | 0.209 to 0.385 | +/- 0.088 |
vs LHP
27 career PA
| xwOBA | 0.115 |
| K% | 15.1% |
| BB% | 2.8% |
| Barrel | 1.7% |
vs RHP
195 career PA
| xwOBA | 0.128 |
| K% | 15.2% |
| BB% | 3.2% |
| Barrel | 2.2% |