Mithrandir Metrics
Hitter projection 2026 Refreshed Jun 16 06:00 AM ET
Hitter projection / PIT · 2026

Flores Jr.., Rafael

Young power bat with breakout ceiling

Primary
0.307 xwOBA
Range
0.161 to 0.303
Live Δ
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Team PIT Archetype Impact slugger Age 26 Status Out / inactive
Rolling projection

Preseason / current pace / Bayesian update

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

2026-06-16
xwOBA preseason0.300
xwOBA current pace0.753
xwOBA rolling p500.324
Observed weight5%
xwOBA
0.256 0.288 0.324 0.360 0.392
wOBA
1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000
ISO
0.076 0.108 0.145 0.181 0.213
K%
12.1% 17.9% 24.3% 30.7% 36.4%
Current percentile strip

Actual percentile with projection tick

100th = best in MLB.

2026-06-16
Defense · percentile strip
Blocking Runs-0.4 · C
Small sample
Framing Runs0.6 · C
Small sample
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

13 Statcast batted-ball coordinates from the pitch-event feed (2026, 2025). 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 Flores Jr.., Rafael · Statcast batted-ball landing coordinates Left field third: 0% of plotted batted ballsPull 0%Center field third: 77% of plotted batted ballsCenter 77%Right field third: 23% of plotted batted ballsOppo 23% LF 325 CF 399 RF 320 2026-03-16 · field out · SI · ground_ball · EV 79.6 / LA -21.02026-03-16 · field out · SI · ground_ball · EV 99.5 / LA -30.02026-03-18 · field out · CH · ground_ball · EV 96.3 / LA -8.02026-03-18 · field out · FF · ground_ball · EV 96.5 / LA 6.02025-03-16 · field out · FF · popup · EV 83.7 / LA 65.02025-09-17 · field out · FC · ground_ball · EV 105.8 / LA 9.02025-09-17 · double · CH · fly_ball · EV 108.6 / LA 23.02025-09-19 · double · SL · line_drive · EV 101.2 / LA 21.02025-09-23 · field out · ST · ground_ball · EV 99.5 / LA 6.02025-09-23 · single · SI · fly_ball · EV 72.3 / LA 30.02025-09-27 · field out · FF · ground_ball · EV 82.5 / LA 10.02025-09-28 · force out · SL · ground_ball · EV 100.1 / LA -24.02025-09-28 · field out · SL · fly_ball · EV 88.2 / LA 37.0 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. The full swing, with the recommended path overlaid, lives in the 3D Swing Simulator.

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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 Flores Jr.., Rafael · Aggregate zone metrics; not pitch-by-pitch locations Zone: 48%48%Chase: 15%15%Whiff: 38%38%Zone contact: 76%76%Contact: 62%62%Hard hit: 57%57% Dashed border = aggregate mixed-batter zone proxy MITHRANDIR · CHARTS
Model read

Projection notes

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templated note
Home park trims some of the raw HR output despite the underlying power.
Live context

Current-season signal

No Live State delta is available for this player yet.

Projection table

Point projection and range

MetricPointRangeHalf-width
Plate Appearances210----
Home Runs6----
Stolen Bases0----
xwOBA0.3070.161 to 0.303+/- 0.071
ISO0.1490.084 to 0.228+/- 0.072
Barrel%4.1%0.5% to 5.9%+/- 2.7%
Hard-Hit%36.8%16.5% to 42.3%+/- 12.9%
K%25.1%10.9% to 36.5%+/- 12.8%
BB%7.0%1.9% to 10.8%+/- 4.4%
BABIP0.2990.189 to 0.336+/- 0.074
Platoon / Shape
vs LHP

9 career PA

xwOBA0.027
K%3.1%
BB%0.9%
Barrel0.4%
vs RHP

11 career PA

xwOBA0.026
K%3.1%
BB%0.8%
Barrel0.3%