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Hitting value vs. OF peers

Rank #211 of 234

Each bar is one OF, ordered left-to-right by Value (blended). Center dot is VORP; whiskers span V⁻ → V⁺. This player is highlighted in blue.

-500+50+100+150+200Thomas Saggese
Thomas Saggese · #60
V⁻ —VORP -11V⁺ —
Thomas Saggese

Thomas Saggese

2B / SS / OF·STL
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PA
82
H
14
HR
1
AVG
.184
xwOBA
.274
PPG
0.50
Career Seasons
YrGPAAVGOBPSLGISOxwOBAK%BB%K-BB%HRSBPtsPPGxPPG
Proj25110.243.295.364.122.29625.7%6.3%19.4%21401.60—
20262682.184
2026 MLB Percentiles

Hitting Profile

82 PA — below qualified cutoff. Percentiles vs. qualified pool (faded).

Expected Results
xwOBA
4
.274
xBA
3
.203
.244
.276
.092
.274
31.7%
7.3%
24.4%
1
1
13
0.50
—
202582295.258.301.342.084.28028.1%5.4%22.7%23831.01—
20241952.204.250.306.102.25126.9%3.8%23.1%10180.95—
xSLG
16
.365
Quality of Contact
Avg EV
36
88.9
Median EV
31
90.9
90th % EV
48
104.9
Barrel %
59
10.0
Hard-Hit %
30
38.0
Sweet-Spot %
33
34.0
Bat Speed
Avg
51
70.4
Median
45
71.5
90th %
44
76.2
Plate Discipline
Chase %
10
36.9
Whiff %
14
29.0
K %
5
31.7
BB %
24
7.3
Swing Decisions

Plate Discipline · Decision+

Expected-run-value of every swing-or-take decision, against a league-average batter’s optimum. 100 = avg · 110 = 1 SD better.

Decision+
98
≈ 41th pctl
Chase cost
-4.6r
48 swings @ bad pitch
Passive cost
-1.2r
28 takes @ hittable pitch
Swing rate
51.3%
224 pitches seen
Runs per 100
-2.62
lg avg -2.53
Count
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331424+57%75423-7%15-23%13-40%10+9%11412-21%14-17%12-25%8-30%10+33%644+60%155-27%1132343311CATCHER'S VIEW
Judgment — swing% vs optimal
−35%−15%0+15%+35%
  • Red cells — swings more than an optimal batter would here (chasing).
  • Blue cells — swings less than optimal (too passive).
  • Number in cell: swing%-delta vs optimal. Top-right: pitches seen.
Total pitches shown: 224