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Player Houston Astros Refreshed Jun 1 06:00 AM ET
Player profile / Houston Astros

César Salazar

C profile with live context, projection links, and Mithrandir card history when available.

Cards
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Modules
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Live Δ
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Club Houston Astros Position C Roster Active 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%
Live percentile strip

Current traits vs projection tick

100th = best in MLB.

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

Stuff+ and arsenal context

Stuff+ appears when the current pitch-event scoring artifact includes this pitcher; missing coverage is shown explicitly.

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.

Optimization map

Arsenal optimization map

Pitch-shape context from this pitcher’s current arsenal snapshot. Hover a pitch to inspect usage, movement, and bat-missing context.

1Pitches 2025Season 100%Top usage
ride armside gloveside +Arsenal gap +Shape contrast
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
Pitch arsenal

Usage mix, movement map, and Stuff+ composition

2025 pitch-level arsenal aggregates; current season takes over after 100 tracked pitches across at least 2 pitch types.

2025
Mithrandir Metrics PITCH ARSENAL DONUT Parameterized Mithrandir chart rendered as SVG for templates and exports. Pitch Arsenal Salazar, César · 2025 arsenal snapshot Eephus: 100.0% MIX EP 100% MITHRANDIR · CHARTS
Mithrandir Metrics PITCH MOVEMENT Parameterized Mithrandir chart rendered as SVG for templates and exports. Pitch Arsenal Salazar, César · 2025 arsenal snapshot EP: HB -0.0, IVB 5.2EP horizontal break IVB MITHRANDIR · CHARTS
Reference layer

Current snapshot

Age30
Height5' 8"
Weight198 lb
Debut2023-04-02
Live layer

Delta / regression

No Live State delta is available for this profile yet.

Mithrandir coverage

Module shelf

ModuleCardsLatestSignal
No Mithrandir card history is available for this player yet.
Projection links / recent games

Available detail

Hitter Projections 20260.283 xwOBA | 5 HRProjection
2026-05-20 @ MIN0 HR | 0 RBI / 0 Ch | 0 E0-0