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Player Houston Astros Refreshed Oct 17 06:00 AM ET
Player profile / Houston Astros

Lucas Spence

CF · Bats/Throws L/L · 6' 0", 195 lb · Age 23

Cards
7
Modules
2
Live Δ
yes
Club Houston Astros Position CF Roster Current MLB team Status Healthy / active roster
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Season by season

3D Swing Sim Projections
PARHHRSBAVGOBPSLGOPS
20266391240.218.317.509.826
1 Seasons6391240.218.317.509.826
At a glance

Season percentile report

The headline weighs outcome stats (xwOBA, barrels); each bar averages its full strip group below. 100 = best in MLB.

2026-10-17
73
Offense
percentile
Offense9 metrics
64
Defense1 metrics
50
Speed1 metrics
80
Plate skills10 metrics
66
Rolling projection

Preseason / current pace / Bayesian update

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

Pending

Rolling player projection appears after current-season Statcast and projection joins refresh.

Live percentile strip

Current traits vs projection tick

100th = best in MLB.

2026-10-17
Hitting · percentile strip
Barrel%6.9%
80
Exit velocity91.0
88
Hard-hit%47.4%
88
xBA0.321
54
xSLG0.634
87
xwOBA0.295
41
BB%9.7%
66
Bat speed70.6
65
K%34.7%
5
Defense · percentile strip
Outs Above Avg0.0 · CF
50
Arm Runs-0.6 · CF
Small sample
Range Runs0.6 · CF
Small sample
Baserunning · percentile strip
Sprint Speed28.5 · CF
80
Mithrandir+

Plate skills: swing decisions and pitch-type resistance

Our research metrics for how this hitter controls the strike zone and handles each pitch family.

2026-10-17
Avoids Bad ChasesST 76.8% · rebadged research
97
Avoids Bad TakesHPT 21.8% · rebadged research
83
Correct Decisions74.0% · rebadged research
98
Resists Breaking - horizontalwOBA 0.299 · borderline
29
Resists Breaking - verticalwOBA 0.275 · insufficient sample
65
Resists ChangeupwOBA 0.275 · validated thin sample
70
Resists Cutters + splitterswOBA 0.333 · insufficient sample
30
Resists FastballwOBA 0.338 · validated
46
Resists SinkerwOBA 0.359 · validated
42
SEAGER+ Plate Discipline115
97
Rolling form chart

xwOBA snapshot line

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

12 snapshots
Mithrandir Metrics ROLLING XWOBA LINE Parameterized Mithrandir chart rendered as SVG for templates and exports. season=2026 Rolling xwOBA Spence, Lucas · Live snapshot series; true 50/100 PA windows require PA-level logs LG AVG 0.301 0.295 2026-10-06: 0.2952026-10-07: 0.2952026-10-08: 0.2952026-10-09: 0.2952026-10-10: 0.2952026-10-11: 0.2952026-10-12: 0.2952026-10-13: 0.2952026-10-14: 0.2952026-10-15: 0.2952026-10-16: 0.2952026-10-17: 0.295 2026-10-06 2026-10-17 xwOBA MITHRANDIR · CHARTS
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.

Mithrandir Metrics SPRAY CHART Parameterized Mithrandir chart rendered as SVG for templates and exports. season=2026 Spray Chart Spence, Lucas · Statcast batted-ball landing coordinates Left field third: 0% of plotted batted ballsPull 0%Center field third: 88% of plotted batted ballsCenter 88%Right field third: 12% of plotted batted ballsOppo 12% LF 315 CF 409 RF 326 2026-07-27 · fielders choice · SL · ground_ball · EV 104.8 / LA -5.02026-07-27 · field out · FS · line_drive · EV 103.6 / LA 16.02026-07-27 · field out · CH · ground_ball · EV 85.0 / LA -38.02026-07-31 · single · EP · ground_ball · EV 92.1 / LA -14.02026-09-23 · field out · FF · popup · EV 50.8 / LA 55.02026-09-25 · field out · FF · ground_ball · EV 56.4 / LA 9.02026-09-25 · field out · FF · fly_ball · EV 102.0 / LA 32.02026-09-26 · home run · FF · fly_ball · EV 101.1 / LA 35.02026-09-26 · double · FS · line_drive · EV 106.4 / LA 10.02026-09-27 · field out · SL · ground_ball · EV 81.7 / LA -8.02026-09-27 · triple · SL · line_drive · EV 94.0 / LA 24.02026-09-29 · field out · CU · ground_ball · EV 60.6 / LA -41.02026-09-29 · single · SI · ground_ball · EV 102.8 / LA -1.02026-09-30 · field out · ST · fly_ball · EV 101.7 / LA 35.02026-09-30 · field out · SI · ground_ball · EV 87.4 / LA -29.02026-09-30 · field out · KC · ground_ball · EV 73.0 / LA 5.0 1B2B3BHROut Zone shading = batted-ball density by field third · hover dots for date, pitch, EV, and LA. MITHRANDIR · CHARTS
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 Spence, Lucas · Aggregate zone metrics; not pitch-by-pitch locations Zone: 48%48%Chase: 26%26%Whiff: 35%35%Zone contact: 74%74%Contact: 65%65%Hard hit: 47%47% Dashed border = aggregate mixed-batter zone proxy MITHRANDIR · CHARTS
Reference layer

Current snapshot

Age23
Height6' 0"
Weight195 lb
Debut2026-07-17
Live layer

Delta / regression

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Mithrandir coverage

Module shelf

ModuleCardsLatestSignal
Hitting12026-09-24Disciplined swing decisions drove the score
Fielding62026-09-304 chances | 0 difficult plays | Run Exp +2.197
Projection links / recent games

Available detail

2026-03-24 vs SUG0 HR | 0 RBI / 1 Ch | 1 E0-0 | BB, CS
2026-03-23 vs SUG1 HR | 3 RBI / 0 Ch | 0 E1-2 | HR, 3 RBI, R