Impact bat with above-average thump
Rolling bands shrink current-season signal toward the preseason prior until the sample earns more weight.
| xwOBA preseason | 0.361 |
| xwOBA current pace | 0.443 |
| xwOBA rolling p50 | 0.409 |
| Observed weight | 58% |
100th = best in MLB.
SEAGER+ is the promoted plate-discipline index; component rows marked rebadged research are visible diagnostic context, not standalone promoted metrics.
Live snapshot series; true 50/100 PA windows require PA-level logs
James Wood's tools (87) outpace production (75) by 12 points. Primary finding: groundball-heavy approach with the raw power to drive the ball — leaving fly-ball damage on the table. Most actionable fix: elevate bat path to increase average launch angle toward 12-18° range.
Elevate bat path to increase average launch angle toward 12-18° range
Solid = current angle. Dotted = recommended window.155 Statcast batted-ball coordinates from the pitch-event feed (2026). Direction profile remains as the v1 context layer when coordinate density is limited.
Aggregate Savant bat-tracking metrics; not per-swing motion capture.
Aggregate zone metrics from seasonal Statcast leaderboards.
| xwOBA Δ | +0.076 |
| wOBA Δ | +0.078 |
| Sample | 308 PA |
negative regression
| Metric | Point | Range | Half-width |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plate Appearances | 592 | -- | -- |
| Home Runs | 23 | -- | -- |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | -- | -- |
| xwOBA | 0.367 | 0.317 to 0.426 | +/- 0.055 |
| ISO | 0.204 | 0.142 to 0.278 | +/- 0.068 |
| Barrel% | 8.2% | 5.3% to 10.1% | +/- 2.4% |
| Hard-Hit% | 54.7% | 48.0% to 59.9% | +/- 5.9% |
| K% | 28.3% | 22.7% to 33.5% | +/- 5.4% |
| BB% | 11.5% | 9.9% to 15.7% | +/- 2.9% |
| BABIP | 0.339 | 0.280 to 0.385 | +/- 0.052 |
| xwOBA | 0.279 |
| K% | 22.9% |
| BB% | 7.1% |
| Barrel | 5.3% |
| xwOBA | 0.301 |
| K% | 25.2% |
| BB% | 11.9% |
| Barrel | 7.2% |
