Wilyer Abreu
RFQualifiedBoston Red Sox · AL · Age 27 · Bats L / Throws L · 421 PA
No diagnostic pattern fires — the profile is stable year over year.Mechanical flag: contact depth vs plate −3.3".
Edge breakdown
Elite bat speed on a flat path — hard contact to all fields, power comes from speed, not loft.
The swing
Percentiles vs all tracked hitters. Attack angle/direction and tilt are swing-weighted averages across batting sides. Swing type from editable rules — first match wins.
vs pitch types
| Pitch | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | lg xwOBA | Whiff% | K% | RV/100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 120 | .386 | .350 | .327 | 26.1lg 22.0 | 27.5 | 0.5 |
| Sinker | 71 | .391 | .408 | .351 | 14.6lg 13.7 | 7.0 | 0.4 |
| Changeup | 67 | .257 | .307 | .278 | 33.6lg 31.5 | 25.4 | -1.3 |
| Slider | 55 | .348 | .350 | .288 | 30.9lg 33.5 | 21.8 | 1.4 |
| Cutter | 40 | .340 | .388 | .351 | 15.1lg 22.5 | 12.5 | 0.3 |
| Curveball | 28 | .338 | .316 | .281 | 24.4lg 30.8 | 21.4 | 0.2 |
| Sweeper | 21 | .314 | .337 | .263 | 20.5lg 31.0 | 23.8 | 0.4 |
| Splitter | 15 | .337 | .235 | .263 | 10.8lg 32.4 | 13.3 | 2.5 |
xwOBA green/red when 20+ points above/below league vs that pitch. RV/100 = run value per 100 pitches seen (positive favors the hitter). Source: Savant pitch arsenal stats.
Where he stands
top-down, side-agnostic (mirrored for LHB)
depth 29.8" (+0.0" vs prior) · off plate 27.2" (+0.6" vs prior)
Where he meets the ball
average intercept, inches vs the front of the plate
13 pctl · −3.3" vs prior
Timing spectrum
share of competitive swings by timing
on-time 62.7% (+0.0% vs prior) · late 26.8% (+0.0% vs prior)
Barrel accuracy
avg miss from the sweet spot · dashed ring = league
8 pctl (lower is better) · +0.0" vs prior
What this can't see: Joint kinetics, hip-shoulder separation, and kinematic sequencing (Hawkeye/KinaTrax, team-internal — never estimated here). Stance angle and foot separation (Savant visuals only, no export). Release extension (column exported empty; needs pitch-level ingest).