Rafael Marchán
C | Bats/Throws: S/R | 5' 9" 170LBS | Age: 26
PA AB R H HR SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
2021 56 52 7 12 1 0 .231 .286 .346 .632
2024 56 51 8 15 3 0 .294 .345 .549 .894
2025 49 41 4 6 1 0 .146 .286 .244 .530
4 Seasons 170 152 22 37 6 0 .243 .320 .414 .734
AVG HR SB OPS
2021 .231 1 0 .632
2024 .294 3 0 .894
2025 .146 1 0 .530
4 Seasons .243 6 0 .734
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Hits Spray Chart

Statcast Batting Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
LA Sweet-
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB%
2020 21 33 6 1 16.7 11.1 92.2 99.6 10.5 50.0 .420 .680 .592 .494 .625 50.0 22.2 11.1
2021 22 193 42 0 0.0 0.0 83.8 103.0 17.5 26.2 .251 .315 .277 .278 .305 19.0 17.9 7.1
2024 25 195 44 4 9.1 7.1 86.2 103.3 16.7 47.7 .336 .520 .382 .393 .438 31.8 14.3 5.4
2025 26 189 33 1 3.0 2.0 84.4 104.4 8.7 21.2 .197 .277 .255 .284 .252 18.2 16.3 14.3
Player 610 125 6 4.8 3.5 85.2 104.4 14.5 33.6 .274 .392 .321 .329 .353 24.8 16.5 8.8
MLB 7.1 4.8 88.5 122.9 12.4 33.2 .245 .405 .316 .315 .369 36.7 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.




Fastball: 4 Seam, 2 Seam, Cutter, Sinker. Offspeed: Split, Change, Fork, Screw. Breaking: Slider, Curve, Knuckle, Sweeper, Slurve, Other
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Batted Ball Profile

AIR: Fly Balls + Line Drives + Popups All Batted Balls Batted Ball Breakdown
Season GB % AIR % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Pull GB % Straight GB % Oppo GB % Pull AIR % Straight AIR % Oppo AIR %
2020 33.3 66.7 16.7 50.0 0.0 33.3 33.3 33.3 0.0 16.7 16.7 33.3 16.7 16.7
2021 40.5 59.5 16.7 28.6 14.3 26.2 52.4 21.4 16.7 16.7 7.1 9.5 35.7 14.3
2024 31.8 68.2 29.5 34.1 4.5 36.4 31.8 31.8 15.9 11.4 4.5 20.5 20.5 27.3
2025 54.5 45.5 24.2 12.1 9.1 54.5 24.2 21.2 39.4 6.1 9.1 15.2 18.2 12.1
Player 40.8 59.2 23.2 27.2 8.8 37.6 36.8 25.6 21.6 12.0 7.2 16.0 24.8 18.4
MLB 44.4 55.6 23.9 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.4 25.2 20.6 17.7 5.9 16.6 19.7 19.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Quality of Contact

Season Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2020 0.0 16.7 0.0 66.7 0.0 16.7 11.1
2021 4.8 26.2 31.0 35.7 2.4 0.0 0.0
2024 4.5 15.9 29.5 40.9 0.0 9.1 7.1
2025 3.0 45.5 27.3 21.2 0.0 3.0 2.0
Player 4.0 27.2 28.0 35.2 0.8 4.8 3.5
MLB 3.9 32.6 24.9 24.4 5.9 7.1 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2025 4-Seam Fastball -2.5 -1 52 27.5 15 .091 .091 .247 9.5 0.0 0.0 .323 .358 .405 18.2
2025 Sinker 0.1 0 34 18.0 7 .200 .200 .329 0.0 0.0 0.0 .270 .314 .382 40.0
2025 Slider 3.3 1 23 12.2 4 .333 .667 .488 37.5 25.0 14.3 .106 .153 .255 0.0
2025 Changeup -3.0 -1 22 11.6 8 .143 .143 .200 45.5 37.5 30.0 .111 .136 .181 25.0
2025 Curveball 2.6 1 21 11.1 5 .200 .800 .400 50.0 60.0 27.3 .184 .585 .316 50.0
2025 Cutter -4.3 -1 15 7.9 5 .200 .200 .180 0.0 20.0 12.5 .064 .084 .063 0.0
2025 Sweeper -2.1 0 12 6.3 1 .000 .000 .000 50.0 0.0 0.0 .023 .040 .029 0.0
2025 Split-Finger -10.9 -1 10 5.3 4 .000 .000 .000 33.3 0.0 0.0 .208 .258 .196 0.0
2024 4-Seam Fastball -0.4 0 68 34.9 21 .263 .474 .348 17.2 14.3 17.6 .302 .413 .348 31.3
2024 Changeup 0.1 0 33 16.9 7 .286 .286 .257 22.2 14.3 12.5 .340 .393 .326 16.7
2024 Curveball 6.1 1 22 11.3 3 1.000 1.000 .833 0.0 0.0 0.0 .856 .944 .765 0.0
2024 Slider -3.8 -1 21 10.8 8 .143 .143 .129 20.0 25.0 25.0 .202 .239 .185 0.0
2024 Sinker 22.9 4 17 8.7 11 .364 .909 .527 0.0 0.0 0.0 .408 .788 .510 63.6
2024 Cutter 8.2 1 16 8.2 4 .333 1.333 .675 37.5 50.0 40.0 .259 .973 .556 100.0
2024 Sweeper -2.6 0 6 3.1 -- -- -- 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2024 Knuckleball -2.5 0 6 3.1 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 .199 .218 .182 0.0
2024 Split-Finger -0.6 0 6 3.1 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 .420 .545 .415 0.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Statcast Batting Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2020 9 32 1 0 0 0 1
2021 56 193 -4 -2 1 1 -3
2024 56 195 2 1 1 1 5
2025 49 189 -3 -2 2 1 -3
Player 170 609 -3 -3 5 -3 1
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Swing % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2020 33 33.3 81.8 88.9 40.9 44.4 36.4 11.1 54.5 33.3 12.1 50.0
2021 193 47.7 63.0 84.5 29.7 83.3 42.5 23.2 45.6 15.9 8.8 70.6
2024 195 55.9 62.4 91.2 25.6 63.6 43.6 26.8 46.2 15.6 8.7 70.6
2025 189 49.7 58.5 83.6 20.0 52.6 44.4 24.5 39.2 24.3 7.9 93.3
Player 610 50.2 62.1 86.8 26.3 66.3 43.1 24.1 44.3 19.3 8.7 75.5
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.1 28.4 57.6 42.6 30.0 47.2 25.0 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Max EV Hard
Hit%
K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate
Speed OAA Arm
Strength
Bat
Speed
Squared-up
Rate
Swing
Length
2021 29 71
2024 9 20
2025 15 31
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2020 24.28 1 0.8 0 0 1 0 0.0
2021 -- 1 0.4 1 0 1 0 0.0
2024 23.35 3 2.6 0 1 1 2 66.7
2025 22.38 1 0.9 0 0 1 0 0.0
Player 23.34 6 4.7 1 1 4 2 33.3
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2020 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1
2021 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1
2024 3 3 2 4 3 3 3 2 3 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 4 3 2 2 3 3 3 2 2
2025 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1
Player 6 6 3 6 5 5 6 4 5 3 3 5 5 5 4 5 4 4 6 5 6 3 6 6 4 4 6 4 5 4 5
Note: xHR tells how many of this player's home runs would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2020 +/-   2021 +/-   2022 +/-   2023 +/-   2024 +/-   2025
Exit Velocity 92.2 -8.4 -- -- -- -- -- -- 86.2 -1.8 84.4
Launch Angle 10.5 7.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- 16.7 -8.0 8.7
Barrel % 16.7 -16.7 -- -- -- -- -- -- 9.1 -6.1 3.0
Hard Hit % 50.0 -31.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- 31.8 -13.6 18.2
LA Sweet-Spot % 50.0 -23.8 -- -- -- -- -- -- 47.7 -26.5 21.2
xBA .420 -0.169 -- -- -- -- -- -- .336 -0.139 .197
BA .500 -0.269 -- -- -- -- -- -- .294 -0.148 .146
xwOBA .494 -0.216 -- -- -- -- -- -- .393 -0.109 .284
wOBA .592 -0.315 -- -- -- -- -- -- .382 -0.127 .255
xSLG .680 -0.365 -- -- -- -- -- -- .520 -0.243 .277
SLG .875 -0.529 -- -- -- -- -- -- .549 -0.305 .244
K% 22.2 -4.3 -- -- -- -- -- -- 14.3 2.0 16.3
BB% 11.1 -4.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- 5.4 8.9 14.3
Swing % 54.5 -8.9 -- -- -- -- -- -- 46.2 -7.0 39.2
Whiff% 33.3 -17.4 -- -- -- -- -- -- 15.6 8.7 24.3
In Zone % 33.3 14.4 -- -- -- -- -- -- 55.9 -6.2 49.7
Out of Zone % 66.7 -14.4 -- -- -- -- -- -- 44.1 6.2 50.3
Out of Zone Swing % 40.9 -11.2 -- -- -- -- -- -- 25.6 -5.6 20.0
First Pitch Swing % 11.1 12.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- 26.8 -2.3 24.5
First Pitch Strike % 44.4 9.2 -- -- -- -- -- -- 64.3 -5.1 59.2
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

wOBA
SeasonAlignment TypeBat SidePAShifts/Shades%No Shift/ShadeShift/Shade
2020 Shifts L 9 0 0.0 .592
2021 Shifts L 32 5 15.6 .253 .000
2021 Shifts R 22 1 4.5 .371 .879
2024 Shades L 32 17 53.1 .443 .334
2024 Shades R 24 0 0.0 .378
2025 Shades L 36 13 36.1 .290 .258
2025 Shades R 13 2 15.4 .162 .347
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2020 3 14.5 100.0% 0.0% 6 22.8 0.0% 0.0%
2021 64 18.5 17.2% 3.1% 27 21.6 0.0% 3.7%
2024 59 15.1 47.5% 0.0% 27 18.9 11.1% 0.0%
2025 53 15.6 39.6% 0.0% 37 19.1 2.7% 0.0%
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