Carlos
Cortes
RFAge : 29Bats : L
#26
Carlos Cortes
#26RFAthletics
Height : 5' 7" · Weight : 89 kg · Bats : L · Throws : S · MLB debut : 2025-07-23
Born in : Orlando, FL, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | AB | H | HR | PP | MOY | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Athletics | 124 | 343 | 86 | 10 | 43 | .251 | .715 |
| 2025 | Athletics | 42 | 94 | 29 | 4 | 14 | .309 | .866 |
| Career totals | 166 | 437 | 115 | 14 | 57 | .263 | .747 | |
ContractAthletics payroll →
- Type
- Pre-Arbitration
- Length
- 1 yr · 2026–2026
- Total value
- 0.8 M$
- AAV
- 0.78 M$
2026
0.78 M$
Pre-arb
2027
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Pre-arb
2028
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Pre-arb
2029
—
Arb 1
2030
—
Arb 2
2031
—
Arb 3
Advanced stats, 2026HitterMLB stats →
wRC+
93
wOBA
.315
xwOBA
.301
OPS
.715
AVG
.251
OBP
.318
HR
10
RBI
43
SB
2
PA
381
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
-0.2
Home runs
6
2026 WAR
-0.4
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (0)
- 2026-0.4 WAR · -0.6 per full season
Outlook, age included
0 · 29 y.o. · prime years
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2026All ratings →
Ratings from 0 to 100, computed from Statcast and MLB stats over four seasons, never by hand. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
58
Replacement or prospect
- CON
- Contact
- 78
- POW
- Power
- 71
- EYE
- Eye
- 75
- SPD
- Speed
- 64
- FLD
- Fielding
- 59
- DUR
- Durability
- 63
- EX
- Experience
- 37
Why these ratings?Hide details
- CON — Contact : Strikeouts avoided, xBA, squared-up contact
- POW — Power : Barrels, exit velocity, home runs, xSLG
- EYE — Eye : Walks and strikeouts
- SPD — Speed : Sprint speed (Statcast), baserunning
- FLD — Fielding : Outs above average, WAR fielding runs
- DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the majors
WAR and PAL Rating, 2026How we rate →
WAR is fWAR (FanGraphs' version, distributed through MLB's API): wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same role (50 = median).
WAR
-0.4
#254 of 267 regular hitters
PAL Rating
10 / 100
#240 of 267 regular hitters
Value Rating
18 / 100
Surplus $-4.7M · salary $0.8MPAL: dimensions
WAR, in runs
StatcastStatcast leaderboards →
MLB's tracking of every ball, 2026 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Avg exit velocity
88.4 mi/h
37th percentile
Max exit velocity
110.4 mi/h
47th percentile
Barrels
6.0 %
33th percentile
Hard-hit
35.8 %
28th percentile
xBA
.242
40th percentile
Bat speed
70.6 mi/h
30th percentile
Sprint speed
26.1 pi/s
20th percentile
Outs above average
-9
8th percentile
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | vs HOU | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .251 |
| Sep 26 | vs HOU | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .252 |
| Sep 25 | vs HOU | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .255 |
| Sep 24 | vs HOU | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .253 |
| Sep 23 | vs LAA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .255 |
| Sep 22 | vs LAA | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .257 |
| Sep 20 | @ CLE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .252 |
| Sep 19 | @ CLE | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .253 |
| Sep 16 | @ TB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .252 |
| Sep 15 | @ TB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .255 |
