Christopher

Morel

1BAge : 27Bats : R

#28

Christopher Morel

#281BNew York Mets

Height : 6' 0" · Weight : 91 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2022-05-17

Born in : Santiago, Dominican Republic

MLB record

Year	Team	PJ	AB	H	HR	PP	MOY	OPS
2026		36	98	17	1	6	.173	.474
2026	New York Mets	14	30	6	1	5	.200	.583
2026	Miami Marlins	22	68	11	0	1	.162	.425
2025	Tampa Bay Rays	105	278	61	11	33	.219	.685
2024		152	535	105	21	60	.196	.634
2024	Tampa Bay Rays	49	173	33	3	9	.191	.547
2024	Chicago Cubs	103	362	72	18	51	.199	.675
2023	Chicago Cubs	107	388	96	26	70	.247	.821
2022	Chicago Cubs	113	379	89	16	47	.235	.741
Career totals		513	1678	368	75	216	.219	.700

ContractNew York Mets payroll →

Type: Free Agent/Arb
Length: 1 yr · 2026–2026
Total value: 0.2 M$
AAV: 0.18 M$

2026
0.18 M$
Guaranteed
2027
—
Arb 2
2028
—
Arb 3

Advanced stats, 2026HitterMLB stats →

wRC+

wOBA

.216

xwOBA

.211

OPS

.474

AVG

.173

OBP

.229

RBI

105

Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.

2027 projectionMLB trends →

Projected WAR

-2.0

Home runs

2026 WAR

-1.0

This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.

Trend

↓ Slight decline (-18)

20231.6 WAR · 2.2 per full season
2024-1.0 WAR · -1.0 per full season
2025-0.1 WAR · -0.2 per full season
2026-1.0 WAR

Outlook, age included

-8 · 27 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

Replacement or prospect

CON: Contact; 51
POW: Power; 78
EYE: Eye; 57
SPD: Speed; 76
FLD: Fielding; 49
DUR: Durability; 49
EX: Experience; 61

Why these ratings?

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

-1.0

PAL Rating

0 / 100

Value Rating

12 / 100

Surplus $-10.0M · salary $0.2M

PAL: dimensions

Offense1

Power24

Discipline11

Speed58

Defense15

WAR, in runs

Batting-8.7

Baserunning+0.3

Fielding-2.8

Positional-2.5

Replacement+3.2

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

87.2 mi/h

20th percentile

Max exit velocity

114.6 mi/h

89th percentile

Barrels

3.2 %

12th percentile

Hard-hit

38.1 %

39th percentile

xBA

.173

0th percentile

Bat speed

76.3 mi/h

94th percentile

Sprint speed

27.7 pi/s

57th percentile

Outs above average

-5

20th percentile

Season by season
Season	Team	WAR	PAL	OV	Avg exit velocity	Max exit velocity	Barrels	Hard-hit	xBA
2026	NYM	-1.0	0	56	87.2	114.6	3.2	38.1	.173
2025	TB	-0.1	20	68	91.8	115.4	14.8	49.7	.213
2024	TB	-1.0	2	72	89.2	111.4	10.2	40.4	.222
2023	CHC	1.6	64	77	92.1	113.6	15.9	50.0	.240
2022	CHC	1.7	49	73	89.6	112.9	13.4	40.3	.230

Game log, 2026

Date	Opponent	AB	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Sep 25	@ WSH	4	0	0	0	0	1	.173
Sep 20	vs PHI	1	0	0	0	0	0	.181
Sep 15	vs BAL	3	0	0	0	0	0	.183
Sep 11	@ NYY	2	0	0	1	0	1	.189
Sep 9	@ MIA	4	3	1	3	0	1	.193
Sep 6	vs SF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167
Sep 4	vs SF	2	0	0	0	0	1	.167
Aug 31	@ TB	3	1	0	0	0	1	.171
Aug 30	vs HOU	1	0	0	0	0	0	.165
Aug 27	vs MIL	2	1	0	1	1	0	.167