Javier
Sanoja
3BAge : 24Bats : R
#8
Javier Sanoja
#83BMiami Marlins
Height : 5' 7" · Weight : 68 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2024-09-07
Born in : Maracay, Venezuela
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | AB | H | HR | PP | MOY | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Miami Marlins | 144 | 461 | 136 | 11 | 69 | .295 | .791 |
| 2025 | Miami Marlins | 120 | 313 | 76 | 6 | 38 | .243 | .683 |
| 2024 | Miami Marlins | 15 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 2 | .229 | .536 |
| Career totals | 279 | 809 | 220 | 17 | 109 | .272 | .738 | |
ContractMiami Marlins payroll →
- Type
- Pre-Arbitration
- Length
- 1 yr · 2026–2026
- Total value
- 0.8 M$
- AAV
- 0.79 M$
2026
0.79 M$
Pre-arb
2027
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Pre-arb
2028
—
Arb 1
2029
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Arb 2
2030
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Arb 3
Advanced stats, 2026HitterMLB stats →
wRC+
115
wOBA
.342
xwOBA
.295
OPS
.791
AVG
.295
OBP
.333
HR
11
RBI
69
SB
11
PA
490
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
2.6
Home runs
10
2026 WAR
2.9
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
↑ Slightly up (+15)
- 20250.7 WAR · 1.2 per full season
- 20262.9 WAR · 3.6 per full season
Outlook, age included
+40 · 23 y.o. · usually still improving
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
76
Established regular
- CON
- Contact
- 92
- POW
- Power
- 62
- EYE
- Eye
- 77
- SPD
- Speed
- 79
- FLD
- Fielding
- 79
- DUR
- Durability
- 73
- EX
- Experience
- 47
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
2.9
#72 of 267 regular hitters
PAL Rating
63 / 100
#98 of 267 regular hitters
Value Rating
80 / 100
Surplus $27.6M · 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
87.1 mi/h
19th percentile
Max exit velocity
108.4 mi/h
15th percentile
Barrels
2.8 %
9th percentile
Hard-hit
32.3 %
17th percentile
xBA
.273
87th percentile
Bat speed
69.3 mi/h
16th percentile
Sprint speed
28.6 pi/s
83th percentile
Outs above average
3
71th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Avg exit velocity | Max exit velocity | Barrels | Hard-hit | xBA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | MIA | 2.9 | 63 | 76 | 87.1 | 108.4 | 2.8 | 32.3 | .273 |
| 2025 | MIA | 0.7 | 24 | 69 | 88.5 | 107.3 | 1.8 | 35.0 | .251 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | vs ATL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .295 |
| Sep 26 | vs ATL | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .298 |
| Sep 25 | vs ATL | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .296 |
| Sep 24 | @ CHC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .294 |
| Sep 23 | @ CHC | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .294 |
| Sep 22 | @ CHC | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .293 |
| Sep 20 | @ SD | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .291 |
| Sep 19 | @ SD | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .291 |
| Sep 18 | @ SD | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .294 |
| Sep 16 | @ AZ | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .292 |
