Kyle
Manzardo
1BAge : 26Bats : L
#9
Kyle Manzardo
Height : 5' 11" · Weight : 93 kg · Bats : L · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2024-05-06
Born in : Coeur d'Alene, ID, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | AB | H | HR | PP | MOY | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Cleveland Guardians | 102 | 312 | 67 | 13 | 39 | .215 | .684 |
| 2025 | Cleveland Guardians | 142 | 470 | 110 | 27 | 70 | .234 | .768 |
| 2024 | Cleveland Guardians | 53 | 145 | 34 | 5 | 15 | .234 | .703 |
| Career totals | 297 | 927 | 211 | 45 | 124 | .228 | .730 | |
ContractCleveland Guardians payroll →
- Type
- Pre-Arbitration
- Length
- 1 yr · 2026–2026
- Total value
- 0.8 M$
- AAV
- 0.80 M$
2026
0.80 M$
Pre-arb
2027
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Pre-arb
2028
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Arb 1
2029
—
Arb 2
2030
—
Arb 3
Advanced stats, 2026HitterMLB stats →
wRC+
94
wOBA
.305
xwOBA
.307
OPS
.684
AVG
.215
OBP
.306
HR
13
RBI
39
SB
0
PA
356
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
-0.2
Home runs
16
2026 WAR
-0.2
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
↓ Slight decline (-10)
- 20240.0 WAR · 0.0 per full season
- 20251.1 WAR · 1.2 per full season
- 2026-0.2 WAR · -0.3 per full season
Outlook, age included
+15 · 25 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
55
Replacement or prospect
- CON
- Contact
- 62
- POW
- Power
- 77
- EYE
- Eye
- 67
- SPD
- Speed
- 60
- FLD
- Fielding
- 62
- DUR
- Durability
- 65
- 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
-0.2
#251 of 267 regular hitters
PAL Rating
14 / 100
#229 of 267 regular hitters
Value Rating
21 / 100
Surplus $-2.8M · 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
89.5 mi/h
56th percentile
Max exit velocity
108.4 mi/h
15th percentile
Barrels
12.0 %
79th percentile
Hard-hit
41.0 %
52th percentile
xBA
.220
10th percentile
Bat speed
69.8 mi/h
21th percentile
Sprint speed
25.4 pi/s
9th percentile
Outs above average
-5
20th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Avg exit velocity | Max exit velocity | Barrels | Hard-hit | xBA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | CLE | -0.2 | 14 | 55 | 89.5 | 108.4 | 12.0 | 41.0 | .220 |
| 2025 | CLE | 1.1 | 47 | 67 | 90.3 | 111.3 | 11.8 | 43.8 | .224 |
| 2024 | CLE | 0.0 | 32 | 64 | 89.1 | 109.8 | 9.5 | 40.0 | .196 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2 | vs AZ | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .215 |
| Aug 1 | vs AZ | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .214 |
| Jul 31 | vs AZ | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .210 |
| Jul 29 | @ CIN | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .211 |
| Jul 28 | @ CIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .210 |
| Jul 28 | @ CIN | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .211 |
| Jul 26 | @ TB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .209 |
| Jul 25 | @ TB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .211 |
| Jul 23 | vs MIN | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .213 |
| Jul 22 | vs MIN | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .216 |