Miguel
Amaya
CAge : 27Bats : R
#9
Miguel Amaya
#9C
Chicago Cubs
Height : 6' 1" · Weight : 104 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2023-05-04
Born in : Herrera, Panama
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | AB | H | HR | PP | MOY | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Chicago Cubs | 83 | 215 | 51 | 6 | 28 | .237 | .717 |
| 2025 | Chicago Cubs | 28 | 96 | 27 | 4 | 25 | .281 | .814 |
| 2024 | Chicago Cubs | 117 | 328 | 76 | 8 | 47 | .232 | .645 |
| 2023 | Chicago Cubs | 53 | 131 | 28 | 5 | 18 | .214 | .688 |
| Career totals | 281 | 770 | 182 | 23 | 118 | .236 | .694 | |
ContractChicago Cubs payroll →
- Type
- Pre-Arbitration
- Length
- 1 yr · 2026–2026
- Total value
- 0.8 M$
- AAV
- 0.81 M$
2026
0.81 M$
Pre-arb
2027
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Arb 1
2028
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Arb 2
2029
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Arb 3
Advanced stats, 2026HitterMLB stats →
wRC+
106
wOBA
.324
xwOBA
.295
OPS
.717
AVG
.237
OBP
.340
HR
6
RBI
28
SB
0
PA
254
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
1.0
Home runs
4
2026 WAR
1.4
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (0)
- 20230.7 WAR · 2.7 per full season
- 20240.6 WAR · 1.0 per full season
- 20250.9 WAR
- 20261.4 WAR · 3.3 per full season
Outlook, age included
+10 · 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
35
Replacement or prospect
- CON
- Contact
- 65
- POW
- Power
- 66
- EYE
- Eye
- 68
- SPD
- Speed
- 57
- FLD
- Fielding
- 72
- DUR
- Durability
- 35
- EX
- Experience
- 55
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).
PAL: 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
87.8 mi/h
30th percentile
Max exit velocity
105.7 mi/h
1th percentile
Barrels
7.9 %
51th percentile
Hard-hit
34.2 %
23th percentile
xBA
.204
3th percentile
Bat speed
70.2 mi/h
26th percentile
Sprint speed
25.4 pi/s
9th percentile
Outs above average
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| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Avg exit velocity | Max exit velocity | Barrels | Hard-hit | xBA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | CHC | 1.4 | 39 | 35 | 87.8 | 105.7 | 7.9 | 34.2 | .204 |
| 2025 | CHC | 0.9 | 65 | 57 | 86.4 | 108.1 | 6.6 | 32.9 | .244 |
| 2024 | CHC | 0.6 | 29 | 65 | 88.4 | 111.3 | 4.7 | 33.9 | .250 |
| 2023 | CHC | 0.7 | 39 | 60 | 87.0 | 109.7 | 9.7 | 33.3 | .225 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | @ BOS | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .237 |
| Sep 25 | @ BOS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .232 |
| Sep 23 | vs MIA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .231 |
| Sep 20 | @ CIN | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .234 |
| Sep 15 | vs ATL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .239 |
| Sep 13 | vs PIT | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .240 |
| Sep 8 | @ MIL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .234 |
| Sep 5 | @ MIA | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .236 |
| Sep 2 | vs MIL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .229 |
| Aug 31 | vs MIL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .232 |