Richard
Palacios
2BAge : 29Bats : L
#1
Richie Palacios
#12B
Tampa Bay Rays
Height : 5' 8" · Weight : 84 kg · Bats : L · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2022-04-25
Born in : Brooklyn, NY, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | AB | H | HR | PP | MOY | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Tampa Bay Rays | 124 | 345 | 81 | 10 | 57 | .235 | .704 |
| 2025 | Tampa Bay Rays | 17 | 42 | 14 | 1 | 3 | .333 | .848 |
| 2024 | Tampa Bay Rays | 92 | 264 | 59 | 5 | 21 | .223 | .664 |
| 2023 | St. Louis Cardinals | 32 | 93 | 24 | 6 | 16 | .258 | .823 |
| 2022 | Cleveland Guardians | 54 | 112 | 26 | 0 | 10 | .232 | .579 |
| Career totals | 319 | 856 | 204 | 22 | 107 | .238 | .695 | |
ContractTampa Bay Rays payroll →
- Type
- Arbitration
- Length
- 1 yr · 2026–2026
- Total value
- 0.9 M$
- AAV
- 0.95 M$
2026
0.95 M$
Guaranteed
2027
—
Arb 2
2028
—
Arb 3
2029
—
Arb 4
Advanced stats, 2026HitterMLB stats →
wRC+
101
wOBA
.316
xwOBA
.306
OPS
.704
AVG
.235
OBP
.330
HR
10
RBI
57
SB
17
PA
399
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
0.6
Home runs
5
2026 WAR
1.0
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (0)
- 2022-0.4 WAR
- 20230.4 WAR
- 20241.3 WAR · 2.5 per full season
- 20261.0 WAR · 1.5 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
62
Depth
- CON
- Contact
- 78
- POW
- Power
- 61
- EYE
- Eye
- 87
- SPD
- Speed
- 76
- FLD
- Fielding
- 61
- DUR
- Durability
- 47
- EX
- Experience
- 61
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
1.0
#178 of 267 regular hitters
PAL Rating
27 / 100
#195 of 267 regular hitters
Value Rating
43 / 100
Surplus $8.8M · salary $0.9MPAL: 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
86.2 mi/h
10th percentile
Max exit velocity
106.9 mi/h
4th percentile
Barrels
3.9 %
16th percentile
Hard-hit
28.8 %
8th percentile
xBA
.243
42th percentile
Bat speed
69.3 mi/h
16th percentile
Sprint speed
26.6 pi/s
29th percentile
Outs above average
-8
11th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Avg exit velocity | Max exit velocity | Barrels | Hard-hit | xBA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | TB | 1.0 | 27 | 62 | 86.2 | 106.9 | 3.9 | 28.8 | .243 |
| 2024 | TB | 1.3 | 55 | 72 | 86.2 | 108.5 | 3.5 | 30.3 | .243 |
| 2023 | STL | 0.4 | 56 | 67 | 88.1 | 106.8 | 7.1 | 33.3 | .235 |
| 2022 | CLE | -0.4 | 14 | 61 | 85.0 | 104.7 | 1.1 | 21.5 | .239 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | @ PHI | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .235 |
| Sep 26 | @ PHI | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .238 |
| Sep 24 | @ NYY | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .234 |
| Sep 23 | @ NYY | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .232 |
| Sep 22 | @ NYY | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .232 |
| Sep 19 | vs BOS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .234 |
| Sep 18 | vs BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .234 |
| Sep 17 | vs ATH | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .234 |
| Sep 16 | vs ATH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .232 |
| Sep 15 | vs ATH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .233 |