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Jac Caglianone

Bats L · 2026 player profile

MLB / RF
Charts through 2026-09-27 · season stats retrieved 2026-10-13
Average.2892026 · MLB season
Home runs232026 · MLB season
RBI752026 · MLB season
OPS.8342026 · MLB season

Quality of contact

10-game rolling xwOBA

.000.100.200.300.400.50010-game xwOBALEAGUE AVG .302
10-game rolling xwOBA
League Avg

2026-03-27 — 2026-09-27 · 142 recorded dates. Higher xwOBA means stronger expected production.

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Our picks & reasoning

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OddsIndex analysis

Our picks on Caglianone

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Pick record checked Oct 13, 2026 ET. Local preview uses saved data.

Our past picks

Original reasoning and recorded results.

Showing 20 past picks from 37 linked picks since Jan 1, 2026 ET. Snapshot Oct 13, 2026 ET.

Jac Caglianone over 1.5 total basesV

Sep 24, 2026 ET · Odds at publication 1.9800

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Caglianone slashes .283/.335/.485 with 23 HR on the season. L7d OPS is 0.995 — clearly hot right now. vs Sandlin in 2026 (small sample, note): 3 PA, .500 AVG, 2.167 OPS. Sandlin has surrendered 6 HR in just 34.1 IP (1.57 HR/9), making him HR-prone to power bats. With .485 SLG, Caglianone reaches 1.5+ TB via a home run, double, or two singles. Line at -102 is near even money for a .485-slugging bat who is running hot — the value is clear.

Jac Caglianone under 0.5 hitsW

Sep 13, 2026 ET · Odds at publication 2.5000

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Caglianone shows a significant platoon split: .862 OPS vs RHP drops to .737 OPS vs LHP — and Tolle is LHP with an elite 10.45 K/9. No career matchup data exists between Caglianone and Tolle, removing any familiarity edge. Tolle's 37 BB in 137 IP (2.43 BB/9) shows elite control — he attacks the zone and generates whiffs rather than walks. Under 0.5 hits at +150 implies only 40% probability hitless, but against a high-K LHP where Caglianone has documented platoon disadvantage, this is underpriced.

Jac Caglianone over 1.5 total basesL

Sep 4, 2026 ET · Odds at publication 1.7900

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Caglianone's 2026 line: .284/.333/.497 with 23 HR in 505 PA. His OPS vs RHP is .866 and his L28d OPS is 1.130 — elite current form. No career matchup data against Taillon removes BvP drag. Critically, Taillon has allowed 26 HR in just 84 IP in 2026, a 2.79 HR/9 rate that ranks among the highest in the league. Kauffman suppresses HR slightly (factor 0.92) but Caglianone's power profile and Taillon's extreme HR rate make reaching 1.5+ total bases highly plausible.

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At the plate

Which pitches he handles and how he makes decisions at the plate.

Where the ball goes

350 FTLeft · PullCenterRight · Pull
Batted Balls369
Hits148
Home Runs23
Pull%68.6
Out
1B
2B/3B
HR

Contact by location

100.320 BIP100.917 BIP91.819 BIP97.539 BIP99.259 BIP88.930 BIP95.234 BIP98.136 BIP92.728 BIP90.2High73.7Away82.5Low92.4InsideCatcher's perspective
73.7mph
100.9mphExit velocity

Heatmap · exit velocity in mph · catcher’s view. Choose a pitch type above to filter measured contact.

Data detail

Season & career

Updated 2026-10-13. Seasons are split by team.

Season / teamGPAHHRRBIAVGOBPSLGOPS
2026 · Kansas City Royals1435531482375.289.340.494.834
2025 · Kansas City Royals6223233718.157.237.295.532
Career2057851813093.251.310.436.746
Recorded game dates 142 dates

Existing chart-builder observations, grouped by date. Not an official box-score game log; missing values stay blank.

DatePA*xwOBABAEV (mph)Barrel fraction
2026-09-2740.4540.500105.50.000
2026-09-2640.3720.50097.00.000
2026-09-2550.3590.60097.30.000
2026-09-2340.2230.25088.10.000
2026-09-2250.4310.40094.60.250
2026-09-2040.5940.667106.50.000
2026-09-1950.5580.66787.50.000
2026-09-1730.2840.00094.50.000
2026-09-1610.0000.000——
2026-09-1540.1990.000102.90.000

*PA is the count of appearances with a positive wOBA denominator.

How to read these numbers
xwOBA

Sample: 553 pa

Compared with 2026 batters with a recorded value and at least 50 plate appearances.

Exit velocity

Sample: 369 bip

Compared with 2026 batters with a recorded value and at least 30 batted balls.

Barrel rate

Sample: 369 bip

Compared with 2026 batters with a recorded value and at least 30 batted balls.

Hard-hit rate

Sample: 369 bip

Compared with 2026 batters with a recorded value and at least 30 batted balls.

Strikeout rate

Sample: 553 pa

Compared with 2026 batters with a recorded value and at least 50 plate appearances.

Walk rate

Sample: 553 pa

Compared with 2026 batters with a recorded value and at least 50 plate appearances.