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José Tena

Bats L · 2026 player profile

MLB / DH
Charts through 2026-09-26 · season stats retrieved 2026-10-13
Average.2222026 · MLB season
Home runs72026 · MLB season
RBI252026 · MLB season
OPS.6722026 · MLB season

Quality of contact

10-game rolling xwOBA

.100.200.300.400.500.60010-game xwOBALEAGUE AVG .302
10-game rolling xwOBA
League Avg

2026-03-28 — 2026-09-26 · 112 recorded dates. Higher xwOBA means stronger expected production.

WSH at —

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Our picks & reasoning

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OddsIndex analysis

Our picks on Tena

Saved upcoming picks

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Pick record checked Oct 14, 2026 ET. Local preview uses saved data.

Our past picks

Original reasoning and recorded results.

Showing 3 past picks from 3 linked picks since Jan 1, 2026 ET. Snapshot Oct 14, 2026 ET.

José Tena under 0.5 hitsW

Aug 23, 2026 ET · Odds at publication 2.2000

Read original reasoning

Tena is 0-for-3 career vs Junk (0.333 OPS, 3 PA in 2026 — small sample). His season line is .238/.319/.396 and he slots into the lower portion of the lineup as DH. Junk does not have an elite K profile but his recent outings show he's generating outs via contact management. Tena vs RHP has no notable split advantage. At +120, under value is real given the 0-for-3 career log.

José Tena under 0.5 hitsW

Aug 3, 2026 ET · Odds at publication 2.1600

Read original reasoning

Career vs Nola: 11 PA, .200 AVG, 0.573 OPS, 0 HR. Most telling: 2026 line is 3 PA / 0.000 OPS — three at-bats with zero production this season. Career OPS of 0.573 is well below league average against this specific starter. The market prices this at +116 (46.3% implied probability), but the BvP record across multiple seasons — especially a clean 0-for in 2026 appearances — supports the under. Tena's season slash of .244/.310/.396 against RHP doesn't inspire confidence either.

José Tena under 0.5 hitsL

Jul 31, 2026 ET · Odds at publication 2.2600

Read original reasoning

Tena is 0-for-5 with a 0.000 OPS in all career PA vs Bryce Elder — hitless in both 2025 (2 PA, 0.000 OPS) and 2026 (3 PA, 0.000 OPS) matchups. No hit production across any career plate appearance vs Elder. His season average is .249 but Elder has consistently shut him down. +126 reflects a meaningful edge with a clean BvP signal.

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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 Balls168
Hits57
Home Runs7
Pull%58.9
Out
1B
2B/3B
HR

Contact by location

84.36 BIP95.912 BIP93.38 BIP86.915 BIP97.630 BIP95.317 BIP84.413 BIP91.512 BIP102.516 BIP77.3High84.7Away77.7Low80.7InsideCatcher's perspective
77.3mph
102.5mphExit 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 · Washington Nationals11528857725.222.302.370.672
2025 · Washington Nationals5016937016.243.314.355.669
2024 · 4416843315.267.298.354.652
2024 · Washington Nationals4116443315.274.305.363.668
2024 · Cleveland Guardians34000.000.000.000.000
2023 · Cleveland Guardians1834703.226.294.290.584
Career2276591441059.240.303.358.661
Recorded game dates 112 dates

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

DatePA*xwOBABAEV (mph)Barrel fraction
2026-09-2610.0000.000——
2026-09-1920.3990.50098.30.000
2026-09-1810.0450.00081.20.000
2026-09-1640.0790.00074.10.000
2026-09-1320.0350.00077.10.000
2026-09-1210.698———
2026-09-0910.0000.000——
2026-09-0540.0100.00094.00.000
2026-09-0410.8611.00084.10.000
2026-08-3120.0450.00072.20.000

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

How to read these numbers
xwOBA

Sample: 288 pa

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

Exit velocity

Sample: 168 bip

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

Barrel rate

Sample: 168 bip

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

Hard-hit rate

Sample: 168 bip

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

Strikeout rate

Sample: 288 pa

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

Walk rate

Sample: 288 pa

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