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Vinnie Pasquantino

Bats L · 2026 player profile

MLB / 1B
Charts through 2026-09-27 · season stats retrieved 2026-10-13
Average.2492026 · MLB season
Home runs172026 · MLB season
RBI632026 · MLB season
OPS.7612026 · MLB season

Quality of contact

10-game rolling xwOBA

.200.300.400.50010-game xwOBALEAGUE AVG .302
10-game rolling xwOBA
League Avg

2026-03-27 — 2026-09-27 · 113 recorded dates. Higher xwOBA means stronger expected production.

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Our picks & reasoning

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OddsIndex analysis

Our picks on Pasquantino

Saved upcoming picks

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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 17 past picks from 17 linked picks since Jan 1, 2026 ET. Snapshot Oct 13, 2026 ET.

Vinnie Pasquantino under 0.5 hitsL

Sep 25, 2026 ET · Odds at publication 2.2000

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Pasquantino is 16 career PA against Williams with a .067 AVG and 0.392 OPS — one of the weakest career matchups in this game. The trend is deteriorating: 2026 line is 0.000 OPS across 6 PA, meaning he has been completely blanked by Williams in their most recent meetings. Williams' 12.13 K/9 amplifies the hitless outcome probability. At +120 for the Under, there is positive value given the career suppression rate.

Vinnie Pasquantino under 0.5 hitsW

Sep 16, 2026 ET · Odds at publication 2.2000

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Pasquantino is 0-for-6 career vs Javier across two separate seasons: 0-for-3 in 2022 and 0-for-3 in 2024. The pattern is consistent — not a single-season fluke. Season BA is .240 but Javier has handled Pasquantino at every meeting. +120 gives genuine value vs the market's implied 45.5% — career matchup data puts the true probability of a hit considerably lower.

Vinnie Pasquantino under 0.5 hitsL

Sep 3, 2026 ET · Odds at publication 2.6400

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Pasquantino is 0-for-3 vs Alcantara in 2025 with a 0.333 OPS — no contact, no walks of note, pure outs (small sample, noted). His season line is .241 AVG with a L7d OPS of 0.716, trending downward. Alcantara's 3.46 ERA in 189.2 IP means he competes deep into games, and his 2.37 BB/9 shows he challenges the zone rather than walking hitters into trouble. The +164 return for Pasquantino failing to reach base via hit is excellent value given both the career matchup data and his recent form.

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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 Balls350
Hits105
Home Runs17
Pull%60.6
Out
1B
2B/3B
HR

Contact by location

95.819 BIP93.439 BIP84.517 BIP93.738 BIP94.149 BIP88.632 BIP87.633 BIP94.337 BIP90.215 BIP86.0High78.7Away80.1Low84.3InsideCatcher's perspective
78.7mph
95.8mphExit 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 Royals1144811051763.249.333.428.761
2025 · Kansas City Royals16068216432113.264.323.475.798
2024 · Kansas City Royals1315541301997.262.315.446.761
2023 · Kansas City Royals6126057926.247.324.437.761
2022 · Kansas City Royals72298761026.295.383.450.833
Career538227553287325.262.331.450.781
Recorded game dates 113 dates

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

DatePA*xwOBABAEV (mph)Barrel fraction
2026-09-2740.9440.50094.30.667
2026-09-2640.2860.33381.30.000
2026-09-2550.3260.25078.40.000
2026-09-2440.2220.00093.50.000
2026-09-2340.1800.25087.40.000
2026-09-2250.6050.60098.50.200
2026-09-2010.7561.00099.31.000
2026-09-1940.4050.50091.60.000
2026-09-1840.7000.50091.90.250
2026-09-1650.2680.00093.20.000

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

How to read these numbers
xwOBA

Sample: 481 pa

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

Exit velocity

Sample: 350 bip

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

Barrel rate

Sample: 350 bip

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

Hard-hit rate

Sample: 350 bip

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

Strikeout rate

Sample: 481 pa

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

Walk rate

Sample: 481 pa

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