Victor Mesa

Bats L Throws L5'11" 195 lbBorn 2001 Havana, CubaDebut 2025Team TBContract 1 y (26) 2026: $570,514

Projections

2027 NEXT+ 90.9FIELD+ 100.7 at RFTotal 0.44 WAR

Season	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	ISO	wOBA	K%	BB%	HIT+	WAR
2026	130	118	28	6	1	3	9	28	1	0.239	0.297	0.384	0.681	0.145	0.297	21.3	7.2	81.3	0.11
2027	220	198	47	9	1	7	17	48	5	0.239	0.302	0.407	0.709	0.168	0.308	22.0	7.9	92.8	0.49

Projected rates are per plate appearance or batter faced; counting stats scale with projected playing time. Statcast measurements inform these projections as inputs and are reported as measurements, not projected.

Most similar through age 23

His ten closest age-23 comparables averaged 78 HIT+ the next season; 10 of 10 played. Averages cover only the players who got a next season, which is why the played count matters.

#	Player	Through	HIT+ then	Next season	Next PA / BF
1	Jack Dunleavy	1903	77.6	99.0	191
2	Jimmy Wasdell	1937	81.4	61.1	154
3	Nate Schierholtz	2007	81.0	126.5	81
4	Henry Cruz	1975	82.6	67.9	98
5	Jackie Bradley	2013	70.0	47.9	423
6	Hank Edwards	1942	64.1	125.0	329
7	Tommy Griffith	1913	77.0	-41.5	50
8	Larry Bigbie	2001	76.4	2.8	36
9	Danny Hoffman	1903	74.7	132.3	218
10	Doug Clemens	1962	70.8	161.1	8

Batting

Year	Team	G	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	HIT+
2027 proj			220		47	9	1	7		5	17	48	0.239	0.302	0.407	0.709	92.8
2026*	TBA	56	179	20	34	3	2	10		6	16	40	0.214	0.288	0.447	0.735	100.4
2025	MIA	16	38	7	6	2	0	1	6	0	5	5	0.188	0.297	0.344	0.641	80.8
Career		16	38	7	6	2	0	1	6	0	5	5	0.188	0.297	0.344	0.641	80.8

Statcast

Year	PA	EV	LA	Barrel%	HardHit%	Whiff%	Chase%	xBA	xSLG	xwOBA	Sprint
2026	179	89.6	22.4	12.3	40.2	25.8	34.5	0.230	0.426	0.318	28.0
2025	38	91.1	14.1	7.1	42.9	21.3	32.9	0.233	0.422	0.334	26.9

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	MIA	OF	16	92	25	0	0	0	1.000

Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.

Minor leagues

Year	Level	Team	Side	PA / BF	Line	AVG / ERA	OPS
2026	AAA	Durham Bulls	Bat	81	2 HR, 1 SB	0.329	0.963
2025	AAA	Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp	Bat	171	7 HR, 4 SB	0.301	0.878
2025	A	Jupiter Hammerheads	Bat	39	0 HR, 0 SB	0.222	0.532
2024	AAA	Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp	Bat	355	13 HR, 5 SB	0.259	0.749
2023	AA	Pensacola Blue Wahoos	Bat	533	18 HR, 16 SB	0.242	0.720
2022	A+	Beloit Sky Carp	Bat	525	5 HR, 10 SB	0.243	0.669
2021	A	Jupiter Hammerheads	Bat	474	5 HR, 12 SB	0.266	0.718
2019	Rk	GCL Marlins	Bat	207	1 HR, 7 SB	0.284	0.764

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2026	0.295	0.321	0.290	0.335
2025	0.409	0.238	0.312	0.246

wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.