Javier Sanoja

Bats R Throws R5'7" 150 lbBorn 2002 Maracay, VenezuelaDebut 2024Team MIAContract 1 y/$791,500 (26) 2026: $791,500

Awards: Rawlings NL Gold Glove

Projections

2027 NEXT+ 96.2FIELD+ 103.5 at 3BTotal 0.95 WAR

Season	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	ISO	wOBA	K%	BB%	HIT+	WAR
2026	303	277	71	14	2	5	19	33	7	0.257	0.306	0.381	0.687	0.125	0.300	11.0	6.4	89.9	0.57
2027	356	329	85	18	2	7	21	33	7	0.260	0.305	0.390	0.695	0.130	0.303	9.4	5.9	92.8	0.80

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 22

His ten closest age-22 comparables averaged 68 HIT+ the next season; 9 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	Jordan Diaz	2023	81.4	did not play
2	Jack Warner	1926	74.9	74.7	629
3	Reno Bertoia	1957	72.6	60.8	273
4	Ossie Bluege	1923	81.3	87.8	465
5	Milt Bolling	1953	73.2	83.3	437
6	Wilmer Flores	2014	76.5	94.2	510
7	Spencer Torkelson	2022	78.9	104.9	684
8	Rusty Peters	1937	74.2	-95.3	7
9	Bernie Friberg	1922	78.2	120.4	617
10	Austin Riley	2019	82.1	82.6	206

Batting

Year	Team	G	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	HIT+
2027 proj			356		85	18	2	7		7	21	33	0.260	0.305	0.390	0.695	92.8
2026*	MIA	110	348	32	91	26	2	6		6	19	29	0.278	0.317	0.425	0.742	95.9
2025	MIA	120	342	40	76	22	4	6	38	6	19	41	0.243	0.287	0.396	0.683	84.5
2024	MIA	15	36	3	8	2	0	0	2	0	1	4	0.229	0.250	0.286	0.536	42.3
Career		135	378	43	84	24	4	6	40	6	20	45	0.241	0.283	0.385	0.668	80.5

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2025	MIA	0	0	16.39	8	0	0	9.3	54	4	5	1
Career		0	0	16.39	8	0	0	9.3	54	4	5	1

Statcast

Year	PA	EV	LA	Barrel%	HardHit%	Whiff%	Chase%	xBA	xSLG	xwOBA	Sprint
2026	348	86.5	12.8	2.3	31.0	11.6	39.2	0.256	0.332	0.278	28.7
2025	342	88.5	10.8	1.8	35.0	12.4	30.7	0.251	0.342	0.282	28.0
2024	36	86.2	8.6	0.0	32.3	16.2	36.0	0.219	0.275	0.231	28.7

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	MIA	OF	49	235	55	3	0	0	1.000
2025	MIA	3B	41	256	17	53	2	7	0.972	+2.6
2025	MIA	2B	34	209	42	61	0	15	1.000	+4.0
2025	MIA	SS	10	75	11	21	1	2	0.970	+1.1
2025	MIA	P	8	9	2	1	0	0	1.000	-0.1
2025	MIA	1B	1	1	0	0	0	0
2024	MIA	OF	7	36	8	1	0	0	1.000
2024	MIA	SS	4	21	2	1	0	1	1.000	-2.0
2024	MIA	2B	3	23	3	7	0	1	1.000	+1.4

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

Minor leagues

Year	Level	Team	Side	PA / BF	Line	AVG / ERA	OPS
2024	AAA	Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp	Bat	492	6 HR, 14 SB	0.291	0.785
2024	AA	Pensacola Blue Wahoos	Bat	61	1 HR, 3 SB	0.246	0.595
2023	A+	Beloit Sky Carp	Bat	142	3 HR, 6 SB	0.267	0.675
2023	A	Jupiter Hammerheads	Bat	434	1 HR, 31 SB	0.308	0.756
2022	A	Jupiter Hammerheads	Bat	286	3 HR, 9 SB	0.239	0.598
2022	Rk	FCL Marlins	Bat	124	3 HR, 9 SB	0.318	0.896
2021	Rk	DSL Marlins	Bat	244	3 HR, 11 SB	0.233	0.640

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2026	0.373	0.326	0.334	0.347
2025	0.308	0.316	0.334	0.292
2024	0.260	0.325	0.433	0.217

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