Chandler Simpson

Bats L Throws R5'11" 170 lbBorn 2000 Atlanta, USADebut 2025Team TBDraft 2022 RCB-B #70 Tampa Bay Rays, Georgia TechContract 1 y/$785,100 (26) 2026: $785,100

Projections

2027 NEXT+ 86.4FIELD+ 105.5 at LFTotal 0.67 WAR

Season	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	ISO	wOBA	K%	BB%	HIT+	WAR
2026	370	343	99	13	3	0	19	40	35	0.289	0.327	0.341	0.668	0.052	0.297	10.8	5.2	83.6	0.41
2027	458	423	124	15	3	0	24	43	35	0.293	0.330	0.346	0.676	0.053	0.300	9.3	5.2	84.0	0.53

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 24

His ten closest age-24 comparables averaged 106 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	David Dellucci	1998	86.8	152.4	123
2	Jack Graney	1910	85.5	99.1	620
3	Gregor Blanco	2008	88.8	29.2	48
4	Bobby Higginson	1995	87.7	142.5	515
5	Julio Borbon	2010	81.2	61.2	98
6	Omar Moreno	1977	79.0	81.4	621
7	Jo-Jo Moore	1933	90.4	129.2	617
8	Jim Edmonds	1994	80.7	127.0	620
9	Brandon Marsh	2022	88.3	127.6	472
10	Joe Orsulak	1986	83.9	did not play

Batting

Year	Team	G	PA	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	HIT+
2027 proj			458		124	15	3		35	24	43	0.293	0.330	0.346	0.676	84.0
2026*	TBA	119	478	49	137	13	6		35	21	41	0.309	0.335	0.365	0.700	96.8
2025	TB	109	439	53	122	15	3	26	44	20	43	0.295	0.326	0.345	0.671	88.5
Career		109	439	53	122	15	3	26	44	20	43	0.295	0.326	0.345	0.671	88.5

Statcast

Year	PA	EV	LA	Barrel%	HardHit%	Whiff%	Chase%	xBA	xSLG	xwOBA	Sprint
2026	477	83.9	1.6	0.0	13.6	10.5	31.4	0.259	0.297	0.264	29.5
2025	441	84.3	0.5	0.0	17.3	11.5	29.8	0.295	0.336	0.297	29.6

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	TB	OF	112	873	196	5	1	0	0.995

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

Minor leagues

Year	Level	Team	Side	PA / BF	Line	AVG / ERA	OPS
2025	AAA	Durham Bulls	Bat	156	0 HR, 19 SB	0.333	0.766
2024	AA	Montgomery Biscuits	Bat	358	1 HR, 73 SB	0.351	0.808
2024	A+	Bowling Green Hot Rods	Bat	147	0 HR, 31 SB	0.364	0.803
2023	A+	Bowling Green Hot Rods	Bat	106	0 HR, 13 SB	0.326	0.822
2023	A	Charleston RiverDogs	Bat	397	0 HR, 81 SB	0.285	0.691
2022	Rk	FCL Rays	Bat	34	0 HR, 8 SB	0.370	0.952

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2026	0.291	0.333	0.311	0.330
2025	0.300	0.311	0.296	0.317

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