LaMonte Wade Jr.HOU · 1B/OF

2026 review

LaMonte Wade Jr. was a fringe outfielder this year, drawing walks at a useful rate but not doing enough with contact to back it up: he hit .205/.308/.346 over 146 PA for HOU, adding 4 HR in 56 games and 37 starts. He posted a 24.7 K% and a 13.0 BB% over 146 PA. He signed a minor league contract Jan 29 with CHW, signed as a free agent Mar 25 with CHW, then signed as a free agent Jun 4 with HOU, was placed on the 10-day IL Jun 9 with a right hamstring strain, took a rehab assignment Jun 30, and was activated from the 10-day IL Jul 4, missing 25 regular-season days. A rare pick taken in 12 of 674 drafts at NFBC ADP rank 787, he finished 1141st of 1472 in the TDK LABS 5x5 value rank and 52nd of 93 left fielders. His .296 wOBA ran 28 points above his .268 xwOBA in 146 PA. The TDK LABS card in early Jun read him as an unproven depth add with no clear role, by late Jul flagged a stretch without hard contact even though the underlying quality looked better than the surface results, and by late Sep still had him as a limited platoon piece whose output was running ahead of what his contact supported.

NFBC position eligibility · 2026: 1B/OF · 2027: 1B/OF