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Rays · LF · Common · 2026
Richie Palacios
Richie Palacios's 2026 Legends Deck card is rated 62 overall using real 2026 Statcast batting data (exit velocity, barrel rate, xwOBA, sprint speed). Ratings refresh nightly.
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LF
Richie Palacios
Rays · 2026 · B:L T:R
AVG.235
HR10
RBI57
Stock
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Overall Rating
Overall · out of 9962
Power46
Contact74
Discipline81
Speed67
Fielding58
Common · Tampa Bay Rays · MLB lists: 2B
▼ from 75 preseason
Batting Stats (2026)
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 124 | 399 | 345 | 51 | 81 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 57 | 17 | 46 | 68 | 0.235 | 0.330 | 0.374 | 0.704 |
2026 MLB regular season, official MLB stats.
2026 Preseason Projection vs Actual
| Preseason | Actual | |
|---|---|---|
| PA | 286.77000000000004 | 399 |
| HR | 7.4 | 10 |
| RBI | 34.4 | 57 |
| SB | 15.4 | 17 |
| AVG | 0.243 | 0.235 |
Preseason-conditioned re-run: rebuilt after the season with zero 2026 results (2023-2025 priors only); no preseason 2026 projection was published at the time. Full tables on the 2026 projections page.
Statcast History
| Year | BBE | Avg EV | Barrel% | Hard-Hit% | Sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34 | 89.9 mph | 5.9% | 44.1% | 26.7 ft/s |
| 2024 | 198 | 86.2 mph | 3.5% | 30.3% | 27.9 ft/s |
| 2023 | 84 | 88.1 mph | 7.1% | 33.3% | 28.0 ft/s |
Per-season Statcast batted-ball data. BBE = batted-ball events.
Transaction History
Richie Palacios appears in 3 archived official MLB transactions (2 trades), newest first. 2 of the trades list Richie Palacios as a named side of a multi-player trade (the feed keys each trade row to one player).
| Date | Type | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 2024 | Trade | St | Tampa Bay Rays | Tampa Bay Rays traded RHP Andrew Kittredge to St. Louis Cardinals for OF Richie Palacios. Richie Palacios was received by Tampa Bay Rays in this trade. Named inside the trade description above; the feed keys this row to one player only. |
| Jun 16, 2023 | Trade | Cleveland Guardians | St | Cleveland Guardians traded SS Richie Palacios to St. Louis Cardinals for cash. Richie Palacios was traded to St in this trade. Named inside the trade description above; the feed keys this row to one player only. |
| Jun 13, 2018 | Signed | — | Cleveland Guardians | Cleveland Indians signed SS Richard Palacios. |
From MLB’s official StatsAPI transactions feed (2011 to the current season, trades/signings/releases involving major-league clubs). Trade rows that name several players are keyed to one player by the feed; other players named in the trade are joined through its description, and same-name cases the feed cannot disambiguate are counted, not guessed. Browse the full archive.
Statcast (2026)
| xBA | 0.243 |
|---|---|
| xSLG | 0.334 |
| xwOBA | 0.306 |
| Avg Exit Velo | 86.2 mph |
| Max Exit Velo | — |
| Barrel Rate | 4.0% |
| Hard-Hit Rate | 28.8% |
| Sprint Speed | 26.7 ft/sec |
| Whiff Rate | 20.7% |
| Chase Rate | 32.5% |
| OAA | -8 |
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How this rating was calculated
Legends Deck rates every card using percentile-scaled Statcast data. Richie Palacios's current rating of 62 reflects their real 2026 season performance as of the last nightly refresh, not editorial opinion. When their actual Statcast numbers change, the card rating changes.
Full methodology: How Legends Deck card ratings work. Glossary: Barrel Rate, xwOBA, Exit Velocity, Sprint Speed.
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