OVERALL GRADE
D+ Developing
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PLAYER PROFILE
Rafael Marchán
Catcher • Philadelphia Phillies
Bats:
Switch
Throws:
Right
Age:
27
Height:
5' 9"
Weight:
170 lbs
COMPLETE BASEBALL EVALUATION
Player IQ
A role-aware evaluation of performance, history, durability, defensive responsibility, athletic value, decision-making proxies, and winning situational impact.
OVERALL PLAYER IQ
68 Out of 100BASEBALL ROLE
Catcher
C · Philadelphia Phillies
Bats: Switch
Throws: Right
COMPLETE PLAYER READ
The evaluation on Rafael Marchán
Rafael Marchán currently grades as a developing baseball player in the Baseball IQ 4.3 model. The strongest supported category is Position and Role Value (82/100), while Situational and Winning Impact (68/100) is the clearest current improvement area. Recent official form is stable, and the final evaluation combines production, role, history, durability, decision-making proxies, defense, athletic value, and situational impact.
WHAT THE MODEL USES
- Official current production and league context
- Career excellence, experience, awards and postseason history
- Durability and workload history
- Verified defensive and multi-position usage
- Baserunning and athletic-performance proxies
- Role-specific decisions, pitch recognition, command and pitchability proxies
- Situational and recent-form evidence
STRONGEST VERIFIED AREAS
- Position and Role Value
- Defense, Range and Arm Context
- Current Baseball Value
DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES
- Hitting Decisions and Pitch Recognition
- Athleticism and Baserunning Decisions
- Situational and Winning Impact
CATEGORY BREAKDOWN
Why the overall evaluation landed here
Last-X-games OPS (.302) is compared with the full-season OPS (.302).
Current Baseball Value
68
9th percentile context
Built from official MLB percentile context for OPS, OBP, SLG, average, power, and run creation.
Career Knowledge and Proven Impact
68
Career history includes 116 games, 62 hits, 9 home runs and verified postseason context. Official recognition includes 0 elite awards and 1 major awards or championship records across 1 supported entries. No verified MLB postseason hitting sample was available.
Consistency
68
Built from official game logs by comparing each appearance with the player's own per-game baseline.
Development Trend
68
Last-X-games OPS (.302) is compared with the full-season OPS (.302).
Position and Role Value
82
Based on the official primary role/position (C) plus verified multi-position usage.
Durability
68
Built from official workload: 34 games and 95 plate appearances.
Hitting Decisions and Pitch Recognition
68
27th percentile context
Uses official walk rate, strikeout rate, and on-base context to explain how often the hitter controls plate appearances.
Defense, Range and Arm Context
82
Built from official fielding positions, innings, and verified multi-position usage.
Athleticism and Baserunning Decisions
68
No meaningful official stolen-base or extra-base running sample is available yet.
Situational and Winning Impact
68
Compares the official RISP OPS (.090) with the full-season OPS (.302).
Accuracy safeguard — IQDugout does not invent Leadership and clubhouse impact, Confidence and mental toughness, Unpublished private scouting measurements, Private clubhouse and leadership evaluations when verified evidence is unavailable. Those areas remain clearly labeled rather than receiving false precision.
2026 HITTING
Hitting Statistics
AVG
.099
Would rank #136
Top 100% vs qualifiers
Hits divided by at-bats.
OBP
.137
Would rank #136
Top 100% vs qualifiers
Rate of reaching via a hit, walk, or hit-by-pitch in official OBP opportunities.
SLG
.165
Would rank #136
Top 100% vs qualifiers
Total bases per at-bat.
OPS
.302
Would rank #136
Top 100% vs qualifiers
On-base percentage plus slugging percentage.
HR
2
#438 MLB
Top 66%
RBI
6
#500 MLB
Top 75%
H
9
#527 MLB
Top 80%
SB
0
#450 MLB
Top 68%
VERIFIED CAREER CONTEXT
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UNDERSTAND THE PLAYER
Scout Report
ARCHETYPE
Catcher
Available current-season rate statistics are compared directionally with the qualified MLB hitter pool. These are not official rankings.
DATA CONFIDENCE
Limited confidence
Limited current-season sample (95 PA across 34 games); league comparisons are directional and not official qualified rankings.
STRENGTHS
Verified indicators
Percentile-based strengths are withheld until the player officially qualifies.
NEEDS IMPROVEMENT
Areas to monitor
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Batting Average Production Limited sample
Why: Limited sample (95 PA across 34 games): .099 AVG would place #136 against 135 qualified MLB hitters (0th percentile). This is not an official rank.
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On-Base Production Limited sample
Why: Limited sample (95 PA across 34 games): .137 OBP would place #136 against 135 qualified MLB hitters (0th percentile). This is not an official rank.
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Slugging Production Limited sample
Why: Limited sample (95 PA across 34 games): .165 SLG would place #136 against 135 qualified MLB hitters (0th percentile). This is not an official rank.
VERSATILITY
Single-position usage
- Primary role or position
- Catcher
- Position / role entries
- 1
- Verified secondary positions
- None in available season position data
This report summarizes available 2026 MLB statistics and official position information and available season usage. Non-qualified comparisons are directional, not official leaderboard ranks. Percentiles are calculated by IQDugout from official MLB comparison pools. Confidence reflects sample size, qualification, and supported comparison coverage. Versatility labels summarize verified position usage and are not league benchmarks. This is a current-data evaluation, not a projection.