P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 5' 11" 210 lbs | Age: 35
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2016 2 3 4.24 25 0 0 23.1 22 1.41
2017 0 0 8.50 14 0 0 18 17 1.44
2018 0 0 12.60 4 0 0 5 4 1.80
4 Seasons 2 4 6.34 50 0 0 55.1 47 1.48
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2016 25 2-3 4.24 23.1 22 1.41
2017 14 0-0 8.50 18 17 1.44
2018 4 0-0 12.60 5 4 1.80
4 Seasons 50 2-4 6.34 55.1 47 1.48
MLB Percentile Rankings
Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
LA Sweet-
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2015 25 157 31 4 12.9 10.3 91.8 108.9 16.6 32.3 .282 .633 .385 .418 .438 45.2 10.3 10.3 4.00 8.06
2016 26 398 62 4 6.5 4.0 90.8 112.1 15.3 40.3 .247 .437 .330 .353 .392 43.5 22.0 16.0 4.24 5.42
2017 27 294 56 6 10.7 7.5 92.0 108.9 17.0 48.2 .311 .613 .436 .416 .507 51.8 21.3 6.3 8.50 8.23
2018 28 77 19 2 10.5 8.3 95.9 109.8 12.7 42.1 .386 .676 .466 .462 .548 47.4 16.7 4.2 12.60 10.74
Player 926 168 16 9.5 6.6 91.9 112.1 15.8 41.7 .289 .554 .387 .395 .456 47.0 19.3 10.7
MLB 7.2 4.9 88.6 122.9 12.4 33.3 .245 .404 .315 .315 .368 37.0 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Váldez relies on 4 pitches.
Four Seamer
(42.9%) ,
Slider
(33.8%) ,
Changeup
(11.7%) ,
Sinker
(11.7%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

AIR: Fly Balls + Line Drives + Popups All Batted Balls Batted Ball Breakdown
Season GB % AIR % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Pull GB % Straight GB % Oppo GB % Pull AIR % Straight AIR % Oppo AIR %
2015 35.5 64.5 32.3 22.6 9.7 41.9 35.5 22.6 16.1 16.1 3.2 25.8 19.4 19.4
2016 40.3 59.7 22.6 30.6 6.5 37.1 40.3 22.6 21.0 17.7 1.6 16.1 22.6 21.0
2017 30.4 69.6 23.2 37.5 8.9 37.5 32.1 30.4 19.6 7.1 3.6 17.9 25.0 26.8
2018 47.4 52.6 26.3 21.1 5.3 52.6 36.8 10.5 26.3 21.1 0.0 26.3 15.8 10.5
Player 36.9 63.1 25.0 30.4 7.7 39.9 36.3 23.8 20.2 14.3 2.4 19.6 22.0 21.4
MLB 44.2 55.8 24.0 24.7 7.1 37.4 37.4 25.1 20.6 17.6 5.9 16.7 19.7 19.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Quality of Contact

Season Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2015 0.0 29.0 35.5 16.1 6.5 12.9 10.3
2016 3.2 30.6 29.0 25.8 4.8 6.5 4.0
2017 1.8 21.4 21.4 26.8 17.9 10.7 7.5
2018 5.3 26.3 15.8 36.8 5.3 10.5 8.3
Player 2.4 26.8 26.2 25.6 9.5 9.5 6.6
MLB 4.0 32.4 24.9 24.4 5.9 7.2 4.9
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.
Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
YearPitchTeamHand#MPHVertical
Drop
vs.
Comparable
Horizontal
Break
vs.
Comparable
Vertical
Break
vs. AvgHorizontal
Break
vs. Avg
2018 Sinker SF R 9 94.5 20.6 -1.6 14.5ARM -0.8 10.9 -1.6 14.5ARM -0.2
2018 4-Seam Fastball SF R 33 95.7 13.3 2.1 7.9ARM -0.6 17.5 1.8 7.9ARM 0.7
2018 Slider SF R 26 85.6 35.8 -0.8 2.8GLV -1.7 2.9 -1.1 2.8GLV -2.3
2018 Changeup SF R 9 88.5 23.1 -6.8 13.2ARM -1.1 12.5 -5.8 13.2ARM -0.1
2017 Changeup SD R 5 87.3 24.3 -4.9 17.1ARM 3.1 12.5 -4.0 17.1ARM 3.5
2017 4-Seam Fastball SD R 60 96.1 10.5 3.0 5.8ARM -3.1 19.7 2.6 5.8ARM -2.3
2017 Slider SD R 130 86.6 34.4 1.0 0.2GLV -3.1 3.2 0.5 0.2GLV -4.0
2017 Sinker SD R 97 95.7 16.0 -4.9 14.7ARM -1.5 14.8 -4.0 14.7ARM -0.7
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2018 4-Seam Fastball -3.8 -1 33 42.9 8 .500 .875 .588 5.9 0.0 0.0 .477 .886 .577 37.5
2018 Slider -11.3 -3 26 33.8 9 .375 1.125 .622 21.4 33.3 27.3 .295 .644 .431 60.0
2018 Sinker 6.3 1 9 11.7 4 .000 .000 .000 25.0 25.0 100.0 .248 .270 .233 33.3
2018 Changeup 3.1 0 9 11.7 3 .333 .333 .300 25.0 0.0 -- .564 .738 .560 66.7
2017 Slider -2.4 -3 130 44.5 40 .316 .658 .428 35.2 30.0 27.3 .302 .495 .355 51.9
2017 Sinker -2.1 -2 97 33.2 22 .278 .833 .498 17.6 18.2 28.6 .356 .802 .518 64.3
2017 4-Seam Fastball -1.4 -1 60 20.5 17 .250 .813 .444 15.2 5.9 8.3 .284 .679 .410 40.0
2017 Changeup -0.9 0 5 1.7 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2015 39 157 0 -1 -1 -1 -3
2016 100 398 -1 7 -4 -2 0
2017 79 293 2 -4 -2 -2 -6
2018 24 77 -5 2 0 0 -3
Player 242 925 -3 4 -8 -3 -13
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2015 157 45.2 64.8 89.1 27.9 50.0 42.7 53.8 44.6 24.3 6.4 90.0
2016 398 47.5 65.6 79.0 20.1 61.9 47.7 39.0 41.7 25.3 6.0 79.2
2017 294 52.2 69.9 76.6 22.1 64.5 43.7 52.5 46.9 26.1 9.2 85.2
2018 77 54.5 73.8 96.8 22.9 37.5 50.6 70.8 50.6 15.4 11.7 88.9
Player 926 49.2 67.7 81.5 22.3 58.1 45.8 49.0 44.6 24.5 7.6 84.3
MLB 48.9 67.0 82.5 28.4 58.0 42.7 61.1 47.3 25.0 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA /
xERA
xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Hard
Hit%
K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate
FB
Velo
FB
Spin
CB
Spin
Extension
2015 94 86 39
2016 90 91 21
2017 88 98 14
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2016 22.53 4 4.4 0 0 3 2 50.0
2017 22.83 8 6.6 1 1 6 2 25.0
2018 23.29 3 1.9 1 0 3 0 0.0
Player 22.84 15 13.0 2 1 12 4 26.7
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2016 4 4 3 5 5 5 5 4 5 4 5 5 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 5 5 4 5 5 5 4 5 3
2017 8 8 5 6 7 6 8 7 4 5 8 8 6 7 7 6 6 5 8 7 7 6 8 7 6 7 6 8 7 7 6
2018 3 3 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 1 2 3 2 2 3
Player 15 15 9 13 14 12 15 12 10 10 16 16 11 12 13 11 12 11 14 15 13 12 16 15 12 13 13 16 13 14 12
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Year to Year Changes

2018 +/-   2017 +/-   2016 +/-   2015
Results
BA .348 +.056 .292 +.090 .202 -.084 .286
xBA .386 +.075 .311 +.064 .247 -.035 .282
OBP .375 +.025 .350 +.020 .330 -.029 .359
xOBP .411 +.036 .375 +.007 .368 +.013 .355
SLG .739 +.003 .736 +.307 .429 -.114 .543
xSLG .676 +.063 .613 +.176 .437 -.196 .633
ISO .391 -.053 .444 +.218 .226 -.031 .257
xISO .290 -.011 .301 +.111 .190 -.161 .351
BABIP .313 +.042 .271 +.047 .224 -.052 .276
wOBA .466 +.030 .436 +.106 .330 -.055 .385
xwOBA .462 +.046 .416 +.063 .353 -.065 .418
wOBACON .552 +.016 .536 +.182 .354 -.042 .396
xwOBACON .548 +.041 .507 +.115 .392 -.046 .438
BACON .421 +.046 .375 +.101 .274 -.049 .323
xBACON .467 +.057 .410 +.075 .335 +.017 .318
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 47.4 -4.4 51.8 +8.3 43.5 -1.7 45.2
Avg Exit Velocity 95.9 +3.9 92.0 +1.2 90.8 -1.0 91.8
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 42.1 -6.1 48.2 +7.9 40.3 +8.0 32.3
Barrel % 10.5 -0.2 10.7 +4.2 6.5 -6.4 12.9
Avg Launch Angle 12.7 -4.3 17.0 +1.7 15.3 -1.3 16.6
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed 0.0 -- -- -- -- -- --
Attack Angle -- -- -- -- -- --
Ideal Attack Angle % 0.0 -- -- -- -- -- --
Attack Direction -- -- -- -- -- --
Swing Path - Tilt -- -- -- -- -- --
Swing Length 0.0 -- -- -- -- -- --
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity 95.4 -0.4 95.8 -0.2 96.0 -0.6 96.6
Breaking Velocity 85.6 -1.0 86.6 +1.3 85.3 -0.8 86.1
Offspeed Velocity 88.5 +1.2 87.3 -- -- -- 88.3
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 2 -4 6 +2 4 0 4
Popup % 5.3 -3.6 8.9 +2.4 6.5 -3.2 9.7
Flyball % 26.3 +3.1 23.2 +0.6 22.6 -9.7 32.3
Line Drive % 21.1 -16.4 37.5 +6.9 30.6 +8.0 22.6
Groundball % 47.4 +17.0 30.4 -9.9 40.3 +4.8 35.5
Pull % 52.6 +15.1 37.5 +0.4 37.1 -4.8 41.9
Straight Away % 36.8 +4.7 32.1 -8.2 40.3 +4.8 35.5
Opposite Field % 10.5 -19.9 30.4 +7.8 22.6 0.0 22.6
Weak Contact % 5.3 +3.5 1.8 -1.4 3.2 +3.2 0.0
Pull Airball % 26.3 +8.4 17.9 +1.8 16.1 -9.7 25.8
Topped Contact % 26.3 +4.9 21.4 -9.2 30.6 +1.6 29.0
Under Contact % 15.8 -5.6 21.4 -7.6 29.0 -6.5 35.5
Flare/Burner Contact % 36.8 +10.0 26.8 +1.0 25.8 +9.7 16.1
Solid Contact % 5.3 -12.6 17.9 +13.1 4.8 -1.7 6.5
HR/FB % 60.0 -1.5 61.5 +32.9 28.6 +8.6 20.0
Popups 1 -4 5 +1 4 +1 3
Flyballs 5 -8 13 -1 14 +4 10
Line Drives 4 -17 21 +2 19 +12 7
Groundballs 9 -8 17 -8 25 +14 11
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 54.5 +2.3 52.2 +4.7 47.5 +2.3 45.2
Out of Zone % 45.5 -2.3 47.8 -4.7 52.5 -2.3 54.8
Edge % 50.6 +6.9 43.7 -4.0 47.7 +5.0 42.7
Zone Swing % 73.8 +3.9 69.9 +4.3 65.6 +0.8 64.8
Out of Zone Swing % 22.9 +0.8 22.1 +2.0 20.1 -7.8 27.9
In Zone Contact % 96.8 +20.2 76.6 -2.4 79.0 -10.1 89.1
Out of Zone Contact % 37.5 -27.0 64.5 +2.6 61.9 +11.9 50.0
Whiff % 15.4 -10.7 26.1 +0.8 25.3 +1.0 24.3
First Strike % 70.8 +18.3 52.5 +13.5 39.0 -14.8 53.8
First Pitch Swing % 41.7 +11.7 30.0 +11.0 19.0 -6.6 25.6
Swing % 50.6 +3.7 46.9 +5.2 41.7 -2.9 44.6
Meatball Swing % 88.9 +3.7 85.2 +6.0 79.2 -10.8 90.0
Meatball % 11.7 +2.5 9.2 +3.2 6.0 -0.4 6.4
Zone Swing & Miss % 3.2 -20.2 23.4 +2.4 21.0 +10.1 10.9
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 62.5 +27.0 35.5 -2.6 38.1 -11.9 50.0
In Zone 42 -111 153 -36 189 +118 71
Out of Zone 35 -105 140 -69 209 +123 86
Edge 39 -89 128 -62 190 +123 67
In Zone Swings 31 -76 107 -17 124 +78 46
Out of Zone Swings 8 -23 31 -11 42 +18 24
In Zone Swing & Misses 1 -24 25 -1 26 +21 5
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 5 -6 11 -5 16 +4 12
Basic
Pitches 77 -217 294 -104 398 +241 157
PA 24 -56 80 -20 100 +61 39
AB 23 -49 72 -12 84 +49 35
Hits 8 -13 21 +4 17 +7 10
Singles 5 -2 7 -1 8 +2 6
Doubles 0 -4 4 +1 3 +2 1
Triples 0 -2 2 0 2 +1 1
Home Runs 3 -5 8 +4 4 +2 2
Walks 1 -4 5 -11 16 +12 4
Strikeouts 4 -13 17 -5 22 +18 4
K% 16.7 -4.6 21.3 -0.7 22.0 +11.7 10.3
BB% 4.2 -2.1 6.3 -9.7 16.0 +5.7 10.3
HBP 0 -2 2 +2 0 0 0
Batted Balls 19 -37 56 -6 62 +31 31
Number of Fastballs 42 -115 157 -81 238 +139 99
Number of Offspeed 9 +4 5 +5 0 -9 9
Number of Breaking 26 -104 130 -30 160 +111 49
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 100 .330 62 0 0.0 38 2 5.3
2017 Shifts 78 .413 46 1 2.2 32 7 21.9
2018 Shifts 24 .466 12 1 8.3 12 2 16.7
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2015 45 23.7 4.4% 13.3% 30 25.6 3.3% 30.0%
2016 113 18.2 23.0% 6.2% 77 24.4 6.5% 23.4%
2017 80 19.3 8.8% 0.0% 50 22.8 2.0% 4.0%
2018 27 20.1 0.0% 3.7% 7 21.7 0.0% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution