César Valdez
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 2" 225LBS | Age: 39
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2020 1 1 1.26 9 0 3 14.1 12 0.70
2021 2 2 5.87 39 0 8 46 45 1.65
2022 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 1 0 2.00
5 Seasons 5 6 6.11 69 6 11 112 91 1.60
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2020 9 1-1 1.26 14.1 12 0.70
2021 39 2-2 5.87 46 45 1.65
2022 1 0-0 9.00 1 0 2.00
5 Seasons 69 5-6 6.11 112 91 1.60
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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
2017 32 500 107 9 8.4 6.4 90.1 110.5 7.8 48.6 .320 .593 .410 .406 .456 43.9 15.0 7.9 7.63 7.74
2020 35 191 38 1 2.6 1.9 89.3 111.6 5.7 26.3 .237 .337 .182 .270 .322 31.6 22.6 5.7 1.26 3.04
2021 36 757 150 10 6.7 4.8 89.9 115.9 8.2 42.0 .297 .456 .376 .344 .417 42.7 21.4 6.7 5.87 5.12
2022 37 16 5 0 0.0 0.0 86.6 99.2 -4.5 20.0 .374 .415 .354 .344 .344 40.0 0.0 0.0 9.00 5.04
Player 1464 300 20 6.7 4.9 89.8 115.9 7.5 42.0 .298 .487 .362 .356 .418 41.7 19.1 6.9
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Valdez relies on 3 pitches.
Changeup
(81.3%) ,
Four Seamer
(12.5%) ,
Slider
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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2017 43.9 17.8 34.6 3.7 44.9 41.1 14.0 3.7 29.9 16.8 25.2 15.9 8.4 6.4
2020 52.6 21.1 23.7 2.6 42.1 44.7 13.2 2.6 36.8 23.7 28.9 5.3 2.6 1.9
2021 47.3 17.3 32.0 3.3 48.7 32.0 19.3 3.3 34.7 17.3 30.0 8.0 6.7 4.8
2022 80.0 0.0 20.0 0.0 80.0 0.0 20.0 0.0 60.0 0.0 40.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Player 47.3 17.7 31.7 3.3 47.0 36.3 16.7 3.3 33.7 17.7 28.3 10.3 6.7 4.9
MLB 44.4 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.5 25.2 3.9 32.6 24.8 24.4 5.9 7.0 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement

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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
2022 4-Seam Fastball LAA R 2 86.4 26.8 -6.7 16.9ARM 10.5 10.1 -6.1 16.9ARM 9.6
2022 Slider LAA R 1 78.5 46.1 3.3 12.1GLV 1.8 -1.2 3.0 12.1GLV 6.4
2022 Changeup LAA R 13 78.3 55.2 12.6 8.7ARM -4.7 -9.9 15.8 8.7ARM -5.5
2021 4-Seam Fastball BAL R 66 85.3 27.7 -6.6 14.7ARM 6.7 10.1 -6.1 14.7ARM 7.5
2021 Sinker BAL R 85 84.9 40.2 9.9 17.3ARM 2.6 -2.0 10.8 17.3ARM 2.5
2021 Slider BAL R 39 76.8 50.2 4.1 7.7GLV -2.3 -3.6 5.4 7.7GLV 2.0
2021 Changeup BAL R 567 77.9 50.8 7.3 9.2ARM -2.3 -5.5 11.8 9.2ARM -4.7
! 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 %
2022 Changeup -11.3 -1 13 81.3 5 .400 .400 .360 11.1 0.0 0.0 .374 .415 .344 40.0
2022 4-Seam Fastball 1.0 0 2 12.5 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- -- -- --
2022 Slider 1.7 0 1 6.3 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- -- -- --
2021 Changeup -1.5 -9 567 74.9 165 .310 .487 .365 30.5 24.2 22.2 .293 .454 .333 42.0
2021 Sinker -4.8 -4 85 11.2 25 .400 .850 .558 20.6 8.0 40.0 .313 .468 .406 55.6
2021 4-Seam Fastball -0.4 0 66 8.7 14 .308 .538 .382 16.0 21.4 30.0 .316 .478 .361 40.0
2021 Slider -1.7 -1 39 5.2 4 .333 .333 .400 25.0 0.0 0.0 .275 .347 .376 0.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2022 Changeup 12 78.1 78 15.9 3:30 4:45 -75
2021 Changeup 554 77.9 72 13.0 3:15 4:15 -60
2021 4-Seam Fastball 66 85.3 84 17.8 2:30 2:00 30
2021 Sinker 78 84.9 85 18.9 2:30 3:30 -60
2021 Slider 37 76.9 39 10.5 8:00 7:45 15
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2010 95 358 -3 -2 -3 -2 -10
2017 139 500 -7 -4 -1 -2 -14
2020 53 191 5 2 0 -1 7
2021 208 757 -6 -3 -1 -4 -14
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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 %
2017 500 44.2 70.1 79.4 34.4 68.8 42.6 60.7 50.2 23.9 5.0 80.0
2020 191 50.8 61.9 80.0 30.9 48.3 37.7 64.2 46.6 30.3 6.8 76.9
2021 757 48.0 67.2 81.1 38.3 54.3 45.6 61.5 52.2 28.6 6.5 67.3
2022 16 56.3 100.0 88.9 28.6 100.0 37.5 60.0 68.8 9.1 12.5 100.0
Player 1,464 47.1 67.8 80.6 35.9 59.0 43.4 61.6 51.0 26.9 6.1 73.0
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 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
2017 5 60 26
2021 18 2 19 49 12 81 66 24 20 33 73 69 99 1 16 5
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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 %
2017 22.4 7 7.6 -1 4 7 2 28.6
2021 24.6 8 6.3 2 2 4 4 50.0
Player 23.7 15 14.0 1 6 11 6 40.0
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs 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
2017 7 10 6 6 9 7 10 5 7 4 9 10 7 6 7 5 4 6 10 9 7 10 10 9 3 7 9 11 9 10 7
2021 8 9 5 6 7 6 7 7 5 4 4 6 7 5 6 8 7 6 8 7 7 6 8 8 5 5 7 6 8 5 5
Player 15 19 11 12 16 13 17 12 12 8 13 16 14 11 13 13 11 12 18 16 14 16 18 17 8 12 16 17 17 15 12
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs 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

Metric 2020 2021 +/-   2022 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 85.5 85.1 -0.4 ↓ 86.4 1.3 ↑
Offspeed Velocity 77.9 77.9 0.0 78.3 0.4 ↑
Breaking Velocity 77.6 76.8 -0.8 ↓ 78.5 1.7 ↑
Exit Velocity 89.3 89.9 0.6 ↑ 86.6 -3.3 ↓
Launch Angle 5.7 8.2 2.5 ↑ -4.5 -12.7 ↓
Barrel % 2.6 6.7 4.1 ↑ 0.0 -6.7 ↓
Hard Hit % 31.6 42.7 11.1 ↑ 40.0 -2.7 ↓
LA Sweet-Spot % 26.3 42.0 15.7 ↑ 20.0 -22.0 ↓
xBA .237 .297 0.060 ↑ .374 0.077 ↑
BA .143 .320 0.177 ↑ .400 0.080 ↑
xwOBA .270 .344 0.074 ↑ .344 0.000
wOBA .182 .376 0.194 ↑ .354 -0.022 ↓
xSLG .337 .456 0.119 ↑ .415 -0.041 ↓
SLG .224 .526 0.302 ↑ .400 -0.126 ↓
K% 22.6 21.4 -1.2 ↓ 0.0 -21.4 ↓
BB% 5.7 6.7 1.0 ↑ 0.0 -6.7 ↓
Swing % 46.6 52.2 5.6 ↑ 68.8 16.6 ↑
Whiff% 30.3 28.6 -1.7 ↓ 9.1 -19.5 ↓
In Zone % 50.8 48.0 -2.8 ↓ 56.3 8.3 ↑
Out of Zone % 49.2 52.0 2.8 ↑ 43.8 -8.2 ↓
Out of Zone Swing % 30.9 38.3 7.4 ↑ 28.6 -9.7 ↓
First Pitch Swing % 28.3 24.0 -4.3 ↓ 60.0 36.0 ↑
First Pitch Strike % 64.2 61.5 -2.7 ↓ 60.0 -1.5 ↓
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2017 Shifts 139 .410 77 1 1.3 62 21 33.9
2020 Shifts 53 .182 30 14 46.7 23 12 52.2
2021 Shifts 208 .376 121 12 9.9 87 48 55.2
2022 Shifts 5 .354 3 1 33.3 2 2 100.0
! 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 %
2010 97 18.0 10.3% 3.1% 63 25.0 0.0% 17.5%
2017 138 16.1 31.9% 0.0% 73 21.8 0.0% 5.5%
2020 65 16.2 30.8% 1.5% 29 22.9 0.0% 10.3%
2021 146 17.7 10.3% 1.4% 163 25.1 0.0% 14.7%
2022 4 15.7 25.0% 0.0% 1 19.6 0.0% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution

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