P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 2" 160 lbs | Age: 34
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2020 1 1 3.26 24 0 0 30.1 30 1.62
2021 2 0 5.85 28 0 1 40 35 1.35
2022 0 1 4.41 13 0 0 16.1 13 1.16
4 Seasons 3 2 4.56 76 0 1 102.2 96 1.44
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2020 24 1-1 3.26 30.1 30 1.62
2021 28 2-0 5.85 40 35 1.35
2022 13 0-1 4.41 16.1 13 1.16
4 Seasons 76 3-2 4.56 102.2 96 1.44
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
2019 27 293 46 2 4.3 2.7 89.0 108.5 2.1 28.3 .224 .371 .351 .314 .346 32.6 24.0 12.0 3.94 4.35
2020 28 509 88 4 4.5 2.9 84.8 109.5 9.2 31.8 .243 .347 .349 .316 .340 29.5 21.9 11.7 3.26 4.24
2021 29 684 116 7 6.0 4.0 88.3 118.0 5.0 27.6 .249 .387 .312 .331 .351 36.2 19.8 10.7 5.85 4.73
2022 30 287 46 2 4.3 2.8 87.4 109.5 8.3 23.9 .218 .314 .285 .314 .293 32.6 18.1 9.7 4.41 4.11
Player 1773 296 15 5.1 3.3 87.2 118.0 6.3 28.4 .239 .361 .325 .321 .338 33.1 20.8 11.1
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

Valdez relies on 3 pitches.
Changeup
(46.0%) ,
Sinker
(44.9%) ,
Slider
(9.1%) ,


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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 %
2019 54.3 45.7 23.9 21.7 0.0 47.8 28.3 23.9 37.0 13.0 4.3 10.9 15.2 19.6
2020 46.6 53.4 18.2 27.3 8.0 35.2 35.2 29.5 21.6 20.5 4.5 13.6 14.8 25.0
2021 59.5 40.5 22.4 16.4 1.7 47.4 34.5 18.1 34.5 20.7 4.3 12.9 13.8 13.8
2022 56.5 43.5 17.4 17.4 8.7 45.7 32.6 21.7 37.0 17.4 2.2 8.7 15.2 19.6
Player 54.4 45.6 20.6 20.6 4.4 43.6 33.4 23.0 31.4 18.9 4.1 12.2 14.5 18.9
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
2019 0.0 47.8 21.7 19.6 4.3 4.3 2.7
2020 5.7 36.4 21.6 28.4 3.4 4.5 2.9
2021 7.8 40.5 19.0 25.0 1.7 6.0 4.0
2022 4.3 47.8 19.6 19.6 4.3 4.3 2.8
Player 5.4 41.6 20.3 24.3 3.0 5.1 3.3
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
2022 Sinker BOS R 129 94.1 24.5 0.3 19.8ARM 3.9 6.7 1.6 19.8ARM 5.1
2022 Slider BOS R 26 84.0 36.9 -0.4 4.3GLV -2.0 1.9 -0.1 4.3GLV -1.1
2022 Changeup BOS R 132 86.9 33.2 0.3 19.1ARM 4.8 3.2 2.7 19.1ARM 4.9
2021 Changeup BOS R 336 85.3 37.0 0.9 17.2ARM 2.8 0.7 5.6 17.2ARM 3.3
2021 Slider BOS R 72 83.0 39.9 1.4 5.1GLV -2.2 -0.2 2.0 5.1GLV -0.4
2021 4-Seam Fastball BOS R 2 92.3 24.2 -6.4 13.3ARM 4.4 7.8 -8.4 13.3ARM 6.1
2021 Sinker BOS R 274 92.7 26.6 0.8 18.1ARM 1.9 5.3 3.5 18.1ARM 3.3
! 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 -0.5 -1 132 46.0 33 .258 .290 .298 25.4 21.2 13.0 .186 .238 .218 29.2
2022 Sinker 1.0 1 129 44.9 34 .136 .182 .316 20.0 17.6 35.3 .267 .386 .412 29.4
2022 Slider -0.3 0 26 9.1 5 .200 .200 .180 22.2 0.0 0.0 .199 .472 .284 60.0
2021 Changeup -0.2 -1 336 49.1 87 .266 .380 .324 30.6 29.9 24.5 .234 .365 .285 32.7
2021 Sinker 1.1 3 274 40.1 70 .180 .260 .334 13.6 10.0 13.2 .257 .379 .381 37.8
2021 Slider -2.4 -2 72 10.5 18 .235 .471 .319 17.9 11.1 13.3 .281 .498 .351 40.0
2021 4-Seam Fastball -17.6 0 2 0.3 1 1.000 1.000 .900 50.0 0.0 0.0 .531 .580 .494 100.0
! 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 132 86.9 91 20.2 2:15 2:45 -30
2022 Sinker 129 94.1 98 21.5 2:15 2:30 -15
2022 Slider 26 84.0 30 5.4 9:45 9:15 30
2021 Changeup 320 85.3 87 18.2 2:15 3:00 -45
2021 Sinker 270 92.7 96 19.6 2:15 2:30 -15
2021 Slider 72 83.0 38 7.1 9:30 8:45 45
! 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
2019 75 293 -1 5 -2 -3 -1
2020 137 509 -3 9 -4 -4 -2
2021 176 684 7 4 -4 -7 0
2022 72 287 4 1 -1 -4 1
Player 460 1,773 7 19 -11 7 -3
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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 %
2019 293 48.8 56.6 88.9 28.7 58.1 38.2 46.7 42.3 21.8 8.5 64.0
2020 509 45.0 57.6 81.1 25.0 55.7 36.1 48.9 39.7 27.7 5.7 58.6
2021 684 45.5 64.3 81.5 23.3 66.7 38.9 54.5 42.0 23.0 7.9 74.1
2022 287 49.8 55.9 80.0 22.2 68.8 44.6 55.6 39.0 23.2 3.5 80.0
Player 1,773 46.6 59.7 82.4 24.5 62.1 38.9 51.7 40.9 24.1 6.7 68.6
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
2019 33 91 92
2020 50 46 74 86 23 65 81 95 89 41 20 57 24 34 81 95
2021 34 60 94
2022 54 85 91
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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 %
2019 20.58 3 1.9 1 1 3 0 0.0
2020 24.02 3 1.7 1 2 1 1 33.3
2021 25.56 4 4.1 0 3 4 1 25.0
2022 -- 0 0.2 0 2 0 0 --
Player 23.60 10 7.9 2 8 8 2 20.0
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
2019 3 2 0 4 3 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 3 2 2 2 2 1 2 3 2 1 3 2 3 2 0 3 4 1 1
2020 3 1 3 3 3 1 3 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 2 3 2 1
2021 4 6 4 3 5 4 5 4 1 3 2 3 3 4 4 6 3 3 6 5 4 6 5 5 3 3 5 4 5 4 5
2022 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Player 10 9 7 10 11 6 10 7 4 5 4 7 8 7 7 9 7 5 11 10 7 10 10 9 8 6 7 9 13 7 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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Year to Year Changes

2022 +/-   2021 +/-   2020 +/-   2019
Results
BA .207 -.031 .238 -.044 .282 +.012 .270
xBA .218 -.031 .249 +.006 .243 +.019 .224
OBP .347 .000 .347 -.033 .380 +.007 .373
xOBP .356 -.001 .357 +.011 .346 +.009 .337
SLG .241 -.113 .354 -.056 .410 -.034 .444
xSLG .314 -.073 .387 +.040 .347 -.024 .371
ISO .034 -.082 .116 -.012 .128 -.047 .175
xISO .096 -.041 .137 +.032 .105 -.042 .147
BABIP .261 -.018 .279 -.074 .353 +.027 .326
wOBA .285 -.027 .312 -.037 .349 -.002 .351
xwOBA .314 -.017 .331 +.015 .316 +.002 .314
wOBACON .247 -.076 .323 -.069 .392 -.014 .406
xwOBACON .293 -.058 .351 +.011 .340 -.006 .346
BACON .261 -.043 .304 -.071 .375 +.005 .370
xBACON .275 -.045 .320 -.003 .323 +.013 .310
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 32.6 -3.6 36.2 +6.7 29.5 -3.1 32.6
Avg Exit Velocity 87.4 -0.9 88.3 +3.5 84.8 -4.2 89.0
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 23.9 -3.7 27.6 -4.2 31.8 +3.5 28.3
Barrel % 4.3 -1.7 6.0 +1.5 4.5 +0.2 4.3
Avg Launch Angle 8.3 +3.3 5.0 -4.2 9.2 +7.1 2.1
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 94.1 +1.4 92.7 +0.5 92.2 0.0 92.2
Breaking Velocity 84.0 +1.0 83.0 +1.5 81.5 -3.2 84.7
Offspeed Velocity 86.9 +1.6 85.3 +0.3 85.0 +0.2 84.8
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 2 -5 7 +3 4 +2 2
Popup % 8.7 +7.0 1.7 -6.3 8.0 +8.0 0.0
Flyball % 17.4 -5.0 22.4 +4.2 18.2 -5.7 23.9
Line Drive % 17.4 +1.0 16.4 -10.9 27.3 +5.6 21.7
Groundball % 56.5 -3.0 59.5 +12.9 46.6 -7.7 54.3
Pull % 45.7 -1.7 47.4 +12.2 35.2 -12.6 47.8
Straight Away % 32.6 -1.9 34.5 -0.7 35.2 +6.9 28.3
Opposite Field % 21.7 +3.6 18.1 -11.4 29.5 +5.6 23.9
Weak Contact % 4.3 -3.5 7.8 +2.1 5.7 +5.7 0.0
Pull Airball % 8.7 -4.2 12.9 -0.7 13.6 +2.7 10.9
Topped Contact % 47.8 +7.3 40.5 +4.1 36.4 -11.4 47.8
Under Contact % 19.6 +0.6 19.0 -2.6 21.6 -0.1 21.7
Flare/Burner Contact % 19.6 -5.4 25.0 -3.4 28.4 +8.8 19.6
Solid Contact % 4.3 +2.6 1.7 -1.7 3.4 -0.9 4.3
HR/FB % 0.0 -15.4 15.4 -3.4 18.8 -8.5 27.3
Popups 4 +2 2 -5 7 +7 0
Flyballs 8 -18 26 +10 16 +5 11
Line Drives 8 -11 19 -5 24 +14 10
Groundballs 26 -43 69 +28 41 +16 25
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 49.8 +4.3 45.5 +0.5 45.0 -3.8 48.8
Out of Zone % 50.2 -4.3 54.5 -0.5 55.0 +3.8 51.2
Edge % 44.6 +5.7 38.9 +2.8 36.1 -2.1 38.2
Zone Swing % 55.9 -8.4 64.3 +6.7 57.6 +1.0 56.6
Out of Zone Swing % 22.2 -1.1 23.3 -1.7 25.0 -3.7 28.7
In Zone Contact % 80.0 -1.5 81.5 +0.4 81.1 -7.8 88.9
Out of Zone Contact % 68.8 +2.1 66.7 +11.0 55.7 -2.4 58.1
Whiff % 23.2 +0.2 23.0 -4.7 27.7 +5.9 21.8
First Strike % 55.6 +1.1 54.5 +5.6 48.9 +2.2 46.7
First Pitch Swing % 18.1 -10.9 29.0 +10.8 18.2 +0.9 17.3
Swing % 39.0 -3.0 42.0 +2.3 39.7 -2.6 42.3
Meatball Swing % 80.0 +5.9 74.1 +15.5 58.6 -5.4 64.0
Meatball % 3.5 -4.4 7.9 +2.2 5.7 -2.8 8.5
Zone Swing & Miss % 20.0 +1.5 18.5 -0.4 18.9 +7.8 11.1
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 31.3 -2.0 33.3 -11.0 44.3 +2.4 41.9
In Zone 143 -168 311 +82 229 +86 143
Out of Zone 144 -229 373 +93 280 +130 150
Edge 128 -138 266 +82 184 +72 112
In Zone Swings 80 -120 200 +68 132 +51 81
Out of Zone Swings 32 -55 87 +17 70 +27 43
In Zone Swing & Misses 16 -21 37 +12 25 +16 9
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 10 -19 29 -2 31 +13 18
Basic
Pitches 287 -397 684 +175 509 +216 293
PA 72 -105 177 +40 137 +62 75
AB 58 -89 147 +30 117 +54 63
Hits 12 -23 35 +2 33 +16 17
Singles 10 -16 26 +1 25 +13 12
Doubles 2 -3 5 +1 4 +2 2
Triples 0 0 0 -1 1 +1 0
Home Runs 0 -4 4 +1 3 0 3
Walks 7 -12 19 +3 16 +7 9
Strikeouts 13 -22 35 +5 30 +12 18
K% 18.1 -1.7 19.8 -2.1 21.9 -2.1 24.0
BB% 9.7 -1.0 10.7 -1.0 11.7 -0.3 12.0
HBP 6 -1 7 +4 3 +1 2
Batted Balls 46 -70 116 +28 88 +42 46
Number of Fastballs 129 -147 276 +46 230 +59 171
Number of Offspeed 132 -204 336 +87 249 +143 106
Number of Breaking 26 -46 72 +42 30 +14 16
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2019 Shifts 75 .351 47 8 17.0 28 18 64.3
2020 Shifts 137 .349 86 5 5.8 51 8 15.7
2021 Shifts 176 .312 109 26 23.9 67 49 73.1
2022 Shifts 72 .285 39 10 25.6 33 17 51.5
! 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 %
2019 78 18.1 15.4% 2.6% 67 22.0 1.5% 10.4%
2020 129 22.0 2.3% 3.1% 136 24.1 0.0% 7.4%
2021 199 20.3 3.0% 1.5% 132 23.4 0.0% 9.1%
2022 70 18.5 4.3% 1.4% 75 22.7 1.3% 12.0%

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Pitch Distribution