Ronel Blanco
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 3" 265LBS | Age: 31
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2023 2 1 4.50 17 7 0 52 52 1.48
2024 13 6 2.80 30 29 0 167.1 166 1.09
2025 3 3 4.04 8 8 0 42.1 43 1.16
4 Seasons 18 10 3.43 62 44 0 268 268 1.19
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2023 17 2-1 4.50 52 52 1.48
2024 30 13-6 2.80 167.1 166 1.09
2025 8 3-3 4.04 42.1 43 1.16
4 Seasons 62 18-10 3.43 268 268 1.19
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
2022 28 120 20 3 15.0 9.4 89.1 107.8 15.8 50.0 .295 .549 .414 .414 .488 40.0 21.9 12.5 7.11 7.88
2023 29 905 144 17 11.8 7.5 88.5 110.8 17.2 34.0 .245 .445 .352 .345 .396 34.7 23.0 12.4 4.50 5.13
2024 30 2751 439 41 9.3 6.1 88.7 118.7 16.4 30.1 .226 .391 .276 .309 .366 35.5 24.6 10.1 2.80 4.00
2025 31 702 113 9 8.0 5.2 85.5 108.4 17.9 23.9 .198 .349 .291 .276 .318 29.2 24.9 9.8 4.04 2.82
Player 4478 716 70 9.8 6.3 88.2 118.7 16.8 30.4 .228 .399 .298 .314 .368 34.5 24.2 10.6
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 36.7 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Blanco relies on 4 pitches.
Four Seamer
(36.2%) ,
Slider
(31.0%) ,
Curveball
(20.0%) ,
Changeup
(12.8%) ,


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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 %
2022 25.0 75.0 40.0 35.0 0.0 20.0 40.0 40.0 10.0 10.0 5.0 10.0 30.0 35.0
2023 34.7 65.3 34.7 26.4 4.2 52.8 27.8 19.4 24.3 6.3 4.2 28.5 21.5 15.3
2024 39.9 60.1 31.0 20.7 8.4 41.7 35.5 22.8 21.4 13.7 4.8 20.3 21.9 18.0
2025 36.3 63.7 33.6 21.2 8.8 45.1 30.1 24.8 17.7 13.3 5.3 27.4 16.8 19.5
Player 37.8 62.2 32.4 22.3 7.4 43.9 33.2 22.9 21.1 12.0 4.7 22.8 21.2 18.2
MLB 44.4 55.6 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.4 25.2 20.6 17.8 5.9 16.6 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
2022 5.0 15.0 20.0 35.0 10.0 15.0 9.4
2023 3.5 25.7 31.3 23.6 3.5 11.8 7.5
2024 3.0 28.7 28.7 25.3 4.8 9.3 6.1
2025 8.8 22.1 37.2 18.6 5.3 8.0 5.2
Player 4.1 26.7 30.3 24.2 4.7 9.8 6.3
MLB 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


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
2025 Slider HOU R 217 85.7 30.7 -4.8 3.0GLV -1.1 6.6 -4.9 3.0GLV -1.9
2025 4-Seam Fastball HOU R 254 93.3 12.9 1.6 6.7ARM 0.2 18.9 3.0 6.7ARM -1.0
2025 Curveball HOU R 140 80.3 44.5 -8.1 10.5GLV 1.7 -1.5 -8.3 10.5GLV 0.9
2025 Changeup HOU R 90 84.5 32.2 -1.1 13.6ARM -0.8 6.5 -2.4 13.6ARM -1.2
2024 Curveball HOU R 258 80.1 44.3 -8.3 9.5GLV 1.6 -1.5 -8.5 9.5GLV 0.1
2024 Slider HOU R 830 86.4 28.8 -5.9 2.2GLV -2.1 7.7 -6.1 2.2GLV -2.7
2024 4-Seam Fastball HOU R 1055 93.4 12.9 1.9 7.3ARM 0.7 18.5 2.8 7.3ARM -0.3
2024 Changeup HOU R 608 85.2 32.5 0.9 13.4ARM -0.7 5.3 -0.4 13.4ARM -0.8
! 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 %
2025 4-Seam Fastball -1.1 -3 254 36.2 53 .225 .500 .394 18.0 11.3 10.0 .200 .404 .357 37.1
2025 Slider 2.3 5 217 30.9 59 .193 .281 .221 41.6 35.6 25.0 .183 .304 .225 27.8
2025 Curveball -0.6 -1 140 19.9 32 .194 .484 .294 32.8 28.1 20.0 .189 .398 .260 40.9
2025 Changeup 1.3 1 90 12.8 29 .240 .240 .234 34.7 24.1 21.2 .242 .302 .254 5.0
2024 4-Seam Fastball -0.4 -4 1,055 38.3 219 .232 .497 .371 19.2 16.9 14.8 .269 .570 .408 45.9
2024 Slider 2.1 17 830 30.2 231 .180 .284 .240 33.3 23.8 19.7 .230 .350 .285 31.9
2024 Changeup -0.2 -1 608 22.1 180 .188 .356 .285 34.3 32.2 23.7 .195 .294 .261 29.8
2024 Curveball 2.2 6 258 9.4 45 .071 .071 .107 37.6 33.3 22.7 .142 .179 .177 22.2
! 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
2025 Changeup 90 84.5 97 15.4 2:00 2:30 -30
2025 Curveball 140 80.3 45 12.1 7:15 8:15 -60
2025 4-Seam Fastball 254 93.3 98 19.6 12:45 12:45 0
2025 Slider 217 85.7 35 6.6 12:00 10:45 75
2024 Changeup 565 85.2 97 15.2 2:00 2:30 -30
2024 Curveball 258 80.1 38 11.1 7:00 8:15 -75
2024 4-Seam Fastball 1,025 93.4 99 19.7 12:45 12:45 0
2024 Slider 793 86.3 45 7.3 12:30 11:15 75
! 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
2022 32 120 -2 2 -1 -1 -2
2023 226 905 -2 4 -9 -5 -11
2024 675 2,751 10 34 -16 -10 18
2025 173 701 2 5 -2 -2 2
Player 1,106 4,477 8 45 -28 8 7
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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 %
2022 120 46.7 91.1 78.4 29.7 31.6 35.8 62.5 58.3 34.3 4.2 100.0
2023 905 46.5 76.5 77.0 29.1 44.0 41.4 58.4 51.2 33.0 6.2 75.0
2024 2,751 48.1 68.4 82.0 30.3 47.0 43.7 60.5 48.6 29.0 6.9 80.5
2025 702 47.5 64.3 79.9 32.1 46.6 42.9 57.8 47.4 32.1 6.4 80.0
Player 4,478 47.7 70.0 80.5 30.3 45.9 42.9 59.7 49.2 30.5 6.6 79.7
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.4 57.7 42.6 61.1 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
2022 72 65 94
2023 17 47 24 15 16 52 2 61 80 46 7 90 53 58 60 84
2024 50 67 49 29 55 8 19 53 76 63 22 76 68 38 44 16 83
2025 83 90 79 59 84 27 52 96 94 68 32 87 81 32 48 8 85
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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 %
2022 22.4 1 0.6 0 0 1 0 0.0
2023 22.9 12 11.7 0 1 8 6 50.0
2024 23.6 22 20.3 2 11 16 7 31.8
2025 22.9 6 4.6 1 3 5 1 16.7
Player 23.3 41 37.2 4 15 30 14 34.1
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
2022 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0
2023 12 10 11 13 13 12 14 10 12 9 9 12 11 11 13 14 13 11 12 12 10 11 15 14 9 11 12 13 11 12 10
2024 22 19 20 19 20 21 21 21 16 14 21 23 21 16 21 20 20 21 21 22 20 22 25 24 19 21 17 22 22 22 18
2025 6 7 6 4 4 5 3 4 2 3 4 6 5 6 5 3 5 4 4 5 4 7 6 7 4 4 4 5 5 4 3
Player 41 37 37 37 37 38 39 36 30 26 34 41 38 34 40 38 39 37 38 39 35 40 47 46 33 36 33 41 39 38 31
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 2022 +/-   2023 +/-   2024 +/-   2025
Fastball Velocity 95.2 -0.7 94.5 -1.1 93.4 -0.1 93.3
Offspeed Velocity 87.3 -1.8 85.5 -0.3 85.2 -0.7 84.5
Breaking Velocity 86.7 0.9 87.6 -2.7 84.9 -1.3 83.6
Exit Velocity 89.1 -0.6 88.5 0.2 88.7 -3.2 85.5
Launch Angle 15.8 1.4 17.2 -0.8 16.4 1.5 17.9
Barrel % 15.0 -3.2 11.8 -2.5 9.3 -1.3 8.0
Hard Hit % 40.0 -5.3 34.7 0.8 35.5 -6.3 29.2
LA Sweet-Spot % 50.0 -16.0 34.0 -3.9 30.1 -6.2 23.9
xBA .295 -0.050 .245 -0.019 .226 -0.028 .198
BA .296 -0.045 .251 -0.061 .190 0.019 .209
xwOBA .414 -0.069 .345 -0.036 .309 -0.033 .276
wOBA .414 -0.062 .352 -0.076 .276 0.015 .291
xSLG .549 -0.104 .445 -0.054 .391 -0.042 .349
SLG .556 -0.094 .462 -0.108 .354 0.019 .373
K% 21.9 1.1 23.0 1.6 24.6 0.3 24.9
BB% 12.5 -0.1 12.4 -2.3 10.1 -0.3 9.8
Swing % 58.3 -7.1 51.2 -2.6 48.6 -1.2 47.4
Whiff% 34.3 -1.3 33.0 -4.0 29.0 3.1 32.1
In Zone % 46.7 -0.2 46.5 1.6 48.1 -0.6 47.5
Out of Zone % 53.3 0.2 53.5 -1.6 51.9 0.6 52.5
Out of Zone Swing % 29.7 -0.6 29.1 1.2 30.3 1.8 32.1
First Pitch Swing % 50.0 -13.7 36.3 -4.9 31.4 0.4 31.8
First Pitch Strike % 62.5 -4.1 58.4 2.1 60.5 -2.7 57.8
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2022 Shifts 32 .414 18 3 16.7 14 10 71.4
2023 Shades 226 .352 122 2 1.6 104 56 53.8
2024 Shades 649 .276 309 107 34.6 340 212 62.4
2025 Shades 173 .291 99 13 13.1 74 43 58.1
! 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 %
2022 19 17.7 21.1% 0.0% 22 23.9 0.0% 13.6%
2023 233 13.8 65.2% 0.0% 144 18.8 0.7% 0.7%
2024 818 13.1 78.5% 0.0% 395 18.1 6.1% 0.3%
2025 173 14.2 59.0% 0.0% 99 19.3 0.0% 1.0%

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Pitch Distribution