Esmerlyn Valdez
Right Fielder · Pittsburgh Pirates · #55
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Height
- 6′ 2″
- Weight
- 234 lb
- Born
- 2004-01-27
- Birthplace
- Peravia, Dominican Republic
- Debut
- 2026
- ESPN id
- 5137200
- Source
- espn
Pitches597
PA137
AVG.232
SLG.464
ISO.232
K%38.0%
BRL%14.3%
HH%38.1%
EV90.2
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 178 | 29.8% | 95.3 | 2359 |
| Sinker | 119 | 19.9% | 95.0 | 2187 |
| Changeup | 71 | 11.9% | 85.1 | 1804 |
| Sweeper | 70 | 11.7% | 83.0 | 2641 |
| Slider | 70 | 11.7% | 87.1 | 2526 |
| Cutter | 25 | 4.2% | 89.4 | 2335 |
| Curveball | 22 | 3.7% | 80.8 | 2616 |
| Knuckle Curve | 18 | 3.0% | 81.8 | 2503 |
| Split-Finger | 16 | 2.7% | 85.5 | 1366 |
| Slurve | 5 | 0.8% | 80.7 | 2157 |
| Other | 3 | 0.5% | 54.5 | 1343 |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 37 | .270 | .541 | .270 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 |
| Sinker | 22 | .409 | .682 | .273 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Changeup | 14 | .071 | .071 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Sweeper | 10 | .200 | .600 | .400 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Slider | 14 | .143 | .357 | .214 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Cutter | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Curveball | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Knuckle Curve | 4 | .250 | 1.000 | .750 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Split-Finger | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Slurve | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Other | 1 | 1.000 | 1.000 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Contact quality by pitch
| Pitch | BBE | BRL% | HH% | EV | LA | DIST | FB% | LD% | GB% | PU% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 19 | 21.1% | 57.9% | 97.6 | 23.4° | 256 | 42.1% | 42.1% | 15.8% | 0.0% |
| Sinker | 17 | 11.8% | 29.4% | 87.6 | 8.9° | 163 | 23.5% | 35.3% | 41.2% | 0.0% |
| Changeup | 5 | 0.0% | 20.0% | 87.7 | 5.0° | 149 | 40.0% | 0.0% | 60.0% | 0.0% |
| Sweeper | 7 | 0.0% | 14.3% | 83.3 | 34.9° | 221 | 57.1% | 14.3% | 14.3% | 14.3% |
| Slider | 8 | 12.5% | 25.0% | 80.1 | 5.4° | 170 | 37.5% | 12.5% | 50.0% | 0.0% |
| Cutter | 2 | 0.0% | 50.0% | 94.0 | 11.0° | 171 | 50.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% |
| Curveball | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 92.1 | 51.0° | 239 | 50.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% |
| Knuckle Curve | 2 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 101.3 | 32.5° | 405 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Other | 1 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 100.6 | 14.0° | 192 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |