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
Pitches527
PA118
AVG.257
SLG.594
ISO.337
K%37.3%
BRL%28.1%
HH%59.6%
EV93.8
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 146 | 27.7% | 94.6 | 2342 |
| Sinker | 108 | 20.5% | 93.9 | 2237 |
| Cutter | 65 | 12.3% | 90.0 | 2385 |
| Changeup | 55 | 10.4% | 84.6 | 1913 |
| Slider | 46 | 8.7% | 85.1 | 2406 |
| Sweeper | 45 | 8.5% | 81.2 | 2541 |
| Curveball | 33 | 6.3% | 79.1 | 2724 |
| Split-Finger | 20 | 3.8% | 84.9 | 1150 |
| Other | 6 | 1.1% | 58.4 | 1430 |
| Eephus | 2 | 0.4% | 37.3 | 935 |
| Knuckle Curve | 1 | 0.2% | 81.0 | 3076 |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 34 | .235 | .559 | .324 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 18 |
| Sinker | 12 | .417 | .750 | .333 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Cutter | 11 | .364 | 1.000 | .636 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Changeup | 15 | .067 | .133 | .067 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Slider | 14 | .429 | 1.214 | .786 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Sweeper | 10 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Curveball | 2 | .500 | .500 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Split-Finger | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Other | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eephus | 1 | 1.000 | 1.000 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Knuckle Curve | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Contact quality by pitch
| Pitch | BBE | BRL% | HH% | EV | LA | DIST | FB% | LD% | GB% | PU% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 16 | 18.8% | 62.5% | 93.3 | 28.1° | 240 | 43.8% | 18.8% | 18.8% | 18.8% |
| Sinker | 8 | 25.0% | 62.5% | 97.6 | 12.9° | 162 | 25.0% | 25.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% |
| Cutter | 8 | 25.0% | 75.0% | 101.3 | 28.6° | 225 | 50.0% | 0.0% | 37.5% | 12.5% |
| Changeup | 7 | 0.0% | 42.9% | 92.5 | 5.9° | 92 | 14.3% | 14.3% | 71.4% | 0.0% |
| Slider | 11 | 63.6% | 63.6% | 96.1 | 25.7° | 286 | 63.6% | 9.1% | 18.2% | 9.1% |
| Sweeper | 5 | 20.0% | 20.0% | 73.2 | 8.2° | 182 | 60.0% | 0.0% | 40.0% | 0.0% |
| Curveball | 1 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 96.6 | 1.0° | 51 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Eephus | 1 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 97.9 | 28.0° | 280 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |