Both sides hit him about the same
47.2% of the contact right-handers make against Valdez is hit hard, against 35.3% of what left-handers make.
605 pitches to right-handed hitters, 195 to left-handed hitters.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Valdez's sinker leaves the bat at 92.9 mph, against 86.4 off his curveball.
373 and 238 of them thrown.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
52% of the contact against Valdez is on the ground and 29.6% of it is in the air.
152 tracked batted balls allowed.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .339 average against Valdez and left-handers to .280.
605 pitches to right-handed hitters, 195 to left-handed hitters.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.9 mph off the bat against Valdez, 27th percentile.
800 pitches in 2026. 27th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 390th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
44.6% of the contact Valdez gives up is hit hard, 27th percentile.
800 pitches in 2026. 27th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 390th in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 90.6 mph off the bat against Valdez and left-handers 87.3.
123 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 34 from left-handers.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Valdez averages 88.0 mph across his arsenal, 25th percentile in the league.
800 pitches in 2026. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 403rd in MLB.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Valdez lives in the strike zone: 44.7% of his pitches are in it, 71st percentile.
800 pitches in 2026. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 158th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
45.9% of the balls put in play against Valdez have gone to centre field.
73 of 159 located batted balls allowed.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .336 expected average against them, against .303 on his offspeed pitches.
377 of his fastballs thrown.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Valdez has given up 5 tracked home runs, 2 of them to right field, the longest 449 feet.
5 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
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Both sides hit him about the same
47.2% of the contact right-handers make against Valdez is hit hard, against 35.3% of what left-handers make.
605 pitches to right-handed hitters, 195 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .339 average against Valdez and left-handers to .280.
605 pitches to right-handed hitters, 195 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Valdez's sinker leaves the bat at 92.9 mph, against 86.4 off his curveball.
373 and 238 of them thrown.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
52% of the contact against Valdez is on the ground and 29.6% of it is in the air.
152 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 90.6 mph off the bat against Valdez and left-handers 87.3.
123 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 34 from left-handers.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
45.9% of the balls put in play against Valdez have gone to centre field.
73 of 159 located batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Valdez has given up 5 tracked home runs, 2 of them to right field, the longest 449 feet.
5 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.9 mph off the bat against Valdez, 27th percentile.
800 pitches in 2026. 27th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 390th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
44.6% of the contact Valdez gives up is hit hard, 27th percentile.
800 pitches in 2026. 27th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 390th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Valdez averages 88.0 mph across his arsenal, 25th percentile in the league.
800 pitches in 2026. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 403rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Valdez lives in the strike zone: 44.7% of his pitches are in it, 71st percentile.
800 pitches in 2026. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 158th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .336 expected average against them, against .303 on his offspeed pitches.
377 of his fastballs thrown.
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