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Portrait of Phillips Valdez

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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 27)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
98.7 4.69 1.43 76 5 6 1 0.8
Birth Date11-16-1991
Height6' 2"
Weight160 lbs
Age32 years, 5 months, 9 days
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WARP Summary

MLB Statistics

Historical (past-seasons) WARP is now based on DRA..
cFIP and DRA are not available on a by-team basis and display as zeroes(0). See TOT line for season totals of these stats.
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YEAR Team Lg G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA- WARP
2019 TEX MLB 11 0 16.0 0 0 0 17 9 18 3 114 9.6 5.1 1.7 10.1 54% .326 1.63 5.49 3.94 99 4.54 93.2 0.1
CareerMLB11016.00001791831149.65.11.710.154%.3261.635.493.94994.5493.20.1

Statistics for All Levels

'opp' stats - Quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
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YEAR Team Lg LG G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA-
2012 DWA Rk DSL 14 5 48.3 2 2 0 65 30 32 1 107 12.1 5.6 0.2 6.0 0% .374 1.97 4.26 5.40 113 8.72 181.5
2013 NAT Rk GCL 14 3 32.3 3 0 2 16 12 27 0 93 4.5 3.3 0.0 7.5 0% .195 0.87 3.08 1.95 101 2.41 52.3
2014 HAG A SAL 18 0 29.3 2 0 1 19 18 28 1 5.8 5.5 0.3 8.6 0% .222 1.26 4.36 3.68 115 3.64 77.1
2014 AUB A- NYP 8 0 13.3 2 0 0 5 3 11 0 3.4 2.0 0.0 7.4 0% .147 0.60 2.69 0.68 97 2.22 46.9
2015 HAG A SAL 8 8 43.0 5 2 0 30 10 32 3 99 6.3 2.1 0.6 6.7 0% .218 0.93 4.01 1.47 101 2.78 60.9
2015 POT A+ CAR 22 10 59.7 3 2 5 61 25 48 0 98 9.2 3.8 0.0 7.2 0% .314 1.44 3.25 3.77 100 5.58 122.3
2016 POT A+ CAR 11 11 65.0 6 3 0 60 15 52 3 100 8.3 2.1 0.4 7.2 59% .292 1.15 3.41 3.74 90 3.82 84.4
2016 HAR AA EAS 16 16 87.7 6 4 0 100 36 57 7 105 10.3 3.7 0.7 5.9 64% .327 1.55 4.46 4.62 114 5.81 128.2
2016 EST Wnt DWL 5 0 6.3 0 0 0 5 4 5 0 7.1 5.7 0.0 7.1 0% .294 1.42 3.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.0
2017 HAR AA EAS 25 0 43.0 0 2 1 37 13 34 1 7.7 2.7 0.2 7.1 50% .283 1.16 2.92 2.72 90 3.80 80.8
2017 SYR AAA INT 10 3 24.0 0 3 0 30 5 19 1 95 11.3 1.9 0.4 7.1 64% .367 1.46 3.30 6.75 90 5.33 113.3
2018 HAR AA EAS 5 0 10.7 0 0 0 9 2 8 0 7.6 1.7 0.0 6.8 47% .300 1.03 2.37 2.53 83 3.48 73.7
2018 SYR AAA INT 26 19 124.3 6 7 0 111 44 96 10 93 8.0 3.2 0.7 6.9 60% .277 1.25 4.08 2.75 106 4.20 88.7
2019 TEX MLB AL 11 0 16.0 0 0 0 17 9 18 3 114 9.6 5.1 1.7 10.1 54% .326 1.63 5.49 3.94 99 4.54 93.2
2019 NAS AAA PCL 26 14 78.7 1 7 1 87 36 65 10 93 10.0 4.1 1.1 7.4 53% .314 1.56 5.58 4.92 100 4.70 96.7

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2019 293 0.5119 0.4232 0.7823 0.5800 0.2587 0.8851 0.5405 0.2177
Career2930.51190.42320.78230.58000.25870.88510.54050.2177

Injury History  —  No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2023 COL $
2022 BOS $710,000
2021 BOS $578,500
2020 BOS $
2019 TEX $
YearsDescriptionSalary
2 yrPrevious$1,288,500
2 yrTotal$1,288,500

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
2 y 44 d1 year (2023)

Details
  • 1 year (2023). Signed by Colorado as a free agent 12/23/22 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year/$710,000 (2022). Re-signed by Boston 3/22. Claimed by Seattle off waivers 7/29/22 after being DFA by Boston 7/26/22. DFA by Seattle 9/30/22. Sent outright to Triple-A 10/3/22.
  • 1 year/$578,500 (2021). Re-signed by Boston 3/21.
  • 2020. Claimed by Boston off waivers 2/23/20 after being DFA by Seattle 2/21/20.
  • 1 year (2019). Signed by Texas as a free agent 12/17/18 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Texas 6/8/19. Claimed by Seattle off waivers from Texas 11/1/19.
  • 1 year (2012). Signed by Washington as a free agent 5/30/12 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year (2011). Signed by Tampa Bay as a free agent 12/16/10 (minor-league contract). Released by Tampa Bay 5/11/11.
  • Released by Cleveland 11/10/10.
  • Signed by Cleveland 12/31/08 as an amateur free agent from the Dominican Republic.

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT W L SV G GS IP H BB SO HR BABIP WHIP ERA DRA VORP WARP
90o 0 8.4 0.8 34 17 117.2 99 39 90 11 .260 1.18 3.56 3.59 -5.0 -0.5
80o 0 8.3 0.8 33 16 110.6 100 40 85 11 .273 1.26 3.92 3.96 -9.0 -1.0
70o 0 8.3 0.7 31 15 106.0 100 40 81 11 .283 1.32 4.18 4.23 -11.6 -1.3
60o 0 8.2 0.7 30 15 102.1 101 40 78 11 .291 1.38 4.40 4.47 -13.7 -1.5
50o 0 8.1 0.6 29 14 98.5 101 40 75 11 .298 1.43 4.61 4.69 -15.5 -1.7
40o 0 8.1 0.6 28 14 94.9 101 40 72 11 .306 1.48 4.83 4.91 -17.1 -1.9
30o 0 8 0.6 27 13 91.2 101 40 70 11 .314 1.54 5.06 5.15 -18.8 -2.0
20o 0 7.9 0.5 26 12 87.0 100 40 66 11 .324 1.61 5.34 5.44 -20.5 -2.2
10o 0 7.7 0.5 24 12 81.2 100 40 62 11 .337 1.72 5.73 5.85 -22.7 -2.5
Weighted Mean08.10.6291498.2100407511.2971.424.594.66-15.2-1.6

Preseason Long-Term Forecast (Beyond the 2019 Projections)

Playing time estimates are based on performance, not Depth Charts.
Year Age W L SV G GS IP H BB SO HR GB% BABIP WHIP ERA DRA H/9 BB/9 K/9 HR/9 WARP
2020284402010778033601054.2991.475.215.189.43.97.01.20.2
2021294502312889137681154.2981.465.155.129.33.87.01.10.3
2022304402011798134621054.2971.465.175.149.33.97.11.10.2
202331340181070733055954.2971.465.225.199.33.87.01.20.2
20243233017966682852954.2971.465.245.219.33.87.11.20.1
20253333016861642647854.2971.485.285.259.43.86.91.20.1
20263433015857592444854.2971.465.295.269.33.86.91.30.1
20273523014753552341754.2971.475.285.259.33.97.01.20.1
20283623013749512138754.2981.475.305.279.43.97.01.30.1

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16 88 Jack Snodgrass 2015 0.00 DNP
17 88 Michael Roth 2017 0.00 DNP
18 88 Michael Cisco 2014 0.00 DNP
19 88 Jordan Pries 2017 0.00 DNP
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25 88 Kyle Haynes 2018 0.00 DNP
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31 87 Daniel Moskos 2013 0.00 DNP
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36 87 Gus Schlosser 2016 0.00 DNP
37 87 Randy Boone 2012 0.00 DNP
38 87 Dae-Eun Rhee 2016 0.00 DNP
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40 86 Rowdy Hardy 2010 0.00 DNP
41 86 J.R. Mathes 2009 0.00 DNP
42 86 Carlos Pimentel 2017 0.00 DNP
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44 86 Joel De La Cruz 2016 5.60
45 86 Davis Romero 2010 0.00 DNP
46 86 Kevin Pucetas 2012 0.00 DNP
47 86 Carlos Hernandez 2014 0.00 DNP
48 86 Brad Knox 2009 0.00 DNP
49 86 Doug Mathis 2010 6.04
50 86 Wilfredo Boscan 2017 0.00 DNP
51 86 Andy Ferguson 2016 0.00 DNP
52 86 Nick Schmidt 2013 0.00 DNP
53 86 Rudy Owens 2015 0.00 DNP
54 86 Daryl Maday 2013 0.00 DNP
55 86 Kevin Thomas 2014 0.00 DNP
56 86 Brent Suter 2017 3.64
57 86 Brooks Brown 2012 0.00 DNP
58 86 Jonathan Dziedzic 2018 0.00 DNP
59 85 Tyler Waldron 2016 0.00 DNP
60 85 Matthew Murray 2017 0.00 DNP
61 85 Patrick Light 2018 0.00 DNP
62 85 Omar Poveda 2015 0.00 DNP
63 85 Jake Sanchez 2017 0.00 DNP
64 85 Josh Turley 2018 0.00 DNP
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66 85 Matt Crouse 2018 0.00 DNP
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73 84 Daniel Corcino 2018 4.50
74 84 Justin Haley 2018 4.70
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76 84 D.J. Baxendale 2018 0.00 DNP
77 84 Luke Farrell 2018 6.32
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79 84 Jared Hughes 2013 4.78
80 84 Yohan Flande 2013 0.00 DNP
81 84 Hoby Milner 2018 9.82
82 84 Matthew Tracy 2016 0.00 DNP
83 84 Charles Brewer 2015 0.00 DNP
84 84 Jake Buchanan 2017 8.16
85 84 John Kuchno 2018 0.00 DNP
86 84 Ryan Sadowski 2010 0.00 DNP
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90 84 David Goforth 2016 11.81
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93 84 Tim Crabbe 2015 0.00 DNP
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95 84 Jack Egbert 2010 0.00 DNP
96 84 Sean Murphy 2016 0.00 DNP
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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Phillips Valdez threw 3,647 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2019 and 2023, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2023, he relied primarily on his Sinker (93mph) and Change (86mph), also mixing in a Slider (83mph). He also rarely threw a Fourseam Fastball (93mph).