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INJURY ALERT Out | Hamstring | Since Sep 11, 2026
Esmerlyn Valdez

Esmerlyn Valdez

RF • Pittsburgh Pirates Proj Rank N/A Actual 88 N/A • Trade Value
AB AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB FSP
241.232174740.349.51004.19
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Esmerlyn Valdez Trade Value

Trade value on the open market is 4.06 which ranks him 35th among right fielder's and 526th overall. His maximum trade value within the past 60 days is 12.15.

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Name Rating
Masyn Winn STL SS4.12
George Soriano STL SP4.11
Endy Rodriguez C4.11
Ryan Watson LAA SP4.08
Esmerlyn Valdez PIT RF4.06
Mike Yastrzemski ATL RF4.04
AJ Blubaugh HOU SP4.04
AJ Smith-Shawver ATL SP4.03
Jakob Junis TEX SP4.02

Right Fielder Similar in Value

Name Rating
Griffin Conine MIA4.85
Luis Lara MIL4.64
Ronny Simon PIT4.60
Carlos Cortes ATH4.35
Ben Malgeri DET4.32
Esmerlyn Valdez PIT4.19
Jonny DeLuca TB4.02
Bryce Johnson SD3.91
Wenceel Perez DET3.89

Esmerlyn Valdez Trade Value Over Time


Date Rating
Sep 24th4.19
Sep 23rd4.02
Sep 22nd4.06
Sep 21st4.06
Sep 20th3.93
Sep 19th3.97
Sep 18th3.85
Sep 17th4.01
Sep 16th3.89
Sep 15th3.61
Sep 14th3.97
Sep 13th4.01
Sep 12th4.36
Sep 11th5.37
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Valdez Projection

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AVG HR RBI R SB OBP SLG OPS 1B 2B 3B H AB BB SBN TB FPTS
.194 1.0 2.8 2.6 0 .323 .421 .744 1.6 0.9 0.0 3.6 19.3 3.1 -0 7.5 0.0
AVG HR RBI R SB OBP SLG OPS 1B 2B 3B H AB BB SBN TB FPTS
.213 .2 .5 .5 0 .336 .426 .762 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.6 3.6 0.6 -0 1.5 0.0
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Depth Chart

Pittsburgh Pirates

Roster Breakdown
NAME OWN START
Rafael Flores Jr. 12% 9%
NAME OWN START
Jared Jones 69% 39%
Nick Gonzales 44% 34%
Spencer Horwitz 7% 5%
NAME OWN START
Brandon Lowe 96% 86%
Konnor Griffin 65% 47%
Jacob Gonzalez 1% 1%
NAME OWN START
Oneil Cruz 97% 81%
Bryan Reynolds 95% 79%
Ryan O'Hearn 52% 28%
Esmerlyn Valdez 21% 6%
Jake Mangum 14% 10%
Edward Florentino 2% 0%
NAME OWN START
Paul Skenes 99% 69%
Braxton Ashcraft 73% 20%
Jared Jones 69% 39%
Bubba Chandler 54% 35%
Mitch Keller 11% 4%
Carmen Mlodzinski 8% 8%
Khristian Curtis 1% 1%
NAME OWN START
Mason Montgomery 69% 68%
Gregory Soto 32% 32%
Luke Weaver 20% 19%
Antwone Kelly 2% 2%
Yohan Ramirez 2% 1%
Kirby Yates 1% 1%

Team Rankings

AVG
.254
4th
R
751
6th
HR
182
13th
RBI
717
5th
SB
129
8th
OBP
.330
4th
SLG
.405
8th
OPS
.735
6th
W
80
13th
SV
39
19th
ERA
4.17
18th
WHIP
1.30
17th
QS
46
23rd
TeamW-LWin %GBRSRA
BrewersBrewers99-59.627-810607
CubsCubs87-71.55112839694
PiratesPirates80-78.50619751724
CardinalsCardinals77-81.48722709730
RedsReds73-85.46226648808

Team Stats

PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Henry Davis95249324210383.169  
Rafael Flores Jr.45140163810220.271  
Endy Rodríguez4613520367206.267  
Shawn Ross2511120.200  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Spencer Horwitz110373449310471.249  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Brandon Lowe1475739315034942.262  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Nick Gonzales145541701636607.301  
Nick Yorke401047221121.212  
Davis Wendzel2400000.000  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Jacob Gonzalez7920420456302.221  
Konnor Griffin76296427953123.267  
Jared Triolo121320347732913.241  
Jack Brannigan2100000.000  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Oneil Cruz9436062100206728.278  
Ryan O'Hearn1063935610518741.267  
Bryan Reynolds15858710115317719.261  
Esmerlyn Valdez72241405617470.232  
Jake Mangum1304225611753223.277  
Tyler Callihan409513203151.211  
Ronny Simon18551015143.273  
Billy Cook8451129026.176  
Jhostynxon Garcia204828020.167  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Marcell Ozuna7025122518290.203  
PlayerGPWLSVIPSOERAWHIPO/S
Paul Skenes3110110168.01923.911.13  
Braxton Ashcraft281460165.11733.651.09  
Bubba Chandler30890151.11384.341.37  
Jared Jones2056097.21183.871.12  
Carmen Mlodzinski36872120.2923.951.38  
Mitch Keller22680115.2895.291.38  
Hunter Barco701017.2147.641.93  
Khristian Curtis620021.0134.711.29  
PlayerGPWLSVIPSOERAWHIPO/S
Gregory Soto67651665.1783.721.16  
Mason Montgomery67631666.0992.591.03  
Kirby Yates4525340.2483.321.21  
Yohan Ramírez6474283.0992.931.19  
Lake Bachar5214285.0893.491.14  
Luke Weaver5831159.0632.750.97  
Camilo Doval6432158.2624.301.52  
Isaac Mattson3800038.2365.351.60  
Wilber Dotel2115039.1394.581.35  
Antwone Kelly700016.1124.411.47  
Noah Murdock30003.140.001.80  
Evan Sisk3910042.2483.161.31  
Hunter Stratton30003.135.401.80  
Brandon Eisert3933043.0495.651.30  
Brandan Bidois1500015.2206.321.98  

Owned Breakdown

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Schedule

DATE OPP SCORE MATCHUP
09-22 STLW 2-0Jared Jones
Andre Pallante
09-23 STL06:40 EDTLake Bachar
Matthew Liberatore
09-24 STL12:35 EDTPaul Skenes
Kyle Leahy
09-25 @DET06:40 EDTBubba Chandler
Jackson Jobe
09-26 @DET01:10 EDTLake Bachar
Justin Verlander
09-27 @DET03:10 EDTJared Jones
River Ryan

Player Timeline

Aug 1st

Esmerlyn Valdez Joins Adam Dunn as Only NL Rookies With 8 HR, 15 Walks ...

Jul 27th

MLB Players Surprise Fans During Sheetz Visit in Community Outreach ...

Jul 20th

Pirates’ Esmerlyn Valdez Sets Franchise Record with Eight Straight ...

Jul 18th

Esmerlyn Valdez Hits a Home Run for the Pirates

Jul 12th

Pirates Bid Farewell to Esmerlyn Valdez

Jul 2nd

Esmerlyn Valdez Drives in 3 to Lead Pirates to Road Win

Jun 29th

Ben Cherington’s “Luck” Excuse and Esmerlyn Valdez Highlight Sports ...

Jun 28th

Esmerlyn Valdez Crushes a 461-Foot Home Run

May 28th

Pirates Recall Tyler Callihan, Option Esmerlyn Valdez to Triple-A

May 26th

Pirates’ Esmerlyn Valdez Homers in First At-Bat at PNC Park as Pittsburgh ...

May 24th

Kid Catches Esmerlyn Valdez’s First MLB Homer, Holds Out for Return ...

May 22nd

Esmerlyn Valdez to Start in Right Field for MLB Debut

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