PIT · AAA · 1B

Enmanuel Valdez

Age 27 B/T L/R 5′8″, 202 lb Dominican Republic MLB debut 2023

Pittsburgh org

This winter

What the Winter Plan does with Valdez: its decisions feed, the dated moves and the briefs

Likely a minor-league free agent after the World Series.

Keystone’s estimate: outrighted Apr 8, 2026 with major-league time since 2023: he can elect free agency after the season.

Development · trends & plan

Tracked levels only. Monthly values; gaps mark the offseason. The number beside each line is its last month, with that month’s sample (faded under 50 PA or 150 pitches), not the season.

Trends · MLB

Bat speed 70.8 mph May ’25 · 26 PA Apr ’24 – May ’25

Chase rate 35% May ’25 · 26 PA Apr ’24 – May ’25

Zone contact 86% May ’25 · 26 PA Apr ’24 – May ’25

Exit velocity (avg) 89.4 mph May ’25 · 26 PA Apr ’24 – May ’25

xwOBA .230 May ’25 · 26 PA Apr ’24 – May ’25

Strikeout rate 15% May ’25 · 26 PA Apr ’24 – May ’25

Fielding

2027 rating at every position he can play · OAA by position · range by direction · tools. Same engine as the Fielding Lab and the Winter Plan.

2027 rating by position · best fit first, on the total with the position’s worth

2B −4.1 −1.6

1B +4.0 −11.5

Outs Above Average by position

Season	Pos	OAA	Range	Arm, DP	Runs	Batters
2025	2B	0	0	+0.1	+0.1	84
2025	1B	+2	+2	+1.3	+3.3	799
2024	3B	−1	−1	0.0	−1.0	44
2024	2B	−8	−6	−1.1	−7.1	1,942
2023	SS	0	0	0.0	0.0	7
2023	2B	−5	−3	−0.8	−3.8	1,550

Runs = range plus his arm and double-play runs spread over his positions by outs (Fielding Run Value, from 2023): what the rating counts.

Range by direction (OAA at 1B)

2025 · 1B In (charging) 0Back 0Toward 3B line +1Toward 1B line +1vs. RHH +1vs. LHH +2

Tools (percentile among MLB fielders)

Arm strength —

Sprint speed 26.1 ft/s · 21st

Zone rating (Keystone expected outs)

Season	Zone	Balls	Outs vs. exp.
2025	1B	63	+0.9
2024	2B	213	+1.0

The zone rating counts every ball hit to his part of the field while he played there, his club’s positioning included; Savant OAA uses his actual starting spot and is the better individual grade. They agree best in the outfield. See the model card.

Compare in the Fielding Lab →

Triple-A tracking · 2026 percentiles

vs. 461 Triple-A hitters (150+ PA) · 484 tracked PA · the share he beats, so higher is better (less chasing, fewer strikeouts)

Exit velo (avg) 86.8

Zone contact 88%

Chase % 28%

Strikeout % 16.7%

Minor leagues

MLB Stats API · public box-score data

SeasonLevel	Level	Team	Age	G	PA / IP	PA / IP ·Line
2026AAA	AAA	Indianapolis Indians	27	118	489 PA	489 PA · .254/.328/.448 · 18 HR · 16.6% K · 9.0% BB

Prospect Pipeline: Perf+ 102 over his 2026 season (489 PA, mostly AAA), 0.7 years older than his level. Tag: Org depth. Prospects →