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Walbert Ureña

Age 22 B/T R/R 6′0″, 210 lb Dominican Republic MLB debut 2026

40-man FV 40 · #23 in org

The Angels’ roster as it stands #2 starter · 128 IP · 2.1 WAR in the role
Trade read Unlikely to be traded: Young, controllable regular (age 23, control through 2032): the kind of player clubs build around.

Keystone Stuff 92 16th pct

2026 fWAR 2.6

Projected 2027 WAR 2.3 at 144 IP · 2.1 in his 2027 role

Pitching · 2026 percentiles

vs. MLB pitchers with 500+ pitches · 2,480 pitches

Keystone Stuff 92

Keystone Location 94

Keystone Pitching 91

Run value (xRV) +0.72

Strikeout % 22.7%

Walk % 10.9%

Whiff % 27.7%

Chase % 31.7%

Fastball velo 98.1

Extension 6.1 ft

148.1 IP2.97 ERA3.62 FIP 42° arm

Arsenal & Pitch Lab

Movement normalized to arm side · Keystone Stuff by pitch

RHP · arm angle 42° · how to read

Pitch	Use	Velo	IVB	HB	Stuff	Loc	Whiff	xRV/100
Changeup34% use	34%	91.0	5.1	+16.8	100	110	37%	+2.32
Sinker33% use	33%	98.1	6.8	+15.5	98	84	18%	−0.14
Four-seam19% use	19%	97.9	12.6	+9.4	62	94	21%	−0.35
Sweeper14% use	14%	87.2	−1.1	−7.3	112	92	35%	+0.27

Pitch idea (fragile)

Built from his own fastball (98.1 mph) plus the typical shape 25 pitchers with his slot (42°) throw: a slider around 89.1 mph, −7.6″ rise, +3.8″ arm-side. On the same model it grades +44 against his four-seam, his weakest pitch that breaks the same way (+27 to +80 across the production and three cross-fit models), about 106 on his four-seam’s scale; the comps’ own sliders grade 107 at the median, so that sits above 32% of them. That would out-grade 96% of the comps’ real pitches, more likely a result of how the pitch was built than of the pitch, so it isn’t queued.

Most similar pitchers

Pitches like Ureña: same hand, shape, slot and mix

Similarity	Player	Stuff	’26 WAR	’27 proj	2027
58	Brayan Bello BOS · ’99	85	1.0	1.4	Signed $8.7M
55	Sandy Alcantara MIA · ’95	95	3.2	2.1	Free agent
53	Edward Cabrera CHC · ’98	88	−0.1	0.8	Arb
41	José Soriano TOR · ’98	92	2.6	2.4	Arb
41	Jack Kochanowicz LAA · ’00	85	0.2	0.2	Pre-arb

Sandy Alcantara (similarity 55, 2.1 WAR projected for 2027) is a free agent this winter: a similar arsenal available without trading talent, at a free agent’s price. Opportunity Finder →

Same-handed pitchers nearest on fastball velocity and shape, arm angle, extension, pitch mix, secondary shapes, Stuff, whiff rate and workload. 2026 regulars only.

Pitch locations · 2026

Where each pitch finishes, by batter side

Changeup 44%

40% zone

Sinker 28%

41% zone

Four-seam 21%

44% zone

Sweeper 7%

34% zone

Where each pitch finishes, catcher’s view. The bar marks the batter’s side; the box is an average strike zone. Pitches with 40+ thrown to this side.

Contract & projection

Club control (RosterResource) · Keystone projected WAR

2027 2.3 WAR Pre-arb $780K*

2028 2.6 WAR Pre-arb $803K*

2029 2.9 WAR Arbitration $4.4M*

2030 3.0 WAR Arbitration $8.8M*

* projected arbitration or minimum salary. Contract Studio →

Minor leagues

MLB Stats API · public box-score data

SeasonLevel	Level	Team	Age	G	PA / IP	PA / IP ·Line
2026AAA	AAA	Salt Lake Bees	22	2	8.1 IP	8.1 IP · 6.48 ERA · 18.9% K · 10.8% BB
2025AA	AA	Rocket City Trash Pandas	21	27	135.1 IP	135.1 IP · 4.39 ERA · 19.8% K · 12.1% BB
2025AAA	AAA	Salt Lake Bees	21	1	5.2 IP	5.2 IP · 3.18 ERA · 41.7% K · 12.5% BB

FanGraphs: FV 40 · ETA 2027. Public pitch tracking exists only at Triple-A and some Florida State League parks.

ABS challenges · 2026

Baseball Savant

As pitcher 0% 0/1 won · 0.0 runs