P José 'Hack' Valdéz #53
Age: 30 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great    
12/31/2027
P JOSÉ 'HACK' VALDÉZ #53 - AGE: 30 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
71 0 6-3 30 1.44 81.0 54 2 11 114 0.80 3.4
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 20
Movement 17
Control 17
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Slider - 20
Sinker - 19
 
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 95-97 Mph
Stamina 8
Suggested Role Bullpen
Groundball Percentage 74 %
Hold Runners 15
Defense 5
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 3
Baserunning Inst.: 6
Sacrifice Bunt: 14
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
10/26/2027 @ FRE Loss, 11-12 1.2 1 0 0 1 1
10/22/2027 FRE Win, 8-4 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
10/17/2027 @ SEA Win, 4-3 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Save
10/15/2027 @ SEA Loss, 4-5 2.0 2 1 1 0 3
10/12/2027 SEA Win, 7-3 1.0 2 1 1 0 2
10/03/2027 @ AUS Loss, 2-4 2.0 1 0 0 0 4
10/02/2027 @ AUS Win, 3-2 1.1 0 0 0 0 3
09/29/2027 KCK Loss, 1-3 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
09/28/2027 KCK Loss, 5-12 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/2027 HOU Win, 6-5 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 Save
PERSONALITY
Leader Ability:Normal
Loyalty:Low
Desire f. Win:High
Greed:Normal
Intelligence:Very High
Work Ethic:High
Birthday:06/13/1997
Born in:Lenexa, KS
Nationality:American
Height:6' 5"
Weight:245 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Extremely Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$4,320,000
Signed Through:2034 Season
Major Service:6 Years, 1 Day
Service This Yr:184 Days
40-Man Service:6 Years, None
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2019, 2nd Pick in Round 1
BASEBALL STARS ASSOCIATION 2027 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 71 0 6 3 30 1.44 81.0 54 14 13 2 11 114 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF R/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 40 5 85.7 71 48 7.22 6.00 12.67 1.22 1.20 0.80 27 3.4 .292        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 138 36 6 0 2 10 8 45 1 1 0 .261 .299 .348 .647      
vs. RHB 154 18 3 0 0 4 3 69 1 1 0 .117 .133 .136 .269      
BASEBALL STARS ASSOCIATION 2027 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 11 0 1 0 6 1.38 13.0 7 2 2 1 0 16  
May 13 0 1 1 3 2.02 13.1 11 4 3 1 2 17  
June 12 0 1 1 7 1.35 13.1 10 2 2 0 3 18  
July 9 0 0 0 4 3.18 11.1 9 4 4 0 1 17  
August 12 0 2 1 5 1.50 12.0 10 2 2 0 3 20  
September 12 0 1 0 5 0.00 14.2 6 0 0 0 2 19  
October 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.1 1 0 0 0 0 7  
Spring Training 9 0 0 0 3 0.00 12.2 2 0 0 0 0 21  
Postseason 5 0 0 0 1 2.70 6.2 5 2 2 0 1 9  
Last Year 82 0 10 2 49 1.63 104.2 78 22 19 5 27 129  
2 Years Ago 74 0 4 3 8 1.83 108.1 89 24 22 4 31 145  
Career 425 0 45 19 102 1.91 587.2 437 146 125 23 146 720  
Home 39 0 5 2 13 1.83 44.1 33 9 9 1 8 63  
Road 32 0 1 1 17 0.98 36.2 21 5 4 1 3 51  
Grass 67 0 6 3 27 1.54 76.0 53 14 13 2 11 107  
Turf 4 0 0 0 3 0.00 5.0 1 0 0 0 0 7  
Day 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.2 1 0 0 0 0 3  
Night 69 0 6 3 30 1.49 78.1 53 14 13 2 11 111  
As Reliever / Substitution 71 0 6 3 30 1.44 81.0 54 14 13 2 11 114  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2022 Los Angeles - BSA 24 61 0 6 3 5 2.62 82.1 62 27 24 3 24 98 0 0 1.04 .285 2.09 2.5 164
2023 Los Angeles - BSA 25 62 0 9 5 4 2.97 103.0 88 42 34 6 27 110 0 0 1.12 .303 2.58 2.6 149
2024 Los Angeles - BSA 26 75 0 10 3 6 1.08 108.1 66 17 13 3 26 124 0 0 0.85 .258 2.03 3.5 412
2025 Los Angeles - BSA 27 41 0 2 2 2 1.97 64.0 52 15 14 3 21 84 0 0 1.14 .340 2.06 2.1 229
2025 Springfield - BSA 27 33 0 2 1 6 1.62 44.1 37 9 8 1 10 61 0 0 1.06 .350 1.57 1.7 273
2025 Total - BSA 27 74 0 4 3 8 1.83 108.1 89 24 22 4 31 145 0 0 1.11 .344 1.86 3.7 242
2026 Springfield - BSA 28 82 0 10 2 49 1.63 104.2 78 22 19 5 27 129 0 0 1.00 .292 2.21 3.1 268
2027 Springfield - BSA 29 71 0 6 3 30 1.44 81.0 54 14 13 2 11 114 0 0 0.80 .292 1.20 3.4 305
Total BSA 425 0 45 19 102 1.91 587.2 437 146 125 23 146 720 0 0 0.99 .296 2.02 19.0 260
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2016 Georgetown - COL 18 6 6 4 1 0 2.51 32.1 23 10 9 2 4 50 0 0 0.84 .309 2.14 1.5 196
2017 Georgetown - COL 19 9 9 7 0 0 1.74 57.0 36 14 11 4 10 90 0 0 0.81 .294 2.22 2.6 274
2018 Georgetown - COL 20 10 10 6 1 0 2.39 64.0 48 20 17 6 7 94 0 0 0.86 .302 2.54 2.7 198
2019 Georgetown - COL 21 11 11 6 2 0 2.11 68.1 49 22 16 3 13 94 0 0 0.91 .287 2.27 3.1 224
2019 State College - A 21 12 7 1 3 3 4.98 34.1 39 20 19 2 17 40 0 0 1.63 .370 3.63 0.8 92
2020 West Virginia - AA 22 11 0 1 0 7 0.75 12.0 8 1 1 0 0 17 0 0 0.67 .308 1.20 0.6 715
2020 Albuquerque - AAA 22 58 0 4 2 36 2.07 65.1 45 17 15 5 19 89 0 0 0.98 .292 2.79 1.9 253
2021 Las Vegas - AAA 23 66 0 3 3 44 0.94 66.2 38 12 7 1 5 102 0 0 0.64 .272 1.11 3.1 524
Total PCL 124 0 7 5 80 1.50 132.0 83 29 22 6 24 191 0 0 0.81 .282 1.94 389.7
Total SNL (28 & Under) 11 0 1 0 7 0.75 12.0 8 1 1 0 0 17 0 0 0.67 .308 1.20 714.6
Total APL (24 & Under) 12 7 1 3 3 4.98 34.1 39 20 19 2 17 40 0 0 1.63 .370 3.63 92.5
Total NCAA 36 36 23 4 0 2.15 221.2 156 66 53 15 34 328 0 0 0.86 .296 2.32 225.2
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2022 Los Angeles - BSA 24 7 0 0 0 0 6.10 10.1 14 7 7 1 2 8 0 0 1.55 .361 0.00 0.0 0
2023 Los Angeles - BSA 25 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 .000 0.00 0.0 0
2024 Los Angeles - BSA 26 4 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.0 1 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0.60 .111 0.00 0.0 0
2026 Springfield - BSA 28 6 0 1 0 4 0.00 7.1 4 0 0 0 1 8 0 0 0.68 .250 0.00 0.0 0
2027 Springfield - BSA 29 5 0 0 0 1 2.70 6.2 5 2 2 0 1 9 0 0 0.90 .333 0.00 0.0 0
Total BSA 24 0 1 0 5 2.67 30.1 24 9 9 1 6 31 0 0 0.99 .295 2.29 499.0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2022 Los Angeles - ML P 61 0 5 11 0 17 1 .941 82.1 1.75 +0.2 .984
2023 Los Angeles - ML P 62 0 7 14 1 24 3 .875 103.0 1.83 -1.1 .844
2024 Los Angeles - ML P 71 0 4 18 1 22 0 1.000 108.1 1.83 -0.1 .970
2025 Springfield - ML P 32 0 1 9 0 12 2 .833 44.1 2.03 -0.5 .904
2025 Los Angeles - ML P 40 0 4 10 2 14 0 1.000 64.0 1.97 +0.5 1.055
2026 Springfield - ML P 81 0 5 13 0 19 1 .947 104.2 1.55 -0.3 .934
2027 Springfield - ML P 70 0 6 7 0 13 0 1.000 81.0 1.44 +0.7 1.182
TOTAL P 417 0 32 82 4 121 7 .942 587.2 1.75 -0.6 .959
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (16); Movement: - (17); Control: - (17).
06/15/2019 Released by the Georgetown Hoyas.
07/01/2019 Drafted in the 2019 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 2, 2nd overall pick) by the Chicago Machine.
07/08/2019 Signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Machine organization with a signing bonus of $3,985,000.
10/06/2019 Won the 2019 Appalachian League NAL Championship with the State College Spikes!
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (20); Movement: - (18); Control: - (19).
02/27/2020 Named the #5 prospect in the BSA
04/01/2020 Named the #5 prospect in the BSA
04/05/2020 Named the #5 prospect in the BSA
04/26/2020 Named the #2 prospect in the BSA
05/10/2020 Named the #2 prospect in the BSA
05/17/2020 Named the #2 prospect in the BSA
08/01/2020 Wins the PCL PCL Pitcher of the Month Award.
10/21/2020 Finished 2nd in 2020 PCL PCL Outstanding Pitcher Award voting.
12/01/2020 Was traded by the Chicago Machine to the Los Angeles Bruins, along with RF Pedro Padilla, in exchange for SS Marcos Vargas, MR John Lane, MR César Menéndez, $4,000,000.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (20); Movement: - (17); Control: - (17).
04/01/2021 Named the #7 prospect in the BSA
10/13/2021 Won the 2021 Pacific Coast League PCL Championship with the Las Vegas Stars!
10/25/2021 Finished 3rd in 2021 PCL PCL Outstanding Pitcher Award voting.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (20); Movement: - (18); Control: - (17).
04/01/2022 Named the #10 prospect in the BSA
04/07/2022 Injured (sprained ankle), day-to-day for 4 days.
05/12/2022 Signed a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $5,000,000 with the Los Angeles Bruins organization.
07/04/2022 Was selected to the 2022 Baseball Stars Association All-Star Game.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (20); Movement: - (18); Control: - (17).
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (20); Movement: - (18); Control: - (17).
07/05/2024 Was selected to the 2024 Baseball Stars Association All-Star Game.
11/12/2024 Wins the 2024 BSA NL Reliever of the Year Award.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (20); Movement: - (17); Control: - (17).
02/07/2025 Signed a 7-year contract extension worth a total of $30,240,000 with the Los Angeles Bruins organization.
07/12/2025 Was selected to the 2025 Baseball Stars Association All-Star Game.
07/21/2025 Was traded by the Los Angeles Bruins to the Springfield Stars, along with SP Kyu-pyeong Pak, SS José López, SP Dae-ho Kim, in exchange for DH César Valentín, SP Flint Gray.
09/06/2025 Injured (back stiffness), day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (20); Movement: - (17); Control: - (17).
07/12/2026 Was selected to the 2026 Baseball Stars Association All-Star Game.
08/01/2026 Wins the BSA CL Pitcher of the Month Award.
09/01/2026 Wins the BSA CL Pitcher of the Month Award.
11/19/2026 Wins the 2026 BSA CL Reliever of the Year Award.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (20); Movement: - (17); Control: - (17).
03/23/2027 Injured (flu), day-to-day for 1 day.
08/02/2027 Injured (sore shoulder), out for 4 days.
11/13/2027 Finished 2nd in 2027 BSA CL Reliever of the Year Award voting.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
2026 82 4
Year SV Rank
2026 49 1
2027 30 8
Year HLD Rank
2024 26 3
Year RA Rank
2026 82 4
Year GF Rank
2026 71 1
2027 48 9
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