Ramón Laureano vs Framber Valdez

The Almanac's Take

Laureano gets the platoon edge here as a right-handed bat against Valdez's lefty arsenal, but his season line — .209/.289/.673 OPS across 197 PA — doesn't inspire much confidence that he'll cash in on it. Valdez is running a 4.39 ERA and 1.3 WHIP through 12 starts, so he's not untouchable, but his sinker-heavy approach (nearly 50% usage in their meetings) has given Laureano fits: 8 strikeouts against just 1 walk in 27 PA together, with a .231 average and zero home runs. That 92.4 mph average exit velocity shows some contact quality, but the 27-PA sample is too thin to lean on. The platoon edge is real; the execution, so far, hasn't been.

Career head-to-head

AVG

.231

6-for-26

PA

27

HR

0

K

8

BB

1

Pitches seen

103

Avg exit velo

92.4 mph

Career meetings in the Statcast era (2015–present). Even a clear edge over a handful of plate appearances is a small sample — read it as color, not a projection.

Pitch mix to the batter

Plate-appearance log

• 2026-03-27Double · Sinker 95.1 mph · 105.1 mph EV
• 2026-03-27Field Out · Changeup 91.3 mph · 94.8 mph EV
• 2026-03-27Field Out · Changeup 90.3 mph · 89.8 mph EV
• 2023-05-27Field Out · Changeup 90.0 mph · 103.2 mph EV
• 2023-05-27Field Out · Sinker 97.0 mph · 100.9 mph EV
• 2023-05-27Double · Curveball 77.7 mph · 82.6 mph EV
• 2023-05-21Strikeout · Curveball 84.6 mph
• 2023-05-21Field Out · Sinker 95.7 mph · 94.4 mph EV
• 2023-05-21Strikeout · Curveball 82.1 mph
• 2023-05-21Strikeout · Curveball 80.6 mph
• 2022-07-09Field Out · Sinker 94.2 mph · 65.2 mph EV
• 2022-07-09Field Out · Changeup 92.6 mph · 79.6 mph EV
• 2022-07-09Field Out · Curveball 79.0 mph · 71.5 mph EV
• 2022-07-09Hit By Pitch · Curveball 80.2 mph
• 2022-05-30Strikeout · Curveball 79.5 mph
• 2022-05-30Single · Sinker 95.9 mph · 103.6 mph EV
• 2022-05-30Field Out · Sinker 95.1 mph · 101.6 mph EV
• 2022-05-30Strikeout · Curveball 79.0 mph
• 2021-07-06Walk · Curveball 78.2 mph
• 2021-07-06Single · 4-Seam Fastball 94.0 mph · 106.1 mph EV
• 2021-07-06Double · Sinker 90.6 mph · 102.4 mph EV
• 2020-10-06Strikeout · Sinker 94.9 mph
• 2020-10-06Field Out · Sinker 93.7 mph · 80.0 mph EV
• 2020-08-08Strikeout · Curveball 79.9 mph
• 2020-08-08Single · Sinker 95.5 mph · 103.3 mph EV
• 2020-08-08Strikeout · Changeup 90.1 mph
• 2019-04-06Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 91.9 mph · 86.4 mph EV