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, which is the clearest thing working in his favor — his season line (.209/.289/.673 OPS in 197 PA) isn't pretty, but the walk rate at 10.2% adds some floor. Valdez is running a 4.10 ERA and 1.30 WHIP over 107.2 innings, so he's hittable, though his sinker-heavy mix (49.5% of pitches in their matchups) plays into ground-ball outcomes. The 27-PA head-to-head is thin — Laureano's .231 average and 92.4 mph exit velo against him are color, not conviction. The platoon read is the real signal; everything else is noise at this sample size.

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