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Esmerlyn Valdez
#55 · OF · Pittsburgh Pirates · age 22 · B/T RR · 6' 2" / 234 lbs · MLB debut 2026 · San Juan La Maguana, Dominican Republic
Hitting
| Year | G | AB | R | H | 2B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 59 | 196 | 34 | 48 | 12 | 14 | 41 | 0 | 35 | 87 | .245 | .357 | .531 | .888 |
Plus
- Age 22 — still climbing the curve.
Minus
- Board spread is 102 ranks. You are betting with one camp, not a unanimous tape.
- Keep #252 is the edge of the 300. Deep-league / taxi-squad more than a foundation chip.
BaseBallKeep Take
Esmerlyn Valdez is #252 on BaseBallKeep's overall dynasty 300, a 23-source mix anchored by RotoGraphs (Aug 14) and The Dynasty Guru points list (Aug 10). OF for PIT. Lineup #173. Rest-of-season redraft #252. MLB since 2026. From San Juan La Maguana / Dominican Republic. Bats R, throws R.
BK Value on this rank is 71. Same decaying curve as football: 12,000 at 1.01, a late first a fraction of that. If someone is asking for two firsts, run the calculator. 2026 line: .245 / 14 HR / 0 SB / .888 OPS in 59 games.
The 23-board average is 248.0 on 2 lists that actually ranked him — unranked sources are skipped, never treated as 999. High 197, low 299.
Dynasty pays the next five years. Redraft pays September. If those two ranks diverge, that is the instruction: hold the kid or cash the veteran.
Flags fly forever. We will refresh this file with The Keep. September baseball is a proving ground, not a coronation.
Every Board
Spread 197–299 · 2 sources
| Source | Rank |
|---|---|
| RotoGraphs Model | 197 |
| TDG Points | 299 |
On The Keep nearby — Jake Bennett (#250) · Franklin Arias (#251) · Ezequiel Tovar (#253) · Kendry Chourio (#254)
Same position on the 300 — Juan Soto #3 · Aaron Judge #6 · James Wood #8 · Pete Crow-Armstrong #11 · Corbin Carroll #15 · Julio Rodríguez #19
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