Alexander

Vesia

PAge : 30Throws : L

#51

Alex Vesia

#51PLos Angeles Dodgers

Height : 6' 1" · Weight : 95 kg · Bats : L · Throws : L · MLB debut : 2020-07-25

Born in : Alpine, CA, USA

MLB record

Year	Team	PJ	V	D	MPM	MJ	RB	WHIP
2026	Los Angeles Dodgers	72	3	1	2.64	58.0	74	1.07
2025	Los Angeles Dodgers	68	4	2	3.02	59.2	80	0.99
2024	Los Angeles Dodgers	67	5	4	1.76	66.1	87	0.99
2023	Los Angeles Dodgers	56	2	5	4.35	49.2	64	1.39
2022	Los Angeles Dodgers	63	5	0	2.15	54.1	79	1.12
2021	Los Angeles Dodgers	41	3	1	2.25	40.0	54	0.98
2020	Miami Marlins	5	0	1	18.69	4.1	5	3.23
Career totals		372	22	14	2.87	332.1	443	1.11

ContractLos Angeles Dodgers payroll →

Type: Extension
Length: 2 yrs · 2025–2026
Total value: 5.9 M$
AAV: 2.30 M$

2026
3.65 M$
Guaranteed

Advanced stats, 2026Relief pitcherMLB stats →

ERA

2.64

FIP

3.10

xFIP

4.03

ERA-

WHIP

1.07

31.2 %

BB%

13.5 %

Strikeouts

Innings

58.0

Wins

Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.

2027 projectionMLB trends →

Projected WAR

1.2

Strikeouts

2026 WAR

1.2

This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.

Trend

→ Stable (+3)

20230.7 WAR · 0.9 per full season
20241.1 WAR · 1.1 per full season
20250.9 WAR · 1.0 per full season
20261.2 WAR · 1.3 per full season

Outlook, age included

+3 · 30 y.o. · prime years

It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.

Player ratings, 2026All ratings →

Ratings from 0 to 100, computed from Statcast and MLB stats over four seasons, never by hand. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.

OV · Overall

Very good

VEL: Velocity; 63
STF: Stuff; 89
CTL: Control; 61
CNT: Contact allowed; 81
STA: Stamina; —
DUR: Durability; 92
EX: Experience; 71

Why these ratings?

VEL — Velocity : Fastball velocity
STF — Stuff : Strikeouts, K − BB
CTL — Control : Walks avoided
CNT — Contact allowed : xwOBA, barrels and hard-hit balls allowed
STA — Stamina : Innings per start and innings pitched
DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
EX — Experience : Seasons in the majors

WAR and PAL Rating, 2026How we rate →

WAR is fWAR (FanGraphs' version, distributed through MLB's API): wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same role (50 = median).

WAR

1.2

#38 of 263 regular relievers

PAL Rating

80 / 100

#52 of 263 regular relievers

Value Rating

74 / 100

Surplus $8.1M · salary $3.6M

PAL: dimensions

Run prevention85

Stuff88

Command7

Contact allowed88

Velocity12

A pitcher's WAR

Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 3.10 · RA9-WAR: 1.6

StatcastStatcast leaderboards →

MLB's tracking of every ball, 2026 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.

Fastball

92.1 mi/h

14th percentile

31.2 %

93th percentile

BB%

13.5 %

9th percentile

xERA

2.68

92th percentile

xwOBA allowed

.254

92th percentile

Barrels allowed

6.1 %

65th percentile

Season by season
Season	Team	WAR	PAL	OV	Fastball	K%	BB%	xERA	xwOBA allowed
2026	LAD	1.2	80	80	92.1	31.2	13.5	2.68	.254
2025	LAD	0.9	83	79	92.7	33.8	9.3	3.07	.274
2024	LAD	1.1	78	78	93.4	33.1	12.5	2.71	.260
2023	LAD	0.7	68	82	94.4	29.5	7.8	3.66	.296
2022	LAD	1.5	91	82	94.1	34.8	10.6	2.77	.263
2021	LAD	0.2	74	80	93.8	33.5	13.7	2.83	.261

Game log, 2026

Date	Opponent	IP	H	BB	SO	ERA
Sep 27	@ SF	1.0	0	0	1	2.64
Sep 26	@ SF	1.0	0	0	2	2.68
Sep 22	vs SD	1.0	0	1	2	2.73
Sep 19	vs SF	1.0	0	0	2	2.78
Sep 16	@ CIN	0.2	1	0	0	2.83
Sep 14	@ CIN	1.0	0	0	1	2.87
Sep 13	@ MIA	1.0	0	0	1	2.92
Sep 7	vs CIN	0.1	0	0	1	2.98
Sep 5	vs WSH	1.0	1	0	2	3.00
Sep 3	vs STL	1.1	1	0	2	3.06