Brandon
Valenzuela
CAge : 26Bats : S
#59
Brandon Valenzuela
Height : 6' 0" · Weight : 102 kg · Bats : S · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2026-04-05
Born in : Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | AB | H | HR | PP | MOY | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Toronto Blue Jays | 91 | 239 | 53 | 9 | 23 | .222 | .679 |
| Career totals | 91 | 239 | 53 | 9 | 23 | .222 | .679 | |
ContractToronto Blue Jays payroll →
- Type
- Pre-Arbitration
- Length
- 1 yr · 2026–2026
- Total value
- 0.8 M$
- AAV
- 0.78 M$
2026
0.78 M$
Pre-arb
2027
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Pre-arb
2028
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Pre-arb
2029
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Arb 1
2030
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Arb 2
2031
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Arb 3
Advanced stats, 2026HitterMLB stats →
wRC+
96
wOBA
.307
xwOBA
.313
OPS
.679
AVG
.222
OBP
.307
HR
9
RBI
23
SB
2
PA
271
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
2.2
Home runs
9
2026 WAR
2.2
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (0)
- 20262.2 WAR · 4.9 per full season
Outlook, age included
+25 · 25 y.o. · usually still improving
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
69
Depth
- CON
- Contact
- 67
- POW
- Power
- 74
- EYE
- Eye
- 77
- SPD
- Speed
- 64
- FLD
- Fielding
- 81
- DUR
- Durability
- 53
- EX
- Experience
- 24
Why these ratings?Hide details
- CON — Contact : Strikeouts avoided, xBA, squared-up contact
- POW — Power : Barrels, exit velocity, home runs, xSLG
- EYE — Eye : Walks and strikeouts
- SPD — Speed : Sprint speed (Statcast), baserunning
- FLD — Fielding : Outs above average, WAR fielding runs
- 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).
PAL: dimensions
WAR, in runs
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.
Avg exit velocity
88.4 mi/h
37th percentile
Max exit velocity
111.4 mi/h
59th percentile
Barrels
7.0 %
43th percentile
Hard-hit
38.4 %
40th percentile
xBA
.240
36th percentile
Bat speed
72.6 mi/h
57th percentile
Sprint speed
25.6 pi/s
11th percentile
Outs above average
0
51th percentile
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | vs CIN | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .222 |
| Sep 25 | vs CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .219 |
| Sep 23 | @ BAL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .219 |
| Sep 21 | @ BAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .219 |
| Sep 20 | @ TEX | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .219 |
| Sep 16 | vs DET | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .217 |
| Sep 13 | vs BAL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .216 |
| Sep 9 | @ ATH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .215 |
| Sep 7 | @ ATH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .218 |
| Sep 6 | @ KC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .218 |