PickALeague.com
FR
TodayOCT4Bot 3rdDivision seriesSD1MIL0FS1, FS1, FOX Dep.8:00 p.m.Division seriesATL0-1LAD1-0FS1, FS1, FOX Dep.
Full schedule

Christian

Vázquez

CAge : 36Bats : R

#2

Christian Vázquez

#2CHouston Astros

Height : 5' 8" · Weight : 93 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2014-07-09

Born in : Bayamon, Puerto Rico

MLB record

YearTeamPJABHHRPPMOYOPS
2026Houston Astros8624250725.207.583
2025Minnesota Twins6519036314.189.545
2024Minnesota Twins9329465727.221.575
2023Minnesota Twins10232773632.223.598
2022119398109952.274.714
2022Houston Astros3510426110.250.586
2022Boston Red Sox8429483842.282.759
2021Boston Red Sox138458118649.258.660
2020Boston Red Sox4717349723.283.801
2019Boston Red Sox1384821332372.276.797
2018Boston Red Sox8025152316.207.540
2017Boston Red Sox9932494532.290.734
2016Boston Red Sox5717239112.227.585
2014Boston Red Sox5517542120.240.617
Career totals1079348686078374.247.660

ContractHouston Astros payroll →

Type
Free Agent
Length
1 yr · 2026–2026
Total value
1.0 M$
AAV
1.00 M$

Advanced stats, 2026HitterMLB stats →

wRC+

62

wOBA

.258

xwOBA

.233

OPS

.583

AVG

.207

OBP

.261

HR

7

RBI

25

SB

1

PA

266

Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.

2027 projectionMLB trends →

Projected WAR

0.1

Home runs

6

2026 WAR

0.1

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

Trend

→ Stable (-3)

  • 20230.9 WAR · 1.5 per full season
  • 20240.7 WAR · 1.3 per full season
  • 20250.3 WAR · 0.8 per full season
  • 20260.1 WAR · 0.2 per full season

Outlook, age included

-33 · 35 y.o. · the age when performance usually declines

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

35

Replacement or prospect

CON
Contact
70
POW
Power
53
EYE
Eye
67
SPD
Speed
45
FLD
Fielding
68
DUR
Durability
35
EX
Experience
90
Why these ratings?
  • 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).

WAR

0.1

PAL Rating

0 / 100

Value Rating

26 / 100

Surplus $-0.0M · salary $1.0M

PAL: dimensions

Offense1
Power17
Discipline37
Speed2
Defense51

WAR, in runs

Batting-11.6
Baserunning-1.4
Fielding-3.2
Positional+5.2
Replacement+8.1

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

85.9 mi/h

8th percentile

Max exit velocity

107.4 mi/h

7th percentile

Barrels

2.1 %

4th percentile

Hard-hit

22.6 %

3th percentile

xBA

.195

2th percentile

Bat speed

65.6 mi/h

1th percentile

Sprint speed

23.4 pi/s

0th percentile

Outs above average

—

Season by season
SeasonTeamWARPALOVAvg exit velocityMax exit velocityBarrelsHard-hitxBA
2026HOU0.103585.9107.42.122.6.195
2025MIN0.3123985.9104.23.827.4.210
2024MIN0.713788.5108.83.836.6.231
2023MIN0.944586.7106.63.232.8.220
2022HOU1.9265887.9109.55.136.4.257
2021BOS1.065986.3109.72.631.1.228

Game log, 2026

DateOpponentABHHRRBIBBSOAVG
Sep 24@ ATH410001.207
Sep 18vs ATL200000.206
Sep 12@ TB300003.208
Sep 10@ PHI200000.210
Sep 6vs AZ310000.212
Sep 5vs AZ000000.211
Sep 2vs CWS300000.211
Aug 31vs CWS310011.213
Aug 29@ NYM200000.212
Aug 26@ NYY300002.214