Ronel
Blanco
PAge : 33Throws : R
#56
Ronel Blanco
#56P
Houston Astros
Height : 6' 3" · Weight : 120 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2022-04-08
Born in : Santiago, Dominican Republic
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Houston Astros | 8 | 0 | 1 | 6.68 | 33.2 | 29 | 1.37 |
| 2025 | Houston Astros | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4.10 | 48.1 | 48 | 1.18 |
| 2024 | Houston Astros | 30 | 13 | 6 | 2.80 | 167.1 | 166 | 1.09 |
| 2023 | Houston Astros | 17 | 2 | 1 | 4.50 | 52.0 | 52 | 1.48 |
| 2022 | Houston Astros | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7.11 | 6.1 | 7 | 1.89 |
| Career totals | 71 | 18 | 12 | 3.80 | 307.2 | 302 | 1.22 | |
ContractHouston Astros payroll →
- Type
- Pre-Arbitration
- Length
- 1 yr · 2026–2026
- Total value
- 0.8 M$
- AAV
- 0.80 M$
2026
0.80 M$
Pre-arb
2027
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Arb 1
2028
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Arb 2
2029
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Arb 3
Advanced stats, 2026Starting pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
6.68
FIP
6.37
xFIP
4.91
ERA-
163
WHIP
1.37
K%
20.3 %
BB%
11.2 %
Strikeouts
29
Innings
33.7
Wins
0
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
-0.4
Strikeouts
33
2026 WAR
-0.4
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
↓ Slight decline (-14)
- 2023-0.4 WAR · -1.4 per full season
- 20242.1 WAR · 2.3 per full season
- 20250.6 WAR · 2.2 per full season
- 2026-0.4 WAR
Outlook, age included
-29 · 32 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
71
Established regular
- VEL
- Velocity
- 70
- STF
- Stuff
- 75
- CTL
- Control
- 57
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 78
- STA
- Stamina
- 69
- DUR
- Durability
- 49
- EX
- Experience
- 61
Why these ratings?Hide details
- 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).
PAL: dimensions
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 6.37 · RA9-WAR: -0.3
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
93.4 mi/h
33th percentile
K%
20.3 %
40th percentile
BB%
11.2 %
9th percentile
xERA
4.89
23th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.337
23th percentile
Barrels allowed
9.3 %
22th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Fastball | K% | BB% | xERA | xwOBA allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | HOU | -0.4 | 14 | 71 | 93.4 | 20.3 | 11.2 | 4.89 | .337 |
| 2025 | HOU | 0.6 | 50 | 73 | 93.2 | 24.1 | 10.1 | 3.19 | .279 |
| 2024 | HOU | 2.1 | 61 | 74 | 93.4 | 24.6 | 10.1 | 3.97 | .312 |
| 2023 | HOU | -0.4 | 10 | 57 | 94.5 | 23.0 | 12.4 | 5.06 | .343 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | @ ATH | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6.68 |
| Sep 13 | @ TB | 4.1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 7.11 |
| Sep 1 | vs CWS | 4.0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6.59 |
| Aug 15 | vs SEA | 4.0 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 7.71 |
| Aug 7 | @ SD | 4.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6.98 |
| Aug 1 | vs TEX | 4.2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7.36 |
| Jul 26 | @ CWS | 5.1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8.10 |
| Jul 20 | vs MIA | 4.2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 7.71 |