Enmanuel Valdez or Michael Busch

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Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Enmanuel Valdez or Michael Busch Player Statistics
	Michael Busch 1B - CHC	Enmanuel Valdez 1B - PIT
2026 Stats


At Bats	549	‐

Runs	66	‐

Hits	129	‐

Singles	83	‐

Doubles	26	‐

Triples	2	‐

Home Runs	18	‐

RBI	72	‐

Stolen Bases	2	‐

Caught Stealing	1	‐

Walks	82	‐

Strikeouts	149	‐

Batting Average	.235	‐

On Base Pct	.345	‐

Slugging Pct	.388	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.733	‐

Enmanuel Valdez or Michael Busch Player Projections
	Michael Busch 1B - CHC	Enmanuel Valdez 1B - PIT
2026 Projections


At Bats	502	45

Runs	75	5

Hits	126	10

Singles	70	6

Doubles	25	2

Triples	3	0

Home Runs	27	1

RBI	77	6

Stolen Bases	3	0

Caught Stealing	1	0

Walks	57	4

Strikeouts	140	11

Batting Average	.251	.224

On Base Pct	.327	.294

Slugging Pct	.473	.370

On-base Plus Slugging	.800	.664

Enmanuel Valdez or Michael Busch Player Notes
	Michael Busch 1B - CHC	Enmanuel Valdez 1B - PIT
News
	Michael Busch went 1-for-4 with a home run, a walk, one run scored and two RBI in Friday's 10-8 loss against the Cincinnati Reds. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Aug 29th	The Pirates designated INF Enmanuel Valdez for assignment. Ari Koslow Fri, Apr 3rd
	Michael Busch went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 5-4 loss to the Seattle Mariners. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Aug 22nd	The Pirates optioned INF Enmanuel Valdez to Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Mon, Mar 16th
	Michael Busch went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Tuesday's 4-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Aug 19th
	Michael Busch went 3-for-5 with a double and two runs scored in Sunday's 10-2 win over the Kansas City Royals. Nicholas Rodriguez Mon, Aug 10th
	Michael Busch went 2-for-4 with a home run, one run scored and three RBI in Monday's 10-5 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Nicholas Rodriguez Tue, Aug 4th
Notes
	Michael Busch has rapidly developed into one of fantasy's most reliable power bats, following a strong 2024 with a full-blown breakout in 2025 that featured 34 homers, a .523 slugging percentage, and a 147 OPS+. The jump in production wasn't empty volume. His rOBA and run value both spiked, confirming real growth in impact contact rather than a fluky power surge. While the strikeout rate remains elevated, Busch offsets it with solid on-base skills and elite durability, logging 150+ games in back-to-back seasons. At age 28, he's firmly established as a high-end fantasy first baseman whose profile now supports both a strong floor and a stable power ceiling. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros

Enmanuel Valdez or Michael Busch Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Michael Busch 1B - CHC			Enmanuel Valdez 1B - PIT
Thu, Mar 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#41	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#45
Sat, Mar 28th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#118
Sun, Mar 29th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#153	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#34
Mon, Mar 30th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (4-8)	#155	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31
Tue, Mar 31st	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#46	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (3-4)	#405
Wed, Apr 1st	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#79	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#111
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#70	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#63
Sat, Apr 4th				vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#71
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#35	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-5)	#139
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#176	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#360
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#232	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (2-2)	#37
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#231	vs SD	Michael King (10-9)	#59
Fri, Apr 10th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#99	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#33
Sat, Apr 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#27	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#173
Sun, Apr 12th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#116	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#3	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#41
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#56	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#6	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#153
Thu, Apr 16th				vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#58
Fri, Apr 17th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#103	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#88
Sat, Apr 18th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#45	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#11
Sun, Apr 19th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (1-2)	#183	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#176
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#6	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#114
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus		@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#185
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#3	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#7
Fri, Apr 24th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#55	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#160	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8
Sun, Apr 26th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#158	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#61
Mon, Apr 27th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#166	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57
Tue, Apr 28th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#161	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#85
Wed, Apr 29th	@ SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)	#396	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#109
Thu, Apr 30th				vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)
Fri, May 1st	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#128	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#148
Sat, May 2nd	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#215	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#195
Sun, May 3rd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#134	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31
Tue, May 5th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#111	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#117
Wed, May 6th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#148	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#82
Thu, May 7th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#195	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#128
Fri, May 8th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#114	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#113
Sat, May 9th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#185	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#98
Sun, May 10th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#7	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#62
Tue, May 12th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#136	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#121
Wed, May 13th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#284	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#400
Thu, May 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#4	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Fri, May 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#64	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#56
Sat, May 16th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#101	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#3
Sun, May 17th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#391	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#12
Tue, May 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#83
Wed, May 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#61	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#102
Thu, May 21st				@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57
Fri, May 22nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#140	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#24
Sat, May 23rd	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#271	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sun, May 24th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#135	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#10
Mon, May 25th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#99	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)
Tue, May 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#27	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#287
Wed, May 27th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#116	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Thu, May 28th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#5	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#221
Fri, May 29th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#109	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#47
Sat, May 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#85	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#91
Sun, May 31st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#83	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#89
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#100	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#242
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#191	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#140
Thu, Jun 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#310	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#271
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#113	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#168
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#98	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#274
Tue, Jun 9th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#406	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#350
Wed, Jun 10th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#121	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Jun 11th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#403	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#158
Fri, Jun 12th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#98	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#84
Sat, Jun 13th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#201
Sun, Jun 14th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#29	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Mon, Jun 15th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#121	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#310
Tue, Jun 16th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#403	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#138
Wed, Jun 17th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#375	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#175
Fri, Jun 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#24	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#377
Sat, Jun 20th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#406
Sun, Jun 21st				@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#121
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#103	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#26
Wed, Jun 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#76	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14
Thu, Jun 25th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#45	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#52
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#111
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#61	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#148
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#210	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#56
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#309	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#3
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#161	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#12
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#293
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#109	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#58
Sat, Jul 4th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#85	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#344
Sun, Jul 5th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#83	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#41
Tue, Jul 7th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#71	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)
Wed, Jul 8th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#92	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#136
Thu, Jul 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#50	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#274
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-4)	#107	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#93
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#111	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#81
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#47	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#214
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#89	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#70
Mon, Jul 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#87	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#162
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#115	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#18
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#44	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#60
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#5	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#33
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#27	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Mon, Jul 27th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#83	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#134
Tue, Jul 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#102	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#108
Wed, Jul 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#117
Thu, Jul 30th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#109	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#195
Fri, Jul 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#65	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Aug 1st	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#18	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#111
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#21	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#158	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#220
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#2	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#30
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#350	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#61
Thu, Aug 6th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#10	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57
Fri, Aug 7th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (5-5)	#156	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-5)	#125
Sat, Aug 8th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#142	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#278
Sun, Aug 9th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-3)	#387	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#76
Tue, Aug 11th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#153	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#51
Wed, Aug 12th	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-4)	#151	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#97
Thu, Aug 13th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#41	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#157
Fri, Aug 14th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#83	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#74
Sat, Aug 15th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#102	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#36
Sun, Aug 16th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)		vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-5)	#106
Mon, Aug 17th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#112	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#42
Tue, Aug 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#144	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#115
Wed, Aug 19th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#154	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#150
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#196	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#9
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (1-1)	#40	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#2
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#52	@ LAD	Blake Snell (3-1)	#15
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#134	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#113
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#108	@ SD	Michael King (10-9)	#59
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#117	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#166
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#195	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (1-3)	#129
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#111	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#85
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#83
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#81	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#29
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#98
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#30	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#152
Fri, Sep 4th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#97	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (4-8)	#155
Sat, Sep 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#126	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#79
Sun, Sep 6th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#157	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#146
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#64
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#30	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#101
Thu, Sep 10th				@ CWS	Hagen Smith (3-1)	#208
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PIT	Wilber Dotel (1-4)	#236	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#33
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#5	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#69
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#116	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#60
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-4)	#80	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#81
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#168	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8
Thu, Sep 17th				vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#30
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (3-3)	#387
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-4)	#107	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#75
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#195	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#73
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIA			vs STL
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIA			vs STL
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIA			vs STL
Fri, Sep 25th	@ BOS			@ DET
Sat, Sep 26th	@ BOS			@ DET
Sun, Sep 27th	@ BOS			@ DET
Mon, Apr 20th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#56
Mon, May 4th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#404
Mon, May 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#220
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#91
Tue, Jul 21st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#42
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#61
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#81
Mon, Sep 14th	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-2)	#110