Esmerlyn Valdez or Jonathan Aranda

Baseball Stats Comparison

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Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Esmerlyn Valdez or Jonathan Aranda Player Statistics
	Jonathan Aranda 1B,DH - TB	Esmerlyn Valdez 1B,LF,RF - PIT
2026 Stats


At Bats	513	226

Runs	64	38

Hits	141	54

Singles	103	24

Doubles	21	13

Triples	0	1

Home Runs	17	16

RBI	80	45

Stolen Bases	0	0

Caught Stealing	1	1

Walks	62	39

Strikeouts	138	103

Batting Average	.275	.239

On Base Pct	.359	.349

Slugging Pct	.415	.518

On-base Plus Slugging	.774	.867

Esmerlyn Valdez or Jonathan Aranda Player Projections
	Jonathan Aranda 1B,DH - TB	Esmerlyn Valdez 1B,LF,RF - PIT
2026 Projections


At Bats	481	28

Runs	68	3

Hits	128	6

Singles	83	4

Doubles	24	1

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	19	1

RBI	71	4

Stolen Bases	1	0

Caught Stealing	1	0

Walks	53	2

Strikeouts	135	9

Batting Average	.266	.228

On Base Pct	.339	.287

Slugging Pct	.438	.377

On-base Plus Slugging	.777	.663

Esmerlyn Valdez or Jonathan Aranda Player Notes
	Jonathan Aranda 1B,DH - TB	Esmerlyn Valdez 1B,LF,RF - PIT
News
	Jonathan Aranda went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 7-6 victory over the San Diego Padres. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Aug 29th	Esmerlyn Valdez went 1-for-4 with a home run in the Pirates 5-4 win over the Cardinals on Sunday. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 30th
	Jonathan Aranda went 1-for-4 with a home run, one run scored and two RBI in Monday's 4-1 win over the Detroit Tigers. Nicholas Rodriguez Tue, Aug 25th	Esmerlyn Valdez went 1-for-3 with a home run in the Pirates 3-2 win over the Padres on Monday. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 25th
	Jonathan Aranda went 3-for-5 in Saturday's 4-3 loss against the Baltimore Orioles. Nicholas Rodriguez Sun, Aug 16th	Esmerlyn Valdez is expected to be in the lineup in Tuesday's game against the Diamondbacks. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 28th
	Jonathan Aranda went 2-for-4 with a home run, one run scored and an RBI in Friday's 2-1 win over the Seattle Mariners. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Aug 8th	The Pirates didn’t provide an update on Esmerlyn Valdez following Monday’s game against the Diamondbacks. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 28th
	Jonathan Aranda went 4-for-5 with a double, two runs scored and two RBI in Monday's 13-9 win over the Colorado Rockies. Nicholas Rodriguez Tue, Aug 4th	Esmerlyn Valdez was removed from Monday’s game against the Diamondbacks after being hit by a pitch on the left hand. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 27th
Notes
	Jonathan Aranda broke out in 2025, slashing .316/.393/.489 with a 146 OPS+ across 422 plate appearances. Projections dial back the average but maintain strong on-base skills and mid-20s homer pace. With no speed component and most of his value tied to bat-first production, Aranda profiles as a high-floor corner infield option in OBP formats, though managers should price in batting-average normalization rather than paying for a repeat of the .300-plus mark. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros

Esmerlyn Valdez or Jonathan Aranda Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Jonathan Aranda 1B,DH - TB			Esmerlyn Valdez 1B,LF,RF - PIT
Thu, Mar 26th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#79	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#38
Sat, Mar 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#112	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#103
Sun, Mar 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#45	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#30
Mon, Mar 30th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#57	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#41
Tue, Mar 31st	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (3-3)	#391
Wed, Apr 1st	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#150
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#96	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#42
Sat, Apr 4th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)		vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#47
Sun, Apr 5th	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#314	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#154
Mon, Apr 6th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#149	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#374
Tue, Apr 7th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#274	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#179
Wed, Apr 8th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#156	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#59
Fri, Apr 10th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#388	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#27
Sat, Apr 11th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#18	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#108
Sun, Apr 12th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#149
Mon, Apr 13th				vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54
Tue, Apr 14th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#329	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Wed, Apr 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#67	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#166
Thu, Apr 16th	@ CWS	Jordan Leasure		vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56
Fri, Apr 17th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#128	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#92
Sat, Apr 18th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#22
Sun, Apr 19th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#43
Tue, Apr 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#41	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#121
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (3-3)	#391	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#232
Thu, Apr 23rd				@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6
Fri, Apr 24th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#51	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sat, Apr 25th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#96	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5
Sun, Apr 26th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#314	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#57
Mon, Apr 27th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#32	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#45
Tue, Apr 28th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#63	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90
Wed, Apr 29th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#17	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#294
Thu, Apr 30th				vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#160
Fri, May 1st	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#114	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#187
Sat, May 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#214
Sun, May 3rd	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#77	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#41
Tue, May 5th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#24	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#125
Wed, May 6th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93
Thu, May 7th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#76	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#164
Fri, May 8th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#123	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#114
Sat, May 9th				@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97
Sun, May 10th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#34	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#77
Tue, May 12th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#162
Wed, May 13th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#7	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#424
Thu, May 14th				vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Fri, May 15th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#109	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65
Sat, May 16th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#68	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Sun, May 17th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#11
Tue, May 19th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#42	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#79
Wed, May 20th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#47	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#112
Thu, May 21st				@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#45
Fri, May 22nd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#19	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#24
Sat, May 23rd				@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sun, May 24th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#215	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#7
Mon, May 25th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#42	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#180
Tue, May 26th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#47	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#307
Wed, May 27th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#336	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#149
Thu, May 28th				vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#156
Fri, May 29th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#210	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#51
Sat, May 30th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#36	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#96
Sun, May 31st	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#94
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#95	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#298
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#69	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#165
Thu, Jun 4th				@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#226
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#148	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#191
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#283	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#255
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#68	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#170
Tue, Jun 9th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#34	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#264
Wed, Jun 10th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#76	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Jun 11th				vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#118
Fri, Jun 12th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#399	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#68
Sat, Jun 13th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#33	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#283
Sun, Jun 14th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#101	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Mon, Jun 15th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#264	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#151
Tue, Jun 16th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#118	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#141
Wed, Jun 17th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#193
Fri, Jun 19th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#394
Sat, Jun 20th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#432
Sun, Jun 21st	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#134	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#162
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#20
Wed, Jun 24th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#83	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13
Thu, Jun 25th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#158	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#46
Fri, Jun 26th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#164	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#150
Sat, Jun 27th	vs ARI			vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#41
Sun, Jun 28th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#176	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#187
Mon, Jun 29th				@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65
Tue, Jun 30th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#83	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Wed, Jul 1st	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#158	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#11
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#393
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#165	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56
Sat, Jul 4th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#23	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#249
Sun, Jul 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#142	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54
Tue, Jul 7th	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#50	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)
Wed, Jul 8th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#19	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#186
Thu, Jul 9th	vs NYY	Paul Blackburn (7-2)	#205	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#170
Sat, Jul 11th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#12	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#107
Sun, Jul 12th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#87
Sat, Jul 18th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#117	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#246
Sun, Jul 19th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#29	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#73
Mon, Jul 20th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#7	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#215
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#140	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#18
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#73	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#37
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#63	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#27
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#32	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#149
Mon, Jul 27th				vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#176
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (7-5)	#188	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#116
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#125
Thu, Jul 30th	vs TEX	Cole Winn		@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#214
Fri, Jul 31st	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#422	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Aug 1st	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (2-2)	#229	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#150
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#161	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#41
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#162	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#238
Tue, Aug 4th	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#356	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#26
Wed, Aug 5th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#432	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#57
Thu, Aug 6th				@ MIL	Dustin May (6-9)	#45
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#12	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#115
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#20	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#174
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#70
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#425	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#141	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#109
Thu, Aug 13th				@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#225
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#154	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#76
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#42	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#29
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#39	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#117
Mon, Aug 17th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#138	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#35
Tue, Aug 18th	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#33	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#139
Wed, Aug 19th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#122	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#182
Fri, Aug 21st	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#39	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#138	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#47	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#14
Mon, Aug 24th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#35	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#114
Tue, Aug 25th	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#182	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#59
Wed, Aug 26th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#69	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#213
Fri, Aug 28th	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#60	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#144
Sat, Aug 29th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#184	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90
Sun, Aug 30th	vs SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#114	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#79
Tue, Sep 1st	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#70	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs NYM	Justin Hagenman		vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (7-5)	#188	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#173
Fri, Sep 4th	@ TEX	Trevor Williams (0-0)	#201	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#240
Sat, Sep 5th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#84
Sun, Sep 6th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#210
Tue, Sep 8th	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-1)	#130	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#110
Wed, Sep 9th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#186	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#99
Thu, Sep 10th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#8	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#422
Fri, Sep 11th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#142	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#52
Sat, Sep 12th	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#155	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#37
Sun, Sep 13th	vs HOU			@ CHC
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATH			vs MIL
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATH			vs MIL
Thu, Sep 17th	vs ATH			vs MIL
Fri, Sep 18th	vs BOS			vs KC
Sat, Sep 19th	vs BOS			vs KC
Sun, Sep 20th	vs BOS			vs KC
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ NYY			vs STL
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ NYY			vs STL
Thu, Sep 24th	@ NYY			vs STL
Fri, Sep 25th	@ PHI			@ DET
Sat, Sep 26th	@ PHI			@ DET
Sun, Sep 27th	@ PHI			@ DET
Mon, Apr 20th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#214
Mon, May 4th	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#264
Mon, May 11th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#24
Mon, May 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#39
Mon, Jun 1st	vs DET	Ty Madden	#279
Mon, Jun 8th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#123
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#75
Mon, Jul 6th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Fri, Jul 10th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#99
Fri, Jul 17th	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)	#241
Tue, Jul 21st	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#24
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#199
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#153
Thu, Aug 20th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#199
Mon, Aug 31st	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#174