Esmerlyn Valdez or Tim Elko

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News & Notes
Schedule

Esmerlyn Valdez or Tim Elko Player Statistics
	Esmerlyn Valdez 1B,LF,RF - PIT	Tim Elko 1B - CWS
2026 Stats


At Bats	241	‐

Runs	40	‐

Hits	56	‐

Singles	24	‐

Doubles	14	‐

Triples	1	‐

Home Runs	17	‐

RBI	47	‐

Stolen Bases	0	‐

Caught Stealing	1	‐

Walks	42	‐

Strikeouts	108	‐

Batting Average	.232	‐

On Base Pct	.345	‐

Slugging Pct	.510	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.855	‐

Esmerlyn Valdez or Tim Elko Player Projections
	Esmerlyn Valdez 1B,LF,RF - PIT	Tim Elko 1B - CWS
2026 Projections


At Bats	28	34

Runs	3	4

Hits	6	7

Singles	4	4

Doubles	1	1

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	1	1

RBI	4	4

Stolen Bases	0	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	2	3

Strikeouts	9	13

Batting Average	.228	.193

On Base Pct	.287	.248

Slugging Pct	.377	.344

On-base Plus Slugging	.663	.592

Esmerlyn Valdez or Tim Elko Player Notes
	Esmerlyn Valdez 1B,LF,RF - PIT	Tim Elko 1B - CWS
News
	Esmerlyn Valdez is not in the Pirates lineup on Saturday against the Cubs. Ari Koslow Sat, Sep 12th	White Sox first baseman Tim Elko is beginning a minor league rehab assignment with High-A Winston-Salem on Wednesday. Brenton Kemp Wed, Jul 8th
	Esmerlyn Valdez (hamstring) left Friday's game against the Cubs early. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Fri, Sep 11th
	Esmerlyn Valdez went 1-for-2 with a home run in the Pirates 4-2 win over the White Sox on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Thu, Sep 10th
	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
	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
Notes
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Esmerlyn Valdez or Tim Elko Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Esmerlyn Valdez 1B,LF,RF - PIT			Tim Elko 1B - CWS
Thu, Mar 26th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#49	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#4
Sat, Mar 28th	@ NYM	David Peterson (8-8)	#92	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (9-4)	#143
Sun, Mar 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-10)	#44	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#289
Mon, Mar 30th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#62	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Tue, Mar 31st	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (4-4)	#371	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#106
Wed, Apr 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#139	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#54
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#8
Sat, Apr 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#58	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (6-1)	#134
Sun, Apr 5th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (8-5)	#88	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Mon, Apr 6th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)		vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#202
Tue, Apr 7th	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (3-2)	#60	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-10)	#36
Wed, Apr 8th	vs SD	Michael King (12-9)	#59	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Fri, Apr 10th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#20	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#118
Sat, Apr 11th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#196	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#64
Sun, Apr 12th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#57
Mon, Apr 13th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#35
Tue, Apr 14th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#101
Wed, Apr 15th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#198	vs TB	Cole Sulser
Thu, Apr 16th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#46	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#160
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-4)	#56	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#128
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (15-5)	#13	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#101	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#296
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#121	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-14)	#79
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#258	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#76
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-9)	#9	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#40
Fri, Apr 24th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#4	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#198
Sun, Apr 26th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#75	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#46
Mon, Apr 27th	vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#52	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Tue, Apr 28th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#85	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#30
Wed, Apr 29th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#122	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#89
Thu, Apr 30th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)
Fri, May 1st	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#355	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)
Sat, May 2nd	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-11)	#308	@ SD	Michael King (12-9)	#59
Sun, May 3rd	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#62	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#197
Tue, May 5th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#76	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#351
Wed, May 6th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#40	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#194
Thu, May 7th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#131
Fri, May 8th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#71	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#152
Sat, May 9th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#149	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#215
Sun, May 10th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#41	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#12
Tue, May 12th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)	#161	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Wed, May 13th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#376	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#137
Thu, May 14th	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)		vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#118
Fri, May 15th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#48	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#196
Sat, May 16th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-6)	#7	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Sun, May 17th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#5	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#259
Tue, May 19th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#105	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#72
Wed, May 20th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#113	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#152
Thu, May 21st	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#52
Fri, May 22nd	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#22	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sat, May 23rd	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Sun, May 24th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#8	@ SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#71
Mon, May 25th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)		vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#108
Tue, May 26th	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)		vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#43
Wed, May 27th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#93
Thu, May 28th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#259	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Fri, May 29th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#26	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#86
Sat, May 30th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#97	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#50
Sun, May 31st	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#108	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-9)	#155
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#167	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#93
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#291	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#26
Thu, Jun 4th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#169
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#164	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)		@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#195
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#48
Tue, Jun 9th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)		vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#257
Wed, Jun 10th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#39	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Thu, Jun 11th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#99
Fri, Jun 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#54	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#78
Sat, Jun 13th	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#219	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-8)	#2
Sun, Jun 14th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#95
Mon, Jun 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Tue, Jun 16th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#94	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (9-9)	#18
Wed, Jun 17th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#128	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (6-3)	#29
Fri, Jun 19th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#359	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (10-7)	#1
Sat, Jun 20th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#377	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#86
Sun, Jun 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)	#161	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-9)	#155
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#21	vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#24
Wed, Jun 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#11	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#42
Thu, Jun 25th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#72
Fri, Jun 26th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#139	vs KC	Steven Cruz
Sat, Jun 27th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#62	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#64
Sun, Jun 28th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#355	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Mon, Jun 29th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#48	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#58
Tue, Jun 30th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-6)	#7	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#232
Wed, Jul 1st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#5	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#84
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#346	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#285
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#46	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#16
Sat, Jul 4th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#362	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#24
Sun, Jul 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#35	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#42
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)		vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#37
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#257	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#47
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-6)	#104
Sat, Jul 11th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#98	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)
Sun, Jul 12th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#114	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#179	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#200
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#82	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#115
Mon, Jul 20th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#236	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-9)	#9
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ NYY	Max Fried (5-4)	#14	@ TEX	Tyler Alexander (5-2)	#163
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-5)	#31	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#291
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#20	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (6-3)	#23
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#193
Mon, Jul 27th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-14)	#79	vs NYY	Max Fried (5-4)	#14
Tue, Jul 28th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#66	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (9-9)	#18
Wed, Jul 29th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#76	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#10
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-11)	#308	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#236
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		@ TB	Nick Martinez (15-4)	#56
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#139	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (15-5)	#13
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#62	@ TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#25
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#289
Tue, Aug 4th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#17	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-6)	#104
Wed, Aug 5th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#75	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#33
Thu, Aug 6th	@ MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#52	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#28
Fri, Aug 7th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (5-5)	#157	vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#24
Sat, Aug 8th	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)		vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#16
Sun, Aug 9th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#65	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#82
Tue, Aug 11th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#61	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-5)	#192
Wed, Aug 12th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#106	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-11)	#308
Thu, Aug 13th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#221	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#139
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#47	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (2-2)	#207
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#33	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#86
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-6)	#104	@ DET	Drew Anderson (5-6)	#87
Mon, Aug 17th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#50	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#20
Tue, Aug 18th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-9)	#155	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#22
Wed, Aug 19th	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (2-2)	#207	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#53
Fri, Aug 21st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-8)	#2	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#65
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (10-7)	#1	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#73
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#74	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-10)	#44
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#71	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#121
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SD	Michael King (12-9)	#59	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-9)	#9
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#244	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#34
Fri, Aug 28th	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (2-3)	#210	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#84
Sat, Aug 29th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#85	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#97
Sun, Aug 30th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#105	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#108
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-9)	#19	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#193
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#149	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-2)	#103
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (1-2)	#256	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (6-3)	#23
Fri, Sep 4th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-8)	#237	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#108
Sat, Sep 5th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#89	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#26
Sun, Sep 6th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#194	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#97
Tue, Sep 8th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (9-7)	#83	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#123
Wed, Sep 9th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#136	vs PIT	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#219
Thu, Sep 10th	@ CWS	Hagen Smith (3-2)	#133	vs PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#63
Fri, Sep 11th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#20	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#105
Sat, Sep 12th	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#53	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#85
Sun, Sep 13th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-5)	#31	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#113
Tue, Sep 15th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#4	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#46
Wed, Sep 16th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#17	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#24
Thu, Sep 17th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#75	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#50
Fri, Sep 18th	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (3-4)	#375	vs DET	Andrew Sears (0-1)	#245
Sat, Sep 19th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#57	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (2-2)	#207
Sun, Sep 20th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#64	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#86
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#122	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (6-5)	#239
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#105	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#137
Thu, Sep 24th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#85	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-4)	#375
Fri, Sep 25th	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (2-2)	#207	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#377
Sat, Sep 26th	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#86	vs COL
Sun, Sep 27th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-9)	#155	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#377
Thu, Apr 9th				@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#137
Mon, May 4th				@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#30
Mon, May 18th				@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#11
Mon, Jun 1st				@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#43
Thu, Jun 18th				@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#236
Mon, Jun 22nd				vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#16
Fri, Jul 10th				vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#211
Fri, Jul 17th				@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#125
Tue, Jul 21st				@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#121
Thu, Aug 20th				vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#257
Mon, Aug 31st				@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#287
Mon, Sep 14th				@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#16