Phillips Valdéz

Phillips Chalier Valdéz (born November 16, 1991) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers and Boston Red Sox.

Phillips Valdéz
Valdéz with the Harrisburg Senators in 2017
Free agent
Pitcher
Born: (1991-11-16) November 16, 1991
San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
June 8, 2019, for the Texas Rangers
MLB statistics
(through 2022 season)
Win–loss record3–2
Earned run average4.56
Strikeouts96
Teams

Career

Cleveland Indians

Valdéz signed as an international free agent with the Cleveland Indians on May 29, 2009.[1] He played for the Dominican Summer League Indians in 2009 and 2010.[1] On November 10, 2010, he was released by Cleveland.[1]

Washington Nationals

On December 16, 2010, he signed a minor league contract with the Tampa Bay Rays, but was released on May 1, 2011, and did not appear in a professional game in 2011.[1] Valdéz trained at a Japanese baseball academy in the Dominican that year after being released.[2] On May 30, 2012, he signed a minor league contract with the Washington Nationals.[1] From 2012 through the 2018 season, he played in the Washington organization.[1] During his time with them, he played for the DSL Nationals, Gulf Coast Nationals, Auburn Doubledays, Hagerstown Suns, Potomac Nationals, Harrisburg Senators, and the Syracuse Chiefs.[3][4][1]

Texas Rangers

Valdéz elected free agency after the 2018 season and on December 21, 2018, he signed a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers.[5] He was assigned to the Nashville Sounds to open the 2019 season.[6] With Nashville in 2019, he went 1–7 with a 4.92 ERA over 78+2⁄3 innings.

On June 8, Valdéz had his contract selected and he was called up to the major leagues for the first time, as the 26th man of a doubleheader versus the Oakland Athletics.[7] He made his debut that afternoon, throwing two scoreless innings in relief.[8] With Texas in 2019, Valdéz went 0–0 with a 3.94 ERA and 18 strikeouts over 16 innings. On November 1, 2019, Valdéz was claimed off waivers by the Seattle Mariners.[9]

Boston Red Sox

On February 23, 2020, Valdéz was claimed off waivers by the Boston Red Sox.[10] He was optioned to the Triple-A Pawtucket Red Sox on March 8.[11] On July 24, Valdéz made his Red Sox debut in the opening game of the delayed-start 2020 season, pitching two scoreless innings of relief in a 13–2 win over the Baltimore Orioles.[12] On August 25, Valdéz pitched 1+2⁄3 scoreless innings to pick up his first MLB win in a 9–7 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays.[13] Overall with the 2020 Red Sox, Valdéz appeared in 24 games, all in relief, compiling a 1–1 record with 3.26 ERA and 30 strikeouts in 30+1⁄3 innings pitched.[14]

Valdéz began the 2021 season as a member of Boston's bullpen.[15] On June 6, he recorded his first major league save, coming in extra-innings away game against the New York Yankees after closer Matt Barnes had a blown save in the bottom of the ninth.[16] Valdéz was optioned to the Triple-A Worcester Red Sox on June 10, after pitching three times in four days.[17] He was recalled to Boston on July 23,[18] returned to Worcester on August 12, and again recalled to Boston on August 30.[19] On September 12, Valdéz was placed on the COVID-related list.[20] Overall during the regular season, Valdéz made 28 relief appearances for Boston, pitching to a 2–0 record with 5.85 ERA while striking out 35 batters in 40 innings.[14]

Valdéz began the 2022 season as a member of Boston's bullpen, until being optioned to Worcester on May 2 as MLB rosters contracted from 28 to 26 players.[21] He subsequently split time between Worcester and Boston, being recalled and optioned multiple times.[22][23][24] Valdéz was designated for assignment on July 26.[25] In 13 relief appearances with Boston during 2022, he posted a 4.41 ERA and 0–1 record while striking out 13 batters in 16+1⁄3 innings.[14]

Seattle Mariners

On July 29, 2022, Valdéz was claimed off waivers by the Seattle Mariners and was optioned to the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers.[26] In 18 appearances for Tacoma, he logged a 4.22 ERA with 16 strikeouts in 21+1⁄3 innings of work. On September 30, Valdez was designated for assignment following the promotion of Brian O'Keefe.[27] He cleared waivers and was sent outright to Triple–A Tacoma on October 3.[28] Valdez elected free agency following the season on November 10.[29]

Colorado Rockies

On December 15, 2022, Valdéz signed a minor league contract with the Colorado Rockies.[30] In 22 games (15 starts) for the Triple–A Albuquerque Isotopes, he registered a 5–7 record and 8.15 ERA with 49 strikeouts in 67+1⁄3 innings pitched. On August 15, 2023, Valdéz was released by the Rockies organization.[31]

Personal life

 
Previously married Samantha Gross in Las Vegas, Nevada, July 10, 2017.[32].During 2019 spring training, Valdéz's younger brother Mario died after suffering a heart attack at the age of 18.[2]

References
  1. "Phillips Valdéz player page transactions". MLB.com. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  2. Levi Weaver (June 11, 2019). "Phillips Valdez's outing may be forgotten but his story shouldn't be". The Athletic. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  3. Byron Kerr (October 18, 2016). "Phillips Valdez honing breaking pitch to get to next level". MASN. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  4. "Senators Notebook: Phillips Valdez turning the corner with more consistent arm slot". harrisburgsenatorsmlb.wordpress.com. June 5, 2017. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  5. "Rangers add 4 bullpen options on minor-league contracts, including one with a 98 mph fastball". The Dallas Morning News. December 19, 2018. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  6. "Sounds Announce Tentative Opening Day Roster". MiLB.com. March 27, 2019. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  7. Adam J. Morris (June 8, 2019). "Joe Palumbo recalled, David Carpenter DFA'd, Phillips Valdez up". Lone Star Ball. SB Nation. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  8. T.R. Sullivan (June 8, 2019). "Palumbo starts strong as Texas' bats take over". MLB.com. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  9. "Mariners claim RHP Phillips Valdéz off waivers from Texas". MLB.com. November 1, 2019. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  10. "Red Sox Roster & Staff – Transactions". MLB.com. February 2020. Archived from the original on February 4, 2020. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  11. @RedSox (March 8, 2020). "5 players were optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket" (Tweet). Retrieved March 8, 2020 – via Twitter.
  12. "Orioles vs. Red Sox". ESPN.com. July 24, 2020. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  13. "Boston Red Sox at Toronto Blue Jays Box Score, August 25, 2020".
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  15. Browne, Ian (April 1, 2021). "Red Sox finalize 2021 Opening Day roster". MLB.com. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  16. "Red Sox 6, Yankees 5 (Final Score)". MLB.com. June 6, 2021. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  17. "Boston Red Sox roster moves: Reliever Brandon Brennan called up, Phillips Valdez sent to WooSox". MassLive.com. June 10, 2021. Retrieved June 10, 2021 – via MSN.com.
  18. Cotillo, Chris (July 23, 2021). "Boston Red Sox roster moves: Hirokazu Sawamura (tricep) placed on injured list, Phillips Valdez called up from WooSox". MassLive.com. Retrieved July 23, 2021 – via MSN.com.
  19. "Red Sox Roster & Staff – Transactions". MLB.com. August 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  20. Touri, Amin (September 12, 2021). "Phillips Valdez becomes Red Sox' 12th positive test as COVID outbreak continues". The Boston Globe. Retrieved September 12, 2021 – via MSN.com.
  21. Cotillo, Chris (May 1, 2022). "Red Sox roster moves: Jaylin Davis, Phillips Valdez sent down to WooSox; Travis Shaw elects free agency". masslive.com. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  22. "Red Sox Roster & Staff – Transactions". MLB.com. May 2022. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
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  24. "Red Sox Roster & Staff – Transactions". MLB.com. July 2022. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
  25. @ChrisCotillo (July 26, 2022). "Red Sox designated Phillips Valdez for assignment, per WooSox game notes" (Tweet). Retrieved July 26, 2022 – via Twitter.
  26. "Mariners Claim Phillips Valdez Off Waivers From Red Sox". mlbtraderumors.com. July 29, 2022.
  27. "Mariners' Phillips Valdez: Designated for assignment". cbssports.com. September 30, 2022. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  28. "Mariners' Phillips Valdez: Outrighted to Triple-A". cbssports.com. October 3, 2022. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  29. "2022-23 Minor League Free Agents For All 30 MLB Teams". baseballamerica.com. November 13, 2022. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  30. "Rockies, Phillips Valdez Agree To Minor League Deal". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  31. https://www.milb.com/transactions/2023-08-15
  32. "Clark County, NV".
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