Phillips Valdez #71

Full name is Phillips Chalier Valdez.

2020

Made his first career Opening Day roster...Led the Sox in relief innings (30.1), tied for 2nd most in MLB...tied for the team lead in relief appearances (24)...Finished 5 games for the Sox...also had 5 holds. In 12 road games, posted a 1.26 ERA (2 ER/14.1 IP)... allowed 0 runs in his first 10 games on the road (12.1 IP). ..Held LHH to a .175 AVG and .583 OPS (7-for-40, 0 HR)...With 2 strikes, opponents hit .094 (5-for-53)...Began the season with a career-best 8.1-inning scoreless streak, the longest streak by a Sox reliever in 2020...in 14 games through August, had a 0.86 ERA (2 ER/21.0 IP)...Earned his first career win on 8/25 vs. TOR (1.2 IP, 0 R). 6 of his 11 ER allowed came in a two-game span on 9/3 and 9/5 vs. TOR (1.2 IP).

2019

Pitched to a 3.94 ERA (7 ER, 16.0 IP) over 16.0 innings with Texas, striking out 18 batters (10.13 SO/9 ratio) and inducing a 53.3 percent groundball rate...Pitched to a 1.35 ERA (1 ER, 6.2 IP) over his first five big league outings from June 8-July 16...Over his last 11 appearances (3 starts) in the minors, he allowed only 4 earned runs over 20.1 innings pitched (1.77 ERA), while striking out 19 and walking 15...Over his 11 Major League appearances, Valdéz covered at least 1.0 inning pitched in 8 outings, including 4 games with 2.0+ innings pitched...Made his big league debut on June 8 vs. Oakland; worked 2.0 scoreless innings, allowing just one hit and two walks…selected from Triple-A Nashville that day as the 26th man on the roster for a doubleheader...Pitched in a Rangers 8-5 loss in Seattle on July 30, allowing two hits, including a home run to Kyle Seager, in 0.1 inning pitched...Began the year with Triple-A Nashville in the Rangers system, going 1-7 with a 4.92 ERA (43 ER, 78.2 IP) with 10 walks and 44 strikeouts in 26 games (14 starts)… he struck out 65 batters over those 78.2 innings, and struck out at least one batter in 24 of his 26 appearances, including 15 straight from May 21-August 28, and a season-high 9 batters on May 31 vs. New Orleans (Marlins)...the 9 strikeouts were his most since striking out 11 batters on April 23, 2016 with Single-A Advanced Potomac (Nationals).

2018

Split time between Harrisburg (AA) and Syracuse (AAA) in the Nationals organization, combining to go 6-7 with a 2.73 ERA (135.0 IP, 41 ER) in 31 games (19 starts)… ranked among International League leaders in ERA (5th, 2.75) and WHIP (8th, 1.247)… spent early portion of the campaign with Harrisburg before earning promotion to Syracuse on April 30… went 6-7 with a 2.80 ERA (112.1 IP, 35 ER) as a starter compared to no record, 2.38 (22.2 IP, 6 ER) as a reliever… finished season ranked among Syracuse leaders in wins (T2nd, 6), innings pitched (2nd, 124.1) and starts (3rd, 19).

2017

Began the season with Double-A Harrisburg before being promoted to Triple-A Syracuse on July 24...finished the season with a combined 0-5 record and a 4.16 ERA (67.0 ER, 31 ER), but had a 53/18 SO/BB rate.

2016

Threw a career-high 152.2 innings between Potomac and Double-A Harrisburg, going a combined 12-7 with a 4.24 ERA (72 ER) with 109 strikeouts...entered the season rated as the No. 26 prospect in Washington's system, per Baseball America.

2015

Took on an increased workload as he surpassed 100.0 innings pitched for the first time in a season, covering two levels: Single-A (full) Hagerstown and Single-A (advanced) Potomac...went 8-4 with a 2.81 ERA (102.2 IP, 32 ER), 80 strikeouts and a BAA of .229.

2014

Was promoted to the Single-A Hagerstown to begin the season, and spent the majority of 2014 bouncing between Single-A (full) Hagerstown (combined 2-0, 3.68 ERA over 29.1 IP) and Single-A (short) Auburn (combined 2-0, 0.68 ERA over 13.1 IP)...allowed just 1 home run over 42.2 combined IP.

2013

Was promoted to the GCL Nationals on June 1, where he spent the entire season... posted a 3-0 record with a 1.95 ERA (7 ER, 32.1 IP) in 14 games (3 starts)...1.64 ERA (11.0 IP, 2 ER) as a starter, 3-0, 2.11 (21.1 IP, 5 ER) in relief.

2012

Was signed to a minor league contract on May 30 by Washington and assigned to their DSL team on June 11...he went 2-2 with a 5.40 ERA (29 ER, 49.1 IP) over 14 games (5 starts), including 32 strikeouts.

2011

Never appeared in a game with Tampa Bay's organization before being released on May 1...he spent the remainder of the season training at a Japanese Baseball Academy in the Dominican Republic, making adjustments in an effort to gain velocity.

2010

Spent his second full season in the Dominican Summer League, this time amassing an 8.40 ERA (14 ER, 15.0 IP) and an opponents' batting average of .271...he was released at the end of the season before being signed by the Tampa Bay Rays on December 16.

2009

Made professional debut with the DSL Indians, appearing in 13 games, pitching to a 2-2 record with a 3.66 ERA (8 ER, 19.2 IP)...held opponents to a .164 average (11-for-67).