Walbert UreñaLAA · SP

2026 review

Walbert Ureña was a rookie starter who threw strikes and missed enough bats to make it work: a 2.97 ERA and 1.23 WHIP in 148.1 IP across 29 games and 27 GS for LAA, with a 22.7 K% and a 10.9 BB% over 625 BF, 9 W and 11 L. He was optioned Mar 29 and recalled Apr 18, then settled into a full rotation workload through the season. Drafted at NFBC ADP rank 867, he finished 261st of 1472 in the TDK LABS 5x5 value rank, and 41st of 236 SP. His 2.97 ERA ran 0.33 below his 3.30 xERA over 625 BF, and his sinker crept up from 97.6 mph in Mar-Jun to 98.6 mph in Jul-Sep. His best month was Jul at a 1.25 ERA in 21.2 IP against a 4.28 ERA in 27.1 IP in Jun. By late Sep the TDK LABS card had his rookie season ending on a tough loss.