BAL · P

Albert Suárez

Age 37 B/T R/R 6′3″, 235 lb Venezuela MLB debut 2016

40-man

Baltimore’s roster as it stands on the 40-man, off the 26-man (call-up depth)
Trade read Likely available: BAL projects to miss the playoffs (23% odds) and he’s a veteran (age 37 in 2027): a natural trade candidate.

Keystone Stuff 78 1st pct

2026 fWAR 0.2

Projected 2027 WAR 0.2 Keystone Marcel+ at 41 IP

Pitching · 2026 percentiles

vs. MLB pitchers with 500+ pitches · 970 pitches

Keystone Stuff 78

Keystone Location 96

Keystone Pitching 89

Run value (xRV) +0.03

Strikeout % 17.6%

Walk % 7.6%

Whiff % 23.7%

Chase % 29.8%

Fastball velo 93.6

Extension 6.6 ft

63.0 IP3.86 ERA4.24 FIP 43° arm1 SV

Arsenal & Pitch Lab

Movement normalized to arm side · Keystone Stuff by pitch

RHP · arm angle 43° · how to read

Pitch	Use	Velo	IVB	HB	Stuff	Loc	Whiff	xRV/100
Four-seam53% use	53%	93.6	16.9	+5.8	80	95	22%	+0.15
Cutter21% use	21%	85.7	9.1	−1.9	92	91	28%	+1.26
Changeup16% use	16%	84.9	8.3	+17.0	89	112	22%	−2.38
Curveball9% use	9%	77.8	−6.9	−5.4	87	101	27%	+0.79

Pitch idea (fragile)

Built from his own fastball (93.6 mph) plus the typical shape 20 pitchers with his slot (43°) throw: a sweeper around 82.1 mph, 3.0″ rise, −15.2″ arm-side. On the same model it grades +22 against his curveball, the pitch with the same job (+12 to +25 across the production and three cross-fit models), about 108 on his curveball’s scale; the comps’ own sweepers grade 105 at the median, so that sits above 75% of them. That would out-grade 95% of the comps’ real pitches, more likely a result of how the pitch was built than of the pitch, so it isn’t queued.

Most similar pitchers

Pitches like Suárez: same hand, shape, slot and mix

Similarity	Player	Stuff	’26 WAR	’27 proj	2027
44	Chris Paddack TEX · ’96	85	0.1	0.4	Free agent
38	Slade Cecconi CLE · ’99	88	0.7	0.7	Arb
30	Randy Vásquez SD · ’98	95	1.4	1.2	Pre-arb
29	Cal Quantrill TEX · ’95	84	1.5	0.8	Free agent
28	Gordon Graceffo STL · ’00	91	0.6	0.6	Pre-arb

Same-handed pitchers nearest on fastball velocity and shape, arm angle, extension, pitch mix, secondary shapes, Stuff, whiff rate and workload. 2026 regulars only.

Pitch locations · 2026

Where each pitch finishes, by batter side

Four-seam 50%

36% zone

Cutter 41%

45% zone

Curveball 8%

44% zone

Where each pitch finishes, catcher’s view. The bar marks the batter’s side; the box is an average strike zone. Pitches with 40+ thrown to this side.

Contract & projection

Club control (RosterResource) · Keystone projected WAR

2027 0.2 WAR Arbitration $2.0M*

2028 0.0 WAR Arbitration $2.2M*

2029 −0.1 WAR Arbitration $2.2M*

2030 −0.2 WAR Free agent

* projected arbitration or minimum salary. Contract Studio →

Minor leagues

MLB Stats API · public box-score data

SeasonLevel	Level	Team	Age	G	PA / IP	PA / IP ·Line
2026AAA	AAA	Norfolk Tides	36	6	16.2 IP	16.2 IP · 2.16 ERA · 22.1% K · 5.9% BB
2025AA	AA	Chesapeake Baysox	35	1	2 IP	2 IP · 18.00 ERA · 0.0% K · 8.3% BB
2025AAA	AAA	Norfolk Tides	35	4	10.2 IP	10.2 IP · 0.84 ERA · 12.8% K · 12.8% BB