Free agent · P

José Urquidy

Age 31 B/T R/R 6′0″, 225 lb Mexico MLB debut 2019

Left Pittsburgh Moved to another organization Jul 28, 2026; a free agent now.
Free agent est. 1 yr × $3.7M ($2M–$9M) · +0.2 wins to Pittsburgh’s Winter Plan in the bullpen

Keystone Stuff 94 24th pct

2026 fWAR 0.5

Projected 2027 WAR 0.3 Keystone Marcel+ at 48 IP

Pitching · 2026 percentiles

vs. MLB pitchers with 500+ pitches · 607 pitches

Keystone Stuff 94

Keystone Location 123

Keystone Pitching 106

Run value (xRV) +0.69

Strikeout % 18.3%

Walk % 4.3%

Whiff % 22.0%

Chase % 32.4%

Fastball velo 92.6

Extension 5.9 ft

36.1 IP4.95 ERA3.62 FIP 46° arm1 SV

Arsenal & Pitch Lab

Movement normalized to arm side · Keystone Stuff by pitch

RHP · arm angle 46° · how to read

Pitch	Use	Velo	IVB	HB	Stuff	Loc	Whiff	xRV/100
Changeup28% use	28%	83.2	8.7	+17.9	107	122	30%	+0.87
Four-seam21% use	21%	92.3	18.3	+10.4	89	115	21%	+0.42
Sinker21% use	21%	92.9	12.5	+15.4	91	110	5%	−0.29
Curveball15% use	15%	77.2	−12.0	−10.2	85	101	22%	+0.84
Sweeper13% use	13%	80.1	3.2	−10.5	103	118	30%	+1.57

No mix change or new pitch clears its bar. The arsenal is efficient for its shapes.

Most similar pitchers

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

Similarity	Player	Stuff	’26 WAR	’27 proj	2027
47	Chris Paddack TEX · ’96	85	0.1	0.4	Free agent
41	Michael Wacha KC · ’91	93	2.4	1.9	Signed $14.0M
41	Michael Soroka AZ · ’97	97	2.7	2.0	Free agent
38	Brandon Pfaadt AZ · ’98	96	2.2	2.0	Signed $5.4M
34	Paul Blackburn NYY · ’93	90	0.7	0.3	Free agent

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

Sinker 32%

52% zone

Sweeper 22%

37% zone

Changeup 17%

44% zone

Four-seam 17%

48% 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 0.3 WAR Free agent

2028 0.2 WAR Free agent

2029 0.1 WAR Free agent

2030 0.0 WAR Free agent

A pending free agent: no club controls his 2027. Contract Studio →

Minor leagues

MLB Stats API · public box-score data

SeasonLevel	Level	Team	Age	G	PA / IP	PA / IP ·Line
2026AAA	AAA	Charlotte Knights	31	20	95.2 IP	95.2 IP · 3.48 ERA · 20.8% K · 5.3% BB
2025A	A	Lakeland Flying Tigers	30	4	5 IP	5 IP · 1.80 ERA · 25.0% K · 0.0% BB
2025AAA	AAA	Toledo Mud Hens	30	7	16.2 IP	16.2 IP · 3.24 ERA · 21.5% K · 7.7% BB

ABS challenges · 2026

Baseball Savant

As pitcher 0% 0/1 won · −0.1 runs