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Luinder Avila

Age 25 B/T R/R 6′3″, 195 lb Venezuela MLB debut 2025

40-man FV 45 · #6 in org

Kansas City’s roster as it stands late-inning relief · 60 IP · 0.5 WAR in the role
Injured list Ended 2026 on the 60-day IL: Right forearm tightness (since Aug 2)

Keystone Stuff 100 49th pct

2026 fWAR 0.4

Projected 2027 WAR 0.5 at 66 IP · 0.5 in his 2027 role

Pitching · 2026 percentiles

vs. MLB pitchers with 500+ pitches · 1,293 pitches

Keystone Stuff 100

Keystone Location 88

Keystone Pitching 89

Run value (xRV) −0.43

Strikeout % 19.7%

Walk % 13.6%

Whiff % 23.9%

Chase % 26.9%

Fastball velo 96.3

Extension 6.7 ft

70.0 IP5.53 ERA4.54 FIP 52° arm

Arsenal & Pitch Lab

Movement normalized to arm side · Keystone Stuff by pitch

RHP · arm angle 52° · how to read

Pitch	Use	Velo	IVB	HB	Stuff	Loc	Whiff	xRV/100
Sinker27% use	27%	96.4	10.9	+11.4	95	81	18%	−0.60
Four-seam26% use	26%	96.1	14.5	+0.8	98	93	16%	−0.16
Slider22% use	22%	88.1	−1.1	−6.5	112	101	35%	−0.48
Curveball15% use	15%	83.0	−4.7	−7.2	96	101	24%	−0.44
Changeup10% use	10%	89.5	6.3	+14.9	98	92	38%	−0.54

Weak pitch to watch

Curveball grades 96 with below-average expected results; his slider grades 112. The best case is against lefties: the slider is worth +0.9 runs per 100 pitches more, 1.1 standard errors (87 and 147 pitches), short of the 2 needed. No mix change until it clears.

Weak pitch to watch

Sinker grades 95 with below-average expected results; his slider grades 112. The best case is against lefties: the slider is worth +1.2 runs per 100 pitches more, 1.4 standard errors (87 and 184 pitches), short of the 2 needed. No mix change until it clears.

Most similar pitchers

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

Similarity	Player	Stuff	’26 WAR	’27 proj	2027
61	Kyle Bradish BAL · ’96	100	1.5	1.7	Signed $10.0M
61	George Kirby SEA · ’98	101	2.5	2.6	Arb
58	Jack Leiter TEX · ’00	103	0.5	1.2	Pre-arb
55	Ben Brown CHC · ’99	100	2.0	1.9	Arb
54	Bubba Chandler PIT · ’02	103	2.0	2.2	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 28%

50% zone

Sinker 24%

48% zone

Curveball 19%

38% zone

Changeup 17%

26% zone

Slider 11%

36% 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 0.5 WAR —

2028 0.6 WAR —

2029 0.6 WAR —

2030 0.6 WAR —

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Minor leagues

MLB Stats API · public box-score data

SeasonLevel	Level	Team	Age	G	PA / IP	PA / IP ·Line
2026AAA	AAA	Omaha Storm Chasers	24	4	10.2 IP	10.2 IP · 4.22 ERA · 18.8% K · 14.6% BB
2025A+	A+	Quad Cities River Bandits	23	3	6 IP	6 IP · 3.00 ERA · 43.5% K · 13.0% BB
2025AAA	AAA	Omaha Storm Chasers	23	14	53.1 IP	53.1 IP · 5.23 ERA · 26.4% K · 10.0% BB

FanGraphs: FV 45 · ETA 2026. Public pitch tracking exists only at Triple-A and some Florida State League parks.