P Blake Walston #50
Houston Astros MLB
Age: 27 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Great
10/18/2028
 OA: 50 POT: 55
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P BLAKE WALSTON #50 - AGE: 27 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: GREAT
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
31 31 6-13 0 4.76 170.0 170 28 42 186 1.25 2.9
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 67 71 66 67
Movement 45 48 44 45
Control 59 61 59 59
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 84 84
Slider 72 72
Curveball 64 64
Changeup 29 29
Cutter 73 73
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 96-98 Mph
Stamina 60
Suggested Role Starter
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 68
Defense 52
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 3
Stealing Ability: 34
Baserunning Inst.: 30
Sacrifice Bunt: 79
Bunt for Hit: 5
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/28/2028 @ SEA Loss, 3-10 X 0.2 7 6 6 0 0 Loss
09/22/2028 LAA Win, 5-3 X 6.2 3 3 3 3 8 Win
09/17/2028 @ TEX Win, 8-4 X 5.0 5 4 4 2 5
09/12/2028 @ MIN Loss, 3-8 X 2.1 6 5 5 0 1 Loss
08/25/2028 WSH Loss, 2-4 X 3.1 6 2 2 2 5
08/20/2028 @ TB Loss, 0-1 X 8.0 5 1 1 1 8 Loss
08/14/2028 @ ATL Loss, 2-3 X 6.1 9 3 3 1 9 Loss
08/08/2028 TEX Loss, 3-8 X 3.0 4 5 5 2 4 Loss
08/03/2028 SEA Win, 12-6 X 6.0 6 3 3 3 5 Win
07/29/2028 @ TOR Win, 7-4 X 6.0 5 4 4 1 5
PERSONALITY
Soft-spoken and goes about his business.
High: Loyalty, Adaptability
Birthday:06/28/2001
Born in:Wilmington, NC
Nationality:American
Height:6' 5"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$990,000
Signed Through:2028 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 90 Days
Service This Yr:186 Days
40-Man Service:4 Years, 90 Days
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension:$33,640,000 total for 4 years
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2028 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 31 31 6 13 0 4.76 170.0 170 100 90 28 42 186 1 3.2 0 15 48.4
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 11.49 9.00 9.85 2.22 4.29 1.25 93 2.9 .313        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 236 57 13 2 7 28 14 70 1 0 0 .242 .283 .403 .685      
vs. RHB 429 113 28 2 21 72 28 116 2 0 5 .263 .315 .485 .800      
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2028 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 6 6 3 3 0 5.46 31.1 33 24 19 6 9 35  
May 6 6 0 1 0 3.90 32.1 31 16 14 5 4 39  
June 5 5 0 2 0 4.30 29.1 30 17 14 5 6 34  
July 5 5 1 2 0 2.78 35.2 25 11 11 4 9 33  
August 5 5 1 3 0 4.72 26.2 30 14 14 3 9 31  
September 4 4 1 2 0 11.05 14.2 21 18 18 5 5 14  
Spring Training 5 5 2 0 0 3.15 20.0 18 7 7 4 5 17  
Last Year 21 21 8 6 0 4.42 120.0 118 65 59 19 34 107  
2 Years Ago 34 28 12 9 0 5.34 161.2 174 102 96 27 59 167  
Career 119 113 37 42 0 4.87 634.0 632 373 343 104 200 644  
Home 15 15 6 4 0 3.45 86.0 73 37 33 14 25 100  
Road 16 16 0 9 0 6.11 84.0 97 63 57 14 17 86  
Grass 26 26 6 11 0 4.80 140.2 139 85 75 26 39 163  
Turf 5 5 0 2 0 4.60 29.1 31 15 15 2 3 23  
Day 14 14 2 6 0 5.83 71.0 69 48 46 15 20 80  
Night 17 17 4 7 0 4.00 99.0 101 52 44 13 22 106  
As Starter 31 31 6 13 0 4.76 170.0 170 100 90 28 42 186  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2024 Houston - MLB 22 1 1 0 0 0 5.40 3.1 3 2 2 0 0 5 0 0 0.90 .429 0.23 0.2 78
2025 Houston - MLB 23 32 32 11 14 0 4.83 179.0 167 104 96 30 65 179 0 0 1.30 .282 4.80 1.3 89
2026 Houston - MLB 24 34 28 12 9 0 5.34 161.2 174 102 96 27 59 167 0 0 1.44 .321 4.54 1.6 81
2027 Houston - MLB 25 21 21 8 6 0 4.42 120.0 118 65 59 19 34 107 0 0 1.27 .286 4.61 1.4 101
2028 Houston - MLB 26 31 31 6 13 0 4.76 170.0 170 100 90 28 42 186 1 0 1.25 .313 4.29 2.9 97
Total MLB 119 113 37 42 0 4.87 634.0 632 373 343 104 200 644 1 0 1.31 .302 4.54 7.5 91
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2019 Arizona (AZL) - R 17 3 2 0 0 0 1.80 5.0 2 1 1 0 0 11 0 0 0.40 .333 0.00 0.3 231
2019 Hillsboro - A- 17 3 3 0 0 0 3.00 6.0 6 2 2 0 2 6 0 0 1.33 .353 2.20 0.2 133
2020 Kane County - A 18 16 16 1 6 0 6.36 69.1 82 56 49 7 37 71 0 0 1.72 .366 5.08 0.9 79
2021 Houston (GCL) - R 19 6 6 0 0 0 4.64 21.1 24 11 11 1 8 21 0 0 1.50 .359 4.47 0.4 106
2021 Tri-City - A- 19 1 1 0 0 0 21.60 3.1 6 8 8 1 3 4 0 0 2.70 .455 8.45 -0.1 25
2021 Quad Cities - A 19 9 9 1 3 0 6.87 36.2 44 29 28 5 18 43 0 0 1.69 .371 5.71 0.3 76
2022 Tri-City - A- 20 13 13 5 4 0 4.24 74.1 71 36 35 8 29 71 0 0 1.35 .307 4.42 1.0 103
2023 Fayetteville - A+ 21 27 27 8 4 0 4.33 149.2 132 73 72 16 55 144 0 0 1.25 .289 4.17 1.5 91
2024 Fayetteville - A+ 22 10 10 7 2 0 2.86 63.0 56 21 20 4 17 70 0 0 1.16 .342 2.78 1.7 129
2024 Round Rock - AAA 22 5 5 2 1 0 4.28 27.1 34 14 13 3 8 24 0 0 1.54 .373 4.21 0.4 100
2027 Round Rock - AAA 25 2 2 0 0 0 3.00 9.0 5 3 3 2 5 9 0 0 1.11 .150 6.50 -0.1 151
Total PCL 7 7 2 1 0 3.96 36.1 39 17 16 5 13 33 0 0 1.43 .330 4.78 109.2
Total CAR 37 37 15 6 0 3.89 212.2 188 94 92 20 72 214 0 0 1.22 .303 3.76 99.4
Total MID 25 25 2 9 0 6.54 106.0 126 85 77 12 55 114 0 0 1.71 .368 5.30 78.0
Total NYP 14 14 5 4 0 4.98 77.2 77 44 43 9 32 75 0 0 1.40 .315 4.59 90.8
Total NWL 3 3 0 0 0 3.00 6.0 6 2 2 0 2 6 0 0 1.33 .353 2.20 132.7
Total AZL 3 2 0 0 0 1.80 5.0 2 1 1 0 0 11 0 0 0.40 .333 0.00 230.6
Total GCL 6 6 0 0 0 4.64 21.1 24 11 11 1 8 21 0 0 1.50 .359 4.47 106.3
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2024 Houston - MLB P 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 3.1 2.70 -0.0 .987
2025 Houston - MLB P 32 32 4 14 1 18 0 1.000 179.0 0.91 -0.2 .984
2026 Houston - MLB P 34 28 10 4 0 17 3 .824 161.2 0.78 -2.0 .430
2027 Houston - MLB P 21 21 6 1 1 8 1 .875 120.0 0.53 +0.6 .661
2028 Houston - MLB P 31 31 11 7 0 18 0 1.000 170.0 0.95 -0.6 1.009
TOTAL P 119 113 31 27 2 62 4 .935 634.0 0.82 -2.1 .828
PLAYER HISTORY
06/03/2019 Drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 1st round (26th) of the 2019 MLB June Amateur Draft from New Hanover HS (Wilmington, NC).
07/13/2020 Injured on 07/11/2020, diagnosed with a sore shoulder, will miss 5-6 weeks.
11/27/2020 Was traded by the Arizona Diamondbacks to the Houston Astros, along with CF Jeferson Espinal, in exchange for RP Cy Sneed, SP Jojanse Torres.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 32 (47); Movement: 19 (42); Control: 13 (50).
06/28/2021 Injured (Mild hamstring strain), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
07/05/2021 Injured (Mild hamstring strain), day-to-day for 5 days.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 36 (42); Movement: 34 (44); Control: 20 (46).
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (51); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 37 (53).
06/16/2023 Suspended 6 games after ejection following a brawl.
06/30/2023 Named the #80 prospect in the MLB
09/03/2023 Injured (Dead arm), out for 2 weeks.
10/30/2023 Named the #29 prospect in the MLB
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 57 (64); Movement: 44 (44); Control: 46 (73).
03/28/2024 Named the #17 prospect in the MLB
06/28/2024 Named the #6 prospect in the MLB
07/05/2024 Injured (surgery to remove bone chips (elbow)),out for 5-6 months.
11/23/2024 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $563,500.
11/23/2024 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 5 weeks.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 64 (76); Movement: 46 (46); Control: 56 (81).
01/10/2025 Injured (hyperextended knee),out for 4 days.
03/11/2025 Injured (biceps strain),day-to-day for 2-3 weeks.
08/05/2025 Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for one week.
11/23/2025 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $563,500.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 66 (69); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 59 (59).
07/25/2026 Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for one week.
11/21/2026 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $563,500.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 66 (67); Movement: 42 (42); Control: 59 (59).
03/12/2027 Injured (forearm soreness),day-to-day for 3 days.
06/19/2027 Injured (hamstring strain),out for 2-3 months.
10/29/2027 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $990,000 with the Houston Astros organization.
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 64 (66); Movement: 48 (49); Control: 58 (58).
05/01/2028 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $33,640,000 with the Houston Astros organization.
05/25/2028 Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for 4 days.
08/25/2028 Injured (back tightness),out for 2 weeks.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2025 32 8
Year W Rank
2026 12 9
Year L Rank
2025 14 7
2028 13 4
Year HRA Rank
2025 30 8
Year WP Rank
2025 15 1
Year BABIP Rank
2025 .282 9
Year WHIP Rank
2028 1.25 8
Year K/BB Rank
2028 4.43 7
Year RA/9 Rank
2028 11.49 8
Year BB/9 Rank
2028 2.22 6
Year K/9 Rank
2028 9.85 9
Year QS Rank
2028 15 9
Year QSP Rank
2028 .484 10
Year CG Rank
2028 1 7
Year CGP Rank
2028 .032 5
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