Ronel Blanco

Bats R Throws R6'0" 180 lbBorn 1993 Santiago, D.R.Debut 2022Team HOUContract 1 y/$802,700 (26) 2026: $710,411

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	347	22.0	9.6	3.41	18.9	6.60	103.0
2027							103.0
2028							100.9

Projected rates are per plate appearance or batter faced; counting stats scale with projected playing time. Statcast measurements inform these projections as inputs and are reported as measurements, not projected.

Most similar through age 31

His ten closest age-31 comparables averaged 91 PITCH+ the next season; 7 of 10 played. Averages cover only the players who got a next season, which is why the played count matters.

#	Player	Through	PITCH+ then	Next season	Next PA / BF
1	Spencer Turnbull	2024	103.9	50.0	33
2	Dustin McGowan	2013	103.8	91.9	354
3	Shaun Marcum	2013	104.1	did not play
4	Garrett Richards	2019	105.7	102.5	213
5	Merrill Kelly	2020	101.8	99.8	667
6	Domingo German	2024	101.3	did not play
7	John Thomson	2005	102.0	96.1	361
8	Collin McHugh	2018	101.1	104.6	317
9	Chris Capuano	2010	98.9	92.2	802
10	Andrew Triggs	2020	100.8	did not play

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									347				103.0
2026*									101				82.8	99.0	81.8
2025	HOU	3	4	4.10	9	9	0	48.3	199	7	20	48	106.0	104.2	110.2
2024	HOU	13	6	2.80	30	29	0	167.3	676	22	68	166	111.7	102.0	113.7
2023	HOU	2	1	4.50	17	7	0	52.0	226	12	28	52	89.1	100.8	89.9
2022	HOU	0	0	7.11	7	0	0	6.3	32	1	4	7	65.1	102.8	67.9
Career		18	11	3.45	63	45	0	274.0	1133	42	120	273	104.9		107.1

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	HOU	P	9	48	2	5	0	0	1.000	+1.0
2024	HOU	P	30	167	19	10	3	1	0.906	+1.7
2023	HOU	P	17	52	3	5	0	3	1.000	+0.2
2022	HOU	P	7	6	1	0	0	0	1.000	+0.1

Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.

Minor leagues

Year	Level	Team	Side	PA / BF	Line	AVG / ERA
2026	AAA	Sugar Land Space Cowboys	Pit	23	6.1 IP, 9% K	0.00
2026	AA	Corpus Christi Hooks	Pit	31	7.2 IP, 19% K	2.50
2023	AAA	Sugar Land Space Cowboys	Pit	302	73.1 IP, 27% K	3.69
2022	AAA	Sugar Land Space Cowboys	Pit	185	44.2 IP, 31% K	3.67
2021	AAA	Sugar Land Skeeters	Pit	180	45.0 IP, 32% K	3.40
2019	AAA	Round Rock Express	Pit	122	26.2 IP, 22% K	5.84
2019	AA	Corpus Christi Hooks	Pit	76	17.1 IP, 34% K	4.21
2018	AA	Corpus Christi Hooks	Pit	97	20.1 IP, 31% K	7.16
2018	A+	Buies Creek Astros	Pit	144	36.1 IP, 28% K	1.75
2017	A	Quad Cities River Bandits	Pit	383	84.2 IP, 20% K	3.31
2016	Rk	DSL Astros Blue	Pit	182	45.0 IP, 29% K	2.40
2016	Rk	FCL Astros	Pit	22	5.2 IP, 32% K	0.00
2016	Rk	nan	Pit	204	50.2 IP, 29% K	2.15

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2026	0.422	0.333	0.386	0.401
2025	0.358	0.248	0.236	0.366
2024	0.298	0.271	0.280	0.290
2023	0.350	0.368	0.365	0.353
2022	0.407	0.417	0.267	0.446

wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.

Postseason pitching

Year	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2024	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	2.0	1	0	3	4	2.00
Career	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	2.0	1	0	3	4	2.00