Joel Peguero

Bats R Throws R5'11" 194 lbBorn 1997 Santo Domingo, D.R.Debut 2025Team SFContract 1 y/$785,000 (26) 2026: $785,000

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	165	20.3	8.9	2.66	21.0	6.44	104.4
2027							105.6
2028							103.7

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 28

His ten closest age-28 comparables averaged 98 PITCH+ the next season; 8 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	Matt Smith	2007	123.6	did not play
2	Dany Jimenez	2022	116.1	119.2	94
3	Tommy Layne	2013	113.4	113.0	76
4	Dedniel Núñez	2024	123.3	108.0	41
5	Justin Miller	2015	114.8	87.1	194
6	Brian Shackelford	2005	113.9	85.5	79
7	Taylor Cole	2018	112.2	97.3	231
8	Robert Stock	2018	112.7	76.1	56
9	Juan Padilla	2005	128.7	did not play
10	Brad Ziegler	2008	113.1	99.9	313

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									165				105.6
2026*									48				106.0	94.5	100.5
2025	SF	3	1	2.42	17	0	0	22.3	86	2	8	17	118.0	96.9	114.9
Career		3	1	2.42	17	0	0	22.3	86	2	8	17	118.0		114.9

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	SF	P	17	22	0	2	0	0	1.000	-0.3

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

Minor leagues

Year	Level	Team	Side	PA / BF	Line	AVG / ERA
2026	AAA	Sacramento River Cats	Pit	41	9.1 IP, 27% K	7.91
2025	AAA	Sacramento River Cats	Pit	191	42.1 IP, 24% K	5.13
2024	AA	Erie SeaWolves	Pit	220	51.2 IP, 25% K	3.16
2023	AAA	Rochester Red Wings	Pit	107	21.1 IP, 12% K	8.10
2023	AA	Harrisburg Senators	Pit	125	29.1 IP, 22% K	2.16
2022	AAA	Durham Bulls	Pit	176	39.1 IP, 19% K	4.60
2022	AAA	Albuquerque Isotopes	Pit	85	17.1 IP, 22% K	5.26
2022	AAA	nan	Pit	261	56.2 IP, 20% K	4.80
2021	AA	Montgomery Biscuits	Pit	234	54.0 IP, 21% K	4.50
2019	A	Bowling Green Hot Rods	Pit	194	47.1 IP, 23% K	2.87
2018	Rk	Princeton Rays	Pit	161	32.2 IP, 24% K	7.55
2017	Rk	Princeton Rays	Pit	209	44.1 IP, 15% K	8.16
2016	Rk	DSL Rays 2	Pit	182	42.0 IP, 14% K	3.43

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2026	0.205	0.395	0.328	0.302
2025	0.438	0.147	0.118	0.348

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