Pitcher · 2026
Ronel Blanco
- Age
- 33
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Weight
- 265 lb
- Number
- #56
- Born
- August 31, 1993 in Santiago, Dominican Republic
- MLB debut
- April 8, 2022
- dbWAR
- 1.5 3 season(s)
- IP
- 19.1
- ERA
- 6.98
- FIP
- 7.22
- K/9
- 7.9
- FIP−
- 173 100 = avg
Ronel Blanco is a starting pitcher for the Houston Astros. In 2026 he struck out 17 batters over 19.1 innings across 4 appearances, 4 of them starts, going 0-1. His ERA of 6.98 was 67.2% higher than the league average of 4.18. Stripping out defence, his 7.22 FIP suggests the ERA was no fluke. He missed bats on 26.1% of swings (13.0% of every pitch he threw), walked 13.6% of the batters he faced and struck out 21.0%. His -0.5 dbWAR is built from that FIP rather than runs allowed, so it credits him for what he controls and not for the defence behind him.
League context
Percentile among qualified pitchers, 2026.
Platoon splits
How left- and right-handed hitters fare against him.
| Split | PA | AB | H | HR | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA | K% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs LHB | 54 | 44 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 10 | .250 | .389 | .523 | .399 | 18.5% |
| vs RHB | 27 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | .167 | .231 | .542 | .323 | 25.9% |
Pitch sequencing
What Ronel Blanco throws in each count, and what he follows each pitch with. Select any cell for the breakdown.
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Pitch arsenal
What he throws, how hard, and how often it misses in 2026.
| Four-Seam Fastball | 125 | 93.5 | 2,279 | 44.0% | 20.7% | |
| Changeup | 89 | 84.7 | 1,475 | 48.3% | 36.5% | |
| Curveball | 60 | 80.0 | 2,207 | 53.3% | 28.0% | |
| Slider | 57 | 86.4 | 2,114 | 54.4% | 16.7% |
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 4 | 19.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 6.98 | 7.22 | 1.34 | 7.9 | 5.1 | 167 | 173 | -0.5 | |
| 2025 | 9 | 9 | 48.1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 22 | 48 | 20 | 4.10 | 4.27 | 1.18 | 8.9 | 3.7 | 99 | 103 | 0.4 | |
| 2024 | 30 | 29 | 167.1 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 114 | 52 | 166 | 68 | 2.80 | 4.15 | 1.09 | 8.9 | 3.7 | 69 | 102 | 1.6 |
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wOBA uses linear weights measured from this season's own play-by-play rather than published constants, and wRC+ is park-adjusted against that same league. dbWAR is our own open implementation — not fWAR or bWAR — and the full derivation, including its simplifications, is on the methodology page.