Enyel Vallejo

WTM’S PIRATE PLAYER PROFILES

2013
R:  306/325/468, 111 AB, 5 2B, 2 3B, 3 HR, 2 BB, 14 K, 4-5 SB

Vallejo hit well in his first pro season, with surprising power, although he showed little inclination to draw a walk.  Other than a few games at third, he spent all his time in left.  No doubt this was because the Pirates had Trae Arbet and Carlos Ozuna at short, but it probably indicates they don’t view Vallejo as more than an organizational player.

2014
R+:  289/317/406, 197 AB, 12 2B, 4 3B, 1 HR, 6 BB, 41 K, 5-7 SB
A-:  263/333/368, 19 AB, 1 3B, 1 BB, 4 K, 2-2 SB

Vallejo got into five games with Jamestown, then moved down to Bristol once the draftees began showing up.  He was one of the better hitters at Bristol on a very bad team, but the very poor K:BB ratio doesn’t bode well for his hitting at higher levels.  He played exclusively in the outfield, seeing time at all three positions but more in left and center than in right.

2015
R+:  231/257/338, 104 AB, 5 2B, 1 HR, 3 BB, 29 K, 0-2 SB

The Pirates sent Vallejo back to Bristol, where he played almost exclusively in the outfield corners.  He didn’t hit well at all, with few walks and a much higher K rate than previously.

Vallejo will open 2016 at age 25 and hasn’t gotten very far.  If he’s back, he’ll fill in somewhere at the lower levels.