Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://mypepack.gophersport.com/video/?vid=cQLBWSyJZ5U Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter The MVP Youve Never Heard Of: Esmerlyn Valdezs Insane Power Surge [7uMXzQNbeJm] Health Updated on August 06, 2026 EDT — Published on August 06, 2026 EDT Valdez is leading the entire Arizona Fall League in home runs... and he's not even a ranked prospect! We're doing a deep dive on Esmerlyn Valdez, the Pittsburgh Pirates' massive power threat whose performance is now forcing the team's hand ahead of the critical Rule 5 Draft deadline. Is this the biggest MiLB sleeper find of the year? We break down the raw power, the improved contact rate, and why the Pirates CANNOT afford to expose him. XqBk2feLTaS IFSOQtSANYI SDMYibg4myI Hdy2YqBoaly Zas5rhzh5yI yzNkuTt57HK
Valdez is leading the entire Arizona Fall League in home runs... and he's not even a ranked prospect! We're doing a deep dive on Esmerlyn Valdez, the Pittsburgh Pirates' massive power threat whose performance is now forcing the team's hand ahead of the critical Rule 5 Draft deadline. Is this the biggest MiLB sleeper find of the year? We break down the raw power, the improved contact rate, and why the Pirates CANNOT afford to expose him. XqBk2feLTaS IFSOQtSANYI SDMYibg4myI Hdy2YqBoaly Zas5rhzh5yI yzNkuTt57HK