#79 Vicente "Babylon" Meza, Starting Pitcher, 31 yrs, Houston Astros Monday, 5/16/2028 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Vicente Meza Babylon 2/4/1997 31 Venezuela 6"0 205
Starting Pitcher S R
| Contract : Salary : Signed Through :
Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Big League Contract $ 22,222,222 2030
Minimal Average None at all Very inconsistent Normal Durable 4.5 Stars
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| Pitching | Runs | Hits | Doubles | Homeruns | Walks | Strikeouts | Velocity |
| Overall | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 9 |
| vs. LHP | | 8 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 10 | |
| vs. RHP | | 9 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 10 | |
| Talent | | Brilliant | Average | Average | Average | Brilliant | |
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Pitching Ratings Duration Starter : Duration Reliever : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | E - 59 C
| | Pitches: Fastball Changeup Curveball Slider
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| Batting | Hits | Doubles | Triples | Homeruns | Walks | Strikeouts |
| Overall | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| vs. LHP | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| vs. RHP | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Talent | Poor | Fair | Poor | Poor | Fair | Poor |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| D E C E Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings P : D (Range), .920 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : - Outfield Arm : -
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| Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
| 4/5 | @ChC | L 3-9 | * | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | L | | | | |
| 4/10 | @SD | L 4-9 | * | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | L | | | | |
| 4/15 | Ari | W 6-0 | * | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | W | PoG | | | |
| 4/20 | @SF | W 8-3 | * | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| 4/26 | Mil | L 7-8 | * | 7.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | | PoG | | | |
| 5/1 | SF | L 6-7 | * | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | L | | | | |
| 5/6 | @Fla | W 5-1 | * | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | W | PoG | | | |
| 5/11 | @Mil | L 3-8 | * | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
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| Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
| | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3.35 | 40.1 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 25 | 39 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 3 | 37.5 |
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| Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | 10.7 | 5.1 | 8.7 | 5.6 | 1 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 2.84 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHB | 48 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .188 | .322 | .292 | .614 |
| vs. RHB | 90 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .156 | .271 | .367 | .638 |
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| | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| Home | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.20 | 16.1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 |
| Road | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.13 | 24.0 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 22 |
| This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last Week | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 4.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
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| Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| March/April | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.73 | 26.1 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 25 |
| May | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.50 | 14.0 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 14 |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO | Teams |
| 2020 | 28 | 28 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 6.46 | 131.0 | 169 | 101 | 94 | 64 | 94 | 0 | 0 | StL |
| 2021 | 33 | 33 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 4.00 | 193.1 | 142 | 95 | 86 | 93 | 165 | 1 | 0 | StL |
| 2022 | 34 | 33 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 3.54 | 178.0 | 131 | 79 | 70 | 114 | 149 | 0 | 0 | StL |
| 2023 | 33 | 33 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 3.37 | 184.1 | 134 | 72 | 69 | 100 | 173 | 1 | 0 | StL |
| 2024 | 33 | 33 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 4.58 | 179.0 | 155 | 94 | 91 | 81 | 188 | 0 | 0 | StL |
| 2025 | 32 | 32 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 3.15 | 185.2 | 125 | 69 | 65 | 83 | 167 | 2 | 2 | StL |
| 2026 | 34 | 34 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 3.40 | 198.2 | 132 | 88 | 75 | 110 | 201 | 1 | 1 | SD |
| 2027 | 37 | 37 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 3.23 | 208.2 | 142 | 82 | 75 | 100 | 211 | 1 | 1 | SD HOU |
| 2028 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3.35 | 40.1 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 25 | 39 | 0 | 0 | HOU |
| Total | 272 | 271 | 99 | 72 | 0 | 3.84 | 1499.0 | 1153 | 695 | 640 | 770 | 1387 | 6 | 4 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
| 2016, A | 16 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1.78 | 131.1 | 101 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 124 | 8 | 4 |
| 2017, AA | 24 | 24 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 4.14 | 176.0 | 187 | 86 | 81 | 70 | 198 | 5 | 1 |
| 2017, AAA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 8.0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018, AA | 25 | 25 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 4.73 | 179.0 | 200 | 100 | 94 | 77 | 163 | 5 | 2 |
| 2019, AA | 19 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 3.11 | 133.1 | 117 | 55 | 46 | 46 | 121 | 3 | 2 |
| 2019, AAA | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.91 | 46.0 | 44 | 23 | 20 | 14 | 47 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020, AAA | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.01 | 31.1 | 31 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
| 2026 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9.00 | 20.0 | 26 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9.00 | 20.0 | 26 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 2020 | 28 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | .027 | .053 | .054 | .107 | StL |
| 2021 | 33 | 62 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 0 | .129 | .169 | .194 | .363 | StL |
| 2022 | 34 | 54 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 0 | .056 | .073 | .056 | .128 | StL |
| 2023 | 33 | 59 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | .051 | .067 | .119 | .185 | StL |
| 2024 | 33 | 54 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .143 | .241 | .384 | StL |
| 2025 | 32 | 55 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | .109 | .155 | .255 | .410 | StL |
| 2026 | 34 | 55 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 0 | .073 | .121 | .091 | .212 | SD |
| 2027 | 37 | 55 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 0 | .109 | .155 | .255 | .410 | SD HOU |
| 2028 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .111 | .000 | .111 | HOU |
| Total | 272 | 439 | 37 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 32 | 33 | 18 | 187 | 0 | 0 | .084 | .120 | .159 | .280 | |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Pitcher | 8 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1.000 | 40.1 | 1.79 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 3rd overall pick, by St. Louis in 2016... Injured on 4/4/2017 with a Tight Shoulder, out for one week... Had first career hit (double) on 5/29/2020, off Noah Lowry (HOU)... Earned first career win on 5/29/2020... Hit first career homerun on 8/25/2023, off Julio Perez (Por)... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/2025, going 3-1, 1.36... Injured on 9/10/2025 with a Tight Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks... Signed as a free agent by San Diego on 2/22/2026 to a 5-year deal worth $22,222,222 per year... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/2026, going 5-1, 1.05... Traded from San Diego to Houston on 2/10/2027 (Going to SD: 2B E. Cabrales, C K. Thompson, 2B R. Long, P R. Alvarez. Going to HOU: C D. Westfield, P V. Meza, SS D. Cortada)... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/2027, going 3-0, 0.75...
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| Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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ERA 2023 - 3.37 - 10th 2025 - 3.15 - 7th 2026 - 3.40 - 10th 2027 - 3.23 - 8th
| WHIP 2025 - 1.12 - 8th
| Wins 2026 - 18 - 8th
| Losses 2020 - 16 - 10th
| K's 2026 - 201 - 6th 2027 - 211 - 5th
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BB 2022 - 114 - 5th 2023 - 100 - 3rd 2026 - 110 - 8th
| SHO 2025 - 2 - 7th
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