OVERALL GRADE
C+ Solid
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PLAYER PROFILE
Ildemaro Vargas
First Base • Second Base • Third Base • Designated Hitter • Shortstop • Pitcher • Left Field • Arizona Diamondbacks
Bats:
Switch
Throws:
Right
Age:
35
Height:
5' 11"
Weight:
202 lbs
COMPLETE BASEBALL EVALUATION
Player IQ
A role-aware evaluation of performance, history, durability, defensive responsibility, athletic value, decision-making proxies, and winning situational impact.
OVERALL PLAYER IQ
77 Out of 100BASEBALL ROLE
Second Base
2B · Arizona Diamondbacks
Bats: Switch
Throws: Right
COMPLETE PLAYER READ
The evaluation on Ildemaro Vargas
Ildemaro Vargas currently grades as a solid baseball player in the Baseball IQ 4.3 model. The strongest supported category is Defense, Range and Arm Context (96/100), while Hitting Decisions and Pitch Recognition (75/100) is the clearest current improvement area. Recent official form is stable, and the final evaluation combines production, role, history, durability, decision-making proxies, defense, athletic value, and situational impact.
WHAT THE MODEL USES
- Official current production and league context
- Career excellence, experience, awards and postseason history
- Durability and workload history
- Verified defensive and multi-position usage
- Baserunning and athletic-performance proxies
- Role-specific decisions, pitch recognition, command and pitchability proxies
- Situational and recent-form evidence
STRONGEST VERIFIED AREAS
- Defense, Range and Arm Context
- Situational and Winning Impact
- Position and Role Value
DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES
- Consistency
- Development Trend
- Hitting Decisions and Pitch Recognition
CATEGORY BREAKDOWN
Why the overall evaluation landed here
Last-X-games OPS (.675) is compared with the full-season OPS (.675).
Current Baseball Value
75
35th percentile context
Built from official MLB percentile context for OPS, OBP, SLG, average, power, and run creation.
Career Knowledge and Proven Impact
75
Career history includes 602 games, 418 hits, 29 home runs and verified postseason context. Official recognition includes 0 elite awards and 6 major awards or championship records across 10 supported entries. No verified MLB postseason hitting sample was available.
Consistency
75
Built from official game logs by comparing each appearance with the player's own per-game baseline.
Development Trend
75
Last-X-games OPS (.675) is compared with the full-season OPS (.675).
Position and Role Value
86
Based on the official primary role/position (2B) plus verified multi-position usage.
Durability
86
Built from official workload: 142 games and 486 plate appearances.
Hitting Decisions and Pitch Recognition
75
42th percentile context
Uses official walk rate, strikeout rate, and on-base context to explain how often the hitter controls plate appearances.
Defense, Range and Arm Context
96
Built from official fielding positions, innings, and verified multi-position usage.
Athleticism and Baserunning Decisions
78
Uses official stolen-base volume, success rate, and triples as a public baserunning proxy.
Situational and Winning Impact
93
Compares the official RISP OPS (.865) with the full-season OPS (.675).
Accuracy safeguard — IQDugout does not invent Leadership and clubhouse impact, Confidence and mental toughness, Unpublished private scouting measurements, Private clubhouse and leadership evaluations when verified evidence is unavailable. Those areas remain clearly labeled rather than receiving false precision.
2026 HITTING
Hitting Statistics
AVG
.254
Would rank #73
Top 54% vs qualifiers
Hits divided by at-bats.
OBP
.298
Would rank #117
Top 87% vs qualifiers
Rate of reaching via a hit, walk, or hit-by-pitch in official OBP opportunities.
SLG
.377
Would rank #112
Top 83% vs qualifiers
Total bases per at-bat.
OPS
.675
Would rank #118
Top 87% vs qualifiers
On-base percentage plus slugging percentage.
HR
9
#233 MLB
Top 35%
RBI
67
#96 MLB
Top 14%
H
115
#121 MLB
Top 18%
SB
3
#244 MLB
Top 37%
ADDITIONAL PITCHING
Pitching Statistics
ERA
4.91
Would rank #45
Top 98% vs qualifiers
WHIP
1.64
Would rank #47
Top 100% vs qualifiers
IP
3.2
#761 MLB
Top 88%
SO
0
#813 MLB
Top 94%
VERIFIED CAREER CONTEXT
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UNDERSTAND THE PLAYER
Scout Report
ARCHETYPE
Second Base
Available current-season rate statistics are compared directionally with the qualified MLB hitter pool. These are not official rankings.
DATA CONFIDENCE
Moderate confidence
Compared with qualified MLB hitters, but this is not an official qualified ranking.
STRENGTHS
Verified indicators
- Multi-Position Experience
NEEDS IMPROVEMENT
Areas to monitor
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On-Base Production Directional comparison
Why: Directional comparison (486 PA across 142 games): .298 OBP would place #117 against 135 qualified MLB hitters (13th percentile). This is not an official rank.
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Slugging Production Directional comparison
Why: Directional comparison (486 PA across 142 games): .377 SLG would place #112 against 135 qualified MLB hitters (17th percentile). This is not an official rank.
VERSATILITY
Broad multi-position usage
- Primary role or position
- First Base
- Position / role entries
- 7
- Verified secondary positions
- Second Base, Third Base, Designated Hitter, Shortstop, Pitcher, Left Field
This report summarizes available 2026 MLB statistics and official position information and available season usage. Non-qualified comparisons are directional, not official leaderboard ranks. Percentiles are calculated by IQDugout from official MLB comparison pools. Confidence reflects sample size, qualification, and supported comparison coverage. Versatility labels summarize verified position usage and are not league benchmarks. This is a current-data evaluation, not a projection.