OVERALL GRADE
C+ Solid
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PLAYER PROFILE
Moisés Ballesteros
Designated Hitter • Catcher • First Base • Los Angeles Angels
Bats:
Left
Throws:
Right
Age:
22
Height:
5' 8"
Weight:
195 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
Designated Hitter
DH · Los Angeles Angels
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
COMPLETE PLAYER READ
The evaluation on Moisés Ballesteros
Moisés Ballesteros 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 Athleticism and Baserunning Decisions (75/100) is the clearest current improvement area. Recent official form is rising, 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
- Current Baseball Value
DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES
- Durability
- Hitting Decisions and Pitch Recognition
- Athleticism and Baserunning Decisions
CATEGORY BREAKDOWN
Why the overall evaluation landed here
Last-X-games OPS (.688) is compared with the full-season OPS (.635).
Current Baseball Value
75
21th 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 113 games, 78 hits, 11 home runs and verified postseason context. Official recognition includes 0 elite awards and 1 major awards or championship records across 7 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 (.688) is compared with the full-season OPS (.635).
Position and Role Value
75
Based on the official primary role/position (DH) plus verified multi-position usage.
Durability
75
Built from official workload: 93 games and 308 plate appearances.
Hitting Decisions and Pitch Recognition
75
28th 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
75
Uses official stolen-base volume, success rate, and triples as a public baserunning proxy.
Situational and Winning Impact
87
Compares the official RISP OPS (.796) with the full-season OPS (.635).
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
.219
Would rank #127
Top 93% vs qualifiers
Hits divided by at-bats.
OBP
.282
Would rank #134
Top 98% vs qualifiers
Rate of reaching via a hit, walk, or hit-by-pitch in official OBP opportunities.
SLG
.353
Would rank #128
Top 93% vs qualifiers
Total bases per at-bat.
OPS
.635
Would rank #133
Top 97% vs qualifiers
On-base percentage plus slugging percentage.
HR
9
#212 MLB
Top 32%
RBI
34
#252 MLB
Top 38%
H
61
#263 MLB
Top 40%
SB
1
#336 MLB
Top 51%
VERIFIED CAREER CONTEXT
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UNDERSTAND THE PLAYER
Scout Report
ARCHETYPE
Designated Hitter
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 (308 PA across 93 games): .282 OBP would place #134 against 137 qualified MLB hitters (2nd percentile). This is not an official rank.
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Batting Average Production Directional comparison
Why: Directional comparison (308 PA across 93 games): .219 AVG would place #127 against 137 qualified MLB hitters (7th percentile). This is not an official rank.
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Slugging Production Directional comparison
Why: Directional comparison (308 PA across 93 games): .353 SLG would place #128 against 137 qualified MLB hitters (7th percentile). This is not an official rank.
VERSATILITY
Broad multi-position usage
- Primary role or position
- Designated Hitter
- Position / role entries
- 3
- Verified secondary positions
- Catcher, First Base
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.