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Vince Velasquez CLE AAA SP/RP R 

Born: 06/07/1992 Age: 33

FanGraphs Player Page

2025 OPL OPL Player Page

On MLB 40-man: NO
Acquired: Free Agent (PIT) Feb'25

Thu 8/07 Fri 8/08 Sat 8/09
--- @CHW 7:40 PM EDT @CHW 7:10 PM EDT

Positions
SP/RP
2026 Earned Positions
RP/SP

All Leagues
Average $0.00 Median $0.00
FanGraphs Points
Average $0.00 Median $0.00

All Leagues
Average $1.50 Median $1.00
FanGraphs Points
Average $1.40 Median $1.00

Roster%
0%
Change
7Day 0%
30Day 0%

2025 OPL 2025 OPL Round 5
OPL Roster%
0.00%
OPL Average Salary
$0.00


August 6, 2025 9:48 AM : The Guardians released Velasquez on Wednesday.
Analysis: Velasquez is headed to Korea to sign with the Lotte Giants of the Korea Baseball Organization. The right-hander has spent all of the 2025 season with Triple-A Columbus, posting a 3.42 ERA and 95:50 K:BB over 81.2 innings. Velasquez has not pitched in the big leagues since 2023.

MLB Stats

Pitching

YearTeamGGSIP SV HLD K H BB HBP HR P/IP Pts
2015HOU19755.20058502125 4.8 267.43
2016PHI2424131.00015212945121 4.14 541.70
2017PHI151572.000687434315 2.51 180.90
2018PHI3130146.20016113859816 4.44 650.74
2019PHI3323117.10213012043926 2.97 348.46
2020PHI9734.00046361735 3.78 128.50
2021PHI211781.200857645417 2.7 220.63
2021SDP4412.2001615406 0.07 0.93
2022CHW27975.101696825211 4.07 306.37
2023PIT8837.10037351414 4.42 165.07

MILB Stats

Pitching

YearTeamGGSIP SV HLD K H BB HBP HR P/IP Pts
2010HOU (R)8629.1002524524 4.58 134.47
2012HOU (A-)9945.20051371732 5.67 259.13
2013HOU (A)2516110.030123903367 5.8 637.90
2013HOU (A+)3314.2001914822 3.79 55.53
2014HOU (R)338.200195230 8.55 74.13
2014HOU (A+)151055.10072452336 5.14 284.67
2015HOU (AA)9533.00145201312 6.65 219.60
2016PHI (AA)115.00032101 4.5 22.50
2017PHI (A+)115.00052101 5.3 26.50
2017PHI (AA)113.00043101 2.37 7.10
2017PHI (AAA)112.00001100 4.6 9.20
2021PHI (A)427.000124111 6.73 47.10
2021PHI (AAA)226.200122301 7.02 46.83
2022CHW (AAA)405.20075400 5.46 30.93
2023PIT (AAA)114.20024100 5.38 25.13
2025CLE (AAA)181881.20095715038 4.31 352.33

Recent Games

Last 10 MILB Games

DateLevelTeamOpponentGSWinSave IPTBFRERHKBBHBPHR
Jul 31, 2025 AAA COL @JAX 1 0 0 5.1 23 5 5 6 6 2 0 1
Jul 24, 2025 AAA COL BUF 1 0 0 3.1 19 2 2 5 6 4 0 0
Jul 18, 2025 AAA COL @IOW 1 0 0 5.0 20 2 2 3 4 2 1 1
Jul 10, 2025 AAA COL LOU 1 0 0 3.2 19 3 3 4 6 4 0 1
Jul 2, 2025 AAA COL @TOL 1 1 0 5.2 21 0 0 3 8 2 0 0
Jun 26, 2025 AAA COL @IOW 1 0 0 6.0 23 1 1 6 6 2 0 1
Jun 20, 2025 AAA COL IND 1 1 0 6.0 24 1 1 7 5 2 0 0
Jun 14, 2025 AAA COL @BUF 1 1 0 5.2 21 1 1 2 7 2 0 0
Jun 8, 2025 AAA COL TOL 1 0 0 3.1 16 5 2 3 5 3 0 0
Jun 3, 2025 AAA COL TOL 1 1 0 5.2 20 0 0 2 8 1 0 0
Totals 10 4 0 49.2 206 20 17 41 61 24 1 4

Avg Salary & Roster%

Last 30 days

2026 Position Eligibility Progress

To gain eligibility, a player must have 5 GS or 10 G at a position in the majors, or 20 G at a position in the minors.

Transaction History

Date Transaction Type Team Salary
April 20, 2014 3:43 AM add Big Papi memories $1
July 24, 2014 9:02 PM cut Big Papi memories $1
June 10, 2015 1:50 PM add Long Island Lollygag $5
October 5, 2015 8:16 AM increase Long Island Lollygag $7
January 31, 2016 11:36 AM cut Long Island Lollygag $4
February 28, 2016 9:30 PM add Coastal Empire $2
March 2, 2016 11:46 AM move Earl's Pearls (from Coastal Empire) $2
March 16, 2016 3:42 PM move Finding Out True Love is Blind (from Earl's Pearls) $2
April 18, 2016 5:11 PM move Slow Worm (from Finding Out True Love is Blind) $2
May 31, 2016 3:12 PM move Finding Out True Love is Blind (from Slow Worm) $2
June 3, 2016 3:04 PM move Earl's Pearls (from Finding Out True Love is Blind) $2
June 12, 2016 4:56 PM move Finding Out True Love is Blind (from Earl's Pearls) $2
August 28, 2016 8:29 AM move Earl's Pearls (from Finding Out True Love is Blind) $2
October 7, 2016 12:56 PM increase Earl's Pearls $4
November 17, 2016 9:38 AM move ⚾️Otto Five⚾️ (from Earl's Pearls) $4
January 26, 2017 10:46 AM move Earl's Pearls (from ⚾️Otto Five⚾️) $4
February 2, 2017 11:02 AM move Big Papi memories (from Earl's Pearls) $4
April 16, 2017 11:41 PM move Earl's Pearls (from Big Papi memories) $4
April 27, 2017 10:35 AM move Ripken Rally Caps 🧢 (from Earl's Pearls) $4
October 7, 2017 1:51 AM increase Ripken Rally Caps 🧢 $6
January 26, 2018 12:26 PM move James Howard Thome (from Ripken Rally Caps 🧢) $6
October 12, 2018 12:48 PM increase James Howard Thome $8
January 26, 2019 10:07 AM move Coastal Empire (from James Howard Thome) $8
May 3, 2019 7:33 PM move Earl's Pearls (from Coastal Empire) $8
May 8, 2019 7:16 PM cut Earl's Pearls $4
April 29, 2023 9:08 PM add ⚾️Otto Five⚾️ $5
May 20, 2023 9:51 AM cut ⚾️Otto Five⚾️ $3
May 21, 2023 9:52 AM add Slow Worm $5
May 28, 2023 8:59 PM cut Slow Worm $3
June 30, 2023 12:44 PM add Slow Worm $3
August 31, 2023 11:02 PM cut Slow Worm $2

Recent Trades for Vince Velasquez in FanGraphs Points

Date Proposing Team Proposing Team Gives Accepting Team Accepting Team Gives
June 3, 2023 5:58 PM Warren Morris Appreciation Society Eduardo Rodriguez DET SP L $6 
Vince Velasquez CLE AAA SP/RP R $1 
 Mötley Crüz Lance McCullers Jr. HOU SP R $12 15IL 
January 28, 2021 6:42 PM ⚖️ Judge Jhoan Hodgman ⚖️ Jason Heyward SDP AAA OF L $3
 ❤️ Pitching Woo ❤️ Eddie Rosario MIL AAA OF L $14
Vince Velasquez CLE AAA SP/RP R $3 
August 26, 2020 3:04 PM King in the Mountcastle Forrest Whitley TBR AAA RP R $5
CJ Abrams SDP SS L $2
 LouBobcatz😻 Andrew McCutchen PHI OF R $25 
Vince Velasquez CLE AAA SP/RP R $1 
$19 loan
August 25, 2020 3:38 PM Proud Soyboys Vince Velasquez CLE AAA SP/RP R $1 
Luke Weaver ARI RP R $16
 Cup Bumpers Blake Snell TBR SP L $41 
August 15, 2019 9:12 AM Lost City of Arenado Vince Velasquez CLE AAA SP/RP R $3 
Robbie Ray ARI SP L $17 
 Darth Vader Robinson Chirinos HOU Util R $6
Scooter Gennett SFG Util L $6
August 7, 2019 10:05 AM Aces of Bases Jeff Samardzija SFG RP R $2
Hansel Robles LAD AAA RP R $2
Chris Sale BOS SP L $50 60IL 
Vince Velasquez CLE AAA SP/RP R $4 
$48 loan 		Generous Carriage Carter Kieboom LAA AAA 3B R $3
Luke Voit NYM ST Util R $6
Michel Baez SDP CPX RP R $1
June 1, 2019 2:25 PM The Special Sauce Garrett Richards SDP RP R $5
Vince Velasquez CLE AAA SP/RP R $3 
Carlos Correa HOU SS/3B R $32 
Luis Severino NYY SP R $18 
$5 loan 		Billy Beane Is Not My Lover Jurickson Profar OAK OF S $3 
Adalberto Mondesi KCR Util S $25
Walker Buehler LAD SP R $17 
May 2, 2019 7:32 PM Coastal Empire Vince Velasquez CLE AAA SP/RP R $8 
Daniel Vogelbach SEA Util L $4
 Earl's Pearls Yu Darvish CHC SP R $25 
$13 loan
April 28, 2019 6:39 PM realmutoo much tuna Michael Brantley CLE Util L $18
$7 loan 		Dark fArts Dept. Howie Kendrick PHI Util R $1
Vince Velasquez CLE AAA SP/RP R $4 
April 23, 2019 11:54 AM 📺 Lee Fitts to Beavers 🦫 Diego Castillo COL AAA RP R $3
 ❤️ Pitching Woo ❤️ Vince Velasquez CLE AAA SP/RP R $5