Jarlen De La Paz

JARLEN DE LA PAZ, LEFT HANDED PITCHER
Born:  June 4, 2005
Height: 6’4″
Weight: 180
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Signed: Int’l Free Agent, 2022, Pittsburgh Pirates
How Acquired: International Free Agent
Country: Dominican Republic
Agent: N/A
WTM’s PLAYER PROFILE
A 6’4″ lefty, De La Paz is mainly a projection guy.  When he signed, he threw in the mid-80s with a curve and change.

2022
DSL:  1-2-0, 4.34 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 18.2 IP, 8.2 BB/9, 7.7 K/9

The Pirates kept De La Paz’ workload low in his debut season.  He started his last six outings, but never went beyond three innings.  Opponents batted only .119 against him with no extra base hits, even though he didn’t miss a lot of bats.  What trouble he had came from walks.  He actually pitched well most of the time.  Of the nine earned runs he allowed, six came in a two-game stretch.  In the six starts he had a 2.61 ERA.

De La Paz is still very young and hopefully will get stronger.

CONTRACT INFORMATION
2023: Minor League Contract
PLAYER INFORMATION
Signing Bonus: N/A
MiLB Debut: 2022
MLB Debut: N/A
MiLB FA Eligible: 2028
MLB FA Eligible: N/A
Rule 5 Eligible: 2026
Added to 40-Man: N/A
Options Remaining: 3
MLB Service Time: 0.000
TRANSACTIONS
January 15, 2022: Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an international free agent.