Walbert Ureña Fantasy Stats

Los Angeles Angels rookie right-hander Walbert Urena pitches for one of the worst teams in baseball, but he has gained steam off the waiver wire after going 4-5 with a 2.60 ERA (4.15 FIP) and 1.35 WHIP with 58 strikeouts and 35 walks in 62 1/3 innings pitched across his first 13 major-league appearances (11 starts) for the Halos. The 22-year-old Dominican took his fifth loss of the year in his last outing on Monday against the Arizona Diamondbacks, giving up four runs (three earned) while walking two and striking out only three, but he threw a season-high seven innings. Urena already has six quality starts and has allowed three or fewer runs in nine straight outings to attract some eyeballs around the league. He's been a bit fortunate, though, with a bloated walk rate of 12.9% and with a below-average 21.3% strikeout rate. Urena has plenty of potential to stick around in the Angels' starting rotation for the rest of the season, but if his command doesn't improve, he's very likely to be hit by regression at some point soon. Right now, he's rostered in 40% of Yahoo leagues.

Los Angeles Angels right-hander Walbert Urena picked up the fourth win of his first season in the big leagues on Tuesday night over the visiting Houston Astros, tossing five scoreless innings while allowing three hits, walking five, and striking out seven. The 22-year-old Dominican hurler is now 4-4 in his rookie season for the Halos with a 2.44 ERA (4.01 FIP) and 1.35 WHIP with 55 strikeouts and 33 walks in 55 1/3 innings pitched over his 12 appearances (10 starts). Urena has exceeded expectations so far in his first big-league season, but his lack of control is something that is keeping him from being a true breakout candidate in his first year. He threw only 59 of his 107 pitches for strikes on Tuesday against Houston, and he has at least three walks in each of his last four starts. His five-walk performance this week was his second such outing of 2026. If Urena can start to limit the free passes, he'll become much more attractive off the waiver wire. Right now, Urena is rostered in 31% of Yahoo leagues.