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Merkin Valdez PAthletics

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2013 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 31)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date11-5-1981
Height6' 5"
Weight230 lbs
Age31 years, 6 months, 14 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
-0.52009
-0.02010
-0.12011
2012
-0.12013
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Standard

YEAR TEAM AGE G GS IP IP-SP IP-RP W L SV BS QS BQS PA H R ER HR TB BB UBB HBP SO ERA FIP FRA VORP WARP
2004 SFN 22 2 0 1.7 0.0 1.7 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 4 5 5 1 9 3 3 0 2 27.00 13.75 20.82 -2.6 -0.3
2008 SFN 26 17 1 16.0 2.0 14.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 69 14 5 3 1 20 7 5 2 13 1.69 3.98 5.21 0.3 0.0
2009 SFN 27 48 0 49.3 0.0 49.3 2 1 0 3 0 0 225 57 33 31 5 82 28 26 0 38 5.66 4.54 5.90 -4.6 -0.5
2010 TOR 28 2 0 1.3 0.0 1.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 2 3 3 0 2 3 3 0 0 20.25 9.80 8.04 -0.5 -0.0
2011 TEX 29 5 0 4.3 0.0 4.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 7 3 3 2 13 1 1 0 6 6.23 6.98 6.61 -0.6 -0.1
Career74172.72.070.7310300336844945912642382595.574.876.24-7.9-0.8

Advanced

'opp' stats - quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
YEAR Team Lg G GS IP FRA FRA+ TAv oppAVG oppOBP oppSLG oppTAv BABIP PPF PVORP PWARP VORP WARP
2003 HAG A 26 26 156.0 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .280 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2003 SCO Wnt 4 0 5.3 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.500 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2004 SFN MLB 2 0 1.7 20.82 -227 .469 .287 .364 .528 .288 .500 104 -2.6 -0.3 -2.6 -0.3
2004 SJO A+ 7 7 35.7 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .292 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2004 NRW AA 10 7 41.7 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .258 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2004 FRE AAA 1 1 5.0 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .400 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2005 NRW AA 24 19 107.0 3.91 109 .253 .265 .335 .413 .271 .309 94 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2006 FRE AAA 46 3 49.0 5.02 89 .292 .283 .362 .441 .282 .296 101 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2007 ESC Wnt 8 0 7.3 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .143 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2008 SFN MLB 17 1 16.0 5.21 83 .245 .275 .347 .448 .275 .283 95 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.0
2008 SJO A+ 1 0 1.0 -5.75 353 .415 .288 .353 .444 .284 .500 80 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2009 SFN MLB 48 0 49.3 5.90 64 .283 .273 .348 .444 .274 .338 96 -4.6 -0.5 -4.6 -0.5
2009 ESC Wnt 4 0 4.3 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .308 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2010 TOR MLB 2 0 1.3 8.04 28 .332 .266 .325 .376 .251 .333 105 -0.5 -0.0 -0.5 -0.0
2010 LVG AAA 39 1 58.0 6.21 96 .313 .280 .351 .433 .269 .395 115 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2010 ESC Wnt 2 0 2.3 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .500 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2011 TEX MLB 5 0 4.3 6.61 66 .351 .270 .342 .445 .286 .417 111 -0.6 -0.1 -0.6 -0.1
2011 ABQ AAA 38 0 50.3 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .317 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2011 ROU AAA 12 0 15.3 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .283 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2011 ESC Wnt 18 0 19.3 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .255 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2012 SAC AAA 34 0 36.0 5.19 101 .185 .286 .353 .442 .263 .264 71 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2012 ATH Rk 2 1 3.0 4.06 126 -.012 .253 .342 .343 .223 .000 91 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2012 ESC Wnt 2 0 0.7 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .800 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
CareerMLB172.76.2459.287.274.347.446.275.33597-8.1-0.8-7.9-0.8

Statistics For All Levels

Year Team Lg W L SV G GS IP H BB SO HR GB% BABIP H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 WHIP ERA VORP WARP
2003 HAG A 9 5 0 26 26 156.0 119 49 166 11 0% .280 6.9 2.8 0.6 9.6 1.08 2.25 0.0 0.0
2003 SCO Wnt 0 0 0 4 0 5.3 6 0 4 0 0% -1.500 10.2 0.0 0.0 6.8 1.13 3.40 0.0 0.0
2004 FRE AAA 0 0 0 1 1 5.0 6 4 5 0 0% .400 10.8 7.2 0.0 9.0 2.00 7.20 0.0 0.0
2004 NRW AA 1 4 1 10 7 41.7 35 15 31 3 0% .258 7.6 3.2 0.6 6.7 1.20 4.32 0.0 0.0
2004 SJO A+ 3 1 0 7 7 35.7 30 5 44 4 0% .292 7.6 1.3 1.0 11.1 0.98 2.52 0.0 0.0
2004 SFN MLB 0 0 0 2 0 1.7 4 3 2 1 0% .500 21.6 16.2 5.4 10.8 4.20 27.00 -2.6 -0.3
2005 NRW AA 5 6 0 24 19 107.0 99 45 96 7 46% .309 8.3 3.8 0.6 8.1 1.35 3.53 0.0 0.0
2006 FRE AAA 0 4 5 46 3 49.0 52 39 48 6 48% .296 9.6 7.2 1.1 8.8 1.86 5.88 0.0 0.0
2007 ESC Wnt 0 1 0 8 0 7.3 3 6 4 0 0% .143 3.7 7.4 0.0 4.9 1.23 3.70 0.0 0.0
2008 SJO A+ 0 0 0 1 0 1.0 1 0 3 0 50% .500 9.0 0.0 0.0 27.0 1.00 0.00 0.0 0.0
2008 SFN MLB 1 0 0 17 1 16.0 14 7 13 1 49% .283 7.9 3.9 0.6 7.3 1.31 1.69 0.3 0.0
2009 ESC Wnt 0 0 0 4 0 4.3 4 2 3 0 0% .308 8.4 4.2 0.0 6.3 1.40 2.09 0.0 0.0
2009 SFN MLB 2 1 0 48 0 49.3 57 28 38 5 47% .338 10.4 5.1 0.9 6.9 1.72 5.66 -4.6 -0.5
2010 LVG AAA 3 5 0 39 1 58.0 92 26 35 5 56% .395 14.3 4.0 0.8 5.4 2.03 7.91 0.0 0.0
2010 ESC Wnt 0 0 0 2 0 2.3 4 1 2 0 0% .500 15.7 3.9 0.0 7.8 2.17 11.74 0.0 0.0
2010 TOR MLB 0 0 0 2 0 1.3 2 3 0 0 67% .333 13.5 20.2 0.0 0.0 3.75 20.25 -0.5 -0.0
2011 ROU AAA 1 0 4 12 0 15.3 14 5 14 1 0% .283 8.2 2.9 0.6 8.2 1.24 2.35 0.0 0.0
2011 ESC Wnt 2 1 0 18 0 19.3 12 15 19 0 0% .255 5.6 7.0 0.0 8.8 1.40 1.86 0.0 0.0
2011 TEX MLB 0 0 0 5 0 4.3 7 1 6 2 29% .417 14.5 2.1 4.2 12.5 1.85 6.23 -0.6 -0.1
2011 ABQ AAA 4 2 4 38 0 50.3 47 24 43 1 0% .317 8.4 4.3 0.2 7.7 1.41 3.58 0.0 0.0
2012 ATH Rk 0 0 0 2 1 3.0 2 0 1 0 67% .000 6.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 0.67 0.00 0.0 0.0
2012 SAC AAA 0 1 5 34 0 36.0 33 17 26 4 44% .264 8.2 4.2 1.0 6.5 1.39 3.75 0.0 0.0
2012 ESC Wnt 0 0 0 2 0 0.7 4 1 0 0 0% .800 54.0 13.5 0.0 0.0 7.50 54.00 0.0 0.0

Injury History beta

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2008-12-15 2008-12-15 WIN 0 0 Right Elbow Surgery Pronator Mass 2008-12-15
2008-05-13 2008-09-30 60-DL 140 123 Right Elbow Strain Pronator Mass -
2007-09-04 2007-10-01 60-DL 27 24 Right Elbow Recovery From Surgery Tommy John Surgery 2006-09-27
2006-08-28 2006-09-05 Minors 8 0 Right Elbow Surgery Tommy John Surgery 2006-09-27
2005-08-17 2005-09-15 Minors 29 0 Right Shoulder Inflammation -
2004-04-08 2004-06-27 Minors 80 0 Right Shoulder Inflammation -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2010 TOR $409,500
2009 SFN $401,000
2008 SFN $390,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
3 yrPrevious$1,200,500
3 yrTotal$1,200,500

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
2 y 33 d1 year (2011)

Details
  • 1 year (2011). Signed by LA Dodgers as a free agent 2/2/11 (minor-league contract). Released by LA Dodgers 7/19/11. Signed by Texas as a free agent 7/23/11 (minor-league contract). Contract purchased by Texas 9/1/11. Sent outright to Triple-A by Texas 11/2/11.
  • 1 year/$0.4095M (2010). Acquired by Toronto in trade from San Francisco 1/20/10. Signed by Toronto 3/10. Sent outright to AAA by Toronto 4/29/10.
  • 1 year/$0.401M (2009). Re-signed by San Francisco 3/2/09.
  • 1 year/$0.39M (2008). Re-signed by San Francisco 3/08.
  • 1 year (2004). Contract purchased by San Francisco 11/03.
  • Acquired by San Francisco in trade from Atlanta 12/02 (Russ Oritiz deal).
  • Signed by Atlanta 1999 as an amateur free agent from the Dominican Republic. $7,500 signing bonus.

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Merkin Valdez is referenced in the following articles.

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This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: Weekly Roundup, January 28-February 3Christina Kahrl2011-02-04
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Action: Not Least, the AL EastChristina Kahrl2010-05-04
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Action: Claim and DealChristina Kahrl2010-04-01
BP Unfiltered: UPDATED AL Projected Opening Day RostersJohn Perrotto2010-04-01
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Action: Turn of the Screw, ALChristina Kahrl2010-03-31
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Action: American LeagueChristina Kahrl2010-03-19
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Action: Strikes and SlipsChristina Kahrl2010-03-08
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Action: NL MovesChristina Kahrl2010-02-05
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Action: Signing and SellingChristina Kahrl2010-01-21
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Action: NL KetchupChristina Kahrl2010-01-18
This article requires BP Premium accessWinter League Preview: The Dominican LeagueCarlos J. Lugo2009-10-18
Transaction Analysis: The Mess in the WestChristina Kahrl2009-04-30
This article requires BP Premium accessGiant Issues: Shoring up a Staff by the BayChristina Kahrl2009-02-25
This article requires BP Fantasy or Premium accessTeam Health Reports: San Francisco GiantsBrad Wochomurka2009-02-17
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: Getting ScorchyChristina Kahrl2008-08-16
This article requires BP Premium accessEvery Given Sunday: The NRIs Who Made ItJohn Perrotto2008-04-06
This article requires BP Premium accessFuture Shock: Monday Ten PackKevin Goldstein2008-03-17
Spring Training Preview: NL WestJoe Sheehan2008-02-12
This article requires BP Premium accessProspectus Matchups: Rare BirdsJim Baker2007-05-22
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: March 1-12, 2007Christina Kahrl2007-03-13
This article requires BP Premium accessFuture Shock: Two Steps Back, NLKevin Goldstein2006-09-12
This article requires BP Premium accessFuture Shock: Division Roundup, NL WestKevin Goldstein2006-07-04
This article requires BP Premium accessFuture Shock: Midpoint National League ReportKevin Goldstein2006-06-23
This article requires BP Premium accessFuture Shock: Mommy, Where Do Closers Come From?Kevin Goldstein2006-05-12
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: March 27-28Christina Kahrl2006-03-29
This article requires BP Fantasy or Premium accessFantasy Focus: Building a Fantasy Farm SystemJeff Erickson2006-02-24
Prospectus Notebook: White Sox, GiantsBaseball Prospectus2006-01-11
Prospectus Notebook: Braves, Phillies, GiantsBaseball Prospectus2005-09-22
Lies, Damned Lies: Book Review, Scout's HonorNate Silver2005-07-13
This article requires BP Fantasy or Premium accessFantasy Focus: Fantasy Trends--NL WestErik Siegrist2005-04-22
This article requires BP Premium accessMethod to the Madness: Brian Sabean's OffseasonThomas Gorman2005-01-03
This article requires BP Premium accessA Look at the California League: Part I, Giants and Rangers ProspectsMichael Wolverton2004-06-16


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