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Luis Valbuena 3BCubs

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Birth Date	11-30-1985
Height	5' 10"
Weight	195 lbs

Age	27 years, 5 months, 23 days
Bats	L
Throws	R

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YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	TB	BB	SO	HBP	SF	SH	RBI	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv	VORP	FRAA	WARP
2008	SEA	22	18	54	49	6	12	5	0	0	17	4	11	1	0	0	1	0	0	.245	.315	.347	.245	1.0	-1.0	0.0
2009	CLE	23	103	398	368	52	92	25	3	10	153	26	83	0	2	2	31	2	3	.250	.298	.416	.253	8.2	0.8	0.9
2010	CLE	24	91	310	275	22	53	12	0	2	71	28	61	3	2	2	24	1	2	.193	.273	.258	.204	-10.0	2.4	-0.8
2011	CLE	25	17	44	43	4	9	0	0	1	12	1	9	0	0	0	1	1	0	.209	.227	.279	.183	-1.9	-0.9	-0.3
2012	CHN	26	90	303	265	26	58	20	0	4	90	36	55	0	2	0	28	0	2	.219	.310	.340	.234	1.3	-0.7	0.1
2013	CHN	27	36	125	106	9	27	5	0	5	47	17	23	1	1	0	14	1	1	.255	.360	.443	.287	7.4	-0.4	0.7
Career			355	1234	1106	119	251	67	3	22	390	112	242	5	7	4	99	5	8	.227	.299	.353	.236	5.9	0.2	0.6

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'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	PA	TAv	oppAVG	oppOBP	oppSLG	oppTAv	BABIP	BPF	BRAA	repLVL	POS_ADJ	FRAA	BRR	BVORP	BWARP	VORP	WARP
2005	EVE	A-	74	325	.286	.258	.329	.375	.000	.264	105	8.5	7.7	-0.4	-2.5	-0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2005	TAC	AAA	3	5	.000	.271	.339	.436	.000	.000			0.0		-0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2006	WIS	A	89	373	.293	.250	.324	.357	.000	.323	106	8.2	6.6	-0.4	-2.9	1.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2006	SBR	A+	43	181	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.283			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2007	WTN	AA	122	505	.250	.261	.332	.395	.000	.267	102	-5.5	14.4	-0.7	4.8	1.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2008	SEA	MLB	18	54	.245	.264	.326	.412	.000	.316	95	-0.9	1.5	-0.1	-1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0
2008	WTN	AA	70	277	.290	.264	.337	.402	.000	.323	101	9.4	7.8	-0.3	8.8	1.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2008	TAC	AAA	58	246	.288	.287	.354	.459	.000	.337	94	7.9	6.9	-0.3	0.1	1.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2009	CLE	MLB	103	398	.253	.259	.319	.413	.000	.296	96	-3	11.5	0.8	0.8	-0.3	8.2	0.9	8.2	0.9
2009	COH	AAA	22	95	.326	.266	.330	.400	.000	.349	108	6.8	2.7	0.3	-1.1	-1.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2010	CLE	MLB	91	310	.204	.258	.317	.404	.000	.238	98	-17.6	8.8	0	2.4	-1.4	-10.0	-0.8	-10.0	-0.8
2010	COH	AAA	25	119	.329	.264	.333	.417	.000	.338	112	9.3	3.3	0.6	-0.7	0.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2011	CLE	MLB	17	44	.183	.263	.321	.415	.000	.242	100	-3.3	0.8	-0.1	-0.9	0.4	-1.9	-0.3	-1.9	-0.3
2011	COH	AAA	113	472	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.355			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2012	CHN	MLB	90	303	.234	.254	.309	.404	.000	.260	105	-7.9	5.2	1	-0.7	-0.5	1.3	0.1	1.3	0.1
2012	IOW	AAA	58	246	.286	.278	.339	.429	.000	.352	97	4.4	2.6	1.3	1.4	1.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2012	LAR	Wnt	51	223	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.340			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2013	CHN	MLB	36	125	.287	.259	.319	.402	.260	.278	104	3.3	3.4	0.4	-0.4	-0.2	7.4	0.7	7.4	0.7
Career		MLB		1234	.236	.258	.317	.408	.257	.270	99	-29.6	32.8	2.1	0.1	-1.0	6.1	0.6	6.1	0.6

Statistics For All Levels

Year	Team	Lg	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	ISO	TAv	VORP	FRAA	WARP
2005	EVE	A-	325	47	75	10	3	12	51	31	37	14	6	.261	.336	.443	.181	.286	0.0	-2.5	0.0
2005	TAC	AAA	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.000	.000	0.0	-0.0	0.0
2006	WIS	A	373	45	93	16	6	3	38	44	44	21	7	.286	.372	.400	.114	.293	0.0	-2.9	0.0
2006	SBR	A+	181	18	41	10	1	2	10	14	26	1	3	.252	.309	.362	.110	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
2007	WTN	AA	505	55	106	23	3	11	44	48	83	10	6	.239	.311	.378	.140	.250	0.0	4.8	0.0
2008	WTN	AA	277	43	73	12	2	9	40	31	37	8	4	.304	.378	.483	.179	.290	0.0	8.8	0.0
2008	TAC	AAA	246	41	64	9	0	2	20	28	32	10	4	.302	.374	.373	.071	.288	0.0	0.1	0.0
2008	SEA	MLB	54	6	12	5	0	0	1	4	11	0	0	.245	.315	.347	.102	.245	1.0	-1.0	0.0
2009	COH	AAA	95	15	25	4	2	3	13	16	13	3	3	.321	.432	.538	.218	.326	0.0	-1.1	0.0
2009	CLE	MLB	398	52	92	25	3	10	31	26	83	2	3	.250	.298	.416	.166	.253	8.2	0.8	0.9
2010	COH	AAA	119	23	30	8	1	6	20	19	21	2	0	.312	.424	.604	.292	.329	0.0	-0.7	0.0
2010	CLE	MLB	310	22	53	12	0	2	24	28	61	1	2	.193	.273	.258	.065	.204	-10.0	2.4	-0.8
2011	CLE	MLB	44	4	9	0	0	1	1	1	9	1	0	.209	.227	.279	.070	.183	-1.9	-0.9	-0.3
2011	COH	AAA	472	64	127	22	0	17	75	46	96	6	3	.302	.372	.476	.174	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
2012	IOW	AAA	246	38	64	17	1	8	31	28	50	1	1	.303	.378	.507	.204	.286	0.0	1.4	0.0
2012	CHN	MLB	303	26	58	20	0	4	28	36	55	0	2	.219	.310	.340	.121	.234	1.3	-0.7	0.1
2012	LAR	Wnt	223	32	56	15	1	6	39	34	33	3	0	.306	.414	.497	.191	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
2013	CHN	MLB	125	9	27	5	0	5	14	17	23	1	1	.255	.360	.443	.189	.287	7.4	-0.4	0.7

Injury History beta

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation
2013-05-12	2013-05-15	DTD	3	6	Right	Fingers	Sprain	Little Finger	-	-
2010-04-04	2010-04-07	DTD	3	1	Right	Hand	Soreness	From HBP	-
2010-04-03	2010-04-04	Camp	1	0	Right	Hand	Contusion	HBP	-
2007-07-01	2007-07-12	Minors	11	0	Left	Thumb	Contusion		-	-
2005-04-05	2005-05-27	Minors	52	0	Right	Shoulder	Inflammation		-	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2013	CHN	$930,000
2012	CHN	$495,200
2010	CLE	$414,700

Years	Description	Salary
2 yr	Previous	$909,900
2011	Current	$930,000
3 yr	Pvs + Cur	$1,839,900
3 yr	Total	$1,839,900

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
2 y 148 d	Elite Sports Group	1 year/$0.93M (2013)

Details

1 year/$0.93M (2013). Re-signed by Chicago Cubs 1/10/13 (avoided arbitration).
1 year/$0.4952M (2012). Signed by Toronto 3/12. Claimed by Chicago Cubs off waivers from Toronto 4/4/12. Sent outright to Triple-A by Chicago Cubs 4/7/12. Contract purchased by Chicago Cubs 6/14/12.
1 year (2011). Re-signed by Cleveland 2/11. Acquired by Toronto in trade from Cleveland 11/26/11.
1 year/$0.4147M (2010). Re-signed 3/10/10.
1 year/$0.4003M (2009). Re-signed 3/10/09. Optioned to Triple-A 3/19/09. Recalled 5/2/09.
1 year (2008). Contract purchased 9/1/08. Acquired by Cleveland in trade from Seattle 12/10/08.
Signed 2002 as an amateur free agent from Venezuela.

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Platoon

SORT_FIELD	PLATOON	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv
10	vs L (Multi)	.219	.314	.358	.250
11	vs R (Multi)	.217	.295	.325	.223
18	Split (Multi)	-.002	-.019	-.034	-.027
19	LgAvg (Multi)	.028	.037	.068	.032
30	vs L (2012)	.196	.303	.321	.237
31	vs R (2012)	.225	.312	.344	.233
38	Split (2012)	.028	.009	.023	-.004
39	LgAvg (2012)	.030	.040	.071	.035

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Title	Author	Date
Free Agent Watch: National League, Week Eight	Josh Shepardson	2013-05-22
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 15th, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-15
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 12th, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-12
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 7, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-07
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for April 25	Larry Granillo	2013-04-26
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 26, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-04-26
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for April 22	Larry Granillo	2013-04-23
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 23, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-04-23
Manufactured Runs: The King in Cubbie Blue	Colin Wyers	2013-04-22
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for April 20	Larry Granillo	2013-04-21
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for April 6	Larry Granillo	2013-04-07
Skewed Left: PECOTA vs. Vegas	Zachary Levine	2013-03-07
Minor League Update: Games of March 6, 2013	Jason Martinez	2013-03-07
Pebble Hunting: Fixing the Holes, National League	Sam Miller	2013-02-22
Rumor Roundup: Wednesday, December 26	Daniel Rathman	2012-12-26
Western Front: Thou Shalt Not Run on Johnny Cueto	Geoff Young	2012-12-04
Pebble Hunting: The Year in Hustle	Sam Miller	2012-11-28
Value Picks: First, Third, and DH Review	Michael Street	2012-09-25
Value Picks: First, Third, and DH for 8/21/12	Michael Street	2012-08-21
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for August 17	Larry Granillo	2012-08-18
Value Picks: First, Third, and DH for 8/14/12	Michael Street	2012-08-14
The Call-Up: Josh Vitters	Kevin Goldstein	2012-08-06
The Process: When Will We Know Who Won the 10-Player Trade?	Bradley Ankrom	2012-07-26
Value Picks: First, Third, and DH for 7/24/12	Michael Street	2012-07-24
Value Picks: First, Third, and DH for 7/17/12	Michael Street	2012-07-17
Value Picks: First, Third, and DH for 7/10/12	Michael Street	2012-07-10
Value Picks: First, Third, and DH for 7/3/12	Michael Street	2012-07-03
Value Picks: First, Third, and DH for 6/26/12	Michael Street	2012-06-26
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for June 19	Larry Granillo	2012-06-20
Value Picks: First, Third, and DH for 6/18/12	Michael Street	2012-06-19
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for June 16	Larry Granillo	2012-06-17
Inside The Park Blog: Davey's A & B Bullpen	Bradford Doolittle	2012-04-07
Transaction Analysis: Getting Caught Up Before Opening Day	R.J. Anderson	2012-04-05
Transaction Analysis: AL on the Rise, and Extensions All Around	Ben Lindbergh	2012-01-26
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for September 11	Larry Granillo	2011-09-12
Value Picks: Second, Short, and Catcher for 8/7/11	Michael Jong	2011-09-07
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Replacement-Level Killers, Part II	Jay Jaffe	2011-07-18
Painting the Black: Mid-season Heroes and Goats, Part 1	R.J. Anderson	2011-07-12
Team Injury Projection: Cleveland Indians	Corey Dawkins	2011-03-24
Team Injury Projection: Cleveland Indians	Marc Normandin	2011-03-24
BP Unfiltered: Days 4 & 5 in Cactus Country	Christina Kahrl	2011-03-13
Purpose Pitches: The Sorry State of Platooning	Christina Kahrl	2011-02-03
Fantasy Beat: Rankings Review: Shortstop	Marc Normandin	2011-01-13
Fantasy Beat: Rankings Review: Second Base	Marc Normandin	2011-01-10
Transaction Analysis: White Sox, Indians	Christina Kahrl	2010-09-29
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Cleveland Indians	Kevin Goldstein	2010-09-24
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Cleveland Indians	Christina Kahrl	2010-09-24
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Cleveland Indians	ESPN Insider	2010-09-24
Transaction Action: Pasting in Peralta	Kevin Goldstein	2010-07-29
Transaction Action: Pasting in Peralta	Christina Kahrl	2010-07-29
Transaction Action: Disorderly Conduct	Christina Kahrl	2010-06-30
On the Beat: Wednesday Update	John Perrotto	2010-06-23
Future Shock: Org Issues: Talent Rising to the Top	Kevin Goldstein	2010-06-16
Transaction Action: Central Preoccupations	Christina Kahrl	2010-06-10
Prospectus Hit List: Nobody's Perfect	Jay Jaffe	2010-06-04
Transaction Action: The Upper Cust	Christina Kahrl	2010-05-18
Fantasy Beat: Fantasy Today	Clay Davenport	2010-05-18
Transaction Action: Changing their Stripes	Christina Kahrl	2010-05-17
Prospectus Hit List: Raising Expectations	Jay Jaffe	2010-04-30
Under The Knife: Post-Opening Day Hurts	Will Carroll	2010-04-07
Transaction Action: AL Roster Cleanup	Christina Kahrl	2010-04-06
BP Unfiltered: UPDATED AL Projected Opening Day Rosters	John Perrotto	2010-04-01
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Catcher, Second Base, and Shortstop	Michael Jong	2010-03-30
Transaction Action: Put Up Your Dukes?	Christina Kahrl	2010-03-17
Team Health Reports: Cleveland Indians	Will Carroll	2010-03-10
Fantasy Focus: Shortstop Rankings	Marc Normandin	2010-02-26
Fantasy Focus: Second Base Rankings	Marc Normandin	2010-02-23
Transaction Action: The King's Coffers and Assorted Wee Deals	Christina Kahrl	2010-01-19
Transaction Action: Getting Short-y	Christina Kahrl	2010-01-12
Transaction Action: Wagnerian Solutions and a Successfully Shopped Shoppach	Christina Kahrl	2009-12-03
Future Shock: Indians Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2009-11-20
On the Beat: Weekend Update	John Perrotto	2009-09-06
Transaction of the Day: The DeRosa Deal	Christina Kahrl	2009-06-29
Prospectus Idol Entry: The Doldrums	Ken Funck	2009-06-28
Transaction Analysis: Moves and Grooves	Christina Kahrl	2009-06-23
Transaction Analysis: AL East and Central Updates	Christina Kahrl	2009-06-12
Transaction Analysis: AL Central, Plus	Christina Kahrl	2009-06-02
Prospectus Hit List: Can't Anyone Here Play This Game?	Jay Jaffe	2009-05-22
Transaction Analysis: AL Central Update	Christina Kahrl	2009-05-11
Transaction Analysis: Big-League Cuts and NRI Mutts	Christina Kahrl	2009-03-27
Prospectus Hit and Run: Outside Help, AL Central	Jay Jaffe	2009-03-20
Prospectus Hit and Run: Outside Help, AL West	Jay Jaffe	2009-03-05
Future Shock: Indians Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2009-02-04
The Week In Quotes: December 8-14	Alex Carnevale	2008-12-15
On the Beat: Mega-Dealing	John Perrotto	2008-12-11
Transaction of the Day: Three-Way Mayhem	Christina Kahrl	2008-12-11
Transaction Analysis: West by Central	Christina Kahrl	2008-09-14
Lies, Damned Lies: PECOTA Takes on Second Basemen	Nate Silver	2008-05-02
Future Shock: State of the Systems, AL West	Kevin Goldstein	2007-05-16
Lies, Damned Lies: PECOTA Takes on Second Base Prospects	Nate Silver	2007-02-13

BP Chats

Date	Question	Answer
2011-07-21 13:00:00	Why is Orlando Cabrera still playing in Cleveland? (No fair going with the pictures of management in compromising positions joke) (Slew from Seattle)	He apparently has pictures of Jason Kipnis. I'm not sure why they aren't to Kipnis yet, unless they think he's so dreadful defensively (which he isn't) One other option: Kipnis was an OF in college. Luis Valbuena had to play LF the last 2 days and had plays that may have affected the outcome of the game. I'd really like them to upgrade internally, but not why they thought Chisenhall was ready and Kipnis wasn't. (Mike Ferrin)
2010-07-09 13:00:00	Asdrubal Cabrera will be the SS in 2012, AFAIK. Unless Jhonny gets re-upped, then all bets are off. But at 2B, you have Cord Phelps, Jason Kipnis, Jason Donald, and Luis Valbuena. None of whom I want to see on the other side of the diamond. (buffum from Austin TX)	Well there's always trades and free agency I guess. (Marc Normandin)
2010-05-05 13:00:00	How much would it cost for someone to build me a time machine, then I send my Dad back in time to NOT take the job at the Akron Beacon Journal, and then I don't grow up in Akron and don't become a Cleveland fan and then I don't feel like hopping on a plane, flying to Cleveland, and doing something ill-advised to the entire Indians roster (shaving Chris Perez' head, tying Luis Valbuena in a sack, turning Russ Branyan into a newt, etc.)? This is feasible, right? My spleen ... my spleen is weeping inconsolably. I used to love my spleen. I feel like a bad caretaker. (buffum from Austin TX)	You actually just won the Internet. The whole thing. (Marc Normandin)

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