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Luis Valbuena 3BCubs

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2013 Projections (seasonal age 27) - Rest of Season Projections
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Birth Date11-30-1985
Height5' 10"
Weight195 lbs
Age27 years, 5 months, 22 days
BatsL
ThrowsR
0.92009
-0.82010
-0.32011
0.12012
1.52013
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Standard

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
Career35512341106119251673223901122425749958.227.299.353.2365.90.20.6

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 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 .257 .318 .400 .259 .278 104 3.3 3.4 0.4 -0.4 -0.2 7.4 0.7 7.4 0.7
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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
YearsDescriptionSalary
2 yrPrevious$909,900
2011Current$930,000
3 yrPvs + Cur$1,839,900
3 yrTotal$1,839,900

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
2 y 148 dElite Sports Group1 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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Skewed Left: PECOTA vs. VegasZachary Levine2013-03-07
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Inside The Park Blog: Davey's A & B BullpenBradford Doolittle2012-04-07
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BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2011-07-21 13:00:00Why 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 13:00:00Asdrubal 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 13:00:00How 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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