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PA AVG HR R RBI SB TAv WARP
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Birth Date9-19-1984
Height6' 2"
Weight220 lbs
Age28 years, 8 months, 0 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
2009
1.42010
-0.02011
-1.02012
0.02013
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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
2010 MIN 25 85 322 299 30 93 18 1 7 134 20 46 0 3 0 40 2 0 .311 .351 .448 .272 10.1 3.4 1.4
2011 MIN 26 154 608 564 63 139 28 2 15 216 40 102 0 4 0 72 2 6 .246 .294 .383 .247 6.1 -6.3 -0.0
2012 BOS 27 10 29 28 1 4 0 0 1 7 0 6 0 1 0 4 0 0 .143 .138 .250 .163 -2.2 -0.3 -0.3
2012 MIN 27 34 132 126 13 25 6 1 2 39 3 32 0 3 0 17 0 1 .198 .212 .310 .184 -8.1 0.7 -0.8
Career283109110171072615242539663186011013347.257.297.389.2446.0-2.50.4

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
2006 ELZ Rk 48 211 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .345 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2007 BLT A 66 271 .302 .256 .323 .374 .000 .348 99 12.5 7.7 -0.7 3.4 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2007 FTM A+ 61 250 .262 .266 .335 .398 .000 .347 93 0.5 7.1 0.7 -0.2 2.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2008 FTM A+ 60 251 .333 .267 .337 .399 .000 .401 95 20.2 7.1 0.5 3.7 -0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2008 NBR AA 69 287 .283 .265 .333 .401 .000 .360 103 7.4 8.1 -0.1 2.6 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2009 NBR AA 57 252 .309 .259 .330 .379 .000 .322 97 13 7.1 0.9 -1.2 -0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2009 ROC AAA 71 282 .269 .270 .336 .414 .000 .311 101 2.7 8.0 0.9 -1.9 -0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2010 MIN MLB 85 322 .272 .253 .315 .387 .000 .345 100 4.1 9.1 1.1 3.4 -1.6 10.1 1.4 10.1 1.4
2010 ROC AAA 49 202 .250 .263 .330 .398 .000 .358 99 -2.2 5.5 0.6 -1.5 -1.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2011 MIN MLB 154 608 .247 .255 .312 .399 .000 .275 101 -8.1 10.9 1.9 -6.3 -1.4 6.1 -0.0 6.1 -0.0
2012 BOS MLB 10 29 .163 .254 .306 .401 .000 .136 106 -2.8 0.5 0.1 -0.3 -0.0 -2.2 -0.3 -2.2 -0.3
2012 MIN MLB 34 132 .184 .251 .312 .408 .000 .242 98 -9.9 2.4 0.5 0.7 0.1 -8.1 -0.8 -8.1 -0.8
2012 PAW AAA 13 53 .281 .265 .325 .410 .000 .389 104 1 0.7 0.2 1.1 -0.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2012 ROC AAA 69 284 .229 .261 .325 .400 .000 .270 106 -8.9 4.3 -0.2 0.6 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2013 NOR AAA 40 171 .323 .270 .334 .414 .263 .319 95 11.9 5.0 0.1 -0.6 0.9 17.3 1.7 17.3 1.7
CareerMLB1091.244.254.313.397.257.289100-1728.33.6-2.6-2.95.80.35.80.3

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
2006 ELZ Rk 211 30 59 13 0 8 29 15 34 0 2 .311 .370 .505 .195 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
2007 BLT A 271 44 73 15 0 11 35 28 54 3 3 .302 .373 .500 .198 .302 0.0 3.4 0.0
2007 FTM A+ 250 28 67 8 2 6 31 16 48 1 0 .291 .337 .422 .130 .262 0.0 -0.2 0.0
2008 FTM A+ 251 35 74 19 3 5 44 27 43 2 2 .336 .409 .518 .182 .333 0.0 3.7 0.0
2008 NBR AA 287 40 77 18 2 10 32 18 70 2 1 .289 .337 .485 .195 .283 0.0 2.6 0.0
2009 NBR AA 252 44 62 14 4 7 29 31 40 0 2 .284 .376 .482 .197 .309 0.0 -1.2 0.0
2009 ROC AAA 282 35 77 24 0 7 41 8 37 0 2 .286 .309 .454 .167 .269 0.0 -1.9 0.0
2010 ROC AAA 202 22 54 15 0 0 24 14 34 2 0 .292 .348 .373 .081 .250 0.0 -1.5 0.0
2010 MIN MLB 322 30 93 18 1 7 40 20 46 2 0 .311 .351 .448 .137 .272 10.1 3.4 1.4
2011 MIN MLB 608 63 139 28 2 15 72 40 102 2 6 .246 .294 .383 .137 .247 6.1 -6.3 -0.0
2012 ROC AAA 284 30 67 17 1 7 37 15 40 1 2 .250 .289 .399 .149 .229 0.0 0.6 0.0
2012 MIN MLB 132 13 25 6 1 2 17 3 32 0 1 .198 .212 .310 .111 .184 -8.1 0.7 -0.8
2012 BOS MLB 29 1 4 0 0 1 4 0 6 0 0 .143 .138 .250 .107 .163 -2.2 -0.3 -0.3
2012 PAW AAA 53 3 15 3 0 1 8 3 12 0 2 .306 .358 .429 .122 .281 0.0 1.1 0.0
2013 NOR AAA 171 29 49 14 0 11 35 9 32 0 0 .306 .339 .600 .294 .323 17.3 -0.6 1.7

Injury History beta

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2013-03-18 2013-03-21 Camp 3 0 - Knee Inflammation Patellar Tendonitis - -
2012-05-02 2012-05-04 DTD 2 0 - Back Stiffness - -
2011-09-23 2011-09-24 DTD 1 1 - Neck Strain Car Accident - -
2011-09-15 2011-09-18 DTD 3 2 - General Medical Illness Flu - -
2011-09-11 2011-09-13 DTD 2 1 Right Shoulder Soreness - -
2011-08-25 2011-08-26 DTD 1 1 - Face Surgery Wisdom Teeth 2011-08-25 -
2011-06-19 2011-06-21 DTD 2 1 Right Upper Arm Strain Biceps -
2010-09-04 2010-09-10 DTD 6 5 Right Thigh Soreness Hamstring -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2014 BAL $
2013 BAL $
2012 MIN $515,000
2011 MIN $437,500
YearsDescriptionSalary
2 yrPrevious$952,500
2 yrTotal$952,500

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
2 y 20 dDan Lozano1 year (2013)

Details
  • 1 year (2013). Re-signed by Baltimore 3/8/13.
  • 1 year/$0.515M (2012). Re-signed by Minnesota 3/3/12. Acquired by Boston in trade from Minnesota 8/5/12. Acquired by Baltimore in trade 11/28/12 after being DFA by Boston 11/20/12.
  • 1 year/$0.4375M (2011). Re-signed by Minnesota 3/11.
  • 1 year (2010). Contract purchased 11/20/09. Re-signed 3/7/10. Recalled 6/3/10.
  • Drafted by Minnesota 2006 (19-576) (Miami-Fla.).

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Platoon

SORT_FIELD PLATOON AVG OBP SLG TAv
10 vs L (Multi) .291 .320 .447 .279
11 vs R (Multi) .216 .255 .333 .211
18 Split (Multi) -.074 -.065 -.113 -.068
19 LgAvg (Multi) -.014 -.024 -.036 -.020
30 vs L (2012) .226 .214 .377 .224
31 vs R (2012) .168 .190 .257 .157
38 Split (2012) -.058 -.024 -.120 -.067
39 LgAvg (2012) -.013 -.022 -.038 -.020

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BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2010-09-21 13:00:00Is Danny Valencia legit or not? Don't recall hearing much about him before this season and he's 25. Seems like he had good numbers in the minors, but with not as much patience as he's had in the majors so far.
(Seth from Los Angeles)
He has a .371 BABIP so I'm going to go with no, but that doesn't mean he can't be any good. Cut 30-40 points off of each of his slash stats and he's still plenty useful for the position--he always had high BABIP in the minors, so if he posts .320 and .330 BABIP consistently I wouldn't be shocked. (Marc Normandin)
2010-08-26 13:00:00Is Danny Valencia for real? Better keeper than Viciedo?
(kprince from Boston)
Valencia's BABIP is .377, which is driving his batting average up, but he's also been great in the minors (excepting this year). If he lost 30-40 points of batting average he wouldn't look anywhere near as impressive as he has in his first 202 plate appearances. I think he can be pretty good in the end, but this is a fluky hot streak to start his career. (Marc Normandin)
2009-05-07 14:00:00Is Danny Valencia the answer for the Twins at 3B in 2010?
(Travis from San Diego)
He'd certainly be my first choice. (Kevin Goldstein)


BP Roundtables

DateRoundtable NameComment
2010-10-06 10:00:002010 Playoffs Day OneThis is a great postseason AB: Danny Valencia, rookie, v. CC with the bases-loaded. The excitement is too much to handle! (Jesse Behr)
2010-10-06 10:00:002010 Playoffs Day OneKevin, how far over his head you think Danny Valencia was this year? How soon will the Twins be back to looking for a 3B? (Steven Goldman)
 

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