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Birth Date	9-19-1984
Height	6' 2"
Weight	210 lbs

Age	40 years, 6 months, 3 days
Bats	R
Throws	R

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MLB Statistics

YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	PA	H	2B	3B	HR	BB	SO	HBP	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	DRC+	DRAA	BRR	FRAA	BWARP
2010	MIN	25	85	322	93	18	1	7	20	46	0	2	0	.311	.351	.448	108	3.5	-1.6	1.2	1.4
2011	MIN	26	154	608	139	28	2	15	40	102	0	2	6	.246	.294	.383	89	-7.0	-1.4	-8.0	0.2
2012	BOS	27	10	29	4	0	0	1	0	6	0	0	0	.143	.138	.250	60	-1.3	0.0	-0.5	-0.1
2012	MIN	27	34	132	25	6	1	2	3	32	0	0	1	.198	.212	.310	61	-5.9	0.1	-1.6	-0.3
2013	BAL	28	52	170	49	14	1	8	8	33	0	0	2	.304	.335	.553	119	3.8	-0.4	-0.4	0.5
2014	KCA	29	36	119	31	5	0	2	7	27	1	0	0	.282	.328	.382	83	-2.2	-2.8	-0.2	-0.2
2014	TOR	29	50	165	37	11	1	2	7	35	1	1	1	.240	.273	.364	83	-3.0	-1.3	0.8	0.1
2015	OAK	30	47	205	52	10	1	11	20	40	1	0	1	.284	.356	.530	122	6.1	0.5	-2.3	1.1
2015	TOR	30	58	173	48	13	0	7	9	40	0	2	1	.296	.331	.506	119	4.4	-0.6	-2.9	0.5
2016	OAK	31	130	517	135	22	1	17	41	115	3	1	1	.287	.346	.446	114	9.6	-2.5	-1.9	1.8
2017	SEA	32	130	500	115	19	3	15	40	122	2	2	2	.256	.314	.411	94	-2.0	-1.7	8.9	1.1
2018	BAL	33	78	282	67	8	1	9	22	53	0	1	1	.263	.316	.408	100	0.9	-0.9	3.0	1.0
Career			864	3222	795	154	12	96	217	651	8	11	16	.268	.317	.426	100	6.8	-12.5	-3.8	7.1

Statistics for All Levels

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YEAR	Team	Lg	LG	G	PA	oppAVG	oppOBP	oppSLG	BABIP	BPF	BRAA	repLVL	POS_ADJ	DRC+	DRC+ SD	FRAA	BRR	DRAA	BWARP
2006	ELZ	Rk	APL	48	211	.000	.000	.000	.345			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2007	BLT	A	MDW	66	271	.251	.320	.367	.348	95	14.9	8.1	-0.7	153	0	3.0	0.3	15.5	2.6
2007	FTM	A+	FSL	61	250	.266	.339	.400	.347	92	1	7.8	0.7	104	0	-4.5	2.1	1.6	0.8
2008	FTM	A+	FSL	60	251	.264	.334	.395	.401	95	19.9	7.5	0.5	156	0	2.5	-0.1	11.3	2.2
2008	NBR	AA	EAS	69	287	.260	.332	.397	.360	105	6.3	8.5	-0.1	114	0	1.0	1.5	1.1	1.2
2009	NBR	AA	EAS	57	252	.256	.334	.376	.322	92	15.3	7.1	0.9	138	0	1.3	-0.1	10.0	2.0
2009	ROC	AAA	INT	71	282	.264	.333	.403	.311	108	0.1	8.2	0.9	105	0	-3.4	-0.3	1.9	0.7
2010	MIN	MLB	AL	85	322	.256	.321	.395	.345	109	0.5	8.9	1.1	108	11	1.2	-1.6	3.5	1.4
2010	ROC	AAA	INT	49	202	.259	.331	.386	.358	100	-2.6	6.0	0.6	108	0	-2.1	-1.2	2.0	0.5
2011	MIN	MLB	AL	154	608	.254	.315	.397	.275	104	-10	16.4	1.9	89	6	-8.0	-1.4	-7.0	0.2
2012	BOS	MLB	AL	10	29	.253	.310	.395	.136	106	-2.8	0.8	0.1	60	10	-0.5	0.0	-1.3	-0.1
2012	MIN	MLB	AL	34	132	.253	.314	.411	.242	101	-10.3	3.6	0.5	61	10	-1.6	0.1	-5.9	-0.3
2012	PAW	AAA	INT	13	53	.257	.325	.392	.389	96	0.8	1.6	0.1	93	0	0.5	-0.9	-2.1	-0.1
2012	ROC	AAA	INT	69	284	.259	.327	.393	.270	92	-4.5	8.4	-0.1	94	0	-1.6	0.9	-1.5	0.6
2013	BAL	MLB	AL	52	170	.256	.320	.408	.339	100	7.7	4.5	-2.5	119	13	-0.4	-0.4	3.8	0.5
2013	NOR	AAA	INT	65	282	.260	.329	.391	.300	98	14.2	7.9	-0.2	122	0	-2.7	1.6	3.0	1.0
2014	KCA	MLB	AL	36	119	.248	.309	.374	.354	97	2	3.1	0.2	83	14	-0.2	-2.8	-2.2	-0.2
2014	TOR	MLB	AL	50	165	.246	.307	.379	.292	102	-5.3	4.3	0	83	14	0.8	-1.3	-3.0	0.1
2014	OMA	AAA	PCL	3	14	.287	.353	.461	.222	99	1.1	0.4	-0.1	128	0	-0.3	0.1	0.4	0.1
2015	OAK	MLB	AL	47	205	.246	.306	.394	.308	102	9.3	5.5	0.6	122	12	-2.3	0.5	6.1	1.1
2015	TOR	MLB	AL	58	173	.254	.315	.406	.353	106	2.8	4.7	-0.7	119	12	-2.9	-0.6	4.4	0.5
2016	OAK	MLB	AL	130	517	.257	.319	.426	.346	98	12.2	14.6	-2	114	9	-1.9	-2.5	9.6	1.8
2016	STO	A+	CAL	2	7	.244	.305	.370	.000	92	-0.2	0.2	0	64	0	0.2	0.0	-0.4	0.0
2017	SEA	MLB	AL	130	500	.254	.323	.422	.312	103	-1.4	14.6	-8.9	94	9	8.9	-1.7	-2.0	1.1
2018	BAL	MLB	AL	78	282	.250	.319	.413	.293	106	-0.5	7.9	-1.1	100	10	3.0	-0.9	0.9	1.0

Statistics For All Levels

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Year	Team	lvl	LG	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	TB	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	ISO	SF	SH
2006	ELZ	Rk	APL	211	190	30	59	13	0	8	96	29	15	34	0	2	.311	.370	.505	.195	0	0
2007	FTM	A+	FSL	250	230	28	67	8	2	6	97	31	16	48	1	0	.291	.337	.422	.130	0	0
2007	BLT	A	MDW	271	242	44	73	15	0	11	121	35	28	54	3	3	.302	.373	.500	.198	1	1
2008	FTM	A+	FSL	251	220	35	74	19	3	5	114	44	27	43	2	2	.336	.409	.518	.182	0	0
2008	NBR	AA	EAS	287	266	40	77	18	2	10	129	32	18	70	2	1	.289	.337	.485	.195	0	0
2009	NBR	AA	EAS	252	218	44	62	14	4	7	105	29	31	40	0	2	.284	.376	.482	.197	0	0
2009	ROC	AAA	INT	282	269	35	77	24	0	7	122	41	8	37	0	2	.286	.309	.454	.167	0	0
2010	ROC	AAA	INT	202	185	22	54	15	0	0	69	24	14	34	2	0	.292	.348	.373	.081	0	0
2010	MIN	MLB	AL	322	299	30	93	18	1	7	134	40	20	46	2	0	.311	.351	.448	.137	3	0
2011	MIN	MLB	AL	608	564	63	139	28	2	15	216	72	40	102	2	6	.246	.294	.383	.137	4	0
2012	PAW	AAA	INT	53	49	3	15	3	0	1	21	8	3	12	0	2	.306	.358	.429	.122	0	0
2012	ROC	AAA	INT	284	268	30	67	17	1	7	107	37	15	40	1	2	.250	.289	.399	.149	1	0
2012	BOS	MLB	AL	29	28	1	4	0	0	1	7	4	0	6	0	0	.143	.138	.250	.107	1	0
2012	MIN	MLB	AL	132	126	13	25	6	1	2	39	17	3	32	0	1	.198	.212	.310	.111	3	0
2013	NOR	AAA	INT	282	262	40	75	20	1	14	139	51	17	48	1	1	.286	.326	.531	.244	3	0
2013	BAL	MLB	AL	170	161	20	49	14	1	8	89	23	8	33	0	2	.304	.335	.553	.248	1	0
2014	KCA	MLB	AL	119	110	8	31	5	0	2	42	11	7	27	0	0	.282	.328	.382	.100	1
2014	TOR	MLB	AL	165	154	12	37	11	1	2	56	19	7	35	1	1	.240	.273	.364	.123	3
2014	OMA	AAA	PCL	14	11	2	3	0	0	1	6	1	3	1	1	0	.273	.429	.545	.273	0
2015	OAK	MLB	AL	205	183	33	52	10	1	11	97	37	20	40	0	1	.284	.356	.530	.246	1	0
2015	TOR	MLB	AL	173	162	26	48	13	0	7	82	29	9	40	2	1	.296	.331	.506	.210	1	1
2016	STO	A+	CAL	7	7	1	1	0	0	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.571	.429	0	0
2016	OAK	MLB	AL	517	471	72	135	22	1	17	210	51	41	115	1	1	.287	.346	.446	.159	2	0
2017	SEA	MLB	AL	500	450	54	115	19	3	15	185	66	40	122	2	2	.256	.314	.411	.156	8	0
2018	BAL	MLB	AL	282	255	28	67	8	1	9	104	28	22	53	1	1	.263	.316	.408	.145	5	0

Plate Discipline

YEAR	Pits	Zone%	Swing%	Contact%	Z-Swing%	O-Swing%	Z-Contact%	O-Contact%	SwStr%	CSAA
2010	1163	0.5185	0.4170	0.8144	0.5721	0.2500	0.9014	0.6000	0.1856	0.0090
2011	2246	0.5013	0.4292	0.7842	0.5737	0.2839	0.8901	0.5692	0.2158	0.0033
2012	588	0.5374	0.4609	0.7380	0.5633	0.3419	0.8596	0.5054	0.2620	0.0029
2013	702	0.4858	0.4174	0.7816	0.5572	0.2853	0.8789	0.6019	0.2184	0.0016
2014	1076	0.4805	0.4452	0.7537	0.5919	0.3095	0.8758	0.5376	0.2463	0.0077
2015	1354	0.4579	0.4660	0.7353	0.6097	0.3447	0.8545	0.5573	0.2647	-0.0054
2016	2014	0.4523	0.4414	0.7177	0.6114	0.3010	0.8654	0.4699	0.2823	0.0000
2017	1983	0.4579	0.4291	0.6992	0.5738	0.3070	0.8196	0.5091	0.3008	0.0000
2018	1066	0.4841	0.4287	0.7571	0.5640	0.3018	0.9175	0.4759	0.2429	0.0000
Career	12192	0.4805	0.4363	0.7494	0.5831	0.3007	0.8707	0.5325	0.2506	0.0018

Injury History — No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation
2014-07-22	2014-07-23	DTD	1	1	Left	Hand	Contusion	HBP	-
2014-06-01	2014-06-22	15-DL	21	19	Left	Hand	Sprain		-
2014-05-25	2014-05-30	DTD	5	5	Left	Wrist	Sprain		-
2014-03-21	2014-03-22	Camp	1	0	Left	Wrist	Contusion	HBP	-	-
2013-03-18	2013-03-21	Camp	3	0	-	Knee	Inflammation	Patellar Tendonitis	-	-
2012-05-02	2012-05-04	DTD	2	1	-	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 Removed	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

Years	Description	Salary
7 yr	Previous	$13,060,000
7 yr	Total	$13,060,000

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
6 y 118 d	Dan Lozano	1 year/$1.2M (2018)

Details

1 year (2018). Signed by Baltimore as a free agent 3/3/18 (minor-league contract). Salary of $1.2M in majors. May earn additional $3M in performance bonuses. Contract selected by Baltimore 3/26/18. DFA by Baltimore 8/10/18. Released 8/15/18.
1 year/$5.55M (2017). Re-signed by Seattle 1/13/17 (avoided arbitration).
1 year/$3.15M (2016). Re-signed by Oakland 1/15/16 (avoided arbitration). Acquired by Seattle in trade from Oakland 11/12/16.
1 year/$1.675M (2015). Won arbitration with Toronto 2/7/15. Claimed by Oakland off waivers 8/3/15 after being DFA by Toronto 8/1/15.
1 year/$0.5325M (2014). Re-signed by Kansas City 2/21/14. Acquired by Toronto 7/28/14 in trade from Kansas City in exchange for rhp Liam Hendriks and c Erik Kratz.
1 year (2013). Re-signed by Baltimore 3/8/13. DFA by Baltimore 7/24/13 (optional assignment). Optioned to Triple-A 7/25/13. Acquired by Kansas City in trade from Baltimore 12/18/13.
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.).

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	DRC+	VORP	FRAA	WARP
90^o	452	56	118	22	2	14	56	45	96	2	1	.294	.367	.464	116	20.8	1B 3, 3B 0	2.5
80^o	434	52	109	20	2	13	52	41	95	2	1	.282	.353	.444	109	15.1	1B 3, 3B 0	1.9
70^o	422	49	102	19	2	12	49	39	93	2	1	.271	.341	.427	104	11.2	1B 3, 3B 0	1.5
60^o	411	47	97	18	2	11	47	37	92	2	1	.264	.333	.413	100	8.0	1B 3, 3B 0	1.1
50^o	401	44	93	17	2	11	45	35	91	2	1	.258	.327	.408	96	5.2	1B 3, 3B 0	0.8
40^o	391	42	88	16	2	10	43	34	90	2	1	.250	.317	.392	92	2.5	1B 3, 3B 0	0.5
30^o	380	40	84	15	2	10	41	32	89	2	1	.245	.311	.388	87	-0.2	1B 3, 3B 0	0.2
20^o	368	38	77	14	1	9	38	30	87	1	1	.231	.296	.360	82	-3.2	1B 3, 3B 0	-0.1
10^o	350	34	70	13	1	8	35	27	84	1	1	.220	.284	.343	75	-7.0	1B 2, 3B 0	-0.5
Weighted Mean	403	45	94	17	2	11	45	36	91	2	1	.260	.329	.409	96	5.9	1B 3, 3B 0	0.9

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2017-02-21 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Strategy question, 20 team, 25 player rosters, up to 13 keepers, do you keep outfielders like Josh Reddick or Jayson Werth or take your chances trying to get someone else. (Andrew from Nebraska)	I'd take my chances on someone else, but Reddick has value in the right format as a platoon option. I've had success doing that with guys like Matt Joyce, Brandon Guyer, Danny Valencia, Steve Pearce, etc...just mixing and matching based on daily lineups...It can work in a deeper league. (George Bissell)
2016-12-05 20:00:00 (link to chat)	Are you still excited about Danny Valencia? (Sam from LA)	YES. If you have the ability to make daily lineup changes, he should be on the top of your target list as someone you can platoon and just let him eat against southpaws... (George Bissell)
2016-09-08 19:00:00 (link to chat)	Do you see any of the following playing meaningful roles in the mlb in 2017: Rio Ruiz, A Knapp, Micah Johnson, A Toles? (DB from Pgh)	I'm going to say no on Ruiz, Knapp and Johnson, but I firmly believe that Andrew Toles, who has already shown his value as a righty-masher for the Dodgers, becomes a quality platoon outfield for Los Angeles moving forward. If you're looking for the next platoon specialist like Matt Joyce or Danny Valencia, this is your guy. (George Bissell)
2016-08-30 13:00:00 (link to chat)	After their altercation, do you see Danny Valencia and/or Billy Butler being sent packing in the offseason? (John from San Francisco)	John, thank you for asking a question about the Oakland A's. I've actually quite enjoyed watching their underwhelming season this year. Anyways, I think Butler is on thin ice with this club. This scuffle aside, he's under-performed pretty heavily outside of a late-summer hot streak, and a DH-only kind of guy like Butler is a lot of dead weight and payroll to prop up if he's not producing. I think the A's are in a tough spot with him at the moment since they've invested so much into his ill-advised contract. I think we'll see him on the roster going into 2017, but if he starts slow, I think the A's will have to release him. Valencia is a bit different. I was pretty surprised not to see him dealt at the deadline, and Oakland has been rolling him out pretty creatively since. He's been passable in RF, 1B, and perhaps a little below-average at third. He's an attractive piece for a lot of clubs, essentially a reliable bat you can stick in a few different places. I think he gets dealt in the offseason, more to maximize value than to litigate a clubhouse scuffle in a losing season. (Will Haines)
2016-08-17 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Can you explain what the A's are doing with Danny Valencia? He hits well from both sides of the plate. His bad defense can be mitigated. There are rumblings about being bad in the clubhouse, but he can't be as bad as some. (John from San Francisco)	Well, I think that Valencia is going to be a free agent and not really part of the A's plans beyond this season ... but perhaps they didn't get the offer they wanted. I'm surprised he wasn't moved at the deadline, but since he's a solid contributor, maybe the A's just wanted to keep him around so they didn't look quite so bad in the last few games of the season. (Bryan Grosnick)

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2010-10-06 10:00:00	2010 Playoffs Day One	This 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 10:00:00	2010 Playoffs Day One	Kevin, 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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