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Birth Date	11-30-1985
Height	5' 10"
Weight	215 lbs

Age	38 years, 4 months, 27 days
Bats	L
Throws	R

: 2.52015
: 2.22016
: 1.02017
: -0.22018
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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
2008	SEA	22	18	54	12	5	0	0	4	11	1	0	0	.245	.315	.347	88	-0.7	1.0	-1.5	0.0
2009	CLE	23	103	398	92	25	3	10	26	83	0	2	3	.250	.298	.416	85	-6.3	-0.3	0.4	0.6
2010	CLE	24	91	310	53	12	0	2	28	61	3	1	2	.193	.273	.258	59	-14.2	-1.4	3.0	-0.4
2011	CLE	25	17	44	9	0	0	1	1	9	0	1	0	.209	.227	.279	82	-0.9	0.4	-1.0	0.0
2012	CHN	26	90	303	58	20	0	4	36	55	0	0	2	.219	.310	.340	81	-6.4	-0.5	0.5	0.3
2013	CHN	27	108	391	72	15	1	12	53	63	4	1	4	.218	.331	.378	107	3.6	-0.2	-0.5	1.6
2014	CHN	28	149	547	119	33	4	16	65	113	2	1	2	.249	.341	.435	109	5.6	-0.2	-12.0	1.0
2015	HOU	29	132	493	97	18	0	25	50	106	6	1	0	.224	.310	.438	120	13.0	1.9	-4.9	2.5
2016	HOU	30	90	342	76	17	1	13	44	81	1	1	1	.260	.357	.459	113	6.2	-1.4	6.1	2.2
2017	ANA	31	117	401	69	15	0	22	48	106	1	0	2	.199	.294	.432	98	0.4	-0.6	1.3	1.0
2018	ANA	32	96	288	53	9	0	9	19	100	1	3	0	.199	.253	.335	70	-9.4	-0.8	1.1	-0.2
Career			1011	3571	710	169	9	114	374	788	19	11	16	.226	.310	.394	96	-9.1	-2.2	-7.4	8.6

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
2005	EVE	A-	NWN	74	325	.258	.330	.373	.264	109	7.4	8.7	-0.4	93	0	2.8	-0.6	-1.9	0.9
2005	TAC	AAA	PCL	3	5	.272	.337	.432	.000			0.0		54	0	0.0	0.0	-0.3	0.0
2006	WIS	A	MDW	89	373	.251	.319	.368	.323	106	8.2	6.9	-0.4	130	0	-8.8	1.3	0.9	0.0
2006	SBR	A+	CLF	43	181	.000	.000	.000	.283			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2007	WTN	AA	SOU	122	505	.257	.332	.389	.267	96	-2.5	14.9	-0.7	87	0	4.0	1.7	-5.1	1.5
2008	SEA	MLB	AL	18	54	.263	.331	.410	.316	99	-1	1.6	-0.1	88	12	-1.5	1.0	-0.7	0.0
2008	WTN	AA	SOU	70	277	.266	.342	.403	.323	108	6.7	8.2	-0.3	124	0	6.6	1.1	4.7	2.0
2008	TAC	AAA	PCL	58	246	.279	.352	.451	.337	102	4.9	7.6	-0.3	101	0	-2.3	1.6	-2.0	0.4
2009	CLE	MLB	AL	103	398	.261	.328	.419	.296	102	-5.1	11.4	0.8	85	9	0.4	-0.3	-6.3	0.6
2009	COH	AAA	INT	22	95	.264	.333	.393	.349	117	5.5	2.8	0.3	153	0	-1.7	-1.8	5.3	0.5
2010	CLE	MLB	AL	91	310	.258	.321	.403	.238	106	-19.3	8.5	0	59	10	3.0	-1.4	-14.2	-0.4
2010	COH	AAA	INT	25	119	.263	.335	.408	.338	111	9.4	3.6	0.6	164	0	-0.7	0.6	8.4	1.2
2011	CLE	MLB	AL	17	44	.274	.336	.431	.242	103	-3.3	1.2	-0.1	82	14	-1.0	0.4	-0.9	0.0
2011	COH	AAA	INT	113	472	.262	.329	.404	.355	104	8.7	14.6	3.8	121	0	-6.1	-3.1	10.5	1.9
2012	CHN	MLB	NL	90	303	.257	.317	.405	.260	100	-6.9	8.3	1.1	81	10	0.5	-0.5	-6.4	0.3
2012	IOW	AAA	PCL	58	246	.274	.339	.424	.352	94	13.7	7.3	2.3	121	0	0.7	0.8	7.0	1.8
2012	LAR	Wnt	VWL	51	223	.000	.000	.000	.340			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2013	CHN	MLB	NL	108	391	.252	.312	.388	.233	104	0	10.3	1.2	107	9	-0.5	-0.2	3.6	1.6
2013	KNC	A	MID	1	4	.213	.275	.314	.333	119	-0.2	0.1	0	117	0	-0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
2013	CUB	Rk	AZL	2	8	.312	.372	.449	.833	95	3.1	0.2	-0.1	250	0	-0.1	-0.6	0.7	0.0
2014	CHN	MLB	NL	149	547	.248	.309	.376	.294	101	14.9	14.1	1.4	109	10	-12.0	-0.2	5.6	1.0
2015	HOU	MLB	AL	132	493	.256	.316	.408	.235	106	2.4	13.3	-0.2	120	7	-4.9	1.9	13.0	2.5
2016	HOU	MLB	AL	90	342	.262	.326	.427	.315	101	9.2	9.7	0.8	113	7	6.1	-1.4	6.2	2.2
2017	ANA	MLB	AL	117	401	.253	.321	.425	.210	100	-3.7	11.7	-2.4	98	11	1.3	-0.6	0.4	1.0
2017	INL	A+	CAL	6	24	.271	.326	.404	.421	95	1.4	0.7	-0.3	132	0	-0.2	0.0	0.8	0.1
2018	ANA	MLB	AL	96	288	.251	.317	.421	.277	99	-13.1	8.1	-0.8	70	9	1.1	-0.8	-9.4	-0.2
2018	LAR	Wnt	VWL	43	179	.267	.336	.348	.314	100	13.9	3.8	-1.3	106	1	0.0	-0.5	5.3	0.7

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
2005	TAC	AAA	PCL	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.000	0	0
2005	EVE	A-	NWN	325	287	47	75	10	3	12	127	51	31	37	14	6	.261	.336	.443	.181	1	1
2006	SBR	A+	CLF	181	163	18	41	10	1	2	59	10	14	26	1	3	.252	.309	.362	.110	3	3
2006	WIS	A	MDW	373	325	45	93	16	6	3	130	38	44	44	21	7	.286	.372	.400	.114	1	1
2007	WTN	AA	SOU	505	444	55	106	23	3	11	168	44	48	83	10	6	.239	.311	.378	.140	6	6
2008	SEA	MLB	AL	54	49	6	12	5	0	0	17	1	4	11	0	0	.245	.315	.347	.102	0	0
2008	WTN	AA	SOU	277	240	43	73	12	2	9	116	40	31	37	8	4	.304	.378	.483	.179	4	4
2008	TAC	AAA	PCL	246	212	41	64	9	0	2	79	20	28	32	10	4	.302	.374	.373	.071	6	6
2009	COH	AAA	INT	95	78	15	25	4	2	3	42	13	16	13	3	3	.321	.432	.538	.218	1	1
2009	CLE	MLB	AL	398	368	52	92	25	3	10	153	31	26	83	2	3	.250	.298	.416	.166	2	2
2010	CLE	MLB	AL	310	275	22	53	12	0	2	71	24	28	61	1	2	.193	.273	.258	.065	2	2
2010	COH	AAA	INT	119	96	23	30	8	1	6	58	20	19	21	2	0	.313	.424	.604	.292	2	2
2011	CLE	MLB	AL	44	43	4	9	0	0	1	12	1	1	9	1	0	.209	.227	.279	.070	0	0
2011	COH	AAA	INT	472	420	64	127	22	0	17	200	75	46	96	6	3	.302	.372	.476	.174	3	1
2012	LAR	Wnt	VWL	223	183	32	56	15	1	6	91	39	34	33	3	0	.306	.414	.497	.191	3	1
2012	IOW	AAA	PCL	246	211	38	64	17	1	8	107	31	28	50	1	1	.303	.378	.507	.204	6	0
2012	CHN	MLB	NL	303	265	26	58	20	0	4	90	28	36	55	0	2	.219	.310	.340	.121	2	0
2013	CHN	MLB	NL	391	331	34	72	15	1	12	125	37	53	63	1	4	.218	.331	.378	.160	2	1
2013	KNC	A	MID	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.333	.500	.333	.000	0	0
2013	CUB	Rk	AZL	8	7	2	5	2	0	0	7	3	1	1	1	0	.714	.750	1.000	.286	0	0
2014	CHN	MLB	NL	547	478	68	119	33	4	16	208	51	65	113	1	2	.249	.341	.435	.186	1
2015	HOU	MLB	AL	493	434	62	97	18	0	25	190	56	50	106	1	0	.224	.310	.438	.214	3	0
2016	HOU	MLB	AL	342	292	38	76	17	1	13	134	40	44	81	1	1	.260	.357	.459	.199	2	3
2017	INL	A+	CAL	24	23	5	8	3	0	0	11	6	1	4	0	0	.348	.375	.478	.130	0	0
2017	ANA	MLB	AL	401	347	42	69	15	0	22	150	65	48	106	0	2	.199	.294	.432	.233	5	0
2018	ANA	MLB	AL	288	266	23	53	9	0	9	89	33	19	100	3	0	.199	.253	.335	.135	2	0
2018	LAR	Wnt	VWL	179	142	25	40	10	0	7	71	22	34	31	0	0	.282	.425	.500	.218	1	0

Plate Discipline

YEAR	Pits	Zone%	Swing%	Contact%	Z-Swing%	O-Swing%	Z-Contact%	O-Contact%	SwStr%	CSAA
2008	222	0.5045	0.4189	0.7742	0.6161	0.2182	0.8406	0.5833	0.2258	-0.0026
2009	1454	0.5248	0.4484	0.7853	0.5858	0.2967	0.8591	0.6244	0.2147	-0.0073
2010	1245	0.5269	0.4257	0.8113	0.5732	0.2615	0.9043	0.5844	0.1887	-0.0060
2011	148	0.5743	0.5541	0.7317	0.6824	0.3810	0.8103	0.5417	0.2683	-0.0007
2012	1279	0.4996	0.4167	0.7974	0.6009	0.2328	0.8438	0.6779	0.2026	-0.0066
2013	1626	0.4809	0.4016	0.8208	0.6036	0.2145	0.8814	0.6630	0.1792	-0.0012
2014	2249	0.5082	0.4415	0.7654	0.6352	0.2414	0.8292	0.5918	0.2346	-0.0106
2015	2051	0.4764	0.4642	0.7437	0.6540	0.2914	0.8247	0.5783	0.2563	0.0058
2016	1475	0.4576	0.4258	0.7436	0.6326	0.2513	0.8150	0.5920	0.2564	0.0000
2017	1691	0.4826	0.4406	0.7114	0.6250	0.2686	0.7804	0.5617	0.2886	0.0000
2018	1235	0.4777	0.4810	0.6751	0.6559	0.3209	0.7519	0.5314	0.3249	0.0000
Career	14675	0.4932	0.4399	0.7609	0.6217	0.2637	0.8314	0.5987	0.2391	-0.0028

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
2014-08-15	2014-08-15	DTD	0	0	-	General Medical	Illness		-
2014-05-31	2014-06-03	DTD	3	2	-	Abdomen	Strain		-
2013-08-03	2013-09-01	15-DL	29	26	Right	Abdomen	Strain	Oblique	-	-
2013-05-12	2013-05-15	DTD	3	3	Right	Fingers	Sprain	Little Finger	-	-
2010-04-04	2010-04-07	DTD	3	1	Right	Hand	Soreness	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	7	Right	Shoulder	Inflammation		-	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2019	ANA	$
2018	ANA	$8,000,000
2017	ANA	$6,500,000
2016	HOU	$6,125,000
2015	HOU	$4,200,000
2014	CHN	$1,710,000
2013	CHN	$930,000
2012	CHN	$495,200
2010	CLE	$414,700

Years	Description	Salary
8 yr	Previous	$28,374,900
8 yr	Total	$28,374,900

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
7 y 148 d	Elite Sports Group	2 years/$15M (2017-18), 2019 option

Details

2 years/$15M (2017-18), plus 2019 option. Signed by LA Angels as a free agent 1/24/17. 17:$6.5M, 18:$8M, 19:$8.5M mutual option ($0.5M buyout). 2019 option increases $0.5M each for 1) 425 plate appearances in 2018 or 800 PA in 2017-'18 combined, 2) 450 PA in 2018 or 820 PA in 2017-'18 combined and 3) 475 PA in 2018 or 875 PA in 2017-'18 combined. Assignment bonus:$1M with trade. DFA by LA Angels 8/5/18. Released 8/7/18.
1 year/$6.125M (2016). Re-signed by Houston 1/15/16 (avoided arbitration).
1 year/$4.2M (2015). Re-signed by Chicago Cubs 1/16/15 (avoided arbitration). Acquired by Houston in trade from Chicago Cubs 1/19/15.
1 year/$1.71M (2014). Re-signed by Chicago Cubs 1/17/14 (avoided arbitration).
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.

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	436	57	99	21	1	17	59	50	109	2	1	.261	.349	.455	121	25.1	3B 0, 1B -2	2.6
80^o	419	53	93	20	1	16	54	46	107	2	1	.253	.340	.444	114	19.4	3B 0, 1B -1	2.0
70^o	406	50	86	18	1	15	51	44	105	2	1	.241	.328	.423	109	15.5	3B 0, 1B -1	1.5
60^o	395	47	82	17	1	14	49	41	104	2	1	.235	.317	.410	105	12.3	3B 0, 1B -1	1.2
50^o	385	45	79	17	1	14	46	39	102	2	1	.232	.312	.411	101	9.5	3B 0, 1B -1	0.9
40^o	375	43	75	16	1	13	44	37	101	2	1	.225	.305	.396	97	6.8	3B 0, 1B -1	0.6
30^o	364	40	70	15	1	12	42	35	99	2	1	.216	.295	.380	92	4.1	3B 0, 1B -1	0.3
20^o	351	38	65	14	1	11	39	33	97	2	1	.207	.285	.363	87	1.1	3B 0, 1B -1	0.0
10^o	334	34	60	13	1	10	36	30	94	1	1	.200	.275	.350	80	-2.8	3B 0, 1B -1	-0.4
Weighted Mean	387	45	80	17	1	14	47	40	102	2	1	.233	.315	.411	102	10.2	3B 0, 1B -1	1.0

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Date	Question	Answer
2017-09-12 23:00:00 (link to chat)	If you could turn one player's first and last names into three names, which would you choose? (e.g. Luis Valbuena becomes Luis Val Buena.) (dipotonotdipoto from Seattle)	Adeiny Hecha Varria (Megan Rowley)
2017-03-29 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Does Matt Thaiss move quickly through the Angels' system? (Buddy from Peoria, IL)	He might. It's not like the Angels have a ton of reasons to keep C.J. Cron in an everyday role, not to mention Luis Valbuena. But, I worry about first basemen in the minors. You need to absolutely rake, and he certainly has hit, but too often teams kind of sit back with first basemen until they're fully marinated, or at least that's what I'm inclined to think. I'd say he might get his first cup of coffee this year and be up for good after the trade deadline in 2018, especially if the Angels aren't competitive. (Trevor Strunk)
2015-07-23 17:00:00 (link to chat)	Delino Deshields and Mike BOlsinger for Luis Valbuena? Who wins the trade? (Brandon from Chicago)	I'd take the duo. Valbuena already has fallen off of the map with the power. (Mike Gianella)
2014-02-03 13:00:00 (link to chat)	I know Spring Training rarely means much, but are there any guys we should keep a close eye on? To see if they are returning from injury well/keeping gains in control/breaking camp? (Keith from Brooklyn)	Mike Olt is my de facto pick for "guy to watch in spring training". The Cubs offense is a damn mess and I don't think they can stomach playing Darwin Barney and Luis Valbuena for all that much longer. I think they would love Olt to win the job out of spring. (Mauricio Rubio)
2013-05-29 18:30:00 (link to chat)	In an NL-only deep Ultra dynasty league, I was recently offered Cliff Lee for Michael Wacha, Luis Valbuena, Daniel Hudson, Jameson Taillon and Chris Heisey. I thought I was being asked tp give up too much, and asked for more in return. Lee's owner then turned around and traded Lee for Randall Delgado, Dave Sappelt, Tyler Cloyd, Francisco Peguero and Khris Davis. This deal struck me as either ludicrous or retaliatory: He gave up up top starter (Lee has had four excellent starts since then) for three fifth outfielders and two fifth starters. Am I wrong to think these two offers are not on the same planet? (gerrybraun from san diego)	Hi Gerry. Without knowing the salaries/contracts of the players involved, I'd agree that the two offers don't compare. Taillon and Wacha are both potentially #2 starters for your future team and Hudson is a good bounce back candidate assuming health. Even if I'm being generous, I don't see how Delgado and Cloyd are going to be better than Taillon and Wacha, and the hitters really seem like bench guys who maybe start at some point if they get really, really lucky. My guess is that the deal was ludicrous rather than retaliatory, but you have every right to be annoyed at your league mate. (Mike Gianella)
2013-05-07 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Any thoughts between these three (brutal) 3B options in a 14 team mixed OBP league (yes, I effed up my draft on this position): Marwin Gonzalez, Pedro Alvarez, Luis Valbuena. (Jacob from Springfield)	Reverse order 'em. (Paul Sporer)
2012-07-03 14:00:00 (link to chat)	What is Josh Vitters missing? .301/.352/.514 at Iowa, and Luis Valbuena is keeping him away? (Geo from Garland)	Experience and track record. This is the first year Vitters is truly living up to expectations, and the Cubs (rightfully) don't want to rush him to fast, especially when they're not winning anything this year anyway. He has just 300 AB under his belt at Triple-A, so more seasoning would do him some good. Still, I wouldn't be surprised to see him in August or, at the very least, September if he continues like this. (Derek Carty)
2011-07-21 13:00:00 (link to chat)	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 (link to chat)	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 (link to chat)	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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