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Danny Valencia
Birthdate: 9/19/1984     Bats/Throws: R/R
Height/Weight: 6-2/220     Position: 3B
Contract: Add New Contract

5/19/2013: Valencia will act as the designated hitter in his first MLB game of the season, the Baltimore Sun reports.



SeasonTeamGPAHRRRBISBBB%K%ISOBABIPAVGOBPSLGwOBAwRC+FldBsRWAR
2006Twins (R)482118302907.1 %16.1 %.195.338.311.365.505.393138   
2007Twins (A)66271114435310.3 %19.9 %.198.350.302.374.500.398149   
2007Twins (A+)612506283116.4 %19.2 %.130.339.291.332.422.341109   
2008Twins (A+)6025153544210.8 %17.1 %.182.392.336.402.518.412158   
2008Twins (AA)6928710403226.3 %24.4 %.195.356.289.334.485.361117   
2009Twins (AA)5725274429012.3 %15.9 %.197.318.284.373.482.383136   
2009Twins (AAA)712827354102.8 %13.1 %.167.306.286.305.454.331103   
2010Twins (AAA)492020222426.9 %16.8 %.081.355.292.347.373.32598   
2010Twins853227304026.2 %14.3 %.137.345.311.351.448.3511183.2-0.42.3
2010Twins31101209.1 %27.3 %.111.286.222.273.333.26157   
2011Twins15460815637226.6 %16.8 %.137.275.246.294.383.29784-10.4-3.4-0.4
2012Twins (AAA)692847303715.3 %14.1 %.149.270.250.289.399.30989   
2012Red Sox (AAA)135313805.7 %22.6 %.122.389.306.358.429.358122   
20122 Teams441613142101.9 %23.6 %.110.222.188.199.299.21227-2.0-0.6-1.1
    2012Twins341322131702.3 %24.2 %.111.242.198.212.310.22335-2.1-0.1-0.8
    2012Red Sox102911400.0 %20.7 %.107.136.143.138.250.162-120.0-0.5-0.3
2013Steamer411524161615.7 %17.1 %.135.274.244.288.379.29078-1.4-0.20.0
2013Bill James832526263115.6 %16.3 %.147.288.256.298.403.305    
2013Oliver 54013556026.1 %18.5 %.138.278.244.289.381.291 -0.7-0.50.9
2013ZiPS13955312576424.9 %17.5 %.131.281.248.284.379.28776-3.0-1.70.0
2013Orioles (AAA)4017111293505.3 %18.7 %.294.319.306.339.600.407150   
2013Orioles2800000.0 %12.5 %.125.286.250.250.375.26861 0.00.0
2013ZiPS (R)843357343814.8 %17.5 %.131.282.248.284.379.28975-1.8-0.9-0.1
2013ZiPS (U)863437343814.7 %17.4 %.131.282.248.284.379.28874-1.8-0.9-0.1
2013Steamer (R)301103121215.6 %17.6 %.148.275.247.289.395.29780-1.4-0.10.0
2013Steamer (U)321183121215.2 %17.2 %.146.276.247.286.393.29579-1.4-0.10.0
Total- - -28510992510713345.7 %17.0 %.133.289.257.297.389.30086-9.3-4.30.7
Postseason- - -31101209.1 %27.3 %.111.286.222.273.333.26157   


SeasonTeamGABPAH1B2B3BHRRRBIBBIBBSOHBPSFSHGDPSBCSAVG
2006Twins (R)4819021159381308302915234330902.311
2007Twins (A)662422717347150114435280540011133.302
2007Twins (A+)6123025067518262831160480401010.291
2008Twins (A+)6022025174471935354427243040622.336
2008Twins (AA)69266287774718210403218170120621.289
2009Twins (AA)5721825262371447442931240120802.284
2009Twins (AAA)712692827746240735418237140702.286
2010Twins (AAA)4918520254391500222414034210620.292
2010Twins85299322936718173040200460301120.311
2010Twins39112110012103010000.222
2011Twins154564608139942821563724021020401526.246
2012Twins (AAA)6926828467421717303715040010712.250
2012Red Sox (AAA)1349531511301383012100102.306
20122 Teams44154161291961314213038040601.188
    2012Twins34126132251661213173032030501.198
    2012Red Sox1028294300114006010100.143
2013Steamer41141152342380416169026111 10.244
2013Bill James8323825261391516263114041    11.256
2013Oliver 501540122812621355603321001411521.244
2013ZiPS13952055312987282125764271971501524.248
2013Orioles (AAA)4016017149241401129359132020400.306
2013Orioles2882110000001000000.250
2013ZiPS (R)8431633578531717343816159120912.248
2013ZiPS (U)8632434380541817343816160120912.248
2013Steamer (R)30102110251660312126019011 11.247
2013Steamer (U)32110118271770312126020011 11.247
Total- - -285102510992631815342510713363218701103247.257
Postseason- - -39112110012103010000.222

SeasonTeamBB%K%BB/KAVGOBPSLGOPSISOSpdBABIPUBRwSBwRCwRAAwOBAwRC+
2006Twins (R)7.1 %16.1 %0.44.311.365.505.870.1952.2.338 -0.83710.2.393138
2007Twins (A)10.3 %19.9 %0.52.302.374.500.874.1983.1.350 -0.64715.5.398149
2007Twins (A+)6.4 %19.2 %0.33.291.332.422.754.1304.0.339 0.2332.6.341109
2008Twins (A+)10.8 %17.1 %0.63.336.402.518.921.1824.5.392 -0.44516.5.412158
2008Twins (AA)6.3 %24.4 %0.26.289.334.485.819.1954.6.356 0.0416.0.361117
2009Twins (AA)12.3 %15.9 %0.78.284.373.482.855.1975.2.318 -0.84010.5.383136
2009Twins (AAA)2.8 %13.1 %0.22.286.305.454.758.1672.3.306 -1.0331.1.331103
2010Twins (AAA)6.9 %16.8 %0.41.292.347.373.720.0813.5.355 0.223-0.6.32598
2010Twins6.2 %14.3 %0.43.311.351.448.799.1373.2.345-0.50.1457.7.351118
2010Twins9.1 %27.3 %0.33.222.273.333.606.1111.6.286 0.01-0.5.26157
2010Average8.5 %18.5 %0.46.257.325.403.728.1455.0.297    .321 
2011Twins6.6 %16.8 %0.39.246.294.383.677.1372.8.275-0.9-2.459-9.0.29784
2011Average8.1 %18.6 %0.44.255.321.399.720.1445.1.295    .316 
2012Twins (AAA)5.3 %14.1 %0.38.250.289.399.688.1492.9.270 -0.729-3.7.30989
2012Red Sox (AAA)5.7 %22.6 %0.25.306.358.429.787.1221.5.389 -0.871.3.358122
20122 Teams1.9 %23.6 %0.08.188.199.299.497.1103.8.222-0.1-0.55-13.3.21227
    2012Twins2.3 %24.2 %0.09.198.212.310.522.1114.3.2420.4-0.55-9.7.22335
    2012Red Sox0.0 %20.7 %0.00.143.138.250.388.1070.1.136-0.50.00-3.6.162-12
2012Average8.0 %19.8 %0.40.255.319.405.724.1515.2.297    .315 
2013Steamer5.7 %17.1 %0.33.244.288.379.668.1353.1.2740.0-0.214-3.0.29078
2013Bill James5.6 %16.3 %0.34.256.298.403.701.1472.9.288 -0.427-2.0.305 
2013Oliver6.1 %18.5 %0.33.244.289.381.671.1383.1.278 -0.551-10.4.291 
2013ZiPS4.9 %17.5 %0.28.248.284.379.663.1312.9.281 -1.751-12.3.28776
2013Orioles (AAA)5.3 %18.7 %0.28.306.339.600.939.2941.9.319 -0.13010.2.407150
2013Orioles0.0 %12.5 %0.00.250.250.375.625.1250.1.286 0.01-0.3.26861
2013Average8.1 %20.0 %0.41.252.318.403.721.1504.9.295    .315 
2013ZiPS (R)4.8 %17.5 %0.28.248.284.379.663.1312.9.2820.0-0.931-7.0.28975
2013ZiPS (U)4.7 %17.4 %0.27.248.284.379.662.1312.8.2820.0-0.931-7.3.28874
2013Steamer (R)5.6 %17.6 %0.32.247.289.395.684.1483.3.2750.0-0.111-1.6.29780
2013Steamer (U)5.2 %17.2 %0.30.247.286.393.680.1463.1.2760.0-0.111-1.9.29579
Total- - -5.7 %17.0 %0.34.257.297.389.686.1332.6.289-1.5-2.8110-14.9.30086
Postseason- - -9.1 %27.3 %0.33.222.273.333.606.1111.6.286 0.01-0.5.26157

SeasonTeamGB/FBLD%GB%FB%IFFB%HR/FBIFH%BUH%
2010Twins1.1218.8 %43.0 %38.3 %11.2 %7.1 %4.5 %0.0 %
2010Twins0.750.0 %42.9 %57.1 %25.0 %0.0 %33.3 %0.0 %
2011Twins1.2717.8 %45.9 %36.3 %14.8 %8.9 %4.2 %0.0 %
20122 Teams1.1117.5 %43.3 %39.2 %17.0 %6.4 %5.8 %0.0 %
    2012Twins1.3218.6 %46.4 %35.1 %20.6 %5.9 %4.4 %0.0 %
    2012Red Sox0.5413.0 %30.4 %56.5 %7.7 %7.7 %14.3 %0.0 %
2013Orioles1.0042.9 %28.6 %28.6 %0.0 %0.0 %0.0 %0.0 %
Total- - -1.2018.3 %44.5 %37.2 %13.9 %7.9 %4.5 %0.0 %
Postseason- - -0.750.0 %42.9 %57.1 %25.0 %0.0 %33.3 %0.0 %

SeasonTeamGBFBLDIFFBIFHBUBUHBallsStrikesPitches
2010Twins1109848115004227521174
2010Twins3401100202545
2011Twins214169832590082614232249
20122 Teams5247218300180410590
    2012Twins4534187200156340496
    2012Red Sox71331100247094
2013Orioles2230000142135
Total- - -378316155441700144226064048
Postseason- - -3401100202545

SeasonTeamWPA-WPA+WPARE24REWpLIphLIPHWPA/LIClutch
2010Twins0.37-5.345.716.620.650.941.5530.140.25
2010Twins0.14-0.110.250.480.051.26 0-0.060.17
2011Twins-1.75-11.8410.09-5.92-0.621.042.113-1.38-0.31
20122 Teams-1.02-3.322.30-13.60-1.451.080.011-1.210.27
    2012Twins-0.73-2.752.02-9.40-1.021.11 0-0.910.25
    2012Red Sox-0.29-0.570.28-4.20-0.430.940.011-0.30-0.01
2013Orioles-0.12-0.200.09-0.77-0.081.14 0-0.06-0.04
Total- - --2.52-20.7018.18-13.67-1.491.021.577-2.510.03
Postseason- - -0.14-0.110.250.480.051.26 0-0.060.17

SeasonTeamFB%SL%CT%CB%CH%SF%KN%XX%
2010Twins57.0% (91.4)16.3% (83.2)4.6% (87.0)10.5% (76.7)10.7% (81.3)0.8% (83.1)0.1% (81.0)0.8%
2011Twins56.7% (91.8)17.2% (83.4)7.4% (87.5)9.2% (76.7)7.6% (81.7)0.9% (85.2)0.8% (65.9)0.3%
20122 Teams51.1% (92.3)14.9% (83.2)11.2% (86.9)11.4% (77.9)9.8% (85.1)1.5% (83.6) 0.2%
    2012Twins48.7% (92.3)16.0% (83.3)11.7% (86.9)11.1% (78.2)10.7% (85.2)1.8% (83.6) 0.2%
    2012Red Sox63.8% (92.0)9.6% (82.3)8.5% (86.9)12.8% (76.7)5.3% (83.8)   
2013Orioles48.6% (91.9)14.3% (81.2)2.9% (90.0)14.3% (79.8)20.0% (85.0)   
Total- - -55.9% (91.7)16.6% (83.3)7.1% (87.3)9.9% (77.0)8.9% (82.1)1.0% (84.4)0.5% (66.7)0.4%

SeasonTeamFA%FT%FC%FS%FO%SI%SL%CU%KC%EP%CH%SC%KN%UN%
2010Twins35.7 %9.8 %4.7 %0.3 % 10.0 %17.0 %10.6 %0.1 % 11.8 %   
2011Twins37.6 %9.2 %7.1 %0.8 % 8.8 %18.6 %8.5 %0.1 % 8.3 % 0.9 % 
20122 Teams32.9 %12.1 %10.0 %1.5 % 4.4 %17.0 %10.9 %0.9 % 10.2 %   
    2012Twins31.1 %11.1 %11.5 %1.8 % 4.7 %17.2 %10.7 %1.0 % 10.7 %   
    2012Red Sox42.6 %17.0 %2.1 %  3.2 %16.0 %11.7 %  7.5 %   
2013Orioles31.4 %11.4 %2.9 %  5.7 %25.7 %2.9 %  20.0 %   
Total- - -36.3 %9.8 %6.8 %0.7 % 8.5 %17.9 %9.4 %0.2 % 9.7 % 0.5 % 

SeasonTeamvFAvFTvFCvFSvFOvSIvSLvCUvKCvEPvCHvSCvKN
2010Twins91.990.387.583.1 90.783.676.783.0 81.3  
2011Twins92.190.988.184.7 91.083.776.482.8 82.2 65.9
20122 Teams92.791.787.482.7 91.383.677.981.3 85.2  
    2012Twins92.791.887.482.7 91.583.778.281.3 85.4  
    2012Red Sox92.891.189.1  89.483.476.4  83.6  
2013Orioles91.992.989.7  90.180.876.5  84.8  
Total- - -92.190.987.983.9 90.983.676.782.0 82.4 65.9

SeasonTeamwFBwSLwCTwCBwCHwSFwKNwFB/CwSL/CwCT/CwCB/CwCH/CwSF/CwKN/C
2010Twins2.12.8-0.41.3-2.8-0.80.40.321.46-0.741.10-2.22-8.8142.33
2011Twins-4.5-3.2-1.0-1.72.5-0.3-0.5-0.36-0.82-0.61-0.801.47-1.40-2.85
20122 Teams-9.4-0.8-0.6-2.2-0.6-0.5 -3.13-0.86-0.88-3.28-1.10-5.75 
    2012Twins-5.8-0.5-1.2-2.6-0.4-0.5 -2.41-0.57-2.04-4.72-0.72-5.75 
    2012Red Sox-3.6-0.30.60.4-0.3  -6.02-3.357.533.31-5.15  
2013Orioles0.5-0.2-0.2-0.2-0.2  3.04-4.69-20.79-3.97-2.69  
Total- - --11.3-1.4-2.2-2.7-1.1-1.6-0.1-0.50-0.21-0.77-0.67-0.31-4.11-0.59

SeasonTeamwFAwFTwFCwFSwFOwSIwSLwCUwKCwEPwCHwSCwKN
2010Twins1.63.7-1.3-0.1 -1.91.91.70.0 -0.8  
2011Twins-1.50.0-1.0-0.2 -3.3-3.2-1.7-0.1 2.1 -0.5
20122 Teams-6.7-2.21.8-0.8 -0.8-2.2-2.2-0.1 -0.5  
    2012Twins-2.9-2.51.2-0.8 -0.7-1.4-2.6-0.1 -0.8  
    2012Red Sox-3.80.30.6  -0.1-0.80.4  0.3  
2013Orioles-0.60.7-0.2  0.5-0.40.0  -0.2  
Total- - --7.22.1-0.7-1.1 -5.5-4.0-2.3-0.1 0.6 -0.5

SeasonTeamwFA/CwFT/CwFC/CwFS/CwFO/CwSI/CwSL/CwCU/CwKC/CwEP/CwCH/CwSC/CwKN/C
2010Twins0.383.27-2.45-3.21 -1.620.961.352.62 -0.55  
2011Twins-0.18-0.01-0.62-1.01 -1.67-0.78-0.90-1.87 1.14 -2.85
20122 Teams-3.45-3.153.03-9.39 -2.97-2.24-3.49-1.84 -0.89  
    2012Twins-1.89-4.552.12-9.39 -3.14-1.70-4.90-1.84 -1.48  
    2012Red Sox-9.441.6829.00  -1.72-5.283.33  3.58  
2013Orioles-5.5016.73-20.79  22.69-4.18-3.91  -2.69  
Total- - --0.490.54-0.27-3.82 -1.61-0.55-0.62-1.36 0.16 -2.85

SeasonTeamO-Swing%Z-Swing%Swing%O-Contact%Z-Contact%Contact%Zone%F-Strike%SwStr%
2010Twins24.9 %60.3 %42.4 %63.9 %90.9 %82.9 %49.4 %55.6 %6.9 %
2010Average29.3 %64.4 %45.6 %66.5 %88.1 %80.7 %46.5 %58.8 %8.5 %
2011Twins30.9 %57.8 %43.4 %64.8 %89.0 %79.8 %46.5 %60.5 %8.6 %
2011Average30.6 %65.0 %46.2 %68.1 %87.9 %80.7 %45.3 %59.4 %8.6 %
20122 Teams38.0 %53.9 %46.1 %56.0 %89.4 %75.9 %51.0 %62.7 %11.2 %
    2012Twins37.9 %52.4 %45.3 %56.0 %88.6 %75.3 %51.2 %60.6 %11.3 %
    2012Red Sox38.3 %61.7 %50.0 %55.6 %93.1 %78.7 %50.0 %72.4 %10.6 %
2012Average30.8 %64.7 %46.0 %66.8 %87.2 %79.7 %44.9 %59.8 %9.1 %
2013Orioles31.6 %43.8 %37.1 %66.7 %85.7 %76.9 %45.7 %75.0 %8.6 %
2013Average29.6 %64.9 %45.8 %66.2 %86.6 %79.5 %45.9 %60.1 %9.2 %
Total- - -30.2 %57.8 %43.4 %63.1 %89.7 %80.1 %48.0 %59.5 %8.5 %

SeasonTeamO-Swing%Z-Swing%Swing%O-Contact%Z-Contact%Contact%Zone%Pace
2010Twins25.3 %56.4 %41.7 %64.0 %90.2 %82.7 %52.8 %20.3
2010Average28.4 %61.3 %44.9 %64.6 %87.9 %80.6 %50.4 %21.5
2011Twins27.7 %57.8 %42.8 %59.9 %88.8 %79.5 %50.3 %22.1
2011Average28.9 %62.1 %45.6 %64.7 %88.0 %80.6 %50.1 %21.6
20122 Teams33.8 %57.6 %46.1 %53.1 %86.9 %74.9 %51.7 %21.9
    2012Twins33.5 %56.1 %45.1 %53.8 %86.0 %74.4 %51.6 %21.5
    2012Red Sox35.6 %65.3 %51.1 %50.0 %90.6 %77.1 %52.1 %24.4
2012Average29.3 %62.2 %45.6 %63.6 %87.3 %79.6 %49.5 %22.1
2013Orioles35.3 %38.9 %37.1 %50.0 %100.0 %76.9 %51.4 %20.3
2013Average29.0 %62.2 %45.3 %63.1 %87.2 %79.4 %49.1 %22.5
Total- - -28.0 %57.1 %42.9 %59.6 %89.0 %79.7 %51.3 %21.5

SeasonTeamPosGGSInnPOAEFETEDPDPSDPTDPFScpSBCSPBWPFPTZ
2010Twins3B8180709.146171624131301     .9735
2011Twins3B1471461280.27326018810202000     .949 
20122 Teams3B4440357.026834228801     .965 
    2012Twins3B3433291.021734228801     .959 
    2012Red Sox3B10766.05100000000     1.000 
Total- - -3B2722662347.0145514281216414102     .9595

SeasonTeamPosInnrSBrGDPrARMrGFPrPMDRSBIZPlaysRZROOZCPPRPPTZLFSRARMDPRRngRErrRUZRUZR/150
2010Twins3B709.1 0 033179137.76522  5.03 0.5-0.93.63.25.6
2011Twins3B1280.2 0 -1-11-13327221.67627   -5 -0.1-11.30.9-10.4-10.5
20122 Teams3B357.0 1 -10-110168.67310   -4 0.4-4.11.7-2.0-6.5
    2012Twins3B291.0 1 -1-1-28758.66710   -4 0.4-3.61.1-2.1-7.7
    2012Red Sox3B66.0 0 0111410.7140      -0.50.50.00.8
Total- - -3B2347.0 1 -2-8-11607426.70259  5.0-6 0.8-16.26.2-9.3-4.9

SeasonTeamInnVotesInstinctsFirst StepSpeedHandsReleaseArm StrengthArm AccuracyOverallFSR
2010Twins709.16860595163637262613
2011Twins1280.2244241443643623844-5
    2012Twins291.0191522341716482625-4
Total- - -1990.0924847464650664750-2

SeasonTeamPosInnFSRDRSTZLUZRSTDEVERRADR
2010Twins3B709.1335.05.91+/- 14

SeasonTeamBattingBase RunningFieldingReplacementPositionalFld + PosRARWARDollarsSalary
2010Twins7.0-0.43.29.51.14.321.72.3$9.0 
2011Twins-11.1-3.4-10.417.71.8-8.7-3.5-0.4($1.7) 
20122 Teams-13.8-0.6-2.04.80.6-1.4-10.5-1.1($5.0) 
    2012Twins-10.0-0.1-2.13.90.5-1.6-7.3-0.8($3.4) 
    2012Red Sox-3.8-0.50.00.90.10.1-3.2-0.3($1.5) 
2013Orioles-0.40.0 0.2-0.2-0.2-0.30.0($0.2) 
Total- - --18.3-4.3-9.332.23.3-6.07.40.7$2.2 

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