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Merkin Valdéz    \mur-KEEN\

Merkin R. (Mola) Valdez

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 235 lb.

Born: November 5, 1981 in San Cristobal, San Cristobal, Dominican Republic
High School: Escuela Rural Palenque (Palenque, DO)
Signed by the Atlanta Braves as an amateur free agent in 1999. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 1, 2004 (Age 22)
Teams (by GP): Giants/Rangers/BlueJays 2004-2011
Agents: SFX [*]
Final Game: September 25, 2011 (Age 29)
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Standard Pitching

More Stats

Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
2004 22 SFG NL 0 0 27.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 4 5 5 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 12 20 4.200 21.6 5.4 16.2 10.8 0.67
2008 26 SFG NL 1 0 1.000 1.69 17 1 3 0 0 0 16.0 14 5 3 1 7 2 13 2 1 2 69 265 1.313 7.9 0.6 3.9 7.3 1.86
2009 27 SFG NL 2 1 .667 5.66 48 0 20 0 0 0 49.1 57 33 31 5 28 2 38 0 0 5 225 76 1.723 10.4 0.9 5.1 6.9 1.36
2010 28 TOR AL 0 0 20.25 2 0 1 0 0 0 1.1 2 3 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 9 26 3.750 13.5 0.0 20.3 0.0 0.00
2011 29 TEX AL 0 0 6.23 5 0 1 0 0 0 4.1 7 3 3 2 1 0 6 0 0 0 21 76 1.846 14.5 4.2 2.1 12.5 6.00
5 Yrs 3 1 .750 5.57 74 1 25 0 0 0 72.2 84 49 45 9 42 4 59 2 1 7 336 79 1.734 10.4 1.1 5.2 7.3 1.40
162 Game Avg. 3 1 .750 5.57 67 1 23 0 0 0 66 76 44 41 8 38 4 53 2 1 6 305 79 1.734 10.4 1.1 5.2 7.3 1.40
SFG (3 yrs) 3 1 .750 5.24 67 1 23 0 0 0 67.0 75 43 39 7 38 4 53 2 1 7 306 83 1.687 10.1 0.9 5.1 7.1 1.39
TEX (1 yr) 0 0 6.23 5 0 1 0 0 0 4.1 7 3 3 2 1 0 6 0 0 0 21 76 1.846 14.5 4.2 2.1 12.5 6.00
TOR (1 yr) 0 0 20.25 2 0 1 0 0 0 1.1 2 3 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 9 26 3.750 13.5 0.0 20.3 0.0 0.00
NL (3 yrs) 3 1 .750 5.24 67 1 23 0 0 0 67.0 75 43 39 7 38 4 53 2 1 7 306 83 1.687 10.1 0.9 5.1 7.1 1.39
AL (2 yrs) 0 0 9.53 7 0 2 0 0 0 5.2 9 6 6 2 4 0 6 0 0 0 30 51 2.294 14.3 3.2 6.4 9.5 1.50

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
2004 22 SFG NL 1.2 2 0 5 27.00 4.82 -0.38 -0.35 102.0 4.95 -4 -0.3 .6 0.1 -0.3 -4 .326 .498
2008 26 SFG NL 16.0 17 1 5 2.81 4.58 -0.12 -0.27 100.1 4.44 3 0.3 1.1 -0.0 0.4 4 .518 .502 $390,000
2009 27 SFG NL 49.1 48 0 33 6.02 4.73 0.06 -0.35 102.8 4.44 -9 -0.9 .7 0.0 -0.4 -4 .481 .494 $401,000
2010 28 TOR AL 1.1 2 0 3 20.25 4.69 -0.01 -0.36 97.8 4.25 -2 -0.2 .0 0.1 -0.1 -2 .387 .499 $409,500
2011 29 TEX AL 4.1 5 0 3 6.23 4.63 0.11 -0.35 106.1 4.42 -1 -0.1 .0 0.0 -0.0 -0 .482 .499
5 Seasons 72.2 74 1 49 6.07 4.69 0.01 -0.33 102.3 4.45 -13 -1.3 .8 0.2 -0.4 -7 .483 .498 $1,200,500
SFG (3 yrs) 67.0 67 1 43 5.78 4.70 0.01 -0.33 102.2 4.45 -10 -0.9 .8 0.1 -0.3 -4 .486 .498 $791,000
TEX (1 yr) 4.1 5 0 3 6.23 4.63 0.11 -0.35 106.1 4.42 -1 -0.1 .0 0.0 -0.0 -0 .482 .499
TOR (1 yr) 1.1 2 0 3 20.25 4.69 -0.01 -0.36 97.8 4.25 -2 -0.2 .0 0.1 -0.1 -2 .387 .499 $409,500

Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
2004 22 SFG NL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
2008 26 SFG NL 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
2009 27 SFG NL 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2010 28 TOR AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
2011 29 TEX AL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
5 Yrs 74 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
SFG (3 yrs) 67 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
TEX (1 yr) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOR (1 yr) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (3 yrs) 67 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
AL (2 yrs) 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
2004 22 SFG NL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /1
2008 26 SFG NL 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $390,000 1
2009 27 SFG NL 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $401,000 1
2010 28 TOR AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $409,500 /1
2011 29 TEX AL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /1
5 Seasons 74 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $1,200,500
SFG (3 yrs) 67 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $791,000
TEX (1 yr) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0
TOR (1 yr) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $409,500

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rdrs Rdrs/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Awards
2004 SFG NL 22 P 2 0 0 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.62 1.80 0 0 0
2008 SFG NL 26 P 17 1 0 16.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.74 1.72 1 1 50% 27% 0
2009 SFG NL 27 P 48 0 0 49.1 6 1 5 0 0 1.000 1 4 1.09 0.13 .955 1.71 1.70 4 4 50% 29% 0
2010 TOR AL 28 P 2 0 0 1.1 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 0 0 13.50 1.00 .955 1.35 1.60 0 0 0
2011 TEX AL 29 P 5 0 0 4.1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -47 0.00 0.00 1.66 1.60 1 0 0% 28% 0
5 Seasons P 74 1 0 72.2 8 2 6 0 0 1.000 0 0 0.99 0.11 .955 1.71 1.70 6 5 45% 28% 0
5 Seasons TOT 74 1 0 72.2 8 2 6 0 0 1.000 0 0 0.99 0.11 .955 1.71 1.70 6 5 45% 28% 0
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1945 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1945 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1916 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1945 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1916) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1945 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
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Salaries

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Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes/Other Sources
200826San Francisco Giants$390,000
200927San Francisco Giants$401,000
201028Toronto Blue Jays$409,500
Earliest Arb Eligible: 2014, Earliest Free Agent: 2017
Career to date (may be incomplete)$1,200,500
Primary salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Additional 1915-1969 salaries researched via Baseball Hall of Fame contract archives by Dr. Michael Haupert of UW-LaCrosse.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Salaries converted to alternate years using Consumer Price Index (CPI) data courtesty of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Board.

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