#59 Ismael Valdes, Reliever, 31 yrs, Kansas City Royals

#59 Ismael Valdes, Reliever, 31 yrs, Kansas City Royals
Wednesday, 11/3/2004

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Ismael Valdes

8/21/1973
31
MEXICO,,VICTORIA
6"3
200

Reliever
R
R

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Some ability
2 / 6 (Fair)
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Normal
1.0 Stars

Contract & Roster Status

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Big League Contract
$ 850,000
2004
$ 874,000 (2 year(s))
6 Year(s), 139 Days (1171 total Days)
172 Day(s)
7 Year(s), 151 Days (1355 total Days)
10 Year(s)
Not eligible
1 Option Year(s) left

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	5	8	6	93-96 Mph
Versus LHB	5	8	5
Versus RHB	5	8	6
Talent	5	8	6

Pitching Ratings
Endurance :
Groundball Pct. :
Holding Runners :

9
56
3

Pitches:
Fastball
Changeup
Curveball
Slider
Splitfinger-Fastball

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	1	3	1	1	3
Versus LHP	1	3	1	1	3
Versus RHP	1	3	1	1	3
Talent	1	1	1	1	10

Running & Bunting Ratings
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1
3
5
1
Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
P : 4 (Range), .971 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 1

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
8/17	@SEA	L 0-3		0	1	1	1	0	0	L
8/18	@SEA	W 8-5		2	1	0	0	2	0
8/19	ANA	W 6-2		0.2	0	0	0	0	1	SV
9/4	@OAK	L 4-5		0.2	0	0	0	0	0
9/6	@OAK	W 6-3		0.2	0	0	0	0	0
9/24	ANA	L 2-7		3	1	0	0	1	1
9/25	ANA	L 1-2		0.2	1	1	1	0	0	L
10/2	@MIN	W 4-3		0.1	0	0	0	0	1
10/3	@DET	L 3-8		0.1	0	0	0	0	1
10/4	SEA	L 3-6		0.2	3	2	2	1	1

Pitching Stats 2004

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	68	1	5	7	4	5.95	101.1	115	72	67	41	55	0	.0	0	0	.0
Projected	68	1	5	7	4	5.95	100.0	114	72	67	41	55

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	17	2	66.7	67	29	14.1	10.2	4.9	3.6	29	11	37.9	60	22	36.7	5.34

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	191	59	16	5	8	43	33	26	21	0	0	2	.309	.390	.571	.961
vs. RHB	218	56	6	2	9	40	39	15	34	0	0	1	.257	.306	.427	.733

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	33	1	0	4	3	6.27	60.1	70	44	42	18	34
Road	35	0	5	3	1	5.49	41.0	45	28	25	23	21
Postseason	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
This Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Last Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	15	0	1	0	2	3.06	17.2	14	6	6	7	13
May	13	1	1	2	0	6.43	28.0	33	22	20	9	14
June	10	0	1	0	1	6.75	14.2	19	11	11	5	9
July	13	0	2	1	0	6.33	21.1	27	18	15	12	8
August	10	0	0	3	1	8.10	13.1	17	12	12	6	7
Sept./Oct.	7	0	0	1	0	4.26	6.1	5	3	3	2	4

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	Teams
1997	24	5	1	3	1	3.36	67.0	67	32	25	4	20	31	1	1	1.30	.285	KCA
1998	59	0	4	4	1	4.97	143.0	169	89	79	20	39	83	0	0	1.45	.311	KC
1999	81	3	10	13	7	5.51	186.1	219	120	114	28	69	92	0	0	1.55	.308	KC
2000	76	0	5	2	2	5.38	87.0	103	54	52	11	41	45	0	0	1.66	.324	KC
2001	57	0	2	4	0	5.45	104.0	121	66	63	12	38	65	0	0	1.53	.314	KC
2002	4	0	0	0	0	5.06	10.2	13	6	6	2	1	3	0	0	1.31	.282	KC
2003	44	12	5	10	2	6.67	114.2	136	91	85	16	46	60	1	0	1.59	.308	KC
2004	68	1	5	7	4	5.95	101.1	115	72	67	17	41	55	0	0	1.54	.291	KC
Total	413	21	32	43	17	5.43	814.0	943	530	491	110	295	434	2	1	1.52	.307

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP
1994, A	31	31	15	5	0	1.78	227.1	170	49	45	7	35	201	1	1	0.90	.264
1995, A	18	18	6	2	0	1.80	125.1	96	28	25	5	24	121	0	0	0.96	.274
1995, AA	1	1	0	0	0	6.35	5.2	8	4	4	0	2	5	0	0	1.76	.421
1995, AAA	10	10	4	2	0	4.15	60.2	50	31	28	4	23	40	0	0	1.20	.251
1996, AAA	30	30	18	7	0	2.84	193.0	189	70	61	16	64	141	1	1	1.31	.296
1997, AAA	22	12	8	5	0	3.89	90.1	91	42	39	7	27	59	1	1	1.31	.300
2002, AAA	74	0	11	3	2	3.35	104.2	97	43	39	13	30	86	0	0	1.21	.289

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
2003	1	0	0	0	0	4.50	2.0	1	1	1	2	1	0	0
Total	1	0	0	0	0	4.50	2.0	1	1	1	2	1	0	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1997	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	KCA
1998	59	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	KC
1999	81	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	KC
2000	76	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	KC
2001	57	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	KC
2002	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	KC
2003	44	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	KC
Total	345	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

Fielding Stats 2004

Position

PCT

INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Pitcher

.963

101.1

2.40

Player History

2/5/2003: Gets a new one-year contract worth $850,000 through salary arbitration...
Won World Championship with Kansas City in 2003...
2/5/2004: Gets a new one-year contract worth $850,000 through salary arbitration...
7/15/2004: Signed a contract extension with Kansas City, $874,000 per year, for 2 years.

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