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P Julio Valera #51
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R
10/05/1997
P JULIO VALERA #51 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
38 0 3-4 0 2.30 58.2 46 4 21 35 1.14 0.6
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 10 9 10 10
Movement 15 15 15 15
Control 13 13 13 13
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 9 9
Slider 10 10
Changeup 7 7
Splitter 11 11
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 89-91 Mph
Stamina 1
Suggested Role Strictly BP
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 10
Defense 7
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 2
Stealing Ability: 2
Baserunning Inst.: 5
Sacrifice Bunt: 19
Bunt for Hit: 9
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/26/1997 NYM Loss, 4-11 5.0 2 1 1 1 1
09/10/1997 @ DET Win, 9-1 2.0 1 1 1 1 2
09/08/1997 @ DET Win, 10-3 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
09/07/1997 @ BAL Win, 9-4 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
08/20/1997 @ MON Loss, 3-6 1.0 1 2 2 2 1
08/17/1997 @ TOR Loss, 2-9 0.2 4 2 2 0 1
08/16/1997 @ TOR Loss, 8-9 2.0 0 0 0 1 2
08/13/1997 SD Loss, 6-9 2.0 3 0 0 0 4
07/26/1997 FLA Loss, 1-2 1.1 2 1 1 1 0 Loss
07/20/1997 CLE Win, 4-3 3.1 3 1 1 0 1 Win
Birthday:10/13/1968
Born in:Aguadilla, MAY
Nationality:Puerto Rican
Height:6' 2"
Weight:215 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Drafted:1989, 22nd Pick in Round 4
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE 1997 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 38 0 3 4 0 2.30 58.2 46 18 15 4 21 35 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF R/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 1 1 0.0 38 13 10.59 7.06 5.37 3.22 3.65 1.14 88 0.6 .246        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 91 20 5 0 1 6 12 15 1 0 0 .220 .308 .308 .615      
vs. RHB 116 26 7 0 3 12 9 20 2 5 2 .224 .287 .362 .649      
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE 1997 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Last Week 1 0 0 0 0 1.80 5.0 2 1 1 0 1 1  
April 6 0 1 2 0 0.73 12.1 7 2 1 1 7 8  
May 6 0 1 0 0 0.00 7.1 5 0 0 0 2 4  
June 9 0 0 0 0 0.75 12.0 8 1 1 1 2 6  
July 9 0 1 2 0 4.97 12.2 15 9 7 1 4 5  
August 4 0 0 0 0 6.35 5.2 8 4 4 1 3 8  
September 4 0 0 0 0 2.08 8.2 3 2 2 0 3 4  
Last Year 1 0 0 1 0 21.60 1.2 3 4 4 1 2 2  
2 Years Ago 12 0 1 1 2 4.30 23.0 22 13 11 2 9 14  
Career 125 0 10 8 5 3.54 213.1 193 93 84 19 82 163  
Home 13 0 2 2 0 2.59 24.1 21 9 7 3 7 14  
Road 25 0 1 2 0 2.10 34.1 25 9 8 1 14 21  
Grass 24 0 3 2 0 1.82 39.2 28 10 8 3 12 25  
Turf 14 0 0 2 0 3.32 19.0 18 8 7 1 9 10  
Day 11 0 2 0 0 3.12 17.1 19 7 6 2 4 12  
Night 27 0 1 4 0 1.96 41.1 27 11 9 2 17 23  
As Reliever / Substitution 38 0 3 4 0 2.30 58.2 46 18 15 4 21 35  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1991 St. Louis - DBL 22 2 0 0 0 0 6.75 4.0 5 3 3 1 2 1 0 0 1.75 .308 7.12 -0.1 64
1992 St. Louis - DBL 23 4 0 0 1 0 11.25 4.0 6 5 5 1 1 4 0 0 1.75 .385 5.62 -0.1 38
1993 St. Louis - DBL 24 22 0 0 0 0 3.55 38.0 37 16 15 2 15 30 0 0 1.37 .289 3.15 0.7 121
1994 Boston - DBL 25 46 0 6 1 3 3.32 84.0 74 34 31 8 32 77 0 0 1.26 .282 3.50 1.1 130
1995 Boston - DBL 26 12 0 1 1 2 4.30 23.0 22 13 11 2 9 14 0 0 1.35 .278 3.93 0.1 96
1996 Washington - DBL 27 1 0 0 1 0 21.60 1.2 3 4 4 1 2 2 0 0 3.00 .500 11.84 -0.3 20
1997 Chicago - DBL 28 30 0 3 4 0 1.83 44.1 35 12 9 3 15 23 0 0 1.13 .244 3.69 0.5 227
1997 Washington - DBL 28 8 0 0 0 0 3.77 14.1 11 6 6 1 6 12 0 0 1.19 .250 3.53 0.2 112
1997 Total - DBL 28 38 0 3 4 0 2.30 58.2 46 18 15 4 21 35 0 0 1.14 .246 3.65 0.6 183
Total DBL 125 0 10 8 5 3.54 213.1 193 93 84 19 82 163 0 0 1.29 .277 3.70 2.1 140
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1990 Durham - CBL 21 34 0 3 5 5 3.33 46.0 39 22 17 6 17 34 0 0 1.22 .252 4.36 0.3 134
1991 Pauoa - WL 22 7 0 0 0 0 2.89 9.1 13 3 3 0 3 2 0 0 1.71 .361 3.74 0.1 138
1991 Durham - CBL 22 13 0 3 1 1 1.84 14.2 11 3 3 0 10 8 0 0 1.43 .229 3.99 0.2 241
1991 San Antonio - CBL 22 12 0 1 0 0 1.64 22.0 13 4 4 1 9 13 0 0 1.00 .214 3.87 0.2 272
1991 Total - CBL 22 25 0 4 1 1 1.72 36.2 24 7 7 1 19 21 0 0 1.17 .221 0.00 0.0 0
1995 Danville - AAA 26 33 0 3 2 2 3.00 30.0 34 11 10 2 6 32 0 0 1.33 .368 3.35 0.9 164
1996 Nashville - AAA 27 14 0 1 2 1 6.00 18.0 29 13 12 1 5 17 0 0 1.89 .459 3.71 0.4 85
1996 Ocean City - AAA 27 10 0 3 0 0 3.00 9.0 8 3 3 2 1 9 0 0 1.00 .273 5.27 0.0 171
1996 Total - AAA 27 24 0 4 2 1 5.00 27.0 37 16 15 3 6 26 0 0 1.59 .410 0.00 0.0 0
Total CBL 59 0 7 6 6 2.61 82.2 63 29 24 7 36 55 0 0 1.20 .238 4.17 189.7
Total HBL 57 0 7 4 3 3.95 57.0 71 27 25 5 12 58 0 0 1.46 .388 3.77 140.0
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1993 St. Louis - DBL 24 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.60 .250 0.00 0.0 0
1995 Danville - HBL 26 2 0 1 0 0 0.00 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0.60 .000 0.00 0.0 0
Total DBL 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.60 .250 0.46 999.0
Total HBL 2 0 1 0 0 0.00 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0.60 .000 3.32 999.0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1990 Durham - CBL P 34 0 1 3 0 5 1 .800 46.0 0.78 +0.1 1.035
1991 St. Louis - DBL P 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 4.0 4.50 +0.0 1.039
1991 Durham - CBL P 12 0 0 2 0 3 1 .667 14.2 1.23 +0.0 1.031
1991 San Antonio - CBL P 12 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 22.0 0.41 +0.0 1.031
1991 Pauoa - WL P 7 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 9.1 1.93 +0.2 1.000
1992 St. Louis - DBL P 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 -0.0 .000
1993 St. Louis - DBL P 21 0 2 7 0 9 0 1.000 38.0 2.13 -0.3 1.042
1994 Boston - DBL P 46 0 6 8 0 14 0 1.000 84.0 1.50 -0.3 1.044
1995 Boston - DBL P 12 0 0 4 0 4 0 1.000 23.0 1.57 -0.1 1.041
1995 Danville - AAA P 33 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 30.0 0.60 -0.5 .694
1996 Washington - DBL P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.2 0.00 -0.0 .000
1996 Nashville - AAA P 14 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 18.0 1.00 +0.1 1.061
1996 Ocean City - AAA P 9 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 -0.7 .531
1997 Chicago - DBL P 30 0 2 12 0 14 0 1.000 44.1 2.84 -0.1 1.043
1997 Washington - DBL P 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 14.1 0.00 -0.1 .000
TOTAL P 245 0 11 47 0 60 2 .967 362.1 1.44 -1.6 .978
PLAYER HISTORY
12/30/1989 Drafted in the 1989 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 22, 94th overall pick) by the Toronto Blue Jays.
01/01/1990 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (10); Movement: 14 (14); Control: 10 (12).
01/01/1991 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (10); Movement: 14 (14); Control: 11 (12).
01/15/1991 Named to the 1991 Hawaii Winter League for the Pauoa Waves.
05/06/1991 Was traded by the Toronto Blue Jays to the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for RP Rick Rhoden.
01/01/1992 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (10); Movement: 14 (15); Control: 13 (13).
01/01/1993 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (10); Movement: 15 (15); Control: 13 (13).
11/02/1993 Was traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Boston Red Sox, along with 2B Craig Grebeck, in exchange for 3B Matt Williams.
01/01/1994 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (10); Movement: 16 (16); Control: 13 (13).
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 15 (15); Control: 13 (13).
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 15 (15); Control: 13 (13).
01/10/1996 Was traded by the Boston Red Sox to the San Diego Padres in exchange for 1B Ricky Jordan.
01/10/1996 Was traded by the San Diego Padres to the Chicago White Sox, along with RF Dan Pasqua, LF Jim Olander, in exchange for RP Jeff Brantley, LF Matt Mieske, C Jorge Fabregas, RF Phil Hiatt.
05/31/1996 Was traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Washington Senators, along with SP Jim Neidlinger, LF Pedro Valdes, in exchange for 3B Scott Leius, CF Ruben Rivera, LF Keith Mitchell.
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 15 (15); Control: 13 (13).
01/01/1997 Released by the Washington organization.
07/30/1997 Was traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Washington Senators, along with LF Craig Shipley, 1B Kent Hrbek, in exchange for 1B Don Mattingly, RP Scott Ruskin.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year HLD Rank
1994 6 10
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