#99 Jesus Valencia, Shortstop, 29 yrs, Kansas City Cobras

#99 Jesus Valencia, Shortstop, 29 yrs, Kansas City Cobras
Sunday, 8/8/1988

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Jesus Valencia

11/4/1958
29
Las Cruces, NM
6"1
195

Shortstop
R
R

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Minimal
Loyal
None at all
3 / 6 (Well Known)
1 / 6 (Insignificant)
Good
Normal
Normal
3.0 Stars

Contract & Roster Status

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Big League Contract
$ 2,685,714
1988 (Arbitration eligible)
4 Year(s), 124 Days (812 total Days)
129 Day(s)
4 Year(s), 129 Days (817 total Days)
11 Year(s)
Arbitration eligible

Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	62	60	53	48	71
Versus LHP	63	61	54	49	71
Versus RHP	61	59	52	47	71
Talent	68	64	59	49	66

Running & Bunting Ratings
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49
61
47
4
2
Normal

Fielding Ratings
3B : 53 (Range), .945 (Fielding Pct.)
SS : 45 (Range), .975 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 4
Infield Arm : 87
Outfield Arm : 14

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	Spot
7/27	DW	L 1-2	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	#1
7/29	@BRO	W 8-4	5	2	2	0	0	1	3	0	2	#1	PoG
7/30	@BRO	L 1-8	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#1
7/31	@BRO	W 6-5	5	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	3	#1
8/2	LA	W 12-5	4	3	3	1	0	1	2	0	0	#1
8/3	LA	L 2-6	4	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	#7
8/4	LA	W 7-2	5	1	4	1	1	0	2	0	0	#7	PoG
8/5	HON	L 4-5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	#7
8/6	HON	W 13-5	5	2	2	0	0	1	3	1	2	#1
8/7	HON	W 16-6	5	1	2	0	0	1	2	1	1	#1

Batting Stats 1988

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO
Overall	108	464	140	24	9	18	84	81	43	68	.302	.359	.509	.868	.864	.207
Projected	159	683	206	35	13	27	124	119	63	100	.302	.359	.509	.868	.864	.207

Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	108	522	1	0	0	9	10	4	236	51	18	12	60.0	92.1	6.9

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHP	143	48	8	2	8	24	29	18	19	0	5	0	.336	.398	.587	.985
vs. RHP	321	92	16	7	10	60	52	25	49	4	5	1	.287	.336	.474	.810
Close/Late	43	13	3	1	1	5	9	7	6	0	3	1	.302	.389	.488	.877
Scoring Position	131	39	5	3	6	64	0	14	16	4	6	1	.298	.346	.519	.865
Pinch Hitting	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Home	52	217	77	10	5	15	48	47	21	25	.355	.404	.654	1.058
Road	56	247	63	14	4	3	36	34	22	43	.255	.307	.381	.687
This Week	6	27	12	3	1	3	11	7	3	5	.444	.484	.963	1.447
Last Week	5	23	5	1	0	2	6	3	0	5	.217	.217	.522	.739
March/April	23	100	31	4	2	3	14	18	8	12	.310	.358	.480	.838
May	27	105	33	5	0	4	17	16	14	17	.314	.381	.476	.857
June	26	111	35	7	3	3	18	18	11	12	.315	.371	.514	.884
July	26	121	29	5	3	5	24	22	7	22	.240	.273	.455	.727
August	6	27	12	3	1	3	11	7	3	5	.444	.484	.963	1.447

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1984	146	582	140	36	11	11	58	83	49	10	3	87	14	6	.241	.309	.397	.706	OKL CLE
1985	159	671	196	35	6	19	80	112	65	9	2	81	23	4	.292	.361	.447	.809	CLE
1986	159	661	188	35	8	20	107	105	49	1	1	77	24	9	.284	.334	.452	.787	CLE
1987	156	643	182	38	10	19	96	106	53	6	2	88	17	10	.283	.342	.462	.804	KC
1988	108	464	140	24	9	18	84	81	43	1	4	68	18	12	.302	.359	.509	.868	KC
Total	728	3021	846	168	44	87	425	487	259	27	12	401	96	41	.280	.341	.451	.792

Career Minor League Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1980, A	78	318	87	12	2	13	39	63	31	88	16	1	.274	.329	.447	.775
1981, A	137	501	121	28	3	20	78	67	73	99	19	4	.242	.328	.429	.757
1982, AA	136	534	135	34	3	23	63	90	70	77	20	3	.253	.332	.457	.789
1983, AA	133	544	141	36	6	24	87	88	64	105	17	6	.259	.331	.480	.810
1984, AAA	14	59	19	5	1	3	12	7	6	10	1	2	.322	.385	.593	.978

Career Postseason Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1986	8	32	12	6	0	0	3	5	2	7	1	2	.375	.412	.563	.974
1987	3	11	3	1	0	0	1	1	2	4	0	0	.273	.385	.364	.748
Total	11	43	15	7	0	0	4	6	4	11	1	2	.349	.404	.512	.916

Fielding Stats 1988

Position

PCT

INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Shortstop

108

135

336

486

.969

958.0

4.57

Player History

Traded from Oklahoma to Cleveland on 2/15/1984 (Going to OKL: SS Sam Grubb, P John D'acquisto. Going to CLE: SS Jesus Valencia, CF William Blake, P Napoleon Gibson, P Freddy Fontanals, P Charles
Hudson)...
Had first career hit (double) on 4/19/1984, off Pat McWilliams (STC)...
Hit first career homerun on 5/4/1984, off Joe Price (OKO)...
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Harlan Co. on 6/4/1985...
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Fayetteville on 9/8/1987...
1/31/1988: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,685,714 through salary arbitration...

Batting Leader Boards Appearances

Triples
1984 - 11 - 3rd
1987 - 10 - 10th

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