Rafael Valdez
Rafael Emilio (Diaz) Valdez
Born: December 17, 1967
Nizao, Peravia DO
Primary Position: Shortstop
All Position(s) Played: 2B, P
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 165
Draft: Round 1 (1993 Rule V (3A phase), Seattle Mariners)
School: N/A
Career: 1986-2003
Major League Statistics
Rafael (Diaz) Valdez compiled a career batting average of .242 with 8 home runs and 72 RBI in his 330-game career with the Charleston Rainbows, Riverside Red Wave, Wichita Wranglers, Las Vegas Stars, Spokane Indians, Canton-Akron Indians, Yucatan Leones, Reynosa Broncos, Albany-Colonie Diamond Dogs and Allentown Ambassadors. He began playing during the 1986 season and last took the field during the 2003 campaign.
 Charleston Rainbows |
 Wichita Wranglers |
 Riverside Red Wave |
 Las Vegas Stars |
 Spokane Indians |
 Canton-Akron Indians |
 Reynosa Broncos |
 Yucatan Leones |
 Albany-Colonie Diamond Dogs |
 Allentown Ambassadors |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | A | SALL3 | Charleston Rainbows | 11 | 4 | .733 | 2.25 | 28 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 152.3 | 117 | 42 | 38 | 6 | 46 | 4 | 100 | 1 | 6 | 9 | |
| 1989 | AA | TL | Wichita Wranglers | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.94 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 41.7 | 28 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1989 | A | CALL | Riverside Red Wave | 10 | 5 | .667 | 2.26 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 143.3 | 89 | 40 | 36 | 6 | 58 | 1 | 137 | 4 | 0 | 6 | |
| 1990 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas Stars | 4 | 7 | .364 | 4.92 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86.0 | 82 | 58 | 47 | 6 | 65 | 0 | 79 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1991 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas Stars | 0 | 2 | .000 | 5.94 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.7 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 |
| 1992 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas Stars | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.7 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 |
| 1992 | Short Season A | NORW | Spokane Indians | 1 | 4 | .200 | 4.15 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34.7 | 41 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 163 |
| 1993 | AA | EL | Canton-Akron Indians | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11.3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 43 |
| 1997 | Ind | CAMA | Albany-Colonie Diamond Dogs | 1 | 3 | .250 | 5.79 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28.0 | 31 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 128 |
| 1998 | Ind | CAMA | Albany-Colonie Diamond Dogs | 3 | 3 | .500 | 4.69 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40.3 | 56 | 29 | 21 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 186 |
| 2001 | Ind | CAMA | Albany-Colonie Diamond Dogs | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2003 | Ind | CAMA | Allentown Ambassadors | 0 | 0 | 1.80 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Totals | 38 | 28 | .576 | 3.24 | 129 | 81 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 575.0 | 498 | 245 | 207 | 36 | 264 | 15 | 463 | 15 | 10 | 29 | 696 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | A | SALL3 | Charleston Rainbows | 90 | 301 | 260 | 25 | 55 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 32 | 54 | .212 | .300 | .327 | .627 | 85 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1987 | A | SALL3 | Charleston Rainbows | 127 | 462 | 435 | 42 | 115 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 44 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 69 | .264 | .303 | .345 | .648 | 150 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1989 | AA | TL | Wichita Wranglers | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1990 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas Stars | 20 | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .176 | .222 | .176 | .399 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1991 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas Stars | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas Stars | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1998 | Ind | CAMA | Albany-Colonie Diamond Dogs | 21 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .125 | .222 | .125 | .347 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 278 | 806 | 726 | 71 | 176 | 31 | 5 | 8 | 72 | 6 | 10 | 56 | 126 | .242 | .299 | .332 | .631 | 241 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 1 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | A | SALL3 | Charleston Rainbows | SS | 78 | 112 | 204 | 46 | 35 | .873 | 4.051 |
| 1986 | A | SALL3 | Charleston Rainbows | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| 1987 | A | SALL3 | Charleston Rainbows | SS | 122 | 145 | 343 | 53 | 49 | .902 | 4.000 |
| 1988 | A | SALL3 | Charleston Rainbows | P | 28 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 4 | .935 | 1.036 |
| 1989 | AA | TL | Wichita Wranglers | P | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.333 |
| 1989 | A | CALL | Riverside Red Wave | P | 21 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 2 | .958 | 1.095 |
| 1990 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas Stars | P | 17 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | .909 | .588 |
| 1991 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas Stars | P | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .600 |
| 1992 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas Stars | P | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1992 | Short Season A | NORW | Spokane Indians | P | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .625 |
| 1993 | AA | EL | Canton-Akron Indians | P | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1997 | Ind | CAMA | Albany-Colonie Diamond Dogs | P | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .400 |
| 1998 | Ind | CAMA | Albany-Colonie Diamond Dogs | P | 19 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .579 |
| 2001 | Ind | CAMA | Albany-Colonie Diamond Dogs | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2003 | Ind | CAMA | Allentown Ambassadors | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Totals | 330 | 291 | 606 | 104 | 95 | .896 | 2.718 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | A | South Atlantic League | Charleston Rainbows | SDN | ||
| 1987 | A | South Atlantic League | Charleston Rainbows | SDN | ||
| 1988 | A | South Atlantic League | Charleston Rainbows | SDN | ||
| 1989 | A | California League | Riverside Red Wave | SDN | ||
| 1989 | AA | Texas League | Wichita Wranglers | SDN | ||
| 1990 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Las Vegas Stars | SDN | ||
| 1991 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Las Vegas Stars | SDN | ||
| 1992 | Short Season A | Northwest League | Spokane Indians | SDN | ||
| 1992 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Las Vegas Stars | SDN | ||
| 1993 | AA | Eastern League | Canton-Akron Indians | CLE | ||
| 1995 | AAA | Mexican League | Yucatan Leones | |||
| 1995 | AAA | Mexican League | Reynosa Broncos | |||
| 1997 | Ind | Northeast League | Albany-Colonie Diamond Dogs | |||
| 1998 | Ind | Northeast League | Albany-Colonie Diamond Dogs | |||
| 2001 | Ind | Northern League East | Albany-Colonie Diamond Dogs | |||
| 2003 | Ind | Northeast League | Allentown Ambassadors |
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