Merkin Valdez
Merkin R. (Mola) Valdez
Born: November 5, 1981
San Cristobal, San Cristobal DO
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 235
Career: 2002-2012
Major League Statistics
Merkin (Mola) Valdez compiled a career record of 33 wins and 31 losses, with 19 saves, and a 3.62 ERA in his 252-game pitching career with the Braves, Grand Canyon Rafters, Hagerstown Suns, San Jose Giants, Norwich Navigators, Fresno Grizzlies, Las Vegas 51s, Round Rock Express, Albuquerque Isotopes, Athletics and Sacramento River Cats. He began playing during the 2002 season and last took the field during the 2012 campaign.
 Braves |
 Grand Canyon Rafters |
 Hagerstown Suns |
 Norwich Navigators |
 Fresno Grizzlies |
 San Jose Giants |
 Fresno Grizzlies |
 Las Vegas 51s |
 Round Rock Express |
 Albuquerque Isotopes |
 Athletics |
 Sacramento River Cats |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | R | GULF | Braves | 7 | 3 | .700 | 1.98 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 68.3 | 47 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 76 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 260 |
| 2003 | A | SALL3 | Hagerstown Suns | 9 | 5 | .643 | 2.25 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 156.0 | 119 | 42 | 39 | 11 | 49 | 0 | 166 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 617 |
| 2004 | Advanced A | CALL | San Jose Giants | 3 | 1 | .750 | 2.52 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35.7 | 30 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 44 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 146 |
| 2004 | AAA | PCL | Fresno Grizzlies | 0 | 0 | 7.20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | |
| 2004 | AA | EL | Norwich Navigators | 1 | 4 | .200 | 4.32 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 41.7 | 35 | 21 | 20 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 172 |
| 2005 | AA | EL | Norwich Navigators | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3.53 | 24 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 107.0 | 99 | 48 | 42 | 7 | 45 | 0 | 96 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 454 |
| 2006 | AAA | PCL | Fresno Grizzlies | 0 | 4 | .000 | 5.80 | 46 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 49.7 | 52 | 42 | 32 | 6 | 39 | 1 | 48 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 246 |
| 2008 | Advanced A | CALL | San Jose Giants | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2010 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas 51s | 3 | 5 | .375 | 7.91 | 39 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58.0 | 92 | 59 | 51 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 35 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 289 |
| 2011 | AAA | PCL | Albuquerque Isotopes | 4 | 2 | .667 | 3.58 | 38 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 50.3 | 47 | 23 | 20 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 43 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 217 |
| 2011 | AAA | PCL | Round Rock Express | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.35 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15.3 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 66 |
| 2012 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento River Cats | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3.75 | 34 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 36.0 | 33 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 160 |
| 2012 | R | ARIZ | Athletics | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Totals | 33 | 31 | .516 | 3.62 | 252 | 73 | 87 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 627.0 | 577 | 290 | 252 | 42 | 241 | 3 | 588 | 32 | 6 | 40 | 2666 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | AAA | PCL | Fresno Grizzlies | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | AA | EL | Norwich Navigators | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | AA | EL | Norwich Navigators | 24 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | AAA | PCL | Fresno Grizzlies | 46 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | AAA | PCL | Albuquerque Isotopes | 38 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 119 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .053 | .053 | .053 | .105 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | R | GULF | Braves | P | 12 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .929 | 1.083 |
| 2003 | A | SALL3 | Hagerstown Suns | P | 26 | 9 | 29 | 2 | 1 | .950 | 1.462 |
| 2004 | Advanced A | CALL | San Jose Giants | P | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .714 |
| 2004 | AA | EL | Norwich Navigators | P | 10 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .700 |
| 2004 | AAA | PCL | Fresno Grizzlies | P | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.000 |
| 2005 | AA | EL | Norwich Navigators | P | 24 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2006 | AAA | PCL | Fresno Grizzlies | P | 46 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .800 | .174 |
| 2008 | Advanced A | CALL | San Jose Giants | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2010 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas 51s | P | 39 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .909 | .256 |
| 2011 | AAA | PCL | Albuquerque Isotopes | P | 38 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .342 |
| 2011 | AAA | PCL | Round Rock Express | P | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .333 |
| 2012 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento River Cats | P | 34 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .833 | .147 |
| 2012 | R | ARIZ | Athletics | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Totals | 252 | 39 | 91 | 7 | 3 | .949 | .516 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | R | Gulf Coast League | Braves | ATL | ||
| 2003 | Fall | Arizona Fall League | Grand Canyon Rafters | |||
| 2003 | A | South Atlantic League | Hagerstown Suns | SFN | ||
| 2004 | Advanced A | California League | San Jose Giants | SFN | June 1, 2004 | July 7, 2004 |
| 2004 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Fresno Grizzlies | SFN | June 28, 2004 | June 28, 2004 |
| 2004 | AA | Eastern League | Norwich Navigators | SFN | July 18, 2004 | September 5, 2004 |
| 2005 | AA | Eastern League | Norwich Navigators | SFN | April 9, 2005 | August 16, 2005 |
| 2006 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Fresno Grizzlies | SFN | April 8, 2006 | August 27, 2006 |
| 2008 | Advanced A | California League | San Jose Giants | SFN | June 7, 2008 | June 7, 2008 |
| 2010 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Las Vegas 51s | TOR | May 2, 2010 | September 2, 2010 |
| 2011 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Albuquerque Isotopes | LAN | April 9, 2011 | July 16, 2011 |
| 2011 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Round Rock Express | TEX | July 25, 2011 | August 30, 2011 |
| 2012 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Sacramento River Cats | OAK | April 5, 2012 | September 3, 2012 |
| 2012 | R | Arizona League | Athletics | OAK | June 20, 2012 | June 30, 2012 |
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