#58 Valeriano Palacio, Rightfield, 31 yrs, Las Vegas Scorpions
Tuesday, 10/29/2010 |
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| Valeriano Palacio
12/8/1978
31
Venezuela
6"4
240
Rightfield
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2.5 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 15,000,000
2012
7 Year(s), 0 Days (1190 total Days)
170 Day(s)
7 Year(s), 0 Days (1190 total Days)
6 Year(s)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 77 | 54 | 74 | 66 | 49 |
| Versus LHP | 73 | 51 | 72 | 63 | 48 |
| Versus RHP | 78 | 55 | 75 | 67 | 49 |
| Talent | 84 | 56 | 77 | 73 | 54 |
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| Fielding Ratings
RF : 41 (Range), .981 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 4
Infield Arm : 55
Outfield Arm : 74
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
| 9/22 | LA | W 5-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
| 9/23 | LA | L 1-9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #4 | | |
| 9/24 | LA | W 9-2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
| 9/25 | LA | L 2-7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | #4 | | |
| 9/26 | @SD | L 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
| 9/27 | @SD | W 3-1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
| 9/29 | @SD | L 1-8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #3 | | |
| 10/2 | @MIA | L 1-3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
| 10/3 | @MIA | L 4-8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #5 | | |
| 10/5 | MIA | L 2-3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| | 154 | 570 | 177 | 33 | 0 | 21 | 90 | 77 | 67 | 129 | .311 | .379 | .479 | .858 | .837 | .168 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| | 143 | 643 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 273 | 54 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 106.1 | 7.0 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 149 | 40 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .268 | .317 | .383 | .699 |
| vs. RHP | 421 | 137 | 25 | 0 | 18 | 80 | 60 | 56 | 94 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .325 | .400 | .513 | .913 |
| Close/Late | 63 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .238 | .342 | .349 | .691 |
| Scoring Position | 159 | 51 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 65 | 0 | 19 | 43 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .321 | .380 | .453 | .833 |
| Pinch Hitting | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .714 | .818 | .714 | 1.532 |
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| | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Home | 81 | 301 | 95 | 22 | 0 | 13 | 50 | 42 | 33 | 68 | .316 | .382 | .518 | .900 |
| Road | 73 | 269 | 82 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 35 | 34 | 61 | .305 | .377 | .435 | .812 |
| March/April | 26 | 106 | 42 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 17 | .396 | .459 | .642 | 1.101 |
| May | 28 | 96 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 19 | .302 | .385 | .510 | .896 |
| June | 25 | 85 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 24 | .282 | .374 | .400 | .774 |
| July | 23 | 90 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 22 | .300 | .376 | .400 | .776 |
| August | 27 | 95 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 21 | .316 | .370 | .432 | .802 |
| Sept/Oct | 25 | 98 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 26 | .255 | .298 | .459 | .757 |
| Postseason | 3 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .333 | .583 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 2004 | 163 | 627 | 186 | 22 | 0 | 28 | 104 | 100 | 81 | 5 | 3 | 111 | 2 | 1 | .297 | .380 | .466 | .846 | PHI |
| 2005 | 162 | 627 | 199 | 30 | 1 | 25 | 102 | 82 | 61 | 3 | 7 | 100 | 0 | 0 | .317 | .377 | .488 | .865 | PHI |
| 2006 | 156 | 596 | 199 | 33 | 2 | 32 | 117 | 95 | 80 | 4 | 6 | 135 | 1 | 0 | .334 | .413 | .557 | .970 | PHI,NL |
| 2007 | 104 | 405 | 121 | 25 | 0 | 14 | 60 | 61 | 42 | 3 | 4 | 71 | 1 | 0 | .299 | .366 | .464 | .830 | PHI |
| 2008 | 131 | 514 | 145 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 73 | 74 | 52 | 2 | 8 | 91 | 2 | 0 | .282 | .345 | .383 | .729 | PHI |
| 2009 | 129 | 488 | 152 | 28 | 1 | 17 | 88 | 88 | 63 | 6 | 6 | 93 | 1 | 0 | .311 | .393 | .477 | .870 | PHI SA PHI SA |
| 2010 | 154 | 570 | 177 | 33 | 0 | 21 | 90 | 77 | 67 | 0 | 6 | 129 | 0 | 0 | .311 | .379 | .479 | .858 | SA LV,SL |
| Total | 999 | 3827 | 1179 | 187 | 4 | 149 | 634 | 577 | 446 | 23 | 40 | 730 | 7 | 1 | .308 | .380 | .476 | .856 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 2010 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .333 | .583 |
| Total | 3 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .333 | .583 |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Leftfield | 31 | 31 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 1 | .978 | 262.0 | 1.55 | | | | |
| Rightfield | 117 | 112 | 243 | 12 | 1 | 262 | 7 | .973 | 1013.0 | 2.33 | | | | |
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Played for Venezuela in the 2004 World Cup...
Drafted in 3rd round, 39th overall pick, by Philadelphia in 2004...
Had first career hit (homerun) on 4/5/2004, off Wilfredo Delagarza (NY)...
Selected to the All-ABL 3rd Team at RF in 2004...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/5/2005, hitting .522 with 4 HR, 11 RBI...
Drove in 7 runs against Tampa on 5/2/2006...
Was selected to the 2006 Allstar game...
Selected to the All-ABL 3rd Team at RF in 2006...
Injured on 5/27/2007 with a Fractured Knee, out for 6 weeks...
Played for Venezuela in the 2008 World Cup...
Injured on 7/29/2008 with a Strained Anterior Cruciate Ligament, out for 5 weeks...
1/31/2009: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,720,000 through salary arbitration...
Injured on 5/25/2009 with a Hyper Extended Knee, out for 1-2 weeks...
Injured on 6/15/2009 with a Inflamed Posterior Cruciate Ligament, out for 3-4 weeks...
Had 21-game hitting streak snapped on 7/16/2009...
Traded from Philadelphia to San Antonio on 7/22/2009 (Going to SA: P Alejandro Dimaggio, P Bert Wight, RF Valeriano Palacio. Going to PHI: P David Lopez, P Juan Peralta, CF Alberto Garcia)...
8/11/2009: Signed a contract extension with San Antonio, $15,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against New Orleans on 4/9/2010...
Traded from San Antonio to Las Vegas on 4/29/2010 (Going to SA: P Luis Gilbert, C Steven Stevenson. Going to LV: RF Valeriano Palacio)...
Drove in 6 runs against Detroit on 5/6/2010...
Was selected to the 2010 Allstar game...
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Chicago on 9/2/2010...
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| Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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OBP
2006 - .413 - 7th
| SLG
2006 - .557 - 2nd
| OPS
2006 - .970 - 2nd
| Homeruns
2005 - 25 - 9th
2006 - 32 - 9th
| RBI
2004 - 104 - 7th
2005 - 102 - 9th
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BB
2004 - 81 - 1st
2005 - 61 - 9th
2006 - 80 - 2nd
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