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27-Year-Old Third Baseman – Chicago Cubs
2013 Stats
AVG
.245
HR
5
RBI
14
R
9
SB
1
2013 Fantasy Baseball Outlook
After a strong showing in 211 Triple-A at-bats, Valbuena saw semi-regular work as the Cubs' third baseman, but struggled in that role, posting just a .650 OPS in 265 at-bats. Nonetheless, he managed 2...
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Luis Valbuena Contract Information:
Agreed to a one-year, $930,000 contract with the Cubs in January 2013, avoiding arbitration.
| Pitcher | Team | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Verlander | DET | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .105 | .292 | .263 | .555 |
| Zack Greinke | LA | 18 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .389 | .421 | .556 | .977 |
| Edwin Jackson | CHI-N | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .389 | .722 |
| Nick Blackburn | MIN | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .294 | .333 | .471 | .804 |
| Scott Baker | CHI-N | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .188 | .235 | .375 | .610 |
| Jered Weaver | ANA | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .385 | .417 | .801 |
| Daisuke Matsuzaka | CLE | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .333 | .583 |
| Jake Peavy | CHI-A | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .364 | .467 | .455 | .921 |
| Gavin Floyd | CHI-A | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .083 | .000 | .083 |
| Armando Galarraga | CIN | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .300 | .500 | .800 |
| Felix Hernandez | SEA | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .417 | .300 | .717 |
| Rick Porcello | DET | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .300 | .500 |
| Kevin Slowey | MIA | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .300 | .500 |
| Johan Santana | NY-N | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .444 | .778 |
| Johnny Cueto | CIN | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .300 | .444 | .744 |
| Carl Pavano | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .222 | .222 | .444 | |
| Tony Pena | ANA | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .222 | .300 | .222 | .522 |
| Gil Meche | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .200 | .111 | .311 | |
| Bronson Arroyo | CIN | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .444 | 1.000 | 1.444 |
| Doug Fister | DET | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
| Yovani Gallardo | MIL | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .333 | .375 | .708 |
| Trevor Cahill | AZ | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .125 | .125 | .250 |
| Luke Hochevar | KC | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .125 | .125 | .250 |
| Bobby Jenks | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .286 | .286 | .571 | |
| Jesse Crain | CHI-A | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .250 | .143 | .393 |
| Ian Kennedy | AZ | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .143 | .250 | .286 | .536 |
| Homer Bailey | CIN | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .125 | .000 | .125 |
| A.J. Burnett | PIT | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .222 | .000 | .222 |
| Anthony Swarzak | MIN | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Dillon Gee | NY-N | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .667 | 1.000 | 1.667 |
| Vin Mazzaro | PIT | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .667 | .667 | 1.333 |
| David Hernandez | AZ | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 |
| Jhoulys Chacin | COL | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
| Scott Feldman | CHI-N | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
| Jonathon Niese | NY-N | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .500 | .833 |
| Bud Norris | HOU | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | 1.000 | 1.333 |
| Ervin Santana | KC | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
| Brian Bannister | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | |
| Josh Beckett | LA | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 |
| Brett Cecil | TOR | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 |
| James McDonald | PIT | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
| Dustin Nippert | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .375 | .333 | .708 | |
| Kyle Davies | MIN | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .143 | .000 | .143 |
| Zach Stewart | CHI-A | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .800 | .800 | .800 | 1.600 |
| Mike Leake | CIN | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .500 | .600 | 1.100 |
| Ross Ohlendorf | WAS | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .600 | 1.000 |
| Joe Saunders | SEA | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .400 | .800 |
| Jason Berken | CHI-A | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .400 | .600 |
| Clay Buchholz | BOS | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .800 | 1.000 |
| Mark Buehrle | TOR | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .375 | .800 | 1.175 |
| Chris Carpenter | STL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 |
| Jon Lester | BOS | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .800 | 1.000 |
| Ricky Romero | TOR | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .333 | .800 | 1.133 |
| Max Scherzer | DET | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 |
| Joakim Soria | TEX | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .333 | .800 | 1.133 |
| Tim Wakefield | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .400 | .600 | |
| Joe Blanton | ANA | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .167 | .000 | .167 |
| Kevin Correia | MIN | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Matt Garza | CHI-N | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Phil Hughes | NY-A | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Tommy Hunter | BAL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| John Lackey | BOS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .167 | .000 | .167 |
| Brandon Morrow | TOR | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .167 | .000 | .167 |
| Matt Thornton | CHI-A | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Bruce Chen | KC | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .667 | .500 | 1.167 |
| Jose Contreras | PIT | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
| Frank Francisco | NY-N | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .750 |
| Sean Gallagher | COL | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .400 | .500 | .900 |
| Rich Harden | MIN | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | 1.000 | 1.250 |
| Jim Johnson | BAL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
| Dustin Moseley | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | |
| Jason Motte | STL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
| Logan Ondrusek | CIN | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
| Ryan Perry | WAS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .750 |
| J.J. Putz | AZ | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
| Ramon Ramirez | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .750 | 1.000 | |
| Robinson Tejeda | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .750 | |
| Chris Tillman | BAL | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .750 |
| Eddie Bonine | SD | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Josh Collmenter | AZ | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Kyle Farnsworth | TB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Matt Guerrier | LA | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Jeff Karstens | PIT | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .200 | .000 | .200 |
| Joe Nathan | TEX | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Micah Owings | WAS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .200 | .000 | .200 |
| Francisco Rodriguez | MIL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .333 | .000 | .333 |
| John Danks | CHI-A | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| Tommy Hanson | ANA | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .667 | 1.333 | 2.000 |
| Carlos Torres | NY-N | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .750 | .667 | 1.417 |
| Miguel Batista | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .333 | .833 | |
| Erik Bedard | HOU | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
| Trevor Bell | CIN | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .600 | .333 | .933 |
| Brad Bergesen | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | |
| Chad Billingsley | LA | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1.000 |
| Gio Gonzalez | WAS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .333 | .833 |
| Joel Hanrahan | BOS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .333 | .833 |
| Mark Hendrickson | BAL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
| Kevin Jepsen | ANA | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .333 | .833 |
| Mat Latos | CIN | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .333 | .833 |
| Scott Linebrink | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | 1.000 | 1.333 | |
| Brandon Lyon | NY-N | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
| Shaun Marcum | NY-N | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
| Joe Nelson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | |
| Jeff Niemann | TB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .333 | .833 |
| Sean O'Sullivan | SD | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .667 | 1.167 |
| Josh Outman | COL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
| Glen Perkins | MIN | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
| Wandy Rodriguez | PIT | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
| Anibal Sanchez | DET | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
| David Weathers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1.000 | |
| Randy Wells | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | |
| Randy Williams | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1.000 | |
| Jake Arrieta | BAL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Matt Capps | CLE | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| R.A. Dickey | TOR | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 |
| Octavio Dotel | DET | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Zach Duke | WAS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Jon Garland | COL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Jeremy Guthrie | KC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Lucas Harrell | HOU | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Scott Kazmir | CLE | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Joe Kelly | STL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Michael Kohn | ANA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Tim Lincecum | SF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Kyle Lohse | MIL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Jordan Lyles | HOU | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Lance Lynn | STL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 |
| Brian Matusz | BAL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Brandon McCarthy | AZ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Chan Ho Park | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Bobby Seay | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Jamey Wright | TB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Jordan Zimmermann | WAS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |