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Joe Valentine

44-Year-Old PitcherP
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Bats R
Throws R
40 Man No
Height 6'2"
Weight 195
DOB 12/24/1979
$Signed a one-year contract with the Chunichi Dragons of Japan's Central League, Jan. 2007. Released by the Dragons, June 2007.
PFree Agent  
January 25, 2007
Valentine has signed a one-year deal with the Chunichi Dragons, JapanBall.com reports.
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Including his signing bonus, the ex-Reds reliever will earn 36 million yen (about $310,000) pitching for the Dragons in 2007. Valentine spent 2006 at the Astros' Triple-A Round Rock club.
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Valentine keeps getting opportunities to close because of his fastball, but his 25 walks in 29 innings with the Reds last year tells you all you need to know about his potential to keep such a role. Think Mike MacDougal without as much stuff.
How often do you see minor league closers making it in the same role in the majors? Very infrequently. That's not to say that Valentine can't succeed in the major leagues, but his control needs to improve if he's going to gain the confidence of a major league manager. On the positive side, he has an outstanding fastball and slider, but needs to work on harnessing both.
The Sox never seemed to take a shine to Valentine, even losing him in the Rule 5 draft at one point, but now that he's out of the White Sox system, he projects to be a solid set-up man if he can harness his stuff, with the potential to actually succeed as a major league closer someday (something very few minor league closers do.) Keep an eye on him this spring.
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PHouston Astros  
March 26, 2006
Valentine was sent to minor league camp on Saturday, the team's official site reports.
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PHouston Astros  
January 11, 2006
Valentine signed a minor league deal with the Astros on Wednesday.
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PCincinnati Reds  
September 6, 2005
Valentine was recalled from Triple-A Louisville by the Reds, the Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
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PCincinnati Reds  
August 14, 2005
Valentine, who struggled with the Reds earlier in the year, hasn't done much better at Triple-A Louisville, with a blown save on Saturday being his latest misstep.
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PCincinnati Reds  
May 6, 2005
The Reds optioned Valentine to Triple-A Louisville on Friday, the Associated Press reports.
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