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Matt Walbeck   |   Major Leaguer   1993-2003

Full Name:  Matthew Lovick Walbeck
Born:  October 2,1969  in  Sacramento, California
Height:  5-11  Weight:  188  Bats:  Both  Throws:  Right
High School:  Sacramento (Sacramento,CA)
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Prospect Rankings*
1993 - 8th ranked organizational prospect for Chicago Cubs
1994 - 4th ranked organizational prospect for Minnesota Twins

*According to Baseball America
Drafted:  Selected by Chicago Cubs in 8th Round (192nd overall) of 1987 amateur entry draft (June-Reg)  

Transactions:   [Nov 24,1993] - Traded by Cubs with Dave Stevens to Twins for Willie Banks.  [Dec 11,1996] - Traded by Twins to Tigers for Brent Stentz.  [Nov 20,1997] - Traded by Tigers with Phil Nevin to Angels for Nick Skuse.  [Nov 1,2000] - Granted Free Agency.  [Feb 9,2001] - Signed as Free Agent by Reds.  [Jul 11,2001] - Purchased by Phillies from Reds.  [Oct 8,2001] - Granted Free Agency.  [Jan 2,2002] - Signed as Free Agent by Padres.  [Mar 24,2002] - Traded by Padres with Damian Jackson to Tigers for Rich Gomez and Javier Cardona.  [Oct 30,2002] - Granted Free Agency.  [Dec 18,2002] - Signed as Free Agent by Tigers.  

 Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.Level PosLnGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1987WythevilleApp17ChcRk c 511692453931280122390003  .314.387.420807--
1988Charlst-wvSAL18ChcA c 1043122868902247530443161  .218.292.266558--
1989PeoriaMidw19ChcA c 9434138861904475220473113  .252.297.343640--
1990PeoriaMidw20ChcA c 2566215100510572020  .227.301.242543--
1991Winst-SalmCaro21ChcA+ c 91260257011034132202323310  .269.315.346661--
1992CharlotteSou22ChcAA c 105385481162217420733562332  .301.358.418776--
1993IowaAmer23ChcAAA c 8733131931826431218472422  .281.320.402722--
 Chi CubsNL23ChcMLB c8,71130262016001600000 .200.226.36759340%
1994MinnesotaAL24MinMLB c897338316912053511173721117 .204.246.28453056%
1995MinnesotaAL25MinMLB c811539340101181144312571121211 .257.302.31661847%
1996Fort MyersFSL26MinA+ c 933491109014210020 .273.350.364714--
 NewBritainEast26MinAA c 724150000001100001 .208.240.208448--
 MinnesotaAL26MinMLB c8,76321525481002243193400126 .223.252.29855048%
1997LakelandFSL27DetA+ c 410451003014101000 .500.643.6001243--
 ToledoIL27DetAAA c 175981821180041500021 .305.338.424762--
 DetroitAL27DetMLB c84713718383031033121900024 .277.331.365696--
1998AnaheimAL28AnaMLB c7,8108338418715264611306820559 .257.317.36768437%
1999AnaheimAL29AnaMLB c 107288266981322232646313112 .240.308.306614--
2000AnaheimAL30AnaMLB c8471461729506120172210102 .199.240.35659657%
2001Scr/wbIL31PhiAAA c 40141184211022102112021012 .298.355.418773--
 LouisvilleIL31CinAAA c 6719720457032510232602106 .228.309.310619--
 PhiladelphNL31PhiMLB 911010000000000000 1.0001.0001.00020000%
2002ToledoIL32DetAAA c 217541630160041000116 .213.250.293543--
 DetroitAL32DetMLB c9,8278542020030031400012 .235.258.25951755%
2003ToledoIL33DetAAA c 412250001003200000 .417.533.417950--
 DetroitAL33DetMLB c859138112441160132610203 .174.197.23943642%
 
Major League Totals - 11 Season(s)6822109215492795282081312133343104141456 .233.280.31559547%
Minor League Totals - 12 Season(s)7262415257646114830303182320234017161927 .267.325.359684--


 Fielding Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrgLevelPosGGSInnPOAETCDPPBSBCSFPCTRF
1987WythevilleApp17ChcRkC3829322131638.997--
 
1988Charlst-wvSAL18ChcAC955496814631214.978--
 
1989PeoriaMidw19ChcAC936057211688212.984--
 
1990PeoriaMidw20ChcAC2513716215513.987--
 
1991Winst-SalmCaro21ChcA+C85473641254957.978--
 
1992CharlotteSou22ChcAAC93551791064085.984--
1992CharlotteSou22ChcAA1B111020---1.000--
 
1993IowaAmer23ChcAAAC79496641561910.998--
1993Chi CubsNL23ChcMLBC1149205101811.000--
 
1994MinnesotaAL24MinMLBC95496454545356542.993--
1994MinnesotaAL24MinMLBDH1--------
 
1995MinnesotaAL25MinMLBC113604356645386420.991--
 
1996Fort MyersFSL26MinA+C7466052101.000--
1996NewBritainEast26MinAAC3112013001.000--
1996MinnesotaAL26MinMLBC61326192347253214.994--
 
1997LakelandFSL27DetA+C314011500.933--
1997ToledoIL27DetAAAC1055936702.955--
1997DetroitAL27DetMLBC44240153258232712.988--
 
1998AnaheimAL28AnaMLBC104682467735389641.990--
1998AnaheimAL28AnaMLBDH2--------
 
1999AnaheimAL29AnaMLBC97407465458965930.989--
1999AnaheimAL29AnaMLBDH1--------
 
2000AnaheimAL30AnaMLBC44343200162218003116.9915.67
2000AnaheimAL30AnaMLB1B2410011---1.0002.25
2000AnaheimAL30AnaMLBDH1--------
 
2001LouisvilleIL31CinAAAC56300340334581.000--
2001Scr/wbIL31PhiAAAC39288190307351.000--
2001Scr/wbIL31PhiAAA1B11010111---1.000--
 
2002ToledoIL32DetAAAC201346214221.986--
2002ToledoIL32DetAAA1B1811101---.900--
2002DetroitAL32DetMLBC27219.1127811362262.9935.54
 
2003ToledoIL33DetAAAC17108011.000--
2003DetroitAL33DetMLBC5538338.2172164192143210.9795.00
 


 Awards
[1993] - American Association All-Star C  [2006] - Midwest League Manager of the Year, Lo A Manager of the Year  [2007] - Minor League Manager of the Year, Eastern League Manager of the Year
 Salaries
YearSalary Rank  Lg Avg  Centile
1993109,000  815,72380
1994115,000  914,15775
1995166,000  831,50453
1996225,000  835,26246
1997550,000  996,99034
1998700,000  1,054,03733
1999825,000  1,222,53732
2000925,000  1,369,50532
2001*200,000  1,609,51280
2002*200,000  1,654,08880
2003400,000  1,773,36445
 
Career:  $4,415,000   estimate
 Trivia and Player Notes
2006 - Manager for West Michigan of Midwest League (A-)
 Jobs in Baseball
Year(s)TeamPosition
2004-2006West Michigan [Midw]Manager
2007Erie [East]Manager
2008Texas Rangers [MLB]Third Base Coach
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