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Chris Valaika  

Chris Valaika  

|Hitting Coach - Cleveland Guardians (MLB) [2024]

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Proper Name
Christopher Andrew Valaika
pronunciation
vuh-LAY-kuh
High Level
MLB (2010-2014)
Positions
SS (487) ... 2B (364) ... 1B (95) ... 3B (81) ... LF (2)
Ht / Wt
5-11 / 205
Bats / Throws
Right / Right
age
38.247
place
Santa Monica,California
High School
Hart (Newhall,CA)
colleges
Signing Bonus
$ 437,500
draft posit
SS
MLB Debut
Service Time
1.093 (2014)
MLB Teams
CIN [7] CHN [2] MIA [1]
TBC#
50528
mlbam id
453362
Retrosheet
Stat Capsuleavgopsabrhhrrbisb
Career MLB [2010-2014].238.63324820595241
Speed
33
Power
60
Contact
51
XBH
56
RBIs
54
Runs
42
Hitting
62
Durability
61
Team
.502
Player Tags
Player Notes:  Brother of Matt Valaika ... Brother of Pat Valaika
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year tranx date end date mlb org level Transaction Description status minor team 40man age
2015 2015-11-06 current -- -- Elected free agency Free Agt -- No 30.083
2015 2015-07-04 2015-07-20 CHN AAA DL-7 Unknown DL-7 Iowa (PCL) No 29.324
2015 2015-04-09 2015-07-04 CHN AAA Assigned to Iowa (AAA) Minors Iowa (PCL) No 29.238
2014 2014-12-28 2015-04-09 CHN AAA Signed to Minor League Contract and invited to spring training Minors Iowa (PCL) No 29.136
2014 2014-11-03 2014-12-28 -- -- Granted free agency Free Agt -- No 29.081
2014 2014-10-31 2014-11-03 CHN MLB Outrighted to minors Minors -- No 29.078
2014 2014-08-01 2014-10-31 CHN MLB Contract purchased from minors Active -- Yes 28.352
2014 2014-04-12 2014-08-01 CHN AAA Assigned to Iowa (AAA) Minors Iowa (PCL) No 28.241
2013 2013-11-19 2014-04-12 CHN AAA Signed to Minor League Contract and invited to spring training Minors Iowa (PCL) No 28.097
2013 2013-10-01 2013-11-19 -- -- Elected Free Agency Free Agt -- No 28.048
2013 2013-07-25 2013-10-01 MIA AAA Outrighted to New Orleans (AAA) Minors New Orleans (PCL) No 27.345
2013 2013-07-23 2013-07-25 MIA MLB Designated for Assignment DFA -- No 27.343
2013 2013-07-18 2013-07-23 MIA AAA Assigned to New Orleans (AAA) for rehab DL-60 New Orleans (PCL) No 27.338
2013 2013-07-07 2013-07-18 MIA A+ Transferred to 60-day DL DL-60 Jupiter (FSL) No 27.327
2013 2013-07-04 2013-07-07 MIA A+ Assigned to Jupiter (A+) for rehab DL-15 Jupiter (FSL) Yes 27.324
2013 2013-05-08 2013-07-04 MIA MLB DL-15 Fractured left wrist DL-15 -- Yes 27.267
2013 2013-03-31 2013-05-08 MIA MLB Contract purchased from minors Active -- Yes 27.229
2012 2012-11-05 2013-03-31 MIA MLB Signed to minor league contract Minors -- No 27.083
2012 2012-11-02 2012-11-05 -- -- Elected Free Agency Free Agt -- No 27.080
2012 2012-09-04 2012-11-02 CIN AAA Outrighted to Louisville (AAA) Minors Louisville (IL) No 27.021
2012 2012-07-06 2012-07-11 CIN Rk Assigned to AZL Reds (Rk) for rehab DL-7 Arizona Reds (Ariz) Yes 26.326
2012 2012-05-22 2012-07-06 CIN AAA DL-7 Right knee strain DL-7 Louisville (IL) Yes 26.281
2012 2012-03-25 2012-05-22 CIN AAA Assigned to Louisville (AAA) Minors Louisville (IL) Yes 26.223
2011 2011-09-01 2012-03-25 CIN MLB Recalled from Louisville (AAA) Active -- Yes 26.017
2011 2011-05-13 2011-09-01 CIN AAA Assigned to Louisville (AAA) Minors Louisville (IL) Yes 25.272
2011 2011-04-24 2011-05-13 CIN MLB Recalled from Louisville (AAA) Active -- Yes 25.253
2011 2011-03-27 2011-04-24 CIN AAA Assigned to Louisville (AAA) Minors Louisville (IL) Yes 25.225
2010 2010-08-24 2011-03-27 CIN MLB Recalled from Louisville (AAA) Active -- Yes 25.010
2010 2010-03-19 2010-08-24 CIN AAA Assigned to Louisville (AAA) Minors Louisville (IL) Yes 24.217
2009 2009-11-20 2010-03-19 CIN MLB Contract purchased from minors Active -- Yes 24.098
2006 2006-06-19 2009-11-20 CIN MLB Signed out of draft (UC Santa Barbara) Hist -- No 20.309
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