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Positions: P-565

Full Name: Jose Rafael Valverde
Born: Jul 24,1979 in San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic
Height: 6-4 Weight: 220 Bats: Right Throws: Right
High School: Escuela San Lorenzo (El Seybo,DR)
College: None

Contract: Signed 1-year, $8,000,000 contract with the Houston Astros on Jan 12,2009. avoided arbitration

Drafted: Signed as an undrafted free agent by the Arizona Diamondbacks in 1997

Futures Game Participant World 2001

Major League All-Star Game 2007

Player of the Week 2x Jun-22-2003, May-20-2007

Top Prospect 2001 ARI (#10),2002 ARI (#5),

Yearly Saves Leader 2x NL 2007-2008

Signed by Scout: Junior Noboa

MLB Debut: Jun 1,2003

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Pitch Repertoire
Pitch	Pct	Spd
Fastball	72	96.2
Changeup	28	85
	0	0
	0	0
Based on 18 pitches between 4/7/2009 and 4/7/2009

Scouting Report
Control:	60
K-Rating:	97
Efficiency:	82
vsPower:	58
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Transactions History

Signed as an undrafted free agent by the Arizona Diamondbacks in 1997

Jan 31,1997 - Signed as nondrafted free agent by Diamondbacks
Feb 6,1997 - Signed as undrafted amateur Free Agent by Diamondbacks.
Jan 16,2007 - Signed by Diamondbacks to avoid arbitration
Dec 14,2007 - Traded by Diamondbacks to Astros for Chris Burke, Juan Gutierrez and Chad Qualls

Disabled List History

Jun 18,2004 - 15 Day Disabled list - (tendinitis in his right rotator cuff)
Sep 29,2004 - Transferred to 60 day DL.
Apr 2,2005 - 15 Day Disabled list - ( irritated biceps tendon)
May 2,2005 - Activated

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Disabled List Notes: The accumulation of disabled list data started in 2001. Though most DL visits are accounted for during this time, the injury description and activation date are not always available.

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