NAME     : Valerio De los santos
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : Dominican Republic
 
  BIRTHDAY : 10/6/1975
  AGE      : 27
  HEIGHT   : 6"2
  WEIGHT   : 206
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Middle Reliever
  BATS     : Left
  THROWS   : Left
 
  CONTRACT : $1,000,000 through 2005
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Minimal
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : VERY inconsistent
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Normal
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    D  (Fielding Pct. : .950)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
  (Rated by an average league scout)
 
  Duration as Starter  : *
  Duration as Reliever : C
  Holding Runners      : C
  Groundball Pct.      : 60
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 6
  Avoiding Hits        : 6  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Good)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 4  (VS. RHB : 4, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Fair)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 5  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
  Avoiding BB's        : 6  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Fair)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 8  (VS. RHB : 8, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Good)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 7
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Changeup, Curveball

  PITCHING STATS :
 
  Category        ERA  W  L  S   G GS    IP  HA   R  ER  BB   K
  Overall        5.59  1  3  5  48  0  66.0  75  46  41  26  67 
  At Home        4.37  1  3  2  26  0  35.0  41  18  17  10  41 
  Away           6.97  0  0  3  22  0  31.0  34  28  24  16  26 
  Last Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  This Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Apr/Mar        7.52  1  0  1  13  0  20.1  30  17  17   7  26 
  May            4.50  0  1  1  10  0  16.0  15  12   8   6  12 
  June           8.31  0  2  2  13  0  13.0  16  12  12   7  13 
  July           2.16  0  0  1  12  0  16.2  14   5   4   6  16 
  August         0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR    ERA  W  L  S   G CG SHO    IP  ER  BB   K  TEAMS
  1998   3.00  0  0  0  13  0   0  21.0   7   2  18  ML4
  1999   6.75  0  1  0   7  0   0   8.0   6   7   5  ML4
  2000   5.18  2  3  0  66  0   0  73.0  42  33  70  ML4
  2001   9.00  0  0  0   1  0   0   1.0   1   1   1  ML4
  2002   4.15  2  1  2  27  0   0  30.1  14  14  25  MIL
 
  Total ERA   : 5.01
  Total Wins  : 5
  Total Losses: 8
  Total Saves : 7
  Total SHO   : 0
  Total CG    : 0
  Total K's   : 186
  Total BB's  : 83
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Had first career hit on 5/13/2002, off Hector Mercado (CIN)... Injured on 7/2/2002 with a Inflamed Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 4 weeks... Injured on 7/31/2003 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for one week...