Chris Valaika
| 22-year-old Shortstop |
| Cincinnati Reds |
| Date of Birth: August 14, 1985 |
| Height: 6-0 Weight: 190 |
| Bats/Throws: R/R |
Basic Statistics
| Basic Statistics | |||||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
| 2007 | 22 | A | Dayton | 331 | 300 | 38 | 92 | 20 | 3 | 10 | 56 | 17 | 72 | .307 | .353 | .493 | 846 |
| 2007 | 22 | A+ | Sarasota | 241 | 217 | 26 | 55 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 42 | .253 | .307 | .332 | 639 |
| 2008 | 23 | A+ | Sarasota | 146 | 136 | 20 | 49 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 31 | 7 | 29 | .360 | .390 | .581 | 971 |
| 2008 | 23 | AA | Chattanooga | 233 | 210 | 37 | 59 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 18 | 42 | .281 | .343 | .438 | 781 |
| Extended Statistics | ||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | PA | AB | ISOP | BB% | K% | BABIP | GB% | LD% | RC | RC/27 | wOBA | |
| 2007 | 22 | A | Dayton | 331 | 300 | .186 | 5.1% | 21.8% | .376 | 40% | 18% | .364 | ||
| 2007 | 22 | A+ | Sarasota | 241 | 217 | .079 | 5.4% | 17.4% | .306 | 49% | 12% | .287 | ||
| 2008 | 23 | A+ | Sarasota | 146 | 136 | .221 | 4.8% | 19.9% | .420 | 31% | 26% | .413 | ||
| 2008 | 23 | AA | Chattanooga | 233 | 210 | .157 | 7.7% | 18.0% | .327 | 39% | 22% | .342 | ||
Longitudinal Trends
The above graph represents 15-day averages over the past couple years.
Available graphs for Valaika: BB/PA, SO/PA, and Isolated Power
Extended Statistics
2008: Chattanooga | 2008: Sarasota | 2007: Sarasota
| Split Statistics with Chattanooga in 2008 | |||||||||||||
| Split | PA | AB | ISOP | HR | BB% | K% | BABIP | GB% | LD% | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA |
| May | 98 | 90 | .145 | 3 | 7.1% | 19.4% | .279 | 39% | 23% | .244 | .306 | .389 | .307 |
| June | 112 | 99 | .152 | 2 | 8.0% | 17.9% | .364 | 39% | 19% | .303 | .366 | .455 | .358 |
| July | 23 | 21 | .238 | 1 | 8.7% | 13.0% | .353 | 41% | 29% | .333 | .391 | .571 | .412 |
| AWAY | 126 | 111 | .171 | 4 | 7.9% | 16.7% | .291 | 41% | 19% | .261 | .333 | .432 | .334 |
| HOME | 107 | 99 | .141 | 2 | 7.5% | 19.6% | .368 | 38% | 24% | .303 | .355 | .444 | .351 |
Batted Ball Chart
Game Log
| Date | Level | Pos | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB | |
| July 5 | AA | @ Mississippi | SS | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| July 4 | AA | @ Mississippi | SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| July 3 | AA | vs. West Tenn | SS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| July 2 | AA | vs. West Tenn | SS | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| July 1 | AA | vs. West Tenn | SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| June 30 | AA | vs. West Tenn | SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| June 29 | AA | @ Jacksonville | SS | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| June 28 | AA | @ Jacksonville | SS | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| June 27 | AA | @ Jacksonville | SS | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| June 26 | AA | @ Jacksonville | SS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Player Notes
June 2008
Reds Minor Leagues: Chris Valaika and Juan Francisco named to Futures TeamChris Valaika will represent the Reds on the US Team.
May 2008
Reds Minor Leagues: Chris Valaika, #9 on the Baseball America Prospect Hot SheetBaseball America unveiled its weekly Hotsheet this afternoon and Chris Valaika came in at #9 overall.