César Valdez
César Miguel Valdez
Born: March 17, 1985
Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 200
Career: 2006-2025
Major League Statistics
César Valdez compiled a career record of 134 wins and 92 losses and a 4.05 ERA in his 397-game pitching career with the Yakima Bears, South Bend Silver Hawks, Visalia Oaks, Mobile BayBears, Scottsdale Scorpions, Reno Aces, New Orleans Zephyrs, Indianapolis Indians, Laguna Vaqueros, Aguascalientes Rieleros, Tabasco Olmecas, Fresno Grizzlies, Nashville Sounds, Buffalo Bisons, Yucatan Leones, Norfolk Tides and Salt Lake Bees. He began playing during the 2006 season and last took the field during the 2025 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Short Season A | NORW | Yakima Bears | 7 | 5 | .583 | 3.15 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 97.0 | 97 | 43 | 34 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 81 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 406 |
| 2007 | A | MIDW | South Bend Silver Hawks | 7 | 10 | .412 | 3.41 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 148.0 | 130 | 63 | 56 | 11 | 32 | 0 | 106 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 602 |
| 2008 | AA | SOUL | Mobile BayBears | 3 | 5 | .375 | 4.06 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64.3 | 63 | 30 | 29 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 60 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 272 |
| 2008 | Advanced A | CALL | Visalia Oaks | 10 | 3 | .769 | 2.53 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 96.0 | 88 | 36 | 27 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 80 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 390 |
| 2009 | AAA | PCL | Reno Aces | 7 | 6 | .538 | 4.78 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96.0 | 103 | 58 | 51 | 16 | 30 | 1 | 60 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 419 |
| 2009 | Fall | AZFL | Scottsdale Scorpions | 0 | 1 | .000 | 10.50 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 63 |
| 2010 | AAA | PCL | Reno Aces | 6 | 10 | .375 | 5.90 | 20 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97.7 | 110 | 68 | 64 | 12 | 49 | 0 | 92 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 446 |
| 2011 | AAA | PCL | New Orleans Zephyrs | 0 | 1 | .000 | 7.59 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.7 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
| 2011 | AAA | IL | Indianapolis Indians | 1 | 1 | .500 | 3.86 | 34 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 42.0 | 36 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 182 |
| 2012 | AAA | MEX | Laguna Vaqueros | 11 | 8 | .579 | 5.27 | 24 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 135.0 | 171 | 87 | 79 | 14 | 18 | 1 | 84 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 584 |
| 2013 | AAA | MEX | Aguascalientes Rieleros | 0 | 0 | 7.71 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | |
| 2013 | AAA | MEX | Laguna Vaqueros | 3 | 3 | .500 | 4.93 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 65.7 | 89 | 44 | 36 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 59 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 292 |
| 2015 | AAA | MEX | Tabasco Olmecas | 11 | 6 | .647 | 2.63 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 160.7 | 145 | 51 | 47 | 9 | 28 | 3 | 161 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 653 |
| 2016 | AAA | PCL | Fresno Grizzlies | 12 | 1 | .923 | 3.12 | 30 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 138.3 | 143 | 49 | 48 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 114 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 556 |
| 2017 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.70 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| 2017 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 3 | 3 | .500 | 3.23 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 61.3 | 56 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 44 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 250 |
| 2018 | AAA | MEX | Tabasco Olmecas | 1 | 3 | .250 | 5.93 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30.3 | 53 | 24 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 151 |
| 2018 | AAA | MEX | Yucatan Leones | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.48 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36.3 | 39 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 151 |
| 2019 | AAA | MEX | Yucatan Leones | 15 | 2 | .882 | 2.26 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147.7 | 140 | 41 | 37 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 122 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 587 |
| 2021 | AAA | AAAE | Norfolk Tides | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1.42 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.7 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| 2022 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake Bees | 10 | 5 | .667 | 3.94 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 146.3 | 138 | 69 | 64 | 14 | 22 | 0 | 123 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 586 |
| 2023 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake Bees | 4 | 7 | .364 | 6.95 | 33 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114.0 | 163 | 91 | 88 | 21 | 32 | 0 | 94 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 524 |
| 2024 | Ind | MEX | Yucatan Leones | 10 | 6 | .625 | 4.06 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106.3 | 117 | 53 | 48 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 73 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 449 |
| 2025 | Ind | MEX | Yucatan Leones | 7 | 5 | .583 | 5.86 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73.7 | 90 | 52 | 48 | 11 | 25 | 0 | 75 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 327 |
| Totals | 134 | 92 | .593 | 4.05 | 397 | 302 | 26 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 1906.7 | 2026 | 949 | 858 | 176 | 402 | 11 | 1574 | 84 | 11 | 86 | 8046 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | AA | SOUL | Mobile BayBears | 12 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .077 | .077 | .077 | .154 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | AAA | PCL | Reno Aces | 19 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .071 | .133 | .071 | .205 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | AAA | PCL | Reno Aces | 20 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .312 | .312 | .312 | .625 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 51 | 51 | 43 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .163 | .182 | .163 | .345 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Short Season A | NORW | Yakima Bears | P | 16 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 1 | .778 | 1.312 |
| 2007 | A | MIDW | South Bend Silver Hawks | P | 25 | 13 | 26 | 4 | 3 | .907 | 1.560 |
| 2008 | Advanced A | CALL | Visalia Oaks | P | 15 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 1 | .935 | 1.933 |
| 2008 | AA | SOUL | Mobile BayBears | P | 12 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 1 | .952 | 1.667 |
| 2009 | Fall | AZFL | Scottsdale Scorpions | P | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .333 |
| 2009 | AAA | PCL | Reno Aces | P | 19 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 1 | .938 | 1.579 |
| 2010 | AAA | PCL | Reno Aces | P | 20 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 0 | .952 | 1.000 |
| 2011 | AAA | PCL | New Orleans Zephyrs | P | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2011 | AAA | IL | Indianapolis Indians | P | 34 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .818 | .265 |
| 2012 | AAA | MEX | Laguna Vaqueros | P | 24 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 1 | .968 | 1.250 |
| 2013 | AAA | MEX | Laguna Vaqueros | P | 12 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.083 |
| 2013 | AAA | MEX | Aguascalientes Rieleros | P | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2015 | AAA | MEX | Tabasco Olmecas | P | 23 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 1 | .920 | 1.000 |
| 2016 | AAA | PCL | Fresno Grizzlies | P | 30 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 2 | .929 | .867 |
| 2017 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | P | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2017 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | P | 11 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 1 | .952 | 1.818 |
| 2018 | AAA | MEX | Tabasco Olmecas | P | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .857 |
| 2018 | AAA | MEX | Yucatan Leones | P | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2019 | AAA | MEX | Yucatan Leones | P | 23 | 10 | 29 | 1 | 1 | .975 | 1.696 |
| 2021 | AAA | AAAE | Norfolk Tides | P | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .111 |
| 2022 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake Bees | P | 23 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 1 | .966 | 1.217 |
| 2023 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake Bees | P | 33 | 14 | 18 | 3 | 3 | .914 | .970 |
| 2024 | Ind | MEX | Yucatan Leones | P | 18 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .882 | .833 |
| 2025 | Ind | MEX | Yucatan Leones | P | 17 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .765 |
| Totals | 374 | 167 | 233 | 30 | 17 | .930 | 1.070 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Short Season A | Northwest League | Yakima Bears | ARI | June 19, 2006 | September 6, 2006 |
| 2007 | A | Midwest League | South Bend Silver Hawks | ARI | April 14, 2007 | August 25, 2007 |
| 2008 | Advanced A | California League | Visalia Oaks | ARI | April 6, 2008 | June 19, 2008 |
| 2008 | AA | Southern League | Mobile BayBears | ARI | June 28, 2008 | August 30, 2008 |
| 2009 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Reno Aces | ARI | April 13, 2009 | September 4, 2009 |
| 2009 | Fall | Arizona Fall League | Scottsdale Scorpions | October 17, 2009 | November 16, 2009 | |
| 2010 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Reno Aces | ARI | April 9, 2010 | September 6, 2010 |
| 2011 | AAA | International League | Indianapolis Indians | PIT | April 7, 2011 | July 1, 2011 |
| 2011 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | New Orleans Zephyrs | FLO | July 7, 2011 | July 27, 2011 |
| 2012 | AAA | Mexican League | Laguna Vaqueros | March 17, 2012 | July 27, 2012 | |
| 2013 | AAA | Mexican League | Laguna Vaqueros | March 23, 2013 | May 26, 2013 | |
| 2013 | AAA | Mexican League | Aguascalientes Rieleros | June 22, 2013 | June 22, 2013 | |
| 2015 | AAA | Mexican League | Tabasco Olmecas | April 5, 2015 | August 11, 2015 | |
| 2016 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Fresno Grizzlies | HOU | April 7, 2016 | August 30, 2016 |
| 2017 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Nashville Sounds | OAK | April 8, 2017 | April 14, 2017 |
| 2017 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | TOR | May 10, 2017 | July 14, 2017 |
| 2018 | AAA | Mexican League (Spring) | Tabasco Olmecas | March 27, 2018 | April 29, 2018 | |
| 2018 | AAA | Mexican League (Autumn) | Yucatan Leones | August 4, 2018 | September 6, 2018 | |
| 2019 | AAA | Mexican League | Yucatan Leones | April 5, 2019 | August 24, 2019 | |
| 2021 | AAA | AAA East | Norfolk Tides | BAL | August 26, 2021 | September 19, 2021 |
| 2022 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Salt Lake Bees | LAA | April 9, 2022 | September 22, 2022 |
| 2023 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Salt Lake Bees | LAA | April 1, 2023 | September 23, 2023 |
| 2024 | Ind | Mexican League | Yucatan Leones | April 12, 2024 | July 31, 2024 | |
| 2025 | Ind | Mexican League | Yucatan Leones | April 19, 2025 | August 5, 2025 |
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