Alex Monsalve
Alex David (Valera) Monsalve
Born: April 22, 1992
Boqueron, VE
Primary Position: Catcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 3B
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 225
Career: 2010-2017
Alex (Valera) Monsalve compiled a career batting average of .261 with 25 home runs and 208 RBI in his 508-game career with the Indians, Lake County Captains, Scottsdale Scorpions, Carolina Mudcats, Akron Aeros, Lynchburg Hillcats, Akron RubberDucks, Columbus Clippers, New Hampshire Fisher Cats and Buffalo Bisons. He began playing during the 2010 season and last took the field during the 2017 campaign.
![]() Indians |
![]() Lake County Captains |
![]() Scottsdale Scorpions |
![]() Carolina Mudcats |
![]() Akron Aeros |
![]() Lynchburg Hillcats |
![]() Columbus Clippers |
![]() Akron RubberDucks |
![]() New Hampshire Fisher Cats |
![]() Buffalo Bisons |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | R | ARIZ | Indians | 43 | 189 | 182 | 18 | 40 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 52 | .220 | .243 | .313 | .557 | 57 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | A | MIDW | Lake County Captains | 117 | 496 | 458 | 55 | 121 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 44 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 96 | .264 | .312 | .356 | .668 | 163 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 2012 | A | MIDW | Lake County Captains | 73 | 313 | 283 | 36 | 75 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 35 | .265 | .324 | .406 | .730 | 115 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2012 | Fall | AZFL | Scottsdale Scorpions | 13 | 50 | 47 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .340 | .360 | .447 | .807 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | Advanced A | CARL | Carolina Mudcats | 34 | 126 | 116 | 10 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 17 | .233 | .280 | .293 | .573 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | AA | EL | Akron Aeros | 21 | 80 | 78 | 9 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .295 | .304 | .449 | .753 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | R | ARIZ | Indians | 4 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .231 | .286 | .231 | .516 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Advanced A | CARL | Carolina Mudcats | 93 | 393 | 359 | 37 | 95 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 51 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 67 | .265 | .321 | .384 | .706 | 138 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015 | Advanced A | CARL | Lynchburg Hillcats | 26 | 104 | 92 | 14 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 14 | .250 | .327 | .359 | .686 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | R | ARIZ | Indians | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Advanced A | CARL | Lynchburg Hillcats | 21 | 82 | 73 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 21 | .219 | .293 | .301 | .594 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | AA | EL | Akron RubberDucks | 18 | 71 | 64 | 10 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | .297 | .352 | .406 | .758 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 19 | 60 | 56 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | .250 | .283 | .357 | .640 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | AA | EL | New Hampshire Fisher Cats | 24 | 84 | 81 | 9 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .284 | .310 | .321 | .631 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 508 | 2069 | 1907 | 223 | 497 | 97 | 13 | 25 | 208 | 13 | 9 | 118 | 352 | .261 | .309 | .364 | .674 | 695 | 58 | 24 | 4 | 16 | 5 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | R | ARIZ | Indians | C | 40 | 363 | 49 | 12 | 3 | .972 | 1.300 | 11 | 61 | 19 | 23.8 |
| 2011 | A | MIDW | Lake County Captains | C | 72 | 498 | 73 | 11 | 4 | .981 | 7.931 | 20 | 99 | 26 | 20.8 |
| 2011 | A | MIDW | Lake County Captains | 1B | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 8.000 | ||||
| 2011 | A | MIDW | Lake County Captains | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 2012 | A | MIDW | Lake County Captains | C | 46 | 316 | 43 | 5 | 3 | .986 | 7.804 | 7 | 53 | 20 | 27.4 |
| 2012 | Advanced A | CARL | Carolina Mudcats | C | 29 | 187 | 23 | 9 | 0 | .959 | 7.241 | 3 | 46 | 15 | 24.6 |
| 2012 | Fall | AZFL | Scottsdale Scorpions | C | 13 | 90 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.615 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 28.0 |
| 2013 | R | ARIZ | Indians | C | 3 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 8.667 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 | AA | EL | Akron Aeros | C | 20 | 151 | 19 | 2 | 3 | .988 | 8.500 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 28.0 |
| 2014 | Advanced A | CARL | Carolina Mudcats | C | 45 | 327 | 29 | 3 | 4 | .992 | 7.911 | 10 | 46 | 12 | 20.7 |
| 2015 | Advanced A | CARL | Lynchburg Hillcats | C | 22 | 142 | 25 | 3 | 1 | .982 | 7.591 | 3 | 25 | 12 | 32.4 |
| 2016 | Advanced A | CARL | Lynchburg Hillcats | C | 14 | 102 | 9 | 2 | 2 | .982 | 7.929 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 28.6 |
| 2016 | AA | EL | Akron RubberDucks | C | 14 | 91 | 13 | 2 | 0 | .981 | 7.429 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 38.9 |
| 2016 | Advanced A | CARL | Lynchburg Hillcats | 1B | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.000 | ||||
| 2016 | AA | EL | Akron RubberDucks | 1B | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 8.000 | ||||
| 2016 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | C | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | AA | EL | New Hampshire Fisher Cats | C | 23 | 170 | 17 | 4 | 1 | .979 | 8.130 | 5 | 23 | 6 | 20.7 |
| 2017 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | C | 14 | 87 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 6.571 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 30.8 |
| 2017 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 1B | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 4.000 | ||||
| Totals | 361 | 2577 | 319 | 54 | 23 | .982 | 8.022 | 71 | 421 | 137 | 24.6 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | R | Arizona League | Indians | CLE | June 21, 2010 | August 28, 2010 |
| 2011 | A | Midwest League | Lake County Captains | CLE | April 7, 2011 | September 5, 2011 |
| 2012 | A | Midwest League | Lake County Captains | CLE | April 5, 2012 | July 4, 2012 |
| 2012 | Advanced A | Carolina League | Carolina Mudcats | CLE | July 7, 2012 | September 3, 2012 |
| 2012 | Fall | Arizona Fall League | Scottsdale Scorpions | October 10, 2012 | November 14, 2012 | |
| 2013 | R | Arizona League | Indians | CLE | July 8, 2013 | July 15, 2013 |
| 2013 | AA | Eastern League | Akron Aeros | CLE | July 18, 2013 | September 2, 2013 |
| 2014 | Advanced A | Carolina League | Carolina Mudcats | CLE | April 3, 2014 | August 27, 2014 |
| 2015 | Advanced A | Carolina League | Lynchburg Hillcats | CLE | April 11, 2015 | June 25, 2015 |
| 2015 | R | Arizona League | Indians | CLE | August 4, 2015 | August 4, 2015 |
| 2016 | AA | Eastern League | Akron RubberDucks | CLE | April 10, 2016 | September 5, 2016 |
| 2016 | Advanced A | Carolina League | Lynchburg Hillcats | CLE | June 27, 2016 | August 28, 2016 |
| 2016 | AAA | International League | Columbus Clippers | CLE | July 9, 2016 | July 9, 2016 |
| 2017 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | TOR | April 15, 2017 | August 20, 2017 |
| 2017 | AA | Eastern League | New Hampshire Fisher Cats | TOR | June 11, 2017 | September 2, 2017 |
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