#54 Miguel "Lights Out" Balbuena, Closer, 37 yrs, Hartford Whalers

#54 Miguel "Lights Out" Balbuena, Closer, 37 yrs, Hartford Whalers
Monday, 6/29/2012

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Miguel Balbuena
Lights Out
3/8/1975
37
USA
5"9
170

Closer
L
R

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3 / 6 (Well Known)
3 / 6 (Well Known)
Good
Suffers
Prone
1.0 Stars

Contract & Roster Status

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Big League Contract
$ 2,500,000
2013
15 Year(s), 124 Days (2704 total Days)
92 Day(s)
15 Year(s), 124 Days (2704 total Days)
16 Year(s)
Not eligible
2 Option Year(s) left

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	9	3	4	91-94 Mph
Versus LHB	8	3	4
Versus RHB	10	4	4
Talent	10	4	5

Pitching Ratings
Endurance :
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Holding Runners :

1
60
3

Pitches:
Fastball
Changeup
Slider

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	2	4	1	3	3
Versus LHP	2	4	1	3	3
Versus RHP	2	4	1	3	3
Talent	2	4	1	3	3

Running & Bunting Ratings
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1
2
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1
Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
P : 2 (Range), .942 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 2

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
5/31	CGY	W 5-4		0.1	1	1	1	0	0	SV
6/5	BEN	W 2-1		0.2	1	1	1	3	0
6/10	BRI	W 4-2		0.1	1	0	0	0	0	SV
6/13	BRI	W 9-6		1	2	0	0	0	0	SV
6/14	@TEX	L 2-3		0.2	3	1	1	0	0	L
6/16	@TEX	W 4-3		0.2	1	0	0	1	0
6/20	NY	W 3-0		1	1	0	0	0	3	SV
6/23	@DAL	W 2-1		1	4	1	1	1	0	SV
6/26	KIT	W 3-2		1	0	0	0	0	2	SV
6/28	KIT	W 3-1		0.2	1	0	0	2	0

Pitching Stats 2012

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	27	0	2	3	14	4.68	25.0	29	13	13	19	26	0	.0	0	0	.0
Projected	56	0	4	6	29	4.68	51.0	60	27	27	39	54

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	21	3	82.4	27	17	17.3	10.4	9.4	6.8	16	3	18.8	6	2	33.3	6.34

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	50	14	5	0	0	4	4	10	15	0	0	0	.280	.400	.380	.780
vs. RHB	46	15	3	0	2	8	9	9	11	0	0	0	.326	.429	.522	.950

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	17	0	2	2	9	6.32	15.2	17	11	11	16	15
Road	10	0	0	1	5	1.93	9.1	12	2	2	3	11
This Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Last Week	3	0	0	0	2	3.38	2.2	5	1	1	3	2

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	8	0	0	0	4	2.16	8.1	7	2	2	5	9
May	10	0	2	2	5	7.45	9.2	8	8	8	7	12
June	9	0	0	1	5	3.86	7.0	14	3	3	7	5

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	Teams
2005	79	0	11	3	37	2.40	75.0	52	22	20	2	29	112	0	0	1.08	.318	ATC
2006	59	0	7	6	32	4.25	59.1	50	29	28	2	32	93	0	0	1.38	.372	ATC
2007	65	0	8	4	33	1.88	67.0	49	16	14	3	21	104	0	0	1.04	.329	ATC,UL
2008	69	5	4	4	17	3.69	78.0	65	33	32	4	37	113	0	0	1.31	.359	ATC
2009	50	0	4	6	27	4.47	50.1	48	27	25	9	16	78	0	0	1.27	.364	NWK
2010	51	0	2	11	26	4.02	53.2	41	28	24	9	29	61	0	0	1.30	.264	NWK
2011	53	0	5	7	30	3.79	59.1	49	25	25	4	36	78	0	0	1.43	.344	NWK
2012	27	0	2	3	14	4.68	25.0	29	13	13	2	19	26	0	0	1.92	.397	NWK
Total	453	5	43	44	216	3.48	467.2	383	193	181	35	219	665	0	0	1.29	.340

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

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Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
2005	79	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	ATC
2006	59	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	ATC
2007	65	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	ATC
2008	69	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	ATC
2009	50	16	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	6	0	0	.188	.188	.250	.438	NWK
2010	51	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	NWK
2011	53	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	NWK
Total	426	29	5	1	0	0	0	1	0	15	0	0	.172	.172	.207	.379

Fielding Stats 2012

Position

PCT

INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Pitcher

1.000

25.0

1.80

Player History

Had first career hit on 4/6/2006, off Carl Leonard (BKN)...
Was selected to the 2007 Allstar game...
7/16/2008: Signed a contract extension with Newark, $5,400,000 per year, for 3 years.
8/31/2011: Signed a contract extension with Newark, $2,500,000 per year, for 2 years.

Pitching Leader Boards Appearances

Saves
2005 - 37 - 4th
2006 - 32 - 8th
2007 - 33 - 4th
2010 - 26 - 10th
2011 - 30 - 9th

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