#44 Nicanor Valera, Reliever, 36 yrs, Minnesota Twins

#44 Nicanor Valera, Reliever, 36 yrs, Minnesota Twins
Monday, 5/16/2028

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Nicanor Valera

5/31/1991
36
Dominican Republic
6"4
205

Reliever
R
R

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Big League Contract
$ 3,500,000
2029

Minimal
Average
None at all
Good
Normal
Prone
5.0 Stars

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Runs	Hits	Doubles	Homeruns	Walks	Strikeouts	Velocity
Overall	7	6	3	9	6	8	7
vs. LHP		6	3	9	6	8
vs. RHP		6	3	9	6	8
Talent		Good	Fair	Brilliant	Average	Brilliant

Pitching Ratings
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-
E
39
B

Pitches:
Fastball
Changeup
Slider

Batting Ratings

Batting	Hits	Doubles	Triples	Homeruns	Walks	Strikeouts
Overall	0	3	1	1	2	1
vs. LHP	0	3	1	1	2	1
vs. RHP	0	3	1	1	2	1
Talent	Poor	Fair	Poor	Poor	Fair	Poor

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D
D
C
E
Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
P : E (Range), .965 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : -
Outfield Arm : -

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
4/17	Ind	W 8-6		1.1	2	0	0	0	0
4/23	@Ind	W 3-0		1.2	2	0	0	0	0
4/26	CLE	W 13-12		1.1	2	1	1	1	0
4/30	@Bal	L 8-9		1.1	1	0	0	1	4
5/2	@NYY	W 7-4		0	1	0	0	0	0
5/3	@NYY	L 5-12		1	4	2	1	0	1
5/6	@Bos	L 6-10		1	2	2	2	1	1
5/9	Det	W 8-5		2.1	1	0	0	1	1
5/12	Det	W 9-8		1.1	0	0	0	1	1
5/15	CLE	L 4-9		1.2	3	1	1	0	2

Pitching Stats 2028

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
	15	0	1	0	0	3.72	19.1	22	9	8	6	16	0	.0	0	0	.0

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	2	0	1.$	15	2	13.0	10.2	7.4	2.8	11	5	45.5	3	0	.0	3.72

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	32	13	6	0	0	2	5	1	5	0	0	0	.406	.424	.594	1.018
vs. RHB	47	9	4	0	0	1	4	5	11	0	0	0	.191	.269	.277	.546

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	8	0	1	0	0	1.50	12.0	8	2	2	3	8
Road	7	0	0	0	0	7.36	7.1	14	7	6	3	8
This Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Last Week	3	0	0	0	0	1.69	5.1	4	1	1	2	4

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	9	0	1	0	0	3.00	12.0	11	4	4	3	10
May	6	0	0	0	0	4.91	7.1	11	5	4	3	6

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO	Teams
2015	22	0	0	1	1	9.00	26.0	35	31	26	14	11	0	0	Phi
2016	52	0	5	2	3	4.97	54.1	62	32	30	24	23	0	0	Phi
2017	82	0	7	6	1	5.20	83.0	98	56	48	37	30	0	0	Phi
2018	83	0	8	0	4	3.41	92.1	85	42	35	37	37	0	0	Phi
2019	67	2	5	3	1	3.74	79.1	87	36	33	31	36	0	0	Phi
2020	94	5	2	12	3	4.82	117.2	122	77	63	49	55	0	0	Phi
2021	65	0	6	5	30	2.82	70.1	74	29	22	20	34	0	0	Mil,NL
2022	70	0	3	9	35	7.57	63.0	99	55	53	34	36	0	0	Mil
2023	69	0	7	5	23	4.56	73.0	77	38	37	35	40	0	0	Mil
2024	67	0	3	9	38	4.06	71.0	70	33	32	26	58	0	0	Mil
2025	66	0	4	4	34	3.86	70.0	62	30	30	36	60	0	0	Mil Por
2026	24	0	2	4	7	5.19	26.0	30	15	15	8	19	0	0	Por
2027	64	0	5	4	0	2.73	82.1	68	27	25	26	58	0	0	Min
2028	15	0	1	0	0	3.72	19.1	22	9	8	6	16	0	0	Min
Total	840	7	58	64	180	4.43	927.2	991	510	457	383	513	0	0

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
2014, AA	16	0	0	1	12	1.69	21.1	16	5	4	9	12	0	0
2014, AAA	13	0	2	1	4	2.93	15.1	14	5	5	3	8	0	0
2015, AAA	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2016, AAA	15	0	2	1	1	3.77	14.1	12	6	6	7	9	0	0

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
2015	22	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	Phi
2016	52	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	Phi
2017	82	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	Phi
2018	83	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	Phi
2019	67	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	Phi
2020	94	10	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	3	0	0	.100	.100	.200	.300	Phi
2021	65	6	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	Mil
2022	70	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	Mil
2023	69	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	1	.167	.375	.167	.542	Mil
2024	67	8	3	1	0	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	.375	.375	.500	.875	Mil
2025	66	6	2	2	0	0	3	2	0	2	0	0	.333	.333	.667	1.000	Mil Por,NL
2026	24	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	Por
2027	64	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	Min,AL
Total	825	69	9	5	0	0	8	9	4	35	0	1	.130	.178	.203	.381

Fielding Stats 2028

Position

PCT

INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Pitcher

1.000

19.1

0.93

Player History

Drafted in 1st round, 7th overall pick, by Philadelphia in 2014...
Had first career hit (double) on 4/7/2015, off Matthew Kelley (Atl)...
Earned first career win on 5/22/2016...
Injured on 7/2/2019 with a Bone Chips Shoulder, out for 6 weeks...
Signed as a free agent by Milwaukee on 2/5/2021 to a 3-year deal worth $6,125,000 per year...
Was selected to the 2021 Allstar game...
Traded from Milwaukee to Portland on 2/10/2025 (Going to Por: P R. Cepeda, P N. Valera. Going to Mil: CF R. Rivera, P J. Lantigua, P F. Torre)...
Injured on 5/11/2026 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 10 weeks...
Signed as a free agent by Minnesota on 2/5/2027 to a 1-year deal worth $2,466,306 per year...

Pitching Leader Boards Appearances

Saves
2021 - 30 - 4th
2022 - 35 - 4th
2023 - 23 - 9th
2024 - 38 - 2nd
2025 - 34 - 3rd

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