Eugenio Velez

Eugenio Velez

42-Year-Old Second Baseman2B
 Free Agent  
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$Signed a one-year, minor-league contract with the Rays in December of 2014.
2BTampa Bay Rays  
March 26, 2015
Velez was reassigned to minor league camp Thursday, Bill Chastain of MLB.com reports.
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Velez provides some versatility both at the dish (switch-hitter) and in the field, but he's nothing more than an organizational depth option at this point in his career. While Velez went 5-for-15 with one strikeout with the big club this spring, he's hit just .241/.287/.367 in parts of five seasons at the major league level, the last of which was in 2011.
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Velez was lost at the plate versus left-handers last year (.503 OPS), although he remained moderately useful against righties (.769 OPS). It's possible he secured a role as the team's super utility man, and there remains upside because of his stolen-base potential, but Velez is unlikely to get many at-bats with the Giants in 2010.
After leading major league baseball in stolen bases during spring training, Velez hit just .262/.299/.382 over 275 at-bats with the Giants. His glove is a question mark at second base, and despite his terrific speed, he’s often clueless as a baserunner. Still, Velez did hit .341 during 85 September at-bats, and his steals potential gives him plenty of upside if he wins a starting job. He’ll be competing with Kevin Frandsen and Emmanuel Burriss, so Velez is likely to enter 2009 as a bench player.
Velez has stolen 118 bases the past two seasons in the minors but struggles to hit for average or power. He suffered a hairline fracture in his wrist while playing in the Arizona Fall League but should be ready for the start of spring training. He's set to open 2008 in Triple-A Fresno and may eventually carve out a career as a utilityman.
The Giants added Velez to their 40-man roster over the winter, protecting him from the Rule 5 draft. He hit .318 with 64 steals on his way to being named the South Atlantic League's MVP last season. Still, at age 24, he was old for the league and will need to prove himself against better competition this year.
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2BTampa Bay Rays  
December 12, 2014
Velez signed a minor-league contract with the Rays on Friday that includes an invite to spring training, Marc Topkin if the Tampa Bay Times reports.
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2BMilwaukee Brewers  
May 27, 2014
Velez went 16-for-38 (.421) with a home run, four RBI, and six steals over his last 10 games with Triple-A Nashville.
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2BMilwaukee Brewers  
April 23, 2014
Velez has gone 24-for-54 (.444) with two home runs and 10 RBI through 16 games with Triple-A Nashville.
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2BMilwaukee Brewers  
March 15, 2014
The Brewers assigned Velez to minor league camp Saturday.
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2BMilwaukee Brewers  
October 1, 2013
Velez signed a minor league contract with the Brewers on Tuesday, which includes an invite to spring training.
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