Luis Valbuena traded to Blue Jays

Luis Valbuena was traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Toronto Blue Jays on November 26, 2011 in exchange for cash considerations. Valbuena has played second, third and short in four season with the Indians and Mariners. He spent most of 2011 with Cleveland's Triple A team where he hit .302/.372/.476 with 17 home runs, 75 RBI, 64 runs and 6 steals in 113 games. In 17 games with the Indians in 2011 he hit .209/.227/.279 with one home run, one RBI, four runs and one steal. For his career he has hit .226/.286/.344 with 13 home runs, 57 RBI, 84 runs and 4 steals in 229 games. He originally signed with the Mariners as an amateur free agent in 2002 out of Venezuela.