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Luis Aparicio League
4-1-2063
Dragos Balan Center Field
Retired (2011, Age 41)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .276 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .837 Status Deceased (2045) Option Years 0  
H 2243 Age at Death 76 Date of Birth 12-01-1969
HR 440 Drafted Round 1, Pick 9
(1987)		 Majors Svc Time 17 years
(0 games)
RBI 1484
SB 143
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C+ Contact vs. L C  Endurance B-   Ldrship C-
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L B- Velocity C-   Mentor vR C 
Speed C+ Bunt C+ Control F    Mentor vL C 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C- WS Rings 1
1B D- (8.6%) LF --- Arm A- WS Appearances 2
2B D  (17.8%) CF A+ (100%)   Health C- LCS Appearances 5
3B --- RF A+ (98.3%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 3
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1994 NYN
139
544
90
150
32
5
30
96
51
 116 1 3
7
 6 1
.856
.337
.518
.243
.276
1995 NYN
139
540
84
139
24
5
26
84
56
 135 6 6
6
 8 4
.795
.331
.465
.207
.257
1996 NYN
139
569
101
165
25
3
37
105
43
 120 0 3
13
 9 2
.878
.338
.540
.250
.290
1997 NYN
139
551
92
174
23
5
29
110
48
 102 5 3
12
 8 6
.908
.374
.534
.218
.316
1998 NYN
139
570
95
154
29
6
27
108
54
 116 3 3
13
 7 3
.819
.335
.484
.214
.270
1999 NYN
139
561
89
165
25
10
33
137
54
 122 3 3
19
 10 3
.908
.357
.551
.257
.294
2000 NYN
139
555
96
174
20
4
40
125
53
 108 3 6
12
 8 3
.953
.373
.580
.267
.314
2001 NYN
139
558
85
142
17
4
27
92
46
 131 3 3
14
 9 3
.758
.313
.444
.190
.254
2002 NYN
139
564
98
157
27
5
38
113
50
 120 4 0
23
 9 6
.888
.341
.546
.268
.278
2003 NYN
139
528
86
159
24
7
35
108
51
 114 1 6
15
 8 5
.932
.360
.572
.271
.301
2004 NYN-COL
122
440
61
134
29
4
25
88
35
 90 0 1
5
 1 4
.914
.355
.559
.255
.305
2005 COL-CIN
130
451
54
118
9
1
23
69
48
 90 3 1
0
 0 17
.775
.336
.439
.177
.262
2006 CIN
142
475
67
110
22
2
28
91
39
 128 1 2
0
 0 19
.753
.290
.463
.232
.232
2007 CIN
128
357
44
79
16
2
13
45
31
 90 4 1
0
 0 4
.677
.290
.387
.165
.221
2008 CIN
125
235
22
59
13
2
7
32
19
 56 1 2
1
 1 3
.720
.307
.413
.162
.251
2009 CIN
121
419
61
112
20
6
15
55
38
 106 2 2
1
 1 9
.781
.330
.451
.184
.267
2010 CIN
94
215
25
51
5
2
7
26
14
 46 1 0
2
 1 3
.664
.287
.377
.140
.237
2011 COL
7
9
1
1
0
0
0
0
3
 2 1 0
0
 0 0
.496
.385
.111
.000
.111
Total
2259
8141
1251
2243
360
73
440
1484
733
 1792 42 45
143
 86 95
.837
.337
.500
.224
.276
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2011-11-01Dragos Balan has retired from the Colorado FlyingDogs
2011-09-19The Colorado FlyingDogs have promoted Jeff Daubert to the major league team. The Colorado FlyingDogs have promoted Dragos Balan to the major league team. The Colorado FlyingDogs have promoted Frank Kelb to the major league team.
2011-09-19The Colorado FlyingDogs have acquired Dragos Balan from the waiver wire.
2011-04-05The Cincinnati Reds have waived Dragos Balan.
2011-04-01The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Guy Lemon to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have designated Dragos Balan for assignment.
2005-08-12Dragos Balan of the Cincinnati Reds is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
2005-04-20Trade #1348892 has been completed between the Colorado FlyingDogs and the Cincinnati Reds. The Cincinnati Reds receive Dragos Balan, Draft Pick 2008 Round 4 CIN (Steve Rodriguez), Draft Pick 2007 Round 4 CIN (Blaise Redfern), Draft Pick 2008 Round 3 COL (Ecky Stumpf) from the Colorado FlyingDogs in exchange for Draft Pick 2008 Round 2 CIN (Gene Bastian).
2005-04-20Trade #1348892 has been completed between the Colorado FlyingDogs and the Cincinnati Reds. The Cincinnati Reds receive Dragos Balan, Draft Pick 2008 Round 4 CIN (Steve Rodriguez), Draft Pick 2007 Round 4 CIN (Blaise Redfern), Draft Pick 2008 Round 3 COL (Ecky Stumpf) from the Colorado FlyingDogs in exchange for Draft Pick 2008 Round 2 CIN (Gene Bastian).
2004-09-05Dragos Balan of the Colorado FlyingDogs is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
2004-07-16Trade #1342800 has been completed between the Colorado FlyingDogs and the New York Mosaic. The New York Mosaic receive Jose Imlay from the Colorado FlyingDogs in exchange for Dragos Balan.
2000-06-27The New York Mosaic have placed Dragos Balan on the trade block.
1994-04-01The New York Mosaic have promoted Dragos Balan to the major league team. The New York Mosaic have promoted Claudell Stone to the major league team. The New York Mosaic have promoted Gary Gearhart to the major league team.
1992-10-23The New York Mosaic have sent Dragos Balan to the minors. The New York Mosaic have sent Runako Tshuma to the minors.
1992-10-13The New York Mosaic have promoted Dragos Balan to the major league team.
1991-04-01The New York Mosaic have sent Dragos Balan to the minors. The New York Mosaic have sent Jelani Sarr to the minors. The New York Mosaic have sent Runako Tshuma to the minors.
1990-10-03The New York Mosaic have promoted Runako Tshuma to the major league team. The New York Mosaic have promoted Dragos Balan to the major league team. The New York Mosaic have promoted Jelani Sarr to the major league team.
1989-10-13The New York Mosaic have sent Daichi Kagawa to the minors. The New York Mosaic have sent Przemyslaw Perranoski to the minors. The New York Mosaic have sent Dragos Balan to the minors.
1989-10-03The New York Mosaic have promoted Dragos Balan to the major league team.
1988-10-13The New York Mosaic have sent Dragos Balan to the minors. The New York Mosaic have sent Mario Maletta to the minors.
1988-10-03The New York Mosaic have promoted Dragos Balan to the major league team.
1988-04-08The New York Mosaic have renamed Mark Sturgis to Dragos Balan.
1987-10-23The New York Mosaic have sent Mark Sturgis to the minors.
1987-10-03The New York Mosaic have promoted Ramazan Taner to the major league team. The New York Mosaic have promoted Mark Sturgis to the major league team.