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Luis Aparicio League
8-16-2063
Joe Welch Third Base
Retired (2026, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .242 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .692 Status Retired (2026) Option Years 0  
H 728 Age 73 (OS 74) Date of Birth 10-10-1989
HR 105 Drafted Round 2, Pick 22
(2011)
Majors Svc Time 9 years
(149 games)
RBI 359
SB 11
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B- Contact vs. L Endurance B-   Ldrship
Power vs. R A- Power vs. L Velocity   Mentor vR A+
Speed C+ Bunt Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range WS Rings 0
1B (13.6%) LF C- (35.3%) Arm B+ WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health LCS Appearances 0
3B A+ (100%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* 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
2016 MIA
158
666
90
161
23
2
30
82
51
151 1 1
0
0 24
.714
.296
.417
.176
.242
2017 MIA
158
642
76
148
23
6
18
61
51
150 2 2
5
15 24
.658
.288
.369
.139
.231
2018 MIA
71
85
11
26
5
2
1
9
11
19 1 0
4
4 4
.839
.392
.447
.141
.306
2019 CIN
158
391
42
97
17
1
12
46
35
83 0 5
0
0 3
.695
.306
.389
.141
.248
2020 CIN
92
141
18
31
8
1
5
8
12
29 0 0
0
0 4
.678
.281
.397
.177
.220
2021 CIN
55
50
12
15
2
0
6
14
5
11 0 0
0
0 0
1.064
.364
.700
.400
.300
2022 CIN
70
71
5
15
2
0
0
4
1
16 0 2
0
0 0
.456
.216
.239
.028
.211
2023 CIN
149
168
18
44
4
0
8
18
15
30 0 0
2
1 0
.751
.322
.429
.167
.262
2024 OAK
104
366
41
93
14
2
14
53
30
68 0 2
0
0 9
.727
.309
.418
.164
.254
2025 KC
123
432
41
98
17
2
11
64
27
99 2 4
0
0 14
.625
.273
.352
.125
.227
Total
1138
3012
354
728
115
16
105
359
238
656 6 16
11
20 82
.692
.297
.395
.153
.242
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2026-11-01Joe Welch has retired from the Free Agency Pool
2026-07-03The Colorado FlyingDogs have waived Joe Welch.
2026-06-04The Colorado FlyingDogs have acquired Joe Welch from the waiver wire.
2026-04-14The Cincinnati Reds have waived Joe Welch.
2026-04-04The Cincinnati Reds have acquired Joe Welch from the waiver wire.
2025-09-22The Kansas City Cowpokes have waived Joe Welch.
2024-04-05The Oakland Warriors have acquired Joe Welch from the waiver wire.
2024-04-01The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Jose Canate to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have designated Joe Welch for assignment.
2019-04-01Trade #1537578 has been completed between the Cincinnati Reds and the Miami Maduros. The Miami Maduros receive Dave Aber, Mark Drohan, Pedro Schilling, Dave Murphy, Draft Pick 2021 Round 1 CIN (Don Canavan), Draft Pick 2020 Round 2 CIN (John Stinson), Draft Pick 2020 Round 1 CIN (Braden Ramsdell) from the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Takinori Yamaguchi, Joe Welch, Shinji Tsuno, Draft Pick 2020 Round 3 MIA (Roberto Clemons), Draft Pick 2021 Round 3 MIA (Dan Michaels).
2018-05-09The Miami Maduros have placed Joe Welch on the trade block.
2016-04-01The Miami Maduros have promoted Joe Welch to the major league team. The Miami Maduros have sent Matt Grissom to the minors.