Mike Caruso Minor League Statistics & History

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Mike Caruso

Michael John Caruso

Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 172 lb.

Born: May 27, 1977 in Queens, New York, US
High School: Stoneman-Douglas HS (Parkland, FL)

Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 2nd round of the 1996 MLB June Amateur Draft from Stoneman-Douglas HS (Parkland, FL).

Prospect Ratings by Baseball America:
Pre-1998: Rated #34 Prospect

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Minors Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1996	19	Bellingham	NORW	A-	SFG	73	339	312	48	91	13	1	2	24	24	10	16	23	.292	.324	.359	.683	112	2	2	3	6	2
1997	20	2 Teams	2 Lgs	A+	SFG,CHW	136	617	560	88	174	27	13	2	64	14	16	42	27	.311	.365	.416	.781	233	3	8	4	3	3
1997	20	San Jose	CALL	A+	SFG	108	492	441	76	147	24	11	2	50	11	16	38	19	.333	.391	.451	.843	199	3	6	4	3	3
1997	20	Winston-Salem	CARL	A+	CHW	28	125	119	12	27	3	2	0	14	3	0	4	8	.227	.264	.286	.550	34	0	2	0	0	0

2000	23	Charlotte	IL	AAA	CHW	88	344	309	38	76	11	5	0	26	5	7	22	23	.246	.301	.314	.615	97	7	3	8	2	0
2001	24	Durham	IL	AAA	TBD	110	427	387	62	113	10	9	0	35	11	9	22	22	.292	.340	.364	.704	141	4	7	9	2	0
2002	25	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-AA	KCR,CIN	63	256	233	32	72	3	2	4	27	11	3	13	14	.309	.353	.391	.744	91	2	4	4	2	1
2002	25	Chattanooga	SOUL	AA	CIN	3	16	14	4	5	0	0	1	4	1	0	1	0	.357	.400	.571	.971	8	0	0	1	0	0
2002	25	Omaha	PCL	AAA	KCR	60	240	219	28	67	3	2	3	23	10	3	12	14	.306	.350	.379	.729	83	2	4	3	2	1

2004	27	Long Island	ATLL	Ind		35	146	134	17	40	4	1	0	12	1	0	5	8	.299	.329	.343	.672	46	3	1	6	0	0

2007	30	South Georgia	SOCL	Ind		46	162	141	33	51	6	0	3	31	4	0	14	4	.362	.428	.468	.896	66	2	3	3	1	1
2008	31	2 Teams	2 Lgs	Ind		63	264	236	39	70	5	0	0	29	6	6	14	21	.297	.350	.318	.668	75	2	7	4	3	1
2008	31	Lancaster	ATLL	Ind		38	145	136	21	43	4	0	0	19	2	4	5	12	.316	.343	.346	.688	47	0	1	2	1	0
2008	31	Joliet	NORL	Ind		25	119	100	18	27	1	0	0	10	4	2	9	9	.270	.359	.280	.639	28	2	6	2	2	1
2009	32	Newark	ATLL	Ind		5	19	18	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.111	.158	.111	.269	2	1	0	0	0	0
9 Seasons						619	2574	2330	359	689	79	31	11	248	76	51	149	143	.296	.345	.370	.715	863	26	35	41	19	8
Ind (4 seasons)				Ind		149	591	529	91	163	15	1	3	72	11	6	34	34	.308	.360	.357	.717	189	8	11	13	4	2
AAA (3 seasons)				AAA		258	1011	915	128	256	24	16	3	84	26	19	56	59	.280	.329	.351	.680	321	13	14	20	6	1
A+ (1 season)				A+		136	617	560	88	174	27	13	2	64	14	16	42	27	.311	.365	.416	.781	233	3	8	4	3	3
AA (1 season)				AA		3	16	14	4	5	0	0	1	4	1	0	1	0	.357	.400	.571	.971	8	0	0	1	0	0
A- (1 season)				A-		73	339	312	48	91	13	1	2	24	24	10	16	23	.292	.324	.359	.683	112	2	2	3	6	2

Minors Fielding

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff		G	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	Rtz
1996	19	Bellingham	NORW	A-	SFG	SS	71	374	106	230	38	43	.898	4.73
1996	19	Bellingham	NORW	A-	SFG	3B	1	4	1	1	2	0	.500	2.00
1997	20	2 Teams	2 Lgs	A+	SFG,CHW	SS	132	619	212	367	40	63	.935	4.39
1997	20	Winston-Salem	CARL	A+	CHW	SS	26	118	44	67	7	12	.941	4.27
1997	20	San Jose	CALL	A+	SFG	SS	106	501	168	300	33	51	.934	4.42

2000	23	Charlotte	IL	AAA	CHW	SS	66	315	96	204	15	42	.952	4.55
2000	23	Charlotte	IL	AAA	CHW	2B	23	87	34	52	1	11	.989	3.74
2001	24	Durham	IL	AAA	TBD	SS	52	225	82	133	10	29	.956	4.13
2001	24	Durham	IL	AAA	TBD	2B	59	282	102	173	7	36	.975	4.66
2002	25	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-AA	KCR,CIN	2B	14	70	22	45	3	8	.957	4.79
2002	25	Chattanooga	SOUL	AA	CIN	OF	1	6	4	1	1	1	.833	5.00
2002	25	Chattanooga	SOUL	AA	CIN	CF	1							0.00
2002	25	Chattanooga	SOUL	AA	CIN	2B	2	11	5	5	1	1	.909	5.00
2002	25	Omaha	PCL	AAA	KCR	SS	34	141	56	77	8	17	.943	3.91
2002	25	Omaha	PCL	AAA	KCR	3B	12	26	5	19	2	3	.923	2.00
2002	25	Omaha	PCL	AAA	KCR	2B	12	59	17	40	2	7	.966	4.75

2004	27	Long Island	ATLL	Ind		SS	35	176	53	108	15	27	.915	4.60

2007	30	South Georgia	SOCL	Ind		3B	41	94	33	57	4	7	.957	2.20	0
2007	30	South Georgia	SOCL	Ind		1B	1	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.00	0
2008	31	2 Teams	2 Lgs	Ind		2B	10	44	19	24	1	5	.977	4.30
2008	31	2 Teams	2 Lgs	Ind		3B	22	63	19	34	10	3	.841	2.41
2008	31	Lancaster	ATLL	Ind		SS	31	134	50	76	8	15	.940	4.06	0
2008	31	Lancaster	ATLL	Ind		3B	1	0	0	0	0	0		0.00	0
2008	31	Lancaster	ATLL	Ind		2B	8	38	16	21	1	5	.974	4.63	0
2008	31	Joliet	NORL	Ind		3B	21	63	19	34	10	3	.841	2.52	0
2008	31	Joliet	NORL	Ind		2B	2	6	3	3	0	0	1.000	3.00	0
2009	32	Newark	ATLL	Ind		2B	5	19	10	8	1	4	.947	3.60	0
9 Seasons							610	2680	905	1609	166	314	.938	4.12
SS (7 seasons)						SS	421	1984	655	1195	134	236	.932	4.39
2B (5 seasons)						2B	111	502	187	302	13	64	.974	4.41
3B (4 seasons)						3B	76	187	58	111	18	13	.904	2.22
1B (1 season)						1B	1	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.00
CF (1 season)						CF	1							0.00
OF (1 season)						OF	1	6	4	1	1	1	.833	5.00

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Teams Played For

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff
1996	19	Bellingham Giants	Northwest League	A-	SFG
1997	20	Winston-Salem Warthogs	Carolina League	A+	CHW
1997	20	San Jose Giants	California League	A+	SFG
1998	21	Chicago White Sox	American League	MLB	CHW	1	1998-03-31	1998-09-27
1999	22	Chicago White Sox	American League	MLB	CHW	1	1999-04-05	1999-09-29
2000	23	Charlotte Knights	International League	AAA	CHW
2001	24	Durham Bulls	International League	AAA	TBD
2002	25	Chattanooga Lookouts	Southern League	AA	CIN
2002	25	Omaha Royals	Pacific Coast League	AAA	KCR		2002-05-01	2002-09-02
2002	25	Kansas City Royals	American League	MLB	KCR	1	2002-06-30	2002-08-09

2004	27	Long Island Ducks	Atlantic League	Ind			2004-05-06	2004-06-29

2007	30	South Georgia Peanuts	South Coast League	Ind
2008	31	Joliet JackHammers	Northern League	Ind			2008-06-19	2008-07-20
2008	31	Lancaster Barnstormers	Atlantic League	Ind			2008-08-03	2008-09-21
2009	32	Newark Bears	Atlantic League	Ind

Sabr ID: 3529e4ea

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