Robinson Cancel

Robinson Castro Cancel

Positions: Catcher and Pinch Hitter
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 240 lb.

Born: May 4, 1976 in Lajas, P.R.
High School: Laja (Laja, PR)
Drafted
by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 16th round of the 1994 amateur draft.
Signed June 7, 1994. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 3, 1999
Teams (by GP): Mets/Brewers/Astros 1999-2011
2012 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2012): 1.133 [*], Agents: Burton Rocks [*]
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Standard Batting

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1999 23 MIL NL 15 48 44 5 8 2 0 0 5 0 0 2 12 .182 .234 .227 .461 19 10 0 1 1 0 0 2
2008 32 NYM NL 27 53 49 5 12 2 0 1 5 1 2 3 6 .245 .288 .347 .635 68 17 0 0 1 0 0 2
2009 33 NYM NL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
2011 35 HOU NL 2 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 .143 .000 .143 -56 0 0 0 0 0 1 /2
4 Yrs 45 109 100 10 20 4 0 1 10 1 2 6 22 .200 .252 .270 .522 37 27 0 1 2 0 1
162 Game Avg. 162 392 360 36 72 14 0 4 36 4 7 22 79 .200 .252 .270 .522 37 97 0 4 7 0 4
NYM (2 yrs) 28 54 50 5 12 2 0 1 5 1 2 3 6 .240 .283 .340 .623 65 17 0 0 1 0 0
HOU (1 yr) 2 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 .143 .000 .143 -56 0 0 0 0 0 1
MIL (1 yr) 15 48 44 5 8 2 0 0 5 0 0 2 12 .182 .234 .227 .461 19 10 0 1 1 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1999 23 MIL NL 15 48 -5 0 0 -1 1 -5 -0.5 1 -4 -0.4 .467 .497 -0.3 -0.0 -3 $ 2
2008 32 NYM NL 27 53 -2 -1 1 1 1 -1 -0.1 1 1 0.1 .497 .500 0.0 0.2 -0 $ 2
2009 33 NYM NL 1 1 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .468 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $
2011 35 HOU NL 2 7 -2 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.2 0 -1 -0.2 .412 .499 -0.2 0.0 -1 $ /2
4 Seasons 45 109 -10 -1 1 0 1 -8 -0.8 3 -5 -0.5 .483 .499 -0.5 0.1 -5 $
NYM (2 yrs) 28 54 -3 -1 1 1 1 -1 -0.1 1 0 0.1 .496 .500 0.0 0.2 -1 $
HOU (1 yr) 2 7 -2 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.2 0 -1 -0.2 .412 .499 -0.2 0.0 -1 $
MIL (1 yr) 15 48 -5 0 0 -1 1 -5 -0.5 1 -4 -0.4 .467 .497 -0.3 -0.0 -3 $

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1999 23 MIL NL 48 37 3 2.2 114 .250 .182 .273 .234 .348 .227 .440 .461 .788 19 .163 -5.5 -0.5 .361 .091 .045
2008 32 NYM NL 53 40 5 3.4 106 .262 .245 .265 .288 .336 .347 .423 .635 .759 68 .333 -2.4 -0.2 .487 .143 .102 1.0
2009 33 NYM NL 1 1 0 0.0 104 .000 .000 .262 .000 .335 .000 .416 .000 .751 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
2011 35 HOU NL 7 6 0 0.0 97 .000 .000 .257 .143 .324 .000 .400 .143 .724 -56 .000 -1.3 -0.1 .167 .167 .000
4 Yrs 109 84 8 2.6 109 .247 .200 .268 .252 .341 .270 .429 .522 .770 37 .223 -9.6 -0.9 .402 .120 .070 1.0
162 Game Avg. 392 302 29 2.6 109 .247 .200 .268 .252 .341 .270 .429 .522 .770 37 .223 -9.6 -0.9 .402 .120 .070 4
NYM (2 yrs) 54 41 5 3.3 106 .256 .240 .265 .283 .336 .340 .422 .623 .759 65 .323 -2.7 -0.3 .475 .140 .100 1.0
HOU (1 yr) 7 6 0 0.0 97 .000 .000 .257 .143 .324 .000 .400 .143 .724 -56 .000 -1.3 -0.1 .167 .167 .000
MIL (1 yr) 48 37 3 2.2 114 .250 .182 .273 .234 .348 .227 .440 .461 .788 19 .163 -5.5 -0.5 .361 .091 .045

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1999 23 MIL NL 48 0.0% 25.0% 4.2% 4.2% 25% 6.00 3.7 8.8 0.68 0.71 67% 21% 0.0% 26%
2008 32 NYM NL 53 1.9% 11.3% 5.7% 5.7% 25% 2.00 8.2 49.0 9.8 0.86 0.88 79% 18% 6.7% 32%
2009 33 NYM NL 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.00 0.00 100% 0% 100%
2011 35 HOU NL 7 0.0% 57.1% 14.3% 0.0% 4.00 1.5 1.00 1.00 29% 0% 100%
4 Yrs 109 0.9% 20.2% 5.5% 4.6% 25% 3.67 4.5 100.0 10.0 0.77 0.79 71% 19% 3.4% 33%
MLB Averages 2.7% 17.2% 8.7% 7.9% 34% 1.98 5.2 32.4 7.6 0.78 1.07 70% 20% 7.9% 13%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1999 23 MIL NL -5.6 -0.5 49 -0.2 0.7 -0.9 .97 -0.3 0.1 -3.2 -0.3 0.99 -3.9 0
2008 32 NYM NL -2.5 -0.2 56 0.5 1.3 -0.9 1.12 -0.1 0.5 -2.2 -0.2 1.07 -2.4 1.38 11
2009 33 NYM NL -0.3 -0.0 1 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 1.75 -0.0 0.0 -0.3 -0.0 1.05 -0.3 1.75 1
2011 35 HOU NL -1.3 -0.1 7 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 .90 -0.1 0.0 -1.0 -0.1 1.00 -1.3 0
4 Yrs -9.7 -0.9 113 0.1 2.0 -1.9 1.05 -0.5 0.7 -6.8 -0.7 1.03 -7.9 1.41 12

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1999 23 MIL NL 1 0 46% 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 57% 5 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 2
2008 32 NYM NL 0 0 29% 24 1 2 33% 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
2009 33 NYM NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2011 35 HOU NL 0 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Yrs 1 0 35% 44 1 2 33% 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 44% 6 4 2 0 0 0 3 1 2

Situational Hitting*

Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1999 23 MIL NL 48 29% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 9 0 0% 5 3 60% 38 5 13% 2 2 100% 1 1 100% 0
2008 32 NYM NL 53 47% 12 2 2 11 4 0 1 1.38 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 100% 8 0 0% 5 3 60% 37 5 14% 2 1 50% 0 0 0
2009 33 NYM NL 1 100% 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.75 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
2011 35 HOU NL 7 14% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 5 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
4 Yrs 109 38% 20 2 2 12 4 0 1 1.41 1 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 100% 18 0 0% 10 6 60% 81 10 12% 4 3 75% 1 1 100% 0
MLB Averages 54% 70% 11% 33% 15% 52% 56%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
1999 23 MIL NL 48 195 4.06 127 65% 22% 17% 35% 26% 78% 0% 51% 78% 48% 4% 2 0 10% 5 1 15% 7 5 17% 0 0 0
2008 32 NYM NL 54 184 3.41 132 72% 30% 12% 25% 33% 70% 0% 51% 83% 20% 0% 0 0 2% 1 1 6% 3 1 17% -1 0 0
2009 33 NYM NL 1 2 2.00 1 50% 0% 0% 0% 100% 100% 0% 50% 100% 0% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
2011 35 HOU NL 7 31 4.43 17 55% 29% 35% 24% 12% 71% 29% 39% 50% 29% 29% 2 0 29% 2 0 14% 1 1 0% 0 0 0
4 Yrs 110 412 3.75 277 67% 26% 16% 29% 29% 74% 3% 50% 79% 33% 4% 4 0 7% 8 2 10% 11 7 14% -1 0 0
MLB Averages 3.76 62% 27% 15% 27% 31% 73% 2% 45% 80% 28% 5% 15% 9% 26%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1999 23 15 48 44 5 8 2 0 0 5 0 0 2 12 .182 .234 .227 .461 19 10 0 1 1 0 0
2000 24 15 48 44 5 8 2 0 0 5 0 0 2 12 .182 .234 .227 .461 19 10 0 1 1 0 0
2001 25 15 48 44 5 8 2 0 0 5 0 0 2 12 .182 .234 .227 .461 19 10 0 1 1 0 0
2002 26 15 48 44 5 8 2 0 0 5 0 0 2 12 .182 .234 .227 .461 19 10 0 1 1 0 0
2003 27 15 48 44 5 8 2 0 0 5 0 0 2 12 .182 .234 .227 .461 19 10 0 1 1 0 0
2004 28 15 48 44 5 8 2 0 0 5 0 0 2 12 .182 .234 .227 .461 19 10 0 1 1 0 0
2005 29 15 48 44 5 8 2 0 0 5 0 0 2 12 .182 .234 .227 .461 19 10 0 1 1 0 0
2006 30 15 48 44 5 8 2 0 0 5 0 0 2 12 .182 .234 .227 .461 19 10 0 1 1 0 0
2007 31 15 48 44 5 8 2 0 0 5 0 0 2 12 .182 .234 .227 .461 19 10 0 1 1 0 0
2008 32 42 101 93 10 20 4 0 1 10 1 2 5 18 .215 .263 .290 .553 44 27 0 1 2 0 0
2009 33 43 102 94 10 20 4 0 1 10 1 2 5 18 .213 .260 .287 .547 43 27 0 1 2 0 0
2010 34 43 102 94 10 20 4 0 1 10 1 2 5 18 .213 .260 .287 .547 43 27 0 1 2 0 0
2011 35 45 109 100 10 20 4 0 1 10 1 2 6 22 .200 .252 .270 .522 37 27 0 1 2 0 1

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G)
How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1999 23 15 48 44 5 8 2 0 0 5 0 2 12 .182 .234 .227 .461 2 15
2008 32 27 53 49 5 12 2 0 1 5 1 3 6 .245 .288 .347 .635 5 27
2009 33 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1
2011 35 2 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 .143 .000 .143 0 2
4 Yrs 45 109 100 10 20 4 0 1 10 1 6 22 .200 .252 .270 .522 7 45
162 Game Avg. 162 392 360 36 72 14 0 4 36 4 22 79 .200 .252 .270 .522 25 45

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