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
1994	18	MIL-min	Rk	29	83	70	6	12	0	0	0	8	0	2	9	19	.171	.277	.171	.449		12	2	2	0	2	1		BRR · ARIZ
1995	19	MIL-min	Rk	46	168	154	18	37	9	0	0	24	8	3	9	20	.240	.287	.299	.586		46	3	2	1	2	0		HEL · PION
1996	20	MIL-min	A	72	239	218	26	48	3	1	1	29	13	5	14	31	.220	.269	.257	.526		56	7	1	5	1	0		BEL · MIDW
1997	21	MIL-min	A+,A	81	294	261	34	74	14	0	1	20	9	5	20	49	.284	.345	.349	.694		91	7	5	7	1	0		STK,BEL · CALL,MIDW
1998	22	MIL-min	AA,A+	69	221	190	20	57	11	0	1	32	4	3	26	40	.300	.382	.374	.756		71	6	0	4	1	1		ELP,STK · TL,CALL
1999	23	MIL-min	AA,AAA	105	384	340	57	99	18	1	10	60	14	7	37	66	.291	.366	.438	.804		149	16	4	1	2	0		HVL,LOU · SOUL,IL
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

2000	24	MIL-min	AA	22	83	71	11	19	3	0	1	12	5	1	11	16	.268	.361	.352	.714		25	2	0	0	1	0		HVL · SOUL
2001	25	MIL-min	AAA,AA	80	282	258	24	52	7	0	1	23	0	5	15	55	.202	.247	.240	.488		62	12	2	3	4	2		INA,HVL · IL,SOUL
2002	26	OAK-min	AA	108	439	402	56	113	21	2	12	64	10	7	32	70	.281	.338	.433	.771		174	12	3	1	1	0		MDL · TL
2004	28	TBD-min	AA,AAA	70	237	216	21	49	17	1	5	28	0	3	16	37	.227	.287	.384	.671		83	6	3	0	2	3		MTG,DHM · SOUL,IL
2005	29	STL-min	AA,AAA	94	370	325	43	90	16	1	11	39	4	2	37	54	.277	.350	.434	.783		141	4	2	1	5	3		SPD,MEM · TL,PCL
2007	31	NYM-min	AAA,AA	79	258	236	23	62	16	1	6	31	4	2	15	46	.263	.306	.415	.721		98	2	1	3	3	1		NOR,BNG · PCL,EL
2008	32	NYM-min	AAA,A+	19	74	66	9	20	4	1	1	9	2	0	5	6	.303	.356	.439	.796		29	6	1	1	1	0		NOR,SCE · PCL,FLOR
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-min	AAA	77	282	258	25	64	12	2	2	16	7	3	18	29	.248	.297	.333	.631		86	10	1	3	2	0		BFL · IL
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-min	AAA	94	358	318	37	95	19	0	4	51	10	3	37	59	.299	.374	.396	.771		126	9	2	0	1	0		OKC · PCL
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
2012	36	MTY	AAA	42	180	158	25	48	8	0	2	18	7	1	20	21	.304	.389	.392	.781		62	7	2	0	0	1		MTY · MEX
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
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%	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stS3	1^stD	1^stD3	1^stDH	2^ndS	2^ndS3	2^ndSH
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	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	HBP	SH	IBB
1999	23	15	48	44	5	8	2	0	5	0	0	2	12	.182	.234	.227	.461	19	10	1	1	0
2000	24	15	48	44	5	8	2	0	5	0	0	2	12	.182	.234	.227	.461	19	10	1	1	0
2001	25	15	48	44	5	8	2	0	5	0	0	2	12	.182	.234	.227	.461	19	10	1	1	0
2002	26	15	48	44	5	8	2	0	5	0	0	2	12	.182	.234	.227	.461	19	10	1	1	0
2003	27	15	48	44	5	8	2	0	5	0	0	2	12	.182	.234	.227	.461	19	10	1	1	0
2004	28	15	48	44	5	8	2	0	5	0	0	2	12	.182	.234	.227	.461	19	10	1	1	0
2005	29	15	48	44	5	8	2	0	5	0	0	2	12	.182	.234	.227	.461	19	10	1	1	0
2006	30	15	48	44	5	8	2	0	5	0	0	2	12	.182	.234	.227	.461	19	10	1	1	0
2007	31	15	48	44	5	8	2	0	5	0	0	2	12	.182	.234	.227	.461	19	10	1	1	0
2008	32	42	101	93	10	20	4	1	10	1	2	5	18	.215	.263	.290	.553	44	27	1	2	0
2009	33	43	102	94	10	20	4	1	10	1	2	5	18	.213	.260	.287	.547	43	27	1	2	0
2010	34	43	102	94	10	20	4	1	10	1	2	5	18	.213	.260	.287	.547	43	27	1	2	0
2011	35	45	109	100	10	20	4	1	10	1	2	6	22	.200	.252	.270	.522	37	27	1	2	1

Neutralized Batting

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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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