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Raul Casanova
Raul Casanova
Bats: Both , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 192 lb.

Born: August 23, 1972 in Humacao, P.R.
Drafted by the New York Mets in the 8th round of the 1990 amateur draft.
Signed June 11, 1990. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 24, 1996
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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
1996 23 DET AL 25 91 85 6 16 1 0 4 9 0 0 6 18 .188 .242 .341 .583 46 29 6 0 0 0 0 2/D
1997 24 DET AL 101 334 304 27 74 10 1 5 24 1 1 26 48 .243 .308 .332 .641 69 101 10 3 0 1 1 2/D
1998 25 DET AL 16 48 42 4 6 2 0 1 3 0 0 5 10 .143 .250 .262 .512 34 11 0 1 0 0 0 2
2000 27 MIL NL 86 265 231 20 57 13 3 6 36 1 2 26 48 .247 .331 .407 .738 88 94 5 4 2 2 1 2/D
2001 28 MIL NL 71 208 192 21 50 10 0 11 33 0 0 12 29 .260 .303 .484 .787 101 93 3 1 0 3 2 2/D
2002 29 TOT 33 100 88 3 16 1 0 1 8 0 0 10 19 .182 .270 .227 .497 34 20 3 1 0 1 4 2
2002 29 MIL NL 31 99 87 3 16 1 0 1 8 0 0 10 18 .184 .273 .230 .503 36 20 3 1 0 1 4 2
2002 29 BAL AL 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /2
2005 32 CHW AL 6 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .200 .400 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 /2
2007 34 TBD AL 29 89 79 12 20 1 1 6 11 0 0 7 17 .253 .315 .519 .834 117 41 3 1 0 2 1 2/D
2008 35 NYM NL 20 61 55 5 15 2 0 1 6 0 0 6 10 .273 .344 .364 .708 88 20 1 0 0 0 0 2
9 Seasons 387 1201 1081 98 255 40 5 35 130 2 3 98 200 .236 .304 .379 .683 77 410 31 11 2 9 9
162 Game Avg. 162 503 453 41 107 17 2 15 54 1 1 41 84 .236 .304 .379 .683 77 172 13 5 1 4 4
DET (3 yrs) 142 473 431 37 96 13 1 10 36 1 1 37 76 .223 .290 .327 .617 61 141 16 4 0 1 1
MIL (3 yrs) 188 572 510 44 123 24 3 18 77 1 2 48 95 .241 .311 .406 .716 84 207 11 6 2 6 7
NYM (1 yr) 20 61 55 5 15 2 0 1 6 0 0 6 10 .273 .344 .364 .708 88 20 1 0 0 0 0
TBD (1 yr) 29 89 79 12 20 1 1 6 11 0 0 7 17 .253 .315 .519 .834 117 41 3 1 0 2 1
BAL (1 yr) 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHW (1 yr) 6 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .200 .400 6 1 0 0 0 0 0
AL (6 yrs) 179 568 516 49 117 14 2 16 47 1 1 44 95 .227 .292 .355 .647 68 183 19 5 0 3 2
NL (4 yrs) 208 633 565 49 138 26 3 19 83 1 2 54 105 .244 .314 .402 .716 85 227 12 6 2 6 7
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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1996 DET AL 23 C 22 20 172.0 138 123 12 3 0 .978 -4.0 -27.9 -4 7.06 6.14 .990 6.91 5.84 3 12 28 8 22%
1996 DET AL 23 DH 3 0.0
1997 DET AL 24 C 92 83 725.1 590 543 38 9 6 .985 -2.0 -3.3 -2 7.21 6.32 .991 7.15 6.08 8 21 72 28 28%
1997 DET AL 24 DH 1 0.0
1998 DET AL 25 C 14 13 105.0 90 81 6 3 0 .967 0.0 0.0 0 7.46 6.21 .990 7.13 6.17 0 6 11 7 39%
2000 MIL NL 27 C 72 55 527.0 390 357 29 4 6 .990 -2.0 -4.6 -2 6.59 5.36 .990 7.45 6.38 3 16 39 11 22%
2000 MIL NL 27 DH 3 0.0
2001 MIL NL 28 C 56 48 420.2 333 305 25 3 6 .991 -4.0 -11.4 -4 7.06 5.89 .992 7.74 6.64 2 17 38 12 24%
2001 MIL NL 28 DH 1 0.0
2002 TOT 29 C 30 25 220.1 183 169 13 1 0 .995 -1.0 -5.4 -1 7.43 6.07 .991 7.52 6.39 2 11 21 9 30%
2002 MIL NL 29 C 28 25 218.1 180 166 13 1 0 .994 -1.0 -5.5 -1 7.38 6.39 .991 7.53 6.41 2 11 21 9 30%
2002 BAL AL 29 C 2 0 2.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 13.50 1.50 1.000 6.75 6.15 0 0 0 0
2005 CHW AL 32 C 6 0 14.0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 5.79 1.50 .989 6.81 5.97 0 1 0 0
2007 TBD AL 34 C 23 19 168.2 150 138 9 3 3 .980 -1.0 -7.1 -1 7.84 6.39 .991 7.28 6.41 4 7 9 5 36%
2007 TBD AL 34 DH 1 0.0
2008 NYM NL 35 C 13 13 118.0 96 89 7 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 7.32 7.38 .993 7.65 6.72 1 6 3 2 40%
9 Seasons C 328 276 2471.0 1979 1814 139 26 21 .987 -14.0 -6.8 -14 7.11 5.95 .991 7.36 6.30 23 97 221 82 27%
5 Seasons DH 9 0.0
9 Seasons TOT 328 276 2471.0 1979 1814 139 26 21 .987 -14.0 -6.8 -14 7.11 5.95 .978 7.36 6.30 23 97 221 82 27%

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 4 (2772), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 4, 1990: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 8th round of the 1990 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 1990.

December 7, 1992: Sent by the New York Mets to the San Diego Padres to complete an earlier deal made on October 26, 1992. The New York Mets sent a player to be named later, D.J. Dozier and Wally Whitehurst to the San Diego Padres for a player to be named later and Tony Fernandez. The New York Mets sent Raul Casanova (December 7, 1992) to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade.

March 22, 1996: Traded by the San Diego Padres with Richie Lewis and Melvin Nieves to the Detroit Tigers for Cade Gaspar (minors), Sean Bergman and Todd Steverson.

October 15, 1999: Granted Free Agency.

December 15, 1999: Signed as a Free Agent with the Colorado Rockies.

March 24, 2000: Released by the Colorado Rockies.

March 25, 2000: Signed as a Free Agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.

September 3, 2002: Released by the Milwaukee Brewers.

September 11, 2002: Signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.

October 1, 2002: Released by the Baltimore Orioles.

December 27, 2002: Signed as a Free Agent with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

July 28, 2003: Released by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

August 6, 2003: Signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.

October 15, 2003: Granted Free Agency.

November 25, 2003: Signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.

March 18, 2004: Released by the Baltimore Orioles.

April 28, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.

June 24, 2004: Sent to the Kansas City Royals by the Boston Red Sox as part of a conditional deal.

October 15, 2004: Granted Free Agency.

February 17, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox.

November 1, 2005: Granted Free Agency.

January 5, 2006: Signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics.

October 31, 2006: Granted Free Agency.

January 12, 2007: Signed as a Free Agent with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

October 30, 2007: Granted Free Agency.

December 13, 2007: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1997Detroit Tigers$157,500
1998Detroit Tigers$225,000
1999Detroit Tigers$240,000
2001Milwaukee Brewers$400,000
2002Milwaukee Brewers$850,000
Career (may be incomplete)$1,872,500
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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