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Ruben Gotay
Ruben Bruce Gotay
Bats: Both , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 160 lb.

Born: December 25, 1982 in Rio Piedras, P.R.
High School: Santiago Veue Calzada (Fajardo, PR)
Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 31st round of the 2000 amateur draft.
Signed May 28, 2001. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 3, 2004
Final Game: September 28, 2008
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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
2004 21 KCR AL 44 166 152 17 41 7 3 1 16 0 1 9 36 .270 .315 .375 .690 78 57 4 2 1 2 0 4
2005 22 KCR AL 86 317 282 32 64 14 2 5 29 2 2 22 51 .227 .288 .344 .632 69 97 3 4 4 5 0 4/D
2007 24 NYM NL 98 211 190 25 56 12 0 4 24 3 3 16 42 .295 .351 .421 .772 101 80 2 1 3 1 1 4/65
2008 25 ATL NL 88 117 102 10 24 5 0 2 8 1 1 13 32 .235 .322 .343 .665 77 35 4 0 2 0 0 5/4
4 Seasons 316 811 726 84 185 38 5 12 77 6 7 60 161 .255 .315 .371 .685 80 269 13 7 10 8 1
162 Game Avg. 162 416 372 43 95 19 3 6 39 3 4 31 83 .255 .315 .371 .685 80 138 7 4 5 4 1
KCR (2 yrs) 130 483 434 49 105 21 5 6 45 2 3 31 87 .242 .297 .355 .652 72 154 7 6 5 7 0
NYM (1 yr) 98 211 190 25 56 12 0 4 24 3 3 16 42 .295 .351 .421 .772 101 80 2 1 3 1 1
ATL (1 yr) 88 117 102 10 24 5 0 2 8 1 1 13 32 .235 .322 .343 .665 77 35 4 0 2 0 0
NL (2 yrs) 186 328 292 35 80 17 0 6 32 4 4 29 74 .274 .341 .394 .734 93 115 6 1 5 1 1
AL (2 yrs) 130 483 434 49 105 21 5 6 45 2 3 31 87 .242 .297 .355 .652 72 154 7 6 5 7 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
2004 KCR AL 21 2B 42 41 368.1 178 78 97 3 29 .983 -4.9 -16.0 -6.9 -6.4 -0.5 2 4.28 4.17 .982 4.95 4.35
2005 KCR AL 22 2B 81 74 666.0 395 156 231 8 51 .980 -6.6 -11.9 -5.6 -3.2 -2.4 -1 5.23 4.78 .983 4.96 4.48
2005 KCR AL 22 DH 2
2007 NYM NL 24 2B 37 33 296.1 146 72 71 3 14 .979 -5.9 -23.9 -4.9 -1.9 -3.0 -1 4.34 3.86 .984 4.86 4.23
2007 NYM NL 24 SS 5 2 20.0 9 4 5 0 1 1.000 -0.1 -6.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0 4.05 1.80 .978 4.46 4.00
2007 NYM NL 24 3B 2 1 11.0 5 0 5 0 0 1.000 0.5 54.5 0.5 0.0 0.5 0 4.09 2.50 .960 2.70 2.25
2008 ATL NL 25 3B 10 6 64.0 17 2 13 2 0 .882 -0.3 -5.6 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0 2.11 1.50 .959 2.60 2.23
2008 ATL NL 25 2B 3 3 26.0 13 3 10 0 2 1.000 1.3 60.0 1.3 1.2 0.1 0 4.50 4.33 .985 4.85 4.03
4 Seasons 2B 163 151 1356.2 732 309 409 14 96 .981 -16.1 -14.2 -16.1 -10.3 -5.8 0 4.76 4.40 .983 4.93 4.38
2 Seasons 3B 12 7 75.0 22 2 18 2 0 .909 0.2 3.2 0.2 -0.3 0.5 0 2.40 1.67 .959 2.62 2.23
1 Season SS 5 2 20.0 9 4 5 0 1 1.000 -0.1 -6.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0 4.05 1.80 .978 4.46 4.00
1 Season DH 2
4 Seasons TOT 180 160 1451.2 763 315 432 16 97 .979 -16.0 -13.2 -16.0 -10.6 -5.4 0 4.63 4.15 .961 4.81 4.23

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 3 (3145), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 5, 2000: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 31st round of the 2000 amateur draft. Player signed May 28, 2001.

July 19, 2006: Traded by the Kansas City Royals to the New York Mets for Jeff Keppinger.

March 28, 2008: Selected off waivers by the Atlanta Braves from the New York Mets.

October 6, 2008: Granted Free Agency.

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Salaries

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2005Kansas City Royals$316,000
2008Atlanta Braves$403,000
Career (may be incomplete)$719,000
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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