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Wily Mo Peña

Wily Modesto Pena

Position: Outfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 260 lb.

Born: January 23, 1982 in Laguna Salada, Valverde, D.R.
High School: Laguna Salada (Laguna Salada, DO)
Signed by the New York Mets as an amateur free agent in 1998. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 10, 2002
Teams (by GP): Reds/RedSox/Nationals/Mariners/Diamondbacks 2002-2011
2012 Contract Status: Free Agent (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2012): 7.010 [*], Agents: Josh Zeide, InnerArtists Management (IAM) [*]
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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
1999	17	NYY-min	Rk	45	186	166	21	41	10	1	7	26	3	2	12	54	.247	.323	.446	.768		74	2	7	0	1	0	YNK · GULF
2000	18	NYY-min	A,A-	87	355	322	48	73	8	3	10	38	8	5	20	114	.227	.287	.363	.651		117	10	9	0	4	1	GBO,STI · SALL,NYPL
2001	19	CIN-min	A	135	565	511	87	135	25	5	26	113	26	10	33	177	.264	.327	.485	.813		248	6	17	0	4	1	DAY · MIDW
2002	20	CIN-min	AA	105	436	388	47	99	23	1	11	47	8	0	36	126	.255	.330	.405	.735		157	9	9	0	3	2	CNG · SOUL
2002	20	CIN	NL	13	18	18	1	4	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	11	.222	.222	.389	.611	55	7	0	0	0	0	0	/
2003	21	CIN-min	AAA	14	60	51	16	19	3	0	4	14	0	0	5	13	.373	.450	.667	1.117		34	0	3	0	1	1	LOU · IL
2003	21	CIN	NL	80	181	165	20	36	6	1	5	16	3	2	12	53	.218	.283	.358	.641	70	59	2	3	1	0	2	/5
2004	22	CIN	NL	110	364	336	45	87	10	1	26	66	5	2	22	108	.259	.316	.527	.843	115	177	7	6	0	0	1
2005	23	CIN-min	AAA	7	25	24	1	7	1	0	1	4	0	0	1	10	.292	.320	.458	.778		11	0	0	0	0	0	LOU · IL
2005	23	CIN	NL	99	335	311	42	79	17	0	19	51	2	1	20	116	.254	.304	.492	.796	105	153	7	3	0	1	0
2006	24	BOS-min	AAA,A-	14	58	47	9	11	1	0	2	7	0	0	7	11	.234	.362	.383	.745		18	2	3	0	1	1	PAW,LOW · IL,NYPL
2006	24	BOS	AL	84	304	276	36	83	15	2	11	42	0	1	20	90	.301	.349	.489	.838	110	135	7	3	0	5	0
2007	25	TOT	MLB	110	317	289	42	73	13	1	13	39	2	1	22	94	.253	.319	.439	.758	96	127	7	6	0	0	2	798
2007	25	WSN	NL	37	145	133	24	39	4	0	8	22	2	0	8	36	.293	.352	.504	.855	124	67	2	4	0	0	2
2007	25	BOS	AL	73	172	156	18	34	9	1	5	17	0	1	14	58	.218	.291	.385	.675	73	60	5	2	0	0	0
2008	26	WSN-min	AAA	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000		0	0	0	0	0	0	CLB · IL
2008	26	WSN	NL	64	206	195	10	40	6	0	2	10	0	1	10	48	.205	.243	.267	.509	35	52	5	0	0	1	0

2011	29	ARI-SEA-min	AAA	76	332	288	63	103	21	3	25	77	5	2	34	61	.358	.440	.712	1.152		205	12	9	0	1	3	REN,TAC · PCL
2011	29	TOT	MLB	39	120	113	15	23	3	0	7	15	0	0	5	39	.204	.250	.416	.666	82	47	2	2	0	0	0	D/7
2011	29	SEA	AL	22	74	67	8	14	3	0	2	8	0	0	5	20	.209	.284	.343	.627	78	23	1	2	0	0	0	D/D7
2011	29	ARI	NL	17	46	46	7	9	0	0	5	7	0	0	0	19	.196	.196	.522	.717	87	24	1	0	0	0	0	D/D7
8 Seasons				599	1845	1703	211	425	70	5	84	240	12	8	111	559	.250	.303	.445	.748	93	757	37	23	1	7	5
162 Game Avg.				162	499	461	57	115	19	1	23	65	3	2	30	151	.250	.303	.445	.748	93	205	10	6	0	2	1

CIN (4 yrs)				302	898	830	108	206	33	2	51	134	10	5	54	288	.248	.303	.477	.780	101	396	16	12	1	1	3
BOS (2 yrs)				157	476	432	54	117	24	3	16	59	0	2	34	148	.271	.328	.451	.779	97	195	12	5	0	5	0
WSN (2 yrs)				101	351	328	34	79	10	0	10	32	2	1	18	84	.241	.288	.363	.651	71	119	7	4	0	1	2
ARI (1 yr)				17	46	46	7	9	0	0	5	7	0	0	0	19	.196	.196	.522	.717	87	24	1	0	0	0	0
SEA (1 yr)				22	74	67	8	14	3	0	2	8	0	0	5	20	.209	.284	.343	.627	78	23	1	2	0	0	0

NL (7 yrs)				420	1295	1204	149	294	43	2	66	173	12	6	72	391	.244	.295	.448	.743	92	539	24	16	1	2	5
AL (3 yrs)				179	550	499	62	131	27	3	18	67	0	2	39	168	.263	.322	.437	.759	94	218	13	7	0	5	0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rroe	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	Rrep	RAR	WAR	oRAR	oWAR	dWAR	Salary	Pos
2002	20	CIN	NL	18	-1	-1	0	0	-1	0	1	-2	-0.3	-1	-0.1	-0.2	$	/
2003	21	CIN	NL	181	-8	-1	1	1	-6	0	5	-9	-0.9	-2	-0.2	-0.7	$788,000	/5
2004	22	CIN	NL	364	6	0	-1	-1	4	-1	10	17	1.8	13	1.3	0.5	$345,000
2005	23	CIN	NL	335	0	0	1	-1	-9	-2	10	-1	-0.1	8	0.8	-0.9	$440,000
2006	24	BOS	AL	304	5	0	0	0	3	-2	11	17	1.6	14	1.4	0.2	$1,250,000
2007	25	BOS	AL	172	-7	0	0	1	2	-1	6	1	0.1	-1	-0.1	0.2	$1,875,000
2007	25	WSN	NL	145	4	1	-1	1	-1	-2	4	6	0.6	7	0.7	-0.1	$
2008	26	WSN	NL	206	-18	-2	2	0	9	-2	6	-5	-0.6	-14	-1.4	0.8	$2,000,000

2011	29	ARI	NL	46	-2	0	0	0	-0	-1	1	-1	-0.1	-1	-0.1	0.0	$	D/D7
2011	29	SEA	AL	74	-2	1	0	0	0	-2	2	-0	0.0	-0	0.0	0.0	$	D/D7
8 Seasons				1845	-22	-2	3	1	1	-13	57	23	2.1	23	2.3	-0.2	$6,698,000

CIN (4 yrs)				898	-3	-2	1	-1	-12	-3	26	5	0.5	18	1.8	-1.3	$1,573,000
BOS (2 yrs)				476	-2	0	0	1	5	-3	17	18	1.7	13	1.3	0.4	$3,125,000
WSN (2 yrs)				351	-14	-1	1	1	8	-4	10	1	0.0	-7	-0.7	0.7	$2,000,000
ARI (1 yr)				46	-2	0	0	0	-0	-1	1	-1	-0.1	-1	-0.1	0.0	$
SEA (1 yr)				74	-2	1	0	0	0	-2	2	-0	0.0	-0	0.0	0.0	$

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Adv Fielding w/ run summary

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Rtot	Rdrs	Rtot/yr	Rdrs/yr	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	Awards
2002	CIN	NL	20	OF	4				4	4	0	0	0	1.000	-1					1.00	.982		2.17
2002	CIN	NL	20	LF	3	3	1	21.1	3	3	0	0	0	1.000	-1		-45		1.27	1.00	.977	1.90	1.90
2002	CIN	NL	20	RF	1	1	0	5.0	0	0	0	0	0		-0		-48		0.00	0.00		2.16	2.00
2003	CIN	NL	21	OF	47				88	85	1	2	1	.977	-6	-3				1.83	.984		2.15
2003	CIN	NL	21	3B	1				1	0	1	0	0	1.000	0	0				1.00	.960		2.70
2003	CIN	NL	21	CF	26	24	19	205.1	58	57	1	0	1	1.000	-1	2	-5	12	2.54	2.23	.988	2.50	2.48
2003	CIN	NL	21	RF	14	11	10	102.0	24	22	0	2	0	.917	-1	-2	-9	-24	1.94	1.57	.982	2.09	2.07
2003	CIN	NL	21	LF	8	4	3	38.2	6	6	0	0	0	1.000	-5	-3	-149	-93	1.40	0.75	.978	1.91	1.89
2004	CIN	NL	22	OF	91				225	212	6	7	0	.969	4	4				2.40	.982		2.14
2004	CIN	NL	22	RF	51	41	22	339.2	74	69	1	4	0	.946	-4	-3	-15	-11	1.85	1.37	.980	2.09	2.07
2004	CIN	NL	22	CF	46	44	33	378.1	151	143	5	3	0	.980	8	7	24	22	3.52	3.22	.987	2.53	2.51
2004	CIN	NL	22	LF	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0		0					0.00			1.80
2005	CIN	NL	23	OF	83				167	161	2	4	0	.976	-9	-17				1.96	.984		2.16
2005	CIN	NL	23	RF	50	47	40	401.2	95	92	2	1	0	.989	-4	-7	-13	-21	2.11	1.88	.980	2.10	2.08
2005	CIN	NL	23	CF	25	22	14	192.2	58	57	0	1	0	.983	-3	-7	-16	-44	2.66	2.28	.987	2.52	2.48
2005	CIN	NL	23	LF	10	9	4	73.2	14	12	0	2	0	.857	-2	-3	-28	-49	1.47	1.20	.984	1.94	1.92
2006	BOS	AL	24	OF	76				154	146	5	3	0	.981	3	-6				1.99	.986		2.27
2006	BOS	AL	24	RF	39	35	18	282.0	67	63	2	2	0	.970	0	1	0	4	2.07	1.67	.984	2.20	2.17
2006	BOS	AL	24	CF	27	25	8	194.0	59	59	0	0	0	1.000	0	-8	0	-49	2.74	2.19	.989	2.65	2.61
2006	BOS	AL	24	LF	18	11	8	113.0	28	24	3	1	0	.964	3	1	34	11	2.15	1.50	.986	2.06	2.03
2006	BOS	AL	24	DH	2	2
2007	TOT	MLB	25	OF	101				142	136	3	3	1	.979	1	-3				1.38	.986		2.28
2007	TOT	MLB	25	LF	55	41	32	363.1	69	68	1	0	0	1.000	-3	2	-11	6	1.71	1.25	.984	2.03	2.03
2007	TOT	MLB	25	RF	37	23	15	214.1	46	45	0	1	0	.978	5	-1	27	-5	1.89	1.22	.985	2.08	2.06
2007	BOS	AL	25	OF	67				85	79	3	3	1	.965	2	-5				1.22	.987		2.28
2007	WSN	NL	25	OF	34				57	57	0	0	0	1.000	-1	2				1.68	.984		2.29
2007	BOS	AL	25	RF	36	22	14	205.1	44	43	0	1	0	.977	4	-1	26	-6	1.88	1.19	.985	2.08	2.06
2007	BOS	AL	25	LF	22	8	5	89.0	14	13	1	0	0	1.000	-2	0	-27	0	1.42	0.64	.985	2.11	2.09
2007	BOS	AL	25	CF	12	10	6	86.0	27	23	2	2	1	.926	-1	-4	-13	-56	2.62	2.08	.989	2.71	2.68
2007	WSN	NL	25	LF	33	33	27	274.1	55	55	0	0	0	1.000	-1	2	-6	9	1.80	1.67	.984	2.00	1.99
2007	WSN	NL	25	RF	1	1	1	9.0	2	2	0	0	0	1.000	0	0	40	0	2.00	2.00	.980	2.20	2.20
2008	WSN	NL	26	OF	54				105	99	3	3	0	.971	9	3				1.89	.985		2.20
2008	WSN	NL	26	LF	54	51	25	408.0	105	99	3	3	0	.971	9	3	27	9	2.25	1.89	.983	1.90	1.89
2008	WSN	NL	26	DH	2	2
2011	TOT	MLB	29	DH	30	26
2011	SEA	AL	29	DH	21	17
2011	ARI	NL	29	DH	9	9
2011	ARI	NL	29	LF	1	1	1	8.0	0	0	0	0	0		-0	-1	-31	-150	0.00	0.00		1.91	1.90
2011	ARI	NL	29	OF	1	1	1	8.0	0	0	0	0	0		-0	-1	-31	-150	0.00	0.00		2.14	2.20
	8 Seasons			OF	457	1	1	8.0	885	843	20	22	2	.975	0	-23	59	-8	0.00	1.89	.984	2.14	2.21
	6 Seasons			RF	192	158	105	1344.2	306	291	5	10	0	.967	-5	-12	-4	-10	1.98	1.54	.982	2.12	2.09
	8 Seasons			LF	150	120	74	1026.0	225	212	7	6	0	.973	2	-1	2	-1	1.92	1.46	.984	1.97	1.96
	5 Seasons			CF	136	125	80	1056.1	353	339	8	6	2	.983	3	-10	4	-11	2.96	2.55	.988	2.56	2.53
	1 Season			3B	1				1	0	1	0	0	1.000	0	0				1.00	.960		2.70
	8 Seasons			TOT	458	1	1	8.0	886	843	21	22	2	.975	1	-46	89	-6900	0.00	1.89	.984	2.14	2.21
Lg				Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Rtot	Rdrs	Rtot/yr	Rdrs/yr	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	Awards

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Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Range Factor/9Inn as OF† s c a p y 2004 NL 2.73 (4th)	Youngest s c a p y 2002 NL born 1982-01-23 (1st) 2003 NL born 1982-01-23 (8th)

Range Factor/9Inn as OF† s c a p y
2004 NL 2.73 (4th)

Youngest s c a p y
2002 NL born 1982-01-23 (1st)
2003 NL born 1982-01-23 (8th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame Standards

Batting - 6 (2058), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

July 15, 1998: Signed by the New York Mets as an amateur free agent.
February 28, 1999: Free agent signing by the New York Mets voided.
April 5, 1999: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.
March 21, 2001: Traded by the New York Yankees to the Cincinnati Reds for Michael Coleman and Drew Henson.
March 20, 2006: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Boston Red Sox for Bronson Arroyo and cash.
August 17, 2007: Traded by the Boston Red Sox with cash to the Washington Nationals for a player to be named later. The Washington Nationals sent Chris Carter (August 21, 2007) to the Boston Red Sox to complete the trade.
March 31, 2009: Released by the Washington Nationals.
April 21, 2009: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.
June 22, 2009: Released by the New York Mets.
July 19, 2010: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Diego Padres.
November 6, 2010: Granted Free Agency.
December 5, 2010: Signed as a Free Agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
July 24, 2011: Released by the Arizona Diamondbacks.
July 27, 2011: Signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.
October 30, 2011: Granted Free Agency.

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Salaries

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Year	Age	Team	Salary	Sources
2003	21	Cincinnati Reds	$788,000	4/3/03 AP
2004	22	Cincinnati Reds	$345,000	4/7/04 AP
2005	23	Cincinnati Reds	$440,000
2006	24	Boston Red Sox	$1,250,000
2007	25	Boston Red Sox	$1,875,000
2008	26	Washington Nationals	$2,000,000

Career to date (may be incomplete)			$6,698,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
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