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Tony Tarasco

Anthony Giacinto Tarasco

Positions: Rightfielder and Pinch Hitter
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: December 9, 1970 in New York, NY
High School: Santa Monica (Santa Monica, CA)
Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 15th round of the 1988 amateur draft.
Signed June 13, 1988. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 30, 1993
Teams (by GP): Orioles/Expos/Braves/Mets/Reds/... 1993-2002

Final Game: September 1, 2002
Relatives: Cousin of Jimmy Rollins
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Standard Batting

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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
1988	17	ATL-min	Rk	28	88	74	11	15	6	1	0	5	4	2	12	9	.203	.322	.311	.633		23		1	1	0	0	BVS,IDF · GULF,PION
1989	18	ATL-min	Rk	49	181	156	22	53	8	2	2	22	7	2	21	20	.340	.413	.455	.869		71		0	2	2	2	PUL · APPY
1990	19	ATL-min	A	107	401	355	42	94	13	3	3	37	9	5	37	57	.265	.333	.344	.677		122		1	5	3	2	SUM · SALL
1991	20	ATL-min	A+	78	277	248	31	62	8	2	12	38	11	9	21	64	.250	.308	.444	.751		110	3	1	4	3	2	DHM · CARL
1992	21	ATL-min	AA	133	527	489	73	140	22	2	15	54	33	19	27	84	.286	.321	.431	.752		211	9	1	3	7	2	GRV · SOUL
1993	22	ATL-min	AAA	93	414	370	73	122	15	7	15	53	19	11	36	54	.330	.388	.530	.918		196	1	1	4	3	3	RMD · IL
1993	22	ATL	NL	24	37	35	6	8	2	0	0	2	0	1	0	5	.229	.243	.286	.529	41	10	1	1	0	1	0	/97
1994	23	ATL	NL	87	144	132	16	36	6	0	5	19	5	0	9	17	.273	.313	.432	.744	91	57	5	0	0	3	1	79
1995	24	MON	NL	126	495	438	64	109	18	4	14	40	24	3	51	78	.249	.329	.404	.733	90	177	2	2	3	1	12	*97
1996	25	BAL-min	AAA,A+,Rk	41	173	146	26	38	10	0	3	17	4	5	23	25	.260	.360	.390	.751		57	4	1	1	2	4	ROC,FDK,OLS · IL,CARL,GULF
1996	25	BAL	AL	31	92	84	14	20	3	0	1	9	5	3	7	15	.238	.297	.310	.606	54	26	1	0	1	0	0	9/D8
1997	26	BAL-min	AAA	10	43	35	4	7	0	0	2	6	0	0	7	7	.200	.326	.371	.697		13	1	0	0	1	0	ROC · IL
1997	26	BAL	AL	100	193	166	26	34	8	1	7	26	2	2	25	33	.205	.313	.392	.704	85	65	3	1	1	0	1	9/87
1998	27	CIN-min	AAA	90	367	319	53	100	19	1	16	45	3	2	43	46	.313	.395	.530	.924		169	4	1	2	2	1	INA · IL
1998	27	CIN	NL	15	28	24	5	5	2	0	1	4	0	0	3	5	.208	.296	.417	.713	84	10	0	0	1	0	0	/798
1999	28	NYY-min	AAA	95	400	346	72	102	23	0	19	61	9	5	49	39	.295	.383	.526	.909		182	10	2	0	3	6	CLB · IL
1999	28	NYY	AL	14	35	31	5	5	2	0	0	3	1	0	3	5	.161	.229	.226	.454	18	7	1	0	0	1	0	/79

2002	31	NYM-min	AAA	42	164	153	21	43	7	1	1	18	5	3	9	15	.281	.323	.359	.683		55	0	1	0	1	0	NFK · IL
2002	31	NYM	NL	60	105	96	15	24	5	0	6	15	2	1	8	13	.250	.305	.490	.794	108	47	2	0	0	1	0	79/38D
8 Seasons				457	1129	1006	151	241	46	5	34	118	39	10	106	171	.240	.313	.397	.709	84	399	15	4	6	7	14
162 Game Avg.				162	400	357	54	85	16	2	12	42	14	4	38	61	.240	.313	.397	.709	84	141	5	1	2	2	5

ATL (2 yrs)				111	181	167	22	44	8	0	5	21	5	1	9	22	.263	.298	.401	.700	81	67	6	1	0	4	1
BAL (2 yrs)				131	285	250	40	54	11	1	8	35	7	5	32	48	.216	.307	.364	.671	75	91	4	1	2	0	1
NYM (1 yr)				60	105	96	15	24	5	0	6	15	2	1	8	13	.250	.305	.490	.794	108	47	2	0	0	1	0
CIN (1 yr)				15	28	24	5	5	2	0	1	4	0	0	3	5	.208	.296	.417	.713	84	10	0	0	1	0	0
MON (1 yr)				126	495	438	64	109	18	4	14	40	24	3	51	78	.249	.329	.404	.733	90	177	2	2	3	1	12
NYY (1 yr)				14	35	31	5	5	2	0	0	3	1	0	3	5	.161	.229	.226	.454	18	7	1	0	0	1	0

NL (5 yrs)				312	809	725	106	182	33	4	26	80	31	5	71	118	.251	.318	.415	.733	90	301	10	3	4	6	13
AL (3 yrs)				145	320	281	45	59	13	1	8	38	8	5	35	53	.210	.299	.349	.647	68	98	5	1	2	1	1

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
1993	22	ATL	NL	37	-3	-1	0	0	1	0	1	-2	-0.2	-3	-0.3	0.1	$109,000	/97
1994	23	ATL	NL	144	-1	0	0	0	-1	-1	4	1	0.1	2	0.2	-0.1	$111,500	79
1995	24	MON	NL	495	-8	0	0	2	-1	-6	14	1	0.1	2	0.2	-0.1	$135,000	*97
1996	25	BAL	AL	92	-6	-1	0	0	-4	-1	3	-9	-0.8	-5	-0.5	-0.3	$230,000	9/D8
1997	26	BAL	AL	193	-3	1	0	0	3	-2	7	6	0.6	3	0.3	0.3	$270,000	9/87
1998	27	CIN	NL	28	-1	0	0	0	2	0	1	2	0.2	0	0.0	0.2	$	/798
1999	28	NYY	AL	35	-4	0	0	0	-1	0	1	-5	-0.5	-3	-0.3	-0.2	$	/79

2002	31	NYM	NL	105	1	0	1	1	3	-1	3	7	0.7	5	0.5	0.2	$	79/38D
8 Seasons				1129	-25	-1	1	3	3	-11	34	1	0.2	1	0.1	0.1	$855,500

ATL (2 yrs)				181	-4	-1	0	0	0	-1	5	-1	-0.1	-1	-0.1	0.0	$220,500
BAL (2 yrs)				285	-9	0	0	0	-1	-3	10	-3	-0.2	-2	-0.2	0.0	$500,000
NYM (1 yr)				105	1	0	1	1	3	-1	3	7	0.7	5	0.5	0.2	$
CIN (1 yr)				28	-1	0	0	0	2	0	1	2	0.2	0	0.0	0.2	$
MON (1 yr)				495	-8	0	0	2	-1	-6	14	1	0.1	2	0.2	-0.1	$135,000
NYY (1 yr)				35	-4	0	0	0	-1	0	1	-5	-0.5	-3	-0.3	-0.2	$

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Series	Opp	Rslt	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1993	22	ATL	NL	NLCS	PHI	L	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

1996	25	BAL	AL	ALCS	NYY	L	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
2 Seasons (2 Series)							4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
1 NLCS							2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
1 ALCS							2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

Standard Fielding

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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	Rtot/yr	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	Awards
1993	ATL	NL	22	OF	12	5	5	59.1	11	11	0	0	0	1.000	1	26	1.67	0.92	.979	2.34	2.33
1993	ATL	NL	22	RF	8	2	2	30.2	6	6	0	0	0	1.000	1	35	1.76	0.75	.977	2.17	2.15
1993	ATL	NL	22	LF	4	3	3	28.2	5	5	0	0	0	1.000	0	17	1.57	1.25	.976	2.10	2.10
1994	ATL	NL	23	OF	45	18	12	213.1	43	42	1	0	0	1.000	-1	-7	1.81	0.96	.980	2.24	2.23
1994	ATL	NL	23	LF	26	9	4	103.1	15	15	0	0	0	1.000	-1	-15	1.31	0.58	.981	1.91	1.90
1994	ATL	NL	23	RF	22	9	8	110.0	27	26	1	0	0	1.000	0	1	2.21	1.23	.975	2.18	2.17
1995	MON	NL	24	OF	116	114	106	1006.0	242	230	7	5	3	.979	-1	-1	2.12	2.04	.979	2.15	2.14
1995	MON	NL	24	RF	106	103	96	910.2	223	214	6	3	2	.987	-2	-2	2.17	2.08	.978	2.08	2.07
1995	MON	NL	24	LF	11	11	10	95.1	18	15	1	2	1	.889	1	14	1.51	1.45	.972	1.87	1.86
1996	BAL	AL	25	OF	23	19	11	165.0	51	50	1	0	0	1.000	-4	-26	2.78	2.22	.983	2.38	2.36
1996	BAL	AL	25	RF	22	18	10	155.0	45	44	1	0	0	1.000	-4	-30	2.61	2.05	.979	2.17	2.16
1996	BAL	AL	25	DH	4	4
1996	BAL	AL	25	CF	1	1	1	10.0	6	6	0	0	0	1.000	0	36	5.40	6.00	.990	2.79	2.80
1997	BAL	AL	26	OF	81	39	29	423.0	110	105	4	1	1	.991	3	9	2.32	1.35	.982	2.32	2.30
1997	BAL	AL	26	RF	68	35	25	356.0	89	84	4	1	1	.989	5	17	2.22	1.29	.978	2.18	2.16
1997	BAL	AL	26	CF	8	1	1	30.0	12	12	0	0	0	1.000	-1	-32	3.60	1.50	.988	2.70	2.68
1997	BAL	AL	26	LF	7	3	3	37.0	6	6	0	0	0	1.000	-1	-36	1.46	0.86	.978	2.07	2.04
1998	CIN	NL	27	OF	7	4	1	40.2	10	10	0	0	0	1.000	2	65	2.21	1.43	.980	2.17	2.16
1998	CIN	NL	27	LF	4	3	1	28.2	9	9	0	0	0	1.000	3	113	2.83	2.25	.976	1.88	1.88
1998	CIN	NL	27	RF	2	1	0	10.0	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	-0	-60	0.90	0.50	.980	2.07	2.05
1998	CIN	NL	27	CF	1	0	0	2.0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0.00	0.00		2.70	2.50
1999	NYY	AL	28	OF	12	9	4	76.0	11	11	0	0	0	1.000	-1	-21	1.30	0.92	.984	2.30	2.27
1999	NYY	AL	28	LF	9	9	4	69.0	11	11	0	0	0	1.000	-1	-14	1.43	1.22	.985	2.07	2.04
1999	NYY	AL	28	RF	5	0	0	7.0	0	0	0	0	0		-0	-86	0.00	0.00		2.06	2.08
2002	NYM	NL	31	OF	29	13	5	144.1	44	40	3	1	1	.977	2	20	2.68	1.48	.983	2.19	2.17
2002	NYM	NL	31	LF	18	7	4	75.0	18	17	1	0	0	1.000	1	18	2.16	1.00	.977	1.92	1.90
2002	NYM	NL	31	RF	13	6	1	64.1	24	21	2	1	1	.958	1	24	3.22	1.77	.983	2.07	2.05
2002	NYM	NL	31	1B	7	0	0	10.0	11	11	0	0	0	1.000	0	48	9.90	1.57	.992	9.36	9.31
2002	NYM	NL	31	CF	2	0	0	5.0	2	2	0	0	0	1.000	0	0	3.60	1.00	.990	2.52	2.55
2002	NYM	NL	31	DH	1	1
	8 Seasons			OF	325	221	173	2127.2	522	499	16	7	5	.987	2	1	2.18	1.58	.981	2.22	2.22
	8 Seasons			RF	246	174	142	1643.2	415	396	14	5	4	.988	0	0	2.24	1.67	.978	2.12	2.11
	7 Seasons			LF	79	45	29	437.0	82	78	2	2	1	.976	2	6	1.65	1.01	.978	1.95	1.93
	4 Seasons			CF	12	2	2	47.0	20	20	0	0	0	1.000	-0	-13	3.83	1.67	.989	2.70	2.65
	1 Season			1B	7	0	0	10.0	11	11	0	0	0	1.000	0	48	9.90	1.57	.992	9.36	9.31
	8 Seasons			TOT	332	221	173	2137.2	533	510	16	7	5	.987	3	1	2.21	1.58	.981	2.26	2.37
Lg				Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Rtot	Rtot/yr	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	Awards

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y 1995 NL 12 (4th)	Range Factor/9Inn as RF (s.1954)† s c a p y 1995 NL 2.17 (5th)	Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1954) s c a p y 1995 NL 2.08 (4th)	Fielding % as RF (s.1954) s c a p y 1995 NL .987 (4th)

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
1995 NL 12 (4th)

Range Factor/9Inn as RF (s.1954)† s c a p y
1995 NL 2.17 (5th)

Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
1995 NL 2.08 (4th)

Fielding % as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
1995 NL .987 (4th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame Standards

Batting - 5 (2192), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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Transactions

June 1, 1988: Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 15th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 13, 1988.
April 6, 1995: Traded by the Atlanta Braves with Roberto Kelly and Esteban Yan to the Montreal Expos for Marquis Grissom.
March 13, 1996: Traded by the Montreal Expos to the Baltimore Orioles for Sherman Obando.
March 24, 1998: Selected off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds from the Baltimore Orioles.
November 10, 1998: Released by the Cincinnati Reds.
January 25, 1999: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.
March 18, 1999: Released by the Kansas City Royals.
March 26, 1999: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.
October 4, 1999: Granted Free Agency.
March 6, 2001: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.
October 15, 2001: Granted Free Agency.
January 21, 2002: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses

Year	Age	Team	Salary	Sources	Notes
1993	22	Atlanta Braves	$109,000	1996 Joint Exhibit 1
1994	23	Atlanta Braves	$111,500	1996 Joint Exhibit 1
1995	24	Montreal Expos	$135,000	1996 Joint Exhibit 1
1996	25	Baltimore Orioles	$230,000	1997 Joint Exhibit 1
1997	26	Baltimore Orioles	$270,000	1997 postseason AP survey	Includes $25,000 earned bonus

Career to date (may be incomplete)			$855,500

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