Luis Montañez

Position: Leftfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 195lb (185cm, 88kg)

Born: December 15, 1981 in Bayamon, Puerto Rico pr

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 1st round (3rd) of the 2000 MLB June Amateur Draft from Coral Park HS (Miami, FL).

High School: Coral Park HS (Miami, FL)

Debut: April 28, 2008 (Age 26-135d, 19,296th in major league history)
vs. CHW 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 28, 2011 (Age 29-287d)
vs. SDP 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2009 season

Full Name: Luis Anibal Montanez

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.3

305

.223

RBI

OBP

.258

SLG

.328

OPS

.586

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

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
2000	18	CHC-min	Rk,A	58	261	221	52	70	17	7	2	37	11	7	28	48	.317	.411	.484	.895		107	5	8	3	1	1		CBZ,LNS · ARIZ,MIDW
2001	19	CHC-min	A	124	551	499	70	127	33	6	5	54	20	7	34	121	.255	.316	.375	.690		187	12	12	3	3	0		LNS · MIDW
2002	20	CHC-min	A+	124	547	487	69	129	21	5	4	59	14	8	44	89	.265	.333	.353	.686		172	16	9	0	7	0		DYT · FLOR
2003	21	CHC-min	A+	126	537	486	51	123	18	3	5	38	11	4	33	89	.253	.305	.333	.638		162	11	6	6	6	0		DYT · FLOR
2004	22	CHC-min	A-,A+	93	399	345	55	96	19	9	9	55	7	8	42	69	.278	.361	.464	.825		160	5	5	3	4	2		BOI,DYT · NORW,FLOR
2005	23	CHC-min	A,AA	127	532	468	74	137	37	3	14	62	10	6	44	67	.293	.366	.474	.840		222	7	12	4	4	2		PEO,WTN · MIDW,SOUL
2006	24	CHC-min	AAA,AA	120	431	386	47	107	23	0	10	56	5	4	32	70	.277	.340	.415	.754		160	10	6	4	3	1		IWA,WTN · PCL,SOUL
2007	25	BAL-min	AAA,AA	100	376	333	51	96	13	0	10	37	4	5	32	51	.288	.356	.417	.773		139	10	4	5	2	0		NFK,BOW · IL,EL
2008	26	BAL-min	AA	116	501	451	90	151	32	5	26	97	4	4	36	63	.335	.385	.601	.986		271	9	6	0	8	2		BOW · EL
2008	26	BAL	AL	38	117	112	18	33	6	1	3	14	0	0	4	20	.295	.316	.446	.763	99	50	0	0	0	1	0	7/H89D
2009	27	BAL-min	AAA,A+,AA,Rk	16	73	65	10	26	3	0	0	8	3	0	5	9	.400	.452	.446	.898		29	0	2	0	1	0		NFK,FDK,BOW,OLS · IL,CARL,EL,GULF
2009	27	BAL	AL	29	91	82	5	15	5	0	1	6	0	1	5	16	.183	.244	.280	.525	37	23	0	2	1	1	0	7/HD89
2010	28	BAL-min	AAA,Rk,AA	30	125	121	17	35	6	2	2	21	2	1	4	15	.289	.312	.421	.733		51	0	0	0	0	0		NFK,OLS,BOW · IL,GULF,EL
2010	28	BAL	AL	26	58	57	2	8	0	0	0	3	1	0	1	9	.140	.155	.140	.296	-18	8	3	0	0	0	0	7/HD98
2011	29	CHC-min	AAA	92	382	333	52	107	22	7	7	69	4	6	38	47	.321	.396	.492	.888		164	7	5	3	3	1		IWA · PCL
2011	29	CHC	NL	36	57	54	6	12	4	0	1	9	0	1	2	9	.222	.263	.352	.615	67	19	0	1	0	0	0	H97/8
2012	30	STL-PHI-min	AAA	101	359	307	35	74	10	0	2	26	1	3	42	48	.241	.337	.293	.630		90	11	5	0	5	0		MEM,LHV · PCL,IL
2013	31	LAA-min	AA	22	87	81	14	23	5	0	3	14	3	1	5	10	.284	.322	.457	.779		37	0	0	0	1	0		ARK · TL
4 Yrs				129	323	305	31	68	15	1	5	32	1	2	12	54	.223	.258	.328	.586	56	100	3	3	1	2	0
162 Game Avg.				162	406	383	39	85	19	1	6	40	1	3	15	68	.223	.258	.328	.586	56	126	4	4	1	3	0

BAL (3 yrs)				93	266	251	25	56	11	1	4	23	1	1	10	45	.223	.257	.323	.579	53	81	3	2	1	2	0
CHC (1 yr)				36	57	54	6	12	4	0	1	9	0	1	2	9	.222	.263	.352	.615	67	19	0	1	0	0	0

AL (3 yrs)				93	266	251	25	56	11	1	4	23	1	1	10	45	.223	.257	.323	.579	53	81	3	2	1	2	0
NL (1 yr)				36	57	54	6	12	4	0	1	9	0	1	2	9	.222	.263	.352	.615	67	19	0	1	0	0	0

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