#30 Raul Casanova, Catcher, 32 yrs, Tampa Bay Devil Rays

#30 Raul Casanova, Catcher, 32 yrs, Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Wednesday, 11/3/2004

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Raul Casanova

8/23/1972
32
P.R.,,
6"0
192

Catcher
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R

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1.0 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 300,000
2004 (Possible Arbitration)
2 Year(s), 78 Days (422 total Days)
172 Day(s)
5 Year(s), 157 Days (1017 total Days)
8 Year(s)

Out of Option Years

Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	4	5	5	3	5
Versus LHP	3	5	5	3	5
Versus RHP	4	5	5	3	6
Talent	4	5	4	4	6

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2
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Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
C : 5 (Range), .986 (Fielding Pct.)
1B : 2 (Range), .987 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 3
Infield Arm : 3
Outfield Arm : 1

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	Spot
9/16	@TEX	L 4-5	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	#7
9/17	@TEX	L 1-3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	#6
9/20	@BAL	W 9-3	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	#8
9/23	NYY	L 4-6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#7
9/26	@BAL	L 2-3	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	#8
9/28	ANA	L 5-6	3	0	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	#8
9/29	ANA	L 2-4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#5
10/3	BOS	W 9-3	4	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	#8
10/4	@NYY	L 5-7	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	#6
10/5	NYY	W 4-1	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	2	#8

Batting Stats 2004

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO
Overall	66	204	47	8	1	4	20	17	12	47	.230	.271	.338	.609	.497	.108
Projected	66	203	47	8	1	4	20	17	12	47	.230	.271	.338	.609	.497	.108

Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	54	221	0	0	0	6	3	2	69	13	0	0	.0	18.1	2.9

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHP	37	11	0	1	0	2	5	6	8	0	0	0	.297	.395	.351	.747
vs. RHP	167	36	8	0	4	18	12	6	39	2	3	0	.216	.240	.335	.575
Close/Late	20	6	1	0	0	2	1	0	5	0	1	0	.300	.286	.350	.636
Scoring Position	53	11	1	0	0	13	0	4	13	2	1	0	.208	.250	.226	.476
Pinch Hitting	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	.250	.400	.250	.650

	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Home	31	88	24	5	1	3	13	11	6	22	.273	.306	.455	.761
Road	35	116	23	3	0	1	7	6	6	25	.198	.236	.250	.486
March/April	14	45	10	2	0	1	7	3	2	9	.222	.250	.333	.583
May	14	39	6	2	0	0	2	1	2	10	.154	.190	.205	.396
June	5	17	5	0	0	1	2	1	0	2	.294	.294	.471	.765
July	8	28	7	1	0	1	3	2	2	6	.250	.281	.393	.674
August	10	29	6	1	1	0	1	3	3	7	.207	.281	.310	.592
Sept/Oct	15	46	13	2	0	1	5	7	3	13	.283	.320	.391	.711

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1998	4	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	.500	.750	.500	1.250	STL
1999	6	23	3	0	0	2	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	.130	.167	.391	.558	STL
2000	30	90	12	3	0	2	12	3	7	0	2	16	0	0	.133	.192	.233	.425	STL
2002	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	STL
2003	62	187	44	9	1	5	16	21	13	0	1	41	0	0	.235	.284	.374	.658	STL CHC
2004	66	204	47	8	1	4	20	17	12	0	2	47	0	0	.230	.271	.338	.609	CHC TB
Total	170	507	107	20	2	13	53	45	35	0	5	105	0	0	.211	.260	.335	.595

Career Minor League Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1996, A	60	220	75	10	1	17	40	43	32	21	3	4	.341	.420	.627	1.047
1996, AA	77	317	82	18	2	22	65	49	23	37	2	2	.259	.306	.536	.842
1997, AA	137	557	150	22	1	28	66	59	56	71	1	0	.269	.333	.463	.796
1998, AA	93	356	93	17	2	22	69	48	45	35	0	1	.261	.335	.506	.841
1998, AAA	45	180	52	6	1	17	36	28	11	22	0	0	.289	.325	.617	.941
1999, AAA	138	566	161	33	2	38	111	89	47	60	0	2	.284	.337	.551	.888
2000, AAA	112	454	88	9	2	22	57	54	36	65	0	0	.194	.249	.368	.617
2002, AAA	127	492	116	22	0	24	65	53	53	88	1	2	.236	.307	.427	.734
2003, A	7	25	8	2	0	2	4	6	6	4	0	0	.320	.452	.640	1.092

Career Postseason Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

Fielding Stats 2004

Position	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
Catcher	51	46	341	10	0	355	4	.989	430.1	7.42	0	23	5	21.7
First Base	12	8	79	5	7	85	1	.988	68.1	11.20

Player History

Released by St. Louis on 4/22/2003...
Signed as a free agent by Chicago (N) on 5/15/2003 to a minor league deal...
Was claimed off waivers by Tampa Bay on 6/1/2004.

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