3B Alex Cardenas #24
Texas Rangers MLB
Age: 26 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Great
10/10/2005
 OA: 47 POT: 47
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3B ALEX CARDENAS #24 - AGE: 26 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
143 579 174 40 2 32 99 14 105 .301 .320 .542 1 2.9
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 50 55 55
Gap 50 50 50 50
Power 60 55 60 60
Eye 35 35 35 40
Avoid K's 50 50 50 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 45 50
Errors: - 55 50
Arm: 20 55 50
Turn DP: - 55 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 35
Catcher: - Left Field: 45
1st Base: 35 Center Field: 25
2nd Base: 45 Right Field: 35
3rd Base: 45
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 40
Stealing Aggressiveness: 40
Stealing Ability: 45
Baserunning Inst.: 55
Sacrifice Bunt: 35
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/02/2005 @ SEA Loss, 0-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/01/2005 @ SEA Loss, 3-4 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/30/2005 @ SEA Win, 4-3 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/28/2005 @ LAA Loss, 3-10 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/27/2005 @ LAA Win, 8-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/26/2005 @ LAA Loss, 5-7 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/2005 CLE Win, 6-3 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
09/23/2005 CLE Win, 3-1 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 0
09/20/2005 SEA Win, 2-1 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/19/2005 SEA Win, 6-3 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
No one outhustles him.
Personality Class: Sparkplug
High: Adaptability, Work Ethic
Low: Financial Ambition
Birthday:03/22/1979
Born in:Santiago, SAN
Nationality:Dominican
Height:5' 10"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$276,000
Signed Through:2005 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 117 Days
Service This Yr:183 Days
40-Man Service:4 Years, None
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2005 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 143 579 174 40 2 32 99 83 14 105 .301 .320 .542 .863 .360 .242 117
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 139 609 7 2 0 15 0 9 314 74 1 1 50.0 95.3 5.98 2.9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   90 31 7 0 3 14 12 2 13 2 0 2 .344 .365 .522 .887
Versus Right   489 143 33 2 29 85 71 12 92 7 0 5 .292 .312 .546 .858
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   86 23 4 0 4 13 10 3 11 1 0 2 .267 .304 .453 .758
May   106 32 12 0 3 15 15 5 13 1 0 2 .302 .342 .500 .842
June   94 28 7 1 3 10 9 4 12 0 0 0 .298 .327 .489 .816
July   98 31 5 0 10 24 21 0 29 2 0 0 .316 .310 .673 .983
August   100 33 6 1 7 24 14 1 21 3 0 3 .330 .346 .620 .966
September   88 25 4 0 5 13 13 1 19 2 0 0 .284 .286 .500 .786
October   7 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .571 .857
Spring Training   66 22 4 0 4 9 7 1 17 0 0 0 .333 .343 .576 .919
Last Year   423 99 17 1 16 58 47 9 82 3 1 3 .234 .253 .392 .646
2 Years Ago   42 10 1 0 2 8 7 3 10 1 0 0 .238 .283 .405 .687
Career   1168 310 62 3 52 175 150 28 228 13 2 11 .265 .286 .457 .743
Home   296 91 21 0 16 54 44 7 61 4 0 3 .307 .326 .541 .866
Road   283 83 19 2 16 45 39 7 44 5 0 4 .293 .314 .544 .859
Grass   542 165 40 2 29 91 79 13 93 8 0 7 .304 .325 .546 .871
Turf   37 9 0 0 3 8 4 1 12 1 0 0 .243 .256 .486 .743
Day   123 32 9 1 7 18 18 3 20 3 0 2 .260 .282 .520 .803
Night   456 142 31 1 25 81 65 11 85 6 0 5 .311 .331 .548 .879
As Starter   575 174 40 2 32 99 83 14 105 9 0 7 .303 .322 .546 .868
As Reliever / Substitution   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   140 43 7 0 8 22 17 6 23 2 0 2 .307 .340 .529 .869
Inning 1-3   191 54 14 2 9 38 23 2 38 5 0 2 .283 .290 .518 .808
Inning 4-6   199 59 15 0 12 31 35 4 41 1 0 3 .296 .319 .553 .872
Inning 7-9   167 58 11 0 11 29 24 8 21 2 0 2 .347 .380 .611 .991
Extra Innings   22 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 1 0 0 .136 .130 .136 .267
0 Outs   190 67 17 2 12 24 41 4 41 1 0 3 .353 .374 .653 1.026
1 Outs   200 57 12 0 8 35 26 6 35 8 0 2 .285 .301 .465 .766
2 Outs   189 50 11 0 12 40 16 4 29 0 0 2 .265 .287 .513 .800
Scoring Position   169 57 8 1 9 68 20 2 32 9 0 1 .337 .331 .556 .888
Bases Empty   308 87 26 1 18 18 43 9 56 0 0 4 .282 .312 .549 .860
Runner on 1st   102 30 6 0 5 13 20 3 17 0 0 2 .294 .327 .500 .827
Runner on 2nd   79 29 5 0 4 20 12 1 14 0 0 0 .367 .375 .582 .957
Runner on 3rd   20 6 1 0 0 8 0 0 3 2 0 1 .300 .304 .350 .654
Runner on 1st & 2nd   37 10 1 0 1 6 2 0 7 0 0 0 .270 .270 .378 .649
Runner on 1st & 3rd   10 3 0 0 1 8 1 0 2 2 0 0 .300 .250 .600 .850
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   12 4 0 1 1 12 2 1 2 5 0 0 .333 .278 .750 1.028
Bases Loaded   11 5 1 0 2 14 3 0 4 0 0 0 .455 .455 1.091 1.545
Two Strikes   228 48 14 1 9 38 24 5 105 4 0 1 .211 .227 .399 .626
First Pitch   125 42 9 0 8 23 23 2 0 3 0 5 .336 .363 .600 .963
Count 0-1   69 27 4 0 4 8 9 0 0 0 0 0 .391 .391 .623 1.014
Count 0-2   43 10 2 0 3 9 5 0 17 1 0 0 .233 .227 .488 .716
Count 1-0   49 16 3 1 1 7 6 0 0 2 0 1 .327 .327 .490 .817
Count 1-1   38 17 2 0 4 11 7 0 0 0 0 0 .447 .447 .816 1.263
Count 1-2   85 17 5 1 3 13 10 0 42 1 0 0 .200 .198 .388 .586
Count 2-0   13 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .308 .308 .385 .692
Count 2-1   36 15 7 0 3 7 8 0 0 0 0 0 .417 .417 .861 1.278
Count 2-2   65 16 6 0 2 13 7 0 28 2 0 1 .246 .250 .431 .681
Count 3-0   2 1 0 0 1 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 .500 .833 2.000 2.833
Count 3-1   19 4 0 0 2 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 .211 .318 .526 .844
Full Count   35 5 1 0 1 3 2 5 18 0 0 0 .143 .250 .257 .507
Behind in Count   197 54 11 1 10 30 24 0 59 2 0 0 .274 .271 .492 .764
Ahead in Count   119 40 11 1 7 19 20 7 0 2 0 1 .336 .372 .622 .994
Batting 3rd   26 11 4 1 1 3 3 0 2 0 0 1 .423 .444 .769 1.214
Batting 4th   457 130 28 1 28 82 68 13 90 9 0 4 .284 .304 .534 .838
Batting 5th   17 6 1 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .353 .389 .412 .801
Batting 7th   26 7 2 0 0 4 1 0 4 0 0 1 .269 .296 .346 .642
Batting 8th   53 20 5 0 3 9 10 0 6 0 0 1 .377 .389 .642 1.030
Low Leverage   209 64 11 0 15 24 30 6 40 2 0 3 .306 .332 .574 .906
Medium Leverage   270 80 26 2 13 52 40 5 52 6 0 3 .296 .310 .552 .862
High Leverage   95 28 2 0 4 23 12 3 13 1 0 1 .295 .320 .442 .762
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2002 Houston - MLB 23 35 124 27 4 0 2 10 13 2 1 0 31 1 0 .218 .236 .298 .535 40 38 -0.7
2003 Texas - MLB 24 16 42 10 1 0 2 8 7 3 0 1 10 0 0 .238 .283 .405 .687 83 77 0.1
2004 Texas - MLB 25 118 423 99 17 1 16 58 47 9 3 3 82 2 2 .234 .253 .392 .646 74 67 -0.8
2005 Texas - MLB 26 143 579 174 40 2 32 99 83 14 7 9 105 1 1 .301 .320 .542 .863 119 117 2.9
Total MLB 312 1168 310 62 3 52 175 150 28 11 13 228 4 3 .265 .286 .457 .743 93 89 1.4
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1998 GCL - DE 19 57 168 41 14 0 0 11 7 9 0 1 42 0 0 .244 .281 .327 .608 80 70 -0.6
1999 Michigan - A 20 120 353 84 25 1 13 50 39 15 0 1 105 1 1 .238 .268 .425 .693 104 103 2.5
2000 Round Rock - AA 21 132 381 73 18 4 1 34 27 15 3 3 123 0 0 .192 .226 .268 .494 45 40 -0.5
2001 Round Rock - AA 22 99 380 103 21 2 4 48 37 13 1 3 84 0 1 .271 .295 .368 .663 98 94 2.0
2001 New Orleans - AAA 22 41 162 35 9 1 5 12 18 8 1 0 35 1 0 .216 .257 .377 .634 92 92 1.0
2002 New Orleans - AAA 23 75 311 71 18 3 12 38 34 3 1 4 76 0 1 .228 .235 .421 .656 65 61 -0.4
2003 Oklahoma - AAA 24 87 357 119 17 3 16 68 56 12 1 2 61 1 0 .333 .355 .532 .887 135 132 3.0
Total PCL 203 830 225 44 7 33 118 108 23 3 6 172 2 1 .271 .291 .460 .751 100 98
Total TL 231 761 176 39 6 5 82 64 28 4 6 207 0 1 .231 .260 .318 .578 72 66
Total MIDW 120 353 84 25 1 13 50 39 15 0 1 105 1 1 .238 .268 .425 .693 104 103
Total GULF 57 168 41 14 0 0 11 7 9 0 1 42 0 0 .244 .281 .327 .608 80 70
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1999 Michigan - A 2B 89 88 145 220 39 368 3 .992 749.0 4.39 +6.8 1.075
1999 Michigan - A 3B 8 8 5 8 0 13 0 1.000 50.0 2.34 -0.5 .854
1999 Michigan - A SS 16 13 11 19 2 30 0 1.000 103.0 2.62 +0.3 1.032
1999 Michigan - A LF 6 6 15 0 0 15 0 1.000 47.0 2.87 +0.1 .945
1999 Michigan - A CF 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 7.0 2.57 +0.0 1.025
1999 Michigan - A RF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 8.0 0.00 -0.4 .000
2000 Round Rock - AA 2B 129 128 224 330 76 563 9 .984 1062.0 4.69 +4.5 1.023
2000 Round Rock - AA 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2000 Round Rock - AA SS 2 2 2 5 1 7 0 1.000 17.0 3.71 +0.5 1.049
2000 Round Rock - AA LF 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 7.0 3.86 +0.0 .990
2001 New Orleans - AAA 2B 37 35 55 115 19 172 2 .988 324.0 4.72 +2.6 1.018
2001 Round Rock - AA 2B 84 83 169 255 51 431 7 .984 737.1 5.18 +3.9 1.005
2001 New Orleans - AAA 3B 5 5 1 10 2 12 1 .917 41.0 2.41 -0.3 .967
2001 Round Rock - AA 3B 6 6 5 13 1 18 0 1.000 59.0 2.75 -0.8 .933
2001 Round Rock - AA SS 12 9 12 33 7 47 2 .957 84.2 4.78 -0.6 .980
2002 Houston - LGS 2B 32 32 80 83 22 172 9 .948 284.0 5.17 -1.3 .983
2002 New Orleans - AAA 2B 37 37 82 134 31 220 4 .982 323.2 6.01 +2.0 1.020
2002 New Orleans - AAA 3B 12 11 6 17 0 26 3 .885 92.0 2.25 -1.3 .866
2002 New Orleans - AAA SS 21 20 29 66 16 98 3 .969 177.0 4.83 -0.1 .956
2002 Houston - LGS LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 -0.0 .971
2002 New Orleans - AAA CF 3 3 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 25.0 2.52 -0.2 .972
2002 Houston - LGS RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2002 New Orleans - AAA RF 4 4 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 32.0 2.25 +0.4 .993
2003 Texas - LGS 1B 2 2 17 0 0 17 0 1.000 18.0 8.50 +0.1 1.022
2003 Texas - LGS 2B 7 5 9 21 4 30 0 1.000 50.2 5.33 +0.3 .995
2003 Oklahoma - AAA 2B 63 63 119 204 52 335 12 .964 536.2 5.42 +1.8 1.034
2003 Texas - LGS 3B 4 4 4 4 0 8 0 1.000 35.0 2.06 +0.2 1.049
2003 Oklahoma - AAA 3B 18 8 4 15 4 23 4 .826 84.1 2.03 -2.4 .796
2003 Oklahoma - AAA SS 17 7 19 20 4 41 2 .951 73.2 4.76 +0.2 .913
2003 Texas - LGS LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2003 Oklahoma - AAA LF 4 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 18.0 1.50 -0.1 .963
2003 Texas - LGS CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2003 Oklahoma - AAA CF 3 3 7 0 0 8 1 .875 26.0 2.42 -1.6 .848
2003 Texas - LGS RF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 +0.2 .979
2003 Oklahoma - AAA RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2004 Texas - LGS 1B 4 3 25 0 3 25 0 1.000 30.0 7.50 -0.2 1.016
2004 Texas - LGS 2B 14 9 27 30 8 59 2 .966 91.2 5.60 -1.7 .915
2004 Texas - LGS 3B 89 84 41 173 16 227 13 .943 763.0 2.52 -3.5 .980
2004 Texas - LGS SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2004 Texas - LGS LF 3 2 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 19.0 2.37 -0.2 .978
2004 Texas - LGS RF 6 5 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 45.2 1.38 -0.7 .864
2005 Texas - LGS 1B 9 9 81 4 8 88 3 .966 75.0 10.20 -1.8 .839
2005 Texas - LGS 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2005 Texas - LGS 3B 111 108 62 199 13 272 11 .960 975.0 2.41 -2.0 .979
2005 Texas - LGS SS 1 1 4 6 3 10 0 1.000 9.0 10.00 -0.2 1.043
2005 Texas - LGS LF 11 11 27 0 0 27 0 1.000 120.2 2.01 -0.1 .979
2005 Texas - LGS RF 9 9 14 0 0 15 1 .933 88.0 1.43 -0.7 .975
TOTAL 1B 15 14 123 4 11 130 3 .977 123.0 9.29 -2.0 .873
TOTAL 2B 492 480 910 1392 302 2350 48 .980 4159.0 4.98 +18.7 1.023
TOTAL 3B 253 234 128 439 36 599 32 .947 2099.1 2.43 -10.5 .963
TOTAL SS 69 52 77 149 33 233 7 .970 464.1 4.38 +0.1 .968
TOTAL LF 27 22 54 0 0 54 0 1.000 215.2 2.25 -0.3 .969
TOTAL CF 8 6 16 0 0 17 1 .941 58.0 2.48 -1.8 .920
TOTAL RF 22 19 30 0 0 31 1 .968 176.2 1.53 -1.2 .950
PLAYER HISTORY
10/18/1995 Signed a minor league contract out of Dominican Republic with the Houston Astros organization.
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (55); Power: 30 (60); Eye: 25 (55).
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (55); Power: 30 (55); Eye: 20 (40).
01/01/1998 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (55); Power: 30 (55); Eye: 20 (40).
03/31/1998 Named the #85 prospect in the MLB
11/01/1998 Named the #83 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1999 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (50); Power: 30 (60); Eye: 20 (35).
04/04/1999 Named the #80 prospect in the MLB
05/21/1999 Injured (foot soreness),day-to-day for 4 days.
11/02/1999 Named the #96 prospect in the MLB
01/01/2000 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (50); Power: 35 (60); Eye: 25 (35).
03/29/2000 Named the #99 prospect in the MLB
01/01/2001 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (50); Power: 40 (60); Eye: 25 (35).
04/01/2001 Named the #98 prospect in the MLB
06/17/2001 Was selected to the 2001 Texas League All-Star Game.
07/01/2001 Named the #78 prospect in the MLB
11/01/2001 Named the #72 prospect in the MLB
01/01/2002 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 50 (60); Eye: 30 (40).
06/30/2002 Named the #83 prospect in the MLB
07/28/2002 Injured (strained oblique),day-to-day for 4 weeks.
11/25/2002 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $256,000.
12/02/2002 Was traded by the Houston Astros to the Texas Rangers in exchange for CF Fortunato Murrone.
01/01/2003 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 55 (60); Eye: 30 (40).
03/24/2003 Named the #92 prospect in the MLB
06/01/2003 Wins the PCL AmericanL Batter of the Month Award.
06/02/2003 Wins the PCL AmericanL Player of the Week Award.
06/21/2003 Named the #66 prospect in the MLB
10/03/2003 Wins the 2003 PCL AmericanL Platinum Stick Award at 2B.
11/10/2003 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $268,000.
01/01/2004 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 35 (40).
03/02/2004 Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for 1 day.
11/29/2004 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $276,000.
01/01/2005 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 35 (40).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year TB Rank
2005 314 5
Year HR Rank
2005 32 6
Year SF Rank
2005 9 4
Year EBH Rank
2005 74 9
Year SLG Rank
2005 .542 5
Year ISO Rank
2005 .242 6
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