CF Willy Taveras #1
Tampa Bay Devil Rays MLB
Age: 32 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great
09/08/2014
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CF WILLY TAVERAS #1 - AGE: 32 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
77 196 48 4 1 1 19 9 33 .245 .280 .291 5 0.9
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 45
Gap 35 35 35 35
Power 25 25 25 25
Eye 35 35 35 35
Avoid K's 55 55 55 55
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 20 75
Errors: - 20 45
Arm: - 25 65
Turn DP: - 25 -
Ability: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 55
1st Base: - Center Field: 70
2nd Base: - Right Field: 70
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 70
Stealing Ability: 70
Baserunning Inst.: 70
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/07/2014 OAK Win, 3-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/01/2014 @ SEA Loss, 5-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/31/2014 @ SEA Win, 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/30/2014 @ SEA Loss, 4-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/25/2014 @ BAL Win, 8-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
08/24/2014 @ BAL Win, 9-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/23/2014 @ BAL Win, 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/22/2014 KC Loss, 6-10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/19/2014 @ DET Loss, 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/17/2014 @ DET Win, 6-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:12/25/1981
Born in:Tenares, HER
Nationality:Dominican
Height:6' 0"
Weight:165 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$1,500,000
Signed Through:2014 Season
Major Service:8 Years, 100 Days
Service This Yr:161 Days
40-Man Service:9 Years, 118 Days
Pro Service:11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2003, 28th Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2014 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 77 196 48 4 1 1 19 16 9 33 .245 .280 .291 .571 .254 .046 63
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 55 210 1 0 0 6 3 1 57 6 5 3 62.5 15.0 2.52 .9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   68 14 0 1 0 6 1 3 11 1 0 0 .206 .236 .235 .471
Versus Right   128 34 4 0 1 13 13 6 22 0 3 1 .266 .304 .320 .624
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
March   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
April   85 24 2 1 1 9 5 4 18 0 2 1 .282 .322 .365 .687
May   84 18 2 0 0 7 8 3 8 1 0 0 .214 .239 .238 .477
July   12 4 0 0 0 3 3 2 2 0 1 0 .333 .429 .333 .762
August   9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 .222 .222 .222 .444
September   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Spring Training   69 19 4 2 0 2 6 5 13 0 0 0 .275 .324 .391 .716
Last Year   298 55 4 1 1 17 31 17 57 1 3 0 .185 .228 .215 .443
2 Years Ago   66 14 0 2 0 5 7 2 21 1 3 0 .212 .232 .273 .505
Career   4097 1069 145 24 13 268 488 194 697 9 86 52 .261 .302 .318 .620
Home   76 19 0 0 0 9 6 6 13 1 1 1 .250 .310 .250 .560
Road   120 29 4 1 1 10 10 3 20 0 2 0 .242 .260 .317 .577
Grass   97 23 3 1 0 7 7 2 18 0 2 0 .237 .253 .289 .541
Turf   99 25 1 0 1 12 9 7 15 1 1 1 .253 .306 .293 .598
Day   60 15 2 0 0 7 1 3 7 0 1 0 .250 .286 .283 .569
Night   136 33 2 1 1 12 15 6 26 1 2 1 .243 .278 .294 .572
As Starter   182 45 4 1 1 16 14 9 30 1 3 1 .247 .285 .297 .582
As Reliever / Substitution   14 3 0 0 0 3 2 0 3 0 0 0 .214 .214 .214 .429
Pinch Hitting   5 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Close/Late   41 13 1 0 0 3 3 0 5 0 1 0 .317 .317 .341 .659
Inning 1-3   54 15 1 0 0 10 5 6 11 1 2 0 .278 .344 .296 .641
Inning 4-6   72 14 1 1 1 4 5 3 15 0 0 0 .194 .227 .278 .504
Inning 7-9   65 17 2 0 0 4 4 0 6 0 1 1 .262 .273 .292 .565
Extra Innings   5 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
0 Outs   64 20 1 0 0 3 6 2 9 0 3 0 .313 .333 .328 .661
1 Outs   60 11 2 0 0 4 6 3 9 1 0 1 .183 .231 .217 .447
2 Outs   72 17 1 1 1 12 2 4 15 0 0 0 .236 .276 .319 .596
Scoring Position   49 14 0 0 0 16 5 4 11 1 3 0 .286 .333 .286 .619
Bases Empty   106 22 3 0 1 1 6 2 17 0 0 1 .208 .229 .264 .494
Runner on 1st   41 12 1 1 0 2 3 3 5 0 0 0 .293 .341 .366 .707
Runner on 2nd   15 4 0 0 0 2 3 1 3 0 2 0 .267 .313 .267 .579
Runner on 1st & 2nd   14 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 .214 .214 .214 .429
Runner on 1st & 3rd   7 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 .286 .375 .286 .661
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   6 2 0 0 0 3 1 1 2 0 1 0 .333 .429 .333 .762
Bases Loaded   7 3 0 0 0 8 0 1 0 1 0 0 .429 .444 .429 .873
Two Strikes   66 10 0 0 1 6 5 3 33 0 0 1 .152 .200 .197 .397
First Pitch   34 12 1 0 0 3 3 0 0 1 1 0 .353 .343 .382 .725
Count 0-1   21 6 1 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .429 .714
Count 0-2   9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .111 .111 .111 .222
Count 1-0   20 7 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 .350 .350 .450 .800
Count 1-1   27 7 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .259 .259 .259 .519
Count 1-2   25 4 0 0 1 2 1 0 14 0 0 1 .160 .192 .280 .472
Count 2-0   7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
Count 2-1   14 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
Count 2-2   19 5 0 0 0 4 3 0 10 0 0 0 .263 .263 .263 .526
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   7 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 .000 .364 .000 .364
Full Count   13 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 6 0 0 0 .000 .188 .000 .188
Behind in Count   55 11 1 1 1 6 2 0 17 0 0 1 .200 .214 .309 .523
Ahead in Count   48 13 2 0 0 5 3 6 0 0 2 0 .271 .352 .313 .664
Batting Leadoff   15 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 .200 .250 .267 .517
Batting 2nd   7 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 1 0 .286 .375 .286 .661
Batting 4th   2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Batting 5th   3 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333
Batting 6th   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 7th   30 7 0 0 0 3 3 1 3 0 1 1 .233 .281 .233 .515
Batting 8th   130 31 3 1 1 12 7 5 23 1 1 0 .238 .265 .300 .565
Batting 9th   5 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .400 .500 .400 .900
Low Leverage   83 16 1 0 1 4 3 3 16 0 0 1 .193 .230 .241 .471
Medium Leverage   83 20 2 1 0 6 8 5 14 0 2 0 .241 .284 .289 .573
High Leverage   29 12 1 0 0 9 3 1 3 1 1 0 .414 .419 .448 .868
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
2003 Seattle - MLB 21 12 54 12 1 0 0 5 5 3 1 0 13 2 2 .222 .276 .241 .517 37 39 -0.1
2004 Seattle - MLB 22 21 71 24 3 0 0 4 7 1 2 0 15 5 1 .338 .365 .380 .745 98 97 0.3
2005 Seattle - MLB 23 154 596 175 18 4 1 44 65 28 11 2 95 41 14 .294 .336 .342 .678 83 83 2.3
2006 Seattle - MLB 24 150 619 183 25 1 1 36 87 33 16 3 105 62 24 .296 .346 .344 .690 86 86 2.2
2007 Seattle - MLB 25 150 614 176 33 6 4 47 88 35 8 0 97 71 20 .287 .333 .379 .713 89 90 3.6
2008 Minnesota - MLB 26 151 570 150 22 2 2 40 81 31 6 0 96 75 14 .263 .308 .319 .627 69 64 2.2
2009 Minnesota - MLB 27 153 575 115 19 3 3 31 59 22 4 1 102 59 12 .200 .234 .259 .493 31 21 -0.5
2010 Minnesota - MLB 28 104 391 104 12 4 0 17 33 12 3 0 55 24 7 .266 .293 .317 .610 70 61 0.7
2011 Chicago - MLB 29 22 47 13 4 0 0 3 9 1 0 0 8 2 3 .277 .292 .362 .653 79 55 0.0
2012 New York - MLB 30 23 66 14 0 2 0 5 7 2 0 1 21 3 3 .212 .232 .273 .505 38 24 -0.1
2013 Tampa Bay - MLB 31 120 298 55 4 1 1 17 31 17 0 1 57 1 0 .185 .228 .215 .443 27 20 -0.7
2014 Tampa Bay - MLB 32 77 196 48 4 1 1 19 16 9 1 1 33 5 3 .245 .280 .291 .571 69 63 0.9
Total MLB 1137 4097 1069 145 24 13 268 488 194 52 9 697 350 103 .261 .302 .318 .620 68 64 10.8
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
2003 Burton - A 21 8 34 12 1 2 0 4 9 2 2 0 4 5 2 .353 .421 .500 .921 158 165 0.5
2003 Tampa - AA 21 42 163 71 10 3 1 29 30 15 2 0 30 14 7 .436 .489 .552 1.041 182 181 2.3
2003 Corpus Christi - AAA 21 25 107 35 3 1 2 9 13 5 1 0 12 12 3 .327 .363 .430 .793 125 124 0.6
2004 Corpus Christi - AAA 22 101 447 155 15 3 0 25 72 23 7 0 74 41 20 .347 .388 .394 .782 111 113 2.3
2010 Hampton - AAA 28 13 50 15 2 0 0 7 12 3 0 0 5 4 0 .300 .340 .340 .680 74 76 0.2
2011 Rochester - AAA 29 24 100 34 2 1 0 8 14 8 1 0 11 10 4 .340 .394 .380 .774 107 110 0.6
2012 Anaheim - AAA 30 73 305 118 7 8 3 43 50 12 1 2 43 38 14 .387 .409 .492 .901 134 133 2.6
Total MAAA 236 1009 357 29 13 5 92 161 51 10 2 145 105 41 .354 .390 .423 .813 117 118
Total MAA 42 163 71 10 3 1 29 30 15 2 0 30 14 7 .436 .489 .552 1.041 182 181
Total MA 8 34 12 1 2 0 4 9 2 2 0 4 5 2 .353 .421 .500 .921 158 165
CAREER POSTSEASON 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
2011 Chicago - MLB 29 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0.0
2012 New York - MLB 30 8 23 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 6 1 0 .130 .167 .174 .341 -6 -25 0.2
2013 Tampa Bay - MLB 31 9 29 7 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 6 0 0 .241 .241 .241 .483 38 32 0.8
Total MLB 20 52 10 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 12 1 0 .192 .208 .212 .419 17 5
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2003 Seattle - MLB CF 12 12 42 0 0 42 0 1.000 110.2 3.42 +2.7 1.139
2004 Seattle - MLB LF 9 9 15 0 0 16 1 .938 76.0 1.78 -0.5 .995
2004 Seattle - MLB CF 3 3 11 1 1 12 0 1.000 26.0 4.15 +0.2 1.107
2004 Seattle - MLB RF 10 8 15 0 0 15 0 1.000 69.2 1.94 +0.7 1.060
2005 Seattle - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2005 Seattle - MLB CF 149 148 507 6 0 519 6 .988 1271.0 3.63 +9.4 1.024
2005 Seattle - MLB RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2006 Seattle - MLB CF 150 149 520 7 0 532 5 .991 1326.2 3.58 +8.6 1.022
2007 Seattle - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2007 Seattle - MLB CF 150 149 561 15 6 580 4 .993 1279.1 4.05 +10.3 1.031
2008 Minnesota - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2008 Minnesota - MLB CF 150 149 491 15 6 513 7 .986 1260.0 3.61 +11.0 1.041
2008 Minnesota - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2009 Minnesota - MLB CF 149 149 469 6 2 484 9 .981 1238.0 3.45 +16.0 1.031
2010 Minnesota - MLB CF 17 16 58 1 1 59 0 1.000 136.0 3.90 +2.5 1.047
2010 Minnesota - MLB RF 88 88 212 9 3 223 2 .991 749.0 2.66 +6.2 1.075
2011 Chicago - MLB CF 15 14 37 0 0 37 0 1.000 122.2 2.71 +1.0 1.049
2011 Chicago - MLB RF 8 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 11.1 1.59 +0.0 .993
2012 New York - MLB CF 19 16 54 3 1 57 0 1.000 145.0 3.54 +2.3 1.073
2012 New York - MLB RF 3 3 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 24.0 0.75 +0.1 .988
2013 Tampa Bay - MLB CF 116 78 249 8 3 259 2 .992 782.2 2.96 +5.3 1.036
2013 Tampa Bay - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2014 Tampa Bay - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2014 Tampa Bay - MLB CF 68 55 150 3 0 153 0 1.000 503.1 2.74 +5.6 1.044
2014 Tampa Bay - MLB RF 7 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 13.0 1.38 -0.3 .986
TOTAL LF 9 9 15 0 0 16 1 .938 76.0 1.78 -0.5 .995
TOTAL CF 998 938 3149 65 20 3247 33 .990 8201.1 3.53 +74.8 1.034
TOTAL RF 117 99 233 9 3 244 2 .992 868.0 2.51 +6.7 1.072
PLAYER HISTORY
06/01/2003 Drafted in the 2003 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 28, 28th overall pick) by the Seattle Mariners.
06/26/2003 Named the #34 prospect in the MLB
07/08/2003 Goes 5-6 against the Oak Grove Steelheads, with 3 RBI and 0 R.
11/04/2003 Named the #32 prospect in the MLB
11/26/2003 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $192,000.
01/01/2004 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (60); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 35 (35).
03/29/2004 Named the #27 prospect in the MLB
05/11/2004 Goes 0-4 against the Airdrie River Otters, ending his hitting streak at 20 games.
06/17/2004 Was selected to the 2004 Major League Baseball All-Star Futures Game.
06/21/2004 Was selected to the 2004 MLB Triple A All-Star Game.
06/25/2004 Named the #43 prospect in the MLB
06/28/2004 Goes 0-4 against the Modesto Loggerheads, ending his hitting streak at 21 games.
10/20/2004 Wins the 2004 MAAA SL1 Great Glove Award at CF.
10/28/2004 Named the #37 prospect in the MLB
11/19/2004 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $201,600.
01/01/2005 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 40 (40).
03/28/2005 Named the #29 prospect in the MLB
11/23/2005 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $211,200.
01/01/2006 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 40 (40).
09/01/2006 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 5 days.
11/25/2006 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000.
01/01/2007 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (60); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 40 (40).
07/12/2007 Injured (bruised thigh),day-to-day for 5 days.
09/06/2007 Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for 4 days.
11/02/2007 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $2,040,000 with the Seattle Mariners organization.
01/01/2008 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (60); Power: 25 (25); Eye: 40 (40).
02/08/2008 Was traded by the Seattle Mariners to the Minnesota Twins in exchange for RF Brandon Moss, RP Rich Thompson, and RP Steven Shell.
07/22/2008 Injured (sprained knee),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
11/07/2008 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $2,840,000 with the Minnesota Twins organization.
01/01/2009 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (60); Power: 25 (25); Eye: 35 (35).
08/01/2009 Injured (sprained knee),day-to-day for 5 days.
11/23/2009 Was not offered arbitration and became a free agent.
12/26/2009 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Atlanta Braves organization.
01/01/2010 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (60); Power: 25 (30); Eye: 35 (35).
04/28/2010 Was granted free agency by the Atlanta organization.
05/05/2010 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Minnesota Twins organization.
06/04/2010 Injured (hamstring cramp),day-to-day for 5 days.
06/17/2010 Injured (strained forearm),day-to-day for 3 weeks.
11/21/2010 Became a free agent.
12/09/2010 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Chicago White Sox organization.
01/01/2011 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (55); Power: 25 (30); Eye: 35 (40).
04/22/2011 Injured (latissimus dorsi (back) strain),out for 5 weeks.
08/11/2011 Goes 0-4 against the Shreveport Rangers, ending his hitting streak at 20 games.
11/22/2011 Became a free agent.
12/29/2011 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the New York Mets organization.
01/01/2012 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 35 (35).
04/26/2012 Injured (sprained knee),day-to-day for 4 days.
05/29/2012 Injured (tired arm),day-to-day for one week.
06/24/2012 Goes 5-5 against the Ft. Dix Sabercats, with 2 RBI and 2 R.
06/25/2012 Wins the MAAA SL1 Player of the Week Award.
07/14/2012 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 4 days.
11/21/2012 Became a free agent.
01/01/2013 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 25 (25); Eye: 35 (35).
01/12/2013 Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $2,700,000 with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays organization.
03/08/2013 Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for 4 days.
09/06/2013 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 5 days.
09/11/2013 Injured (strained back),day-to-day for 3 days.
01/01/2014 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 25 (25); Eye: 35 (35).
05/31/2014 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for one week.
06/04/2014 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SB Rank
2005 41 6
2006 62 3
2007 71 2
2008 75 2
2009 59 5
Year HP Rank
2005 11 8
2006 16 4
Year SH Rank
2006 12 5
2007 8 9
2008 17 1
2009 14 1
2010 10 9
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