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Portrait of Ramon Santiago

Ramon Santiago SSTigers

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Career Summary
Years PA AVG OBP SLG DRC+ WARP
18 2794 .243 .314 .330 75 3.6
Birth Date8-31-1979
Height5' 11"
Weight185 lbs
Age44 years, 7 months, 23 days
BatsB
ThrowsR
WARP Summary

MLB Statistics

YEAR TEAM AGE G PA H 2B 3B HR BB SO HBP SB CS AVG OBP SLG DRC+ DRAA BRR FRAA BWARP
2002 DET 22 65 249 54 5 5 4 13 48 8 8 5 .243 .306 .365 64 -10.1 1.9 5.9 0.8
2003 DET 23 141 507 100 18 1 2 33 66 10 10 4 .225 .292 .284 59 -24.3 1.9 -7.4 -1.2
2004 SEA 24 19 45 7 1 0 0 3 3 1 0 0 .179 .256 .205 80 -1.0 -0.4 -1.0 -0.1
2005 SEA 25 8 13 1 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 .125 .417 .125 82 -0.3 0.0 -0.1 0.0
2006 DET 26 43 86 18 1 1 0 1 14 1 2 0 .225 .244 .263 53 -4.9 -0.2 -1.3 -0.3
2007 DET 27 32 74 19 5 1 0 1 10 3 3 0 .284 .324 .388 71 -2.5 0.9 1.9 0.3
2008 DET 28 58 156 35 6 2 4 22 17 5 1 0 .282 .411 .460 110 2.3 0.6 -1.4 0.7
2009 DET 29 93 296 70 6 2 7 17 57 4 1 2 .267 .318 .385 84 -5.0 -0.9 -0.9 0.5
2010 DET 30 112 367 84 9 1 3 30 56 7 2 2 .263 .337 .325 82 -7.2 0.1 7.7 1.5
2011 DET 31 101 294 67 11 3 5 17 38 4 0 0 .260 .311 .384 88 -3.7 1.3 2.8 1.0
2012 DET 32 93 259 47 7 1 2 20 39 5 1 0 .206 .283 .272 67 -9.7 1.1 -1.1 -0.2
2013 DET 33 80 234 46 8 1 1 21 32 1 0 1 .224 .298 .288 75 -6.1 -0.7 1.7 0.2
2014 CIN 34 75 214 44 8 0 2 24 38 3 2 1 .246 .343 .324 80 -4.6 -0.4 1.5 0.3
Career9202794592851830203420553015.243.314.33075-77.05.28.33.6

Statistics for All Levels

'opp' stats - Quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
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YEAR Team Lg LG G PA oppAVG oppOBP oppSLG BABIP BPF BRAA repLVL POS_ADJ DRC+ DRC+ SD FRAA BRR DRAA BWARP
1999 ONE A- NYP 0 53 .000 .000 .000 .432 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2000 WMI A MDW 0 425 .000 .000 .000 .321 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2001 LAK A+ FSL 120 512 .000 .000 .000 .297 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2002 DET MLB AL 65 249 .259 .324 .417 .291 97 -5.4 7.2 3.3 64 10 5.9 1.9 -10.1 0.8
2002 ERI AA EAS 22 84 .000 .000 .000 .313 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2002 TOL AAA INT 9 33 .000 .000 .000 .455 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2003 DET MLB AL 141 507 .262 .326 .418 .259 96 -24.8 13.8 3.7 59 10 -7.4 1.9 -24.3 -1.2
2004 SEA MLB AL 19 45 .279 .333 .454 .194 102 -4.5 1.3 0.6 80 8 -1.0 -0.4 -1.0 -0.1
2004 TAC AAA PCL 71 293 .000 .000 .000 .206 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2005 SEA MLB AL 8 13 .254 .338 .366 .167 110 -0.3 0.4 0 82 12 -0.1 0.0 -0.3 0.0
2005 TAC AAA PCL 129 517 .280 .351 .443 .262 86 -3.9 13.4 0.7 73 0 15.3 4.2 -14.8 1.8
2006 DET MLB AL 43 86 .264 .329 .422 .273 106 -8.3 2.6 0.7 53 12 -1.3 -0.2 -4.9 -0.3
2006 TOL AAA INT 25 100 .254 .322 .390 .271 94 1.8 2.5 0.5 90 0 -3.4 -0.2 -0.9 -0.1
2007 DET MLB AL 32 74 .271 .334 .419 .333 101 1.4 2.2 1 71 11 1.9 0.9 -2.5 0.3
2007 TOL AAA INT 91 402 .263 .334 .398 .298 92 -8.4 11.7 5.3 80 0 22.2 -1.0 -8.3 2.9
2008 DET MLB AL 58 156 .270 .337 .425 .301 107 7 4.5 1.2 110 13 -1.4 0.6 2.3 0.7
2008 TOL AAA INT 8 33 .260 .326 .401 .273 86 -2.4 1.0 0.4 66 0 -2.2 0.2 -1.7 -0.2
2009 DET MLB AL 93 296 .261 .327 .418 .313 104 -5.1 8.5 2.8 84 13 -0.9 -0.9 -5.0 0.5
2010 DET MLB AL 112 367 .259 .324 .403 .308 111 -7.2 10.1 3.3 82 10 7.7 0.1 -7.2 1.5
2011 DET MLB AL 101 294 .257 .320 .401 .283 106 -4.5 7.9 0.9 88 10 2.8 1.3 -3.7 1.0
2012 DET MLB AL 93 259 .252 .315 .406 .239 104 -16 7.1 0.6 67 8 -1.1 1.1 -9.7 -0.2
2012 ESC Wnt DWL 21 96 .000 .000 .000 .366 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2013 DET MLB AL 80 234 .254 .316 .396 .260 101 -6.9 6.2 1 75 9 1.7 -0.7 -6.1 0.2
2014 CIN MLB NL 75 214 .248 .309 .377 .300 101 0.2 5.5 1 80 11 1.5 -0.4 -4.6 0.3
2015 BUF AAA INT 33 139 .259 .324 .367 .245 93 -9.9 3.9 0.1 60 0 -0.3 -1.4 -7.8 -0.6
2016 TOR Wnt DWL 31 98 .000 .000 .000 .243 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Statistics For All Levels

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Year Team lvl LG PA AB R H 2B 3B HR TB RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG ISO SF SH
1999 ONE A- NYP 53 50 9 17 1 2 1 25 8 2 12 5 0 .340 .377 .500 .160 0 0
2000 WMI A MDW 425 379 69 103 15 1 1 123 42 34 60 39 12 .272 .351 .325 .053 0 0
2001 LAK A+ FSL 512 429 64 115 15 3 2 142 46 54 60 34 8 .268 .354 .331 .063 14 14
2002 ERI AA EAS 84 75 9 21 0 2 1 28 7 3 12 6 0 .280 .325 .373 .093 2 2
2002 TOL AAA INT 33 28 8 12 1 0 2 19 6 3 4 0 2 .429 .515 .679 .250 0 0
2002 DET MLB AL 249 222 33 54 5 5 4 81 20 13 48 8 5 .243 .306 .365 .122 2 4
2003 DET MLB AL 507 444 41 100 18 1 2 126 29 33 66 10 4 .225 .292 .284 .059 2 18
2004 TAC AAA PCL 293 243 35 47 7 2 1 61 24 24 31 9 6 .193 .280 .251 .058 12 12
2004 SEA MLB AL 45 39 8 7 1 0 0 8 2 3 3 0 0 .179 .256 .205 .026 0 2
2005 TAC AAA PCL 517 441 68 111 22 3 10 169 50 38 62 18 7 .252 .321 .383 .132 17 17
2005 SEA MLB AL 13 8 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 .125 .417 .125 .000 0 1
2006 DET MLB AL 86 80 9 18 1 1 0 21 3 1 14 2 0 .225 .244 .263 .038 0 4
2006 TOL AAA INT 100 83 13 21 6 0 2 33 12 9 18 2 1 .253 .310 .398 .145 7 7
2007 TOL AAA INT 402 365 40 96 19 4 3 132 30 16 61 8 9 .263 .302 .362 .099 11 11
2007 DET MLB AL 74 67 10 19 5 1 0 26 7 1 10 3 0 .284 .324 .388 .104 0 3
2008 TOL AAA INT 33 28 3 6 2 0 0 8 3 2 7 0 0 .214 .303 .286 .071 1 1
2008 DET MLB AL 156 124 30 35 6 2 4 57 18 22 17 1 0 .282 .411 .460 .177 0 5
2009 DET MLB AL 296 262 29 70 6 2 7 101 35 17 57 1 2 .267 .318 .385 .118 3 10
2010 DET MLB AL 367 320 38 84 9 1 3 104 22 30 56 2 2 .263 .337 .325 .063 2 8
2011 DET MLB AL 294 258 29 67 11 3 5 99 30 17 38 0 0 .260 .311 .384 .124 4 11
2012 ESC Wnt DWL 96 83 20 27 5 0 1 35 9 11 11 5 0 .325 .411 .422 .096 0 1
2012 DET MLB AL 259 228 19 47 7 1 2 62 17 20 39 1 0 .206 .283 .272 .066 1 5
2013 DET MLB AL 234 205 27 46 8 1 1 59 14 21 32 0 1 .224 .298 .288 .063 1 6
2014 CIN MLB NL 214 179 20 44 8 0 2 58 17 24 38 2 1 .246 .343 .324 .078 1
2015 BUF AAA INT 139 124 11 25 2 0 0 27 5 11 22 2 3 .202 .283 .218 .016 0 1
2016 TOR Wnt DWL 98 82 3 17 1 0 0 18 7 10 13 2 0 .207 .305 .220 .012 1 3

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr% CSAA
2008 604 0.4851 0.3874 0.8803 0.5461 0.2379 0.9125 0.8108 0.1197 -0.0065
2009 1007 0.5204 0.4657 0.8294 0.6202 0.2981 0.8862 0.7014 0.1706 0.0019
2010 1344 0.5097 0.4420 0.8721 0.5883 0.2898 0.9181 0.7749 0.1279 -0.0058
2011 1037 0.5256 0.4368 0.8653 0.5890 0.2683 0.9190 0.7348 0.1347 0.0021
2012 910 0.5132 0.4121 0.8587 0.5375 0.2799 0.9084 0.7581 0.1413 -0.0020
2013 880 0.5136 0.4023 0.8842 0.5951 0.1986 0.9294 0.7412 0.1158 0.0015
2014 804 0.5037 0.3507 0.8511 0.4667 0.2331 0.9259 0.6989 0.1489 -0.0041
Career65860.51190.41920.86250.56850.26240.91400.74450.1375-0.0017

Injury History  —  No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2013-08-09 2013-08-14 DTD 5 5 Right Knee Inflammation - -
2013-02-24 2013-03-08 Camp 12 0 Right Lower Leg Strain Calf - -
2012-04-08 2012-04-11 DTD 3 2 - General Medical Illness - -
2010-06-20 2010-06-20 DTD 0 0 Left Ankle Sprain -
2010-03-14 2010-03-17 Camp 3 0 - General Medical Illness -
2009-07-29 2009-07-31 DTD 2 1 Right Lower Leg Contusion Foul Ball Off Shin -
2008-06-05 2008-07-08 15-DL 33 29 Left Shoulder Separation AC Joint -
2007-07-14 2007-08-11 Minors 28 0 Right Fingers Fracture - -
2002-09-21 2002-09-29 DTD 8 7 Left Shoulder Surgery Instability 2002-09-26 -
2002-07-24 2002-09-01 15-DL 39 37 Right Wrist Surgery Hamate Fracture 2002-07-25
2000-08-16 2000-08-28 Minors 12 0 Right Shoulder Impingement - -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2015 TOR $
2014 CIN $1,100,000
2013 DET $2,100,000
2012 DET $2,100,000
2011 DET $1,350,000
2010 DET $1,250,000
2009 DET $825,000
2008 DET $575,000
2007 DET $500,000
2006 DET $375,000
2003 DET $307,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
10 yrPrevious$10,482,000
10 yrTotal$10,482,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
10 y 95 dBeverly Hills Sports Council1 year (2015)

Details
  • 1 year (2015). Signed by Toronto as a free agent 1/30/15 (minor-league contract). Salary of $1.1M in majors. Released by Toronto 3/30/15. Re-signed by Toronto as a free agent 4/6/15 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year/$1.1M (2014). Signed by Cincinnati as a free agent 1/29/14 (minor-league contract). Salary of $1.1M in majors. Contract selected by Cincinnati 3/14.
  • 2 years/$4.2M (2012-13). Re-signed by Detroit as a free agent 11/30/11. 12:$2.1M, 13:$2.1M.
  • 2 years/$2.5M (2010-11). Signed extension with Detroit 12/16/09 (avoided arbitration). 10-11: $1.25M annually. Bonuses.
  • 1 year/$0.825M (2009). Re-signed by Detroit 12/12/08 (avoided arbitration).
  • 1 year/$0.575M (2008). Re-signed by Detroit 11/12/07 (avoided arbitration). $25,000 in performance bonus based on PAs.
  • 1 year/$0.5M (2007). Re-signed by Detroit 11/06 (avoided arbitration). Split contract, $0.2M in minors). Performance bonuses: $20,000 each for 250, 300, 350, 400, 450 PAs.
  • 1 year/$0.375M (2006). Signed by Detroit as a free agent 1/06 (minor-league contract). Contract purchased by Detroit 4/06.
  • 1 year (2005). Contract purchased by Seattle 9/05. Released by Seattle 11/05.
  • 1 year (2004). Acquired by Seattle in trade from Detroit 1/04. Signed by Seattle 2/04.
  • 1 year/$0.307M (2003). Re-signed by Detroit 1/03.
  • 1 year (2002). Contract purchased by Detroit 5/02.
  • Signed by Detroit 7/98 as an amateur free agent from the Dominican Republic.

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

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BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2012-11-20 13:00:00 (link to chat)What is your assessment of carlos sanchez? is he good enough to diplace gordon beckham this year?
(temple from madison)
Sanchez handles the bat well, makes contact, above-average runner, but lacks baseball instincts and has no power. Relies a lot on his feet and making contact... many of the hits he tallied in A+, AA, will be taken away in AAA and especially MLB. I think he's a reserve. Reminds me too much of Ramon Santiago. There's a chance I am light on him, but when the swing is bad and there's no pop, it's difficult to see past the bench. (Jason A. Churchill)
2012-03-06 13:00:00 (link to chat)I am looking at having to start Giovatella or Raburn at 2B in my AL-only league this year. Is this the year Raburn finally puts it together?
(cooldude from Mpls)
I hope so. I have him at MI in CBS AL-only. Coincidentally, I have Giovatella at 2B too. Ramon Santiago doesn't pose much of a threat, but apparently Brandon Inge is looking pretty good at 2B, and he could cut into his time. As a cheap MI in AL-only, his power upside makes him worth the gamble, but this Inge news is certainly disconcerting. (Derek Carty)


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Advanced Catching Metrics

Year lvl CSAA Framing Runs Blocking Chances EPAA Blocking Runs SB Attempts SRAA TRAA Throwing Runs FRAA Adj. FRAA
2005 aaa .000 0.0 8 .000 0.0 0 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 15.3

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