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Portrait of Carlos González

Carlos González RFMariners

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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 33)
PA AVG HR R RBI SB DRC+ WARP
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Birth Date10-17-1985
Height6' 1"
Weight220 lbs
Age39 years, 6 months, 2 days
BatsL
ThrowsL
2.52015
1.42016
-0.12017
2.32018
1.42019
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WARP Summary

MLB Statistics

YEARTEAMAGEGPAH2B3BHRBBSOHBPSBCSAVGOBPSLGDRC+DRAABRRFRAABWARP
2008 OAK 22 85 316 73 22 1 4 13 81 0 4 1 .242 .273 .361 57 -15.8 1.4 7.4 0.2
2009 COL 23 89 317 79 14 7 13 28 70 3 16 4 .284 .353 .525 102 1.8 1.5 5.2 1.7
2010 COL 24 145 636 197 34 9 34 40 135 2 26 8 .336 .376 .598 139 29.8 3.9 -4.1 4.7
2011 COL 25 127 542 142 27 3 26 48 105 7 20 5 .295 .363 .526 123 14.5 0.5 1.2 3.0
2012 COL 26 135 579 157 31 5 22 56 115 2 20 5 .303 .371 .510 114 9.2 0.5 -5.6 1.7
2013 COL 27 110 436 118 23 6 26 41 118 1 21 3 .302 .367 .591 135 17.5 1.9 4.4 3.5
2014 COL 28 70 281 62 15 1 11 19 70 1 3 0 .238 .292 .431 83 -5.1 1.2 -5.4 -0.5
2015 COL 29 153 608 150 25 2 40 46 133 1 2 0 .271 .325 .540 121 17.1 -0.1 -3.8 2.5
2016 COL 30 150 632 174 42 2 25 46 129 1 2 2 .298 .350 .505 106 5.8 1.4 -4.5 1.4
2017 COL 31 136 534 123 34 0 14 56 119 2 3 0 .262 .339 .423 87 -7.0 1.1 -5.0 -0.1
2018 COL 32 132 504 128 32 4 16 37 113 1 5 2 .276 .329 .467 99 1.2 4.0 7.7 2.3
2019 CHN 33 15 49 7 2 0 1 8 19 0 0 2 .175 .306 .300 59 -2.7 -0.2 -1.3 -0.3
2019 CLE 33 30 117 22 1 0 2 10 33 1 0 1 .210 .282 .276 69 -3.9 2.2 2.3 0.3
Career1377555114323024023444812402212233.285.343.50010862.419.2-1.520.4

Statistics for All Levels

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Plate Discipline

YEARPitsZone%Swing%Contact%Z-Swing%O-Swing%Z-Contact%O-Contact%SwStr%CSAA
2008 1058 0.4934 0.5085 0.7230 0.6762 0.3451 0.8442 0.4919 0.2770 0.0075
2009 1161 0.4505 0.4634 0.7584 0.6157 0.3386 0.8634 0.6019 0.2416 -0.0019
2010 2239 0.4801 0.5100 0.7609 0.6493 0.3814 0.8539 0.6149 0.2391 -0.0090
2011 1953 0.4342 0.4757 0.7427 0.6297 0.3575 0.8839 0.5519 0.2573 -0.0077
2012 2153 0.4380 0.4608 0.7107 0.6278 0.3306 0.8311 0.5325 0.2893 -0.0060
2013 1677 0.4305 0.4764 0.6959 0.6440 0.3497 0.7892 0.5659 0.3041 0.0000
2014 1028 0.4193 0.5360 0.6860 0.7448 0.3853 0.8100 0.5130 0.3140 -0.0063
2015 2187 0.4243 0.5368 0.6882 0.7478 0.3813 0.8012 0.5250 0.3118 -0.0076
2016 2298 0.4143 0.5161 0.6931 0.6901 0.3930 0.8037 0.5558 0.3069 0.0000
2017 1932 0.4203 0.4974 0.6805 0.6736 0.3696 0.8245 0.4903 0.3195 0.0000
2018 1877 0.4129 0.5024 0.7073 0.7006 0.3630 0.7974 0.5850 0.2927 0.0000
2019 634 0.4637 0.5063 0.6480 0.6735 0.3618 0.7424 0.4959 0.3520 0.0000
Career201970.43690.49880.71060.67220.36470.82380.54870.2894-0.0032

Injury History  —  No longer being updated

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

Compensation

YearsDescriptionSalary
10 yrPrevious$85,785,997
10 yrTotal$85,785,997

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
10 y 131 dBoras Corp.1 year (2020)

Details
  • 1 year (2020). Signed by Seattle as a free agent 2/11/20 (minor-league contract). Released by Seattle 5/28/20.
  • 1 year (2019). Signed by Cleveland as a free agent 3/19 (minor-league contract). Salary of $2M in majors. May earn additional $1M in performance bonuses. May opt out of contract 4/20/19 if not on Major League roster. Contract selected by Cleveland 4/14/19. DFA by Cleveland 5/22/19. Released 5/26/19. Signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent 6/1/19 (minor-league contract). DFA by Chicago Cubs 6/29/19. Sent outright to Triple-A 7/1/19 (refused assignment, elected free agency).
  • 1 year/$5M (2018). Re-signed by Colorado 3/12/18. Roster bonuses: $1M each for 125, 150, 175 days on active roster.
  • 7 years/$80M (2011-17). Signed extension with Colorado 1//11/11. $3M signing bonus. 11:$1M, 12:$5M, 13:$7.5M, 14:$10.5M, 15:$16M, 16:$17M, 17:$20M. Award bonuses: $25,000 each for Gold Glove, All Star selection. $50,000 for Silver Slugger. $75,000 for LCS MVP. $0.1M each for MVP, WS MVP. $1M assignment bonus if traded.
  • 1 year/$0.406M (2010). Re-signed by Colorado 3/5/10.
  • 1 year/$0.403M (2009). Renewed by Colorado 3/4/09 ($149,172 in minors).
  • 1 year (2008). Acquired by Colorado in trade from Oakland 11/12/08.
  • 1 year/$0.38M (2007). Contract purchased 11/06. Re-signed 2/07. Acquired by Oakland in trade from Arizona 12/14/07.
  • Signed 2002 as an amateur free agent from Venezuela.

2019 Preseason Forecast

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

PCTPARH2B3BHRRBIBBSOSBCSAVGOBPSLGDRC+VORPFRAAWARP
90o 534 65 136 30 2 16 66 49 116 4 1 .284 .353 .455 116 29.9 3.2
80o 519 61 127 28 2 15 62 46 115 4 1 .272 .340 .437 110 23.8 2.5
70o 508 59 122 27 2 14 59 43 114 3 1 .266 .332 .426 105 19.6 2.1
60o 498 56 117 26 2 14 57 42 113 3 1 .259 .325 .419 101 16.1 1.7
50o 489 54 112 25 2 13 55 40 112 3 1 .252 .317 .405 98 13.0 1.4
40o 480 52 108 24 2 13 53 38 112 3 1 .248 .311 .401 94 10.0 1.1
30o 470 50 103 23 2 12 51 37 111 3 1 .240 .304 .387 90 6.8 0.7
20o 459 47 99 22 2 12 48 35 109 3 1 .236 .297 .384 86 3.3 0.4
10o 444 44 90 20 1 11 45 32 108 3 1 .221 .280 .356 80 -1.2 -0.1
Weighted Mean4915411325213554011331.254.318.4079813.51.4

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