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Raul Casanova
Raul Casanova

Bats Both, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 192 lb.

Debut May 24, 1996

Born August 23, 1972 in Humacao, P.R.

Drafted by the New York Mets in the 8th round of the 1990 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 1990. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1996 23 DET AL  25   85    6   16   1  0   4    9   0  0   6  18  .188  .242  .341   46   29   0   0   0   0   6
 1997 24 DET AL 101  304   27   74  10  1   5   24   1  1  26  48  .243  .308  .332   69  101   0   1   1   3  10
 1998 25 DET AL  16   42    4    6   2  0   1    3   0  0   5  10  .143  .250  .262   34   11   0   0   0   1   0
 2000 27 MIL NL  86  231   20   57  13  3   6   36   1  2  26  48  .247  .331  .407   88   94   2   2   1   4   5
 2001 28 MIL NL  71  192   21   50  10  0  11   33   0  0  12  29  .260  .303  .484  101   93   0   3   2   1   3
 2002 29 TOT     33   88    3   16   1  0   1    8   0  0  10  19  .182  .270  .227   34   20   0   1   4   1   3
         MIL NL  31   87    3   16   1  0   1    8   0  0  10  18  .184  .273  .230   36   20   0   1   4   1   3
         BAL AL   2    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 2005 32 CHW AL   6    5    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .200  .200  .200    6    1   0   0   0   0   0
 2007 34 TBD AL  29   79   12   20   1  1   6   11   0  0   7  17  .253  .315  .519  117   41   0   2   1   1   3
 2008 35 NYM NL  20   55    5   15   2  0   1    6   0  0   6  10  .273  .344  .364   88   20   0   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 9 Seasons      387 1081   98  255  40  5  35  130   2  3  98 200  .236  .304  .379   77  410   2   9   9  11  31
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        453   41  107  17  2  15   54   1  1  41  84  .236  .304  .379   77  172   1   4   4   5  13
 Career High    101  304   27   74  13  3  11   36   1  2  26  48  .247  .331  .407   88  101   2   3   4   4  10
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1996 23 DET AL   91   75    5   1.8   116| .188  .277| .242  .350| .341  .445| .583  .795|  46  .110  -7.8  -0.7   0%
 1997 24 DET AL  334  242   30   3.3   108| .243  .270| .308  .339| .332  .427| .640  .766|  69  .309 -14.4  -1.3  50%
 1998 25 DET AL   48   36    3   2.2   110| .143  .272| .250  .340| .262  .432| .512  .773|  34  .175  -4.2  -0.4   0%
 2000 27 MIL NL  265  185   31   4.5   114| .247  .270| .331  .347| .407  .441| .738  .787|  88  .421  -4.2  -0.4  33%
 2001 28 MIL NL  208  148   28   5.0   110| .260  .266| .303  .337| .484  .436| .787  .773| 101  .503  -0.3   0.0   0%
 2002 29 TOT     100   76    5   1.8   105| .182  .263| .270  .337| .227  .419| .497  .756|  34  .137  -8.4  -0.8   0%
         MIL NL   99   75    5   1.8   105| .184  .264| .273  .337| .230  .419| .503  .756|  36  .141  -8.1  -0.8   0%
         BAL AL    1    1    0   0.0   101| .000  .258| .000  .325| .000  .416| .000  .741|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 2005 32 CHW AL    5    4    0   0.0   108| .200  .272| .200  .335| .200  .431| .400  .766|   6  .000  -0.7  -0.1   0%
 2007 34 TBD AL   89   64   12   5.0   105| .253  .269| .315  .336| .519  .420| .834  .756| 117  .495   1.5   0.1   0%
 2008 35 NYM NL   61   41    7   4.6   107| .273  .266| .344  .338| .364  .425| .708  .762|  88  .469  -1.0  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 9 Seasons      1201  871  121   3.7   110| .236  .269| .304  .341| .379  .432| .683  .773|  77  .355 -39.5  -3.7  40%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1996 23 DET AL C 22 123 12 3 0 .978 .990 6.14 5.84 7.06 6.91 20 172.0 3 12 28 8 DH 3 1997 24 DET AL C 92 543 38 9 6 .985 .991 6.32 6.08 7.21 7.15 83 725.3 8 21 72 28 DH 1 1998 25 DET AL C 14 81 6 3 0 .967 .990 6.21 6.17 7.46 7.13 13 105.0 0 6 11 7 2000 27 MIL NL C 72 357 29 4 6 .990 .990 5.36 6.38 6.59 7.45 55 527.0 3 16 39 11 DH 3 2001 28 MIL NL C 56 305 25 3 6 .991 .992 5.89 6.64 7.06 7.74 48 420.7 2 17 38 12 DH 1 2002 29 TOT C 30 169 13 1 0 .995 .991 6.07 6.39 7.44 7.52 25 220.3 2 11 21 9 MIL NL C 28 166 13 1 0 .994 .991 6.39 6.41 7.38 7.53 25 218.3 2 11 21 9 BAL AL C 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.50 6.15 13.50 6.75 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 2005 32 CHW AL C 6 9 0 0 0 1.000 .989 1.50 5.97 5.79 6.81 0 14.0 0 1 0 0 2007 34 TBD AL C 23 138 9 3 3 .980 .991 6.39 6.41 7.84 7.28 19 168.7 4 7 9 5 DH 1 2008 35 NYM NL C 13 89 7 0 0 1.000 .993 7.38 6.72 7.32 7.65 13 118.0 1 3 2
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1996 23 DET AL C 22 123 12 3 0 .978 .990 6.14 5.84 7.06 6.91 20 172.0 3 12 28 8 1997 24 DET AL C 92 543 38 9 6 .985 .991 6.32 6.08 7.21 7.15 83 725.3 8 21 72 28 1998 25 DET AL C 14 81 6 3 0 .967 .990 6.21 6.17 7.46 7.13 13 105.0 0 6 11 7 2000 27 MIL NL C 72 357 29 4 6 .990 .990 5.36 6.38 6.59 7.45 55 527.0 3 16 39 11 2001 28 MIL NL C 56 305 25 3 6 .991 .992 5.89 6.64 7.06 7.74 48 420.7 2 17 38 12 2002 29 TOT C 30 169 13 1 0 .995 .991 6.07 6.39 7.44 7.52 25 220.3 2 11 21 9 MIL NL C 28 166 13 1 0 .994 .991 6.39 6.41 7.38 7.53 25 218.3 2 11 21 9 BAL AL C 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.50 6.15 13.50 6.75 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 2005 32 CHW AL C 6 9 0 0 0 1.000 .989 1.50 5.97 5.79 6.81 0 14.0 0 1 0 0 2007 34 TBD AL C 23 138 9 3 3 .980 .991 6.39 6.41 7.84 7.28 19 168.7 4 7 9 5 2008 35 NYM NL C 13 89 7 0 0 1.000 .993 7.38 6.72 7.32 7.65 13 118.0 1 3 2 1996 23 DET AL DH 3 1997 24 DET AL DH 1 2000 27 MIL NL DH 3 2001 28 MIL NL DH 1 2007 34 TBD AL DH 1
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Position Total C* 328 1814 139 26 21 .987 .991 5.95 6.30 7.11 7.36 276 2471.0 23 91 221 82 DH 9 Games not counted in Overall Total below +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 328 1814 139 26 21 .987 .991 5.95 6.30 7.11 7.36 276 2471
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Transactions 

June 4, 1990: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 8th round of the 1990 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 1990.

December 7, 1992: Sent by the New York Mets to the San Diego Padres to complete an earlier deal made on October 26, 1992. The New York Mets sent a player to be named later, Wally Whitehurst, and D.J. Dozier to the San Diego Padres for Tony Fernandez. The New York Mets sent Raul Casanova (December 7, 1992) to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade.

March 22, 1996: Traded by the San Diego Padres with Richie Lewis and Melvin Nieves to the Detroit Tigers for Sean Bergman, Todd Steverson, and Cade Gaspar (minors).

October 15, 1999: Granted Free Agency.

December 15, 1999: Signed as a Free Agent with the Colorado Rockies.

March 24, 2000: Released by the Colorado Rockies.

March 25, 2000: Signed as a Free Agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.

September 3, 2002: Released by the Milwaukee Brewers.

September 11, 2002: Signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.

October 1, 2002: Released by the Baltimore Orioles.

December 27, 2002: Signed as a Free Agent with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

July 28, 2003: Released by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

August 6, 2003: Signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.

October 15, 2003: Granted Free Agency.

November 25, 2003: Signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.

March 18, 2004: Released by the Baltimore Orioles.

April 28, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.

June 24, 2004: Sent to the Kansas City Royals by the Boston Red Sox as part of a conditional deal.

October 15, 2004: Granted Free Agency.

February 17, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox.

November 1, 2005: Granted Free Agency.

January 5, 2006: Signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics.

October 31, 2006: Granted Free Agency.

January 12, 2007: Signed as a Free Agent with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1997Detroit Tigers$157,500
1998Detroit Tigers$225,000
1999Detroit Tigers$240,000
2001Milwaukee Brewers$400,000
2002Milwaukee Brewers$850,000
Career (may be incomplete)$1,872,500

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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