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Birth Date4-8-1986
Height5' 11"
Weight190 lbs
Age27 years, 1 months, 14 days
BatsB
ThrowsR
2009
2.12010
3.42011
3.62012
4.52013
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Standard

YEAR TEAM AGE G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR TB BB SO HBP SF SH RBI SB CS AVG OBP SLG TAv VORP FRAA WARP
2010 CLE 24 46 192 150 23 39 13 0 6 70 37 29 1 4 0 22 3 0 .260 .401 .467 .316 19.1 0.6 2.1
2011 CLE 25 155 658 552 84 132 35 2 27 252 97 133 2 7 0 79 5 3 .239 .351 .457 .287 32.5 -0.5 3.4
2012 CLE 26 143 609 507 72 128 27 2 18 213 91 101 3 8 0 76 3 5 .252 .365 .420 .290 34.6 -0.7 3.6
2013 CLE 27 39 163 138 25 40 13 0 7 74 24 31 1 0 0 16 1 1 .290 .399 .536 .347 18.1 0.1 1.9
Career38316221347204339884586092492947190193129.252.367.452.297104.2-0.411.0

Advanced

'opp' stats - quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
YEAR Team Lg G PA TAv oppAVG oppOBP oppSLG oppTAv BABIP BPF BRAA repLVL POS_ADJ FRAA BRR BVORP BWARP VORP WARP
2006 VRO A+ 54 223 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .329 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2006 OGD Rk 37 168 .339 .262 .345 .390 .000 .311 107 13.1 4.1 -1.3 1.3 -0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2007 GRL A 86 334 .249 .258 .324 .380 .000 .241 101 -3.9 9.5 3.8 -0.7 -1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2008 KIN A+ 29 126 .356 .268 .341 .415 .000 .413 99 13.3 3.6 1.5 -0.1 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2008 SBR A+ 99 434 .346 .281 .344 .428 .000 .355 98 41 12.1 4.7 1.2 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2008 AKR AA 2 8 .206 .256 .321 .395 .000 .000 110 -0.8 0.4 -0.1 -0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2009 AKR AA 130 535 .326 .267 .337 .404 .000 .314 103 39.2 15.8 4.8 1.7 4.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2010 CLE MLB 46 192 .316 .256 .319 .408 .000 .277 99 10.8 5.4 2.4 0.6 -0.1 19.1 2.1 19.1 2.1
2010 COH AAA 57 246 .329 .266 .334 .414 .000 .340 110 19 6.8 2.7 0.6 1.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2011 CLE MLB 155 658 .287 .257 .313 .403 .000 .263 100 17.6 11.8 1.4 -0.5 -1.8 32.5 3.4 32.5 3.4
2012 CLE MLB 143 609 .290 .254 .313 .403 .000 .278 99 17.7 11.0 3.4 -0.7 -1.9 34.6 3.6 34.6 3.6
2012 LKC A 1 4 .000 .245 .322 .348 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2012 ESC Wnt 20 86 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .269 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2013 CLE MLB 39 163 .347 .258 .317 .425 .267 .330 96 14 4.5 1.2 0.1 -1.3 18.1 1.9 18.1 1.9
2013 DOM int 6 24 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .333 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
CareerMLB1622.299.256.314.406.260.2779863.342.18.4-0.4-5.3107.811.4107.811.4

Statistics For All Levels

Year Team Lg PA R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG ISO TAv VORP FRAA WARP
2006 OGD Rk 168 31 40 5 1 7 27 30 19 4 0 .303 .436 .515 .212 .339 0.0 1.3 0.0
2006 VRO A+ 223 16 53 10 2 3 18 23 43 0 3 .268 .347 .384 .116 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
2007 GRL A 334 32 65 20 1 7 36 40 45 5 3 .223 .317 .370 .147 .249 0.0 -0.7 0.0
2008 KIN A+ 126 34 37 5 1 6 19 20 24 3 0 .352 .456 .590 .238 .356 0.0 -0.1 0.0
2008 SBR A+ 434 88 113 34 4 14 96 69 59 7 4 .323 .438 .563 .240 .346 0.0 1.2 0.0
2008 AKR AA 8 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 .125 .125 .500 .375 .206 0.0 -0.0 0.0
2009 AKR AA 535 91 124 30 2 23 97 90 83 2 2 .290 .421 .530 .241 .326 0.0 1.7 0.0
2010 COH AAA 246 39 62 14 1 13 51 45 39 6 0 .316 .451 .597 .281 .329 0.0 0.6 0.0
2010 CLE MLB 192 23 39 13 0 6 22 37 29 3 0 .260 .401 .467 .207 .316 19.1 0.6 2.1
2011 CLE MLB 658 84 132 35 2 27 79 97 133 5 3 .239 .351 .457 .217 .287 32.5 -0.5 3.4
2012 ESC Wnt 86 7 14 4 0 0 6 14 20 1 0 .197 .326 .254 .056 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
2012 CLE MLB 609 72 128 27 2 18 76 91 101 3 5 .252 .365 .420 .168 .290 34.6 -0.7 3.6
2012 LKC A 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 1.000 .750 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
2013 CLE MLB 163 25 40 13 0 7 16 24 31 1 1 .290 .399 .536 .246 .347 18.1 0.1 1.9
2013 DOM int 24 4 5 0 0 2 3 8 5 0 1 .312 .542 .688 .375 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0

Injury History beta

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2013-04-23 2013-04-26 DTD 3 3 - General Medical Illness - -
2013-04-09 2013-04-14 DTD 5 6 Left Thumb Contusion HBP - -
2012-06-28 2012-07-02 DTD 4 0 - Low Back Soreness - -
2012-05-26 2012-06-05 7-DL 10 0 - Head Concussion - -
2011-09-04 2011-09-04 DTD 0 0 Right Ankle Soreness Jammed From Sliding - -
2010-08-03 2010-10-04 60-DL 62 56 Left Knee Surgery LCL 2010-08-06
2010-07-27 2010-07-28 DTD 1 1 Left Knee Contusion HBP on Patella -
2010-06-25 2010-06-25 DTD 0 0 Left Thumb Contusion -
2010-04-21 2010-04-23 DTD 2 2 Knee Contusion Foul Ball -
2009-12-08 2009-12-08 Off 0 0 Right Wrist Surgery Hamate 2009-12-08

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2017 CLE $1,200,000
2016 CLE $8,450,000
2015 CLE $6,200,000
2014 CLE $3,700,000
2013 CLE $750,000
2012 CLE $701,900
2011 CLE $416,600
YearsDescriptionSalary
2 yrPrevious$1,118,500
2011Current$750,000
3 yrPvs + Cur$1,868,500
4 yrFuture$19,550,000
7 yrTotal$21,418,500

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
2 y 115 dAndy Mota5 years/$21.0019M (2012-16), 2017 option

Details
  • 5 years/$21.0019M (2012-16), plus 2017 club option. Signed extension with Cleveland 4/10/12, replacing 1 year/$0.5019M deal signed 3/3/12. $1M signing bonus. 12:$0.5019M, 13:$0.55M, 14:$3.5M, 15:$6M, 16:$8.25M, 17:$12M club option, $1.2M buyout. Award bonuses.
  • 1 year/$0.4166M (2011). Re-signed by Cleveland 3/8/11.
  • 1 year (2010). Re-signed by Cleveland 3/10/10. Optioned to Triple-A 3/19/10. Recalled 6/11/10.
  • 1 year (2009). Contract purchased by Cleveland 11/20/08. Optioned to Double-A 3/19/09. Re-signed 3/10/09.
  • Acquired by Cleveland in trade from LA Dodgers 7/26/08 (Casey Blake deal).
  • Signed by LA Dodgers 2004 as an amateur free agent from the Dominican Republic. $75,000 signing bonus.

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Platoon

SORT_FIELD PLATOON AVG OBP SLG TAv
10 vs L (Multi) .282 .398 .452 .314
11 vs R (Multi) .232 .344 .426 .280
18 Split (Multi) -.050 -.054 -.026 -.034
19 LgAvg (Multi) -.003 .003 .004 .002
30 vs L (2012) .272 .388 .420 .308
31 vs R (2012) .243 .352 .420 .280
38 Split (2012) -.030 -.036 .000 -.027
39 LgAvg (2012) -.003 .005 .005 .003

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BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2012-01-24 13:00:00Is it crazy to draft Carlos Santana in round 2-3? He gets more playing time than other catchers because he plays some 1B/DH for Cleveland. His AVG screams for a correction this year. Can easily do 30/100 if he continues his development.
(PJ from Bronx)
Don't get me wrong, I like Santana, but that's definitely too early for him. You can say the same for Mike Napoli and he doesn't have to make good on upside... and I still wouldn't take Napoli that early. It's a bit more defensible in a deep two-catcher league, like an AL-only league, but I wouldn't jump the gun on him. (Derek Carty)
2012-01-10 13:00:00Thanks Derek. How much higher, if at all, is Carlos Santana's ceiling compared with Devin Mesoraco, considering offense and defense?
(Keith from Manchester, CT)
It's definitely higher. Neither is Ivan Rodriguez behind the plate (neither is Mike Piazza either) and Santana’s ceiling with the bat is much higher (not to say Mesoraco won’t be good, though). Santana has the kind of elite catcher bat potential that would still play very well at another position. (Derek Carty)
2012-01-10 13:00:00Is keeping Salvador Perez for $5 at C worth pluging Carlos Santana in at 1B?
(jaymoff from Salem, OR)
Same as Kendrick -- you're best dealing one of them. If you only have one catcher spot, then keep Santana and let Perez go. (Derek Carty)
2011-06-14 13:00:00Who do you like going forward, in real life and/or Strat/Scoresheet-type games: Wieters or Carlos Santana?
(Dan from Brooklyn)
Santana. (Ben Lindbergh)
2011-05-26 13:00:00What is going on with Carlos Santana?
(Bruce from toronto)
The natural reaction here is to cite Santana's low BABIP, but he is hitting a lot more groundballs this season. I don't know that putting the ball on the ground more helps a player of his skill set. Santana is also hitting more infield flies, so a portion of his balls in play are automatic outs. Given his history, I think he'll improve, but maybe not to the level he played at last season. (R.J. Anderson)
2011-05-26 13:00:00Any chance Carlos Santana gets sent down?
(paulbellows from Calgary)
Guessing not. Santana is still outhitting the average catcher, even with his struggles. (R.J. Anderson)
2011-04-13 13:00:00How would you rank the following players based on future value as hitters (taking into account their position): Carlos Santana, Andrew McCutchen, Mike Stanton?
(Dennis from LA)
Santana, Stanton, McCutchen (Jason Parks)
2011-04-12 13:00:00How would you rank the following players in terms of their future value as hitters: Carlos Santana, Mike Stanton, and Andrew McCutchen?
(Dennis from LA)
For pure offensive value, I'll say Stanton, Santana, McCutchen. If positional adjustments come into play, Santana jumps to the front of the line. (Ben Lindbergh)
2011-03-17 13:00:00My Carlos Santana love is out of control ... in our 1-catcher keeper, should I rate him above McCann even? Is the 5th too early (there's no "keeper" penalty, just lose picks 1-5 for the up to 5 you keep)?
(RC from (seriously now))
Hey, I love Santana too, but he's coming off a busted knee and has yet to play a full season. Meanwhile, McCann has been consistently great and is still only going to be 27 this year. I can't back Santana over McCann.. yet. (Mike Petriello)
2011-02-08 14:00:00Seems like dozens of guys coming back from serious injury: who ya got for full recoveries?
(JD from OKC)
Pretty broad question. I know the guy I'm most hoping to see a full recovery from: Carlos Santana. Ask me about other specifics, and I'm happy to oblige. (Ken Funck)
2010-08-04 13:00:00If the Indians were able to procure some type of ace level starter for 2011. Would they be in the running for the division? I don't see anything wrong with the offense if healthy.
(SaberTJ from Cleveland, OH)
I do. Other than Choo, Carlos Santana, and a comeback campaign for Grady Sizemore, there isn't a whole lot there. (Steven Goldman)
2010-07-06 14:00:00Dare I say it? Carlos Santana is the 2nd best offensive catcher in baseball behind Mauer, RIGHT NOW.
(tommybones from brooklyn)
You know what? You could be right, although you might hurt Brian McCann's and Geovany Soto's feelings. (Ben Lindbergh)
2010-07-06 14:00:00So, Cleveland is going to give Carlos Santana a rest one of these days, right?
(Patrick from MPLS)
You'd think so. Although it's possible that it's kind of like when a pitcher is throwing a perfect game, and no one wants to go near him. If he ever cools down, someone might carefully broach the subject of taking a break. (Ben Lindbergh)
2010-07-09 13:00:00Extremely unlikely that a Cleveland fan is going to take anyone up on that. They seem to relish their status as the most tortured sports city. And in a twisted way it, makes sense--if you can't be happy, at least try to claim you're tougher than anyone else. But how awesome is Carlos Santana and his .548 secondary average?
(P from Cleveland)
I love Carlos Santana! I drafted Lou Marson and Santana in an AL-only league (AL catchers are horrific) and was very excited to finally ditch Lou. Santana's going to be special--hell, he already is. (Marc Normandin)
2010-07-09 13:00:00Should there be any concern that Cleveland is running Carlos Santana into the ground? He's played seventeen days in a row and counting with only one of those games at DH. My team would gladly trade a few off days for a rested, productive catcher.
(P from mn)
That is worrisome, but let's see if it develops into a Russell Martin-esque trend before we panic too much. (Marc Normandin)
2010-07-09 13:00:00What star rating would you give Carlos Santana's fantasy value you this year?
(SaberTJ from Cleveland, OH)
His power level is over 9000. (Marc Normandin)
2010-06-10 13:00:00Who gets called up first: Carlos Santana or Pedro Alvarez?
(Lane from Austin, TX)
Pedro Alvarez will be called up first, but I don't think Santana is that far behind. I wish Santana would get called up now so he could move from my bench and replace Lou Marson in my deep AL-only (just like real life!) (Marc Normandin)
2010-06-10 13:00:00It sure would be nice to see Carlos Santana up on Sunday to face Strasburg.
(SaberTJ from Cleveland, OH)
That would be excellent, for both my love of new talent and my AL-only team. (Marc Normandin)
2010-05-25 13:00:00Which of the following prospects will "miraculously" be deemed ready for the majors in a week or so: Carlos Santana, Pedro Alvarez, Stephen Strasburg, Buster Posey, Desmond Jennings?
(tommybones from brooklyn)
Stephen Strasburg, for sure. (John Perrotto)
2010-05-25 13:00:00Do you expect Carlos Santana to be an immediate impact hitter or will he be a Wieters like work in progress?
(Wedge from Sizemore's Bath House)
I think he'll be like Wieters. It's tough for catchers to immediately come up and rake because of all their other responsibilities. There have more adjustments to make and more they have to learn. (John Perrotto)
2010-04-08 14:00:00From a hitters standpoint, does Carlos Santana have the bat to be a perennial top 5 hitting catcher in baseball or even top 3?
(Nick from Reno)
Yes; yes. (Kevin Goldstein)
2010-03-26 13:00:00Some forecasting systems, and some forecasters, see a potential for averageness out of the Tribe. What am I missing?
(bigrick0016 from Cleveland)
Well, maybe Carmona's actually back - he's looked great this spring, and every inning he throws is one less that the poundable lefties who don't miss bats like Sowers, Laffey and Huff don't throw. Sizemore will be healthy, LaPorta will be around all year, Asdrubal Cabrera and Shin Soo Choo are for real, and Carlos Santana could be along this summer. That's a whole bag of interesting stuff there, and while there are no guarantees everything pans out, I'd at least buy a ticket to watch. (Jay Jaffe)
2010-02-26 13:00:00What do you think Pedro Alvarez ceiling is?
(Will from WV)
Kevin Goldstein has him rated ahead of Desmond Jennings, Carlos Santana and Buster Posey. I think that is as good of an answer as is needed. (David Laurila)
2010-01-04 14:00:00When do we see Carlos Santana? Will the hand injury be an issue?
(John from PA)
My understanding is that he won't be ready for pitcher/catcher reporting time, but will be 100% at some point DURING spring training. I think he's a late-season call up and Opening Day catcher in 2011. (Kevin Goldstein)
2009-12-11 13:00:00How much should we worry about Carlos Santana's injury? Does that delay his contention for the starting C gig on the lake?
(Jim Clancy from Exhibition Stadium)
It COULD. My understanding is that common recovery time for the surgery he had matches up almost perfectly with when pitchers and catchers report, so any delay could mean a shorter spring for him. (Kevin Goldstein)
2009-11-24 13:00:00Who are some of the top prospects you like for next year? I'm guessing Strasburg and Heyward are givens.
(Wendy from Madrid)
I'll be keeping my eye on Heyward, Posey, and Carlos Santana. Strasburg of course but it's unclear if he is a September callup or if he will be in uniform come June. (Eric Seidman)
2009-11-17 14:00:00How far behind Carlos Santana is Flowers?
(bkmhoxx from KC)
Pretty darn far. If Santana was the kind of hitter he is and only played first base, he'd be a pretty special prospect, but he's a CATCHER. (Kevin Goldstein)
2009-07-30 14:00:00What kind of package would Shapiro accept for Lee and or Martinez? I would think Martinez is much more expendable with Carlos Santana not far away.
(SaberTJ from Cleveland, OH)
The Indians won't get as much for Martinez as they did Lee and I think Shapiro has been put in a spot by ownership where he HAS to trade Victor, regardless of what they're saying publicly. They're losing a lot of money from what I hear. (John Perrotto)
2009-07-30 14:00:00John, thanks for the chat. Maybe I am in the minority, but I don't see the Indians getting Marson or Donald as meeting a team need in the deal for Lee. Not sure if Marson >> Carlos Santana, and while Donald is a nice player, he is older than Valbuena and Cabrera.
(Tim from DC)
Yeah, I'm not big on Donald or Marson either. I've only had limited looks at them in spring training but scouts I trust don't think they'll be impact guys in the majors. (John Perrotto)
2009-08-04 14:00:00Is Lou Marson highly-regarded enough to be flipped in 2010 when Carlos Santana is ready? I mean, there's no roster on Earth that needs this many catchers. I assume that was part of the thought process, and not that Marson is really going to keep Santana from getting the starting gig when he's ready ... please?
(buffum from Austin TX)
Gads, I hope so. I sort of don't understand how readily it seemed that so many people inside the media or outside of it seemed to overlook that Marson's just not even close to being their best option when it comes to nominating a catcher of the future. It's sort of like preferring Andy Allanson to Sandy Alomar Jr. because he started his career 10-for-20, donchaknow. (A few decades ago, I knew such people.) (Christina Kahrl)
2009-07-21 13:00:00BP fanatic here Does Carlos Santana project to be an All Star?
( nycfan from nyc)
Kevin Goldstein pegged him as a 5-star prospect heading into the season, so that’s probably your answer right there. Taking a quick look at his current Double-A numbers, I see 15 home runs in 280 at bats and an OBP nudging .400. Pairing those with KGs rating, Santana sounds like a potential future All-Star to me.

On a mostly unrelated note, Lastings Milledge was twice thrown out attempting to steal against Pawtucket's Mark Wagner this past weekend. Wagner is nowhere near the prospect Santana is, but he has thrown out a very high percentage of runners this year between AA and AAA. He has a nice future, at least as a defense-first backup. (David Laurila)
2009-06-08 14:00:00Well, last season we identified Jon Meloan and Carlos Santana. The difference between Mark DeRosa and Casey Blake is within an epsilon band, no? (If it would help, my guess is that the Indians would again pay DeRosa's salary for a better prospect as they did in that deal.)
(buffum from Austin TX)
Ah, Ned Colletti. (Joe Sheehan)


BP Roundtables

DateRoundtable NameComment
2009-10-15 17:00:002009 NLCS Game One (Phillies/Dodgers)Blake had an excellent year. His defensive numbers were a plus on top of a solid performance with the stick. I hate the trade of Carlos Santana, but you can pencil me in for a .280/.363/.468 line from my third baseman any year and I'll take it.
(Jay Jaffe)
 

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