#3 Eric Chavez, Third Base, 25 yrs, St. Louis Cardinals

#3 Eric Chavez, Third Base, 25 yrs, St. Louis Cardinals
Sunday, 6/13/2003

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Eric Chavez

12/7/1977
25
USA,CA,Los Angeles
6"1
215

Third Base
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3.5 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 2,928,571
2003 (Arbitration eligible)
3 Year(s), 103 Days (619 total Days)
72 Day(s)
3 Year(s), 103 Days (619 total Days)
8 Year(s)
Arbitration eligible
3 Option Year(s) left

Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	8	9	8	7	6
Versus LHP	7	9	7	6	5
Versus RHP	8	9	8	7	6
Talent	7	8	8	8	5

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Fielding Ratings
3B : 10 (Range), .970 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 9
Outfield Arm : 2

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	Spot
6/2	@CHC	W 13-0	4	2	2	0	0	1	1	2	0	#3
6/3	@CHC	W 4-2	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	#5
6/4	CIN	W 7-6	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	#3
6/5	CIN	W 5-0	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	#3
6/6	CIN	W 7-0	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	#5
6/7	MIN	W 3-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	#3
6/8	MIN	W 5-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	#7
6/9	MIN	W 3-1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	#3
6/11	DET	W 6-5	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	2	#3
6/12	DET	W 5-2	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	#5

Batting Stats 2003

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO
Overall	58	212	56	12	2	13	37	33	33	64	.264	.366	.524	.889	.884	.259
Projected	149	545	144	31	5	33	95	85	85	165	.264	.366	.524	.889	.884	.259

Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	55	248	1	1	0	8	2	0	111	27	0	0	.0	39.9	6.5

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHP	62	15	5	0	3	8	5	15	17	0	0	1	.242	.397	.468	.865
vs. RHP	150	41	7	2	10	29	28	18	47	0	2	0	.273	.351	.547	.898
Close/Late	30	6	0	2	0	3	0	4	11	0	1	0	.200	.286	.333	.619
Scoring Position	42	14	5	1	4	24	0	12	13	0	0	0	.333	.481	.786	1.267
Pinch Hitting	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.500	.667	.500	1.167

	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Home	30	107	22	8	0	5	12	10	14	44	.206	.295	.421	.716
Road	28	105	34	4	2	8	25	23	19	20	.324	.429	.629	1.057
This Week	5	12	1	0	0	1	2	2	6	6	.083	.389	.333	.722
Last Week	7	28	12	0	0	2	6	7	6	5	.429	.529	.643	1.172
March/April	23	90	26	6	2	8	23	16	14	23	.289	.387	.667	1.053
May	24	87	19	6	0	2	7	9	7	30	.218	.274	.356	.630
June	11	35	11	0	0	3	7	8	12	11	.314	.489	.571	1.061

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1999	23	81	22	7	0	4	18	17	7	0	2	24	0	0	.272	.322	.506	.828	STL
2000	152	526	143	47	3	30	109	81	56	2	2	132	0	0	.272	.343	.544	.887	STL
2001	155	558	157	40	5	30	129	94	84	2	3	159	1	0	.281	.376	.532	.908	STL
2002	154	590	160	48	4	30	120	92	76	0	3	158	0	0	.271	.353	.519	.871	STL
2003	58	212	56	12	2	13	37	33	33	1	0	64	0	0	.264	.366	.524	.889	STL
Total	542	1967	538	154	14	107	413	317	256	5	10	537	1	0	.274	.357	.529	.886

Career Minor League Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1996, A	114	421	101	14	2	13	53	48	44	59	1	1	.240	.304	.375	.679
1997, A	136	521	130	34	1	25	69	76	68	66	1	0	.250	.329	.463	.791
1998, A	34	140	46	10	5	9	30	31	16	17	0	0	.329	.392	.664	1.057
1998, AA	89	347	77	17	3	15	66	50	39	59	0	0	.222	.297	.418	.715
1999, AAA	128	505	122	35	1	23	82	64	60	120	0	0	.242	.312	.451	.764

Career Postseason Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1999	14	46	9	2	0	0	1	3	4	13	0	0	.196	.260	.239	.499
2000	5	16	2	1	1	0	2	1	2	6	0	0	.125	.222	.313	.535
2001	7	27	7	1	0	1	4	2	0	8	0	0	.259	.259	.407	.667
2002	17	63	10	2	0	1	4	9	12	20	0	0	.159	.293	.238	.531
Total	43	152	28	6	1	2	11	15	18	47	0	0	.184	.271	.276	.547

Fielding Stats 2003

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RANGE

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Third Base

125

.968

492.2

2.28

Player History

Signed as a free agent by Florida on 3/3/1996 to a minor league contract.
Injured on 5/7/1998 with a Pulled Hamstring Muscle, out for one week...
Injured on 6/8/1999 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for one week...
Had first career hit (double) on 9/2/1999, off Kyle Abbott (HOU)...
Hit first career homerun on 9/10/1999, off Manny Hernandez (PHI)...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/19/2000, hitting .571 with 2 HR, 6 RBI...
Won Rookie of the Year Award in 2000, hitting .272 with 30 HR, 109 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 4/10/2001, hitting .565 with 3 HR, 9 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/2001, hitting .409 with 7 HR, 29 RBI...
Drove in 6 runs against Philadelphia on 5/9/2001...
Drove in 6 runs against Houston on 8/10/2001...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/17/2002, hitting .385 with 3 HR, 7 RBI...
Won World Championship with St. Louis in 2002...
2/2/2003: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,928,571 through salary arbitration...
Injured on 3/8/2003 with a Inflamed Groin Muscle, out for one week...

Batting Leader Boards Appearances

RBI
2000 - 109 - 8th
2001 - 129 - 5th
2002 - 120 - 9th

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