#35 Mike Caruso, Shortstop, 26 yrs, Cincinnati Reds

#35 Mike Caruso, Shortstop, 26 yrs, Cincinnati Reds
Sunday, 6/13/2003

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Mike Caruso

5/27/1977
26
USA,NY,Queens
6"1
172

Shortstop
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2.5 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 1,071,429
2003 (Arbitration eligible)
4 Year(s), 160 Days (848 total Days)
74 Day(s)
5 Year(s), 74 Days (934 total Days)
8 Year(s)
Arbitration eligible
2 Option Year(s) left

Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	7	5	3	2	8
Versus LHP	7	5	3	2	8
Versus RHP	7	5	3	2	9
Talent	7	5	4	3	9

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7
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9
4
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Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
2B : 7 (Range), .984 (Fielding Pct.)
SS : 6 (Range), .944 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 6
Outfield Arm : 1

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	Spot
6/2	PIT	L 2-8	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	#4
6/3	PIT	L 6-8	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#4
6/4	@STL	L 6-7	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	#4
6/5	@STL	L 0-5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#4
6/6	@STL	L 0-7	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	#4
6/7	CLE	L 4-5	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	#4
6/8	CLE	W 6-0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#4
6/9	CLE	L 0-2	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	#5
6/11	CHW	L 1-3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#5
6/12	CHW	L 8-10	5	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	#5

Batting Stats 2003

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO
Overall	63	249	67	8	2	0	25	17	16	41	.269	.318	.317	.636	.529	.048
Projected	162	640	172	21	5	0	64	44	41	105	.269	.318	.317	.636	.529	.048

Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	63	267	2	2	0	4	0	0	79	10	4	5	44.4	27.1	3.8

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHP	74	23	3	1	0	9	5	4	13	0	0	0	.311	.346	.378	.725
vs. RHP	175	44	5	1	0	16	12	12	28	0	0	2	.251	.307	.291	.598
Close/Late	22	8	0	0	0	0	2	3	4	0	0	0	.364	.440	.364	.804
Scoring Position	69	23	2	1	0	24	0	8	7	0	0	1	.333	.410	.391	.802
Pinch Hitting	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Home	40	157	43	5	1	0	14	12	13	27	.274	.329	.318	.648
Road	23	92	24	3	1	0	11	5	3	14	.261	.299	.315	.614
This Week	5	21	5	1	0	0	2	0	1	3	.238	.273	.286	.558
Last Week	7	23	5	1	0	0	2	2	2	2	.217	.308	.261	.569
March/April	24	98	37	4	2	0	16	8	6	11	.378	.413	.459	.873
May	28	110	21	2	0	0	5	8	8	25	.191	.252	.209	.461
June	11	41	9	2	0	0	4	1	2	5	.220	.273	.268	.541

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1998	54	167	57	10	6	2	28	21	12	2	0	26	9	4	.341	.392	.509	.901	HOU
1999	152	614	185	42	15	11	66	98	37	7	1	73	28	20	.301	.347	.472	.820	HOU
2000	148	499	129	20	7	4	41	52	31	4	4	73	24	7	.259	.305	.351	.656	HOU
2001	152	608	201	37	12	5	59	81	29	3	5	78	30	12	.331	.361	.456	.817	HOU
2002	132	495	129	21	9	7	54	56	45	3	2	65	19	11	.261	.325	.382	.707	HOU
2003	63	249	67	8	2	0	25	17	16	2	0	41	4	5	.269	.318	.317	.636	CIN
Total	701	2632	768	138	51	29	273	325	170	21	12	356	114	59	.292	.338	.416	.754

Career Minor League Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1996, A	100	360	95	10	2	6	32	44	26	25	16	2	.264	.307	.353	.660
1997, AAA	127	444	120	10	3	12	60	38	31	45	15	16	.270	.310	.387	.697
1998, AAA	83	348	120	10	1	8	39	43	23	30	18	8	.345	.381	.448	.830

Career Postseason Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

Fielding Stats 2003

Position

PCT

INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

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Shortstop

226

327

.963

559.0

5.26

Player History

Signed as a free agent by Toronto on 3/3/1996 to a minor league contract.
Injured on 7/21/1997 with a Tight Knee, out for one week...
Had first career hit on 4/4/1998, off Roger Pavlik (PHI)...
Hit first career homerun on 5/13/1998, off Bill Wertz (STL)...
Injured on 8/4/1998 with a Pulled Groin Muscle, out for one week...
Hit for the cycle against Philadelphia on 9/20/1998...
2/2/2002: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,071,429 through salary arbitration...
Drove in 6 runs against Chicago (C) on 6/14/2002...
Injured on 8/30/2002 with a Inflamed Hamstring Muscle, out for 5-6 weeks...
2/2/2003: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,071,429 through salary arbitration...

Batting Leader Boards Appearances

AVG
1999 - .301 - 10th
2001 - .331 - 6th

Hits
1999 - 185 - 4th
2001 - 201 - 1st

Triples
1999 - 15 - 9th

SB
2001 - 30 - 4th

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