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Yorvit Torrealba

Colorado Rockies

1978/07/19 31

5-11 200

Caracas, Venezuela

R / R

9

Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG
2009 Rockies 64 213 27 62 11 1 2 31 21 42 1 1 .291 .351 .380

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Scouting Report

Assets
  • Is purely a contact hitter. Though has little power, he consistently strokes the ball for singles. He is agile behind the plate and has a very strong arm.
Flaws
  • Although he is an infrequent strikeout victim he shows almost no patience at the plate. He's inconsistent when cashing in base-runners.
Career Potential
  • A platoon catcher.

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Transactions/Injuries/Suspensions

November 6, 2009 Colorado Rockies declined their 2010 contract option.
October 7, 2009 Missed 1 game (hamstring).
October 4, 2009 Hamstring, day-to-day.
July 1, 2009 Missed 27 games (personal reasons).
June 2, 2009 Personal reasons, Restricted list.
August 30, 2008 Torn left knee ligaments, sidelined indefinitely.
August 16, 2008 Missed 2 games (undisclosed).
August 14, 2008 Undisclosed, day-to-day.
June 5, 2008 Suspended by MLB for 3 games.
November 29, 2007 Re-signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies to a two-year contract.
April 4, 2007 Missed 2 games (sprained right ankle).
April 2, 2007 Sprained right ankle, day-to-day.
December 13, 2006 Re-signed by the Colorado Rockies to a one-year contract.
October 2, 2006 Missed the last 22 games of the regular season (shoulder injury).
September 10, 2006 Shoulder injury, 60-day DL.
June 2, 2006 Missed 53 games (shoulder injury).
April 1, 2006 Shoulder injury, 15-day DL.
February 2, 2006 Re-signed by the Colorado Rockies to a one-year contract.
January 18, 2005 Re-signed by the San Francisco Giants to a one-year contract.
March 3, 2004 Re-signed by the San Francisco Giants to a one-year contract.
August 31, 2003 Missed 4 games (personal reasons).
August 27, 2003 Bereavement list, day-to-day.
June 22, 2003 Missed 5 games (bereavement list).
June 17, 2003 Placed on the bereavement list.
September 1, 2001 Recalled from Fresno (AAA).
March 20, 2001 Optioned to Fresno (AAA).

Trades

December 7, 2005 Seattle Mariners traded Yorvit Torrealba to the Colorado Rockies for a player to be named later (Marcos Carvajal - Dec 8th).
July 30, 2005 Seattle Mariners traded Randy Winn to the San Francisco Giants for Jesse Foppert and Yorvit Torrealba.
September 14, 1994 Signed as a non-drafted free agent by the San Francisco Giants.

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