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Carlos Beltran

St. Louis Cardinals

1977/04/24 34

6-1 215

Manati, PR

B / R

14

the Kansas City Royals in 1995 (2nd round)

Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG
2011 0 142 520 78 156 39 6 22 84 71 88 4 2 .300 .385 .525
career Total 1768 6767 1184 1917 390 73 302 1146 831 1213 293 41 .283 .361 .496

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Scouting Report

Assets
  • Has tremendous baseball talent instincts. Is silky-smooth both at the plate and in the field. Hits for power & average with great patience. Can still steal a base and rarely gets caught. Is solid defensively.
Flaws
  • Knee problems have forced him to a corner outfield position, after years of playing center field. Is somewhat prone to injury, in general. Can be somewhat streaky as a fielder and doesn't like to play through pain.
Career Potential
  • Quality switch-hitting outfielder, when healthy.
  • AwardsNamed to the All-Star GameNamed to the All-Star GameNL - Rawlings Gold Glove AwardNL - Silver SluggerNL - Rawlings Gold Glove AwardNamed to the All-Star GameNL - Silver SluggerNL - Rawlings Gold Glove AwardNamed to the All-Star GameNamed to the All-Star GameNamed to the All-Star GameAL - Players Choice Awards (Rookie of the Year)AL - Rookie of the Year

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Transactions/Injuries/Suspensions

December 22, 2011 Signed as a free agent by the St. Louis Cardinals to a two-year contract.
October 30, 2011 Declared free agent.
September 6, 2011 Missed 1 game (illness).
September 5, 2011 Illness, day-to-day.
August 23, 2011 Missed 13 games (right hand injury).
August 16, 2011 Right hand injury, 15-day DL (retroactive to Aug 08).
August 8, 2011 Wrist injury, day-to-day.
July 28, 2011 Acquired from the New York Mets.
July 19, 2011 Missed 3 games (flu).
July 16, 2011 Flu, day-to-day.
May 15, 2011 Missed 1 game (eye injury).
May 14, 2011 Eye injury, day-to-day.
October 3, 2010 Missed the last 6 games of the regular season (right knee injury).
September 29, 2010 Right knee injury, day-to-day.
September 12, 2010 Missed 1 game (left knee injury).
September 11, 2010 Left knee injury, day-to-day.
July 15, 2010 Missed 88 games (knee injury).
May 25, 2010 Transferred from the 15-day DL to the 60-day DL (knee injury).
March 31, 2010 Knee injury, 15-day DL (retroactive to March 26).
September 8, 2009 Missed 70 games (right knee injury).
June 22, 2009 Right knee injury, early September.
June 4, 2009 Missed 3 games (stomach virus).
May 31, 2009 Stomach virus , day-to-day.
May 29, 2009 Missed 2 games (right leg injury).
May 26, 2009 Right leg injury, day-to-day.
August 10, 2007 Missed 15 games (abdominal injury).
July 31, 2007 Abdominal injury, 15-day DL.
July 25, 2007 Abdominal injury, day-to-day.
June 5, 2007 Missed 3 games (right knee injury).
June 1, 2007 Right knee injury, day-to-day.
September 25, 2006 Missed 6 games (quadricep injury).
September 22, 2006 Quadricep injury, day-to-day.
September 11, 2006 Missed 1 game (bruised left knee).
September 10, 2006 Bruised left knee, day-to-day.
September 6, 2006 Missed 3 games (left knee injury).
September 3, 2006 Left knee injury, day-to-day.
April 29, 2006 Missed 6 games (hamstring).
April 26, 2006 Hamstring, day-to-day.
April 21, 2006 Hamstring, day-to-day.
April 20, 2006 Missed 3 games (hamstring).
April 17, 2006 Hamstring, day-to-day.
August 17, 2005 Missed 4 games (shoulder injury).
August 13, 2005 Shoulder injury, day-to-day.
May 31, 2005 Missed 4 games (quadricep injury).
May 26, 2005 Quadricep injury, day-to-day.
May 25, 2005 Missed 3 games (quadricep injury).
May 22, 2005 Quadricep injury, day-to-day.
January 11, 2005 Signed as a free agent by the New York Mets to a seven-year contract.
October 28, 2004 Filed for free agency.
June 24, 2004 Acquired from the Kansas City Royals.
January 20, 2004 Re-signed by the Kansas City Royals to a one-year contract.
August 16, 2003 Missed 1 game (left elbow injury).
August 14, 2003 Left elbow injury, day-to-day.
August 12, 2003 Missed 2 games (elbow injury).
August 10, 2003 Elbow injury, day-to-day.
May 5, 2003 Missed 2 games (shoulder injury).
May 4, 2003 Shoulder injury, day-to-day.
April 18, 2003 Missed 14 games (strained oblique muscle).
March 27, 2003 Strained oblique muscle, 15-day DL.
January 18, 2002 Re-signed by the Kansas City Royals.
July 26, 2001 Missed 2 games (left knee injury).
July 23, 2001 Left knee injury, day-to-day.
May 8, 2001 Missed 4 games (left hamstring injury).
May 3, 2001 Left hamstring injury, day-to-day.

Trades

December 22, 2011 Signed as a free agent by the St. Louis Cardinals.
July 28, 2011 New York Mets traded Carlos Beltran and cash to the San Francisco Giants for Zack Wheeler.
January 11, 2005 Signed as a free agent by the New York Mets.
June 24, 2004 In a three-way deal; the Houston Astros traded Octavio Dotel to the Oakland Athletics and John Buck to the Kansas City Royals. The Royals traded Carlos Beltran to the Astros and cash considerations to the Athletics. The Athletics traded Mike Wood and Mark Teahen to the Royals.
June 1, 1995 Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 2nd round in 1995.

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