Rays prospect likely out for season
Tampa Bay's shortstop of the future may have to sit for the rest of 2013 after injuring his left knee in an ugly collision at second base on Saturday.
- Born: 1982/11/02
- Age: 30
- Height: 6-2
- Weight: 210
- Bats/Throws: R / R
- Seasons: 6
- Place of birth: Havana, Cuba
- Drafted by: the Atlanta Braves in 2005 (2nd round)
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8 | 30 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .472 | .733 | |
| 2006 | 121 | 428 | 55 | 113 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 45 | 59 | 77 | 7 | 9 | .264 | .361 | .346 | |
| 2007 | Braves | 94 | 319 | 54 | 104 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 27 | 44 | 5 | 3 | .326 | .385 | .451 |
| 2007 | 46 | 180 | 20 | 60 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 14 | 27 | 7 | 3 | .333 | .379 | .456 | |
| 2008 | Braves | 136 | 514 | 71 | 148 | 24 | 2 | 10 | 60 | 59 | 62 | 2 | 5 | .288 | .366 | .401 |
| 2009 | Braves | 141 | 528 | 89 | 158 | 26 | 2 | 14 | 76 | 57 | 62 | 5 | 4 | .299 | .377 | .436 |
| 2010 | Blue Jays | 60 | 236 | 32 | 65 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 26 | 1 | 1 | .275 | .340 | .356 |
| 2010 | Braves | 75 | 261 | 28 | 62 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 37 | 31 | 5 | 1 | .238 | .334 | .284 |
| 2010 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .750 | .667 | |
| 2011 | Blue Jays | 133 | 513 | 77 | 149 | 24 | 3 | 11 | 48 | 61 | 70 | 3 | 3 | .290 | .369 | .413 |
| 2012 | Blue Jays | 145 | 558 | 58 | 141 | 22 | 1 | 9 | 51 | 35 | 70 | 5 | 1 | .253 | .300 | .344 |
| Career Total | 784 | 2929 | 409 | 827 | 140 | 8 | 53 | 298 | 295 | 365 | 26 | 18 | .282 | .353 | .390 | |
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