#8 Carlos Alvarado, Shortstop, 31 yrs, Connecticut Thunder

#8 Carlos Alvarado, Shortstop, 31 yrs, Connecticut Thunder
Tuesday, 10/29/2010

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Carlos Alvarado

6/4/1979
31
Venezuela
6"0
210

Shortstop
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R

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2.5 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 4,520,000
2010
$ 4,520,000 (1 year(s))
6 Year(s), 51 Days (1071 total Days)
170 Day(s)
6 Year(s), 51 Days (1071 total Days)
6 Year(s)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left

Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	58	43	53	61	36
Versus LHP	55	40	52	59	31
Versus RHP	59	44	54	62	38
Talent	59	42	51	67	43

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75
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73
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Fielding Ratings
SS : 80 (Range), .990 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 3
Infield Arm : 72
Outfield Arm : 12

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	Spot
6/7	CHI	L 3-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	#7
6/8	CHI	W 6-2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	#7
6/9	ATL	L 5-10	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	#5
6/10	ATL	W 3-2	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	#7
6/12	@IND	W 7-4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	#6
6/13	@IND	L 1-2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	#7
6/14	@IND	W 2-1	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	#8
6/15	@IND	W 9-1	3	1	1	0	0	1	3	1	0	#8
6/16	@SA	W 8-2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	#7
6/17	@SA	W 4-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	#6

Batting Stats 2010

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO
	70	261	70	11	3	6	37	32	28	53	.268	.344	.402	.746	.695	.134

Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
	69	294	3	1	0	10	0	2	105	20	12	12	50.0	40.7	5.1

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHP	66	22	3	1	3	17	12	5	15	0	0	0	.333	.380	.545	.926
vs. RHP	195	48	8	2	3	20	20	23	38	2	0	3	.246	.332	.354	.686
Close/Late	34	6	1	0	0	2	2	1	6	0	0	0	.176	.200	.206	.406
Scoring Position	69	21	1	0	2	28	0	5	17	2	0	2	.304	.359	.406	.765
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	33	123	34	6	2	4	19	18	8	29	.276	.328	.455	.784
Road	37	138	36	5	1	2	18	14	20	24	.261	.356	.355	.711
March/April	26	92	29	5	2	1	15	14	13	13	.315	.417	.446	.862
May	29	115	32	5	1	2	17	13	8	22	.278	.320	.391	.711
June	15	54	9	1	0	3	5	5	7	18	.167	.262	.352	.614

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
2004	163	701	199	35	5	15	81	105	50	4	6	108	35	28	.284	.332	.412	.745	CON
2005	158	659	209	32	5	14	83	119	54	5	5	98	44	23	.317	.371	.445	.815	CON
2006	150	607	202	18	6	25	118	123	69	6	3	104	52	31	.333	.404	.506	.910	CT
2007	36	140	53	11	1	6	27	27	18	0	1	24	13	5	.379	.447	.600	1.047	CT
2008	118	451	120	18	3	17	68	65	38	5	4	83	47	16	.266	.327	.432	.760	CT
2009	83	171	47	8	1	4	29	33	13	2	1	38	11	10	.275	.332	.404	.735	CT
2010	70	261	70	11	3	6	37	32	28	3	2	53	12	12	.268	.344	.402	.746	CT
Total	778	2990	900	133	24	87	443	504	270	25	22	508	214	125	.301	.361	.449	.810

Career Minor League Batting Stats

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Career Postseason Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2006	9	32	11	1	0	2	6	7	3	6	4	2	.344	.400	.563	.962
2008	4	17	3	0	0	1	1	2	0	6	0	0	.176	.176	.353	.529
Total	13	49	14	1	0	3	7	9	3	12	4	2	.286	.327	.490	.817

Fielding Stats 2010

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RSTA

RTO

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Shortstop

110

200

318

.975

616.0

4.65

Player History

Played for Venezuela in the 2004 World Cup...
Drafted in 7th round, 101st overall pick, by Connecticut in 2004...
Had first career hit on 4/6/2004, off Cosme Balbuena (BOS)...
Hit first career homerun on 4/23/2004, off Adam Bertsch (BOS)...
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Detroit on 4/14/2005...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/11/2005, hitting .538 with 3 HR, 10 RBI...
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Indiana on 8/7/2005...
Played for Venezuela in the 2006 World Cup...
Won Player of the Week award on 4/24/2006, hitting .538 with 2 HR, 8 RBI...
Had 20-game hitting streak snapped on 4/26/2006...
Drove in 6 runs against Chicago on 5/19/2006...
Injured on 7/7/2006 with a Tender Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks...
Hit 3 homeruns against Dallas, driving in 7 runs on 8/31/2006...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/4/2006, hitting .483 with 4 HR, 13 RBI...
Injured on 5/13/2007 with a Torn Anterior Cruciate Ligament, out for full season...
2/1/2008: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,520,000 through salary arbitration...
Played for Venezuela in the 2008 World Cup...
Injured on 7/10/2008 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for one week...
1/31/2009: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,520,000 through salary arbitration...
1/31/2010: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,520,000 through salary arbitration...
6/3/2010: Signed a contract extension with Connecticut, $6,500,000 per year, for 3 years.
Injured on 6/17/2010 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for full season...

Batting Leader Boards Appearances

OBP 2006 - .404 - 10th	OPS 2006 - .910 - 10th	Hits 2005 - 209 - 7th	Doubles 2004 - 35 - 5th 2005 - 32 - 8th	Runs 2004 - 105 - 7th 2005 - 119 - 3rd 2006 - 123 - 4th
BB 2006 - 69 - 10th	SB 2006 - 52 - 10th

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