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Santana had a fine season, but it wasn't quite the encore performance many were expecting after his 2011 season. He was dreadful in the first half (.675 OPS, five homers) before rebounding in the seco...
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Carlos Santana Contract Information:
Agreed to a five-year, $21 million contract with the Indians in April of 2012.
May 9, 2013 – Carlos Santana News
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| Year | Age | Lg | Tm | G | PA | AB | R | H | XBH | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 21 | A | Gre | 86 | 332 | 292 | 32 | 65 | 28 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 36 | 5 | 3 | 40 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .223 | .318 | .370 | .688 |
| 2008 | 22 | A | Inl | 99 | 430 | 350 | 88 | 113 | 52 | 34 | 4 | 14 | 96 | 7 | 4 | 69 | 59 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .323 | .431 | .563 | .994 |
| 2008 | 22 | A | Kin | 29 | 126 | 105 | 34 | 37 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .352 | .452 | .590 | 1.042 |
| 2008 | 22 | AA | AKR | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .125 | .500 | .625 |
| 2009 | 23 | AA | AKR | 129 | 530 | 424 | 90 | 122 | 54 | 30 | 2 | 22 | 93 | 2 | 2 | 90 | 83 | 0 | 9 | 7 | .288 | .413 | .524 | .937 |
| 2010 | 24 | AAA | Col | 57 | 246 | 196 | 39 | 62 | 28 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 51 | 6 | 0 | 45 | 39 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .316 | .447 | .597 | 1.044 |
| 2010 | 24 | MAJ | CLE | 46 | 192 | 150 | 23 | 39 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .260 | .401 | .467 | .868 |
| 2011 | 25 | MAJ | CLE | 155 | 658 | 552 | 84 | 132 | 64 | 35 | 2 | 27 | 79 | 5 | 3 | 97 | 133 | 0 | 7 | 2 | .239 | .351 | .457 | .808 |
| 2012 | 26 | A | Lak | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | 1.000 | 1.250 |
| 2012 | 26 | MAJ | CLE | 143 | 609 | 507 | 72 | 128 | 47 | 27 | 2 | 18 | 76 | 3 | 5 | 91 | 101 | 0 | 8 | 3 | .252 | .365 | .420 | .785 |
| 2013 | 27 | MAJ | CLE | 37 | 154 | 130 | 24 | 39 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .300 | .409 | .554 | .963 |
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| 3-Year Averages | MAJ | 114 | 486 | 403 | 59 | 99 | 43 | 25 | 1 | 17 | 59 | 3 | 2 | 75 | 87 | 0 | 6 | 2 | .246 | .362 | .439 | .801 | ||
| Career (View All) | MAJ | 381 | 1613 | 1339 | 203 | 338 | 149 | 87 | 4 | 58 | 193 | 12 | 9 | 248 | 293 | 0 | 19 | 7 | .252 | .368 | .453 | .821 | ||
Age is determined on July 1st of each season. Jump To: ▼ Advanced Stats ▼ Batter vs. Pitcher Stats ▼ Games By Position
No No No| DATE | OPP | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | HBP | SF | E | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May. 20 | Sea | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .296 | .403 | .548 | .951 |
| May. 19 | Sea | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .409 | .554 | .963 |
| May. 18 | Sea | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .310 | .420 | .571 | .991 |
| May. 17 | Sea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .320 | .432 | .590 | 1.022 |
| May. 15 | @Phi | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .319 | .430 | .588 | 1.018 |
| May. 14 | @Phi | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .325 | .438 | .605 | 1.043 |
| May. 13 | NYY | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .321 | .429 | .598 | 1.027 |
| May. 13 | NYY | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .442 | .620 | 1.062 |
| May. 12 | @Det | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .336 | .437 | .626 | 1.063 |
| May. 11 | @Det | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .350 | .446 | .650 | 1.096 |
| May. 10 | @Det | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .354 | .448 | .667 | 1.115 |
| May. 9 | Oak | Did not play. | |||||||||||||||||
| May. 8 | Oak | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .358 | .455 | .674 | 1.129 |
| May. 7 | Oak | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .355 | .450 | .645 | 1.095 |
| May. 6 | Oak | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .367 | .462 | .667 | 1.129 |
| May. 5 | Min | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .379 | .471 | .690 | 1.161 |
| May. 4 | Min | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .369 | .459 | .655 | 1.114 |
| May. 3 | Min | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .383 | .468 | .679 | 1.147 |
| May. 1 | Phi | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .395 | .483 | .711 | 1.194 |
| Apr. 30 | Phi | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .389 | .476 | .722 | 1.198 |
| Apr. 29 | @KC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .386 | .456 | .686 | 1.142 |
| Apr. 28 | @KC | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .388 | .453 | .687 | 1.140 |
| Apr. 28 | @KC | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .355 | .429 | .677 | 1.106 |
| Apr. 27 | @KC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .345 | .424 | .672 | 1.096 |
| Apr. 26 | @KC | Did not play. | |||||||||||||||||
| Apr. 24 | @CWS | Did not play. | |||||||||||||||||
| Apr. 23 | @CWS | Did not play. | |||||||||||||||||
| Apr. 22 | @CWS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .352 | .435 | .704 | 1.139 |
| Apr. 21 | @Hou | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .380 | .466 | .760 | 1.226 |
| Apr. 20 | @Hou | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .378 | .472 | .711 | 1.183 |
| Last 7 Days | 27 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .148 | .233 | .259 | .492 | |
| Last 14 Days | 45 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .156 | .283 | .311 | .594 | |
| Last 30 Days | 95 | 19 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .263 | .375 | .505 | .880 | |
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Carlos Santana: MLB Games Played By Position
| Year | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | OF | LF | CF | RF | DH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 29 | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| 2012 | 100 | 21 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 27 |
| 2011 | 95 | 66 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| 2010 | 40 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 |
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Carlos Santana Split Stats (View Full Split Stats)
Vs. Left
| Year | AB | R | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 51 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 1 | .314 | .608 | .971 |
| 2012 | 169 | 19 | 6 | 31 | 0 | .272 | .420 | .808 |
| 2011 | 179 | 26 | 5 | 25 | 0 | .318 | .536 | .964 |
Vs. Right
| Year | AB | R | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 84 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .286 | .512 | .935 |
| 2012 | 338 | 53 | 12 | 45 | 3 | .243 | .420 | .772 |
| 2011 | 373 | 58 | 22 | 54 | 5 | .201 | .418 | .732 |
Home
| Year | AB | R | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 59 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .203 | .407 | .772 |
| 2012 | 254 | 34 | 7 | 32 | 1 | .272 | .441 | .818 |
| 2011 | 261 | 37 | 14 | 33 | 3 | .245 | .467 | .830 |
Away
| Year | AB | R | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 76 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 1 | .368 | .658 | 1.093 |
| 2012 | 253 | 38 | 11 | 44 | 2 | .233 | .399 | .751 |
| 2011 | 291 | 47 | 13 | 46 | 2 | .234 | .447 | .787 |
| Year | Age | Lg | Tm | PA | AB | Walk Rate | Strikeout Rate | BB/K Ratio | Contact Rate | BABIP | Isolated Power | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 21 | A | Gre | 332 | 292 | 12% | 13.6% | 0.89 | 85% | .242 | .147 | |
| 2008 | 22 | A | Inl | 430 | 350 | 16% | 13.7% | 1.17 | 83% | .357 | .240 | |
| 2008 | 22 | A | Kin | 126 | 105 | 15.9% | 19% | 0.83 | 77% | .413 | .238 | |
| 2008 | 22 | AA | AKR | 8 | 8 | 0% | 25% | 0.00 | 75% | .000 | .375 | |
| 2009 | 23 | AA | AKR | 530 | 424 | 17% | 15.7% | 1.08 | 80% | .313 | .236 | |
| 2010 | 24 | AAA | Col | 246 | 196 | 18.3% | 15.9% | 1.15 | 80% | .340 | .281 | |
| 2010 | 24 | MAJ | CLE | 192 | 150 | 19.3% | 15.1% | 1.28 | 81% | .287 | .207 | |
| 2011 | 25 | MAJ | CLE | 658 | 552 | 14.7% | 20.2% | 0.73 | 76% | .268 | .218 | |
| 2012 | 26 | A | Lak | 4 | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0.00 | 100% | .000 | .750 | |
| 2012 | 26 | MAJ | CLE | 609 | 507 | 14.9% | 16.6% | 0.90 | 80% | .284 | .168 | |
| 2013 | 27 | MAJ | CLE | 154 | 130 | 14.9% | 19.5% | 0.77 | 77% | .344 | .254 | |
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| 3-Year Averages | MAJ | 486 | 403 | 15.4% | 17.9% | 0.86 | 78% | .274 | .193 | |||
| Career | MAJ | 1613 | 1339 | 15.4% | 18.2% | 0.85 | 78% | .283 | .201 | |||
Age is determined on July 1st of each season. Jump To: ▲ Basic Stats ▲ Split Stats ▼ Batter vs. Pitcher Stats ▲ Games By Position
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2013 Projected Stats Breakdown for Carlos Santana
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Career Batter vs. Pitcher Stats (View All Matchup Data)
Best Matchups for Carlos Santana (by OPS, min 4 AB)
| Batter | Team | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | AVG | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Perkins | MIN | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .750 | 1.750 | 2.583 |
| J.D. Martin | TB | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 1.500 | 2.000 |
| Phil Humber | HOU | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .625 | 1.250 | 1.917 |
| Charlie Furbush | SEA | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .571 | 1.286 | 1.857 |
| Esmerling Vasquez | MIN | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 1.250 | 1.850 |
| Kevin Slowey | MIA | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 | 1.200 | 1.800 |
| Kyle Davies | MIN | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .400 | 1.200 | 1.700 |
| Jeremy Guthrie | KC | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .400 | 1.200 | 1.700 |
| Jonathan Sanchez | LA | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .600 | 1.000 | 1.625 |
| Anthony Swarzak | MIN | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .429 | 1.000 | 1.500 |
Worst Matchups for Carlos Santana (by OPS, min 4 AB)
| Batter | Team | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | AVG | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexi Ogando | TEX | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .143 |
| Liam Hendriks | MIN | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .111 |
| Josh Beckett | LA | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .091 |
| Jesse Crain | CHI-A | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Jose Quintana | CHI-A | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Kelvin Herrera | KC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Scott Downs | ANA | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Casey Fien | MIN | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| David Purcey | CHI-A | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Zach Stewart | CHI-A | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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2012
Santana had his share of struggles in his first full year in the bigs, hitting just .239. The power and patience remained, as evidenced by his 35 doubles, 27 homers and 97 walks in 658 plate appearances. The Indians did a nice job of splitting his duties between catcher and first base and that trend should continue again this season. He still does a fine enough job behind the plate to avoid moving over to first base on a permanent basis, and the power and patience point to a breakout season despite last year's disappointing batting average.
2011
Santana bludgeoned his way to a promotion in June (1.045 OPS at Triple-A) and then saw his rookie season come to an abrupt end with a season-ending knee injury in early August. He hit .260 with six homers and drew a remarkable 37 walks over 150 at-bats for the Indians. He'll give you plus-power for a catcher and an excellent OBP as the Indians' primary backstop and all signs point to him being completely healed by spring training. There's a good chance his injury will lead you to a discount on draft day, so be ready to invest for Year 2.
2010
Santana had a monster season at Double-A Akron, hitting .290/.413/.530 with 30 doubles and 23 homers and earning the Eastern League MVP award. The switch hitter has power to all fields, an excellent batting eye and a solid contact rate for a player with his power (283 K in 1925 plate appearances in his minor league career). He's shown enough behind the plate to avoid any talk of shifting him over to first base, but his bat is good enough to play there as well. Lou Marson, Wyatt Toregas and Chris Gimenez will keep the position warm to start the season, but Santana will be the team's primary catcher at some point this season.
2009
Santana exploded onto the prospect radar with a .326/.431/.568 season between High-A stops for Los Angeles and Cleveland after coming over to the Indians in the Casey Blake trade. He's got plus-power (21 homers and 39 doubles), an excellent batting eye (89 walks in 463 at-bats) and an adequate defensive reputation. We'll see how he fares at Double-A this season but so far the results are good. He should be on everyone's prospect radar by now.
