Giovanni Carrara
[edit] Biography
Born on March 4, 1968 in El Tigre, Anzoategui (Venezuela), Giovanni Carrara (Giovanni (Jimenez) Carrara) played for the Toronto Blue Jays, Cincinnati Reds, Colorado Rockies, Los Angeles Dodgers and Seattle Mariners over the course of his 10 year career. Carrara broke into the bigs on July 29, 1995 with the Toronto Blue Jays, and put up a 3.16 ERA in 85.1 innings pitched in 2001, his rookie year.
There is some disagreement on what was Giovanni Carrara's most productive season. Some believe that it was 2004, when he posted a 2.18 ERA. However, others believe that it was 2001, when he posted a 3.16 ERA and struck out 70 batters.
[edit] Scouting Report
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1995
| TOR
| A
| 12
| 7
| 2
| 4
| 7.21
| 27
| 46
| 39
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 48.2
| 64
| 10
| 25
| 1
| 1
| 1
|
| 1996
| TOR
| A
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 11.40
| 10
| 19
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 23
| 5
| 12
| 2
| 1
| 0
|
| 1996
| CIN
| N
| 8
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 5.87
| 13
| 17
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 23
| 31
| 6
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| 1996
| Total
|
| 19
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 8.05
| 23
| 36
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 38
| 54
| 11
| 25
| 3
| 1
| 2
|
| 1997
| CIN
| N
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 7.84
| 5
| 9
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 10.1
| 14
| 4
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 2000
| COL
| N
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 12.82
| 15
| 19
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 13.1
| 21
| 5
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 1
|
| 2001
| LA
| N
| 47
| 3
| 6
| 1
| 3.16
| 70
| 30
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 85.1
| 73
| 12
| 24
| 3
| 0
| 1
|
| 2002
| LA
| N
| 63
| 1
| 6
| 3
| 3.28
| 56
| 34
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 90.2
| 83
| 14
| 32
| 4
| 1
| 6
|
| 2003
| SEA
| A
| 23
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 6.83
| 13
| 22
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 29
| 40
| 6
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 2004
| LA
| N
| 42
| 0
| 5
| 2
| 2.18
| 48
| 15
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 53.2
| 46
| 1
| 20
| 3
| 1
| 1
|
| 2005
| LA
| N
| 72
| 0
| 7
| 4
| 3.93
| 56
| 35
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 75.2
| 65
| 6
| 38
| 5
| 4
| 6
|
| 2006
| LA
| N
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4.55
| 25
| 14
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 27.2
| 27
| 5
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 267
| 11
| 25
| 13
| 3.94
| 288
| 173
| 166
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 379.2
| 360
| 53
| 151
| 19
| 7
| 18
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 46
| 7
| 4
| 5
| 7.77
| 50
| 87
| 80
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 92.2
| 127
| 21
| 51
| 3
| 2
| 3
|
| Total
|
|
| 313
| 18
| 29
| 18
| 4.69
| 338
| 260
| 246
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 472.1
| 487
| 74
| 202
| 22
| 9
| 21
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1995
| TOR
| A
| P
| 12
| 7
| 48.2
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1996
| TOR
| A
| P
| 11
| 0
| 15
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1996
| CIN
| N
| P
| 8
| 5
| 23
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1996
| Total
|
| P
| 19
| 5
| 38
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1997
| CIN
| N
| P
| 2
| 2
| 10.1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2000
| COL
| N
| P
| 8
| 0
| 13.1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2001
| LA
| N
| P
| 47
| 3
| 85.1
| 5
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2002
| LA
| N
| P
| 63
| 1
| 90.2
| 8
| 18
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 2
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 2003
| SEA
| A
| P
| 23
| 0
| 29
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2004
| LA
| N
| P
| 42
| 0
| 53.2
| 4
| 11
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2005
| LA
| N
| P
| 72
| 0
| 75.2
| 4
| 20
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 1
| .923
|
| 2006
| LA
| N
| P
| 25
| 0
| 27.2
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 313
| 18
| 472.1
| 33
| 75
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 5
| 28
| 15
| 2
| .982
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1995
| TOR
| A
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1996
| TOR
| A
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1996
| CIN
| N
| 8
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1996
| Total
|
| 19
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1997
| CIN
| N
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2000
| COL
| N
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2001
| LA
| N
| 47
| 12
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .250
| .250
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2002
| LA
| N
| 63
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .143
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2003
| SEA
| A
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2004
| LA
| N
| 42
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2005
| LA
| N
| 72
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2006
| LA
| N
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 267
| 31
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .097
| .125
| .097
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 11
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 46
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 313
| 31
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .097
| .125
| .097
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 11
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Toronto Blue Jays (January 23, 1990).
- Claimed on waivers by Cincinnati Reds from Toronto Blue Jays (July 3, 1996).
- Granted free agency (October 15, 1996).
- Signed by Baltimore Orioles (November 12, 1996).
- Released by Baltimore Orioles (May 14, 1997).
- Signed by Cincinnati Reds (May 17, 1997).
- Granted free agency (September 11, 1997).
- Signed by Cincinnati Reds (December 23, 1998).
- Granted free agency (October 15, 1999).
- Signed by Colorado Rockies (December 1, 1999).
- Granted free agency (October 4, 2000).
- Signed by Los Angeles Dodgers (January 4, 2001).
- Released by Los Angeles Dodgers (March 26, 2003).
- Signed by Seattle Mariners (March 28, 2003).
- Granted free agency (October 10, 2003).
- Signed by Cleveland Indians (November 24, 2003).
- Released by Cleveland Indians (March 27, 2004).
- Signed by Chicago Cubs (April 5, 2004).
- Released by Chicago Cubs (June 1, 2004).
- Signed by Los Angeles Dodgers (June 2, 2004).
- Granted free agency (October 15, 2005).
- Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates (December 28, 2005).
- Released by Pittsburgh Pirates (March 31, 2006).
- Signed by Los Angeles Dodgers (May 9, 2006).
- Granted free agency (October 31, 2006).
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