#36 German Rivera, Second Base, 38 yrs, No Team - Out of the Park Baseball Report

#36 German Rivera, Second Base, 38 yrs, No Team
Thursday, 11/2/1998

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German Rivera

7/6/1960
38
P.R.,,SANTURCE
6"2
220

Second Base
R
R

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1 / 6 (Insignificant)
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Very inconsistent
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Prone
1.0 Stars

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Minor League Contract
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12 Year(s), 24 Days (2088 total Days)
95 Day(s)
12 Year(s), 95 Days (2159 total Days)
15 Year(s)
Not eligible
1 Option Year(s) left

Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	5	3	1	3	4
Versus LHP	5	3	1	3	4
Versus RHP	5	3	1	3	4
Talent	5	3	2	4	4

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2
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1
Normal

Fielding Ratings
2B : 2 (Range), .989 (Fielding Pct.)
3B : 6 (Range), .952 (Fielding Pct.)
SS : 1 (Range), .986 (Fielding Pct.)
RF : 2 (Range), .978 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 10
Outfield Arm : 1

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	Spot
6/7	PHI	L 4-15	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#9
6/10	ATL	L 1-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#4
6/15	@HOU	W 7-1	5	0	3	1	0	0	2	0	2	#7
6/17	PIT	L 6-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#1
6/18	PIT	L 4-6	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	#7
6/22	@LAN	L 3-11	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	#7
6/25	MON	W 5-3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#7
6/26	MON	L 2-5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#7
6/29	SF	W 3-2	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	#7
6/30	SF	L 4-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#3

Batting Stats 1998

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO
Overall	40	79	16	1	0	0	6	2	4	18	.203	.241	.215	.456	.333	.013
Projected	40	79	16	1	0	0	6	2	4	18	.203	.241	.215	.456	.333	.013

Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	20	83	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	1	0	0	.0	4.3	1.9

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHP	13	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	.231	.231	.231	.462
vs. RHP	66	13	1	0	0	6	1	4	16	0	0	0	.197	.243	.212	.455
Close/Late	9	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444
Scoring Position	20	3	0	0	0	6	0	1	6	0	0	0	.150	.190	.150	.340
Pinch Hitting	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Home	23	42	5	0	0	0	4	0	1	8	.119	.140	.119	.259
Road	17	37	11	1	0	0	2	2	3	10	.297	.350	.324	.674
March/April	14	24	6	0	0	0	3	2	1	4	.250	.280	.250	.530
May	14	26	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	7	.115	.207	.115	.322
June	12	29	7	1	0	0	3	0	0	7	.241	.241	.276	.517

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1986	117	424	111	27	3	2	46	49	25	0	2	44	0	1	.262	.302	.354	.655	NYY
1987	64	129	31	6	2	2	13	23	11	0	2	9	0	0	.240	.296	.364	.660	NYY
1988	121	336	95	19	0	4	49	50	32	0	1	27	0	0	.283	.344	.375	.719	NYY CIN
1989	148	450	141	34	5	4	57	66	56	2	7	44	1	0	.313	.386	.438	.824	CIN
1990	148	335	96	21	3	8	59	57	45	0	4	27	0	0	.287	.367	.439	.806	CIN
1991	124	192	67	21	1	2	39	37	22	1	2	18	0	0	.349	.415	.500	.915	CIN
1992	140	228	57	14	1	0	17	27	28	1	1	22	1	0	.250	.333	.320	.654	CIN
1993	105	151	41	8	0	0	6	21	21	1	0	26	0	0	.272	.364	.325	.689	CIN
1994	84	127	35	7	0	0	12	13	11	0	1	21	0	0	.276	.331	.331	.662	CIN
1995	84	172	36	6	0	0	10	18	22	3	0	54	0	1	.209	.310	.244	.554	CIN
1996	92	171	40	7	3	0	11	9	12	0	0	42	0	0	.234	.284	.310	.594	CIN
1997	81	174	52	11	0	0	23	19	13	1	0	44	0	0	.299	.351	.362	.713	CIN
1998	40	79	16	1	0	0	6	2	4	0	0	18	0	0	.203	.241	.215	.456	CIN
Total	1348	2968	818	182	18	22	348	391	302	9	20	396	2	2	.276	.342	.371	.714

Career Minor League Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1983, AAA	137	512	150	18	2	19	70	64	29	56	5	1	.293	.321	.447	.769
1984, AAA	138	539	140	21	3	13	56	59	45	47	8	3	.260	.315	.382	.697
1985, AAA	137	535	165	27	6	16	79	65	30	56	6	10	.308	.342	.471	.813
1986, AAA	34	138	45	11	0	5	20	26	9	8	1	3	.326	.362	.514	.877
1987, AAA	63	260	77	15	2	7	32	42	31	36	2	1	.296	.370	.450	.820

Career Postseason Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1989	6	13	4	1	0	0	2	1	0	2	0	0	.308	.308	.385	.692
Total	6	13	4	1	0	0	2	1	0	2	0	0	.308	.308	.385	.692

Fielding Stats 1998

Position	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
Second Base	14	8	16	30	6	46	0	1.000	72.0	5.75
Third Base	17	12	8	24	2	34	2	.941	100.0	3.06
Shortstop	4	0	2	3	0	5	0	1.000	6.0	7.50
Rightfield	3	0	2	0	0	2	0	1.000	5.0	3.60

Player History

Drafted in 2nd round, 52nd overall pick, by New York (A) in 1983...
Had first career hit on 5/13/1986, off Mike Paxton (CAL)...
Hit first career homerun on 6/11/1986, off Ken Dayley (CLE)...
Traded from New York (A) to Cincinnati on 7/31/1988 (Going to CIN: 3B German Rivera. Going to NYY: P Steve Comer)...
2/3/1990: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,442,857 through salary arbitration...
2/3/1991: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,442,857 through salary arbitration...
Injured on 6/25/1991 with a Sore Shoulder, out for one week...
2/3/1992: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,442,857 through salary arbitration...
5/29/1992: Signed a contract extension with Cincinnati, $3,500,000 per year, for 3 years.
6/29/1995: Signed a contract extension with Cincinnati, $540,000 per year, for 1 years.
10/6/1996: Signed a contract extension with Cincinnati, $250,000 per year, for 1 years.
6/21/1997: Signed a contract extension with Cincinnati, $260,000 per year, for 1 years.
6/21/1998: Signed a contract extension with Cincinnati, $375,000 per year, for 2 years.
Retired in 1998.

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