Saturday, March 17, 2012

Happy Birthday - 3/17

C Raul Chavez (39)
Chavez, a native of Venezuela, was originally signed as a NDFA by Houston in 1990 and was traded to the Expos along with Dave Veres for Sean Berry in 1995.  Signing with Houston in 2000 as a free agent, he played in 136 games in 2000 and 2002 through 2005 as a back-up catcher.  His regular season stats were nothing to write home about, but he did go 4 for 9 with a home run and two RBI's in the NLDS and NLCS in 2004.  He also boasts a 41% career caught stealing percentage in the major leagues and a 44% career caught stealing in the minor leagues, so far.  He played in the Mets minor league system in 2011 and, as of this writing, is currently an unsigned free agent.

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