Julian Tavarez

Full Name: Julian (Carmen) Tavarez Primary Position: P Height/Weight: 6' 2"/165 First Game: August 7, 1993 Birthdate: May 22, 1973 MLB Experience: 14 years Birthplace: Santiago, Santiago (Dominican Republic) Bat/Throw: Left/Right

Biography

Born on May 22, 1973 in Santiago, Santiago (Dominican Republic), Julian Tavarez (Julian (Carmen) Tavarez) played for the Cleveland Indians, San Francisco Giants, Colorado Rockies, Chicago Cubs, Florida Marlins, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Red Sox over the course of his 14 year career. Tavarez broke into the bigs on August 7, 1993 with the Cleveland Indians, and put up a 2.44 ERA in 85 innings pitched in 1995, his rookie year.

Most people believe that Julian Tavarez's best season was 1995, when he posted a 2.44 ERA, won 10 games and struck out 68 batters.

Scouting Report

He has a fastball in the low 90's with good sinking action. He also throws a slider and a splitter. He's not afraid to come right after a hitter. When he's on, he's really on and he has the durability to go out there nearly every day. He's known as being a bit of a hot head and isn't the most friendly of guys, but he gets the job done.

Relies a lot on his 2 seam fastball, which is very effective when down in the zone. Will pitch a slider to righties and occasionally a mediocre change to the lefties. When his 2 seamer is working, it has a sharp break right at the end and he will use it to paint the outside corner against right handed batters.

He has been used as a starter in the past, but typically struggles in the role. He shines when used out of the bullpen, however. And that's probably the role he'll be in for the rest of his career.

Statistics

Pitching Stats

Year	Team		G	GS	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	IB	WP	HBP
1993	CLE	A	8	7	2	2	6.57	19	29	27	0	0	0	37	53	7	13	2	3	2
1994	CLE	A	1	1	0	1	21.60	0	8	4	0	0	0	1.2	6	1	1	1	0	0
1995	CLE	A	57	0	10	2	2.44	68	36	23	0	0	0	85	76	7	21	0	3	3
1996	CLE	A	51	4	4	7	5.36	46	49	48	0	0	0	80.2	101	9	22	5	1	1
1997	SF	N	89	0	6	4	3.87	38	43	38	0	0	0	88.1	91	6	34	5	4	4
1998	SF	N	60	0	5	3	3.80	52	41	36	0	0	1	85.1	96	5	36	11	1	8
1999	SF	N	47	0	2	0	5.93	33	38	36	0	0	0	54.2	65	7	25	3	4	8
2000	COL	N	51	12	11	5	4.43	62	68	59	1	0	1	120	124	11	53	9	2	7
2001	CHI	N	34	28	10	9	4.52	107	98	81	0	0	0	161.1	172	13	69	4	2	11
2002	FLA	N	29	27	10	12	5.39	67	100	92	0	0	0	153.2	188	9	74	7	7	15
2003	PIT	N	64	0	3	3	3.66	39	37	34	0	0	11	83.2	75	1	27	8	3	5
2004	STL	N	77	0	7	4	2.38	48	21	17	0	0	4	64.1	57	1	19	0	2	6
2005	STL	N	74	0	2	3	3.43	47	28	25	0	0	4	65.2	68	6	19	4	1	8
2006	BOS	A	58	6	5	4	4.47	56	55	49	1	0	1	98.2	110	10	44	3	2	6
2007	BOS	A	34	23	7	11	5.15	77	89	77	0	0	0	134.2	151	14	51	4	4	7
Total	NL		525	67	56	43	4.29	493	474	418	1	0	21	877	936	59	356	51	26	72
Total	AL		209	41	28	27	4.69	266	266	228	1	0	1	437.2	497	48	152	15	13	19
Total			734	108	84	70	4.42	759	740	646	2	0	22	1314.2	1433	107	508	66	39	91

Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1993	CLE	A	P	8	7	37	2	3	0	2	0	0	2	2	0	1.000
1994	CLE	A	P	1	1	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000
1995	CLE	A	P	57	0	85	7	11	2	1	0	3	2	3	2	.900
1996	CLE	A	P	51	4	80.2	6	8	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	1.000
1997	SF	N	P	89	0	88.1	5	13	2	2	0	0	5	0	0	.900
1998	SF	N	P	60	0	85.1	4	10	1	1	0	1	7	2	1	.933
1999	SF	N	P	47	0	54.2	7	6	1	1	0	0	5	3	0	.929
2000	COL	N	P	51	12	120	14	23	1	1	0	1	9	4	0	.974
2001	CHI	N	P	34	28	161.1	14	31	3	6	0	2	10	6	0	.938
2002	FLA	N	P	29	27	153.2	15	30	4	2	0	5	11	5	1	.918
2003	PIT	N	P	64	0	83.2	6	20	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	1.000
2004	STL	N	P	77	0	64.1	7	9	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	1.000
2005	STL	N	P	74	0	65.2	3	7	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	1.000
2006	BOS	A	P	58	6	98.2	7	16	2	2	0	1	2	0	0	.920
2007	BOS	A	P	34	23	134.2	11	9	1	2	0	3	0	0	0	.952
Total			P	734	108	1314.2	108	196	17	23	0	20	63	30	4	.947

Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1993	CLE	A	8	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1994	CLE	A	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1995	CLE	A	57	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1996	CLE	A	51	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1997	SF	N	89	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1998	SF	N	60	9	0	1	0	0	.111	.111	.111	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	0
1999	SF	N	47	5	0	1	0	0	.200	.200	.200	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
2000	COL	N	51	35	1	3	0	0	.086	.086	.086	0	0	0	14	0	3	0	0	0
2001	CHI	N	34	41	4	5	0	4	.122	.182	.122	0	0	3	17	0	11	0	0	1
2002	FLA	N	29	40	3	5	0	5	.125	.167	.125	0	0	2	17	0	5	0	0	0
2003	PIT	N	64	4	0	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
2004	STL	N	77	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2005	STL	N	74	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
2006	BOS	A	58	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2007	BOS	A	34	4	0	1	0	0	.250	.400	.250	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0
Total	NL		525	135	8	15	0	9	.111	.149	.111	0	0	6	57	0	21	0	0	1
Total	AL		209	4	0	1	0	0	.250	.400	.250	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0
Total			734	139	8	16	0	9	.115	.158	.115	0	0	7	60	0	21	0	0	1

Transactions

• Signed as a non-drafted free agent by the Cleveland Indians on (March 16, 1990).
• Traded by the Cleveland Indians with Jeff Kent, Jose Vizcainoand a player to be named later to the San Francisco Giants in exchange for Matt Williams and a player to be named later on (November 13, 1996); San Francisco Giants received Joe Roa on (December 16, 1996) and the Cleveland Indians received Trent Hubbard on (December 16, 1996).
• Claimed on waivers by the Colorado Rockies from the San Francisco Giants on (November 21, 1999).
• Granted free agency on (October 31, 2000).
• Signed by the Chicago Cubs on (November 16, 2000).
• Traded by the Chicago Cubs with Jose Cueto, Ryan Jorgensen and Dontrelle Willis to the Florida Marlins in exchange for Antonio Alfonseca and Matt Clement on (March 27, 2002).
• Granted free agency on (October 28, 2002).
• Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates on (January 28, 2003).
• Granted free agency on (November 2, 2003).
• Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals on (January 9, 2004).
• Granted free agency on (October 28, 2005).
• Signed by the Boston Red Sox on (January 18, 2006).