Rod Barajas

Full Name: Rodrigo Richard Barajas Current Team: Height/Weight: 6'1"/245 Uniform Number: Birthdate: September 5, 1975 Entry Draft: N/A (1996 Free Agent) Birthplace: Ontario, California Drafted By: Arizona Diamondbacks Primary Position: C College: Cerritos Junior College (CA)

Biography

Rod Barajas (Rodrigo Richard Barajas) was born on September 5, 1975 in Ontario, California. He made his Major League debut on September 25, 1999 for the Arizona Diamondbacks. In 2002, his rookie year, he hit .234 with 3 home runs and 23 RBI. Barajas played for the Arizona Diamondbacks and Texas Rangers over the course of his 8 year career.

Most people believe that Rod Barajas's best season was 2005, when he slugged 21 home runs and knocked in 60 runs.

Statistics

Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1999	ARI	N	5	16	3	4	1	3	.250	.294	.500	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0
2000	ARI	N	5	13	1	3	1	3	.231	.231	.462	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
2001	ARI	N	51	106	9	17	3	9	.160	.191	.274	3	0	4	26	0	0	0	0	0
2002	ARI	N	70	154	12	36	3	23	.234	.288	.357	10	0	10	25	3	2	1	4	4
2003	ARI	N	80	220	19	48	3	28	.218	.265	.327	15	0	14	43	1	1	0	7	6
2004	TEX	A	108	358	50	89	15	58	.249	.276	.453	26	1	13	63	3	8	0	0	3
2005	TEX	A	120	410	53	104	21	60	.254	.306	.466	24	0	26	70	6	4	0	0	6
2006	TEX	A	97	344	49	88	11	41	.256	.298	.410	20	0	17	51	4	5	0	0	9
2007	PHI	N	48	122	16	28	4	10	.230	.352	.393	8	0	21	24	2	1	0	3	5
2008	TOR	A	104	349	44	87	11	49	.249	.294	.410	23	0	17	61	7	0	0	0	9
2009	TOR	A	125	429	43	97	19	71	.226	.258	.403	19	0	20	76	1	3	1	2	4
Total	NL		259	631	60	136	15	76	.216	.277	.345	37	0	50	123	6	5	1	14	15
Total	AL		554	1890	239	465	77	279	.246	.286	.429	112	1	93	321	21	20	1	2	31
Total			813	2521	299	601	92	355	.238	.284	.408	149	1	143	444	27	25	2	16	46

Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1999	ARI	N	C	5	5	45	30	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	1.000
2000	ARI	N	C	5	3	28	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2001	ARI	N	C	50	31	278.1	179	11	1	3	0	0	27	8	1	.995
2002	ARI	N	1B	1	0	2.1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2002	ARI	N	C	69	41	406	293	18	1	1	0	4	18	10	0	.997
2003	ARI	N	C	79	65	595	543	40	0	6	0	8	26	17	1	1.000
2004	TEX	A	C	105	102	908.2	656	23	7	2	0	7	42	22	0	.990
2004	TEX	A	1B	2	0	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2005	TEX	A	1B	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2005	TEX	A	C	119	117	1025.1	688	41	9	5	0	7	44	23	0	.988
2006	TEX	A	C	94	94	825	591	35	10	2	0	5	38	19	1	.984
2006	TEX	A	1B	5	1	12	14	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2006	TEX	A	1B	5	1	12	14	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2007	PHI	N	C	38	37	303	252	14	0	3	0	1	12	7	0	1.000
2007	PHI	N	1B	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2008	TOR	A	C	98	90	785.1	674	47	4	5	0	2	42	22	2	.994
2008	TOR	A	1B	4	3	27	27	5	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2008	TOR	A	DH	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2009	TOR	A	C	120	110	974.1	805	55	8	7	0	6	53	27	2	.991
Total			C	782	695	6174	4735	285	40	34	0	41	304	155	7	.992
Total			1B	14	4	46.1	48	8	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
Total			DH	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Transactions

• Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Arizona Diamondbacks (January 23, 1996).
• Granted free agency (December 21, 2003).
• Signed by Texas Rangers (January 12, 2004).
• Granted free agency (October 31, 2006).
• Signed by Philadelphia Phillies (December 21, 2006).
• Granted Free Agency (October 30, 2007).
• Signed as a Free Agent with the Toronto Blue Jays (January 26, 2008).