Juan Rivera

Full Name: Juan Luis Rivera	Primary Position: OF
Height/Weight: 6' 2"/170	First Game: September 4, 2001
Birthdate: July 3, 1978	MLB Experience: 7 years
Birthplace: Guarenas, Miranda (Venezuela)
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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1 Biography
2 Scouting Report
3 Statistics
- 3.1 Batting Stats
- 3.2 Fielding Stats
4 Awards
5 Transactions
6 Trivia
7 Video Gallery
8 Picture Gallery
9 See Also
- 9.1 Recent Juan Rivera ArmchairGM Stories
10 Categories

[edit] Biography

Juan Luis Rivera (born July 3, 1978 in Guarenas, Miranda State, Venezuela) is a Major League Baseball left fielder who plays for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

Rivera was signed by the Yankees as a non-draft amateur free agent in 1996 and made his debut in the 2001 season. When he came up to New York in midseason 2002, and while he showed promise, his .265 of batting average and one home run was a disappointment for the Yankees standard.

Rivera was sent to Triple-A Columbus in 2002. Rivera was again recalled in 2003, this time to hit seven homers (including a multi-homer game) with 26 RBI. Although he is not known for his speed, Rivera is considered an above average fielder who gets a good jump on the ball, has a strong throwing arm, and is adept at playing the outfield corners: left and right field. He was traded to the Expos before the 2004 season. In Montreal he finished with a .307 batting average, 12 homers and 49 RBIs in 2004.

On November 19, 2004, he was sent along with shortstop Maicer Izturis to Anaheim in the same trade that brought outfielder José Guillén to the Washington Nationals. In his first season as an Angel, Rivera saw playing time as both an outfielder and a designated hitter. Although he started the season slowly, he stepped up his play in the final months of 2005 and finished with a .271 batting average and a then-career high 15 home runs and 59 RBIs in 106 games.

During the 2006 campaign, Rivera was made an everyday player, often starting at left field (or serving as the designated hitter when veteran Garret Anderson plays left). As of September 2006, Rivera is having his best statistical year yet, batting .302 with 21 home runs and 74 RBIs.

Juan Rivera was the starting left fielder for the Venezuelan team in the inaugural World Baseball Classic.

[edit] Scouting Report

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2001	NYY	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
2002	NYY	28	83	9	22	5	0	1	6	6	10	1	1	.265	.311	.361	.673
2003	NYY	57	173	22	46	14	0	7	26	10	27	0	0	.266	.304	.468	.773
2004	MON	134	391	48	120	24	1	12	49	34	45	6	2	.307	.364	.465	.829
2005	LAA	106	350	46	95	17	1	15	59	23	44	1	9	.271	.316	.454	.770
2006	LAA	124	448	65	139	27	0	23	85	33	59	0	4	.310	.362	.525	.887
2007	LAA	14	43	3	12	1	0	2	8	1	4	0	0	.279	.295	.442	.737
Career		466	1492	193	434	88	2	60	233	107	189	8	16	.291	.340	.473	.813

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team	POS	G	GS	INN	PO	TC	A	E	DP	FPCT
2001	NYY	CF	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2001	NYY	RF	2	0	9	1	1	0	0	0	1.000
2002	NYY	RF	15	12	119	33	33	0	0	0	1.000
2002	NYY	LF	15	13	115	21	25	2	2	1	.920
2003	NYY	RF	22	13	128	25	28	3	0	0	1.000
2003	NYY	LF	34	30	289	65	67	0	2	0	.970
2004	MON	LF	10	9	71	17	18	1	0	0	1.000
2004	MON	RF	104	74	721	151	167	13	3	3	.982
2004	MON	CF	13	10	97	24	24	0	0	0	1.000
2005	LAA	LF	33	32	297	72	75	3	0	0	1.000
2005	LAA	RF	38	23	237	45	48	2	1	1	.979
2005	LAA	CF	4	4	30	10	10	0	0	0	1.000
2006	LAA	RF	33	26	242	50	54	3	1	0	.981
2006	LAA	CF	20	19	143	34	39	3	2	0	.949
2006	LAA	LF	56	54	478	126	136	7	3	1	.978
2007	LAA	RF	7	7	53	9	10	1	0	0	1.000
2007	LAA	LF	2	2	15	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total		OF	481	393	3155	712	764	38	14	6	.982