NAME     : Giovanni Carrara
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : Venezuela
 
  BIRTHDAY : 3/4/1968
  AGE      : 34
  HEIGHT   : 6"2
  WEIGHT   : 210
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Middle Reliever
  BATS     : Right
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $1,638,000 through 2005
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Minimal
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : VERY inconsistent
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Normal
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    C  (Fielding Pct. : 1.000)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
  (Rated by an average league scout)
 
  Duration as Starter  : *
  Duration as Reliever : C
  Holding Runners      : B
  Groundball Pct.      : 55
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 7
  Avoiding Hits        : 6  (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Good)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 5  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 4, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 4  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 4, Talent Average)
  Avoiding BB's        : 7  (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Good)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 7  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Good)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 6
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Changeup, Curveball, Slider

  PITCHING STATS :
 
  Category        ERA  W  L  S   G GS    IP  HA   R  ER  BB   K
  Overall        3.71  2  3 13  51  2  60.2  61  26  25  27  32 
  At Home        4.54  1  1  5  30  1  35.2  41  18  18  19  18 
  Away           2.52  1  2  8  21  1  25.0  20   8   7   8  14 
  Last Week      4.50  1  1  2   4  0   4.0   2   2   2   2   2 
  This Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Apr/Mar        0.00  1  0  1  11  0  16.2  11   0   0   8  12 
  May            6.57  0  1  2  10  0  12.1  12   9   9   5   8 
  June           6.19  0  1  3  13  2  16.0  25  12  11   7   3 
  July           2.70  0  0  4  11  0  10.0  10   3   3   5   6 
  August         3.18  1  1  3   6  0   5.2   3   2   2   2   3 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR    ERA  W  L  S   G CG SHO    IP  ER  BB   K  TEAMS
  1995   7.31  2  4  0  12  1   0  48.0  39  25  27  TOR
  1996   8.05  1  1  0  19  0   0  38.0  34  25  23  CIN,TOR
  1997   8.10  0  1  0   2  0   0  10.0   9   6   5  CIN
  2000  13.15  0  1  0   8  0   0  13.0  19  11  15  COL
  2001   3.18  6  1  0  47  0   0  85.0  30  24  70  LAN
  2002   3.48  7  6 13  73  0   0  98.1  38  32  62  LA,KC
 
  Total ERA   : 4.96
  Total Wins  : 18
  Total Losses: 17
  Total Saves : 26
  Total SHO   : 0
  Total CG    : 1
  Total K's   : 234
  Total BB's  : 150
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Traded from Los Angeles to Kansas City on 3/31/2002...