#77 Will Taranto, Rightfield, 31 yrs, Honolulu Rainbow Fighters
Tuesday, 4/15/2009 |
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| Will Taranto
5/25/1977
31
Sunnyvale, CA
6"1
200
Rightfield
R
R
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3 / 6 (Well Known)
4 / 6 (Popular)
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GREAT
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2.5 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 2,740,000
2011
4 Year(s), 17 Days (705 total Days)
17 Day(s)
4 Year(s), 17 Days (705 total Days)
5 Year(s)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 57 | 111 | 52 | 45 | 50 |
| Versus LHP | 64 | 122 | 55 | 51 | 44 |
| Versus RHP | 54 | 106 | 50 | 42 | 53 |
| Talent | 64 | 108 | 54 | 54 | 58 |
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| Fielding Ratings
LF : 7 (Range), .991 (Fielding Pct.)
CF : 4 (Range), .986 (Fielding Pct.)
RF : 7 (Range), .984 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 3
Outfield Arm : 6
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
| 4/3 | @SI | W 8-5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | #7 | PoG | |
| 4/4 | @SI | L 1-5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
| 4/5 | SI | W 11-5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
| 4/6 | SI | W 2-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
| 4/7 | SI | W 5-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | #7 | | |
| 4/9 | HF | W 5-3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #7 | | |
| 4/10 | HF | W 4-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
| 4/12 | @CO | L 5-8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
| 4/13 | @CO | L 4-6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
| 4/14 | @CO | L 2-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 14 | 53 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 11 | .226 | .250 | .415 | .665 | .581 | .189 |
| Projected | 151 | 572 | 130 | 32 | 22 | 11 | 97 | 76 | 22 | 119 | .226 | .250 | .415 | .665 | .581 | .189 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 14 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 5.0 | 3.1 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .235 | .222 | .412 | .634 |
| vs. RHP | 36 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .263 | .417 | .680 |
| Close/Late | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .333 | .400 | .733 |
| Scoring Position | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .294 | .316 | .471 | .786 |
| Pinch Hitting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Home | 5 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | .158 | .200 | .158 | .358 |
| Road | 9 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | .265 | .278 | .559 | .837 |
| This Week | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Last Week | 5 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .316 | .350 | .526 | .876 |
| March/April | 14 | 53 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 11 | .226 | .250 | .415 | .665 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 2004 | 123 | 370 | 85 | 35 | 2 | 11 | 64 | 50 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 116 | 3 | 3 | .230 | .280 | .424 | .704 | RF NB |
| 2005 | 122 | 337 | 98 | 37 | 2 | 10 | 48 | 53 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 80 | 7 | 1 | .291 | .328 | .501 | .829 | NB |
| 2006 | 129 | 357 | 89 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 51 | 38 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 72 | 5 | 3 | .249 | .283 | .431 | .714 | NB |
| 2007 | 112 | 321 | 78 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 37 | 52 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 77 | 8 | 2 | .243 | .279 | .408 | .688 | NB |
| 2008 | 151 | 539 | 139 | 52 | 13 | 14 | 97 | 71 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 136 | 12 | 8 | .258 | .281 | .481 | .762 | NB RF,ML |
| 2009 | 14 | 53 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .226 | .250 | .415 | .665 | RF |
| Total | 651 | 1977 | 501 | 178 | 39 | 45 | 306 | 271 | 104 | 0 | 18 | 492 | 36 | 17 | .253 | .288 | .451 | .739 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 2005 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .167 | .211 | .222 | .433 |
| 2007 | 9 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .304 | .304 | .522 | .826 |
| Total | 15 | 41 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 0 | .244 | .262 | .390 | .652 |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Centerfield | 10 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1.000 | 84.0 | 1.39 | | | | |
| Rightfield | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1.000 | 36.1 | 1.49 | | | | |
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Injured on 4/30/2001 with a Dislocated Shoulder, out for 7 weeks... Injured on 10/7/2001 with a Strained Posterior Cruciate Ligament, out for 4 weeks... Injured on 5/4/2003 with a Inflamed Groin Musc
le, out for 4 weeks... Traded from Honolulu to Nappanee on 2/20/2004 (Going to NB: P B. Patterson, LF W. Taranto. Going to RF: P M. Cullen, P A. Sherry, LF L. Tanner )... Had first career hit on 4
/3/2004, off Sandy Koufax (AV)... Drove in 6 runs against Walla Walla on 6/27/2004... 6/14/2005: Signed a contract extension with Nappanee, $1,500,000 per year, for 3 years.
Won World Series with Nappanee in 2007...
Traded from Nappanee to Honolulu on 1/30/2008 (Going to RF: LF Will Taranto. Going to NB: 1B Mark Grace )...
Hit for the cycle against Dallas on 6/3/2008...
6/16/2008: Signed a contract extension with Honolulu, $2,740,000 per year, for 3 years.
Was selected to the 2008 Allstar game...
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| Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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Doubles
2008 - 52 - 1st
| Triples
2006 - 11 - 10th
2008 - 13 - 8th
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