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New Met - SS - Omar Quintanila

Omar Quintanilla











 

Positions: Second Baseman, Shortstop and Third Baseman
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9", Weight: 190 lb.
Born: October 24, 1981 in El Paso, TX (Age 30)
High School: Socorro (El Paso, TX)
School: University of Texas at Austin
Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 1st round (33rd pick) of the 2003 amateur draft.
Signed July 13, 2003. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 31, 2005
Teams (by GP): Rockies/Rangers 2005-2011
2012 Contract Status: 1st-Year Arb Eligible (details)[*]
Service Time (01/2012): 3.043 [*], Agents: Marc Kligman [*]
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/q/quintom01.shtml

He was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the first round (33rd overall) of the 2003 Major League Baseball Draft. In 2003, he played for Low-A Vancouver and High-A Modesto, batting .358 in 40 games. He started 2004 with Modesto as the A's 7th ranked prospect and after hitting .315 received a late-season promotion to Double-A Midland. He began 2005 with Midland as the A's 8th ranked prospect and on July 15, he was traded along with outfielder Eric Byrnes to the Colorado Rockies for pitchers Joe Kennedy and Jay Witasick. The Rockies assigned him to Triple-A Colorado Springs and promoted him to the majors in late July. He made his debut on July 31 and went 1-3. In each of the next three seasons, Quintanilla began the season with Triple-A Colorado Springs and was promoted to the majors at least once each season. In limited at-bats, he had his highest batting average in 2008 at .238.

The Office of the Commissioner of Baseball announced August 11, 2010, that Quintanilla had received a 50-game suspension after testing positive for Methylhexaneamine, a performance-enhancing substance, in violation of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.
Quintanilla signed with the Texas Rangers after the season and in July 2011, he had his contract purchased by Texas after hitting .298 in 51 games with Triple-A Round Rock. On August 1, he was outrighted to back to Round Rock and elected free agency. Overall with the Rangers, he hit .045 in 11 games, with two RBI. If you play MLB 2K8 for some reason he is listed as a lefty. This is an extreme inconvenience as he plays second base, and many runners end up safe because he cannot position himself correctly. The lefty listing may have something to do with the auto accident he was involved in at the beginning of the 2007 season. He suffered major bruising to his right hand and a fracture of his pinky finger. He switched to left to further pursue his baseball career.

On January 3, 2012, he signed a minor league contract with the New York Mets.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omar_Quintanilla

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    • YearAgeTmLgGPAABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSOPS+TBGDPHBPSHSFIBBPosAwards
    200523COLNL391431281628110721915.219.270.242.5123031306006/4
    200624COLNL1138343611031139.176.243.265.50826910101/64
    200725COLNL277570616400500515.229.280.286.5664320300004/6
    200826COLNL812342102850170215001546.238.288.348.63560733081346
    200927COLNL586958710200200827.172.273.207.480241200300465
    201129TEXAL1123223101020009.045.045.136.182-55300100/456
    6 Seasons227582522631112532343240121.213.268.284.552401481001914
    162 Game Avg.1624153734579182124212986.213.268.284.55240106701413
    COL (5 yrs)216559500601102522323240112.220.277.290.567441451001814
    TEX (1 yr)1123223101020009.045.045.136.182-55300100
    NL (5 yrs)216559500601102522323240112.220.277.290.567441451001814
    AL (1 yr)1123223101020009.045.045.136.182-55300100

    http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/q/quintom01.shtml
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