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Positions: 3B-1481, DH-31, SS-5, LF-2, 1B-1

Full Name: Eric Cesar Chavez
Born: Dec 7,1977 in Los Angeles, California
Height: 6-0  Weight: 204  Bats: Left  Throws: Right
High School: Mount Carmel (San Diego, California)  "Sundevils"
College: None

Contract: Signed 6-year, $66,000,000 contract with the Oakland Athletics on Mar 18,2004. $3m signing bonus. Club option for 2011 ($12.5m)

Drafted: Selected by Oakland Athletics in 1st Round (10th overall) of 1996 amateur entry draft (June-Reg)  (Signing Bonus: $1,140,000)

20-Win Season 2x 1962,1965

4 Strikeouts in 1 Inning Apr 17,1965

Baseball America Minor League Player of the Year 1998

Cy Young Award 1x MLB 1962

First Round Draft Pick 1996 (#10)

Gold Glove Award 6x AL (3B) 2001-2006

Hall of Famers Inducted in 1984

High School All-American 2x 1995 (OF) 1996 (IF)

Hitting for the Cycle Jun 21,2000

Major League All-Star Game 8x 1959,1961-1965,1967-1968

Player of the Month 1x Sep-2001 (AL)

Player of the Week 2x Aug-25-2002, Jun-5-2005

Silver Slugger Award 1x AL (3B) 2002

Teenaged Rookie 19 yrs old

Top Prospect 1997 MLB (#53),1998 MLB (#30),1999 MLB (#3),1997 Oak (#3),1999 Oak (#1)

World Series Champion 3x LAD 1959,1963,1965

Signed by Scout: Ron Vaughn

MLB Debut: Sep 8,1998

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Scouting Report
Power:	81
Power:	50
Speed:	45
Contact:	46
Patience:	64
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2009 Independent League Statistics have been updated.

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Transactions History

Selected by Oakland Athletics in 1st Round (10th overall) of 1996 amateur entry draft (June-Reg) (Signing Bonus: $1,140,000)

Aug 27,1996 - signed

Disabled List History

Jun 2,2004 - 15 Day Disabled list - (broken bone in his right hand)
Jul 10,2004 - Activated
Aug 3,2007 - 15 Day Disabled list - (Back)
Sep 1,2007 - Transferred to 60 day DL.

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Disabled List Notes: The accumulation of disabled list data started in 2001. Though most DL visits are accounted for during this time, the injury description and activation date are not always available.

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