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  : E
  Duration as Reliever : A
  Holding Runners      : B
  Groundball Pct.      : 57
 
  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    : 5  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 4, Talent Average)
  Avoiding BB's        : 7  (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Good)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 6  (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        4.57  5  5  1  41  0  43.1  42  24  22  18  27 
  At Home        6.41  3  3  0  18  0  19.2  22  15  14  11  12 
  Away           3.04  2  2  1  23  0  23.2  20   9   8   7  15 
  Last Week      2.25  0  0  1   4  0   4.0   2   1   1   1   4 
  This Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Apr/Mar        4.80  2  1  0  12  0  15.0  15   9   8  10  11 
  May            9.00  0  1  0   2  0   2.0   4   2   2   1   1 
  June           1.35  1  0  0  11  0  13.1   9   3   2   3   6 
  July           8.68  2  3  0  13  0   9.1  12   9   9   3   5 
  August         2.45  0  0  1   3  0   3.2   2   1   1   1   4 
 

  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
 
  Total ERA   : 5.81
  Total Wins  : 14
  Total Losses: 13
  Total Saves : 1
  Total SHO   : 0
  Total CG    : 1
  Total K's   : 167
  Total BB's  : 109