Carlos Gonzalez, OF - Colorado Rockies (#5)

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Birthdate: 10/17/85
Signed: Amateur Free Agent (Venezuela) - August 2002 (ARI)
Acquired: Trade (OAK) - November 2008
2013 Salary: $7,500,000
Service Time: 4.059 (pre-2013)
Contract: 7 years, $80.5M (2011-2017)
Major League Debut: 5/30/2008
Bats: L
Throws: L
Height: 6-1
Weight: 200

Latest Player Updates
08/22/12 - reinstated from Bereavement List
08/18/12 - placed on Bereavement List
08/06/11 - activated from 15-Day DL
07/22/11 - placed on 15-Day DL (strained wrist)

Player Pages/Related Articles/Videos
ESPN.com player page
Baseball-Reference.com player page
FanGraphs.com player page
RotoWorld player page
MLBTradeRumors.com player page
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Prospect Rankings (MLB)
2008 Baseball America #22
2008 MiLB.com #23

Prospect Rankings (Organizational)
2008 Baseball America #1-OAK Tools: Best power hitter, Best outfield arm
2008 Baseball Prospectus #2-OAK

MLB Awards and Honors
2012 NL All-Star
2010 NL Gold Glove, NL Silver Slugger

MLBDepthCharts.com Honors
2009 Knocking Down the Door - May 18th
2009 Knocking Down the Door - May 11th