Gil Velazquez

Infobox MLB player


width = 150
name = Gil Velazquez
position = Infielder
team = Boston Red Sox
number = 51
bats = Right
throws = Right
birthdate = birthdate and age|1979|10|17
birthplace = city-state|Los Angeles|California
debutdate = September 25
debutyear = 2008
debutteam = Boston Red Sox
statyear = 2008
stat1label = Batting average
stat1value = .125
stat2label = Home runs
stat2value = 0
stat3label = Runs batted in
stat3value = 1
teams=
*Boston Red Sox (by|2008-present)|

Gilberto Arnulfo Velazquez (born October 17, 1979 in Los Angeles, California) is a Major League Baseball player for the Boston Red Sox. He is 6-2 feet tall and weighs 190 pounds. Velazquez also has played with the Double-A and Triple-A teams off the Minnesota Twins. Velazquez is a graduate of Paramount High School in Paramount, California. After Mike Lowell was placed on the disabled list in the middle of the 2008 American League Division Series, Velazquez filled his roster spot, and became eligible to play in game four of the playoffs after only three major league appearances and one major league hit. [ [http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/extra_bases/2008/10/sox_replace_low.html]

Velazquez was invited to mlby|2008 spring training. [ [http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/team/transactions.jsp?c_id=bos&year=2008&month=2 The Official Site of The Boston Red Sox: Team: Transactions ] ]

Batting

Velazquez is a below average hitter. He has never had a batting average of over .300 except at the beginning of by|2006 at Double-A New Britain when he played 6 games to get a .375 average. He was then moved up to Triple-A. He didn't do as good batting an average of .250 so he was then moved back to Double-A in by|2007. He again went to Triple-A at the end of 2007, batting .267. Velazquez is good pull hitter, hitting the ball to left field most of the time.

Fielding

Velazquez is an average fielder commiting few errors. He is a shortstop that always pays attention of what is happening so he can field the ball. He has average run speed, which also helps him field balls easily and is able to run bases well and steal bases well on occasions.

References

External links

* [http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/V/Gil-Velazquez.shtml Baseball Cube] , statistics
* [http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=U98027&position=SS Gil Velazquez]
* [http://minors.baseball-reference.com/players.cgi?pid=15061 Baseball Reference] , minor league statistics