Carlos Zambrano

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Contents 1 Profile 2 Honors & Awards 3 Prospect Lists 3.1 2002 3.2 2001 3.3 2000 4 Injury History 5 Scouting Report 5.1 Repertoire 6 External Links 7 Footnotes

[edit] Profile

Full Name: Carlos Alberto Zambrano
Bats: Both Throws: Right
Height: 6-5" Weight: 250
Position RHP
Born: June 1, 1981 in Carobobo, Venezuela
High School: (HS) Unidad Educativa Creacion (Puerto Cabello,VZ)
Acquired: Signed as amateur free agent in 1997.
Reach Majors: Yes
Status: Still with team and on 40-man
Uniform number: 38
Contract: 5/91.5M through 2012 with full no-trade protection and vesting clause for 2013 of $19.25M.

[edit] Honors & Awards

Cubs All-Star in 2004, 2006 and 2008 seasons.
Finished 5th in Cy Young voting in 2004, 2006 and 2007.
Silver Slugger winner for N.L. pitcher in 2006, 2008 and 2009.

[edit] Prospect Lists

[edit] 2002

6th: Baseball America Cubs Prospect Rankings
80th: Baseball America Major League Rankings

[edit] 2001

5th: Baseball America Cubs Prospect Rankings
68th: Baseball America Major League Rankings

[edit] 2000

3rd: Baseball America Cubs Prospect Rankings

[edit] Injury History

Shoulder injury in 2002
Shoulder injury in 2008.
Knee Injury in May of 2009 (15-day DL).
Back injury in August of 2009 (15-day DL).

[edit] Scouting Report

[edit] Repertoire

"High" Fastball, sinker, slider, split-fingered...threw a cutter in 2009 (and possibly before) but claims he'll scrap it for 2010 as he couldn't control it well. ^[1]

[edit] External Links

Baseball Reference | Baseball Cube Page |Fangraphs | Baseball Prospectus

[edit] Footnotes

1. ↑ "Big Z would have vetoed trade" by Bruce Miles http://blogs.dailyherald.com/node/3473