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Bios Cover Page.Qxp 20102010 TEXASTEXAS RANGERSRANGERS SUPPLEMENTSUPPLEMENTALAL BIOSBIOS #3 ANDRES BLANCO #8 JORGE CANTU #21 JEFF FRANCOEUR #15 CRISTIAN GUZMAN #33 CLIFF LEE #11 BENGIE MOLINA #20 MATT TREANOR INF Andres 3 Born: April 11, 1984 in Urama, Carabobo, VZ Opening Day Age: 25 Bats: Switch Throws: Right Height: 5-10 Weight: 180 Resides: Moron, Carabobo, Venezuela MLB Service Time: 1.093 Contract Status: Signed through 2010 How Acquired: In exchange for cash from Chicago-NL on March 27, 2010 CAREER: Is in his 10th professional season…acquired by Texas in a March 27, 2010 trade with Chicago-NL in exchange for a play- er to be named later or cash considerations…was a non-roster invitee to Cubs camp for a second straight year in 2010…suffered a right knee sprain in March, but returned to the field shortly before the trade…has played primarily shortstop throughout his profes- sional career, and saw significant time at second base for the Cubs in 2009…the Venezuela native has also seen limited action at both third base and first base…originally signed by Kansas City as a non-drafted free agent in 2000, he was signed by the Cubs as a minor league free agent in November 2007…the switch-hitter entered the year with a career .252 average in 131 major league games with Kansas City (2004-06) and Chicago-NL (2009). 2009: Began the year at Triple-A, but saw big-league action in 53 games with Chicago…it marked his first major league action since spending parts of 3 seasons with the Royals (2004-06)…batted .252 (31-123) with 15 runs, 8 doubles, a homer and 12 RBI in 53 games with the Cubs…set career marks in all categories…was selected from Iowa (AAA) May 27…made 40 appearances (21 starts) at second base and 15 (9 starts) at shortstop…batted .346 (9-for-26) with 4 doubles and 5 RBI in situations deemed “close and late”…had a pair of season-high 5-game hitting streaks: June 19-23 (7-21/.333) and July 29-September 6 (5-11/.455)…fell a game short of matching his career high…hit .500 (3-6) with a double and six RBI with the bases loaded…posted a .310 batting average after the All-Star break compared to a .222 mark prior to the break…went 6-for-23 (.261) as a right-handed batter, 25-for-100 (.250) as a lefty…notched his first career pinch hit July 20 at Philadelphia, doubling in 5th fifth inning before coming around to score…hit his first career homer July 29 vs. Houston, going deep off Doug Brocail in the 8th after entering as a defensive replacement at short- stop… collected a career-high-matching 3 hits Sept. 13 vs. Cincinnati…he set the mark Sept. 11, 2005 at Detroit, while with K.C. MINORS: Was batting .314 (48-for-153) with 18 runs, nine doubles, four homers and 25 RBI in 43 games for the I-Cubs at the time of his promotion…hit .352 (25-71) in May as the team’s regular shortstop…was shelved Aug. 4-Sept. 1 with a left calf strain…hit .280 (21- for-75) with 12 runs, 8 doubles, 2 triples, 2 homers and 4 RBI in 20 rehab games with Iowa…overall, batted .304 (70-230) with 30 runs, 17 walks, 17 doubles, 2 triples, 6 homers and 29 RBI in 64 games with the I-Cubs. 2008: Bounced back from an injury-riddled 2007 to appear in 102 games with Triple-A Iowa…hit .285 (85-298) with a career-high 36 RBI…waw time at shortstop (94 games), second base (2) and third base (1)…hit .292 or better in 3 months: .292 in April, .317 in May and .350 in August…batted .293 (66-225) off right-handed pitchers compared to .260 (19-73) off southpaws…posted a .286 average (61-213) before the All-Star break while hitting .282 (24-85) following the break…collected 2 season-high 7-game hitting streaks: April 16-22 and May 24-June 2…in 46 games with Aguilas del Zulia of the Venezuelan Winter League, hit .272 (46-for-169) with 12 dou- bles, a homer, 22 runs and 18 RBI…2007: Played just 28 games with Triple-A Omaha before landing on the disabled list May 31 with a right hamstring strain…hit .196 (19-97) before his injury, seeing time at shortstop (21 games) and second base (7 games)…2006: Appeared in a 33 games for the Royals, hitting .241 (21-87) with one triple and 9 RBI in 3 stints with Kansas City…saw time at short- stop (25 games) and second base (7 games) for the big league club…recorded a career-high 3 RBI on a bases-clearing double dur- ing a 6-run 12th inning Sept. 9 at Boston…underwent surgery Sept. 29 to repair a posterior labrum tear in his left shoulder, performed by Dr. Lewis Yocum…hit .237 (67-283) with 9 doubles and 20 RBI in 88 games with Omaha…was named to the Pacific Coast League All-Star Team…2005: Andres began the season with Triple-A Omaha before suffering a knee injury ... returned and ended the year with Kansas City…spent time at Single-A High Desert (3 games), Rookie League Arizona (7 games) and Double-A Wichita (9 games) on rehab assignments before returning to Omaha Aug. 15…hit .254 (29-114) in 35 games with 14 runs scored and 9 RBI at Omaha including his first professional home run April 9…recalled from Omaha Sept. 5 and played in 26 games for the Royals, batting .215 (17-79)… spent 24 games at second base (22 starts) and 7 games at shortstop (2 starts)…2004: Made his major league debut April 17 at Minnesota as the starting shortstop after his contract was purchased that day from Double-A Wichita…became the 2nd- youngest Royal in club history (behind Bret Saberhagen) when he made his debut at 20 years and 6 days…became the youngest position player ever to play for Kansas City…collected his first major league hit April 18 at Minnesota, a bunt single in the 3rd inning…appeared in 19 games during 2 stints in Kansas City, hitting .317 (19-60) with 9 runs scored, 2 doubles, 2 triples and 5 RBI…in 93 games with Wichita, he hit .247 (80-324) with 34 runs scored, 10 doubles and 21 RBI…named best defensive shortstop in the Texas League by Baseball America…selected as a member of the World Team for the 2004 Futures Game in Houston…select- ed as the club’s 9th-best prospect by Baseball America prior to the 2004 season…2003: Spent the season with Single-A Wilmington, hitting .244 (96-394) in 113 games…named the best defensive shortstop in the Carolina League by Baseball America following the 2003 season…2002: Spent the majority of the season with the Gulf Coast League Royals in his 2nd year in the Royals organiza- tion…hit .249 with 27 runs and 14 RBI in 52 games with the club…2001: Spent his first season in the Royals organization with their Dominican Summer League club, hitting .298 (56-for-188) in 54 contests with 39 runs scored, three triples, 16 RBI and 28 walks. PERSONAL: Attended El Carmen High in Venezuela. 1 BLANCO CONTINUED CAREER RECORD YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF BB-I SO SB CS HP GIDP SLG OBP 2001 DSL Royals-1 .298 54 188 39 56 0 3 0 16 1 0 28-3 23 9 12 8 5 .330 .411 2002 GCL Royals .249 52 193 27 48 56800146115-0 29 16 4 4 2 .290 .315 Wilmington .308 5 13 2 4 8100 020 1-04000 0.385 .357 2003 Wilmington .244 113 394 61 96 119 11 3 0 25 21 2 44-1 50 13 7 8 9 .287 .330 2004 Kansas City .317 19 60 9 19 25220 510 5-06121 0.417 .379 Wichita .247 93 324 34 80 94 10 2 0 21 8 2 18-2 4476714.290 .299 2005 High Desert .500 3 10 0 5 6100 300 0-01120 0.600 .500 AZL Royals .320 7 25 6 8 15102 910 1-07121 0.600 .370 Wichita .189 9 37 5 7 10001 510 3-07000 0.270 .250 Omaha .254 35 114 14 29 40421 92010-0 23203 3.351 .331 Kansas City .215 26 79 6 17 19010 542 0-05011 3.241 .220 2006 Omaha .237 88 283 30 67 90942205121-0 41649 7.318 .309 Kansas City .241 33 87 9 21 27410 930 5-0140112.310 .290 2007 Omaha .196 28 97 8 19 21200 832 5-0120001.216 .231 AZL Royals .000 2 2 0 0 0000 000 0-00000 0.000 .000 2008 Iowa -2 .285 102 298 30 85 100821369315-3 3193516.336 .327 2009 Iowa .304 64 230 30 70 109 17 2 6 29 3 5 17-1 28613 9.474 .353 Chicago-NL-3 .252 53 123 15 31 4280112608-3140214.341 .303 MAJOR TOTALS .252 131 349 39 88 113 14 4 1 31 14 2 18-3 39164 9.324 .295 MINOR TOTALS .260 655 2208 286 574 659 72 18 13 195 62 16 178-10 300 70 41 48 66 .327 .327 1- Signed by Kansas City as a non-drafted free agent on August 2, 2000...signed by Juan Indriago and Wilmer Castillo.
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