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Raul
Chavez
Catcher
Birthdate
18/3/1973
BAT/THR
Right/Right
Birthplace
Merida, Venezuela
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Position
Catcher
Birthdate
18/3/1973
BAT/THR
Right/Right
Birthplace
Merida, Venezuela
Debut Year
1996
Career History
Toronto Blue Jays
2009-2009 (1 Season)
Pittsburgh Pirates
2008-2008 (1 Season)
Baltimore Orioles
2006-2006 (1 Season)
Houston Astros
2000-2000, 2002-2005 (5 Seasons)
Seattle Mariners
1998-1998 (1 Season)
Montreal Expos
1996-1997 (2 Seasons)
MLB News
Valdez helps Pirates beat Phillies 6-1 to split their four-game series
— Esmerlyn Valdez tripled, singled and knocked in two runs, Endy Rodriguez and Nick Gonzales homered and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-1 on Thursday.
Rays have two top-10 hitters? Skubal surges? Don't be surprised!
Eric Karabell looks into the crystal ball to tell fantasy baseball managers what might come to pass in the not-too-distant future.
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All of the important fantasy spin and actionable takeaways resulting from the latest baseball news.
Fantasy baseball forecaster: Team hitting ratings
Stay ahead of the game and optimize your fantasy baseball hitters with our forecaster, which provides a rolling 10-day outlook of every team's hitting matchups as well as the potential for stolen bases.
Fantasy baseball forecaster: Pitcher projections for the next 10 days
Keep up to date on who is pitching -- and how well they're expected to do -- with our forecaster, which provides a rolling 10-day outlook of every team's probable starting pitchers with game score projections.
Fantasy Baseball Reliever Depth Chart
Our updated reliever depth chart displays the closer hierarchy for each team, as well as the fatigue factor in each MLB bullpen.