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Positions: P-178

Full Name: William Henry Traber
Born: Sep 18,1979 in Torrance, California
Height: 6-5  Weight: 205  Bats: Left  Throws: Left
High School: El Segundo (El Segundo, California)  "Eagles"
College: Loyola Marymount University

Contract: Signed 1-year, $500,000 contract with the Boston Red Sox on Dec 1,2008. Minor league contract

Drafted: Selected by New York Mets in 1st Round (16th overall) of 2000 amateur entry draft (June-Reg)  (Signing Bonus: $400,000)

First Round Draft Pick 2000 (#16)

Futures Game Participant USA 2002

Top Prospect 2001 Nym (#8),2002 Cle (#9),2003 Cle (#8)

Signed by Scout: Bob Minor

MLB Debut: Apr 4,2003

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Scouting Report
Control:	70
K-Rating:	49
Efficiency:	54
vsPower:	62
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Transactions History

Selected by New York Mets in 1st Round (16th overall) of 2000 amateur entry draft (June-Reg)   (Signing Bonus: $400,000)
*Selected by Toronto Blue Jays in 58th Round (1515th overall) of 1997 amateur entry draft (June-Reg) did not sign

Sep 5,2000 - signed
Dec 13,2001 - Traded by Mets with Earl Snyder, Jerrod Riggan, Alex Escobar and Matt Lawton to Indians for Danny Peoples, Mike Bacsik and Roberto Alomar.
Nov 10,2004 - Claimed on waivers by Red Sox from Indians.
Dec 21,2004 - Granted free agency

Disabled List History

Mar 17,2004 - 15 Day Disabled list - (Injury unknown)

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Disabled List Notes: The accumulation of disabled list data started in 2001. Though most DL visits are accounted for during this time, the injury description and activation date are not always available.

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