Henry Cotto | Major Leaguer 1984-1993

Full Name: Henry Suarez Cotto
Born: January 5,1961 in New York, New York
Height: 6-2 Weight: 178 Bats: Right Throws: Right
High School: Colonel Batista (Caguas,PR)
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Drafted: Signed as an undrafted free agent by the Chicago Cubs in 1980

Transactions: [Jun 7,1980] - Signed as undrafted amateur Free Agent by Cubs. [Dec 4,1984] - Traded by Cubs with Ron Hassey, Rich Bordi and Porfi Altamirano to Yankees for Brian Dayett and Ray Fontenot. [Dec 22,1987] - Traded by Yankees with Steve Trout to Mariners for Wade Taylor, Clay Parker and Lee Guetterman. [Oct 27,1992] - Granted Free Agency. [Feb 2,1993] - Signed as Free Agent by Mariners. [Jun 27,1993] - Traded by Mariners with Jeff Darwin to Marlins for Dave Magadan. [Oct 25,1993] - Granted Free Agency. [Feb 3,1994] - Signed as Free Agent by Orioles.

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org.	Level	Pos	Ln	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	IBB	SH	SF	DP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	GB%
1980	GC Cubs	GCL	19	Chc	Rk	of		43	166	24	47	7	5	0	30	12	0	12	15	1		1	4		.283	.328	.386	714	--
1981	Quad City	Midw	20	Chc	A	of		128	493	80	144	15	6	1	46	52	16	59	62	5	4	1	4		.292	.371	.353	724	--
1982	Midland	Tex	21	Chc	AA	of		130	524	103	161	12	5	1	36	52	16	59	79	1	2	6	1		.307	.378	.355	733	--
1983	Iowa	Amer	22	Chc	AAA	of		104	426	52	111	7	10	0	35	32	17	35	67	4	1	7	2		.261	.321	.324	645	--
1984	Iowa	Amer	23	Chc	AAA	of		8	30	3	6	2	0	0	0	1	2	2	3	1	0	0	0		.200	.273	.267	540	--
	Chi Cubs	NL	23	Chc	MLB	of	3,1	105	146	24	40	5	0	0	8	9	3	10	23	1	2	3	0	1	.274	.325	.308	633	68%
1985	Columbus	IL	24	Nyy	AAA	of		75	272	38	70	16	2	7	36	10	4	19	61	2	0	1	3		.257	.307	.408	715	--
	NY Yankees	AL	24	Nyy	MLB	of	6,8,7	34	56	4	17	1	0	1	6	1	1	3	12	0	0	1	0	1	.304	.339	.375	714	68%
1986	Columbus	IL	25	Nyy	AAA	of		97	359	45	89	17	6	7	48	16	6	19	53	4	1	1	1		.248	.292	.387	679	--
	NY Yankees	AL	25	Nyy	MLB	of	6	35	80	11	17	3	0	1	6	3	0	2	17	0	0	0	1	3	.213	.229	.288	517	38%
1987	Columbus	IL	26	Nyy	AAA	of		34	129	26	39	13	2	3	20	14	2	10	16	1	0	0	1		.302	.355	.504	859	--
	NY Yankees	AL	26	Nyy	MLB	of	1,2,6	68	149	21	35	10	0	5	20	4	2	6	35	1	0	0	0	7	.235	.269	.403	672	54%
1988	Seattle	AL	27	Sea	MLB	of	1,3,2	133	386	50	100	18	1	8	33	27	3	23	53	2	0	4	3	8	.259	.302	.373	675	44%
1989	Seattle	AL	28	Sea	MLB	of	2	100	295	44	78	11	2	9	33	10	4	12	44	3	3	0	0	4	.264	.300	.407	707	43%
1990	Seattle	AL	29	Sea	MLB	of	2	127	355	40	92	14	3	4	33	21	3	22	52	4	2	6	3	13	.259	.307	.349	656	48%
1991	Seattle	AL	30	Sea	MLB	of	1,2	66	177	35	54	6	2	6	23	16	3	10	27	2	0	2	1	7	.305	.347	.463	810	54%
1992	Seattle	AL	31	Sea	MLB	of	1	108	294	42	76	11	1	5	27	23	2	14	49	1	3	3	1	2	.259	.294	.354	648	51%
1993	Florida	NL	32	Fla	MLB	of	1,9,2	54	135	15	40	7	0	3	14	11	1	3	18	1	0	1	2	3	.296	.312	.415	727	55%
	Seattle	AL	32	Sea	MLB	of-dh	2	54	105	10	20	1	0	2	7	5	4	2	22	1	0	1	0	0	.190	.213	.257	470	49%
1995	Nashville	Amer	34	Chw	AAA	of		17	61	4	8	1	0	1	4	0	1	1	20	0	0	0	0	3	.131	.145	.197	342	--

Major League Totals - 10 Season(s)								884	2178	296	569	87	9	44	210	130	26	107	352	16	10	21	11	49	.261	.299	.370	669	50%
Minor League Totals - 9 Season(s)								636	2460	375	675	90	36	20	255	189	64	216	376	19		17	16		.274	.336	.365	701	--

Playoffs Batting Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org.	Series	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	IBB	SH	SF	DP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	GB%
1984	Chi Cubs	NL	23	Chc	Ch	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2000	--

Major League Totals - 1 Season(s)						3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2000	--

Fielding Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org	Level	Pos	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	TC	DP	PB	SB	CS	FPCT	RF
1980	GC Cubs	GCL	19	Chc	Rk	OF	42			93	6	3	102	0	-	-	-	.971	--

1981	Quad City	Midw	20	Chc	A	OF	127			249	23	13	285	5	-	-	-	.954	--

1982	Midland	Tex	21	Chc	AA	OF	123			310	16	7	333	4	-	-	-	.979	--

1983	Iowa	Amer	22	Chc	AAA	OF	104			253	8	7	268	1	-	-	-	.974	--

1984	Iowa	Amer	23	Chc	AAA	OF	8			12	3	0	15	1	-	-	-	1.000	--
1984	Chi Cubs	NL	23	Chc	MLB	OF	88			117	3	2	122	1	-	-	-	.984	--

1985	Columbus	IL	24	Nyy	AAA	OF	75			158	5	2	165	1	-	-	-	.988	--
1985	NY Yankees	AL	24	Nyy	MLB	OF	30			41	2	1	44	0	-	-	-	.977	--

1986	Columbus	IL	25	Nyy	AAA	OF	96			215	5	8	228	3	-	-	-	.965	--
1986	NY Yankees	AL	25	Nyy	MLB	OF	29			59	1	0	60	0	-	-	-	1.000	--
1986	NY Yankees	AL	25	Nyy	MLB	DH	1								-	-	-	---	--

1987	Columbus	IL	26	Nyy	AAA	OF	32			73	3	2	78	0	-	-	-	.974	--
1987	NY Yankees	AL	26	Nyy	MLB	OF	57			89	2	1	92	0	-	-	-	.989	--

1988	Seattle	AL	27	Sea	MLB	OF	120			253	6	2	261	0	-	-	-	.992	--
1988	Seattle	AL	27	Sea	MLB	DH	2								-	-	-	---	--

1989	Seattle	AL	28	Sea	MLB	OF	90			153	9	2	164	3	-	-	-	.988	--
1989	Seattle	AL	28	Sea	MLB	DH	2								-	-	-	---	--

1990	Seattle	AL	29	Sea	MLB	OF	118			194	4	2	200	1	-	-	-	.990	--
1990	Seattle	AL	29	Sea	MLB	DH	3								-	-	-	---	--

1991	Seattle	AL	30	Sea	MLB	OF	56			104	2	2	108	1	-	-	-	.981	--
1991	Seattle	AL	30	Sea	MLB	DH	6								-	-	-	---	--

1992	Seattle	AL	31	Sea	MLB	OF	92			170	2	0	172	0	-	-	-	1.000	--
1992	Seattle	AL	31	Sea	MLB	DH	3								-	-	-	---	--

1993	Florida	NL	32	Fla	MLB	OF	46			85	1	2	88	0	-	-	-	.977	--
1993	Seattle	AL	32	Sea	MLB	OF	34			59	0	1	60	0	-	-	-	.983	--
1993	Seattle	AL	32	Sea	MLB	DH	15								-	-	-	---	--

1995	Nashville	Amer	34	Chw	AAA	OF	5			5	0	1	6	0	-	-	-	.833	--

Awards

Salaries

Year	Salary	Rank	Lg Avg	Centile
1985	*60,000		299,108	76
1986	*60,000		325,466	80
1987	*60,000		292,853	80
1988	90,000		325,305	60
1989	250,000		375,257	38
1990	425,000		426,358	34
1991	600,000		617,627	32
1992	875,000		798,185	30
1993	900,000		815,723	26

Career:	$3,320,000	estimate

Trivia and Player Notes

2006 - Coach for San Antonio of Texas League (AA)

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