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Endy Chávez (SHAH-vez) (born February 7, 1978 in Valencia, Carabobo State, Venezuela) is a Major League Baseball center fielder who plays for the Philadelphia Phillies. He was acquired from the Washington Nationals for outfielder Marlon Byrd on May 14, 2005. Previously, Chávez played for the Kansas City Royals (2001) and the Montreal Expos (2002-04). He bats and throws left-handed.
Chávez does not have power. He is a groundball hitter who uses the whole field. He also has speed, which allows him to be a mildly succseful base stealer. His speed helps him in center field as well, but he also has higher gifts which allow him to take off with the crack of the bat, and time his leap so that his glove and ball arrive in the same spot at the exact time. His range is good and his arm is above-average. In 2004, Chávez led the Expos in stolen bases (32, sixth in the league) and triples (6), but had a miserable on-base percentage (.318), especially for a lead-off hitter.
In a four-season career, Chávez is a .264 hitter with 11 home runs and 95 RBI in 338 games.
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External links
- Endy Chávez at: **ESPN (profile and daily update) (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=endy+chavez+espn)
- Baseball Reference (stats) (http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/chaveen01.shtml)es:Endy Chávez