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| Height: 5-9
Weight: 175
Throws: R
Bats: S Born: Oct 24, 1977, Loma de Cabrera, Contract: Signed through 2008. |
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| November 25, 2008 Rafael Furcal traveled to Oakland on Tuesday to meet with A's officials about possibly joining Oakland as a free-agent, according to the Athletics official web site. |
| November 25, 2008 GM Walt Jocketty commented that he had a brief conversation with Rafael Furcal's rep, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. |
| November 25, 2008 Impacto Deportivo reported an untrue rumor that the Braves offered Rafael Furcal a four-year deal for $52 million, according to the Hot Stove Blog on MLB.com. |
| November 25, 2008 Free agent shortstop Rafael Furcal is not likely to re-sign with the Dodgers, according to the LA Times. |
| November 24, 2008 Rafael Furcal has not been offered a contract by the Mets to play second base, and in fact the two sides have not even talked, according to MLB.com. |
| November 24, 2008 El Caribe is reporting that the Athletics have offered free agent shortstop Rafael Furcal a four-year, $48 million deal, but a close team source states that the rumor is untrue, according to the SF Chronicle. |
| November 24, 2008 The Mets have offered free agent shortstop Rafael Furcal an "intriguing" contract, according to the MetsCiti-Blog.com. Furcal is on his way to the U.S. to talk about deals from the Mets and Athletics, and possibly others with his agent. |
| November 22, 2008 It appears that it will come down to the Giants or the A's for free agent shortstop Rafael Furcal. Giants GM Ned Calletti told Foxsports.com, "It's moving pretty fast. I don't know if we're going to be in it or not." |
| November 21, 2008 Yahoo! Sports reports that Rafael Furcal has been offered many three-year deals, but he wants a four-year contract. Furcal's agent, Paul Kinzer confirmed that the Orioles, Braves, Giants, Cubs, Dodgers and A's are interested, along with one unnamed "mystery" team. |
| November 20, 2008 Jays' GM J.P. Ricciardi stated that he is not interested in free agent shortstop Rafael Furcal, according to the Hot Stove Blog on MLB.com. |
| November 20, 2008 The Athletics remain in pursuit of landing Rafael Furcal, according to the SF Chronicle. |
| November 19, 2008 The Cubs are reportedly interested in Rafael Furcal, according to the Hot Stove Blog on MLB.com. |
| November 17, 2008 Free agent shortstop Rafael Furcal has gotten the strongest interest from the San Francisco Giants and Oakland A's, and that he is looking to sign a deal before the Winter Meetings, which start December 8, according to MLB.com. |
| November 14, 2008 Rafael Furcal has interested about 10 teams, according to MLB.com. Furcal's agent, Paul Kinzer, has said that the Cardinals, who have a hole at shortstop, have not inquired about his client. |
| November 14, 2008 The Giants are very interested in free agent shortstop Rafael Furcal, according to the Mercury News. |
| November 13, 2008 The Braves would be interested in signing Rafael Furcal if they acquire Jake Peavy, according to Fox Sprots. |
| November 13, 2008 The Oakland A's have serious interest in acquiring shortstop Rafael Furcal in free agency, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. |
| November 7, 2008 Rafael Furcal covets a four-year contract, according to the LA Times. |
| November 6, 2008 Oakland is displaying strong interest in shortstop Rafael Furcal, according to Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports. |
| November 4, 2008 Shortstop Rafael Furcal has filed for free-agency and the Detroit Tigers have said that they will have some interest in the shortstop, according to MLB.com. |
| November 3, 2008 Shortstop Rafael Furcal filed for free agency on Monday, according to The Sports Network. |
| October 16, 2008 Rafael Furcal will be a free agent this winter and despite an error-filled Game 5 on Wednesday, he wants to return to the Dodgers. "Really, I want to come back," he said. "I love it here. I love the city. I love my teammates." General Manager Ned Colletti said the feeling was mutual, according to the Los Angeles Times. "We would like to have Raffy back," Colletti said. |
| October 15, 2008 Rafael Furcal tied a playoff record by committing three errors in a single inning leading to two unearned runs in the Dodgers 5-1 defeat at the hands of the Phillies. Furcal also went 0-for-4 at the plate to drop his playoff average down to .258 though he did score nine runs in eight games. |
| October 12, 2008 Rafael Furcal went 2-for-4 with two runs, an RBI, and a home run in Game 3 of the NLCS. He did all of his damage against left-hander Jamie Moyer who took the loss. |
| September 30, 2008 Rafael Furcal will bat leadoff in Game 1 of the NLDS, according to the Los Angeles Daily News. |
| September 26, 2008 Rafael Furcal is in tonight's starting lineup at shortstop and is batting leadoff, according to the LA Daily News. |
| September 25, 2008 Rafael Furcal struck out as a pinch-hitter in the eighth inning on Wednesday, in his first appearance since he went on the disabled list May 6 because of back problems, according to the AP. |
| September 24, 2008 Rafael Furcal noted that he is healthy enough to return to duty and is ready for whatever the Dodgers want him to do, according to the LA Times. He has recovered from lower back surgery. |
| September 15, 2008 Manager Joe Torre is not sure if shortstop Rafael Furcal (back, hamstring) will be able to return during the regular season. "It's a slow process," Torre tells MLB.com. "Realistically, to get him into game shape, it might be the postseason, if we're a part of that. His being able to play a significant amount of time is a long shot." |
| September 11, 2008 Rafael Furcal, who is recovering from back surgery, is unsure of manager Joe Torre's estimation that he will return to the Dodgers next week, according to the LA Times. |
| September 10, 2008 Rafael Furcal, who is attempting to return from back surgery, took batting practice for the first and barring a setback could return next week, according to the Los Angeles Daily News. |
| September 6, 2008 The Los Angeles Times reports that Rafael Furcal could be activated in the upcoming week for the Dodgers. He is taking grounders and running full speed. |
| August 23, 2008 Rafael Furcal's rehab from back surgery has exceeded the estimated recovery period, and the Dodgers have lost hope of getting the shortstop back on a full-time basis this season, according to the LA Times. |
| July 4, 2008 Rafael Furcal could be out for the remainder of the season, according to the Los Angeles Times. He will undergo a a microdiscectomy on his back today. The procedure involves removing a piece of bone to relieve pressure on a nerve. |
| July 2, 2008 It has been decided that Rafael Furcal will undergo surgery on Thursday to relieve pressure on a disk in his lower back, and he could be out at least eight weeks, according to the AP. He has not been able to recover from a lower back strain and skipper Joe Torre said, "Its a blow, but its reality. He went out there, played a game and that was that. Its frustrating. He was, from what I understand, ready to just do this and get it done and get it over with. They anticipate this will solve everything." |
| July 2, 2008 Two months after going on the disabled list and only two games after making his first minor league rehab start, Rafael Furcal is back to square one with no light at the end of the tunnel, this according to the LA Times. The current pain he is experiencing is concerning and when he will return to the team is not known. "Obviously it's not good news," Dodgers Manager Joe Torre said. "He felt so good about himself, with this exercise program he was on. I'm sure for him it's really frustrating." |
| July 1, 2008 Beat writer Tony Jackson is reporting the Dodger shortstop Rafael Furcal awoke with more pain and discomfort in his back today, according to the LA Daily News. |
| June 27, 2008 The Los Angeles Times reports that Rafael Furcal is taking part in rigorous workouts that include running zigzags and taking ground balls from third base coach Larry Bowa. "I felt much better than before," said Furcal, who last played May 5. "I can't wait to be on the field. I'll look like a little kid out there." |
| June 25, 2008 Rafael Furcal increased his workout regiment, as he took grounders and threw from short to first, this according to the Los Angeles Times. "I'm tired from not having played for so long," Furcal said. The Dodgers veteran shortstop said that he hasn't been told by anyone that he might have to undergo surgery on his back if the latest round of treatment doesn't work. |
| June 21, 2008 Rafael Furcal disagrees with Manager Joe Torre's statement that he doesn't know whether Furcal will be able to complete a rehab assignment in time to return to the Dodgers by the All-Star break, according to the LA Times. Furcal stated that the bulging disk in his back is about 90% healed, and is optimistic he could return before the All-Star break, which begins July 14. |
| June 18, 2008 The LA Times reports that Rafael Furcal has been limited to playing catch. Dodgers Manager Joe Torre said he didn't expect his shortstop back until after the All-Star break. |
| June 17, 2008 Manager Joe Torre told the LA Daily News that Rafael Furcal isn't likely to return from the DL before the All-Star break. Furcal is recovering from a strained lower back. |
| June 10, 2008 Dodger shortstop Rafael Furcal has learned he is not likely to return to action for at least two more weeks, according to the LA Daily News. |
| June 7, 2008 Rafael Furcal, who is recovering from a lower back strain, has targeted June 17 as his date of return to the Dodgers, according to the LA Times. |
| June 3, 2008 Rafael Furcal commented on Monday that he is now in favor of going on a minor league rehab stint before returning from the DL, according to the LA Times. Furcal is now going to be patient with his rehab and said, "I want to go for three or four games (on rehab assignment). Play, see what happens. Because I don't want to start here and get hurt." Furcal is recovering from a lower back strain. |
| June 2, 2008 Rafael Furcals back-injury has become frustrating for the fantasy nation. The Dodgers' shortstop has been out of action since mid-May and as of today (June 2) the news on Furcal remains questionable. |
| May 30, 2008 Rafael Furcal will probably have to play some games in a minor league rehabilitation assignment with Triple-A Las Vegas before returning to the lineup, according to the LA Times. Manager Joe Torre said he was still uncertain of when Furcal would be able to play again. |
| May 29, 2008 Rafael Furcal still has no definitive date for a return from his lower back injury, according to MLB.com. Even when healthy, manager Joe Torre believes that he will need several minor league games to get back up to game speed. |
| May 28, 2008 The Dodgers once again ruled out Rafael Furcal for the upcoming weekend series in New York, the Los Angeles Times reports. Furcal is out due to a lower back strain and does not have a firm timetable for his return. |
| May 25, 2008 Rafael Furcal's sore lower back has greatly improved, but trainer Stan Conte said Furcal isn't expected to accompany the Dodgers on their upcoming seven-game trip primarily to avoid sitting in a plane for six hours on the flight back from New York, according to the LA Times. |
| May 23, 2008 Rafael Furcal was expected back in the lineup tonight, but he won't be activated from the DL after all following a setback in his recovery from a lower back strain, according to the LA Daily News. He woke up yesterday morning with stiffness in his back, and he probably won't be available for the next couple days. |
| May 23, 2008 The Dodgers are expected to activate Rafael Furcal from the DL in time for tonight's game against the Cardinals, according to Sports Network. Furcal hasn't played since May 5 because of a lower back strain. |
| May 22, 2008 Rafael Furcal remained on the DL Wednesday, the first day he was eligible to be activated, according to the LA Times. Furcal, who is nursing a lower back strain, stated there was no chance he would play in a minor league rehab game today, a possibility that was mentioned by Manager Joe Torre. He could be activated on Friday. Furcal hasn't played in more than two weeks, but noted he doesn't think he has to go to the minors to regain his timing and would prefer to be put in the Dodgers lineup right away when he's healthy enough to play. Furcal added, "The game is the same everywhere. If you're healthy, you can play." |
| May 21, 2008 Rafael Furcal stated on Tuesday he is feeling no pain in his lower back, but Dodgers' trainer Stan Conte said Furcal would "have to do a pretty good sell job" to be moved to the active roster today, which is the first day he is eligible to be activated from the 15-day DL, according to the LA Times. Since Furcal didn't start working out on the field until Monday, Conte said there was uncertainty about how his back would hold up to sustained activity. Conte added that he was also worried that because Furcal hasn't played in two-plus weeks, he could pull a hamstring or a calf muscle. |
| May 20, 2008 The LA Times reports that Dodgers' shortstop Rafael Furcal took ground balls and hit on the field for the first time since being put on the disabled list. |
| May 18, 2008 Rafael Furcal, out with a sore back, hopes to come off the DL on Friday, according to MLB.com. Furcal will increase his baseball activities on Monday in hopes of joining the club by the end of the week. |
| May 17, 2008 Rafael Furcal has an outside chance to come off the DL on Wednesday, according to the LA Daily News. Furcal said Friday that his lower back felt much better after receiving a cortisone shot on Tuesday. He doesn't think his lower back tightness will become a chronic problem either. |
| May 12, 2008 After days of back and forth, the decision was finally made to place Rafael Furcal on the DL on Tuesday because of his sore back, according to the Associated Press. The move is retroactive to May 6th making him eligible to be activated on May 21st. |
| May 12, 2008 Rafael Furcal doesn't know when he'll return from a sore back. He has missed five straight games and doesn't sound certain about a Tuesday return. "I don't know," Furcal tells the Los Angeles Times. "We have to wait and see how it feels. This is the type of thing where it feels fine one day and it doesn't the next." |
| May 11, 2008 Rafael Furcal missed his fourth straight game on Saturday and could sit again on Sunday due to a sore back, the Los Angeles Times reports. The Dodgers are off on Monday. |
| May 10, 2008 Rafael Furcal missed his third straight game on Friday due to lower back spasms, according to the LA Daily News. |
| May 7, 2008 Updating an earlier report on Rafael Furcal, word is that his sore back is improving and that he should be back in the lineup for Friday's game with the Astros, according to MLB.com. |
| May 7, 2008 Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Rafael Furcal was out of the starting lineup for the second straight game on Wednesday. The Dodgers have won 10 of their past 11 and are looking to complete a three-game sweep of the Mets. |
| May 6, 2008 Dodger SS Rafael Furcal has been scratched from tonight's lineup as the Dodgers face the New York Mets, according to the LA Daily News. |
| May 2, 2008 Rafael Furcal is open to sitting down with the Dodgers and discussing a contract extension, according to the Press-Enterprise. GM Ned Coletti would like to get the pending free agent under a long-term deal. "He's been our best player the first month of the season, and we want him to remain a Dodger," Colletti said. "I hope to sit down with his agent, Paul Kinzer, very soon and work towards getting an agreement done." |
| April 30, 2008 Rafael Furcal had a season-high five hits which led to three runs scored for the Dodgers. |
| April 22, 2008 Dodger SS Rafael Furcal continues to swing a hot bat, going 2-for-4 with his ninth double of the year as the Dodgers fell 1-8 to the Cincinnati Reds. Furcal was the only player in Dodger blue to earn multiple hits on the evening and did strike out twice. |
| April 17, 2008 Rafael Furcal went 4-for-4, including a home run, with two runs scored and two RBI for the Dodgers on Wednesday. |
| April 14, 2008 Rafael Furcal is currently on a nine-game hitting streak, according to MLB.com. He will look to keep it going tonight against lefty Zach Duke and the Pirates. He is hitting 18-for-46 overall, with nine extra base hits, and one stolen base. |
| April 12, 2008 Rafael Furcal went 3-for-3 at the plate with two walks and three runs scored as he upped his average to .432 in the early going. With all the attention paid to others at shortstop this season, Furcal seems hell bent on returning his name to the upper echelon of the shortstop ranks, something he will do very quickly if he continues to hit like he has through 10 games. |
| April 5, 2008 Rafael Furcal was the only hitter on the Dodgers able to do anything against Jake Peavy as he went 1-for-3 with a run scored on Saturday. All this talk of the great hitters at the shortstop position has seemingly excluded Furcal who is hitting .400 over his first 20 AB. If healthy, and batting in the leadoff spot for the Dodgers, there wouldn't seem to any reason not to expect Furcal to score at least 100 runs with 30 steals, and those are fine numbers no matter what position one plays in the field. |
| March 31, 2008 Rafael Furcal was 2-for-3 in Monday's home opening win over the Giants. The Dodgers shortstop added one run, one RBI and a walk from the leadoff spot. |
| March 12, 2008 Rafael Furcal's three hits on Tuesday ran his spring average to .357. The Dodgers shortstop is one of those players that always seems to have a hot March (career 333 hitter), but then cools in April. Furcal is healthy and excited about the Dodgers chances this year. The .284 career hitter is on average, leaving the mixed league draft board in the middle of the fifth round. |
| March 11, 2008 Rafael Furcal went 3-for-4 with two RBI against the Marlins on Tuesday. He notably picked up his third triple and seventh RBI of the spring. |
| March 5, 2008 Rafael Furcal will be back in the lineup on Thursday, the AP confirms. He left Monday's game due to hamstring soreness. |
| February 20, 2008 Rafael Furcal has arrived at spring training completely healthy. "I'm feeling good, I'm feeling 100 percent," Furcal said in the AP. "If I'm healthy, I can do anything." The shortstop dealt with a bad ankle for most of the 2007 season, but he's a good bet for a rebound in 2008. |