MVP Baseball 2005 Player Rating FAQ Version 2.8 An FAQ by Rashidi E-Mail: [email protected] or [email protected] NOTE: My AOL e-mail is currently inaccessible, so please e-mail only my hotmail account. Thank you. NOTE #2: There has been a growing demand for me to make my roster file accessible because of how time consuming it is to manually update rosters with (or without) this guide. I have explored using gaming devices (Max Drive, Sharkport, etc) to distribute my file but it is just too time consuming and a pain, not to mention I�m not very interested in paying money so other people can use my work. So, my solution is� IF A PERSON SENDS ME THEIR MEMORY CARD AND FIVE DOLLARS, I WILL SEND IT BACK TO THEM WITH MY ROSTER FILE ADDED. The reason for sending the money is I will be shipping your card back to you via UPS. Will I profit off of this? Marginally, but I�m also providing a service, and it�s much cheaper for you than spending 25 to 30 dollars on those rip- off devices mentioned above. If interested in this offer, e-mail me for the details. NOTE #3: Until I otherwise note, I only have a Playstation 2. PLEASE DO NOT SEND ME X-BOX MEMORY UNITS. Table of Contents I. Introduction II. Legal Information III. How YOU can help with this FAQ IV. Version Updates V. Progress Review VI. How do the ratings work? VII. The ratings ANA. Anaheim Angels ARI. Arizona Diamondbacks ATL. Atlanta Braves BAL. Baltimore Orioles BOS. Boston Red Sox CHC. Chicago Cubs CWS. Chicago White Sox CIN. Cincinnati Reds CLE. Cleveland Indians COL. Colorado Rockies DET. Detroit Tigers FLA. Florida Marlins HOU. Houston Astros KC. Kansas City Royals LA. Los Angeles Dodgers MIL. Milwaukee Brewers MIN. Minnesota Twins NYM. New York Mets NYY. New York Yankees OAK. Oakland Athletics PHI. Philadelphia Phillies PIT. Pittsburgh Pirates SD. San Diego Padres SF. San Francisco Giants SEA. Seattle Mariners STL. St. Louis Cardinals TB. Tampa Bay Devil Rays TEX. Texas Rangers TOR. Toronto Blue Jays WAS. Washington Nationals FA. Free Agents RET. Retired Players VIII. Created Players (aka the CAPs section) A. Current Players B. Former Players C. Players adjusted to a specific year IX. Baseball America�s Top 100 Prospect List X. Roster updates XI. Pitching Rotations XII. Batting Orders XIII. Defensive Alignments XIV. Created Teams XV. Questions and Answers XVI. Created Teams XVII. Credits XVIII. Links A. Baseball related websites B. MVP Baseball or EA Sports related websites C. Player websites XIX. Closing *********************************************************************** I. Introduction Welcome to the Player Rating FAQ, written by Rashidi. The purpose of this FAQ is to update the ratings of the players in the game, to make them as accurate as possible by taking multiple factors into account, and to educate readers on MLB history. Any updates to player ratings or major changes to the FAQ will be listed in the Updates section. Check it whenever a new version comes out. *********************************************************************** II. Legal Information This FAQ was made 100% by me, John "Rashidi" Markisch. You may not take it in whole or in part and claim it as your own. You may not alter it in any way, even if you ask me first, and that includes putting it in HTML format. Do not post this document on your site unless you have express consent by me. You must ask for my permission if you want to add any of my ratings to a roster file that you intend to post on the Internet. This guide is not official, nor is it authorized by EA Sports. Currently, the following websites have permission to post my FAQ use or information within it. www.gamefaqs.com www.gamespot.com www.neoseeker.com If want to host my FAQ on your site, all you have to do is e-mail me, or contact me at a GameFAQs message board, and I�ll consider it. GameFAQs Copyright Notice All HTML and Active Server Page code is Copyright 1995-2003 GameFAQs, and may not be duplicated or reproduced without the express written consent of GameFAQs unless listed in the exceptions below: Form code used for the GameFAQs Search Engine, located at http://www.gamefaqs.com/search/index.asp, may be duplicated and used on external web sites to use the GameFAQs search engine. Each text document located on GameFAQs is Copyrighted by its original author. GameFAQs makes no claim of ownership to these documents, and merely hosts them on its server. Each document is copyrighted separately, and you may have different rights for the use and reproduction of that document based on copyright information found in that file. The original author of each document should be contacted for more information. *********************************************************************** III. How YOU can help with this FAQ If you want to assist me with anything in this FAQ or have any comments on existing information, please do not hesitate to e-mail me. Since Major League Baseball is so vast, it is hard to keep track of so many things going on at once. One of the main things I will be focusing on is obviously the player ratings. Hitters are easier to rate than pitchers, because there aren�t really any websites that breakdown the effectiveness of their pitches, you basically have to see the pitcher in action. Thus, I am always taking suggestions and information based on the pitches that a pitcher throws. How good their control is, how high/low the velocity is, how much movement, etc. Not all of the pitchers in MVP have their correct pitch types. Last year Braden Looper had a curveball, and now he does not (he has a Fastball, Splitter, and Cutter, which I believe are the three main pitches of his repertoire). It is probably more common for younger pitchers to have faulty pitch sets because they are still learning and incorporating pitches into their game plan. The Mets tried to force Jae Weong Seo to start using a 2-Seam Fastball, but it didn�t go over very well. I�m not sure if Seo dropped the pitch, but if he still uses it I�ll add it. I�m looking for stuff like that when it comes to pitchers, and there�s only so much ground I can cover at once. Another thing I am looking for information on is batting stances, jersey numbers, what kind of glove a player uses, etc. I personally am not at all interested in stuff like that, but many other people are. I don�t really look for things like that, so any changes that I make in those areas would be of the obvious kind. So most of the changes in those departments will be from other people submitting them to me. I will be properly crediting people who do contribute to this guide, so don�t worry, I�m not going to steal information you send me and claim it as my own. At present time I do not fully understand the nature of Batter Tendencies. If someone could investigate and explain them to me, that would be great. One of the difficulties with editing them is that there isn�t really any good source of information on what players are good/bad against certain pitch types. The obvious cases (players that cant hit breaking pitches to save their life) are easy to identify. For the moment, it�s best to assume (hope) that EA got the majority of these ratings right, or at least as close to accurate as one can hope. This won�t stop me from editing them if I find good cause, but I don�t anticipate a cause in the immediate future. *********************************************************************** IV. Version Updates Version 2.8 (10/11/05) Edited Steve Finley, Ervin Santana, Conor Jackson, Kelly Stinnett, and Dusty Bergman. Quick-Added Garrett Anderson, John Lackey, Scot Shields, Randy Choate, Tony Clark, Craig Counsell, Troy Glaus, Carlos Quentin, Chad Tracy, Jose Valverde, Claudio Vargas, and Matt Kata. Version 2.7 (9/21/05) Added Travis Hafner, Jhonny Peralta, Grady Sizemore, Roger Clemens, Richie Sexson, and Jorge Cantu. Edited Rafael Palmeiro, Brian Roberts, Sammy Sosa, Adam Dunn, Ken Griffey Jr., Ivan Rodriguez, Jason Romano, Joe McEwing, Carlos Beltran, Kris Benson, Cliff Floyd, Jose Reyes, Victor Zambrano, and Jason Giambi. Quick-Added Juan Gonzalez, Brandon Phillips, Chris Aguila, Scott Olsen, and Matt Diaz. Version 2.6 (9/17/05) Added Bartolo Colon, Kevin Gregg, Neifi Perez, Edwin Encarnacion, Jeff Bagwell, and Chris Snelling. Edited Casey Kotchman, Jeff Mathis, Jeff Francoeur, Marcus Giles, Ryan Langerhans, Hanley Ramirez, Morgan Ensberg, Scott Strickland, Marlon Anderson, Carlos Beltran, Miguel Cairo, Victor Diaz, Jae Weong Seo, Chris Woodward, Victor Zambrano, and Robinson Cano. Quick-Added Maicer Izturis, Danny Kolb, Johnny Damon, Tony Graffanino, Rich Aurilia, Matt Belisle, Jung Bong, Brandon Claussen, Ryan Freel, Luke Hudson, Allan Simpson, Jason Standridge, Lance Berkman, Eric Bruntlett, Chris Burke, Travis Driskill, Jose Vizcaino, Jose Lopez, Pokey Reese, and Ramon Santiago. Edited Robinson Cano. Version 2.5 (9/10/05) Added Steve Finley, Carl Everett, Dustin Hermanson, A.J. Pierzynski, Aaron Rowand, Adam Dunn, and Adrian Gonzalez. Edited Dallas McPherson, Jeff Francoeur, Scott Podsednik, Marlon Anderson, Miguel Cairo, Ramon Castro, Victor Diaz, Cliff Floyd, Jose Reyes, Jae Weong Seo, and David Wright. Created Mike Jacobs. Quick-Added Fernando Cabrera, Coco Crisp, Jose Hernandez, Ramon Vazquez, Shingo Takatsu, Lino Urdaneta, Jermaine Clark, Mike Bacsik, Robert Ellis, Geoff Geary, Cole Hamels, Cory Lidle, Ramon E. Martinez, Ryan Madson, Michael Tucker, Jason Ellison, Joaquin Arias, Ron Mahay, and Matt Riley. Version 2.4 (8/23/05) Added Team Rankings section. Added Erik Bedard, David Newhan, Rafael Palmeiro, David Ortiz, Bill Hall, Rickie Weeks, Pat Burrell, Adrian Beltre, Jim Edmonds, Jonny Gomes, and Ryan Church. Edited Jeff Francoeur, Andruw Jones, Chipper Jones, Chris Gomez, Manny Ramirez, Willy Taveras, Carlos Beltran, Steve Colyer, Danny Graves, Dae-Sung Koo, Jose Reyes, Jae Weong Seo, Tyler Yates, Robinson Cano, Jason Giambi, Aaron Small, Bernie Williams, Tony Womack, Ryan Howard, Felix Hernandez, Jeremy Reed, Joey Gathright, Alex S. Gonzalez, Aubrey Huff, John Patterson, and Bret Boone. Created George Lombard, Chris Widger, Brian Bannister, Jose Santiago, Alan Benes, and Pete LaForest. Edited Robinson Cano, and Dae-Sung Koo. Quick-Added Roman Colon, Vic Darensbourg, Sean Douglass, John McDonald, Placido Polanco, Jamie Walker, Jose Capellan, Prince Fielder, Chris Magruder, Damian Millar, Tomo Ohka, Dave Hansen, Miguel Ojeda, Matt Thornton, Denny Neagle, Brian Boehringer, and Paul Shuey. Version 2.3 (8/15/05) Added Brandon Lyon, Ramon Castro, Gustavo Chacin, Jose Offerman, and John Patterson. Edited Andruw Jones, Brian Roberts, Marlon Anderson, Mike Cameron, Miguel Cairo, Cliff Floyd, Aaron Heilman, Braden Looper, Pedro Martinez, Kazuo Matsui, Doug Mientkiewicz, Mike Piazza, Gerald Williams, David Wright, Victor Zambrano, Bubba Crosby, Jorge de Paula, Jason Giambi, and Brian Schneider. Quick-Added Matt Herges, Kerry Ligtenberg, Colin Porter, Sergio Santos, Peter Bergeron, Jason Romano, Milton Bradley, Joe Nelson, Larry Broadway, Ryan Drese, and Steve Sparks. Created Brian Moehler. Version 2.2 (8/10/05) ADDED QUICK EDITS. Quick edits will be player edits that don�t include all of the player information. I will only be listing the changes made, which are usually going to be a number change or perhaps an obviously underrated area (many crappy minor leaguers have poor speed even though they are young and play positions that require mobility like second or third). Added Casey Kotchman, Dallas McPherson, Conor Jackson, Miguel Tejada, Nomar Garciaparra, Carlos Zambrano, Jon Garland, Clint Barmes, Josh Beckett, A.J. Burnett, Jorge de Paula, and Andy Phillips. Edited Derrek Lee, Dontrelle Willis, Marlon Anderson, Carlos Beltran, Aaron Heilman, Juan Padilla, Victor Zambrano, Al Leiter, Grant Roberts, Brett Myers, and Felix Hernandez. Quick-Added Erick Aybar, Dusty Bergman, Brendan Donnelly, Jeff Mathis, Lou Merloni, Kendry Morales, Ervin Santana, Shawn Estes, Buddy Groom, Koyie Hill, Kelly Stinnett, Javier Vazquez, Brandon Webb, Tim Worrell, Kyle Davies, Kyle Farnsworth, Eric Byrnes, Hanley Ramirez, Calvin Murray, Roberto Novoa, Todd Jones, Tom Martin, Jose Cruz Jr., J.D. Drew, Dioner Navarro, Brady Clark, Craig Brazell, Ron Calloway, Steve Colyer, Jeff Keppinger, Jose Offerman, Tyler Yates, Jason Anderson, Shawn Chacon, Alan Embree, Wayne Franklin, Darrell May, Peter Munro, Aaron Small, Damian Jackson, David Lee, Damian Moss, Tim Hummel, Roy Halladay, Ken Huckaby, Frank Menechino, and Andy Fox. Version 2.1 (8/6/05) Added Danny Graves, Ryan Howard, Felix Hernandez, Joe Borowski, Joey Gathright, and Alex Escobar. Edited Jeff Francoeur, Heath Bell, Miguel Cairo, Tom Glavine, Braden Looper, Doug Mientkiewicz, Mike Piazza, Jose Reyes, Jae Weong Seo, Chris Woodward, Al Leiter, Bernie Williams, and Albert Pujols. Added Created Teams section. Version 2.0 (8/2/05) Added Jeromy Burnitz, Ivan Rodriguez, Craig Biggio, Adam Everett, Andy Pettitte, Willy Taveras, Dan Wheeler, and Roberto Hernandez. Edited Ken Griffey Jr., Lenny Harris, Carlos Beltran, Mike Cameron, Cliff Floyd, Tom Glavine, Kazuhisa Ishii, Kazuo Matsui, Orber Moreno, Mike Piazza, Jason Giambi, Derek Jeter, Jorge Posada, Alex Rodriguez, and Bret Boone. Version 1.9 (7/29/05) Added Ricky Ledee, Juan Padilla, Danys Baez, Richard Hidalgo, and Alfonso Soriano. Edited Joe McEwing, Jason Phillips, Jose Reyes, and Steve Trachsel. Created Robinson Cano. Version 1.8 (7/20/05) Added Marcus Giles, Alex Cora, David Wells, Derrek Lee, Ben Sheets, Tony Womack, Ichiro, Jeremy Reed, and Scott Strickland. Edited Heath Bell, Aaron Heilman, Braden Looper, Mike Piazza, Jose Reyes, Eric Valent, Bubba Crosby, and Al Leiter. Created Benji Gil. Version 1.7 (7/17/05) Added Jeff Francoeur, Chipper Jones, Brian Jordan, and Ryan Langerhans. Edited Bret Boone, Eric Valent, Jay Payton, and Edgardo Alfonzo. Version 1.6 (7/13/05) Added Scott Podsednik, Al Leiter, Morgan Ensberg, Bret Boone, Yusmeiro Petit, Hideki Matsui, and Chad Cordero. Edited Victor Diaz, Royce Ring, David Wright, and Jason Giambi. Version 1.5 (7/8/05) Added Manny Ramirez, Marlon Anderson, Kazuhisa Ishii, Victor Zambrano, Scott Proctor, Scott Kazmir, Jose Guillen, Nick Johnson, and Brian Schneider. Edited Dae-Sung Koo, Kazuo Matsui, Mike Piazza, Jose Reyes, Jason Giambi, and Jay Payton. Version 1.4 (7/3/05) Added Andruw Jones, Sammy Sosa, Miguel Cabrera, Alex Gonzalez, Lenny Harris, Dontrelle Willis, Kris Benson, Tom Glavine, Carl Pavano, Jorge Posada, Bernie Williams, Edgardo Alfonzo, and Barry Bonds. Edited Heath Bell, Victor Diaz, Mike Piazza, Chris Woodward, Randy Johnson, and Alex Rodriguez. Version 1.3 (6/22/05) I have to apologize; I haven�t had nearly the time I anticipated having when I started this guide. I�ve also worked extensively on my NBA2K FAQ of late, making the final changes to most players. I�ve barely been able to watch baseball this season, I pretty much have only been updating like once every 2 weeks, when I actually get a chance to sit down and watch a baseball game. One of the things you might notice is that I�m in the process of reformatting my guide, to make it more visually appealing and have each player take up less space (so it doesn�t take three years to scroll from one team to the next). Since most of you are looking at this guide for player ratings (especially since I have barely changed anything else due to lack of information or assistance) the focus of the guide should be on them. Once I get everything completely reformatted, the player editing on more teams than just the Mets should pick up pace. Added Brian Roberts, Mark Bellhorn, John Olerud, Jay Payton, Ken Griffey Jr., Brian Daubach, Lastings Milledge, Gerald Williams, Chris Woodward, and Albert Pujols. Edited Miguel Cairo, Mike Cameron, Victor Diaz, Cliff Floyd, Pedro Martinez, Kazuo Matsui, Doug Mientkiewicz, Mike Piazza, Jose Reyes, David Wright, Bubba Crosby, and Jason Giambi. Version 1.2 (5/9/05) Added Miguel Cairo, Danny Garcia, Aubrey Huff, Alex S. Gonzalez, Joe Hietpas, Randy Johnson, Bubba Crosby, Heath Bell, and Brett Myers. Edited Steve Trachsel, Aaron Heilman, Grant Roberts, Victor Diaz, Carlos Beltran, Mike Piazza, Kazuo Matsui, Cliff Floyd, and David Wright. Created Manny Aybar, and Dae-Sung Koo. Edited John Franco. Version 1.1 (4/8/05) Added Braden Looper, Cliff Floyd, Aaron Heilman, Eric Valent, Grant Roberts, Joe McEwing, Andy Dominique, Jason Giambi, Pedro Martinez, Roberto Alomar, Derek Jeter, Vladimir Guerrero, and Alex Rodriguez. Edited Jae Weong Seo, and Victor Diaz. Created Royce Ring. Edited Mike Glavine. Version 1.0 (3/8/05) Put out the layout of the FAQ to get it up there. Most of you will probably notice a Mets theme among the players so far. That�s my team, so I know them best, which means they�re the easiest to put up (and probably the most accurate). Added Esix Snead, Carlos Beltran, David Wright, Kazuo Matsui, Jose Reyes, Steve Trachsel, Mike Cameron, Jae Weong Seo, Mike Piazza, Doug Mientkiewicz, Victor Diaz, Jason Phillips, and Jeff Duncan. Created John Franco, Mike Glavine, Jeremy Hill, Prentice Redman, Jerrod Riggan, Jason Roach, and Pat Strange. *********************************************************************** V. Progress Review Here is the list of the players I have edited and created so far, alphabetized by last name. C 15/103 (5 quick, 2 created) 1B 24/24 (6 quick, 1 created) 2B 29/29 (11 quick, 1 created) 3B 15/15 (4 quick) SS 22/22 (13 quick, 1 created) CF 26/26 (7 quick) LF 24/24 (6 quick, 1 created) RF 16/16 (6 quick) SP 61/61 (31 quick, 5 created) RP 45/45 (28 quick, 8 created, 3 EA) Total 271/361 (19 created, 3 EA) Anaheim Angels 16/36 Garrett Anderson (LF-MLB) Erick Aybar (SS-AA) [Top 100] Bartolo Colon (SP-MLB) Brendan Donnelly (RP-MLB) Steve Finley (CF-MLB) Kevin Gregg (RP-MLB) Vladimir Guerrero (RF-MLB) [2005 AL All-Star] Maicer Izturis (SS-MLB) Casey Kotchman (1B-MLB) [Top 100] John Lackey (SP-MLB) Jeff Mathis (C-AAA) [Top 100] Dallas McPherson (3B-MLB) [Top 100] Lou Merloni (2B-MLB) Kendry Morales (1B-AA) [Top 100] Ervin Santana (SP-MLB) [Top 100, Change from Bobby Bath] Scot Shields (SP-MLB) Arizona Diamondbacks 21/47 Randy Choate (RP-AAA) Tony Clark (1B-MLB) Craig Counsell (2B-MLB) Shawn Estes (SP-MLB) Troy Glaus (3B-MLB) Buddy Groom (RP-MLB) Matt Herges (RP-AAA) [Change from Daryle Patterson] Koyie Hill (C-AAA) Conor Jackson (LF-MLB) [Top 100, Change from Jim Ennis] Kerry Ligtenberg (RP-AAA) [Change from Scott Venema] Brandon Lyon (RP-MLB) Colin Porter (RF-AAA) Carlos Quentin (RF-AAA) (Top 100, Change from Brandon Jarvis) Sergio Santos (SS-AAA) [Top 100, Change from Jamie Mowatt] Kelly Stinnett (C-MLB) Chad Tracy (1B-MLB) Jose Valverde (RP-MLB) Claudio Vargas (SP-MLB) Javier Vazquez (SP-MLB) Brandon Webb (SP-MLB) Tim Worrell (RP-MLB) Atlanta Braves 11/34 Wilson Betemit (3B-MLB) Kyle Davies (SP-MLB) [Top 100, Change from Sean Blancard] Kyle Farnsworth (RP-MLB) Jeff Francoeur (CF-MLB) [Top 100] Marcus Giles (2B-MLB) Andruw Jones (CF-MLB) [2005 NL All-Star] Chipper Jones (3B-MLB) Brian Jordan (LF-MLB) Danny Kolb (RP-MLB) Ryan Langerhans (LF-MLB) Esix Snead (LF-AAA) Baltimore Orioles 9/41 Erik Bedard (SP-MLB) Peter Bergeron (CF-AAA) Eric Byrnes (LF-MLB) Chris Gomez (2B-MLB) David Newhan (LF-MLB) Rafael Palmeiro (1B-MLB) Brian Roberts (2B-MLB) [2005 AL All-Star] Sammy Sosa (RF-MLB) Miguel Tejada (SS-MLB) Boston Red Sox 9/39 (1 Created) Alex Cora (2B-MLB) Johnny Damon (CF-MLB) Tony Graffanino (2B-MLB) George Lombard (CF-AAA) [Created Player] Kevin Millar (1B-MLB) [Change from Anthony Friese] John Olerud (1B-MLB) David Ortiz (1B-MLB) [2005 AL All-Star] Hanley Ramirez (SS-AA) [Top 100, Change from Matt Derksen] Manny Ramirez (LF-MLB) [2005 AL All-Star] David Wells (SP-MLB) Chicago Cubs 8/ Henry Blanco (C-MLB) Jeromy Burnitz (RF-MLB) Nomar Garciaparra (SS-MLB) Derrek Lee (1B-MLB) [2005 NL All-Star] Calvin Murray (RF-AAA) Roberto Novoa (RP-MLB) Neifi Perez (2B-MLB) Carlos Zambrano (SP-MLB) Chicago White Sox 6/39 (1 Created) Carl Everett (RF-MLB) Jon Garland (SP-MLB) [2005 AL All-Star] Dustin Hermanson (RP-MLB) A.J. Pierzynski (C-MLB) Scott Podsednik (CF-MLB) [2005 AL All-Star] Aaron Rowand (CF-MLB) Chris Widger (C-MLB) [Created Player] Cincinnati Reds 10/ Rich Aurilia (SS-MLB) Jung Bong (SP-AAA) Brandon Claussen (SP-MLB) Adam Dunn (LF-MLB) Edwin Encarnacion (3B-MLB) [Top 100, Change from Mike James] Ken Griffey Jr. (CF-MLB) Luke Hudson (RP-MLB) Ryan Freel (LF-MLB) Allan Simpson (RP-AAA) Jason Standridge (RP-MLB) Cleveland Indians 9/ Fernando Cabrera (RP-MLB) Coco Crisp (CF-MLB) Juan Gonzalez (LF-MLB) Travis Hafner (1B-MLB) Jose Hernandez (SS-MLB) Jhonny Peralta (SS-MLB) Brandon Phillips (3B-AAA) Grady Sizemore (CF-MLB) Ramon Vazquez (SS-MLB) Colorado Rockies 1/ Clint Barmes (SS-MLB) Detroit Tigers 7/50 Roman Colon (RP-MLB) Vic Darensbourg (RP-AAA) Sean Douglass (SP-MLB) John McDonald (SS-AAA) Placido Polanco (2B-MLB) Ivan Rodriguez (C-MLB) Jamie Walker (RP-MLB) [Change from Daryl Smith] Florida Marlins 10/42 (1 Created) Chris Aguila (CF-MLB) Josh Beckett (SP-MLB) A.J. Burnett (SP-MLB) Miguel Cabrera (LF-MLB) [2005 NL All-Star] Alex Gonzalez (SS-MLB) Lenny Harris (3B-MLB) Todd Jones (RP-MLB) Brian Moehler (SP-MLB) [Created Player] Scott Olsen (SP-MLB) [Top 100, Change from Norberto Pena] Jason Romano (2B-AAA) Dontrelle Willis (SP-MLB) [2005 NL All-Star] Houston Astros 15/34 Lance Berkman (RF-MLB) Jeff Bagwell (1B-MLB) Craig Biggio (LF-MLB) Eric Bruntlett (SS-MLB) Chris Burke (2B-MLB) [Top 100] Roger Clemens (SP-MLB) [2005 NL All-Star] Travis Driskill (SP-AAA) Morgan Ensberg (3B-MLB) [2005 NL All-Star] Adam Everett (SS-MLB) Tom Martin (RP-AAA) [Change from Jake Byrd] Andy Pettitte (SP-MLB) Scott Strickland (RP-AAA) Willy Taveras (CF-MLB) [Top 100] Jose Vizcaino (2B-MLB) Dan Wheeler (RP-MLB) Kansas City Royals 2/ Matt Diaz (LF-AAA) Joe McEwing (3B-MLB) Los Angeles Dodgers 5/ Jose Cruz Jr. (CF-MLB) J.D Drew (RF-MLB) Ricky Ledee (LF-MLB) Dioner Navarro (C-MLB) Jason Phillips (1B-MLB) Milwaukee Brewers 9/38 Jose Capellan (RP-AAA) Brady Clark (CF-MLB) Prince Fielder (1B-AAA) [Top 100] Bill Hall (SS-MLB) Chris Magruder (LF-MLB) Damian Millar (C-MLB) [Change from Roger Chamberlain] Tomo Ohka (SP-MLB) Ben Sheets (SP-MLB) Rickie Weeks (2B-MLB) [Top 100] Minnesota Twins 0/ (1 Created) Pat Strange (SP-AAA) [Created Player] New York Mets 43/48 (7 Created, 2 EA Sports) Marlon Anderson (2B-MLB) Manny Aybar (RP-AAA) [Added in EA Sports Online Download] Brian Bannister (SP-AAA) [Created Player] Heath Bell (RP-MLB) Carlos Beltran (CF-MLB) [2005 NL All-Star] Kris Benson (SP-MLB) Craig Brazell (1B-AAA) Miguel Cairo (2B-MLB) Ron Calloway (CF-AAA) Mike Cameron (RF-MLB) Ramon Castro (C-MLB) Steve Colyer (RP-AAA) Brian Daubach (1B-AAA) [Change from Bailey Osborne] Victor Diaz (RF-AAA) Jeff Duncan (CF-AA) Cliff Floyd (LF-MLB) Tom Glavine (SP-MLB) Danny Graves (RP-MLB) Aaron Heilman (SP-MLB) Roberto Hernandez (RP-MLB) Joe Hietpas (C-AAA) Jeremy Hill (SP-AA) [Created Player] Kazuhisa Ishii (SP-MLB) Mike Jacobs (1B-MLB) [Created Player] Jeff Keppinger (SS-AAA) Dae-Sung Koo (RP-AAA) [Added in EA Sports Online Download] Braden Looper (RP-MLB) Pedro Martinez (SP-MLB) [2005 NL All-Star] Kazuo Matsui (2B-MLB) Doug Mientkiewicz (1B-MLB) Lastings Milledge (CF-AA) [Top 100, Change from Bryant Tyner] Orber Moreno (SP-AA) Jose Offerman (1B-MLB) Juan Padilla (SP-MLB) Yusmeiro Petit (SP-AA) [Top 100, Change from Tom Tucker] Mike Piazza (C-MLB) [2005 NL All-Star] Prentice Redman (RF-AAA) [Created Player] Jose Reyes (SS-MLB) Jerrod Riggan (RP-AA) [Created Player] Royce Ring (RP-AAA) [Created Player] Jose Santiago (RP-AAA) [Created Player] Jae Weong Seo (SP-MLB) Shingo Takatsu (RP-MLB) Steve Trachsel (SP-MLB) Lino Urdaneta (RP-AA) Eric Valent (LF-AAA) Gerald Williams (RF-MLB) Chris Woodward (SS-MLB) David Wright (3B-MLB) Tyler Yates (SP-AAA) Victor Zambrano (SP-MLB) New York Yankees 24/45 (1 Created) Jason Anderson (SP-AAA) Mark Bellhorn (2B-MLB) Robinson Cano (2B-MLB) [Created Player] Shawn Chacon (SP-MLB) Bubba Crosby (CF-AAA) Jorge de Paula (SP-AAA) Alan Embree (RP-MLB) Wayne Franklin (SP-MLB) Jason Giambi (1B-MLB) Derek Jeter (SS-MLB) Randy Johnson (SP-MLB) Al Leiter (SP-MLB) Hideki Matsui (LF-MLB) Darrell May (SP-AAA) Peter Munro (SP-AAA) Carl Pavano (SP-MLB) Andy Phillips (2B-AAA) Jorge Posada (C-MLB) Scott Proctor (RP-MLB) Tim Redding (SP-AAA) Grant Roberts (RP-AA) Alex Rodriguez (3B-MLB) [2005 AL All-Star] Aaron Small (SP-MLB) Bernie Williams (CF-MLB) Tony Womack (2B-MLB) Oakland Athletics 2/ Jermaine Clark (2B-AAA) Jay Payton (CF-MLB) Philadelphia Phillies 13/34 Mike Bacsik (RP-AAA) Pat Burrell (LF-MLB) Robert Ellis (RP-AAA) Geoff Geary (SP-AAA) Cole Hamels (SP-AA) [Top 100, Change from Ole Uttuslien] Ryan Howard (1B-MLB) [Top 100] Matt Kata (2B-AAA) Cory Lidle (SP-MLB) [Change from Alan Hughes] Aquilino Lopez (RP-AAA) Ryan Madson (SP-MLB) Ramon E. Martinez (3B-MLB) Brett Myers (SP-MLB) [2005 NL All-Star] Michael Tucker (RF-MLB) Pittsburgh Pirates 0/ (1 Created) Jason Roach (SP-AA) [Created Player] San Diego Padres 1/36 Damian Jackson (2B-MLB) San Francisco Giants 5/ Edgardo Alfonzo (3B-MLB) Dusty Bergman (RP-AAA) Barry Bonds (LF-MLB) [Change from Jon Dowd] Jason Ellison (CF-MLB) David Lee (SP-AAA) Seattle Mariners 12/46 Adrian Beltre (3B-MLB) Dave Hansen (1B-MLB) Felix Hernandez (SP-MLB) [Top 100, Change from Daryl Buhler] Ichiro (RF-MLB) [2005 AL All-Star] Jose Lopez (SS-MLB) Miguel Ojeda (C-MLB) Jeremy Reed (CF-MLB) [Top 100] Pokey Reese (SS-MLB) Ramon Santiago (2B-AAA) Richie Sexson (1B-MLB) Chris Snelling (LF-AAA) Matt Thornton (SP-MLB) St. Louis Cardinals 4/41 (1 Created) Alan Benes (RP-AA) [Created Player] Jim Edmonds (CF-MLB) Tim Hummel (3B-AAA) Joe Nelson (SP-AA) Albert Pujols (1B-MLB) [2005 NL All-Star] Tampa Bay Devil Rays 8/36 (1 Created) Danys Baez (RP-MLB) [2005 AL All-Star] Joe Borowski (RP-MLB) Jorge Cantu (2B-MLB) Joey Gathright (CF-MLB) [Top 100] Jonny Gomes (LF-MLB) Alex S. Gonzalez (3B-MLB) Aubrey Huff (RF-MLB) Scott Kazmir (SP-MLB) [Top 100] Pete LaForest (C-AAA) [Created Player] Texas Rangers 6/ Joaquin Arias (SS-AA) [Top 100, Change from Federico Garcia] Adrian Gonzalez (1B-MLB) Richard Hidalgo (RF-MLB) Ron Mahay (RP-AA) [Change from Neale Genereaux] Matt Riley (RP-AAA) Alfonso Soriano (2B-MLB) [2005 AL All-Star] Toronto Blue Jays 4/ Andy Dominique (1B-AAA) Roy Halladay (SP-MLB) Ken Huckaby (C-MLB) Frank Menechino (2B-MLB) [Change from Tim Murphy] Washington Nationals 8/ Larry Broadway (1B-AA) [Top 100, Change from Yvan Vuu Carinha] Ryan Church (CF-MLB) [Top 100] Chad Cordero (RP-MLB) [2005 NL All-Star] Ryan Drese (SP-MLB) Alex Escobar (CF-AAA) Jose Guillen (RF-MLB) Nick Johnson (1B-MLB) John Patterson (SP-MLB) Brian Schneider (C-MLB) Free Agents 5/ (1 Created, 1 EA Sports) Bret Boone (2B-MLB) Andy Fox (SS-AAA) Danny Garcia (2B-AAA) Benji Gil (SS-AAA) [Created Player] John Franco (RP-MLB) [Added in EA Sports Online Download] Denny Neagle (SP-MLB) Scott Stewart (RP-AAA) Retired Players 4/ (1 Created) Roberto Alomar (2B-MLB) [Removed in EA Sports Online Download] Brian Boehringer (RP-MLB) Mike Glavine (1B-AA) [Created Player] Paul Shuey (RP-MLB) Steve Sparks (SP-AAA) *********************************************************************** VI. How do the ratings work? First, what are the rating categories? (NOTE: What I am listing the rating as will be in parenthesize). Highest Hitter Value: 2575 Highest Pitcher Value: 3465 (6040 w/hitter ratings) Offensive Value (Offensive Value) Contact vs RHP (RHP Contact) Contact vs LHP (LHP Contact) Power vs RHP (RHP Power) Power vs LHP (LHP Power) Bunting (Bunting) Plate Discipline (Discipline) Durability (Durability) Speed (Speed) Stealing Tendency (Stealing) Baserunning Ability (Baserunning) Fielding (Fielding) Range (Range) Throwing Strength (Strength) Throwing Accuracy (Accuracy) Pitching Value (Pitching Value) Stamina (Stamina) Pickoff (Pickoff) Fastball Overall (Fastball Overall) Fastball Control (Fastball Control) Fastball Velocity (Fastball Velocity) PitchX Overall PitchX Movement PitchX Trajectory PitchX Control PitchX Velocity ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Now, what do the ratings do? Offensive Value � A stat that was in previous MVPs used to determine how useful a player is on offense. Default Offensive Value is 100, and goes up in intervals of 33. The intervals are 55, 60, 70, 80, 85, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, and 99, and the categories that affect offensive value are power, contact, and speed. For example if a player has 70 in both contact areas, 60 in one power rating and 80 in the other, with a 93 speed, this player would have an offensive value of 793. (21 intervals times 33 equals 693, plus 100 equals 793). Contact vs RHP � Determines how easy/hard it will be to hit a pitch made by a right-handed pitcher. Contact vs LHP - Determines how easy/hard it will be to hit a pitch made by a left-handed pitcher. Power vs RHP � Determines how hard hits will be on contact against right handed pitching. Power vs LHP - Determines how hard hits will be on contact against left handed pitching. Bunting � A player�s skill at sacrifice bunts or bunting for a hit. Plate Discipline � Determines how patient a player is at the plate, between taking pitches, not swinging at bad pitches, and not striking out. Durability � A player�s resistance to injury and fatigue. Speed � How fast a player is on the basepaths. Stealing Tendency � How frequently a player tries to steal a base. Baserunning Ability � A player�s skill at rounding the basepaths, may be related to sliding ability and not getting picked off while trying to steal. Fielding � The lower the number, the higher the red bar in the fielding gauge. Range � How much ground a player covers defensively. Throwing Strength � How hard/fast a player�s throws the ball on defense. Throwing Accuracy � How accurate a player�s throws are on defense. Pitching Value � Similar to Offensive Value, except the rating categories that affect it are Stamina, Fastball Control, Fastball Velocity, and the Control ratings of any additional pitches. Stamina � How long a pitcher can pitch before getting tired. Pickoff � How effective a pitcher is at catching runners trying to steal. Fastball Overall � The value of the pitcher�s fastball, determined by control and velocity. Fastball Control � Determines the accuracy of a pitcher�s fastball. Fastball Velocity � Determines how fast a pitcher�s fastball is thrown. PitchX � X stands for the pitching number (#2-5). The possible pitch types are the Changeup, Curveball, Knuckleball PitchX Overall � The value of a pitcher�s non-fastball pitches (#2-5 if applicable), determined by the pitches� movement, control, and velocity. PitchX Movement � Determines how far a pitch will move after being thrown. For instance a changeup with low movement will go straight ahead, while a changeup with more movement will drop a bit more. PitchX Trajectory � Determines the direction a pitch will move after it is thrown. Not technically a rating, but still affects a pitch. A Curveball with 12-6 Trajectory is very different than one with 10-4 Trajectory. The numbers in trajectory are symbolic of those on a clock. 12-6 is a completely vertical drop, while 10-4 is more of a diagonal. Different pitches have different trajectory types. PitchX Control - Determines the accuracy of a pitcher�s secondary pitch. PitchX Velocity � Determines how fast a pitcher�s fastball is thrown. Unlike a fastball (which is obviously designed to be fast), Velocity does not necessarily mean �better�. Since part of pitching is trying to fool the batter, using pitches with different speeds will help keep them off balance. The effectiveness of a 75-MPH Curveball and a 70-MPH Curveball depends on the other pitches used in conjunction with it. *********************************************************************** VII. The ratings Player ratings are currently alphabetized by team, and then by last name. If you want to find the ratings for specific players, Ctrl + F is your best friend. Seriously. If you ever complain about not being able to find something in an FAQ, it means you are computer illiterate. Ctrl + F is very easy, it is one of the more basic functions of using a computer. Press the Ctrl key. Hold it. Then press F. Then enter the name of something you are searching for. Make sure you can spell it correctly. You don�t even need the full name. If you�re looking for Mike Piazza, you can put �Piazza�, or even �Pia� and get the result you are looking for. If you�re looking for someone with a common last name like Gonzalez, you can put the last letter of that player�s first name and search. For instance if you want to find Juan Gonzalez, then searching for �Juan Gon� or even �n Gon� would likely bring you to him. *********************************************************************** ANA. Anaheim Angels ----------------------------------------------------------------------- GARRETT ANDERSON (NEW-Quick) Current Team: Angels (1619) BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Crouched Offensive Value 463 (down from 562) RHP-Contact 82 (down from 92) LHP-Contact 78 (up from 66) RHP-Power 75 LHP-Power 51 Bunting 30 Discipline 60 Durability 70 Speed 59 Stealing 30 Baserunning 70 Fielding 75 Range 70 Strength 55 Accuracy 75 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ERICK AYBAR (Top 100, Change from Larry Baert) Jersey Number: 14 (from 3) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- BARTOLO COLON GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: May 24, 1973 First Position: SP Second Position: None Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: **** Batter Music: Latin Age: 31 Years Pro: 8 All-Star selections: 1 (1998) Complete Games King: 1 (2003) Postseason Experience: LCS 1x, LDS 4x (7 games, 1-4 series record, 2-2 pitching record, 3.45 ERA) Former Teams: Indians (162), Expos (13), White Sox (34) Current Team: Angels (34) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 40 Bat Color: 6 Height: 5�11� Fielding Glove: 5 Weight: 250 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Heavy Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 1 Socks: Low Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Closed Offensive Value 100 RHP-Contact 30 LHP-Contact 21 RHP-Power 24 LHP-Power 35 Bunting 50 Discipline 0 Durability 95 Speed 46 Stealing 10 Baserunning 10 Fielding 50 Range 65 Strength 80 Accuracy 75 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 20 Take LHP 75 Take LHP 60 Take RHP 99 Take RHP 50 Take RHP 0 Miss LHP 85 Take LHP 60 Miss LHP 75 Miss RHP 40 Miss RHP 60 Miss RHP 75 Chase LHP 90 Chase LHP 90 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 99 Chase RHP 99 Chase RHP 99 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Cold TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Neutral C: Hot C: Neutral R: Neutral R: Neutral BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Neutral B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Cold PITCHER RATINGS Pitcher Delivery: Lowe Pitching Value 1255 (up from 1189) Stamina 91 (up from 87) Pickoff 65 PITCH #1 [4-Seam Fastball] Overall 92 Control 74 Velocity 97 PITCH #2 [Changeup] PITCH #3 [Curveball] Overall 79 Overall 70 Movement 65 Movement 50 Trajectory 10-to-4 Trajectory 11-to-5 Control 75 Control 66 Velocity 79 Velocity 78 PITCH #4 [Slider] PITCH #5 [2-Seam Fastball] Overall 72 Overall 80 Movement 40 Movement 65 Trajectory 10-to-4 Trajectory 2-to-8 Control 80 Control 77 Velocity 86 Velocity 91 NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- BRENDAN DONNELLY (Change from Scott Barcik) Jersey Number: 53 (from 86) Face: 1 (from 15) Facial Hair: 1 (from 7) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- STEVE FINLEY (NEW-Edit) GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: March 12, 1965 First Position: CF Second Position: OF Throws: Left Bats: Left Career Potential: *** (up from **) Batter Music: Heavy Rock Age: 40 Years Pro: 16 All-Star selections: 2 (1997, 2000) NL Gold Glove (OF): 5 (1995-1996, 1999-2000, 2004) Triples King: 2 (1993, 2003) Postseason Experience: WS 2x, LCS 2x, LDS 6x (1 ring, 43 games, 5-5 series record, .262 BA, .684 OPS) Former Teams: Orioles (223), Astros (557), Padres (602), Diamondbacks (849), Dodgers (58) Current Team: Angels APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 12 Bat Color: 4 Height: 6�2� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 194 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Skinny Shin Guard: 1 Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 1 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Crouched Offensive Value 463 (down from 562) RHP-Contact 61 (down from 76) LHP-Contact 59 RHP-Power 70 (down from 80) LHP-Power 68 (down from 70) Bunting 60 (up from 50) Discipline 80 Durability 95 Speed 77 Stealing 60 Baserunning 70 Fielding 95 Range 90 Strength 65 (up from 60) Accuracy 80 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 85 Take LHP 80 Take LHP 75 Take RHP 85 Take RHP 70 Take RHP 80 Miss LHP 10 Miss LHP 10 Miss LHP 30 Miss RHP 10 Miss RHP 40 Miss RHP 10 Chase LHP 50 Chase LHP 65 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 40 Chase RHP 70 Chase RHP 65 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Neutral TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Hot TR: Neutral TR: Cold L: Cold L: Neutral C: Hot C: Neutral R: Hot R: Neutral BL: Neutral BL: Hot B: Cold B: Hot BR: Neutral BR: Cold NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- KEVIN GREGG GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: June 20, 1978 First Position: RP Second Position: None Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: * Batter Music: Country Age: 26 Years Pro: 2 Postseason Experience: LDS 1x (1 games, 0-1 series record, 0-0 pitching record, 0.00 ERA) Current Team: Angels (60) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 63 Bat Color: 2 Height: 6�6� Fielding Glove: 1 Weight: 220 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 1 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 4 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Generic Offensive Value 100 RHP-Contact 23 LHP-Contact 21 RHP-Power 23 LHP-Power 29 Bunting 50 Discipline 30 Durability 50 Speed 41 Stealing 0 Baserunning 30 Fielding 50 Range 40 Strength 70 Accuracy 70 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 85 Take LHP 75 Take LHP 60 Take RHP 85 Take RHP 75 Take RHP 60 Miss LHP 50 Take LHP 60 Miss LHP 75 Miss RHP 50 Miss RHP 60 Miss RHP 75 Chase LHP 70 Chase LHP 60 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 70 Chase RHP 60 Chase RHP 40 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Cold TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Neutral C: Hot C: Neutral R: Neutral R: Neutral BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Neutral B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Cold PITCHER RATINGS Pitcher Delivery: Style 3 Pitching Value 562 Stamina 56 (up from 51) Pickoff 95 PITCH #1 [4-Seam Fastball] Overall 85 Control 66 Velocity 92 PITCH #2 [Changeup] PITCH #3 [Splitter] (from 2-S FB) Overall 68 Overall 72 (up from 67) Movement 40 Movement 70 (up from 40) Trajectory 12-to-6 Trajectory 1-to-7 (from 2-to-8) Control 67 Control 45 (down from 65) Velocity 81 Velocity 87 PITCH #4 [Slider] (from None) PITCH #5 [None] Overall 70 (from N/A) Overall N/A Movement 55 (from N/A) Movement N/A Trajectory 10-to-4 (from N/A) Trajectory N/A Control 59 (from N/A) Control N/A Velocity 86 (from N/A) Velocity N/A NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- VLADIMIR GUERRERO GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: February 9, 1976 First Position: RF Second Position: OF Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: ***** Batter Music: Latin Age: 30 Years Pro: 10 All-Star selections: 5 (1999-2002, 2004) AL Most Valuable Player: 1 (2004) NL Silver Sluggers (OF): 3 (1999-2000, 2002) AL Silver Sluggers (OF): 1 (2004) Runs King: 1 (2004) Hits King: 1 (2002) Postseason Experience: DS 1x (3 games, 0-1 series record, .167 BA, .703 OPS) Former Teams: Expos (1004) Current Team: Angels (156) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 27 Bat Color: 6 Height: 6�3� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 220 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: 1 Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 1 Socks: Low Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: Off BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: V. Guerrero Offensive Value 1453 RHP-Contact 94 LHP-Contact 95 RHP-Power 89 LHP-Power 95 Bunting 60 Discipline 75 Durability 90 Speed 80 Stealing 75 Baserunning 70 Fielding 85 Range 85 Strength 99 Accuracy 80 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 30 Take LHP 55 Take LHP 10 Take RHP 30 Take RHP 0 Take RHP 20 Miss LHP 10 Miss LHP 0 Miss LHP 10 Miss RHP 40 Miss RHP 10 Miss RHP 10 Chase LHP 55 Chase LHP 95 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 70 Chase RHP 99 Chase RHP 85 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Hot TL: Cold T: Cold T: Hot TR: Cold TR: Hot L: Neutral L: Hot C: Hot C: Hot R: Hot R: Neutral BL: Neutral BL: Neutral B: Hot B: Hot BR: Hot BR: Hot NOTES The 2004 American League MVP came at a total bargain for the Angels compared to other free agents. Nobody was willing to offer Guerrero more than 70 million because of concerns about his back, but then the following winter people were throwing cash in the face of borderline players like Russ Ortiz. The Mets were unwilling to give Guerrero more than three guaranteed years, but yet they were willing to give Carlos Beltran for almost twice the money, seven guaranteed years, and a full no-trade clause? Meanwhile they already had a center fielder. If the Mets had an outfield of Floyd/Cameron/Guerrero instead of Floyd/Beltran/Cameron they might actually be getting superstar production from the number three spot in the batting order, while Cameron�s offensive production is much more serviceable from a center fielder than a right fielder. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- MACIER IZTURIS Second Position: IF (from 2B) Offensive Value 265 (up from 199) Contact-RHP 60 (up from 50) Power-LHP 47 (up from 42) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- CASEY KOTCHMAN (NEW-Edit, Top 100) GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: February 22, 1983 First Position: 1B Second Position: DH Throws: Left Bats: Left Career Potential: **** Batter Music: Country Age: 22 Years Pro: 1 Postseason Experience: None Current Team: Angels (85) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 35 Bat Color: 1 Height: 6�3� Fielding Glove: 1 Weight: 210 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 6 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 4 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 6 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Bent Offensive Value 298 (up from 199) RHP-Contact 71 (up from 61) LHP-Contact 56 RHP-Power 76 (up from 44) LHP-Power 51 Bunting 55 Discipline 80 (up from 70) Durability 40 Speed 50 Stealing 50 Baserunning 60 (up from 40) Fielding 80 Range 70 Strength 65 Accuracy 75 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 99 Take LHP 80 Take LHP 70 Take RHP 60 Take RHP 85 Take RHP 80 Miss LHP 0 Miss LHP 50 Miss LHP 65 Miss RHP 0 Miss RHP 0 Miss RHP 0 Chase LHP 50 Chase LHP 50 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 60 Chase RHP 10 Chase RHP 90 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Neutral T: Neutral T: Cold TR: Neutral TR: Hot L: Neutral L: Hot C: Neutral C: Cold R: Cold R: Hot BL: Neutral BL: Cold B: Cold B: Cold BR: Cold BR: Neutral NOTES Kotchman has great patience at the plate, as he has more walks than strikeouts in his minor league career. It�s carried over to the majors too - in his first 20 ABs in the majors he has 5 walks, and 0 strikeouts (and 3 of his 4 hits were homers, though he did not have great homer totals in the minors). Kotchman is also a future gold glover at first base. Looks a lot like the Mark Grace/John Olerud type of player. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- JOHN LACKEY (NEW-Quick) Current Team: Angels (117) PITCHER RATINGS Pitcher Delivery: Style 8 Pitching Value 1189 (up from 958) Stamina 92 (up from 88) Pickoff 60 (down from 90) PITCH #1 [4-Seam Fastball] Overall 86 (up from 84) Control 68 (up from 60) Velocity 93 PITCH #2 [Changeup] PITCH #3 [Slider] Overall 74 Overall 87 Movement 55 Movement 75 Trajectory 12-to-6 Trajectory 11-to-5 Control 72 Control 85 Velocity 82 Velocity 83 PITCH #4 [2-Seam Fastball] PITCH #5 [Curveball] (from None) Overall 84 (up from 82) Overall 84 (from N/A) Movement 80 Movement 75 (from N/A) Trajectory 2-to-8 Trajectory 10-to-4 (from N/A) Control 71 (up from 63) Control 77 (from N/A) Velocity 90 Velocity 76 (from N/A) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- JEFF MATHIS (Top 100, Change from Darren Roberts) Jersey Number: 44 (from 68) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DALLAS MCPHERSON (Top 100) GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: July 23, 1980 First Position: 3B Second Position: OF Throws: Right Bats: Left Career Potential: **** Batter Music: Heavy Rock Age: 24 Years Pro: 1 Postseason Experience: None Current Team: Angels (77) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 23 Bat Color: 1 Height: 6�4� Fielding Glove: 2 Weight: 230 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Heavy Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 6 Socks: High Hair Style: 4 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Bent Offensive Value 331 RHP-Contact 63 LHP-Contact 49 (down from 59) RHP-Power 73 (up from 60) LHP-Power 54 Bunting 40 Discipline 60 Durability 60 Speed 66 Stealing 55 Baserunning 55 Fielding 65 Range 60 Strength 65 Accuracy 60 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 75 Take LHP 75 Take LHP 65 Take RHP 50 Take RHP 90 Take RHP 65 Miss LHP 40 Miss LHP 55 Miss LHP 70 Miss RHP 75 Miss RHP 55 Miss RHP 70 Chase LHP 55 Chase LHP 55 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 75 Chase RHP 20 Chase RHP 90 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Neutral T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Neutral TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Neutral C: Neutral C: Hot R: Cold R: Cold BL: Neutral BL: Neutral B: Cold B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Cold NOTES McPherson is the heir to Troy Glaus, and he has the power (literally) to fill that void. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- LOU MERLONI (Change from Paul Cruz) Jersey Number: 21 (from 86) Face: 7 (from 9) Facial Hair: 7 (from 1) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- KENDRY MORALES (Top 100, Change from Jon Bukvich) Jersey Number: 17 (from 22) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ERVIN SANTANA (NEW-Edit, Top 100, Change from Bobby Bath) Jersey Number: 54 (from 74) Pitching Value 760 (up from 661) Stamina 75 (up from 50) NOTES Ervin Santana was one of the heroes in game five of the 2005 ALCS, pitching 5 innings in relief after Bartolo Colon went down with injury. Bobby Bath was one of the Modelers for MVP Baseball 2005. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SCOT SHIELDS (NEW-Quick) First Position: RP (from SP) Career Potential: **** (from ***) Fielding 80 (up from 50) PITCHER RATINGS Pitcher Delivery: Style 2 Pitching Value 1222 (up from 1024) Stamina 63 Pickoff 70 PITCH #1 [4-Seam Fastball] Overall 87 (up from 84) Control 70 (up from 60) Velocity 93 PITCH #2 [Changeup] PITCH #3 [Curveball] Overall 78 Overall 78 Movement 55 Movement 50 Trajectory 10-to-4 Trajectory 11-to-5 Control 85 Control 92 Velocity 82 Velocity 75 PITCH #4 [2-Seam Fastball] PITCH #5 [Slider] (from None) Overall 83 (up from 82) Overall 77 (from N/A) Movement 80 Movement 50 (from N/A) Trajectory 2-to-8 Trajectory 10-to-4 (from N/A) Control 68 (up from 64) Control 88 (from N/A) Velocity 88 Velocity 86 (from N/A) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *********************************************************************** ARI. Arizona Diamondbacks ----------------------------------------------------------------------- RANDY CHOATE (NEW-Quick) Career Potential: ** (from ***) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- TONY CLARK (NEW-Quick) Career Potential: *** (from **) BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Upright Offensive Value 793 (up from 298) RHP-Contact 77 (up from 61) LHP-Contact 82 (up from 48) RHP-Power 95 (up from 80) LHP-Power 72 (up from 52) Bunting 0 Discipline 65 Durability 65 Speed 49 Stealing 0 Baserunning 0 Fielding 75 Range 65 Strength 60 Accuracy 70 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- CRAIG COUNSELL (NEW-Quick) Career Potential: *** (from ****) BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Counsell Offensive Value 298 (up from 265) RHP-Contact 67 LHP-Contact 57 (up from 47) RHP-Power 54 (up from 47) LHP-Power 50 (up from 45) Bunting 85 Discipline 75 Durability 75 Speed 74 Stealing 75 Baserunning 70 Fielding 85 Range 85 Strength 65 Accuracy 85 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SHAWN ESTES Jersey Number: 55 (from 56) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- TROY GLAUS (NEW-Quick) BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Upright Offensive Value 694 (up from 562) RHP-Contact 68 LHP-Contact 62 RHP-Power 92 (up from 87) LHP-Power 82 (up from 72) Bunting 30 Discipline 80 Durability 55 Speed 66 Stealing 40 Baserunning 85 Fielding 75 Range 85 Strength 95 Accuracy 70 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- BUDDY GROOM Jersey Number: 28 (from 27) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- MATT HERGES (Change from Daryle Patterson) Jersey Number: 31 (from 86) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- KOYIE HILL Jersey Number: 5 (from 51) LHP-Contact 52 (up from 44) Speed 53 (up from 48) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- CONOR JACKSON (NEW-Edit, Top 100, Change from Jim Ennis) GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: May 7, 1982 (from May 7, 1983) First Position: 1B (from LF) Second Position: LF (from 1B) Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: **** Batter Music: Rock Age: 22 (from 21) Years Pro: 0 Postseason Experience: None Current Team: Diamondbacks APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 16 (from 30) Bat Color: 3 Height: 6�3� Fielding Glove: 1 Weight: 205 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: 2 Face: 4 (from 5) Wristband: 6 Hair Color: 1 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 5 Catcher Mask: 2 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Crouched Offensive Value 232 (up from 133) RHP-Contact 50 LHP-Contact 64 (up from 57) RHP-Power 51 (up from 39) LHP-Power 62 (up from 46) Bunting 30 Discipline 80 Durability 65 Speed 51 Stealing 30 Baserunning 55 Fielding 55 (down from 65) Range 60 (down from 65) Strength 60 Accuracy 65 (down from 70) BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 70 Take LHP 60 Take LHP 50 Take RHP 70 Take RHP 60 Take RHP 50 Miss LHP 60 Miss LHP 70 Miss LHP 85 Miss RHP 60 Miss RHP 70 Miss RHP 85 Chase LHP 80 Chase LHP 70 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 80 Chase RHP 70 Chase RHP 60 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Neutral TL: Cold T: Hot T: Neutral TR: Neutral TR: Neutral L: Hot L: Cold C: Hot C: Neutral R: Neutral R: Hot BL: Neutral BL: Cold B: Neutral B: Neutral BR: Neutral BR: Cold NOTES Simply annihilated AAA pitching this year, hitting .354 with great doubles power. Jackson isn�t good defensively though, and will probably end up being a first baseman. However, for whatever reason the Diamondbacks decided to give Tony Clark a 2-year extension based on the fluke season he�s having. Why? It�s just going to impede the progress of Jackson. Jackson may become trade bait if the Diamondbacks feel they want to fill another area of need. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- KERRY LIGTENBERG (Change from Scott Venema) Jersey Number: 36 (from 87) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- BRANDON LYON (Edited in EA Sports Online Download) GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: August 10, 1979 First Position: RP (from SP) Second Position: None Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: **** (from *) Batter Music: Country Age: 25 Years Pro: 3 Postseason Experience: None Former Teams: Blue Jays (26), Red Sox (49) Current Team: Diamondbacks APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 38 Bat Color: 1 Height: 6�1� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 180 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Skinny Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 6 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 5 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 6 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: High Offensive Value 100 RHP-Contact 20 LHP-Contact 26 RHP-Power 21 LHP-Power 32 Bunting 75 Discipline 20 Durability 65 Speed 46 Stealing 10 Baserunning 30 Fielding 75 Range 65 Strength 70 Accuracy 70 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 85 Take LHP 75 Take LHP 60 Take RHP 85 Take RHP 50 Take RHP 60 Miss LHP 50 Take LHP 60 Miss LHP 75 Miss RHP 50 Miss RHP 60 Miss RHP 75 Chase LHP 70 Chase LHP 60 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 70 Chase RHP 60 Chase RHP 40 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Cold TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Neutral C: Hot C: Neutral R: Neutral R: Neutral BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Neutral B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Cold PITCHER RATINGS Pitcher Delivery: Style 3 Pitching Value 694 (up from 430) Stamina 51 (down from 56) Pickoff 20 PITCH #1 [4-Seam Fastball] Overall 88 (up from 79) Control 77 (up from 61) Velocity 92 (up from 88) PITCH #2 [Changeup] PITCH #3 [Slider] Overall 71 (up from 65) Overall 72 (up from 69) Movement 50 (up from 30) Movement 60 Trajectory 12-to-6 Trajectory 10-to-4 Control 69 (up from 64) Control 60 (up from 50) Velocity 81 (up from 77) Velocity 82 PITCH #4 [Curveball] (from None) PITCH #5 Overall 81 (from N/A) Overall N/A Movement 70 (from N/A) Movement N/A Trajectory 12-to-6 (from N/A) Trajectory N/A Control 73 (from N/A) Control N/A Velocity 77 (from N/A) Velocity N/A NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- COLIN PORTER Career Potential: * (from ***) Jersey Number: 16 (from 28) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- CARLOS QUENTIN (NEW-Quick, Top 100, Change from Brandon Jarvis) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SERGIO SANTOS (Top 100, Change from Jamie Mowatt) Jersey Number: 25 (from 7) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- KELLY STINNETT (NEW-Edit) Career Potential: ** (from *) Jersey Number: 35 (from 18) BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Crouched Offensive Value 232 (down from 265) RHP-Contact 65 (down from 70) LHP-Contact 47 RHP-Power 62 LHP-Power 40 Bunting 65 Discipline 65 Durability 50 Speed 46 Stealing 20 Baserunning 40 Fielding 85 Range 75 Strength 75 Accuracy 80 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- CHAD TRACY (NEW-Quick) Second Position: OF (from 3B) BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Upright Offensive Value 430 (up from 298) RHP-Contact 84 LHP-Contact 56 (up from 52) RHP-Power 73 (up from 60) LHP-Power 65 (up from 47) Bunting 50 Discipline 65 (up from 40) Durability 75 Speed 52 Stealing 30 Baserunning 50 Fielding 40 Range 65 Strength 80 Accuracy 50 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- JOSE VALVERDE (NEW-Quick) Current Team: Diamondbacks (144) PITCHER RATINGS Pitcher Delivery: Style 3 Pitching Value 793 (up from 595) Stamina 45 Pickoff 65 PITCH #1 [4-Seam Fastball] Overall 90 (up from 80) Control 77 (up from 47) Velocity 94 PITCH #2 [Slider] PITCH #3 [Splitter] Overall 79 (up from 77) Overall 86 (up from 77) Movement 65 Movement 80 (up from 70) Trajectory 10-to-4 Trajectory 11-to-5 Control 74 (up from 67) Control 75 (up from 62) Velocity 81 Velocity 84 PITCH #4 [2-Seam Fastball] PITCH #5 [None] Overall 75 (up from 72) Overall N/A Movement 60 Movement N/A Trajectory 2-to-8 Trajectory N/A Control 68 (up from 59) Control N/A Velocity 89 Velocity N/A ----------------------------------------------------------------------- CLAUDIO VARGAS (NEW-Quick) Jersey Number: 29 (from 33) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- JAVIER VAZQUEZ Jersey Number: 33 (from 23) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- BRANDON WEBB Jersey Number: 17 (from 55) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- TIM WORRELL Jersey Number: 45 (from 38) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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Atlanta Braves ----------------------------------------------------------------------- WILSON BETEMIT GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: July 28, 1980 First Position: 3B Second Position: SS Throws: Right Bats: Switch Career Potential: *** (from **) Batter Music: Hip Hop Age: 24 Years Pro: 2 Postseason Experience: LDS 1x (1 game, 0-1 series record) Current Team: Braves (30) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 24 Bat Color: 4 Height: 6�3� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 190 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Skinny Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: 1 Hair Color: 1 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 8 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Crouched Offensive Value 364 (up from 199) RHP-Contact 78 (up from 56) LHP-Contact 67 (up from 43) RHP-Power 56 (up from 48) LHP-Power 52 (up from 46) Bunting 70 Discipline 60 Durability 70 Speed 65 Stealing 55 Baserunning 55 Fielding 55 Range 70 Strength 75 Accuracy 55 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 85 Take LHP 70 Take LHP 60 Take RHP 85 Take RHP 85 Take RHP 60 Miss LHP 30 Miss LHP 60 Miss LHP 75 Miss RHP 50 Miss RHP 0 Miss RHP 75 Chase LHP 50 Chase LHP 60 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 55 Chase RHP 85 Chase RHP 0 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Cold TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Cold C: Hot C: Hot R: Neutral R: Neutral BL: Neutral BL: Cold B: Neutral B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Cold NOTES Twice considered the top prospect in the Atlanta Braves organization, Betemit seems to be the heir to Chipper Jones at the hot corner. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- KYLE DAVIES (Top 100, Change from Sean Blancard) Jersey Number: 26 (from 62) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- KYLE FARNSWORTH Jersey Number: 40 (from 44) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- JEFF FRANCOEUR (Top 100, Change from Joel Doonan) GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: January 8, 1984 First Position: RF (from CF) Second Position: CF (from RF) Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: **** Batter Music: Heavy Rock Age: 21 Years Pro: 0 Postseason Experience: None Current Team: Braves APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 7 (from 19) Bat Color: 2 Height: 6�4� Fielding Glove: 2 Weight: 200 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Skinny Shin Guard: 2 Face: 4 Wristband: None Hair Color: 6 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 4 Catcher Mask: 2 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: High Offensive Value 595 (up from 199) RHP-Contact 68 (up from 47) LHP-Contact 83 (up from 41) RHP-Power 67 (up from 41) LHP-Power 81 (up from 45) Bunting 80 Discipline 60 Durability 85 Speed 75 Stealing 65 Baserunning 75 Fielding 85 Range 80 Strength 80 (up from 75) Accuracy 80 (up from 70) BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 70 Take LHP 60 Take LHP 50 Take RHP 70 Take RHP 60 Take RHP 50 Miss LHP 60 Miss LHP 70 Miss LHP 85 Miss RHP 60 Miss RHP 70 Miss RHP 85 Chase LHP 80 Chase LHP 70 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 80 Chase RHP 70 Chase RHP 60 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Neutral TL: Neutral T: Neutral T: Hot TR: Neutral TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Cold C: Hot C: Hot R: Neutral R: Hot BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Cold B: Hot BR: Cold BR: Cold NOTES Francoeur is a 5-tool prospect climbing the Braves organization ladder. Even though he skipped Triple-A and didn�t hit particularly amazing at Double-A, Francoeur has been an absolute monster for the Braves since being called up. He has hit for a high average and power as pitchers continue to test his bat (finally drew his first walk after hitting 10 homers), and has many outfield assists as runners continue to test his arm (at a rate of an assist per 30 innings). ----------------------------------------------------------------------- MARCUS GILES GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: May 18, 1978 First Position: 2B Second Position: 3B Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: **** Batter Music: Country Age: 26 Years Pro: 4 All-Star selections: 1 (2003) Postseason Experience: LCS 1x, LDS 4x (21 games, 1-4 series record, .222 BA, .602 OPS) Current Team: Braves (383) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 22 Bat Color: 4 Height: 5�8� Fielding Glove: 1 Weight: 180 Elbow Guard: 2 Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: 1 Face: 1 Wristband: 4 Hair Color: 1 Socks: Low Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Klesko Offensive Value 760 RHP-Contact 82 (up from 76) LHP-Contact 91 (down from 92) RHP-Power 62 (up from 51) LHP-Power 81 (down from 90) Bunting 65 Discipline 75 Durability 65 Speed 79 Stealing 75 Baserunning 70 Fielding 70 (up from 55) Range 80 Strength 70 (up from 65) Accuracy 70 (up from 65) BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 65 Take LHP 75 Take LHP 60 Take RHP 55 Take RHP 80 Take RHP 55 Miss LHP 40 Miss LHP 0 Miss LHP 0 Miss RHP 50 Miss RHP 40 Miss RHP 55 Chase LHP 50 Chase LHP 60 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 55 Chase RHP 60 Chase RHP 75 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Neutral T: Cold T: Hot TR: Cold TR: Neutral L: Hot L: Neutral C: Neutral C: Neutral R: Neutral R: Hot BL: Neutral BL: Neutral B: Hot B: Hot BR: Neutral BR: Neutral NOTES Marcus is the younger brother of Padres outfielder Brian Giles. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ANDRUW JONES GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: April 23, 1977 First Position: CF Second Position: OF Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: ***** Batter Music: Hip Hop Age: 27 Years Pro: 9 All-Star selections: 4 (2000, 2002-2003, 2005) NL Gold Glove (OF): 7 (1998-2004) Postseason Experience: WS 2x, LCS 5x, LDS 9x (71 games, 7-9 series record, .258 BA, .755 OPS) Current Team: Braves (1291) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 25 Bat Color: 4 Height: 6�1� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 210 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: 1 Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 1 Socks: Low Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: A. Jones Offensive Value 925 (up from 595) RHP-Contact 69 LHP-Contact 72 RHP-Power 94 (up from 72) LHP-Power 90 (up from 75) Bunting 55 Discipline 70 Durability 90 Speed 82 Stealing 50 Baserunning 80 Fielding 99 Range 99 Strength 99 Accuracy 95 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 60 Take LHP 95 Take LHP 70 Take RHP 60 Take RHP 75 Take RHP 70 Miss LHP 50 Miss LHP 30 Miss LHP 40 Miss RHP 50 Miss RHP 30 Miss RHP 60 Chase LHP 50 Chase LHP 60 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 65 Chase RHP 70 Chase RHP 70 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Hot TL: Hot T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Cold TR: Neutral L: Hot L: Neutral C: Hot C: Hot R: Cold R: Neutral BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Neutral B: Hot BR: Cold BR: Cold NOTES Andruw Jones will probably go down in history as the best defensive center fielder of all-time. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- CHIPPER JONES GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: April 24, 1972 First Position: 3B Second Position: LF Throws: Right Bats: Switch Career Potential: ***** Batter Music: Country Age: 32 Years Pro: 11 All-Star selections: 1996-1998, 2000-2001 NL Most Valuable Player: 1 (1999) NL Silver Slugger: 2 (1999-2000) Postseason Experience: WS 3x, LCS 6x, LDS 10x (1 ring, 88 games, 10-9 series record, .294 BA, .874 OPS) Current Team: Braves (1542) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 10 Bat Color: 1 Height: 6�4� Fielding Glove: 1 Weight: 210 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: 6 Hair Color: 1 Socks: Low Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: C. Jones Offensive Value 727 (up from 562) RHP-Contact 81 (up from 61) LHP-Contact 80 (up from 75) RHP-Power 82 (up from 70) LHP-Power 85 (down from 87) Bunting 65 Discipline 85 Durability 70 (down from 75) Speed 63 (up from 59) Stealing 50 Baserunning 90 Fielding 65 Range 70 (up from 65) Strength 60 Accuracy 70 (up from 65) BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 65 Take LHP 95 Take LHP 90 Take RHP 60 Take RHP 95 Take RHP 80 Miss LHP 30 Miss LHP 0 Miss LHP 30 Miss RHP 50 Miss RHP 30 Miss RHP 30 Chase LHP 40 Chase LHP 30 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 40 Chase RHP 30 Chase RHP 40 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Neutral TL: Hot T: Hot T: Neutral TR: Neutral TR: Cold L: Neutral L: Hot C: Hot C: Hot R: Hot R: Neutral BL: Cold BL: Neutral B: Cold B: Neutral BR: Neutral BR: Cold NOTES Chipper Jones is one of the best switch hitters in baseball history, as he currently ranks fifth all-time in home runs by a switch hitter. Inexplicably, Chipper did not make the all-star team during his MVP season. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- BRIAN JORDAN GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: March 29, 1967 First Position: LF (from RF) Second Position: OF Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: *** Batter Music: Hip Hop Age: 37 Years Pro: 13 All-Star selections: 1 (1999) Postseason Experience: WS 1x, LCS 3x, LDS 4x (35 games, 4-4 series record, .252 BA, .746 OPS) Former Teams: Cardinals (643), Braves (438), Dodgers (194), Rangers (61) Current Team: Braves (221) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 33 Bat Color: 3 Height: 6�1� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 225 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: 1 Hair Color: 1 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Generic Offensive Value 331 RHP-Contact 59 (up from 55) LHP-Contact 65 RHP-Power 44 LHP-Power 70 Bunting 20 (down from 30) Discipline 55 Durability 55 Speed 55 Stealing 30 Baserunning 55 Fielding 75 Range 70 Strength 75 (up from 70) Accuracy 65 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 55 Take LHP 95 Take LHP 30 Take RHP 65 Take RHP 60 Take RHP 65 Miss LHP 30 Miss LHP 0 Miss LHP 0 Miss RHP 10 Miss RHP 0 Miss RHP 30 Chase LHP 40 Chase LHP 20 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 50 Chase RHP 80 Chase RHP 80 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Hot TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Cold TR: Hot TR: Cold L: Neutral L: Neutral C: Neutral C: Cold R: Neutral R: Neutral BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Hot B: Cold BR: Hot BR: Neutral NOTES Former NFL player with the Atlanta Falcons. Jordan looks done as a major leaguer, the beating his body has taken from 3 years as an NFL player and 13 years as a baseball player has led to him being unable to take the field on a daily basis. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DANNY KOLB Career Potential: **** (from *****) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- RYAN LANGERHANS GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: February 20, 1980 First Position: RF (from LF) Second Position: OF Throws: Left Bats: Left Career Potential: ** (from *) Batter Music: Country Age: 25 Years Pro: 2 Postseason Experience: None Current Team: Braves (17) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 18 Bat Color: 4 Height: 6�3� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 195 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Skinny Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 6 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 4 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Generic Offensive Value 364 (up from 133) RHP-Contact 58 (up from 42) LHP-Contact 54 (up from 46) RHP-Power 68 (up from 40) LHP-Power 61 (up from 42) Bunting 60 Discipline 55 (up from 40) Durability 70 Speed 73 (up from 57) Stealing 55 (down from 65) Baserunning 55 Fielding 70 (up from 50) Range 70 (up from 50) Strength 65 Accuracy 60 (up from 50) BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 55 Take LHP 95 Take LHP 30 Take RHP 65 Take RHP 60 Take RHP 65 Miss LHP 30 Miss LHP 0 Miss LHP 0 Miss RHP 10 Miss RHP 0 Miss RHP 30 Chase LHP 40 Chase LHP 20 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 50 Chase RHP 80 Chase RHP 80 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Hot TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Cold TR: Hot TR: Cold L: Neutral L: Neutral C: Neutral C: Cold R: Neutral R: Neutral BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Hot B: Cold BR: Hot BR: Neutral NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ESIX SNEAD GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: June 7, 1976 First Position: CF (from LF) Second Position: OF Throws: Right Bats: Switch Career Potential: * Batter Music: Hip Hop Age: 28 Years Pro: 2 Postseason Experience: None Former Teams: Mets (18) Current Team: Braves APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 1 Bat Color: 1 Height: 5�10� Fielding Glove: 1 Weight: 170 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Skinny Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 1 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Bent Offensive Value 298 (up from 133) RHP-Contact 47 LHP-Contact 46 RHP-Power 41 LHP-Power 50 Bunting 75 Discipline 65 Durability 70 Speed 90 (up from 58) Stealing 80 (up from 70) Baserunning 65 Fielding 50 Range 65 (up from 55) Strength 55 Accuracy 55 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 85 Take LHP 75 Take LHP 65 Take RHP 85 Take RHP 75 Take RHP 65 Miss LHP 40 Miss LHP 55 Miss LHP 70 Miss RHP 40 Miss RHP 55 Miss RHP 70 Chase LHP 65 Chase LHP 55 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 65 Chase RHP 55 Chase RHP 40 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Cold TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Neutral C: Hot C: Neutral R: Neutral R: Neutral BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Neutral B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Cold NOTES Snead is a career minor leaguer that doesn�t project as a major leaguer. He has major league speed and can steal a base, but he struggles to bat .250 at the minor league level. He can help a major league team in need of an injury replacement as a pinch runner and defensive replacement, but that�s the extent of his abilities. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *********************************************************************** BAL. Baltimore Orioles ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ERIK BEDARD GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: March 6, 1979 First Position: SP Second Position: None Throws: Left Bats: Left Career Potential: *** (from *) Batter Music: Heavy Rock Age: 26 Years Pro: 2 Postseason Experience: None Current Team: Orioles (29) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 45 Bat Color: 4 Height: 6�1� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 189 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Skinny Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 5 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 4 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Upright Offensive Value 100 RHP-Contact 20 LHP-Contact 20 RHP-Power 21 LHP-Power 22 Bunting 50 Discipline 10 Durability 65 Speed 46 Stealing 10 Baserunning 40 Fielding 70 (up from 50) Range 75 (up from 55) Strength 80 Accuracy 75 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 85 Take LHP 75 Take LHP 60 Take RHP 99 Take RHP 50 Take RHP 60 Miss LHP 50 Miss LHP 60 Miss LHP 75 Miss RHP 0 Miss RHP 60 Miss RHP 75 Chase LHP 70 Chase LHP 60 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 0 Chase RHP 60 Chase RHP 40 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Neutral TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Neutral C: Neutral C: Hot R: Cold R: Cold BL: Cold BL: Neutral B: Cold B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Cold PITCHER RATINGS Pitcher Delivery: M. Mulder Pitching Value 694 (up from 496) Stamina 79 Pickoff 70 PITCH #1 [4-Seam Fastball] Overall 88 (up from 80) Control 76 (up from 64) Velocity 92 (down from 88) PITCH #2 [Changeup] PITCH #3 [Curveball] Overall 70 (up from 67) Overall 77 (up from 73) Movement 55 Movement 65 (up from 60) Trajectory 12-to-6 Trajectory 12-to-6 Control 60 (up from 50) Control 68 (up from 61) Velocity 77 Velocity 73 PITCH #4 [None] PITCH #5 [None] Overall N/A Overall N/A Movement N/A Movement N/A Trajectory N/A Trajectory N/A Control N/A Control N/A Velocity N/A Velocity N/A NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- PETER BERGERON Career Potential: * (from ***) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ERIC BYRNES Jersey Number: 15 (from 22) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- CHRIS GOMEZ First Position: SS (from 2B) Career Potential: ** (from ***) Jersey Number: 14 (from 3) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DAVID NEWHAN GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: November 12, 1968 First Position: CF (from 3B/LF) Second Position: UTIL (from LF/3B) Throws: Right Bats: Left Career Potential: ** Batter Music: Heavy Rock Age: 31 Years Pro: 4 Postseason Experience: LCS 1x, DS 2x (15 games, 1-2 series record, .308 BA, .818 OPS) Former Teams: Padres (46), Phillies (17) Current Team: Orioles (95) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 11 Bat Color: 1 Height: 5�10� Fielding Glove: 1 Weight: 180 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: 6 Hair Color: 6 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 4 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Generic Offensive Value 397 (down from 562) RHP-Contact 64 (down from 86) LHP-Contact 76 (down from 83) RHP-Power 58 (down from 66) LHP-Power 55 (down from 59) Bunting 50 (up from 20) Discipline 55 Durability 60 Speed 61 Stealing 65 Baserunning 80 Fielding 60 Range 60 (up from 50) Strength 65 (down from 75) Accuracy 75 (up from 65) BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 70 Take LHP 80 Take LHP 50 Take RHP 60 Take RHP 65 Take RHP 65 Miss LHP 30 Miss LHP 50 Miss LHP 60 Miss RHP 20 Miss RHP 10 Miss RHP 20 Chase LHP 40 Chase LHP 90 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 40 Chase RHP 90 Chase RHP 80 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Neutral TL: Neutral T: Hot T: Neutral TR: Neutral TR: Hot L: Hot L: Cold C: Hot C: Hot R: Neutral R: Hot BL: Cold BL: Neutral B: Cold B: Neutral BR: Hot BR: Cold NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- RAFAEL PALMEIRO (NEW-Edit) GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: September 24, 1964 First Position: 1B Second Position: DH Throws: Left Bats: Left Career Potential: **** Batter Music: Country Age: 40 Years Pro: 19 All-Star selections: 4 (1988, 1991, 1998-1999) AL Gold Glove (1B): 3 (1997-1999) AL Silver Slugger (1B): 1 (1998) AL Silver Slugger (DH): 1 (1999) Runs King: 1 (1993) Hits King: 1 (1990) Doubles King: 1 (1991) Singles King: 1 (1990) Postseason Experience: LCS 2x, LDS 3x (22 games, 2-3 series record, .244 BA, .759 OPS) Former Teams: Cubs (258), Rangers (788), Orioles (736), Rangers (785) Current Team: Orioles (154) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 25 Bat Color: 5 Height: 6�0� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 214 Elbow Guard: 3 Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 1 Socks: Low Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Open Offensive Value 397 RHP-Contact 78 LHP-Contact 55 (down from 57) RHP-Power 73 LHP-Power 60 (down from 62) Bunting 60 Discipline 95 Durability 90 Speed 48 Stealing 30 Baserunning 40 (up from 30) Fielding 75 Range 55 Strength 65 Accuracy 60 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 75 Take LHP 80 Take LHP 65 Take RHP 75 Take RHP 90 Take RHP 75 Miss LHP 0 Miss LHP 50 Miss LHP 10 Miss RHP 0 Miss RHP 0 Miss RHP 0 Chase LHP 30 Chase LHP 30 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 20 Chase RHP 40 Chase RHP 50 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Neutral T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Cold TR: Neutral L: Cold L: Cold C: Neutral C: Hot R: Neutral R: Cold BL: Hot BL: Neutral B: Cold B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Cold NOTES Palmeiro was a lock for the Hall of Fame before he became the first big name to fail a steroid-related drug test. An example of piss poor voters in the media, Palmeiro was voted a gold glover at first base despite playing only 28 games there in 1999. He played 135 games at DH and even won the Silver Slugger as a DH, yet the darling media that are so well educated felt he should be the top defensive first baseman. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- BRIAN ROBERTS (NEW-Edit) GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: October 9, 1977 First Position: 2B Second Position: SS Throws: Right Bats: Switch Career Potential: *** (up from *) Batter Music: Country Age: 27 Years Pro: 4 All-Star selections: 1 (2005) Doubles King: 1 (2004) Postseason Experience: None Current Team: Orioles (384) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 1 Bat Color: 1 Height: 5�9� Fielding Glove: 2 Weight: 176 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Skinny Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: 6 Hair Color: 1 Socks: High Hair Style: 5 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Upright Offensive Value 826 (up from 430) RHP-Contact 93 (up from 82) LHP-Contact 71 (up from 52) RHP-Power 70 (up from 55) LHP-Power 65 (up from 49) Bunting 75 Discipline 75 Durability 90 Speed 88 Stealing 85 (down from 90) Baserunning 85 Fielding 75 (up from 70) Range 80 (up from 70) Strength 70 Accuracy 75 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 80 Take LHP 99 Take LHP 90 Take RHP 80 Take RHP 99 Take RHP 85 Miss LHP 10 Miss LHP 20 Miss LHP 55 Miss RHP 10 Miss RHP 0 Miss RHP 0 Chase LHP 30 Chase LHP 30 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 40 Chase RHP 60 Chase RHP 80 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Neutral T: Cold T: Hot TR: Cold TR: Neutral L: Hot L: Neutral C: Cold C: Neutral R: Cold R: Neutral BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Neutral B: Hot BR: Cold BR: Neutral NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SAMMY SOSA (NEW-Edit) GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: November 12, 1968 First Position: RF Second Position: OF Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: ***** Batter Music: Latin Age: 36 Years Pro: 16 All-Star selections: 7 (1995, 1998-2002, 2004) NL Most Valuable Player: 1 (1998) NL Silver Slugger: 6 (1995, 1998-2002) Runs King: 3 (1998, 2001-2002) Home Runs King: 2 (2000, 2002) RBI King: 2 (1998, 2001) Strikeouts King: 3 (1997-1999) Postseason Experience: LCS 1x, DS 2x (15 games, 1-2 series record, .308 BA, .818 OPS) Former Teams: Rangers (25), White Sox (302), Cubs (1811) Current Team: Orioles APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 21 Bat Color: 1 Height: 6�0� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 220 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: 2 Face: 1 Wristband: 3 Hair Color: 1 Socks: Low Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Sosa Offensive Value 463 (down from 562) RHP-Contact 50 (down from 67) LHP-Contact 75 (up from 67) RHP-Power 73 (down from 85) LHP-Power 73 Bunting 50 (down from 65) Discipline 75 Durability 75 Speed 65 Stealing 20 (from 0) Baserunning 50 (up from 30) Fielding 70 (down from 85) Range 75 (down from 80) Strength 75 Accuracy 65 (down from 80) BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 75 Take LHP 60 Take LHP 65 Take RHP 65 Take RHP 75 Take RHP 60 Miss LHP 65 Miss LHP 55 Miss LHP 60 Miss RHP 50 Miss RHP 40 Miss RHP 60 Chase LHP 40 Chase LHP 90 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 55 Chase RHP 75 Chase RHP 75 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Neutral TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Hot TR: Cold TR: Cold L: Cold L: Cold C: Neutral C: Hot R: Neutral R: Neutral BL: Hot BL: Cold B: Hot B: Hot BR: Hot BR: Neutral NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- MIGUEL TEJADA GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: May 25, 1976 First Position: SS Second Position: None Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: ***** Batter Music: Latin Age: 28 Years Pro: 8 All-Star selections: 3 (2002, 2004-2005) AL Most Valuable Player: 1 (2002) AL Silver Slugger (SS): 1 (2004) RBI King: 1 (2004) Postseason Experience: LDS 4x (20 games, 0-4 series record, .212 BA, .571 OPS) Former Teams: Athletics (936) Current Team: Orioles (162) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 10 Bat Color: 4 Height: 5�9� Fielding Glove: 1 Weight: 209 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: 1 Hair Color: 1 Socks: Low Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: High Offensive Value 958 RHP-Contact 87 LHP-Contact 92 RHP-Power 82 LHP-Power 90 Bunting 40 Discipline 60 Durability 99 Speed 79 Stealing 55 Baserunning 90 Fielding 85 Range 95 Strength 90 Accuracy 85 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 85 Take LHP 85 Take LHP 80 Take RHP 80 Take RHP 85 Take RHP 70 Miss LHP 10 Miss LHP 0 Miss LHP 20 Miss RHP 10 Miss RHP 0 Miss RHP 10 Chase LHP 30 Chase LHP 40 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 50 Chase RHP 80 Chase RHP 60 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Hot TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Neutral TR: Hot L: Neutral L: Cold C: Hot C: Hot R: Neutral R: Neutral BL: Neutral BL: Neutral B: Neutral B: Neutral BR: Neutral BR: Neutral NOTES In my opinion the 2002 AL MVP should have been Alex Rodriguez. Tejada had a .308 average and only 34 home runs. His OPS was a paltry .861. But since the A�s were a playoff team (mostly due to their great pitching) somebody had to get the award, because god forbid they give it to the best player (and what did the MVP do when he got to the playoffs? He batted .143, totaling 3 hits and 7 strikeouts). Fortunately the lash back of giving it to the weakest MVP candidate in years (Tejada) is what led to A-Rod getting the award the following year. MVP should go to the best player. They already have awards for so-so players on great teams; it�s called a World Series ring. I will say that Tejada was very underrated until he got that MVP. He was viewed as the next best guy after the big three (A-Rod/Jeter/Nomar), but ended up being MVP before any of them. Since A-Rod has moved to third base, Tejada has taken his place as the best SS in the AL. And since he�s younger, he�s entering his prime and putting up the best numbers of his career. Jeter and Nomar on the other hand are 31 and 32 years old respectively and are not the players they were in the late 90s. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *********************************************************************** BOS. Boston Red Sox ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ALEX CORA GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: October 18, 1975 First Position: 2B Second Position: SS Throws: Right Bats: Left Career Potential: ** Batter Music: Latin Age: 29 Years Pro: 7 Postseason Experience: LDS 1x (4 games, 0-1 series record, .133 BA, .455 OPS) Former Teams: Dodgers (684), Indians (49) Current Team: Red Sox APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 23 (from 12) Bat Color: 8 Height: 6�0� Fielding Glove: 2 Weight: 180 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Skinny Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: 1 Hair Color: 1 Socks: Low Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Open Offensive Value 364 RHP-Contact 63 (down from 70) LHP-Contact 58 RHP-Power 51 LHP-Power 60 Bunting 90 Discipline 65 Durability 75 Speed 71 (up from 60) Stealing 65 Baserunning 75 Fielding 75 (up from 70) Range 80 Strength 75 (up from 70) Accuracy 75 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 85 Take LHP 75 Take LHP 70 Take RHP 85 Take RHP 90 Take RHP 80 Miss LHP 0 Miss LHP 0 Miss LHP 0 Miss RHP 0 Miss RHP 0 Miss RHP 0 Chase LHP 40 Chase LHP 99 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 50 Chase RHP 75 Chase RHP 85 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Neutral TL: Neutral T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Hot TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Neutral C: Hot C: Neutral R: Hot R: Neutral BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Neutral B: Cold BR: Neutral BR: Cold NOTES Alex Cora�s 18-pitch duel with Matt Clement last year was one of the best at bats I�ve ever seen. Cora fouled off pitch after pitch before hitting a two run homer. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- JOHNNY DAMON Career Potential: **** (from ***) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- TONY GRAFFANINO Career Potential: ** (from *) Jersey Number: 10 (from 14) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- GEORGE LOMBARD (Created Player) GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: September 14, 1975 First Position: CF Second Position: OF Throws: Right Bats: Left Career Potential: * Batter Music: Latin Age: 29 Years Pro: 5 Postseason Experience: None Former Teams: Braves (39), Tigers (72), Devil Rays (13) Current Team: Red Sox APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 30 Bat Color: 1 Height: 6�0� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 212 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: 5 Hair Color: 1 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 4 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Upright Offensive Value 397 RHP-Contact 56 LHP-Contact 40 RHP-Power 47 LHP-Power 45 Bunting 75 Discipline 65 Durability 30 Speed 92 Stealing 95 Baserunning 99 Fielding 65 Range 85 Strength 85 Accuracy 75 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 85 Take LHP 75 Take LHP 65 Take RHP 85 Take RHP 75 Take RHP 65 Miss LHP 40 Miss LHP 55 Miss LHP 70 Miss RHP 40 Miss RHP 55 Miss RHP 70 Chase LHP 65 Chase LHP 55 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 65 Chase RHP 55 Chase RHP 40 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Neutral TR: Cold L: Cold L: Cold C: Neutral C: Hot R: Cold R: Hot BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Cold B: Hot BR: Cold BR: Neutral NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- KEVIN MILLAR (Change from Anthony Friese) Jersey Number: 15 (from 86) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- JOHN OLERUD GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: August 5, 1968 First Position: 1B Second Position: None Throws: Left Bats: Left Career Potential: **** Batter Music: Heavy Rock Age: 36 Years Pro: 16 All-Star selections: 2 (1993, 2001) AL Gold Glove (1B): 3 (2000, 2002-2003) Postseason Experience: WS 2x, LCS 7x, LDS 4x (2 rings, 63 games, 8-5 series record, .278 BA, .799 OPS) Former Teams: Blue Jays (920), Mets (476), Mariners (702), Yankees (49) Current Team: Red Sox APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 19 (from 18) Bat Color: 1 Height: 6�5� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 225 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Skinny Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 1 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: A. Rodriguez Offensive Value 298 (up from 265) RHP-Contact 69 LHP-Contact 61 RHP-Power 56 (up from 52) LHP-Power 55 Bunting 55 Discipline 80 Durability 85 (up from 75) Speed 43 Stealing 0 Baserunning 50 (up from 0) Fielding 90 Range 60 Strength 50 Accuracy 85 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 90 Take LHP 99 Take LHP 95 Take RHP 85 Take RHP 85 Take RHP 85 Miss LHP 0 Miss LHP 0 Miss LHP 40 Miss RHP 0 Miss RHP 0 Miss RHP 0 Chase LHP 10 Chase LHP 30 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 20 Chase RHP 50 Chase RHP 55 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Neutral TL: Hot T: Hot T: Neutral TR: Cold TR: Neutral L: Cold L: Neutral C: Neutral C: Hot R: Cold R: Hot BL: Neutral BL: Cold B: Cold B: Neutral BR: Neutral BR: Cold NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DAVID ORTIZ GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: May 30, 1972 First Position: 1B Second Position: DH Throws: Left Bats: Left Career Potential: ***** Batter Music: Latin Age: 29 Years Pro: 8 All-Star selections: 2 (2004-2005) ALCS MVP: 1 (2004) AL Silver Slugger (DH): 1 (2004) Postseason Experience: WS 1x, LCS 3x, LDS 3x (1 ring, 35 games, 5-2 series record, .298 BA, .921 OPS, 1 LCS MVP) Former Teams: Twins (455) Current Team: Red Sox (278) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 34 Bat Color: 4 Height: 6�4� Fielding Glove: 1 Weight: 230 Elbow Guard: 1 Body Type: Heavy Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: 3 Hair Color: 1 Socks: Low Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: D. Ortiz Offensive Value 892 RHP-Contact 91 LHP-Contact 81 (up from 61) RHP-Power 96 LHP-Power 77 (up from 73) Bunting 30 Discipline 85 (up from 80) Durability 85 Speed 42 Stealing 10 (up from 0) Baserunning 10 Fielding 50 Range 40 Strength 60 (up from 40) Accuracy 50 (up from 40) BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 60 Take LHP 70 Take LHP 75 Take RHP 65 Take RHP 65 Take RHP 55 Miss LHP 30 Miss LHP 50 Miss LHP 40 Miss RHP 30 Miss RHP 20 Miss RHP 30 Chase LHP 55 Chase LHP 55 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 40 Chase RHP 65 Chase RHP 65 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Hot TL: Hot T: Neutral T: Hot TR: Cold TR: Cold L: Neutral L: Hot C: Hot C: Hot R: Neutral R: Neutral BL: Cold BL: Neutral B: Neutral B: Hot BR: Cold BR: Neutral NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- HANLEY RAMIREZ (Top 100, Change from Matt Derksen) Jersey Number: 2 (from 14) Offensive Value 265 (down from 331) Contact-RHP 49 (down from 59) Contact-LHP 43 (down from 53) Power-RHP 41 (down from 51) Power-LHP 46 (down from 56) NOTES Matt Derksen was the Lead Animator for MVP Baseball 2005. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- MANNY RAMIREZ GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: May 30, 1972 First Position: LF Second Position: OF Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: ***** Batter Music: Latin Age: 32 Years Pro: 12 All-Star selections: 9 (1995, 1998-2005) World Series MVP: 1 (2004) AL Silver Slugger (OF): 6 (1995, 1999-2001, 2003-2004) AL Silver Slugger (DH): 1 (2002) Batting King: 1 (2002) OBP King: 2 (2002-2003) Slugging King: 3 (1999-2000, 2004) OPS King: 3 (1999-2000, 2004) Home Runs King: 1 (2004) RBI King: 1 (1999) Postseason Experience: WS 3x, LCS 5x, LDS 7x (1 ring, 78 games, 9-6 series record, .256 BA, .829 OPS, 1 WS MVP) Former Teams: Indians (967) Current Team: Red Sox (568) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 24 Bat Color: 4 Height: 6�0� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 213 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: 3 Hair Color: 1 Socks: Low Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: M. Ramirez Offensive Value 958 (down from 991) RHP-Contact 90 LHP-Contact 82 (down from 88) RHP-Power 91 LHP-Power 93 Bunting 40 Discipline 85 Durability 85 Speed 52 Stealing 30 Baserunning 30 Fielding 60 Range 50 Strength 70 Accuracy 65 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 65 Take LHP 99 Take LHP 80 Take RHP 65 Take RHP 95 Take RHP 70 Miss LHP 20 Miss LHP 20 Miss LHP 30 Miss RHP 30 Miss RHP 20 Miss RHP 50 Chase LHP 40 Chase LHP 60 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 40 Chase RHP 60 Chase RHP 40 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Neutral TL: Hot T: Hot T: Hot TR: Hot TR: Cold L: Hot L: Neutral C: Hot C: Hot R: Neutral R: Hot BL: Neutral BL: Cold B: Hot B: Hot BR: Cold BR: Hot NOTES Ramirez, the MVP of the 2004 World Series (after nearly being traded for Alex Rodriguez), recently hit the 20th Grand Slam of his career, which ranks second in major league history. Lou Gehrig is in first with 23 grand salami�s. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DAVID WELLS GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: May 20, 1963 First Position: SP Second Position: None Throws: Left Bats: Left Career Potential: **** Batter Music: Heavy Rock Age: 41 Years Pro: 18 All-Star selections: 3 (1995, 1998, 2000) ALCS MVP: 1 (1998) Wins King: 1 (2000) Innings Pitched King: 1 (1999) Complete Games King: 2 (1999-2000) Shutouts King: 1 (1998) Postseason Experience: WS 3x, LCS 6x, LDS 6x (2 rings, 25 games, 8-7 series record, 10-3 pitching record, 3.18 ERA) Former Teams: Blue Jays (237), Tigers (66), Reds (11), Orioles (34), Yankees (62), Blue Jays (69), White Sox (16), Yankees (62), Padres (31) Current Team: Red Sox APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 16 (from 3) Bat Color: 1 Height: 6�4� Fielding Glove: 1 Weight: 248 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Heavy Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 1 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Upright Offensive Value 100 RHP-Contact 24 LHP-Contact 20 RHP-Power 27 LHP-Power 33 Bunting 65 Discipline 10 Durability 80 Speed 44 Stealing 0 Baserunning 30 Fielding 80 Range 60 Strength 80 Accuracy 80 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 90 Take LHP 99 Take LHP 99 Take RHP 75 Take RHP 50 Take RHP 60 Miss LHP 40 Miss LHP 60 Miss LHP 75 Miss RHP 0 Miss RHP 60 Miss RHP 75 Chase LHP 60 Chase LHP 85 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 60 Chase RHP 60 Chase RHP 40 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Neutral TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Neutral C: Neutral C: Hot R: Cold R: Hot BL: Cold BL: Neutral B: Cold B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Cold PITCHER RATINGS Pitcher Delivery: D. Wells Pitching Value 1023 (down from 1189) Stamina 89 Pickoff 70 (down from 80) PITCH #1 [4-Seam Fastball] Overall 89 (down from 91) Control 86 Velocity 90 (down from 92) PITCH #2 [Changeup] PITCH #3 [Curveball] Overall 79 Overall 95 Movement 55 Movement 90 Trajectory 2-to-8 Trajectory 12-to-6 Control 88 Control 91 Velocity 75 Velocity 73 (up from 69) PITCH #4 [Slider] PITCH #5 [Cutter] Overall 80 Overall 70 Movement 65 Movement 20 Trajectory 2-to-8 Trajectory 3-to-9 Control 78 Control 85 Velocity 81 Velocity 87 NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *********************************************************************** CHC. Chicago Cubs *********************************************************************** ----------------------------------------------------------------------- HENRY BLANCO Jersey Number: 24 (from 12) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- JEROMY BURNITZ GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: April 14, 1969 First Position: RF Second Position: OF Throws: Right Bats: Left Career Potential: *** Batter Music: Rock Age: 35 Years Pro: 12 All-Star selections: 1 (1999) Postseason Experience: LDS 3x (6 games, 0-3 series record, .118 BA, .404 OPS) Former Teams: Mets (131), Indians (80), Brewers (782), Mets (219), Dodgers (61), Rockies (150) Current Team: Cubs APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 3 (from 35) Bat Color: 1 Height: 6�3� Fielding Glove: 2 Weight: 213 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: 1 Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 1 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Burnitz Offensive Value 529 (down from 661) RHP-Contact 77 LHP-Contact 67 (down from 74) RHP-Power 77 (down from 86) LHP-Power 80 (down from 87) Bunting 70 Discipline 70 Durability 85 Speed 59 (up from 57) Stealing 75 Baserunning 65 Fielding 75 Range 75 Strength 85 Accuracy 75 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 60 Take LHP 70 Take LHP 65 Take RHP 65 Take RHP 90 Take RHP 55 Miss LHP 55 Miss LHP 50 Miss LHP 30 Miss RHP 50 Miss RHP 65 Miss RHP 50 Chase LHP 60 Chase LHP 65 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 55 Chase RHP 80 Chase RHP 85 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Neutral T: Neutral T: Hot TR: Hot TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Cold C: Hot C: Hot R: Neutral R: Neutral BL: Hot BL: Neutral B: Neutral B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Neutral NOTES People thought Burnitz was a poor replacement for Sosa because he owed his great stats to Coors Field. Hogwash. Thus far Burnitz has not only outperformed Sosa this season, but he has exceeded Sosa�s production from last season. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- RYAN DEMPSTER First Position: RP (from SP) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NOMAR GARCIAPARRA GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: July 23, 1973 First Position: SS Second Position: None Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: ***** Batter Music: Heavy Rock Age: 31 Years Pro: 9 All-Star selections: 5 (1997, 1999-2000, 2002-2003) AL Rookie of Year: 1 (1997) AL Silver Slugger (SS): 1 (1997) Batting Titles: 2 (1999-2000) Hits King: 1 (1997) Doubles King: 1 (2002) Triples King: 1 (1997) Postseason Experience: LCS 2x, LDS 3x (26 games, 2-3 series record, .323 BA, .1016 OPS) Former Teams: Red Sox (966) Current Team: Cubs (43) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 5 Bat Color: 4 Height: 6�0� Fielding Glove: 2 Weight: 190 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Skinny Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: 1 Hair Color: 1 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Garciaparra Offensive Value 661 (up from 562) RHP-Contact 89 LHP-Contact 85 (up from 61) RHP-Power 76 LHP-Power 57 Bunting 40 (up from 0) Discipline 55 Durability 40 Speed 77 Stealing 65 Baserunning 80 Fielding 70 Range 90 (down from 95) Strength 95 Accuracy 70 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 50 Take LHP 50 Take LHP 30 Take RHP 30 Take RHP 30 Take RHP 30 Miss LHP 20 Miss LHP 0 Miss LHP 20 Miss RHP 10 Miss RHP 75 Miss RHP 30 Chase LHP 50 Chase LHP 65 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 55 Chase RHP 60 Chase RHP 70 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Hot TL: Neutral T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Hot TR: Hot L: Hot L: Neutral C: Hot C: Hot R: Cold R: Neutral BL: Hot BL: Neutral B: Neutral B: Hot BR: Neutral BR: Cold NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- CHAD FOX Jersey Number: 47 (from 44) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DERREK LEE GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: September 6, 1975 First Position: 1B Second Position: None Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: *** Batter Music: Hip Hop Age: 29 Years Pro: 13 All-Star selections: 3 (2005) NL Gold Glove (1B): 1 (2003) Postseason Experience: WS 1x, LCS 3x, LDS 3x (31 games, 4-3 series record, .288 BA, .757 OPS) Former Teams: Mariners (109), Reds (684), Braves (152), Padres (157), Mariners (694) Current Team: Cubs APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 25 Bat Color: 4 Height: 6�5� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 245 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Heavy Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: 4 Hair Color: 1 Socks: Low Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Upright Offensive Value 1552 (up from 694) RHP-Contact 95 (up from 72) LHP-Contact 95 (up from 83) RHP-Power 93 (up from 73) LHP-Power 94 (up from 88) Bunting 65 Discipline 85 Durability 99 Speed 72 Stealing 75 (up from 70) Baserunning 75 Fielding 90 (up from 85) Range 95 Strength 80 Accuracy 85 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 75 Take LHP 95 Take LHP 75 Take RHP 75 Take RHP 80 Take RHP 75 Miss LHP 20 Miss LHP 0 Miss LHP 85 Miss RHP 30 Miss RHP 50 Miss RHP 60 Chase LHP 40 Chase LHP 30 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 50 Chase RHP 55 Chase RHP 60 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Hot TL: Neutral T: Hot T: Neutral TR: Hot TR: Neutral L: Cold L: Hot C: Neutral C: Hot R: Hot R: Neutral BL: Hot BL: Cold B: Hot B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Neutral NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- CALVIN MURRAY Offensive Value 199 (up from 133) Speed 75 (up from 55) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ROBERTO NOVOA Jersey Number: 44 (from 51) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NEIFI PEREZ GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: June 2, 1973 First Position: SS (from 2B) Second Position: IF Throws: Right Bats: Switch Career Potential: *** (from ****) Batter Music: Dance Age: 31 Years Pro: 9 NL Gold Glove (SS): 1 (2000) Triples King: 1 (1999) Postseason Experience: LDS 1x (3 games, 0-1 series record, .333 BA, .1167 OPS) Former Teams: Rockies (668), Royals (194), Giants (223) Current Team: Cubs (23) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 13 Bat Color: 5 Height: 6�0� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 197 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: 1 Hair Color: 1 Socks: High Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Bent Offensive Value 397 (up from 364) RHP-Contact 68 LHP-Contact 66 (up from 62) RHP-Power 49 (up from 45) LHP-Power 62 (up from 58) Bunting 75 Discipline 50 (down from 55) Durability 85 (up from 75) Speed 70 Stealing 70 Baserunning 50 Fielding 80 (up from 60) Range 80 (up from 70) Strength 85 (up from 75) Accuracy 70 (up from 60) BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 55 Take LHP 80 Take LHP 75 Take RHP 70 Take RHP 70 Take RHP 85 Miss LHP 10 Miss LHP 50 Miss LHP 10 Miss RHP 10 Miss RHP 20 Miss RHP 20 Chase LHP 40 Chase LHP 40 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 55 Chase RHP 75 Chase RHP 85 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Hot TL: Neutral T: Hot T: Hot TR: Neutral TR: Cold L: Neutral L: Neutral C: Hot C: Neutral R: Cold R: Neutral BL: Cold BL: Neutral B: Hot B: Cold BR: Cold BR: Cold NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- CARLOS ZAMBRANO GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: June 1, 1981 First Position: SP Second Position: None Throws: Left Bats: Switch Career Potential: **** Batter Music: Latin Age: 23 Years Pro: 4 All-Star selections: 1 (2004) Postseason Experience: LCS 1x, LDS 1x (3 games, 1-1 series record, 0-1 pitching record, 5.40 era) Current Team: Cubs (101) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 38 Bat Color: 1 Height: 6�5� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 255 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Heavy Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 1 Socks: Low Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Generic Offensive Value 133 (up from 100) RHP-Contact 50 LHP-Contact 42 RHP-Power 58 (up from 43) LHP-Power 46 Bunting 50 Discipline 30 Durability 70 Speed 44 (up from 42) Stealing 0 Baserunning 30 (up from 10) Fielding 65 Range 70 Strength 80 Accuracy 75 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 60 Take LHP 55 Take LHP 40 Take RHP 50 Take RHP 55 Take RHP 40 Miss LHP 50 Miss LHP 60 Miss LHP 55 Miss RHP 75 Miss RHP 0 Miss RHP 0 Chase LHP 85 Chase LHP 99 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 80 Chase RHP 99 Chase RHP 95 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Hot TR: Cold TR: Neutral L: Cold L: Neutral C: Hot C: Cold R: Neutral R: Cold BL: Hot BL: Hot B: Hot B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Cold PITCHER RATINGS Pitcher Delivery: Style 2 Pitching Value 1618 (up from 1519) Stamina 96 (up from 93) Pickoff 75 PITCH #1 [4-Seam Fastball] Overall 93 Control 83 Velocity 95 PITCH #2 [Curveball] PITCH #3 [Slider] Overall 76 Overall 81 (up from 78) Movement 60 Movement 70 (up from 65) Trajectory 12-to-6 Trajectory 10-to-4 Control 71 Control 73 Velocity 75 Velocity 82 PITCH #4 [Splitter] PITCH #5 [2-Seam Fastball] Overall 85 Overall 91 Movement 70 Movement 90 Trajectory 10-to-4 Trajectory 2-to-8 Control 80 Control 80 Velocity 86 (down from 88) Velocity 92 *Also throws Changeup, and unidentified 61-63 MPH pitch. If you have any information on this pitch please e-mail me the details. NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *********************************************************************** CWS. Chicago White Sox ----------------------------------------------------------------------- CARL EVERETT GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: June 3, 1971 First Position: RF Second Position: OF Throws: Right Bats: Switch Career Potential: *** Batter Music: Hip Hop Age: 33 Years Pro: 12 Postseason Experience: LDS 2x (8 games, 0-2 series record, .143 BA, .396 OPS) Former Teams: Marlins (27), Mets (322), Astros (256), Red Sox (239), Rangers (179), White Sox (73), Expos (39) Current Team: White Sox (43) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 8 Bat Color: 4 Height: 6�0� Fielding Glove: 1 Weight: 215 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: 1 Face: 1 Wristband: 4 Hair Color: 1 Socks: Low Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Everett Offensive Value 463 (up from 331) RHP-Contact 69 (down from 73) LHP-Contact 67 (up from 54) RHP-Power 72 (up from 62) LHP-Power 63 (up from 48) Bunting 65 (down from 75) Discipline 75 Durability 50 Speed 65 Stealing 60 (up from 20) Baserunning 40 Fielding 50 Range 70 (down from 80) Strength 75 Accuracy 60 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 60 Take LHP 85 Take LHP 55 Take RHP 65 Take RHP 65 Take RHP 55 Miss LHP 30 Miss LHP 30 Miss LHP 40 Miss RHP 40 Miss RHP 20 Miss RHP 10 Chase LHP 55 Chase LHP 85 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 50 Chase RHP 85 Chase RHP 90 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Hot TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Cold TR: Neutral TR: Neutral L: Hot L: Neutral C: Cold C: Hot R: Hot R: Cold BL: Cold BL: Neutral B: Hot B: Hot BR: Hot BR: Neutral NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- JON GARLAND GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: September 27, 1979 First Position: SP Second Position: None Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: **** (from **) Batter Music: Country Age: 25 Years Pro: 5 All-Star selections: 1 (2005) Postseason Experience: None Current Team: White Sox (149) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 20 Bat Color: 1 Height: 6�6� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 210 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Skinny Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 5 Socks: Low Hair Style: 5 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 8 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Upright Offensive Value 100 RHP-Contact 27 LHP-Contact 24 RHP-Power 21 LHP-Power 34 Bunting 80 Discipline 20 Durability 80 Speed 42 Stealing 0 Baserunning 40 Fielding 70 Range 65 Strength 75 Accuracy 75 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 85 Take LHP 75 Take LHP 60 Take RHP 80 Take RHP 50 Take RHP 55 Miss LHP 50 Miss LHP 60 Miss LHP 75 Miss RHP 0 Miss RHP 60 Miss RHP 75 Chase LHP 70 Chase LHP 60 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 55 Chase RHP 60 Chase RHP 40 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Cold TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Neutral C: Hot C: Neutral R: Neutral R: Neutral BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Neutral B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Cold PITCHER RATINGS Pitcher Delivery: Style 8 Pitching Value 1156 (up from 958) Stamina 92 Pickoff 60 (up from 50) PITCH #1 [4-Seam Fastball] Overall 89 Control 86 Velocity 90 PITCH #2 [Changeup] PITCH #3 [Curveball] Overall 76 (up from 73) Overall 79 (up from 78) Movement 60 Movement 70 Trajectory 10-to-4 Trajectory 12-to-6 Control 71 (up from 62) Control 68 (up from 64) Velocity 77 Velocity 73 PITCH #4 [Sinker] (from 2-Seam FB) PITCH #5 [Cutter] Overall 83 (up from 66) Overall 74 Movement 65 (up from 55) Movement 55 Trajectory 1-to-7 (from 2-to-8) Trajectory 9-to-3 Control 86 (up from 46) Control 73 Velocity 89 Velocity 86 *Also throws a Slider NOTES After putting up uninspiring numbers for the last five years, Garland finally broke out this year. In past years he was held back by his control problems, but this year he is on pace to throw a paltry 40 walks in 220 innings. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DUSTIN HERMANSON GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: December 21, 1972 First Position: RP Second Position: None Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: *** Batter Music: Country Age: 32 Years Pro: 10 Postseason Experience: LDS 2x (2 games, 0-2 series record, 0-0 pitching record, 0.00 ERA) Former Teams: Padres (34), Expos (136), Cardinals (33), Red Sox (12), Cardinals (23), Giants (56) Current Team: White Sox APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 32 Bat Color: 4 Height: 6�2� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 200 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Skinny Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 1 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 5 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 6 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Upright Offensive Value 100 RHP-Contact 29 LHP-Contact 22 RHP-Power 22 LHP-Power 29 Bunting 95 Discipline 10 Durability 75 Speed 46 Stealing 10 Baserunning 30 Fielding 60 (up from 50) Range 65 Strength 80 Accuracy 75 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 10 Take LHP 90 Take LHP 60 Take RHP 30 Take RHP 85 Take RHP 55 Miss LHP 40 Miss LHP 60 Miss LHP 75 Miss RHP 50 Miss RHP 60 Miss RHP 99 Chase LHP 65 Chase LHP 60 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 55 Chase RHP 90 Chase RHP 99 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Cold TR: Cold TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Cold C: Hot C: Cold R: Neutral R: Neutral BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Neutral B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Cold PITCHER RATINGS Pitcher Delivery: Style 2 Pitching Value 925 (up from 595) Stamina 62 Pickoff 60 PITCH #1 [4-Seam Fastball] Overall 90 (up from 83) Control 82 (up from 65) Velocity 92 (up from 91) PITCH #2 [Changeup] PITCH #3 [Curveball] Overall 74 (up from 70) Overall 71 (up from 68) Movement 50 Movement 55 Trajectory 11-to-5 Trajectory 12-to-6 Control 78 (up from 65) Control 64 (up from 54) Velocity 78 Velocity 75 PITCH #4 [Slider] PITCH #5 [Sinker] [from 2-Seam FB] Overall 79 (up from 74) Overall 73 (up from 68) Movement 65 Movement 55 Trajectory 10-to-4 Trajectory 1-to-7 (from 2-to-8) Control 74 (up from 59) Control 68 (up from 55) Velocity 81 Velocity 87 *Also throws Cutter, Splitter NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- A.J. PIERZYNSKI GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: December 30, 1976 First Position: C Second Position: None Throws: Right Bats: Left Career Potential: *** Batter Music: Rock Age: 28 Years Pro: 7 All-Star selections: 1 (2002) Postseason Experience: LCS 1x, LDS 1x (5 games, 1-1 series record, .000 BA, .000 OPS) Former Teams: Twins (430), Giants (131) Current Team: White Sox APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 12 Bat Color: 4 Height: 6�3� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 245 Elbow Guard: 1 Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: 6 Hair Color: 1 Socks: Low Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Open Offensive Value 331 (up from 298) RHP-Contact 72 (down from 77) LHP-Contact 57 (up from 52) RHP-Power 64 (up from 60) LHP-Power 55 (up from 49) Bunting 40 (up from 10) Discipline 55 Durability 75 Speed 49 (down from 59) Stealing 10 Baserunning 10 Fielding 50 Range 85 Strength 55 Accuracy 60 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 55 Take LHP 40 Take LHP 20 Take RHP 50 Take RHP 60 Take RHP 40 Miss LHP 10 Miss LHP 50 Miss LHP 30 Miss RHP 0 Miss RHP 0 Miss RHP 20 Chase LHP 75 Chase LHP 80 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 65 Chase RHP 85 Chase RHP 80 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Hot TL: Cold T: Cold T: Hot TR: Hot TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Neutral C: Cold C: Hot R: Cold R: Hot BL: Hot BL: Hot B: Neutral B: Hot BR: Neutral BR: Cold NOTES The Giants traded Boof Bonser, Francisco Liriano, and a guy by the name of Joe Nathan for Pierzynski. The Giants then waived Pierzynski a year later. What a brilliant sequence of events. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SCOTT PODSEDNIK GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: March 18, 1976 First Position: CF Second Position: OF Throws: Left Bats: Left Career Potential: *** (from *****) Batter Music: Heavy Rock Age: 29 Years Pro: 4 All-Star selections: 1 (2005) Stolen Base King: 1 (2004) Postseason Experience: None Former Teams: Mariners (19), Brewers (308) Current Team: White Sox APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 22 Bat Color: 4 Height: 6�0� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 188 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Skinny Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 1 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Open Offensive Value 628 (up from 529) RHP-Contact 74 (up from 65) LHP-Contact 68 (up from 51) RHP-Power 51 LHP-Power 53 Bunting 80 Discipline 80 Durability 90 Speed 95 Stealing 99 Baserunning 90 Fielding 70 (up from 60) Range 85 (up from 65) Strength 75 Accuracy 80 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CRUVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 85 Take LHP 99 Take LHP 95 Take RHP 85 Take RHP 99 Take RHP 85 Miss LHP 10 Miss LHP 20 Miss LHP 10 Miss RHP 10 Miss RHP 0 Miss RHP 10 Chase LHP 40 Chase LHP 30 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 30 Chase RHP 20 Chase RHP 50 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Neutral TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Cold TR: Neutral TR: Neutral L: Hot L: Neutral C: Neutral C: Neutral R: Cold R: Hot BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Neutral B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Neutral NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- AARON ROWAND GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: August 29, 1977 First Position: CF (from LF) Second Position: OF Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: *** (up from **) Batter Music: Country Age: 27 Years Pro: 4 Postseason Experience: None Current Team: White Sox (422) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 33 Bat Color: 4 Height: 6�0� Fielding Glove: 1 Weight: 205 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: 1 Face: 1 Wristband: 4 Hair Color: 1 Socks: Low Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: H. Matsui Offensive Value 562 (down from 760) RHP-Contact 72 (down from 86) LHP-Contact 82 RHP-Power 61 (down from 81) LHP-Power 61 (down from 81) Bunting 95 Discipline 40 Durability 75 Speed 74 (up from 71) Stealing 75 Baserunning 75 Fielding 85 (up from 80) Range 85 (up from 75) Strength 70 Accuracy 80 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 55 Take LHP 99 Take LHP 60 Take RHP 55 Take RHP 75 Take RHP 60 Miss LHP 20 Miss LHP 10 Miss LHP 40 Miss RHP 30 Miss RHP 30 Miss RHP 40 Chase LHP 60 Chase LHP 40 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 70 Chase RHP 55 Chase RHP 80 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Hot TL: Hot T: Hot T: Hot TR: Hot TR: Neutral L: Hot L: Neutral C: Hot C: Hot R: Cold R: Neutral BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Neutral B: Hot BR: Cold BR: Cold NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- CHRIS WIDGER (Created Player) GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: May 21, 1971 First Position: C Second Position: None Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: ** Batter Music: Rock Age: 33 Years Pro: 8 Postseason Experience: LCS 1x, LDS 1x (5 games, 1-1 series record, .000 BA, .000 OPS) Former Teams: Mariners (31), Expos (426), Mariners (10), Yankees (21), Cardinals (44) Current Team: White Sox APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 36 (from 32) Bat Color: 3 Height: 6�2� Fielding Glove: 2 Weight: 215 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: 1 Hair Color: 1 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 4 Catcher Mask: 2 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Open Offensive Value 298 (up from 199) RHP-Contact 57 LHP-Contact 61 RHP-Power 57 (up from 42) LHP-Power 64 (up from 42) Bunting 65 Discipline 60 (up from 55) Durability 50 (up from 30) Speed 47 (up from 40) Stealing 10 (from 0) Baserunning 0 Fielding 70 Range 60 Strength 65 Accuracy 60 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 70 Take LHP 99 Take LHP 80 Take RHP 70 Take RHP 95 Take RHP 70 Miss LHP 50 Miss LHP 40 Miss LHP 0 Miss RHP 20 Miss RHP 10 Miss RHP 10 Chase LHP 55 Chase LHP 70 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 50 Chase RHP 30 Chase RHP 70 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Neutral TL: Hot T: Neutral T: Cold TR: Neutral TR: Hot L: Cold L: Neutral C: Hot C: Cold R: Neutral R: Hot BL: Neutral BL: Neutral B: Neutral B: Neutral BR: Neutral BR: Cold NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *********************************************************************** CIN. Cincinnati Reds ----------------------------------------------------------------------- RICH AURILIA Second Position: IF (from 3B) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- MATT BELISLE Jersey Number: 31 (from 70) Pitching Value 463 (up from 430) Stamina 59 (up from 49) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- JUNG BONG Jersey Number: 51 (from 31) NOTES Bong has had a terrible year. He had shoulder surgery last September that knocked him out of game action until June. Then in his first rehab start, he broke his throwing hand. In August while on the disabled list he had an argument with his wife and was charged with domestic battery. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- BRANDON CLAUSSEN Career Potential: ** (from *) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ADAM DUNN (NEW-Edit) GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: November 9, 1979 First Position: LF Second Position: 1B (Change from RF) Throws: Right Bats: Left Career Potential: ***** Batter Music: Rock Age: 25 Years Pro: 4 All-Star selections: 1 (2002) Strikeouts King: 1 (2004) Postseason Experience: None Current Team: Reds (501) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 44 Bat Color: 4 Height: 6�6� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 240 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: 1 Face: 1 Wristband: 5 Hair Color: 1 Socks: Low Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Upright Offensive Value 793 (up from 727) RHP-Contact 72 LHP-Contact 48 (down from 64) RHP-Power 94 (up from 92) LHP-Power 88 (up from 71) Bunting 65 Discipline 90 Durability 95 Speed 77 Stealing 55 (down from 70) Baserunning 75 Fielding 65 Range 80 Strength 80 Accuracy 75 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 80 Take LHP 95 Take LHP 85 Take RHP 75 Take RHP 90 Take RHP 85 Miss LHP 40 Miss LHP 10 Miss LHP 50 Miss RHP 10 Miss RHP 30 Miss RHP 50 Chase LHP 40 Chase LHP 50 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 30 Chase RHP 40 Chase RHP 60 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Cold TR: Hot TR: Neutral L: Cold L: Neutral C: Neutral C: Hot R: Neutral R: Neutral BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Neutral B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Neutral NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- EDWIN ENCARNACION (Top 100, Change from Matt James) GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: January 7, 1983 First Position: 3B Second Position: 2B Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: *** Batter Music: Latin Age: 22 Years Pro: 0 Postseason Experience: None Current Team: Reds APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 12 Bat Color: 8 Height: 6�1� Fielding Glove: 5 (from 4) Weight: 195 Elbow Guard: 2 Body Type: Skinny Shin Guard: None Face: 13 Wristband: 6 Hair Color: 1 Socks: High Hair Style: 9 Catcher Mask: 2 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Open Offensive Value 364 (up from 199) RHP-Contact 44 (up from 24) LHP-Contact 69 (up from 49) RHP-Power 62 (up from 52) LHP-Power 68 (up from 58) Bunting 40 Discipline 60 Durability 65 Speed 67 Stealing 60 Baserunning 50 Fielding 60 (down from 70) Range 65 Strength 75 Accuracy 55 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 70 Take LHP 60 Take LHP 50 Take RHP 70 Take RHP 60 Take RHP 50 Miss LHP 60 Miss LHP 70 Miss LHP 85 Miss RHP 60 Miss RHP 70 Miss RHP 85 Chase LHP 80 Chase LHP 70 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 80 Chase RHP 70 Chase RHP 60 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Cold TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Neutral C: Neutral C: Hot R: Neutral R: Cold BL: Neutral BL: Cold B: Cold B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Cold NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- RYAN FREEL First Position: 2B (from LF) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- KEN GRIFFEY JR. (NEW-Edit) GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: November 21, 1969 First Position: CF Second Position: OF Throws: Left Bats: Left Career Potential: ***** (up from ****) Batter Music: Hip Hop Age: 35 Years Pro: 17 All-Star selections: 12 (1990-2000, 2004) All-Star Game MVP: 1 (1992) AL Gold Glove (OF): 10 (1990-1999) Most Valuable Player: 1 (1997) Postseason Experience: LCS 1x, DS 2x (15 games, 1-2 record) Former Teams: Mariners (1535) Current Team: Reds (523) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 30 Bat Color: 4 Height: 6�3� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 205 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Skinny Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: 5 Hair Color: 1 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Griffey Jr. Offensive Value 694 (up from 496) RHP-Contact 85 (up from 78) LHP-Contact 71 (up from 53) RHP-Power 85 LHP-Power 78 (up from 68) Bunting 30 Discipline 75 Durability 50 Speed 62 Stealing 30 (down from 50) Baserunning 70 Fielding 95 Range 70 Strength 80 Accuracy 85 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 70 Take LHP 95 Take LHP 60 Take RHP 65 Take RHP 85 Take RHP 60 Miss LHP 20 Miss LHP 0 Miss LHP 65 Miss RHP 10 Miss RHP 10 Miss RHP 30 Chase LHP 40 Chase LHP 65 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 60 Chase RHP 75 Chase RHP 65 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Hot TL: Cold T: Hot T: Neutral TR: Cold TR: Neutral L: Cold L: Cold C: Hot C: Hot R: Cold R: Hot BL: Hot BL: Neutral B: Cold B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Cold NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- LUKE HUDSON First Position: SP (from RP) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- LUIS M. LOPEZ Second Position: IF (from 2B) Career Potential: * (from **) Jersey Number: 15 (from 26) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- RANIER OLMEDO (NEW-Quick) Offensive Value 232 (up from 199) Speed 67 (up from 57) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ALLAN SIMPSON Jersey Number: 46 (from 51) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- JASON STANDRIDGE Jersey Number: 35 (from 55) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *********************************************************************** CLE. Cleveland Indians ----------------------------------------------------------------------- FERNANDO CABRERA Jersey Number: 56 (from 64) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- COCO CRISP First Position: LF (from CF) Second Position: CF (from OF) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- JUAN GONZALEZ (NEW-Quick) First Position: RF (from LF) Second Position: LF (from RF) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- TRAVIS HAFNER (NEW-Add) GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: June 3, 1977 First Position: 1B Second Position: DH Throws: Right Bats: Left Career Potential: **** Batter Music: Pop Age: 27 Years Pro: 3 Hit by Pitch King: 1 (2004) Postseason Experience: None Former Teams: Rangers (23) Current Team: Indians (231) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 48 Bat Color: 4 Height: 6�3� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 240 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Heavy Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: 1 Hair Color: 1 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Crouched Offensive Value 727 (down from 760) RHP-Contact 90 (down from 93) LHP-Contact 58 RHP-Power 92 LHP-Power 63 (up from 53) Bunting 20 Discipline 80 (up from 75) Durability 75 Speed 64 Stealing 40 Baserunning 30 (up from 10) Fielding 40 Range 60 Strength 60 Accuracy 60 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 70 Take LHP 90 Take LHP 60 Take RHP 65 Take RHP 70 Take RHP 60 Miss LHP 30 Miss LHP 30 Miss LHP 65 Miss RHP 20 Miss RHP 55 Miss RHP 40 Chase LHP 30 Chase LHP 30 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 30 Chase RHP 55 Chase RHP 75 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Neutral T: Hot T: Neutral TR: Neutral TR: Hot L: Cold L: Hot C: Hot C: Hot R: Neutral R: Neutral BL: Cold BL: Hot B: Hot B: Hot BR: Cold BR: Neutral NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- JOSE HERNANDEZ First Position: 3B (from SS) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- JHONNY PERALTA (NEW-Add) GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: May 28, 1982 First Position: SS Second Position: 3B Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: **** (from **) Batter Music: Dance Age: 22 Years Pro: 2 Postseason Experience: None Current Team: Indians (85) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 2 Bat Color: 4 Height: 6�1� Fielding Glove: 1 Weight: 185 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Skinny Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: 4 Hair Color: 1 Socks: Low Hair Style: 2 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 7 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Generic Offensive Value 595 (up from 331) RHP-Contact 71 (up from 56) LHP-Contact 80 (up from 66) RHP-Power 63 (up from 41) LHP-Power 82 (up from 64) Bunting 55 Discipline 55 Durability 55 Speed 60 Stealing 40 (down from 50) Baserunning 30 Fielding 50 (up from 40) Range 65 Strength 75 Accuracy 70 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 50 Take LHP 99 Take LHP 75 Take RHP 65 Take RHP 60 Take RHP 95 Miss LHP 55 Miss LHP 30 Miss LHP 50 Miss RHP 20 Miss RHP 60 Miss RHP 0 Chase LHP 40 Chase LHP 65 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 50 Chase RHP 65 Chase RHP 55 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Hot TL: Neutral T: Cold T: Hot TR: Neutral TR: Cold L: Hot L: Neutral C: Neutral C: Neutral R: Cold R: Neutral BL: Neutral BL: Neutral B: Hot B: Neutral BR: Neutral BR: Cold NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- BRANDON PHILLIPS (NEW-Quick) First Position: 2B (from 3B) Second Position: SS (from 2B) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- GRADY SIZEMORE (NEW-Add) GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: August 2, 1982 First Position: CF Second Position: OF Throws: Left Bats: Left Career Potential: **** Batter Music: Heavy Rock Age: 22 Years Pro: 1 Postseason Experience: None Current Team: Indians (43) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 24 Bat Color: 4 Height: 6�2� Fielding Glove: 2 Weight: 200 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Skinny Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: 6 Hair Color: 6 Socks: Low Hair Style: 5 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Generic Offensive Value 496 (up from 364) RHP-Contact 84 (up from 62) LHP-Contact 58 (up from 48) RHP-Power 66 LHP-Power 50 (up from 40) Bunting 60 Discipline 65 (up from 60) Durability 70 (up from 65) Speed 85 (up from 80) Stealing 80 (up from 70) Baserunning 60 Fielding 75 (up from 65) Range 80 Strength 55 Accuracy 60 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 60 Take LHP 75 Take LHP 80 Take RHP 75 Take RHP 75 Take RHP 20 Miss LHP 50 Miss LHP 55 Miss LHP 10 Miss RHP 30 Miss RHP 30 Miss RHP 20 Chase LHP 20 Chase LHP 80 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 30 Chase RHP 75 Chase RHP 55 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Neutral T: Hot T: Neutral TR: Neutral TR: Neutral L: Cold L: Neutral C: Hot C: Hot R: Neutral R: Cold BL: Neutral BL: Neutral B: Cold B: Cold BR: Cold BR: Neutral NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- RAMON VAZQUEZ Jersey Number: 15 (from 23) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *********************************************************************** COL. Colorado Rockies ----------------------------------------------------------------------- CLINT BARMES GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: March 6, 1979 First Position: SS Second Position: 2B Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: *** (from *) Batter Music: Country Age: 26 Years Pro: 1 Postseason Experience: None Current Team: Rockies (32) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 12 Bat Color: 2 Height: 6�0� Fielding Glove: 1 Weight: 175 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Skinny Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: 4 Hair Color: 6 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 4 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Generic Offensive Value 430 (up from 199) RHP-Contact 65 (up from 51) LHP-Contact 73 RHP-Power 55 (up from 42) LHP-Power 62 (up from 47) Bunting 40 (up from 30) Discipline 50 (up from 40) Durability 65 Speed 68 (up from 45) Stealing 65 (up from 40) Baserunning 65 (up from 40) Fielding 40 Range 60 (up from 55) Strength 60 Accuracy 60 (up from 55) BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 70 Take LHP 75 Take LHP 80 Take RHP 65 Take RHP 75 Take RHP 60 Miss LHP 0 Miss LHP 60 Miss LHP 75 Miss RHP 60 Miss RHP 60 Miss RHP 75 Chase LHP 90 Chase LHP 60 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 95 Chase RHP 90 Chase RHP 99 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Cold TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Neutral C: Hot C: Hot R: Neutral R: Cold BL: Cold BL: Neutral B: Neutral B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Cold NOTES Barmes was having a great season as the starting shortstop for the Rockies, but then injured himself carrying deer meat at Todd Helton�s house. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *********************************************************************** DET. Detroit Tigers ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ROMAN COLON Jersey Number: 43 (from 40) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- VIC DARENSBOURG Jersey Number: 51 (from 45) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SEAN DOUGLASS Jersey Number: (from 24) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- JOHN MCDONALD Jersey Number: 36 (from 6) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- PLACIDO POLANCO Jersey Number: 14 (from 27) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- IVAN RODRIGUEZ (NEW-Edit) GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: November 11, 1971 First Position: C Second Position: None Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: ***** Batter Music: Latin Age: 33 Years Pro: 14 All-Star selections: 12 (1992-2001, 2004-2005) AL Most Valuable Player: 1 (1999) NLCS MVP: 1 (2003) AL Gold Glove (C): 12 (1992-2001, 2004) AL Silver Slugger (C): 7 (1994-1999, 2004) Postseason Experience: WS 1x, LCS 1x, LDS 4x (1 ring, 27 games, 3-3 series record, .295 BA, .807 OPS) Former Teams: Rangers (1479), Marlins (144) Current Team: Tigers (135) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 7 Bat Color: 4 Height: 5�9� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 218 Elbow Guard: 2 Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: 1 Hair Color: 1 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Generic Offensive Value 694 (down from 991) RHP-Contact 80 (down from 90) LHP-Contact 90 (down from 96) RHP-Power 70 (down from 80) LHP-Power 72 Bunting 65 Discipline 60 Durability 75 Speed 68 Stealing 60 (up from 55) Baserunning 75 Fielding 95 Range 85 Strength 95 (down from 99) Accuracy 99 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 65 Take LHP 90 Take LHP 20 Take RHP 50 Take RHP 75 Take RHP 55 Miss LHP 20 Miss LHP 30 Miss LHP 0 Miss RHP 30 Miss RHP 20 Miss RHP 50 Chase LHP 50 Chase LHP 85 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 65 Chase RHP 80 Chase RHP 80 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Hot TL: Hot T: Cold T: Hot TR: Hot TR: Hot L: Hot L: Neutral C: Hot C: Hot R: Hot R: Neutral BL: Hot BL: Cold B: Hot B: Hot BR: Cold BR: Hot NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- JAMIE WALKER (Change from Daryl Smith) Jersey Number: 32 (from 86) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *********************************************************************** FLA. Florida Marlins ----------------------------------------------------------------------- CHRIS AGUILA (NEW-Quick) Career Potential: ** (from ***) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- JOSH BECKETT GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: May 15, 1980 First Position: SP Second Position: None Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: **** Batter Music: Rock Age: 24 Years Pro: 4 World Series MVP: 1 (2003) Postseason Experience: WS 1x, LCS 1x, LDS 1x (1 ring, 1 WS MVP, 6 games, 3-0 series record, 2-2 pitching record, 2.22 ERA, 2 Shutouts) Current Team: Marlins (77) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 21 Bat Color: 4 Height: 6�5� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 222 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 1 Socks: Low Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Upright Offensive Value 100 RHP-Contact 39 LHP-Contact 21 RHP-Power 29 LHP-Power 30 Bunting 75 (down from 95) Discipline 50 Durability 70 Speed 41 Stealing 0 Baserunning 10 Fielding 65 Range 65 Strength 85 Accuracy 80 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 80 Take LHP 75 Take LHP 60 Take RHP 90 Take RHP 99 Take RHP 55 Miss LHP 0 Miss LHP 60 Miss LHP 70 Miss RHP 30 Miss RHP 0 Miss RHP 80 Chase LHP 0 Chase LHP 60 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 40 Chase RHP 50 Chase RHP 85 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Hot T: Neutral T: Hot TR: Cold TR: Neutral L: Cold L: Neutral C: Hot C: Cold R: Neutral R: Cold BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Neutral B: Cold BR: Cold BR: Cold PITCHER RATINGS Pitcher Delivery: Schilling (from Style 6) Pitching Value 1156 Stamina 86 Pickoff 60 PITCH #1 [4-Seam Fastball] Overall 92 Control 81 Velocity 95 PITCH #2 [Changeup] PITCH #3 [Curveball] Overall 81 (up from 57) Overall 84 (up from 80) Movement 60 (up from 10) Movement 80 Trajectory 10-to-4 Trajectory 12-to-6 Control 86 (up from 52) Control 71 (up from 59) Velocity 83 Velocity 73 PITCH #4 [Sinker] PITCH #5 [2-Seam Fastball] Overall 78 (down from 79) Overall 80 (down from 82) Movement 60 Movement 60 Trajectory 1-to-7 Trajectory 2-to-8 Control 77 (down from 81) Control 84 (down from 91) Velocity 93 Velocity 90 *Also throws Splitter. NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- A.J. BURNETT GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: January 3, 1977 First Position: SP Second Position: None Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: **** Batter Music: Heavy Rock Age: 28 Years Pro: 6 Shutouts King: 1 (2002) Wild Pitches King: 1 (2002) Postseason Experience: None (1 ring) Current Team: Marlins (493) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 34 Bat Color: 4 Height: 6�4� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 230 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 1 Socks: High (from Regular) Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Upright Offensive Value 100 RHP-Contact 33 LHP-Contact 21 RHP-Power 40 (up from 30) LHP-Power 27 Bunting 85 Discipline 60 Durability 80 Speed 47 Stealing 10 Baserunning 0 Fielding 65 Range 60 Strength 80 Accuracy 75 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 80 Take LHP 55 Take LHP 80 Take RHP 95 Take RHP 90 Take RHP 0 Miss LHP 40 Miss LHP 60 Miss LHP 75 Miss RHP 10 Miss RHP 0 Miss RHP 99 Chase LHP 10 Chase LHP 90 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 65 Chase RHP 50 Chase RHP 99 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Cold TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Neutral C: Hot C: Neutral R: Neutral R: Hot BL: Neutral BL: Cold B: Neutral B: Cold BR: Cold BR: Cold PITCHER RATINGS Pitcher Delivery: Style 4 Pitching Value 1486 Stamina 94 (up from 89) Pickoff 80 PITCH #1 [4-Seam Fastball] Overall 93 Control 82 Velocity 96 PITCH #2 [Changeup] PITCH #3 [Slider] Overall 72 (up from 66) Overall 84 (down from 89) Movement 30 (up from 0) Movement 70 (down from 75) Trajectory 11-to-5 Trajectory 10-to-4 Control 87 Control 83 (down from 93) Velocity 82 Velocity 82 PITCH #4 [Cutter] PITCH #5 [Knucklecurve] Overall 67 Overall 90 (up from 86) Movement 30 Movement 85 (up from 75) Trajectory 9-to-3 Trajectory 12-to-6 Control 71 Control 83 Velocity 94 Velocity 77 (up from 69) NOTES Threw a no-hitter, but also walked nine batters and hit one. I don�t really see what�s so good about a performance like that if you allowed 11 men on base. The Padres had two men on base in four of his nine innings pitched. Meanwhile Mike Mussina was perfect until Carl Everett singled with 2 outs in the ninth, but Burnett goes down in history for having a �no-hitter�. That�s baseball for you. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- MIGUEL CABRERA GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: April 18, 1983 First Position: LF Second Position: 3B (Change from RF) Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: **** Batter Music: Hip Hop Age: 21 Years Pro: 2 All-Star selections: 1 (2004) Postseason Experience: WS 1x, LCS 1x, DS 1x (1 ring, 17 games, 3-0 series record, .265 BA, .786 OPS) Current Team: Marlins (247) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 24 Bat Color: 4 Height: 6�2� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 210 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 1 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: A. Rodriguez Offensive Value 892 (up from 628) RHP-Contact 92 (up from 84) LHP-Contact 90 (up from 66) RHP-Power 79 (down from 82) LHP-Power 81 (up from 74) Bunting 65 Discipline 55 Durability 90 Speed 70 Stealing 55 (down from 60) Baserunning 55 Fielding 60 Range 75 Strength 70 Accuracy 65 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 60 Take LHP 90 Take LHP 75 Take RHP 65 Take RHP 85 Take RHP 70 Miss LHP 40 Miss LHP 0 Miss LHP 30 Miss RHP 30 Miss RHP 20 Miss RHP 30 Chase LHP 60 Chase LHP 80 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 55 Chase RHP 55 Chase RHP 70 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Neutral TL: Neutral T: Hot T: Hot TR: Cold TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Neutral C: Hot C: Hot R: Neutral R: Neutral BL: Neutral BL: Cold B: Cold B: Hot BR: Cold BR: Hot NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ALEX GONZALEZ GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: June 11, 1983 First Position: SS Second Position: None Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: *** Batter Music: Hip Hop Age: 28 Years Pro: 7 Postseason Experience: WS 1x, LCS 1x, DS 1x (1 ring, 17 games, 3-0 series record, .161 BA, .449 OPS) Current Team: Marlins (766) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 11 Bat Color: 4 Height: 6�0� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 202 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: 4 Hair Color: 1 Socks: Low Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: H. Matsui Offensive Value 430 RHP-Contact 57 LHP-Contact 74 RHP-Power 60 LHP-Power 79 Bunting 70 Discipline 50 (down from 60) Durability 90 (down from 95) Speed 55 Stealing 65 (down from 70) Baserunning 10 Fielding 80 (up from 50) Range 85 (up from 75) Strength 90 (up from 70) Accuracy 85 (up from 65) BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 70 Take LHP 85 Take LHP 55 Take RHP 75 Take RHP 65 Take RHP 60 Miss LHP 30 Miss LHP 0 Miss LHP 40 Miss RHP 40 Miss RHP 30 Miss RHP 30 Chase LHP 60 Chase LHP 80 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 70 Chase RHP 90 Chase RHP 90 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Hot TL: Hot T: Cold T: Neutral TR: Neutral TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Neutral C: Neutral C: Neutral R: Hot R: Cold BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Neutral B: Neutral BR: Hot BR: Neutral NOTES Plays gold glove caliber defense at shortstop, hits for a low average, and has terrible patience at the plate. Pretty much Rey Ordonez with a power stroke. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- LENNY HARRIS GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: October 28, 1964 First Position: 3B Second Position: UTIL (from 1B) Throws: Right Bats: Left Career Potential: * Batter Music: Hip Hop Age: 40 Years Pro: 17 Postseason Experience: WS 1x, LCS 1x, DS 1x (1 ring, 17 games, 3-0 series record, .161 BA, .449 OPS) Former Teams: Reds (77), Dodgers (578), Reds (469), Mets (75), Rockies (91), Diamondbacks (55), Mets (186), Brewers (122), Cubs (75) Current Team: Marlins (92) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 10 Bat Color: 4 Height: 5�10� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 234 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Heavy Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: 4 Hair Color: 1 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 10 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 6 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Bent Offensive Value 232 (up from 166) RHP-Contact 78 (up from 49) LHP-Contact 51 (up from 40) RHP-Power 51 (up from 44) LHP-Power 41 Bunting 75 Discipline 80 Durability 65 Speed 59 (down from 64) Stealing 50 Baserunning 85 Fielding 50 Range 60 (down from 70) Strength 60 Accuracy 65 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 85 Take LHP 90 Take LHP 75 Take RHP 80 Take RHP 70 Take RHP 80 Miss LHP 0 Miss LHP 0 Miss LHP 40 Miss RHP 20 Miss RHP 0 Miss RHP 40 Chase LHP 55 Chase LHP 40 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 20 Chase RHP 55 Chase RHP 65 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Neutral TL: Cold T: Cold T: Neutral TR: Neutral TR: Neutral L: Cold L: Cold C: Hot C: Neutral R: Neutral R: Neutral BL: Cold BL: Neutral B: Neutral B: Cold BR: Cold BR: Cold NOTES Baseball�s all-time leader in pinch-hits, with 200 and counting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- TODD JONES Career Potential: *** (from **) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- BRIAN MOEHLER (Created Player) GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: December 30, 1971 First Position: SP Second Position: None Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: ** Batter Music: Rock Age: 33 Years Pro: 8 Losses King: 1 (1999) Postseason Experience: None Former Teams: Tigers (131), Reds (10), Astros (3) Current Team: Marlins APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 36 (from 39) Bat Color: 1 Height: 6�3� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 235 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Heavy Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 5 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 4 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Closed Offensive Value 100 RHP-Contact 22 LHP-Contact 23 RHP-Power 22 LHP-Power 31 Bunting 60 Discipline 70 Durability 30 Speed 45 Stealing 0 Baserunning 0 Fielding 40 Range 60 Strength 65 Accuracy 65 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 85 Take LHP 75 Take LHP 60 Take RHP 85 Take RHP 75 Take RHP 60 Miss LHP 50 Miss LHP 60 Miss LHP 75 Miss RHP 50 Miss RHP 60 Miss RHP 75 Chase LHP 70 Chase LHP 60 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 70 Chase RHP 60 Chase RHP 40 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Cold TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Neutral C: Hot C: Neutral R: Neutral R: Neutral BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Neutral B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Cold PITCHER RATINGS Pitcher Delivery: Style 6 Pitching Value 661 Stamina 77 (up from 67) Pickoff 40 PITCH #1 [4-Seam Fastball] Overall 80 (down from 81) Control 62 Velocity 89 PITCH #2 [Changeup] PITCH #3 [Curveball] Overall 77 Overall 66 Movement 65 Movement 60 Trajectory 11-to-5 Trajectory 11-to-5 Control 68 Control 41 Velocity 79 Velocity 77 PITCH #4 [Slider] PITCH #5 [Cutter] Overall 75 Overall 75 Movement 55 Movement 60 Trajectory 2-to-8 Trajectory 9-to-3 Control 74 Control 70 Velocity 82 Velocity 86 NOTES Moehler has been injured and ineffective the last few years. The last time he pitched this well was back in 2000. Moehler is still the same pitcher he was before; the only reasons his ERA is lower is he�s pitching in a friendlier league (NL pitchers tend to have lower ERA�s than AL pitchers) and he�s a ground ball pitcher pitching at Florida�s ground ball friendly Pro Player Stadium. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SCOTT OLSEN (NEW-Quick, Top 100, Change from Norberto Pena) Jersey Number: 48 (from 27) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- JASON ROMANO (NEW-Edit) First Position: CF (from 2B) Jersey Number: 7 (from 10) Offensive Value 199 LHP-Contact 50 (up from 40) LHP-Power 48 (up from 41) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DONTRELLE WILLIS GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: January 12, 1982 First Position: SP Second Position: None Throws: Left Bats: Left Career Potential: **** Batter Music: Hip Hop Age: 23 Years Pro: 2 All-Star selections: 2 (2003, 2005) NL Rookie of Year: 1 (2003) Postseason Experience: WS 1x, LCS 1x, DS 1x (1 ring, 7 games, 3-0 series record, 0-1 pitching record, 8.53 era) Current Team: Marlins (59) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 35 Bat Color: 4 Height: 6�4� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 239 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Heavy Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 1 Socks: High (from Regular) Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: High Offensive Value 166 (up from 100) RHP-Contact 59 (up from 54) LHP-Contact 31 RHP-Power 45 LHP-Power 34 Bunting 65 Discipline 10 Durability 75 (up from 70) Speed 55 (up from 40) Stealing 0 Baserunning 40 Fielding 65 Range 50 Strength 85 Accuracy 80 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 70 Take LHP 90 Take LHP 65 Take RHP 50 Take RHP 50 Take RHP 85 Miss LHP 40 Miss LHP 0 Miss LHP 50 Miss RHP 60 Miss RHP 0 Miss RHP 70 Chase LHP 70 Chase LHP 65 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 75 Chase RHP 20 Chase RHP 75 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Hot TR: Neutral TR: Hot L: Neutral L: Neutral C: Neutral C: Hot R: Cold R: Cold BL: Neutral BL: Neutral B: Cold B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Cold PITCHER RATINGS Pitcher Delivery: D. Willis Pitching Value 1354 (up from 1023) Stamina 96 (up from 88) Pickoff 55 PITCH #1 [4-Seam Fastball] Overall 91 (up from 89) Control 86 (up from 79) Velocity 92 PITCH #2 [Changeup] PITCH #3 [Slider] Overall 79 (down from 81) Overall 87 (up from 80) Movement 60 Movement 75 (up from 60) Trajectory 2-to-8 Trajectory 2-to-8 Control 82 (down from 87) Control 85 Velocity 78 Velocity 84 PITCH #4 [2-Seam FB] (from None) PITCH #5 [None] Overall 83 (from N/A) Overall N/A Movement 70 (from N/A) Movement N/A Trajectory 10-to-4 (from N/A) Trajectory N/A Control 80 (from N/A) Control N/A Velocity 88 (from N/A) Velocity N/A NOTES The D-Train is the early favorite for the National League�s Cy Young award. He is dominating opposing hitters with his fastball thanks to his deceptive delivery. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *********************************************************************** HOU. Houston Astros ----------------------------------------------------------------------- JEFF BAGWELL GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: May 27, 1968 First Position: 1B Second Position: None Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: ***** Batter Music: Rock Age: 36 Years Pro: 14 All-Star selections: 4 (1994, 1996-1997, 1999) NL Most Valuable Player: 1 (1994) NL Rookie of Year: 1 (1991) NL Gold Glove (1B): 1 (1994) NL Silver Slugger (1B): 3 (1994, 1997, 1999) Slugging King: 1 (1994) OPS King: 1 (1994) Runs King: 3 (1994, 1999-2000) Doubles King: 1 (1996) RBI King: 1 (1994) Walks King: 1 (1999) Hit by Pitch King: 1 (1991) Power/Speed King: 1 (1999) Postseason Experience: LCS 1x, LDS 5x (26 games, 1-5 series record, .232 BA, .708 OPS) Current Team: Astros (2111) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 5 Bat Color: 4 Height: 6�0� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 215 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: 1 Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 1 Socks: Low Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Bagwell Offensive Value 463 RHP-Contact 71 (down from 81) LHP-Contact 58 RHP-Power 78 LHP-Power 61 (up from 56) Bunting 65 Discipline 85 Durability 90 Speed 62 Stealing 55 (down from 65) Baserunning 80 Fielding 80 Range 60 Strength 50 (down from 55) Accuracy 55 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 55 Take LHP 95 Take LHP 80 Take RHP 55 Take RHP 90 Take RHP 75 Miss LHP 40 Miss LHP 40 Miss LHP 60 Miss RHP 30 Miss RHP 0 Miss RHP 60 Chase LHP 40 Chase LHP 40 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 40 Chase RHP 40 Chase RHP 40 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Hot T: Hot TR: Cold TR: Neutral L: Cold L: Neutral C: Hot C: Hot R: Neutral R: Neutral BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Neutral B: Hot BR: Neutral BR: Neutral NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- LANCE BERKMAN First Position: 1B (from RF) Durability 95 (down from 99) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- CRAIG BIGGIO GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: December 14, 1965 First Position: 2B (from LF) Second Position: OF (from 2B) Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: **** Batter Music: Rock Age: 39 Years Pro: 17 All-Star selections: 7 (1991-1992, 1994-1998) NL Gold Glove (2B): 4 (1994-1997) NL Silver Slugger (C): 1 (1989) NL Silver Slugger (2B): 4 (1994-1995, 1997-1998) Runs King: 2 (1995, 1997) Doubles King: 3 (1994, 1998-1999) Stolen Bases King: 1 (1994) Hit by Pitch King: 5 (1995-1997, 2001, 2003, all-time leader) Postseason Experience: LCS 1x, LDS 5x (26 games, 1-5 series record, .198 BA, .559 OPS) Current Team: Astros (2409) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 7 Bat Color: 1 Height: 5�11� Fielding Glove: 2 Weight: 185 Elbow Guard: 1 Body Type: Skinny Shin Guard: 1 Face: 1 Wristband: 1 Hair Color: 1 Socks: Low Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Generic Offensive Value 529 (down from 562) RHP-Contact 77 (up from 75) LHP-Contact 81 (down from 83) RHP-Power 68 (up from 65) LHP-Power 65 (down from 77) Bunting 75 Discipline 65 Durability 90 Speed 69 (up from 66) Stealing 65 (up from 60) Baserunning 90 Fielding 70 (up from 55) Range 70 Strength 60 Accuracy 75 (up from 55) BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 75 Take LHP 65 Take LHP 50 Take RHP 70 Take RHP 65 Take RHP 65 Miss LHP 10 Miss LHP 0 Miss LHP 30 Miss RHP 10 Miss RHP 20 Miss RHP 40 Chase LHP 40 Chase LHP 85 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 40 Chase RHP 70 Chase RHP 80 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Neutral TL: Neutral T: Cold T: Hot TR: Cold TR: Hot L: Neutral L: Neutral C: Hot C: Hot R: Neutral R: Neutral BL: Hot BL: Cold B: Neutral B: Hot BR: Cold BR: Cold NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ERIC BRUNTLETT Second Position: UTIL (from 2B) Offensive Value 265 (up from 133) Contact-RHP 48 (down from 58) Contact-LHP 56 (up from 46) Power-RHP 56 (up from 51) Power-LHP 56 (up from 51) Speed 61 (up from 41) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- CHRIS BURKE (Top 100) Second Position: OF (from IF) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ROGER CLEMENS (NEW-Add) GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: August 4, 1962 First Position: SP Second Position: None Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: ***** Batter Music: Country Age: 42 Years Pro: 21 All-Star selections: 11 (1986, 1988, 1990-1992, 1997-1998, 2001, 2003- 2005) AL MVP: 1 (1986) AL Cy Young: 6 (1986-1987, 1991, 1997-1998, 2001) NL Cy Young: 1 (2004) All-Star MVP: 1 (1986) AL Triple Crown: 2 (1997-1998) ERA King: 6 (1986, 1990-1992, 1997-1998) Wins King: 4 (1986-1987, 1997-1998, Active Leader) Innings King: 2 (1991, 1997, Active Leader) Strikeouts King: 5 (1988, 1991, 1996-1998, Active Leader) Complete Games King: 3 (1987-1988, 1997, Active Leader) Shutouts King: 6 (1987-1988, 1990-1992, 1997, Active Leader) Wild Pitches King: 1 (2001, Active Leader) Hit by Pitch King: 1 (1995) Postseason Experience: WS 5x, LCS 7x, LDS 8x (2 rings, 30 games, 12-8 series record, 10-7 pitching record, 3.54 ERA) Former Teams: Red Sox (373), Blue Jays (77), Yankees (157) Current Team: Astros (33) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 22 Bat Color: 1 Height: 6�4� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 235 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Heavy Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 1 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Upright Offensive Value 100 RHP-Contact 23 LHP-Contact 27 RHP-Power 21 LHP-Power 30 Bunting 50 Discipline 30 Durability 80 Speed 45 Stealing 0 Baserunning 30 Fielding 50 Range 60 Strength 80 Accuracy 75 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 65 Take LHP 75 Take LHP 60 Take RHP 75 Take RHP 70 Take RHP 50 Miss LHP 20 Miss LHP 60 Miss LHP 75 Miss RHP 50 Miss RHP 0 Miss RHP 55 Chase LHP 90 Chase LHP 60 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 30 Chase RHP 60 Chase RHP 99 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Cold TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Cold C: Hot C: Neutral R: Neutral R: Neutral BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Neutral B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Cold PITCHER RATINGS Pitcher Delivery: Smoltz Pitching Value 1585 (up from 1420) Stamina 93 (up from 91) Pickoff 55 (down from 60) PITCH #1 [4-Seam Fastball] Overall 93 Control 92 (up from 86) Velocity 92 (down from 94) PITCH #2 [Changeup] PITCH #3 [Slider] Overall 76 (up from 66) Overall 84 (up from 83) Movement 55 (up from 20) Movement 70 Trajectory 11-to-5 Trajectory 10-to-4 Control 80 (up from 75) Control 83 (up from 81) Velocity 82 Velocity 86 PITCH #4 [Splitter] PITCH #5 [2-Seam Fastball] Overall 97 Overall 83 (up from 73) Movement 95 Movement 65 (up from 40) Trajectory 12-to-6 Trajectory 2-to-8 Control 91 Control 86 (up from 84) Velocity 89 Velocity 90 NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- TRAVIS DRISKILL Jersey Number: 58 (from 50) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- MORGAN ENSBERG GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: August 26, 1975 First Position: 3B Second Position: None Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: **** Batter Music: Rock Age: 29 Years Pro: 4 Postseason Experience: LCS 1x, LDS 1x (12 games, 1-1 series record, .244 BA, .706 OPS) Current Team: Astros (311) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 14 Bat Color: 2 Height: 6�2� Fielding Glove: 2 Weight: 210 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: 1 Face: 1 Wristband: 4 Hair Color: 1 Socks: Low Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: High Offensive Value 694 (up from 430) RHP-Contact 74 LHP-Contact 83 (up from 75) RHP-Power 85 (up from 62) LHP-Power 87 (up from 58) Bunting 60 Discipline 85 Durability 75 Speed 58 Stealing 60 (up from 55) Baserunning 40 Fielding 55 (up from 50) Range 60 Strength 70 Accuracy 60 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 70 Take LHP 85 Take LHP 75 Take RHP 70 Take RHP 70 Take RHP 70 Miss LHP 20 Miss LHP 0 Miss LHP 0 Miss RHP 20 Miss RHP 10 Miss RHP 10 Chase LHP 30 Chase LHP 30 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 30 Chase RHP 50 Chase RHP 50 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Hot TL: Neutral T: Hot T: Hot TR: Hot l TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Neutral C: Hot C: Hot R: Hot R: Neutral BL: Neutral BL: Cold B: Neutral B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Neutral NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ADAM EVERETT GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: February 5, 1977 First Position: SS Second Position: None Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: *** Batter Music: Country Age: 28 Years Pro: 4 Postseason Experience: LCS 1x, LDS 1x (5 games, 1-1 series record, .000 BA, .000 OPS) Current Team: Astros (281) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 28 Bat Color: 1 Height: 6�0� Fielding Glove: 2 Weight: 170 Elbow Guard: 1 Body Type: Skinny Shin Guard: 1 Face: 1 Wristband: 4 Hair Color: 1 Socks: Low Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Generic Offensive Value RHP-Contact 70 (down from 76) LHP-Contact 55 RHP-Power 60 (up from 52) LHP-Power 53 (down from 60) Bunting 85 (up from 30) Discipline 65 (down from 70) Durability 65 Speed 79 (up from 73) Stealing 75 (up from 70) Baserunning 60 Fielding 80 (up from 55) Range 85 (up from 80) Strength 80 Accuracy 75 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 80 Take LHP 85 Take LHP 55 Take RHP 80 Take RHP 70 Take RHP 60 Miss LHP 10 Miss LHP 0 Miss LHP 30 Miss RHP 0 Miss RHP 50 Miss RHP 20 Chase LHP 50 Chase LHP 55 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 55 Chase RHP 65 Chase RHP 75 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Neutral TL: Cold T: Hot T: Cold TR: Neutral TR: Cold L: Neutral L: Neutral C: Hot C: Hot R: Neutral R: Neutral BL: Cold BL: Neutral B: Hot B: Neutral BR: Neutral BR: Hot NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- TOM MARTIN (Change from Jake Byrd) Jersey Number: 38 (from 86) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ANDY PETTITTE GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: June 15, 1972 First Position: SP Second Position: None Throws: Left Bats: Left Career Potential: **** Batter Music: Country Age: 32 Years Pro: 10 All-Star selections: 2 (1996, 2001) ALCS MVP: 1 (2001) Wins King: 1 (1996) Postseason Experience: WS 6x, LCS 6x, LDS 9x (4 rings, 30 games, 16-5 series record, 13-8 pitching record, 4.05 ERA) Former Teams: Yankees (283) Current Team: Astros (15) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 21 Bat Color: 1 Height: 6�5� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 225 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 1 Socks: Low Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Upright Offensive Value 100 RHP-Contact 30 LHP-Contact 24 RHP-Power 38 LHP-Power 24 Bunting 75 Discipline 30 Durability 75 (up from 65) Speed 44 Stealing 0 Baserunning 30 Fielding 95 Range 70 Strength 70 Accuracy 80 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 99 Take LHP 75 Take LHP 60 Take RHP 65 Take RHP 0 Take RHP 55 Miss LHP 50 Miss LHP 60 Miss LHP 75 Miss RHP 10 Miss RHP 60 Miss RHP 75 Chase LHP 99 Chase LHP 60 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 75 Chase RHP 80 Chase RHP 40 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Neutral TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Neutral C: Neutral C: Hot R: Cold R: Cold BL: Cold BL: Neutral B: Cold B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Cold PITCHER RATINGS Pitcher Delivery: Pettitte Pitching Value 1057 (up from 991) Stamina 89 (up from 81) Pickoff 99 PITCH #1 [4-Seam Fastball] Overall 88 (up from 87) Control 82 (up from 73) Velocity 90 (down from 92) PITCH #2 [Changeup] PITCH #3 [Curveball] Overall 77 (up from 76) Overall 87 (up from 86) Movement 55 Movement 80 Trajectory 2-to-8 Trajectory 12-to-6 Control 81 (up from 78) Control 80 (up from 77) Velocity 76 Velocity 73 (up from 70) PITCH #4 [2-Seam Fastball] PITCH #5 [Cutter] Overall 77 (up from 76) Overall 95 (up from 94) Movement 60 Movement 99 Trajectory 10-to-4 Trajectory 3-to-9 Control 74 (up from 71) Control 79 (up from 76) Velocity 88 (down from 90) Velocity 83 (down from 86) *Also throws a Slider NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SCOTT STRICKLAND GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: April 26, 1976 First Position: RP Second Position: None Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: *** Batter Music: Heavy Rock Age: 28 Years Pro: 5 Postseason Experience: None Former Teams: Expos (144), Mets (87) Current Team: Astros APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 43 (from 28) Bat Color: 4 Height: 5�11� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 180 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Skinny Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 5 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 4 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Upright Offensive Value 100 RHP-Contact 29 LHP-Contact 20 RHP-Power 22 LHP-Power 21 Bunting 55 Discipline 10 Durability 80 Speed 48 Stealing 10 Baserunning 20 Fielding 40 Range 50 Strength 70 Accuracy 75 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 85 Take LHP 75 Take LHP 60 Take RHP 85 Take RHP 50 Take RHP 60 Miss LHP 50 Miss LHP 60 Miss LHP 75 Miss RHP 50 Miss RHP 60 Miss RHP 75 Chase LHP 70 Chase LHP 60 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 70 Chase RHP 60 Chase RHP 40 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Cold TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Neutral C: Hot C: Neutral R: Neutral R: Neutral BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Neutral B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Cold PITCHER RATINGS Pitcher Delivery: Style 3 Pitching Value 628 Stamina 44 Pickoff 10 PITCH #1 [4-Seam Fastball] Overall 89 Control 85 Velocity 90 PITCH #2 [Changeup] PITCH #3 [Slider] Overall 65 Overall 80 (up from 69) Movement 30 Movement 65 (up from 30) Trajectory 10-to-4 Trajectory 10-to-4 Control 63 Control 77 Velocity 75 Velocity 80 PITCH #4 [None] PITCH #5 [None] Overall N/A Overall N/A Movement N/A Movement N/A Trajectory N/A Trajectory N/A Control N/A Control N/A Velocity N/A Velocity N/A NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- WILLY TAVERAS (Top 100) GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: December 25, 1981 First Position: CF Second Position: OF Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: *** Batter Music: Latin Age: 23 Years Pro: 1 Postseason Experience: None Current Team: Astros (10) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 1 Bat Color: 4 Height: 6�0� Fielding Glove: 2 Weight: 160 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Skinny Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 1 Socks: Low Hair Style: 8 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 7 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Open Offensive Value 727 (up from 265) RHP-Contact 84 (up from 50) LHP-Contact 62 (up from 41) RHP-Power 44 (up from 40) LHP-Power 48 (up from 44) Bunting 80 (up from 65) Discipline 65 Durability 70 (up from 60) Speed 97 (up from 88) Stealing 80 (up from 70) Baserunning 95 Fielding 80 Range 80 Strength 75 (up from 65) Accuracy 75 (up from 70) BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 90 Take LHP 80 Take LHP 65 Take RHP 90 Take RHP 80 Take RHP 65 Miss LHP 40 Miss LHP 55 Miss LHP 70 Miss RHP 40 Miss RHP 55 Miss RHP 70 Chase LHP 65 Chase LHP 55 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 65 Chase RHP 55 Chase RHP 30 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Cold TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Neutral C: Hot C: Neutral R: Neutral R: Neutral BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Neutral B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Cold NOTES Currently making Houston fans forget about Carlos Beltran. One of the fastest players in baseball, he favorably compares to Juan Pierre. Taveras is right handed (not left like Pierre), but he has a much better arm in center than Pierre does. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- JOSE VIZCAINO First Position: SS (from 2B) Career Potential: ** (from *) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DAN WHEELER GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: December 10, 1977 First Position: RP (from SP) Second Position: None Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: *** (up from *) Batter Music: Pop Age: 27 Years Pro: 5 Postseason Experience: LCS 1x, LDS 1x (5 games, 1-1 series record, 1-0 pitching record, 0.00 ERA) Former Teams: Devil Rays (30), Mets (67) Current Team: Astros (14) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 35 Bat Color: 4 Height: 6�3� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 222 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Heavy Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 6 Socks: Low Hair Style: 4 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Upright Offensive Value 100 RHP-Contact 25 LHP-Contact 20 RHP-Power 20 LHP-Power 23 Bunting 60 Discipline 10 Durability 55 Speed 44 Stealing 0 Baserunning 30 Fielding 50 Range 50 Strength 75 Accuracy 75 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 85 Take LHP 75 Take LHP 60 Take RHP 95 Take RHP 50 Take RHP 60 Miss LHP 50 Miss LHP 60 Miss LHP 75 Miss RHP 0 Miss RHP 60 Miss RHP 75 Chase LHP 70 Chase LHP 60 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 50 Chase RHP 60 Chase RHP 40 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Cold TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Neutral C: Hot C: Neutral R: Neutral R: Neutral BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Neutral B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Cold PITCHER RATINGS Pitcher Delivery: Style 2 Pitching Value (up from 595) Stamina 55 Pickoff 60 PITCH #1 [4-Seam Fastball] Overall 88 (up from 83) Control 79 (up from 63) Velocity 91 PITCH #2 [Curveball] PITCH #3 [2-Seam Fastball] Overall 80 (up from 77) Overall 74 (up from 68) Movement 65 (up from 60) Movement 55 (up from 40) Trajectory 11-to-5 Trajectory 1-to-7 Control 78 (up from 74) Control 73 (up from 68) Velocity 74 Velocity 89 (up from 87) PITCH #4 [Slider] (from None) PITCH #5 [Changeup] (from None) Overall 88 (from N/A) Overall 71 (from N/A) Movement 80 (from N/A) Movement 50 (from N/A) Trajectory 10-to-4 (from N/A) Trajectory 12-to-6 (from N/A) Control 82 (from N/A) Control 71 (from N/A) Velocity 83 (from N/A) Velocity 78 (from N/A) NOTES A decent young reliever, the Mets gave away Wheeler to the Astros for a non-prospect. Wheeler was lights out for the Astros in the playoffs, and he has carried that over to this year. Wheeler is a setup man with an ERA under 2.00, a great K rate, and great K/BB rate. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *********************************************************************** KC. Kansas City Royals ----------------------------------------------------------------------- MATT DIAZ (NEW-Quick) Second Position: RF (from 1B) Jersey Number: 34 (from 24) Offensive Value 166 (up from 100) Contact-RHP 43 (down from 48) Contact-LHP 59 (up from 40) Power-RHP 51 (up from 41) Power-LHP 51 (up from 41) Speed 56 (up from 41) Range 50 (up from 40) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- JOE MCEWING (NEW-Edit) GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: October 19, 1972 First Position: 3B (from SS) Second Position: UTIL Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: ** Batter Music: Rock Age: 32 Years Pro: 7 Postseason Experience: WS 1x, LCS 1x, LDS 1x (11 games, 2-1 series record, .500 BA, 1.000 OPS) Former Teams: Cardinals (162), Mets (502) Current Team: Royals APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 8 (from 11) Bat Color: 2 Height: 5�11� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 210 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: 1 Face: 1 Wristband: 1 Hair Color: 1 Socks: Low Hair Style: 4 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Upright Offensive Value 232 (down from 265) RHP-Contact 57 LHP-Contact 57 (down from 61) RHP-Power 44 LHP-Power 48 Bunting 70 (up from 65) Discipline 65 Durability 75 Speed 65 Stealing 65 (down from 75) Baserunning 85 (up from 60) Fielding 70 Range 70 (up from 65) Strength 65 Accuracy 70 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 80 Take LHP 40 Take LHP 85 Take RHP 75 Take RHP 99 Take RHP 70 Miss LHP 10 Miss LHP 20 Miss LHP 70 Miss RHP 10 Miss RHP 30 Miss RHP 10 Chase LHP 60 Chase LHP 75 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 55 Chase RHP 65 Chase RHP 85 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Neutral TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Hot TR: Hot TR: Cold L: Hot L: Cold C: Hot C: Neutral R: Neutral R: Hot BL: Hot BL: Cold B: Cold B: Hot BR: Cold BR: Neutral NOTES �Super Joe� McEwing is capable of playing any position on defense, and does so annually. He was a catcher in the minor leagues, but he has played every other position in the majors. Super Joe didn�t make the Mets this year, as there are many younger and more productive middle infielders on the roster. He signed a minor league contract with Kansas City. *********************************************************************** LA. Los Angeles Dodgers ----------------------------------------------------------------------- MILTON BRADLEY (Edited in EA Sports Online Download) First Position: CF (from RF) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- JOSE CRUZ JR. (Edited in EA Sports Online Download) First Position: CF (from RF) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- J.D. DREW (Edited in EA Sports Online Download) First Position: RF (from CF) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- RICKY LEDEE (Edited in EA Sports Online Download) GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: November 22, 1973 First Position: LF (from CF) Second Position: OF Throws: Left Bats: Left Career Potential: * Batter Music: Latin Age: 31 Years Pro: 7 Postseason Experience: WS 2x, LCS 2x, LDS 1x (2 rings, 16 games, 5-0 series record, .295 BA, .860 OPS) Former Teams: Yankees (192), Indians (17), Rangers (136), Phillies (290), Giants (31) Current Team: Dodgers APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 33 Bat Color: 4 Height: 6�1� Fielding Glove: 2 Weight: 216 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: 2 Hair Color: 1 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 8 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Generic Offensive Value (up from 166) RHP-Contact 59 LHP-Contact 45 (down from 51) RHP-Power 66 (up from 53) LHP-Power 50 (up from 40) Bunting 70 Discipline 75 (down from 85) Durability 65 Speed 67 (up from 56) Stealing 50 Baserunning 20 Fielding 65 Range 65 Strength 75 Accuracy 70 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 75 Take LHP 95 Take LHP 85 Take RHP 80 Take RHP 90 Take RHP 75 Miss LHP 20 Miss LHP 60 Miss LHP 40 Miss RHP 20 Miss RHP 10 Miss RHP 40 Chase LHP 20 Chase LHP 40 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 30 Chase RHP 55 Chase RHP 70 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Cold T: Neutral TR: Neutral TR: Cold L: Neutral L: Cold C: Neutral C: Hot R: Cold R: Neutral BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Hot B: Neutral BR: Neutral BR: Cold NOTES Formerly a Yankee prospect, Ledee now seems to be resigned to being a fourth outfielder and platoon player. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DIONER NAVARRO Career Potential: **** (from ***) Jersey Number: 41 (from 71) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- JASON PHILLIPS GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: September 27, 1976 First Position: C (from 1B) Second Position: 1B (from C) Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: *** Batter Music: Rock Age: 28 Years Pro: 4 Postseason Experience: None Former Teams: Mets (264) Current Team: Dodgers APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 9 (from 15) Bat Color: 1 Height: 6�1� Fielding Glove: None Weight: 177 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Skinny Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 1 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Upright Offensive Value 265 (up from 133) RHP-Contact 57 LHP-Contact 60 (up from 51) RHP-Power 54 (up from 46) LHP-Power 63 (up from 54) Bunting 60 Discipline 60 Durability 75 Speed 51 (down from 54) Stealing 10 Baserunning 0 Fielding 60 Range 60 (up from 55) Strength 70 (up from 65) Accuracy 65 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 65 Take LHP 80 Take LHP 60 Take RHP 60 Take RHP 75 Take RHP 65 Miss LHP 10 Miss LHP 65 Miss LHP 10 Miss RHP 10 Miss RHP 0 Miss RHP 30 Chase LHP 50 Chase LHP 40 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 50 Chase RHP 55 Chase RHP 60 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Neutral T: Cold T: Neutral TR: Neutral TR: Cold L: Hot L: Cold C: Hot C: Hot R: Cold R: Neutral BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Hot B: Neutral BR: Neutral BR: Neutral NOTES Phillips had a horrible 2004 season at the plate, but should rebound from that this season. In his own words, �Maybe I�m not a .300 hitter, but I know I�m not a .220 hitter either�. He was traded to the Dodgers for Kazuhisa Ishii, in a move that works out for both teams, and both players. The Dodgers were able to dump salary, and rid themselves of Ishii who was struggling to stay in the rotation. They were able to upgrade their starting catcher position. The Mets were able to get a replacement for the injured Steve Trachsel. Ishii wins because he is now guaranteed a spot in the rotation, and gets to work with pitching coach Rick Peterson. Phillips wins because he is up for arbitration at the end of the year. He�ll have plenty of ABs to prove not only that he is capable of starting, but also he�ll be playing for a big raise. *********************************************************************** MIL. Milwaukee Brewers ----------------------------------------------------------------------- JOSE CAPELLAN Jersey Number: 52 (from 48) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- BRADY CLARK Career Potential: ** (from *) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- PRINCE FIELDER (Top 100, Change from Wayne Collier) Jersey Number: 28 (from 37) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- BILL HALL GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: December 28, 1979 First Position: SS Second Position: IF Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: *** (from **) Batter Music: Hip Hop Age: 25 Years Pro: 3 Postseason Experience: None Current Team: Brewers (197) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 2 Bat Color: 4 Height: 6�0� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 195 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Skinny Shin Guard: 1 Face: 1 Wristband: 4 Hair Color: 1 Socks: Low Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Bent Offensive Value 463 (up from 232) RHP-Contact 68 LHP-Contact 69 (up from 48) RHP-Power 67 (up from 53) LHP-Power 61 (up from 51) Bunting 60 Discipline 70 Durability 75 Speed 73 (up from 69) Stealing 70 Baserunning 70 Fielding 55 Range 70 Strength 60 Accuracy 50 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 70 Take LHP 70 Take LHP 65 Take RHP 75 Take RHP 55 Take RHP 60 Miss LHP 20 Miss LHP 0 Miss LHP 30 Miss RHP 30 Miss RHP 20 Miss RHP 40 Chase LHP 65 Chase LHP 65 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 50 Chase RHP 80 Chase RHP 80 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Neutral TL: Neutral T: Cold T: Neutral TR: Neutral TR: Neutral L: Cold L: Neutral C: Cold C: Neutral R: Cold R: Hot BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Hot B: Neutral BR: Hot BR: Neutral NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- CHRIS MAGRUDER First Position: RF (from LF) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DAMIAN MILLAR (Change from Roger Chamberlain) Jersey Number: 26 (from 86) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- TOMO OHKA Jersey Number: 55 (from 34) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- BEN SHEETS GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: July 18, 1978 First Position: SP Second Position: None Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: **** Batter Music: Heavy Rock Age: 25 Years Pro: 4 All-Star selections: 2 (2001, 2004) Postseason Experience: None Current Team: Brewers (127) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 15 Bat Color: 2 Height: 6�1� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 218 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 1 Socks: Low Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Generic Offensive Value 100 RHP-Contact 32 LHP-Contact 36 RHP-Power 21 LHP-Power 32 Bunting 65 Discipline 55 Durability 80 Speed 42 Stealing 0 Baserunning 0 Fielding 80 Range 60 Strength 75 Accuracy 85 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 65 Take LHP 75 Take LHP 60 Take RHP 85 Take RHP 55 Take RHP 10 Miss LHP 90 Miss LHP 60 Miss LHP 75 Miss RHP 40 Miss RHP 50 Miss RHP 85 Chase LHP 55 Chase LHP 60 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 65 Chase RHP 90 Chase RHP 80 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Cold TR: Cold TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Cold C: Hot C: Cold R: Neutral R: Neutral BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Neutral B: Cold BR: Cold BR: Cold PITCHER RATINGS Pitcher Delivery: Style 7 Pitching Value 1519 (down from 1585) Stamina 96 Pickoff 80 PITCH #1 [4-Seam Fastball] Overall 95 (down from 97) Control 91 Velocity 95 (down from 97) PITCH #2 [Changeup] PITCH #3 [Curveball] Overall 78 Overall 94 Movement 60 Movement 90 Trajectory 10-to-4 Trajectory 12-to-6 Control 77 Control 88 Velocity 74 Velocity 79 (up from 69) PITCH #4 [2-Seam Fastball] PITCH #5 [None] Overall 78 Overall N/A Movement 55 Movement N/A Trajectory 2-to-8 Trajectory N/A Control 86 Control N/A Velocity 90 Velocity N/A NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- RICKIE WEEKS (Top 100) GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: September 13, 1982 First Position: 2B Second Position: None Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: ***** Batter Music: Hip Hop Age: 22 Years Pro: 1 Postseason Experience: None Current Team: Brewers (7) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 23 Bat Color: 4 Height: 6�0� Fielding Glove: 5 Weight: 195 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Skinny Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: 6 Hair Color: 1 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 8 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Upright Offensive Value 529 (up from 331) RHP-Contact 62 (up from 52) LHP-Contact 68 (up from 55) RHP-Power 65 (up from 45) LHP-Power 69 (up from 57) Bunting 70 Discipline 65 (down from 75) Durability 40 Speed 89 Stealing 70 Baserunning 80 Fielding 70 Range 75 Strength 65 Accuracy 65 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 85 Take LHP 75 Take LHP 60 Take RHP 75 Take RHP 75 Take RHP 60 Miss LHP 50 Miss LHP 60 Miss LHP 75 Miss RHP 50 Miss RHP 60 Miss RHP 75 Chase LHP 30 Chase LHP 60 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 70 Chase RHP 60 Chase RHP 40 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Cold TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Neutral C: Hot C: Neutral R: Neutral R: Neutral BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Neutral B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Cold NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *********************************************************************** MIN. 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New York Mets ----------------------------------------------------------------------- MARLON ANDERSON GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: January 6, 1974 First Position: 2B Second Position: OF Throws: Right Bats: Left Career Potential: ** (from ***) Batter Music: Hip Hop Age: 31 Years Pro: 7 Postseason Experience: LCS 2x, LDS 3x (19 games, 2-3 series record, .328 BA, .873 OPS) Former Teams: Phillies (479), Devil Rays (145), Cardinals (113) Current Team: Mets APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 18 Bat Color: 4 Height: 5�11� Fielding Glove: 1 Weight: 200 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 1 Socks: Low Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Upright Offensive Value 397 RHP-Contact 67 (up from 64) LHP-Contact 57 (up from 46) RHP-Power 57 (up from 53) LHP-Power 54 (down from 62) Bunting 75 (down from 85) Discipline 60 Durability 70 Speed 85 (down from 87) Stealing 70 (down from 75) Baserunning 85 (down from 95) Fielding 65 (down from 70) Range 80 Strength 60 (down from 65) Accuracy 70 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 75 Take LHP 80 Take LHP 70 Take RHP 75 Take RHP 85 Take RHP 75 Miss LHP 20 Miss LHP 0 Miss LHP 50 Miss RHP 10 Miss RHP 30 Miss RHP 20 Chase LHP 55 Chase LHP 75 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 55 Chase RHP 75 Chase RHP 70 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Hot TL: Cold T: Hot T: Cold TR: Hot TR: Hot L: Cold L: Neutral C: Neutral C: Hot R: Cold R: Neutral BL: Neutral BL: Cold B: Hot B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Neutral NOTES After struggling as a regular early in his career, Marlon has turned into one of the top pinch hitters in baseball, and an excellent reserve. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- MANNY AYBAR (EA Sports Online Download) GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: May 4, 1972 First Position: RP Second Position: None Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: * Batter Music: Hip Hop Age: 32 Years Pro: 7 Postseason Experience: DS 1x (2 games, 1-0 series record, 0-0 record, 6.75 ERA) Former Teams: Cardinals (97), Rockies (1), Reds (32), Marlins (21), Cubs (17), Giants (18) Current Team: Mets APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 36 Bat Color: 1 Height: 6�1� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 177 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Skinny Shin Guard: None Face: 13 Wristband: None Hair Color: 1 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 8 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 4 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Upright Offensive Value 100 RHP-Contact 27 LHP-Contact 21 RHP-Power 22 LHP-Power 25 Bunting 55 Discipline 10 Durability 50 Speed 45 Stealing 10 Baserunning 20 Fielding 50 Range 70 Strength 80 Accuracy 70 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 85 Take LHP 75 Take LHP 60 Take RHP 80 Take RHP 50 Take RHP 55 Miss LHP 50 Miss LHP 60 Miss LHP 75 Miss RHP 50 Miss RHP 60 Miss RHP 75 Chase LHP 70 Chase LHP 60 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 70 Chase RHP 80 Chase RHP 40 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Cold TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Cold C: Hot C: Neutral R: Neutral R: Neutral BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Neutral B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Cold PITCHER RATINGS Pitcher Delivery: Style 1 Pitching Value 463 Stamina 58 Pickoff 20 PITCH #1 [4-Seam Fastball] Overall 79 Control 49 Velocity 92 PITCH #2 [Changeup] PITCH #3 [Slider] Overall 72 Overall 67 Movement 55 Movement 55 Trajectory 10-to-4 Trajectory 10-to-4 Control 67 Control 49 Velocity 81 Velocity 85 PITCH #4 [None] Pitch #5 [None] Overall N/A Overall N/A Movement N/A Movement N/A Trajectory N/A Trajectory N/A Control N/A Control N/A Velocity N/A Velocity N/A NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- BRIAN BANNISTER (Created Player) GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: November 12, 1981 First Position: SP Second Position: None Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: ** Batter Music: Rock Age: 23 Years Pro: 0 Postseason Experience: None Current Team: Mets APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 25 Bat Color: 2 Height: 6�1� Fielding Glove: 1 Weight: 205 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 5 Socks: High Hair Style: 4 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Generic Offensive Value 100 RHP-Contact 17 LHP-Contact 19 RHP-Power 20 LHP-Power 23 Bunting 50 Discipline 10 Durability 70 Speed 45 Stealing 0 Baserunning 20 Fielding 50 Range 40 Strength 70 Accuracy 75 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 99 Take LHP 75 Take LHP 60 Take RHP 90 Take RHP 50 Take RHP 80 Miss LHP 55 Miss LHP 60 Miss LHP 75 Miss RHP 50 Miss RHP 60 Miss RHP 30 Chase LHP 0 Chase LHP 60 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 30 Chase RHP 60 Chase RHP 70 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Cold TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Neutral C: Hot C: Neutral R: Neutral R: Neutral BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Neutral B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Cold PITCHER RATINGS Pitcher Delivery: Style 1 Pitching Value 826 (up from 793) Stamina 64 Pickoff 50 PITCH #1 [4-Seam Fastball] Overall 86 Control 78 Velocity 90 PITCH #2 [Changeup] PITCH #3 [Slider] Overall 68 Overall 67 Movement 30 Movement 30 Trajectory 12-to-6 Trajectory 11-to-5 Control 73 Control 71 Velocity 78 Velocity 82 PITCH #4 [Curveball] PITCH #5 [Cutter] Overall 73 Overall 78 Movement 55 Movement 60 Trajectory 10-to-4 Trajectory 9-to-3 Control 69 Control 77 Velocity 76 Velocity 85 NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- HEATH BELL GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: September 29, 1977 First Position: RP Second Position: None Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: ** (from *) Batter Music: Rock Age: 27 Years Pro: 1 Postseason Experience: None Current Team: Mets (17) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 19 Bat Color: 2 Height: 6�2� Fielding Glove: 2 Weight: 244 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Heavy Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 6 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 4 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 6 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Generic Offensive Value 100 RHP-Contact 25 LHP-Contact 27 RHP-Power 22 LHP-Power 27 Bunting 65 Discipline 40 Durability 50 Speed 53 Stealing 20 Baserunning 20 Fielding 60 Range 50 Strength 85 Accuracy 75 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 70 Take LHP 60 Take LHP 50 Take RHP 0 Take RHP 60 Take RHP 50 Miss LHP 60 Miss LHP 70 Miss LHP 85 Miss RHP 60 Miss RHP 70 Miss RHP 85 Chase LHP 80 Chase LHP 70 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 80 Chase RHP 70 Chase RHP 60 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Cold TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Neutral C: Hot C: Neutral R: Neutral R: Neutral BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Neutral B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Cold PITCHER RATINGS Pitcher Delivery: Style 8 Pitching Value 661 (up from 397) Stamina 49 Pickoff 40 PITCH #1 [4-Seam Fastball] Overall 89 (up from 81) Control 74 (up from 63) Velocity 94 (up from 89) PITCH #2 [Changeup] PITCH #3 [Slider] Overall 68 (up from 67) Overall 78 (up from 57) Movement 40 Movement 65 (up from 10) Trajectory 12-to-6 Trajectory 10-to-4 Control 67 (up from 65) Control 71 (up from 54) Velocity 76 Velocity 86 (up from 78) PITCH #4 [2-Seam FB] (from None) PITCH #5 [None] Overall 70 (up from N/A) Overall N/A Movement 50 (up from N/A) Movement N/A Trajectory 2-to-8 (from N/A) Trajectory N/A Control 68 (up from N/A) Control N/A Velocity 88 (up from N/A) Velocity N/A NOTES Posts a high strikeout rate thanks to his good velocity, but needs to improve his changeup if he wants to stick in the big leagues as a quality reliever. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- CARLOS BELTRAN (NEW-Edit) GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: April 24, 1977 First Position: CF Second Position: OF Throws: Right Bats: Switch Career Potential: ***** Batter Music: Latin Age: 27 Years Pro: 7 All-Star selections: 2 (2004-2005) AL Rookie of the Year: 1 (1999) Postseason Experience: LCS 1x, DS 1x (12 games, 1-1 series record, .435 BA, 1.558 OPS) Former Teams: Royals (795), Astros (90) Current Team: Mets APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 15 Bat Color: 1 Height: 6�1� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 190 Elbow Guard: 2 Body Type: Skinny Shin Guard: 1 Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 1 Socks: Low Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Generic Offensive Value 760 (down from 859) RHP-Contact 69 (down from 74) LHP-Contact 83 (up from 78) RHP-Power 78 (down from 86) LHP-Power 68 (down from 87) Bunting 90 Discipline 80 (down from 85) Durability 90 Speed 91 Stealing 90 (down from 99) Baserunning 99 Fielding 90 Range 99 Strength 80 Accuracy 75 (down from 80) BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 70 Take LHP 95 Take LHP 70 Take RHP 80 Take RHP 80 Take RHP 75 Miss LHP 0 Miss LHP 0 Miss LHP 40 Miss RHP 10 Miss RHP 10 Miss RHP 0 Chase LHP 50 Chase LHP 30 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 30 Chase RHP 50 Chase RHP 60 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Hot T: Hot T: Hot TR: Neutral TR: Cold L: Neutral L: Neutral C: Hot C: Hot R: Hot R: Cold BL: Neutral BL: Neutral B: Neutral B: Cold BR: Cold BR: Cold NOTES Beltran is the latest Scott Boras client to cash in on a big contract. The definition of a Five-Tool player, he nearly had a 40-40 season, and hit homer after homer during the playoffs. He probably will have slightly diminished success at Shea, but should still be the best center fielder they�ve had in years. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- KRIS BENSON (NEW-Edit) GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: November 7, 1974 First Position: SP Second Position: None Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: *** Batter Music: Pop Age: 30 Years Pro: 5 Postseason Experience: None Former Teams: Pirates (127) Current Team: Mets (11) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 34 Bat Color: 4 Height: 6�4� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 195 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Skinny Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 1 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: High Offensive Value 100 RHP-Contact 29 LHP-Contact 22 RHP-Power 18 LHP-Power 26 Bunting 80 Discipline 65 Durability 50 Speed 44 Stealing 0 Baserunning 10 Fielding 70 Range 60 Strength 85 Accuracy 85 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 80 Take LHP 55 Take LHP 60 Take RHP 50 Take RHP 80 Take RHP 40 Miss LHP 20 Miss LHP 60 Miss LHP 75 Miss RHP 75 Miss RHP 65 Miss RHP 80 Chase LHP 75 Chase LHP 0 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 65 Chase RHP 85 Chase RHP 99 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Cold TR: Neutral L: Cold L: Cold C: Hot C: Cold R: Neutral R: Neutral BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Neutral B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Cold PITCHER RATINGS Pitcher Delivery: Style 8 Pitching Value 1057 Stamina 87 (down from 91) Pickoff 70 PITCH #1 [4-Seam Fastball] Overall 88 (down from 89) Control 77 (up from 75) Velocity 92 (down from 94) PITCH #2 [Curveball] PITCH #3 [Slider] Overall 74 Overall 79 Movement 55 Movement 65 Trajectory 12-to-6 Trajectory 11-to-5 Control 71 Control 76 Velocity 75 Velocity 84 PITCH #4 [2-Seam Fastball] PITCH #5 [Changeup] (from None) Overall 81 (up from 72) Overall 78 (from N/A) Movement 65 (up from 40) Movement 60 (from N/A) Trajectory 2-to-8 Trajectory 12-to-6 (from N/A) Control 80 (up from 78) Control 78 (from N/A) Velocity 90 (up from 88) Velocity 78 (from N/A) *Also throws Cutter. NOTES Benson has ace stuff but has never been able to put it together due to injuries. He�s got the hottest wife in all of baseball. He completely wore down in the second half, which should lead to concerns about whether his arm can handle pitching for much longer. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- CRAIG BRAZELL Career Potential: ** (from ***) Jersey Number: 31 (from 9) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- MIGUEL CAIRO GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: May 4, 1974 First Position: 2B Second Position: IF (from UTIL) Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: ** Batter Music: Latin Age: 30 Years Pro: 9 Postseason Experience: LCS 2x, LDS 3x (19 games, 2-3 series record, .328 BA, .873 OPS) Former Teams: Blue Jays (9), Cubs (16), Devil Rays (389), Cardinals (227), Yankees (122) Current Team: Mets APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 3 (from 43) Bat Color: 4 Height: 6�1� Fielding Glove: 1 Weight: 208 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: 1 Hair Color: 1 Socks: Low Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Bent Offensive Value 463 (down from 529) RHP-Contact 68 (down from 70) LHP-Contact 70 (down from 84) RHP-Power 52 (down from 55) LHP-Power 57 (down from 63) Bunting 90 Discipline 60 (down from 65) Durability 70 Speed 72 (up from 70) Stealing 70 (up from 65) Baserunning 70 Fielding 75 (up from 65) Range 75 Strength 60 Accuracy 70 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 70 Take LHP 65 Take LHP 55 Take RHP 70 Take RHP 85 Take RHP 70 Miss LHP 10 Miss LHP 20 Miss LHP 0 Miss RHP 10 Miss RHP 20 Miss RHP 10 Chase LHP 40 Chase LHP 30 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 60 Chase RHP 55 Chase RHP 55 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Neutral TL: Neutral T: Hot T: Neutral TR: Cold TR: Neutral L: Hot L: Cold C: Hot C: Neutral R: Hot R: Neutral BL: Neutral BL: Cold B: Hot B: Cold BR: Hot BR: Neutral NOTES Cairo had a career year last season with the Yankees, but for whatever reason, they decided to go with Tony Womack as their starting second baseman. However, it may make more sense since the team called up Robinson Cano, and moved Womack to the outfield, where he has more experience than Cairo. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ROY CALLOWAY Career Potential: ** (from ***) Jersey Number: 35 (from 10) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- MIKE CAMERON GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: January 8, 1973 First Position: RF Second Position: CF (from OF) Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: *** Batter Music: Hip Hop Age: 32 Years Pro: 10 All-Star selections: 1 (2001) AL Gold Glove (OF): 2 (2001, 2003) Postseason Experience: LCS 2x, DS 2x (19 games, 2-2 series record) Former Teams: White Sox (326), Reds (146), Mariners (610) Current Team: Mets (140) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 44 Bat Color: 7 Height: 6�2� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 200 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 1 Socks: Low Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Crouched Offensive Value 595 (up from 463) RHP-Contact 60 LHP-Contact 65 (up from 52) RHP-Power 80 LHP-Power 79 (up from 58) Bunting 75 Discipline 80 Durability 80 Speed 86 (up from 84) Stealing 80 Baserunning 90 Fielding 95 Range 90 Strength 85 Accuracy 85 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 70 Take LHP 80 Take LHP 85 Take RHP 70 Take LHP 99 Take RHP 85 Miss LHP 30 Miss LHP 30 Miss LHP 40 Miss RHP 30 Miss RHP 20 Miss RHP 50 Chase LHP 30 Chase LHP 10 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 20 Chase RHP 40 Chase RHP 55 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Hot TL: Neutral T: Cold T: Hot TR: Neutral TR: Cold L: Cold L: Cold C: Cold C: Neutral R: Cold R: Neutral BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Neutral B: Neutral BR: Neutral BR: Hot NOTES Cameron has monster power, and just needs to make contact to show it. He once had 4 home runs in a single game, and nearly had 5 (he was walked in his fifth AB). In a game against the Expos in 2004, Cameron had a verbal exchange with a fan that was taunting him. The fan said he�d go back to his seat if Cameron hit a home run. Cameron hit a home run. The fan stayed until Cameron�s next AB and then started to go back to his seat, but Cameron told him not to leave. He told the fan to stay there and �watch this�, and Cameron hit another home run. So certainly Cameron has excellent power, probably 50-homer power if he hit for a higher average. But since he doesn�t make contact enough, he has low batting averages and high strikeout totals. He isn�t a free swinger, as he draws a high amount of walks, he�s just not a good contact hitter. Even though he has good patience, he still chases his share of breaking pitches, which leads to his high strikeouts. Cameron is also capable of stealing 30 bases, which is actually quite high since he doesn�t get on base as often as most top of the order players. He stole 22 bases on a .319 OBP last year. Ichiro by comparison stole 36 bases on a .414 OBP last year, with over 200 more ABs. Cameron had 61 extra base hits to Ichiro�s 37 (it�s easier to steal on a single), so clearly Cameron is very aggressive on the basepaths when he gets there. But enough with breaking down his 30/30 potential and offensive contributions, Cameron is known for his defensive capabilities. He is a gold glove caliber outfielder with excellent range, and despite having a sub par season defensively, it was still enough to vastly improve the Mets outfield defense. The Mets signing of Carlos Beltran moves Cameron to right field, a move he is not happy with, but one he and the Mets could benefit from. Beltran/Cameron in the outfield could be reminiscent of Cameron/Ichiro. As Joe Torre will tell you, pitching and defense win championships. The Mets have a deep starting rotation, and having two gold glove caliber outfielders (as well as a gold glove caliber first baseman and other solid infielders) could spell good things for the organization. It�s clear that many of Cameron�s abilities stem from him being such an impressive athlete, which could spell a quick end for his days as a starter if injuries become problematic. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- RAMON CASTRO GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: March 1, 1976 First Position: C Second Position: None Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: ** Batter Music: Hip Hop Age: 29 Years Pro: 6 Postseason Experience: None (1 ring) Former Teams: Marlins (207) Current Team: Mets APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 11 Bat Color: 5 Height: 6�3� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 235 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Heavy Shin Guard: 1 Face: 1 Wristband: 4 Hair Color: 1 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 4 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 6 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Bent Offensive Value 496 (up from 298) RHP-Contact 55 (up from 40) LHP-Contact 60 (up from 55) RHP-Power 78 (up from 61) LHP-Power 72 Bunting 70 (down from 90) Discipline 60 Durability 55 Speed 43 Stealing 10 (up from 0) Baserunning 0 Fielding 80 Range 80 Strength 75 Accuracy 75 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 70 Take LHP 99 Take LHP 80 Take RHP 70 Take RHP 95 Take RHP 70 Miss LHP 50 Miss LHP 40 Miss LHP 0 Miss RHP 20 Miss RHP 10 Miss RHP 10 Chase LHP 55 Chase LHP 70 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 50 Chase RHP 30 Chase RHP 70 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Neutral T: Neutral T: Cold TR: Cold TR: Cold L: Neutral L: Cold C: Hot C: Neutral R: Neutral R: Hot BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Neutral B: Hot BR: Cold BR: Cold NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- STEVE COLYER Jersey Number: 51 (from 62) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- BRIAN DAUBACH (Change from Bailey Osborne) GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: February 11, 1972 First Position: 1B Second Position: RF Throws: Right Bats: Left Career Potential: ** (up from *) Batter Music: Country (from Hip Hop) Age: 33 Years Pro: 7 Postseason Experience: LCS 1x, DS 1x (9 games, 1-1 series record, Former Teams: Marlins (10), Red Sox (511), White Sox (95), Red Sox (30) Current Team: Mets APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 23 (from 86) Bat Color: 4 Height: 6�1� Fielding Glove: 1 Weight: 230 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: None Face: 8 (from 11) Wristband: None Hair Color: 1 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 5 (from 1) Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 (from 4) Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Crouched Offensive Value 265 (up from 100) RHP-Contact 63 (up from 51) LHP-Contact 50 RHP-Power 61 (up from 49) LHP-Power 57 (up from 46) Bunting 30 (down from 60) Discipline 65 (up from 40) Durability 65 Speed 48 Stealing 30 Baserunning 50 Fielding 55 (up from 50) Range 50 (up from 40) Strength 60 (up from 40) Accuracy 60 (up from 50) BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 60 Take LHP 55 Take LHP 99 Take RHP 60 Take RHP 90 Take RHP 85 Miss LHP 55 Miss LHP 55 Miss LHP 0 Miss RHP 10 Miss RHP 55 Miss RHP 50 Chase LHP 40 Chase LHP 55 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 30 Chase RHP 65 Chase RHP 60 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Neutral TL: Neutral T: Neutral T: Hot TR: Neutral TR: Cold L: Neutral L: Cold C: Neutral C: Neutral R: Cold R: Hot BL: Neutral BL: Cold B: Neutral B: Neutral BR: Neutral BR: Cold NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- VICTOR DIAZ GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: December 10, 1981 First Position: RF Second Position: LF (from 2B) Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: *** Batter Music: Latin Age: 23 Years Pro: 1 Postseason Experience: None Current Team: Mets (15) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 20 (from 50) Bat Color: 2 Height: 6�0� Fielding Glove: 1 Weight: 200 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 1 Socks: Low Hair Style: 4 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 6 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: M. Ramirez (from Crouched) Offensive Value 463 (up from 397) RHP-Contact 63 (up from 58) LHP-Contact 69 RHP-Power 76 (up from 65) LHP-Power 61 Bunting 65 Discipline 60 (down from 70) Durability 70 (up from 55) Speed 61 Stealing 55 (down from 60) Baserunning 60 Fielding 55 (down from 70) Range 55 Strength 65 Accuracy 65 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 30 Take LHP 75 Take LHP 65 Take RHP 60 Take RHP 75 Take RHP 60 Miss LHP 50 Miss LHP 55 Miss LHP 70 Miss RHP 75 Miss RHP 55 Miss RHP 55 Chase LHP 10 Chase LHP 55 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 40 Chase RHP 55 Chase RHP 85 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Neutral TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Neutral TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Neutral C: Hot C: Neutral R: Neutral R: Neutral BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Neutral B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Cold NOTES Diaz was a prospect acquired in the Jeromy Burnitz trade. He has hit well in the minors at every level, but does not really have a true defensive position. He came up as a 2B but switched to the outfield when he got traded to NY. He�s shown ability to hit at every level in the minors, and 6 of his 15 hits in the majors were for extra bases (3 doubles, 3 homers). But until the Mets trade Floyd or Cameron, Diaz will be stuck in the minors or on the bench. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- JEFF DUNCAN GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: September 19, 1979 First Position: CF Second Position: LF Throws: Left Bats: Left Career Potential: * Batter Music: Heavy Rock Age: 25 Years Pro: 2 Postseason Experience: None Current Team: Mets (69) APPEARANCE Jersey Number: 10 (from 61) Height: 6�2� Weight: 190 Body Type: Skinny Face: 1 Hair Color: 1 Hair Style: 5 Facial Hair: 7 EQUIPMENT Bat Color: 1 Fielding Glove: 2 Elbow Guard: None Shin Guard: None Wristband: None Socks: Regular Catcher Mask: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Generic Offensive Value 166 RHP-Contact 54 LHP-Contact 40 RHP-Power 42 LHP-Power 42 Bunting 70 (up from 55) Discipline 60 Durability 50 Speed 69 Stealing 55 (up from 40) Baserunning 50 (up from 30) Fielding 70 (up from 40) Range 70 (up from 65) Strength 60 Accuracy 65 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] Take LHP 85 Take RHP 80 Miss LHP 50 Miss RHP 70 Chase LHP 20 Chase RHP 40 [CURVEBALL] Take LHP 55 Take RHP 99 Miss LHP 60 Miss RHP 40 Chase LHP 50 Chase RHP 30 [SLIDER] Take LHP 80 Take RHP 90 Miss LHP 0 Miss RHP 0 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 70 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP TL: Cold T: Neutral TR: Neutral L: Neutral C: Neutral R: Cold BL: Neutral B: Cold BR: Cold HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold T: Cold TR: Cold L: Neutral C: Hot R: Neutral BL: Cold B: Neutral BR: Neutral NOTES Duncan had early success in a 2003 call up with the Mets, but pitchers quickly figured him out. He has not yet learned how to hit at the AAA level, and he likely will be stuck in the minors until he does so. He has excellent fundamentals, but just needs to learn how to hit the ball. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- CLIFF FLOYD (NEW-Edit) GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: December 5, 1972 First Position: LF Second Position: OF Throws: Right Bats: Left Career Potential: **** (from ***) Batter Music: Hip Hop Age: 32 Years Pro: 12 All-Star selections: 1 (2001) Postseason Experience: WS 1x (1 ring, 4 games, 1-0 series record, BA, OPS) Former Teams: Expos (256), Marlins (637), Expos (15), Red Sox (47) Current Team: Mets (221) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 30 Bat Color: 5 Height: 6�4� Fielding Glove: 2 Weight: 230 Elbow Guard: 1 Body Type: Heavy Shin Guard: 2 Face: 1 Wristband: 4 Hair Color: 1 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Floyd Offensive Value 528 (up from 364) RHP-Contact 77 (up from 71) LHP-Contact 55 (up from 54) RHP-Power 80 (up from 79) LHP-Power 79 (up from 49) Bunting 40 (down from 65) Discipline 75 (down from 80) Durability 70 Speed 68 (up from 65) Stealing 70 Baserunning 85 Fielding 70 (up from 60) Range 75 Strength 75 (up from 70) Accuracy 75 (up from 70) BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 55 Take LHP 65 Take LHP 55 Take RHP 65 Take RHP 50 Take RHP 50 Miss LHP 50 Miss LHP 60 Miss LHP 75 Miss RHP 30 Miss RHP 55 Miss RHP 60 Chase LHP 60 Chase LHP 65 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 55 Chase RHP 70 Chase RHP 75 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Hot T: Neutral TR: Cold TR: Neutral L: Cold L: Hot C: Neutral C: Hot R: Hot R: Cold BL: Neutral BL: Cold B: Hot B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Neutral NOTES Floyd is currently having a career year. If he stays healthy he is well on pace to break his career mark of 31 home runs. He is also playing a very good left field. Not bad for a guy who was almost traded during the offseason. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- TOM GLAVINE GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: March 25, 1966 First Position: SP Second Position: None Throws: Left Bats: Left Career Potential: **** Batter Music: Dance Age: 39 Years Pro: 18 All-Star selections: 9 (1991-1993, 1996-1998, 2000, 2002, 2004) NL Cy Young Award: 2 (1991, 1998) NL Silver Slugger (P): 4 (1991, 1995-1996, 1998) Wins King: 5 (1991-1993, 1998, 2000) Losses King: 1 (1988) Complete Games King: 1 (1991) Shutouts King: 1 (1992) Postseason Experience: WS 5x, LCS 9x, LDS 8x (1 ring, 32 games, 12-10 series record, 12-15 pitching record, 3.58 ERA) Former Teams: Braves (515) Current Team: Mets (66) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 47 Bat Color: 2 Height: 5�11� Fielding Glove: 2 Weight: 180 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Skinny Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 1 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Generic Offensive Value 100 RHP-Contact 38 LHP-Contact 38 RHP-Power 32 LHP-Power 33 Bunting 99 Discipline 55 Durability 99 Speed 45 Stealing 10 Baserunning 10 Fielding 95 Range 75 Strength 70 Accuracy 99 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 90 Take LHP 55 Take LHP 50 Take RHP 75 Take RHP 99 Take RHP 85 Miss LHP 40 Miss LHP 60 Miss LHP 0 Miss RHP 10 Miss RHP 60 Miss RHP 60 Chase LHP 55 Chase LHP 60 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 30 Chase RHP 65 Chase RHP 50 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Cold TR: Neutral TR: Cold L: Neutral L: Cold C: Hot C: Neutral R: Cold R: Cold BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Cold B: Cold BR: Cold BR: Cold PITCHER RATINGS Pitcher Delivery: Glavine Pitching Value 1387 Stamina 90 Pickoff 50 PITCH #1 [4-Seam Fastball] Overall 84 (down from 87) Control 84 Velocity 85 (down from 89) PITCH #2 [Curveball] PITCH #3 [Slider] Overall 73 (down from 75) Overall 73 Movement 40 (down from 50) Movement 30 Trajectory 12-to-6 Trajectory 2-to-8 Control 83 Control 88 Velocity 71 (down from 73) Velocity 79 PITCH #4 [Cutter] PITCH #5 [Circle Change] Overall 81 Overall 94 Movement 60 Movement 85 Trajectory 3-to-9 Trajectory 1-to-7 Control 86 Control 94 Velocity 81 (down from 84) Velocity 76 (down from 78) NOTES Was on pace to record 300 career wins, but that was before he signed with the Mets. The porous defense he suffered through in his first two seasons with the team may have ultimately cost him a chance for that milestone. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DANNY GRAVES GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: August 7, 1973 First Position: RP Second Position: None Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: *** (from ****) Batter Music: Pop Age: 31 Years Pro: 9 All-Star selections: 2 (2000, 2004) Postseason Experience: None Former Teams: Indians (20), Reds (445) Current Team: Mets APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 32 Bat Color: 4 Height: 6�0� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 185 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Skinny Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 1 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Upright Offensive Value 100 RHP-Contact 33 LHP-Contact 30 RHP-Power 25 LHP-Power 34 Bunting 65 Discipline 10 Durability 90 Speed 46 Stealing 10 Baserunning 30 Fielding 60 Range 60 Strength 75 Accuracy 75 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 50 Take LHP 75 Take LHP 60 Take RHP 10 Take RHP 40 Take RHP 55 Miss LHP 65 Take LHP 60 Miss LHP 75 Miss RHP 10 Miss RHP 0 Miss RHP 85 Chase LHP 90 Chase LHP 60 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 90 Chase RHP 99 Chase RHP 99 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Cold TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Neutral C: Hot C: Neutral R: Neutral R: Neutral BL: Cold BL: Hot B: Neutral B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Cold PITCHER RATINGS Pitcher Delivery: Style 2 Pitching Value 661 (down from 859) Stamina 45 Pickoff 40 PITCH #1 [4-Seam Fastball] Overall 80 (down from 88) Control 71 (down from 76) Velocity 86 (down from 92) PITCH #2 [Changeup] PITCH #3 [Sinker] Overall 74 (down from 82) Overall 81 (down from 85) Movement 55 (down from 70) Movement 70 (down from 75) Trajectory 11-to-5 Trajectory 12-to-6 Control 72 (down from 78) Control 74 (down from 80) Velocity 74 (down from 76) Velocity 82 (down from 88) PITCH #4 [2-Seam Fastball] PITCH #5 [Slurve] Overall 74 (down from 82) Overall 69 (down from 70) Movement 60 (down from 70) Movement 55 Trajectory 1-to-7 Trajectory 10-to-4 Control 66 (down from 78) Control 58 (down from 61) Velocity 83 (down from 87) Velocity 68 (down from 77) NOTES Long-time closer for Cincinnati, but he has lost a lot of velocity due to being out of shape. The team cut him and he signed with the Mets, but he has yet to regain that velocity. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- AARON HEILMAN GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: November 12, 1978 First Position: SP Second Position: None Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: *** Batter Music: Heavy Rock Age: 26 Years Pro: 2 Postseason Experience: None Current Team: Mets (19) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 48 Bat Color: 1 Height: 6�5� Fielding Glove: 2 Weight: 220 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 5 Socks: Low Hair Style: 4 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Upright Offensive Value 100 RHP-Contact 13 (down from 23) LHP-Contact 14 (down from 21) RHP-Power 18 (down from 25) LHP-Power 21 (down from 28) Bunting 40 (down from 55) Discipline 10 Durability 75 Speed 39 Stealing 0 Baserunning 40 Fielding 50 Range 40 Strength 80 Accuracy 75 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 99 Take LHP 75 Take LHP 60 Take RHP 90 Take RHP 50 Take RHP 80 Miss LHP 55 Miss LHP 60 Miss LHP 75 Miss RHP 50 Miss RHP 60 Miss RHP 30 Chase LHP 0 Chase LHP 60 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 30 Chase RHP 80 Chase RHP 70 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Cold TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Cold C: Hot C: Neutral R: Neutral R: Neutral BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Neutral B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Cold PITCHER RATINGS Pitcher Delivery: Style 2 (from Style 1) Pitching Value 760 (up from 727) Stamina 72 (from 82) Pickoff 55 PITCH #1 [4-Seam Fastball] Overall 86 (up from 83) Control 78 (up from 67) Velocity 90 PITCH #2 [Changeup] PITCH #3 [Slider] Overall 75 (up from 74) Overall 77 (up from 76) Movement 55 Movement 60 Trajectory 11-to-5 Trajectory 10-to-4 Control 77 (up from 71) Control 76 (up from 72) Velocity 80 (up from 77) Velocity 81 (down from 82) PITCH #4 [2-Seam Fastball] PITCH #5 [None] Overall 79 (up from 73) Overall N/A Movement 65 (up from 60) Movement N/A Trajectory 2-to-8 Trajectory N/A Control 75 (up from 64) Control N/A Velocity 88 Velocity N/A NOTES Heilman is a former top prospect that has been unable to put it together at the major league level. Since the Mets have such a deep starting rotation, and already have other established players waiting in the wings (Jae Weong Seo, Matt Ginter, Tyler Yates) Heilman is likely to be traded (possibly for some relief help). The Cubs, Diamondbacks, and Pirates are said to be interested, so keep your eyes peeled on how the situation develops. Mets pitching coach Rick Peterson recently had Heilman change his pitching delivery to a 3/4 angle, as he thinks it will allow Heilman to be more consistent. After having a bad outing, Heilman recently threw a 1-hit shutout, but then followed it up with another bad performance. The stuff is there, it just needs to be harnessed. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ROBERTO HERNANDEZ GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: November 11, 1964 First Position: RP Second Position: None Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: *** Batter Music: Latin Age: 40 Years Pro: 14 All-Star selections: 2 (1996, 1999) Postseason Experience: LCS 1x, LDS 2x (8 games, 0-3 series record, 0-1 pitching record, 1 save, 4.26 ERA) Former Teams: White Sox (345), Giants (28), Devil Rays (207), Royals (116), Braves (66), Phillies (63) Current Team: Mets APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 39 Bat Color: 3 Height: 6�4� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 250 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Heavy Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 1 Socks: Low Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Generic Offensive Value 100 RHP-Contact 28 LHP-Contact 20 RHP-Power 20 LHP-Power 20 Bunting 60 Discipline 10 Durability 70 Speed 47 Stealing 10 Baserunning 30 Fielding 40 Range 55 Strength 85 Accuracy 80 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 85 Take LHP 75 Take LHP 60 Take RHP 65 Take RHP 50 Take RHP 60 Miss LHP 50 Take LHP 60 Miss LHP 75 Miss RHP 50 Miss RHP 60 Miss RHP 75 Chase LHP 70 Chase LHP 60 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 70 Chase RHP 60 Chase RHP 40 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Cold TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Neutral C: Hot C: Neutral R: Neutral R: Neutral BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Neutral B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Cold PITCHER RATINGS Pitcher Delivery: Style 7 Pitching Value 694 Stamina 44 Pickoff 60 PITCH #1 [4-Seam Fastball] Overall 88 Control 75 (up from 67) Velocity 93 (down from 95) PITCH #2 [Slider] PITCH #3 [Splitter] Overall 84 Overall 89 (up from 88) Movement 85 Movement 85 Trajectory 11-to-5 Trajectory 11-to-5 Control 65 Control 80 (up from 77) Velocity 87 Velocity 88 PITCH #4 [None] PITCH #5 Overall N/A Overall N/A Movement N/A Movement N/A Trajectory N/A Trajectory N/A Control N/A Control N/A Velocity N/A Velocity N/A NOTES Hernandez is a former closer who struggled in setup roles with the Braves in Phillies, but has become almost a second closer with the Mets. He�s one of the few pitchers I can think of that has pitched better AFTER leaving Atlanta. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- JOE HIETPAS GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: May 1, 1979 First Position: C Second Position: None Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: * Batter Music: Heavy Rock Age: 25 Years Pro: 1 Postseason Experience: None Current Team: Mets (1) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 10 Bat Color: 6 Height: 6�3� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 220 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Heavy Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 6 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 4 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Open Offensive Value 100 (down from 133) RHP-Contact 35 (down from 40) LHP-Contact 41 (down from 46) RHP-Power 40 (down from 45) LHP-Power 51 (down from 56) Bunting 40 Discipline 55 (down from 60) Durability 60 Speed 43 Stealing 0 Baserunning 50 Fielding 75 (up from 60) Range 50 Strength 70 Accuracy 75 (up from 70) BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 85 Take LHP 75 Take LHP 60 Take RHP 85 Take RHP 75 Take RHP 60 Miss LHP 50 Miss LHP 60 Miss LHP 75 Miss RHP 50 Miss RHP 60 Miss RHP 75 Chase LHP 70 Chase LHP 60 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 70 Chase RHP 60 Chase RHP 40 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Cold TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Neutral C: Hot C: Neutral R: Neutral R: Neutral BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Neutral B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Cold NOTES Hietpas is a defensive wizard that can�t hit a lick. He hit .230 in AA last season. He�ll never be anything more than a September emergency catcher. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- JEREMY HILL (Created Player) GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: August 8, 1977 First Position: RP (from SP) Second Position: None Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: * Batter Music: Heavy Rock Age: 24 Years Pro: 2 Postseason Experience: None Former Teams: Royals (11) Current Team: Mets APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 52 Bat Color: 1 Height: 5�11� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 200 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 1 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Upright Offensive Value 100 RHP-Contact 20 LHP-Contact 20 RHP-Power 22 LHP-Power 21 Bunting 20 Discipline 10 Durability 70 (down from 80) Speed 42 Stealing 0 Baserunning 30 Fielding 60 Range 50 Strength 65 Accuracy 65 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 90 Take LHP 75 Take LHP 60 Take RHP 70 Take RHP 55 Take RHP 20 Miss LHP 50 Miss LHP 60 Miss LHP 75 Miss RHP 50 Miss RHP 0 Miss RHP 0 Chase LHP 70 Chase LHP 99 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 50 Chase RHP 85 Chase RHP 99 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Cold TR: Neutral L: Cold L: Cold C: Hot C: Hot R: Neutral R: Cold BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Neutral B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Cold PITCHER RATINGS Pitcher Delivery: Style 8 Pitching Value 661 (down from 727) Stamina 54 (down from 62) Pickoff 50 PITCH #1 [4-Seam Fastball] Overall 93 Control 85 Velocity 94 PITCH #2 [Curveball] PITCH #3 [None] Overall 67 Overall N/A Movement 40 Movement N/A Trajectory 11-to-5 Trajectory N/A Control 64 Control N/A Velocity 80 Velocity N/A PITCH #4 [None] PITCH #5 [None] Overall N/A Overall N/A Movement N/A Movement N/A Trajectory N/A Trajectory N/A Control N/A Control N/A Velocity N/A Velocity N/A NOTES Hill underwent Tommy John surgery last season. It�s unknown how it will affect his high velocity. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- KAZUHISA ISHII GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: September 9, 1973 First Position: SP Second Position: None Throws: Left Bats: Left Career Potential: *** Batter Music: Dance Age: 31 Years Pro: 3 Bases on Balls King: 1 (2002) Postseason Experience: None Former Teams: Dodgers (86) Current Team: Mets APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 23 (from 17) Bat Color: 7 Height: 6�0� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 200 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Skinny Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 1 Socks: Low Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Generic Offensive Value 100 RHP-Contact 23 LHP-Contact 22 RHP-Power 27 LHP-Power 35 Bunting 55 Discipline 55 Durability 70 Speed 43 Stealing 0 Baserunning 0 Fielding 65 Range 65 Strength 75 Accuracy 65 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 85 Take LHP 55 Take LHP 70 Take RHP 80 Take RHP 55 Take RHP 30 Miss LHP 0 Miss LHP 60 Miss LHP 0 Miss RHP 50 Miss RHP 0 Miss RHP 0 Chase LHP 80 Chase LHP 99 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 70 Chase RHP 99 Chase RHP 99 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Cold T: Cold TR: Neutral TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Neutral C: Neutral C: Cold R: Cold R: Cold BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Cold B: Hot BR: Cold BR: Cold PITCHER RATINGS Pitcher Delivery: Ishii Pitching Value 727 (down from 793) Stamina 81 Pickoff 60 PITCH #1 [4-Seam Fastball] Overall 84 (down from 90) Control 80 (down from 88) Velocity 87 (down from 90) PITCH #2 [Changeup] PITCH #3 [Curveball] Overall 65 Overall 81 Movement 20 Movement 85 Trajectory 2-to-8 Trajectory 2-to-8 Control 70 Control 53 Velocity 81 Velocity 73 (up from 65) PITCH #4 [Slider] PITCH #5 [Splitter] (from None) Overall 80 (down from 84) Overall 63 (from N/A) Movement 70 (down from 75) Movement 40 (from N/A) Trajectory 2-to-8 Trajectory 12-to-6 (from N/A) Control 72 (down from 78) Control 50 (from N/A) Velocity 79 Velocity 81 (from N/A) NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- MIKE JACOBS (Created Player) GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: October 30, 1980 First Position: 1B Second Position: C Throws: Right Bats: Left Career Potential: *** Batter Music: Rock Age: 24 Years Pro: 1 Postseason Experience: None Current Team: Mets APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 27 Bat Color: 1 Height: 6�2� Fielding Glove: 2 Weight: 180 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Skinny Shin Guard: None Face: 3 Wristband: None Hair Color: 2 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 4 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Upright Offensive Value 232 RHP-Contact 68 LHP-Contact 56 RHP-Power 69 LHP-Power 54 Bunting 40 Discipline 65 Durability 60 Speed 53 Stealing 10 Baserunning 40 Fielding 60 Range 60 Strength 60 Accuracy 60 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 75 Take LHP 90 Take LHP 70 Take RHP 60 Take RHP 95 Take RHP 75 Miss LHP 10 Miss LHP 0 Miss LHP 0 Miss RHP 20 Miss RHP 0 Miss RHP 10 Chase LHP 50 Chase LHP 70 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 40 Chase RHP 55 Chase RHP 70 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Neutral TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Neutral TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Neutral C: Neutral C: Hot R: Neutral R: Neutral BL: Neutral BL: Neutral B: Neutral B: Hot BR: Neutral BR: Hot NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- JEFF KEPPINGER First Position: 2B (from SS) Second Position: None (from 2B) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DAE-SUNG KOO (EA Sports Online Download) GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: August 2, 1968 First Position: RP Second Position: None Throws: Left Bats: Left Career Potential: ** (from ***) Batter Music: Dance Age: 36 Years Pro: 0 Postseason Experience: None Current Team: Mets APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 17 Bat Color: 2 Height: 6�1� Fielding Glove: 4 (from 2) Weight: 185 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: Face: 6 Wristband: None Hair Color: 1 Socks: Low Hair Style: 5 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Generic Offensive Value 100 RHP-Contact 23 (up from 20) LHP-Contact 22 (up from 20) RHP-Power 20 LHP-Power 25 (up from 20) Bunting 10 Discipline 0 Durability 60 Speed 44 (up from 41) Stealing 0 Baserunning 20 (up from 10) Fielding 60 Range 50 Strength 55 Accuracy 60 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 90 Take LHP 80 Take LHP 65 Take RHP 99 Take RHP 75 Take RHP 60 Miss LHP 80 Miss LHP 95 Miss LHP 90 Miss RHP 80 Miss RHP 90 Miss LHP 99 Chase LHP 85 Chase LHP 75 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 70 Chase RHP 60 Chase RHP 40 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Cold T: Cold TR: Cold TR: Cold L: Cold L: Cold C: Neutral C: Neutral R: Cold R: Cold BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Cold B: Cold BR: Cold BR: Cold PITCHER RATINGS Pitcher Delivery: Style 2 Pitching Value 628 (down from 661) Stamina 55 (down from 66) Pickoff 65 PITCH #1 [4-Seam Fastball] Overall 82 Control 64 Velocity 90 PITCH #2 [Changeup] PITCH #3 [Curveball] Overall 68 Overall 63 Movement 50 Movement 40 Trajectory 11-to-5 Trajectory 1-to-7 Control 60 Control 50 Velocity 81 Velocity 73 PITCH #4 [Slider] PITCH #5 [Forkball] Overall 82 Overall 67 Movement 75 Movement 40 Trajectory 2-to-8 Trajectory 12-to-6 Control 70 Control 65 Velocity 81 Velocity 82 NOTES Koo is a 35-year-old rookie from South Korea. He�s serving as a lefty specialist in the Mets bullpen. Koo hit a double off Randy Johnson. In one of the odder baseball sequences of the year, Jose Reyes bunted, and when the Yanks threw him out at first, Koo took off for home because nobody was covering the plate. He was able to score with a crazy slide. He also struck out all three batters he faced that day. Unfortunately, Koo ended up injuring himself on the slide and had to go on the disabled list. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- BRADEN LOOPER GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: October 28, 1974 First Position: RP Second Position: None Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: **** (from *****) Batter Music: Country Age: 30 Years Pro: 3 Postseason Experience: WS 1x, LCS 1x, DS 1x (1 ring, 8 games, 3-0 series record, 2-0 W/L record, 1 save, 5.14 ERA) Former Teams: Cardinals (4), Marlins (368) Current Team: Mets (71) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 40 Bat Color: 1 Height: 6�3� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 220 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 1 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Upright Offensive Value 100 RHP-Contact 20 LHP-Contact 20 RHP-Power 28 LHP-Power 22 Bunting 60 Discipline 10 Durability 95 Speed 45 Stealing 0 Baserunning 30 Fielding 50 Range 50 Strength 75 Accuracy 70 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 85 Take LHP 75 Take LHP 60 Take RHP 65 Take RHP 50 Take RHP 55 Miss LHP 50 Take LHP 60 Miss LHP 75 Miss RHP 0 Miss RHP 60 Miss RHP 75 Chase LHP 70 Chase LHP 60 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 70 Chase RHP 60 Chase RHP 40 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Cold TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Neutral C: Hot C: Neutral R: Neutral R: Neutral BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Neutral B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Cold PITCHER RATINGS Pitcher Delivery: Style 8 Pitching Value 826 (down from 892) Stamina 47 Pickoff 50 (up from 20) PITCH #1 [4-Seam Fastball] Overall 91 (down from 93) Control 79 Velocity 94 (down from 96) PITCH #2 [Splitter] PITCH #3 [Cutter] Overall 79 Overall 84 Movement 60 Movement 70 Trajectory 12-to-6 Trajectory 9-to-3 Control 80 Control 84 Velocity 85 Velocity 93 PITCH #4 [Slider] (from None) PITCH #5 Overall 79 (from N/A) Overall N/A Movement 65 (from N/A) Movement N/A Trajectory 10-to-4 (from N/A) Trajectory N/A Control 75 (from N/A) Control N/A Velocity 86 (from N/A) Velocity N/A *Also throws Changeup, Sinker, Curveball NOTES Looper won a World Series in 2003 as the setup man for the Florida Marlins. He was the closer prior to the acquisition of Ugueth Urbina. He signed with the Mets to be their closer. He had a good year in 2004 but has had his struggles in 2005, as his K rates are way down from the previous year. As a groundball pitcher, his stuff isn�t quite good enough to be considered closer stuff. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- PEDRO MARTINEZ GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: October 25, 1971 First Position: SP Second Position: None Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: ***** Batter Music: Latin Age: 33 Years Pro: 13 All-Star selections: 8 (1996-2000, 2002, 2004-2005) Cy Young Awards: 3 (1997, 1999-2000) Postseason Experience: WS 1x, LCS 3x, DS 1x (1 ring, 13 games, 5-3 series record, 6-2 pitching record, 3.40 ERA) Former Teams: Dodgers (67), Expos (118), Red Sox (203) Current Team: Mets APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 45 Bat Color: 3 Height: 5�11� Fielding Glove: 5 Weight: 180 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Skinny Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 1 Socks: Low Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Upright Offensive Value 100 RHP-Contact 27 LHP-Contact 21 RHP-Power 22 LHP-Power 32 Bunting 75 Discipline 55 Durability 60 Speed 45 Stealing 0 Baserunning 30 Fielding 60 Range 60 Strength 70 Accuracy 70 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 70 Take LHP 75 Take LHP 60 Take RHP 90 Take RHP 50 Take RHP 55 Miss LHP 50 Miss LHP 60 Miss LHP 75 Miss RHP 40 Miss RHP 60 Miss RHP 75 Chase LHP 20 Chase LHP 60 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 20 Chase RHP 60 Chase RHP 40 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Cold TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Neutral C: Hot C: Neutral R: Neutral R: Neutral BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Neutral B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Cold PITCHER RATINGS Pitcher Delivery: P. Martinez Pitching Value 1585 (up from 1486) Stamina 92 Pickoff 40 PITCH #1 [4-Seam Fastball] Overall 94 (up from 93) Control 95 (up from 91) Velocity 92 (down from 93) PITCH #2 [Curveball] PITCH #3 [Slider] Overall 96 Overall 85 Movement 95 Movement 80 Trajectory 12-to-6 Trajectory 10-to-4 Control 87 Control 74 Velocity 74 Velocity 87 PITCH #4 [2-Seam Fastball] PITCH #5 [Circle Change] Overall 93 Overall 96 (up from 95) Movement 90 Movement 95 Trajectory 2-to-8 Trajectory 11-to-5 Control 86 Control 88 (up from 85) Velocity 90 Velocity 78 NOTES Martinez, a three time Cy Young winner, and one of the best pitchers in the 90s, accomplished the goal he set when he signed with Boston. He brought them a championship. While Pedro wasn�t as effective as he usually was in 2004, he is now making a switch to the NL at the right time. NL pitchers seem to have a full ERA less than most AL pitchers, partly because of the DH, and partly because they don�t go as deep into ball games thanks to them being pinch hit for. Martinez went longer than 7 innings only 4 times last year. That also means the Mets bullpen will have to be great for him to get some wins (and the offense will have to provide more runs, although Pedro is used to not getting run support). ----------------------------------------------------------------------- KAZUO MATSUI GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: October 23, 1975 First Position: 2B Second Position: SS Throws: Right Bats: Switch Career Potential: *** (down from ****) Batter Music: Dance Age: 29 Years Pro: 1 Postseason Experience: None Current Team: Mets (114) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 25 Bat Color: 1 Height: 5�10� Fielding Glove: 2 Weight: 185 Elbow Guard: 2 Body Type: Skinny Shin Guard: 1 Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 1 Socks: Low Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: K. Matsui Offensive Value 496 (down from 562) RHP-Contact 61 (down from 69) LHP-Contact 78 (down from 83) RHP-Power 59 (up from 52) LHP-Power 65 (down from 70) Bunting 95 Discipline 60 Durability 70 Speed 85 Stealing 70 Baserunning 85 Fielding 65 (down from 80) Range 75 (down from 90) Strength 80 Accuracy 75 (down from 80) BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 85 Take LHP 80 Take LHP 65 Take RHP 70 Take RHP 60 Take RHP 80 Miss LHP 30 Miss LHP 0 Miss LHP 30 Miss RHP 40 Miss RHP 50 Miss RHP 10 Chase LHP 50 Chase LHP 80 Chase LHP 10 Chase RHP 55 Chase RHP 80 Chase RHP 65 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Neutral TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Hot TR: Neutral TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Hot C: Hot C: Hot R: Cold R: Cold BL: Neutral BL: Cold B: Neutral B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Neutral NOTES Matsui was a highly touted shortstop out of Japan, but flopped in NY. A gold glover on Japan�s artificial turf, Matsui struggled to adjust to grass. He also failed as a leadoff hitter, with a poor K/BB ratio, and swung for power at the top of the lineup rather than for average. To his credit, Matsui picked up his batting around May/June when a flaw was noticed in his swing, and he became good at slapping balls into left for singles. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DOUG MIENTKIEWICZ GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: June 19, 1974 First Position: 1B Second Position: None Throws: Right Bats: Left Career Potential: *** Batter Music: Rock Age: 30 Years Pro: 7 AL Gold Glove (1B): 1 (2001) Postseason Experience: WS 1x, LCS 2x, DS 3x (1 ring, 25 games, 4-2 record) Former Teams: Twins (643), Red Sox (49) Current Team: Mets APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 16 (from 13) Bat Color: 6 Height: 6�2� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 206 Elbow Guard: 2 Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: 1 Face: 1 Wristband: 4 Hair Color: 1 Socks: High Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: Off BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: High Offensive Value 430 (up from 232) RHP-Contact 70 (up from 64) LHP-Contact 58 (up from 53) RHP-Power 64 (up from 51) LHP-Power 60 (up from 50) Bunting 40 (up from 20) Discipline 85 Durability 75 Speed 65 Stealing 40 Baserunning 20 Fielding 95 Range 99 Strength 70 (up from 60) Accuracy 75 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 75 Take LHP 95 Take LHP 65 Take RHP 80 Take RHP 95 Take RHP 70 Miss LHP 10 Miss LHP 0 Miss LHP 10 Miss RHP 0 Miss RHP 0 Miss RHP 20 Chase LHP 40 Chase LHP 75 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 20 Chase RHP 65 Chase RHP 50 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Hot TL: Hot T: Neutral T: Cold TR: Neutral TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Neutral C: Hot C: Neutral R: Cold R: Neutral BL: Neutral BL: Cold B: Neutral B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Neutral NOTES Similar to Jason Phillips, Mientkiewicz had a down year at the plate. He is one of the best defensive first basemen in the league, and a good contact hitter that lacks home run power. Mientkiewicz was ninth in the AL in OBP in 2003, and had an OPS over 800 in 3 of the last 5 years, so he�s clearly capable of being a productive offensive player, especially at the bottom of the order. Considering the Mets only average three players with an OPS over 800 per year, anything they get from Mientkiewicz will be gravy. At worst, he�s got Todd Zeile�s bat with a vastly better glove. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- LASTINGS MILLEDGE (TOP 100, CHANGE FROM BRYANT TYNER) GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: April 5, 1985 First Position: CF Second Position: OF Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: **** Batter Music: Hip Hop Age: 19 Years Pro: 0 Postseason Experience: None Current Team: Mets APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 23 Bat Color: 4 Height: 6�1� Fielding Glove: 1 Weight: 185 Elbow Guard: 2 Body Type: Skinny Shin Guard: 2 Face: 15 Wristband: 6 Hair Color: 1 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 8 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 3 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Upright Offensive Value 232 RHP-Contact 40 LHP-Contact 50 RHP-Power 39 LHP-Power 43 Bunting 65 Discipline 50 Durability 65 Speed 83 Stealing 70 Baserunning 65 Fielding 75 Range 70 Strength 75 Accuracy 70 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 75 Take LHP 65 Take LHP 55 Take RHP 75 Take RHP 65 Take RHP 55 Miss LHP 55 Miss LHP 65 Miss LHP 80 Miss RHP 55 Miss RHP 65 Miss RHP 80 Chase LHP 75 Chase LHP 65 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 75 Chase RHP 65 Chase RHP 55 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Cold T: Neutral TR: Cold TR: Neutral L: Hot L: Neutral C: Hot C: Cold R: Neutral R: Neutral BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Neutral B: Neutral BR: Neutral BR: Cold NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ORBER MORENO GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: April 27, 1977 First Position: RP (from SP) Second Position: None Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: ** (up from *) Batter Music: Latin Age: 27 Years Pro: 3 Postseason Experience: None Former Teams: Royals (7) Current Team: Mets (40) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 49 Bat Color: 5 Height: 6�3� Fielding Glove: 5 Weight: 200 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Skinny Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 1 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 4 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Crouched Offensive Value 100 RHP-Contact 20 LHP-Contact 23 RHP-Power 21 LHP-Power 25 Bunting 65 Discipline 10 Durability 60 Speed 41 Stealing 0 Baserunning 40 Fielding 40 Range 55 Strength 75 Accuracy 60 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 85 Take LHP 75 Take LHP 60 Take RHP 85 Take RHP 75 Take RHP 60 Miss LHP 50 Miss LHP 60 Miss LHP 75 Miss RHP 50 Miss RHP 60 Miss RHP 75 Chase LHP 70 Chase LHP 60 Chase LHP 75 Chase RHP 70 Chase RHP 60 Chase RHP 40 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Cold TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Neutral C: Hot C: Neutral R: Neutral R: Neutral BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Neutral B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Cold PITCHER RATINGS Pitcher Delivery: Style 3 Pitching Value 628 (up from 529) Stamina 45 Pickoff 40 PITCH #1 [4-Seam Fastball] Overall 81 Control 67 Velocity 88 PITCH #2 [Changeup] PITCH #3 [Curveball] Overall 73 Overall 78 Movement 65 Movement 60 Trajectory 12-to-6 Trajectory 11-to-5 Control 56 Control 79 Velocity 74 Velocity 72 PITCH #4 [2-Seam Fastball] PITCH #5 [Slider] (from None) Overall 65 Overall 78 (from N/A) Movement 30 Movement 65 (from N/A) Trajectory 1-to-7 Trajectory 10-to-4 (from N/A) Control 64 Control 72 (from N/A) Velocity 85 Velocity 83 (from N/A) NOTES Moreno, once considered the Royals closer of the future, has had his career decimated by injuries. Last year Moreno had a 3.38 ERA (3-1, l save) with a good K/BB ratio out of the bullpen for the Mets last season before injuries again took their toll. He�ll be looked at to reproduce that as the Mets bullpen is unproven and shallow this year. Unfortunately, he�ll have to wait since he�s still recovering from shoulder surgery. Moreno was recently cleared to start pitching again in Double A. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- JOSE OFFERMAN GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: August 10, 1966 First Position: 1B Second Position: 2B Throws: Right Bats: Switch Career Potential: ** Batter Music: Hip Hop Age: 36 Years Pro: 14 Postseason Experience: LCS 1x, LDS 3x (14 games, 1-3 series record, .400 BA, .1024 OPS) Former Teams: Dodgers (579) Royals (415), Red Sox (465), Mariners (27), Twins (77), Phillies (33) Current Team: Mets APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 35 (from 33) Bat Color: 4 Height: 6�0� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 190 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Skinny Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 1 Socks: Low Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Open Offensive Value 331 (down from 364) RHP-Contact 67 (down from 79) LHP-Contact 47 RHP-Power 60 (down from 65) LHP-Power 42 Bunting 85 (down from 90) Discipline 75 Durability 55 Speed 70 (down from 73) Stealing 50 (down from 70) Baserunning 65 Fielding 50 (down from 60) Range 65 Strength 50 Accuracy 60 (down from 70) BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 90 Take LHP 85 Take LHP 85 Take RHP 75 Take RHP 99 Take RHP 99 Miss LHP 30 Miss LHP 50 Miss LHP 0 Miss RHP 10 Miss RHP 30 Miss RHP 20 Chase LHP 10 Chase LHP 50 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 20 Chase RHP 10 Chase RHP 65 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Neutral TL: Cold T: Cold T: Cold TR: Cold TR: Hot L: Cold L: Hot C: Neutral C: Hot R: Hot R: Neutral BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Hot B: Hot BR: Cold BR: Hot NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- JUAN PADILLA GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: July 18, 1978 First Position: RP (Change from SP) Second Position: None Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: ** (from *) Batter Music: Latin Age: 28 Years Pro: 1 Postseason Experience: None Former Teams: Yankees (6), Reds (12) Current Team: Mets APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 28 (from 60) Bat Color: 2 Height: 6�0� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 200 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 1 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 5 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Bent Offensive Value 100 RHP-Contact 21 LHP-Contact 27 RHP-Power 22 LHP-Power 27 Bunting 55 Discipline 30 Durability 50 Speed 54 Stealing 30 Baserunning 10 Fielding 55 Range 55 Strength 70 Accuracy 60 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 75 Take LHP 65 Take LHP 55 Take RHP 75 Take RHP 65 Take RHP 55 Miss LHP 55 Miss LHP 65 Miss LHP 80 Miss RHP 55 Miss RHP 65 Miss RHP 80 Chase LHP 75 Chase LHP 65 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 75 Chase RHP 65 Chase RHP 55 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Cold TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Neutral C: Hot C: Neutral R: Neutral R: Neutral BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Neutral B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Cold PITCHER RATINGS Pitcher Delivery: Style 6 Pitching Value 661 (up from 463) Stamina 49 Pickoff 55 PITCH #1 [4-Seam Fastball] Overall 82 (down from 85) Control 77 (up from 69) Velocity 87 (down from 91) PITCH #2 [Changeup] PITCH #3 [Curveball] Overall 70 (up from 65) Overall 70 (up from 65) Movement 40 Movement 40 Trajectory 12-to-6 Trajectory 11-to-5 Control 73 (up from 56) Control 72 (up from 59) Velocity 76 Velocity 73 PITCH #4 [Cutter] (from None) PITCH #5 [None] Overall 74 (from N/A) Overall N/A Movement 55 (from N/A) Movement N/A Trajectory 9-to-3 (from N/A) Trajectory N/A Control 73 (from N/A Control N/A Velocity 86 (from N/A Velocity N/A NOTES Made the Triple A All-star game this year as the closer of the Norfolk Tides. Was promoted to the majors with the Mets shortly after. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- YUSMEIRO PETIT (TOP 100, CHANGE FROM TOM TUCKER) GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: November 22, 1984 First Position: SP Second Position: None Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: **** Batter Music: Latin Age: 20 Years Pro: 0 Postseason Experience: None Current Team: Mets APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 24 (from 41) Bat Color: 3 Height: 6�0� Fielding Glove: 1 (from 5) Weight: 220 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Heavy Shin Guard: None Face: 11 (from 8) Wristband: None Hair Color: 1 Socks: High Hair Style: 3 (from 4) Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Generic Offensive Value 100 RHP-Contact 16 LHP-Contact 13 RHP-Power 2 LHP-Power 14 Bunting 55 Discipline 0 Durability 70 (up from 50) Speed 48 Stealing 10 Baserunning 50 Fielding 75 Range 85 Strength 95 Accuracy 75 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 65 Take LHP 55 Take LHP 40 Take RHP 65 Take RHP 55 Take RHP 40 Miss LHP 65 Miss LHP 75 Miss LHP 90 Miss RHP 65 Miss RHP 75 Miss RHP 90 Chase LHP 85 Chase LHP 75 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 85 Chase RHP 75 Chase RHP 65 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Cold TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Neutral C: Hot C: Cold R: Hot R: Neutral BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Neutral B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Cold PITCHER RATINGS Pitcher Delivery: Style 3 Pitching Value 463 Stamina 55 (up from 45) Pickoff 75 PITCH #1 [4-Seam Fastball] Overall 83 (down from 85) Control 68 Velocity 90 (down from 92) PITCH #2 [Changeup] PITCH #3 [Curveball] Overall 65 Overall 72 Movement 40 Movement 65 Trajectory 12-to-6 Trajectory 11-to-5 Control 56 Control 52 Velocity 80 (up from 77) Velocity 77 PITCH #4 [Slider] PITCH #5 [2-Seam Fastball] Overall 74 (up from 69) Overall 68 Movement 65 Movement 50 Trajectory 10-to-4 Trajectory 1-to-7 Control 58 (up from 42) Control 60 Velocity 82 Velocity 88 (down from 90) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- MIKE PIAZZA GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: September 4, 1968 First Position: C Second Position: None (from 1B) Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: ***** Batter Music: Dance Age: 36 Years Pro: 14 All-Star selections: 12 (1993-2002, 2004-2005) All-Star MVP: 1 (1996) NL Rookie of Year: 1 (1993) Postseason Experience: WS 1x, LCS 2x, LDS 4x (28 games, 3-4 series record, .255 BA, .799 OPS) Former Teams: Dodgers (726), Marlins (5) Current Team: Mets (859) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 31 Bat Color: 1 Height: 6�3� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 215 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: 4 Hair Color: 1 Socks: Low Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Piazza Offensive Value 463 (down from 529) RHP-Contact 68 LHP-Contact 73 (down from 83) RHP-Power 72 LHP-Power 75 (down from 84) Bunting 30 Discipline 70 (down from 75) Durability 75 Speed 44 Stealing 10 Baserunning 40 (up from 10) Fielding 60 (up from 40) Range 60 Strength 50 (up from 40) Accuracy 55 (up from 40) BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 75 Take LHP 90 Take LHP 30 Take RHP 70 Take RHP 65 Take RHP 60 Miss LHP 10 Miss LHP 0 Miss LHP 50 Miss RHP 30 Miss RHP 20 Miss RHP 40 Chase LHP 50 Chase LHP 50 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 40 Chase RHP 80 Chase RHP 75 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Hot T: Hot T: Cold TR: Cold TR: Cold L: Hot L: Neutral C: Hot C: Hot R: Cold R: Neutral BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Neutral B: Hot BR: Neutral BR: Neutral NOTES Piazza is the best hitting catcher in baseball history. Last season he became the all-time leader in home runs among catchers. Sadly his career has taken a sharp decline, just as it did to Johnny Bench. Piazza was once a lock to hit at least .300, now he hasn�t hit that in four years. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- PRENTICE REDMAN (Created Player) GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: August 23, 1979 First Position: RF (from LF) Second Position: OF Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: * Batter Music: Rock Age: 25 Years Pro: 1 Postseason Experience: None Current Team: Mets (15) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 20 Bat Color: 2 Height: 6�3� Fielding Glove: 1 Weight: 185 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Skinny Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 1 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Generic Offensive Value 166 (up from 100) RHP-Contact 40 LHP-Contact 43 RHP-Power 47 LHP-Power 43 Bunting 30 Discipline 55 (up from 50) Durability 40 (up from 30) Speed 68 (up from 45) Stealing 50 (up from 30) Baserunning 60 Fielding 55 (up from 50) Range 60 (up from 50) Strength 55 (up from 50) Accuracy 50 (up from 40) BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 90 Take LHP 75 Take LHP 60 Take RHP 70 Take RHP 55 Take RHP 20 Miss LHP 50 Miss LHP 60 Miss LHP 75 Miss RHP 50 Miss RHP 0 Miss RHP 0 Chase LHP 70 Chase LHP 99 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 50 Chase RHP 85 Chase RHP 99 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Cold TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Neutral C: Hot C: Neutral R: Neutral R: Neutral BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Neutral BL: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Cold NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- JOSE REYES (NEW-Edit) GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: June 11, 1983 First Position: SS Second Position: 2B Throws: Right Bats: Switch Career Potential: **** Batter Music: Hip Hop Age: 21 Years Pro: 2 Postseason Experience: None Current Team: Mets (122) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 7 Bat Color: 4 Height: 6�0� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 166 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Skinny Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: 1 Hair Color: 1 Socks: Low Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Bent Offensive Value 661 (up from 496) RHP-Contact 70 (up from 61) LHP-Contact 78 (up from 75) RHP-Power 54 (up from 47) LHP-Power 58 (down from 66) Bunting 60 (up from 55) Discipline 50 Durability 65 Speed 95 (up from 88) Stealing 99 (up from 75) Baserunning 60 (up from 55) Fielding 65 (up from 60) Range 80 (up from 70) Strength 90 (up from 80) Accuracy 75 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 70 Take LHP 99 Take LHP 65 Take RHP 75 Take RHP 85 Take RHP 55 Miss LHP 10 Miss LHP 0 Miss LHP 20 Miss RHP 10 Miss RHP 20 Miss RHP 0 Chase LHP 55 Chase LHP 70 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 40 Chase RHP 65 Chase RHP 90 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Hot T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Cold TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Neutral C: Hot C: Neutral R: Hot R: Hot BL: Hot BL: Cold B: Cold B: Neutral BR: Hot BR: Hot NOTES The young Reyes is quickly improving, but desperately needs a full season of health if he hopes to break out. He also needs to learn how to draw a walk. He could become one of the best top of the order men in recent memory if this happens, especially in a Met offense that has been built around speed (Reyes/Matsui/Beltran/Wright are likely the 1-4 hitters in the coming future). ----------------------------------------------------------------------- JERROD RIGGAN (Created Player) GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: May 16, 1974 First Position: RP Second Position: None Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: ** Batter Music: Rock Age: 30 Years Pro: 4 Postseason Experience: None Current Team: Mets (67) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 31 Bat Color: 1 Height: 6�3� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 197 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Skinny Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 5 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 4 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Upright Offensive Value 100 RHP-Contact 29 LHP-Contact 22 RHP-Power 21 LHP-Power 24 Bunting 20 Discipline 10 Durability 60 Speed 45 Stealing 0 Baserunning 30 Fielding 65 Range 50 Strength 65 Accuracy 65 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 90 Take LHP 75 Take LHP 60 Take RHP 70 Take RHP 55 Take RHP 20 Miss LHP 50 Miss LHP 60 Miss LHP 75 Miss RHP 50 Miss RHP 0 Miss RHP 0 Chase LHP 70 Chase LHP 99 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 50 Chase RHP 85 Chase RHP 99 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Cold TR: Neutral L: Cold L: Cold C: Hot C: Hot R: Neutral R: Cold BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Neutral B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Cold PITCHER RATINGS Pitcher Delivery: Style 2 Pitching Value 463 Stamina 47 (down from 57) Pickoff 20 PITCH #1 [4-Seam Fastball] Overall 81 Control 52 Velocity 92 PITCH #2 [Slider] PITCH #3 [Splitter] Overall 73 Overall 73 Movement 75 Movement 55 Trajectory 11-to-5 Trajectory 10-to-4 Control 44 Control 69 Velocity 83 Velocity 82 PITCH #4 [2-Seam Fastball] PITCH #5 [None] Overall 72 Overall N/A Movement 65 Movement N/A Trajectory ? Trajectory N/A Control 53 Control N/A Velocity 92 Velocity N/A NOTES Riggan pitched effectively for the Mets out of the bullpen in 2001, but was included in the Roberto Alomar trade and sent to Cleveland. He later returned to the Mets, but they sold him days later to a Japanese team. Riggan is back with the Mets on a minor league contract, but he has yet to pitch due to injury. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ROYCE RING (Created Player) GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: December 21, 1980 First Position: RP Second Position: None Throws: Left Bats: Left Career Potential: *** Batter Music: Pop Age: 24 Years Pro: 0 Postseason Experience: None Current Team: Mets APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 22 Bat Color: 1 Height: 6�0� Fielding Glove: 2 Weight: 220 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Heavy Shin Guard: None Face: 2 Wristband: None Hair Color: 5 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 5 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 7 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Generic Offensive Value 100 RHP-Contact 18 LHP-Contact 15 RHP-Power 21 LHP-Power 18 Bunting 20 Discipline 10 Durability 75 Speed 43 Stealing 0 Baserunning 20 Fielding 50 Range 55 Strength 55 Accuracy 55 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 85 Take LHP 75 Take LHP 60 Take RHP 85 Take RHP 50 Take RHP 60 Miss LHP 50 Miss LHP 60 Miss LHP 75 Miss RHP 50 Miss RHP 60 Miss RHP 75 Chase LHP 70 Chase LHP 60 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 70 Chase RHP 60 Chase RHP 40 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Cold TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Neutral C: Hot C: Neutral R: Neutral R: Neutral BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Neutral B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Cold PITCHER RATINGS Pitcher Delivery: Style 1 Pitching Value 529 Stamina 43 Pickoff 55 PITCH #1 [4-Seam Fastball] Overall 84 Control 69 Velocity 90 PITCH #2 [Circle Change] PITCH #3 [Slider] Overall 76 Overall 78 Movement 65 Movement 70 Trajectory 1-to-7 Trajectory 2-to-8 Control 65 Control 65 Velocity 77 Velocity 83 PITCH #4 [Curveball] PITCH #5 [None] Overall 69 Overall N/A Movement 55 Movement N/A Trajectory 1-to-7 Trajectory N/A Control 57 Control N/A Velocity 79 Velocity N/A NOTES Ring is a young setup man the Mets acquired from the White Sox in the Roberto Alomar trade. He is expected to make his major league debut this season. He is similar to Mike Stanton but depends on his Slider more than his Curveball. Ring was once a fireballer, but has lost some velocity on his fastball. He used to throw it 95+ MPH in college, but now he throws it 91-93 MPH. He�s since become a breaking ball pitcher. He can close part time (ala Stanton), but not full time because he doesn�t have a plus fastball anymore. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- JOSE SANTIAGO (Created Player) GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: November 5, 1974 First Position: RP Second Position: None Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: ** Batter Music: Latin Age: 30 Years Pro: 7 Postseason Experience: None Former Teams: Royals (105), Phillies (95), Indians (25) Current Team: Mets APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 33 (from 48) Bat Color: 4 Height: 6�3� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 215 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: None Face: 11 (from 1) Wristband: None Hair Color: 1 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 9 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 7 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Upright Offensive Value 100 RHP-Contact 22 LHP-Contact 20 RHP-Power 22 LHP-Power 24 Bunting 20 Discipline 50 Durability 65 Speed 47 Stealing 0 Baserunning 30 Fielding 60 Range 50 Strength 65 Accuracy 65 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 85 Take LHP 75 Take LHP 60 Take RHP 85 Take RHP 75 Take RHP 60 Miss LHP 50 Miss LHP 60 Miss LHP 75 Miss RHP 50 Miss RHP 60 Miss RHP 75 Chase LHP 70 Chase LHP 60 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 70 Chase RHP 60 Chase RHP 40 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Cold TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Neutral C: Hot C: Neutral R: Neutral R: Neutral BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Neutral B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Cold PITCHER RATINGS Pitcher Delivery: Style 2 Pitching Value 562 (up from 430) Stamina 55 (up from 41) Pickoff 40 PITCH #1 [4-Seam Fastball] Overall 81 (down from 82) Control 65 Velocity 89 PITCH #2 [Slider] PITCH #3 [Sinker] (from None) Overall 77 Overall 70 Movement 60 Movement 50 Trajectory 11-to-5 Trajectory 12-to-6 Control 76 Control 68 Velocity 80 Velocity 86 PITCH #4 [Changeup] (from None) PITCH #5 [None] Overall 61 Overall N/A Movement 20 Movement N/A Trajectory 2-to-8 Trajectory N/A Control 58 Control N/A Velocity 78 Velocity N/A NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- JAE WEONG SEO GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: May 24, 1977 First Position: SP Second Position: None Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: *** Batter Music: Pop Age: 27 Years Pro: 3 Postseason Experience: None Current Team: Mets (57) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 26 Bat Color: 4 Height: 6�1� Fielding Glove: 1 Weight: 210 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 1 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Upright RHP-Contact 29 LHP-Contact 21 RHP-Power 22 LHP-Power 30 Bunting 40 (down from 65) Discipline 10 Durability 55 Speed 53 Stealing 10 Baserunning 40 Fielding 50 Range 50 Strength 80 Accuracy 75 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 90 Take LHP 75 Take LHP 60 Take RHP 70 Take RHP 55 Take RHP 20 Miss LHP 50 Miss LHP 60 Miss LHP 75 Miss RHP 50 Miss RHP 0 Miss RHP 0 Chase LHP 70 Chase LHP 99 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 50 Chase RHP 85 Chase RHP 99 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Cold TR: Neutral L: Cold L: Cold C: Hot C: Hot R: Neutral R: Cold BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Neutral B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Cold PITCHER RATINGS Pitcher Delivery: J. Seo Pitching Value 1024 (up from 595) Stamina 82 Pickoff 55 (up from 50) PITCH #1 [4-Seam Fastball] Overall 89 (up from 82) Control 86 (up from 66) Velocity 90 (up from 89) PITCH #2 [Changeup] PITCH #3 [Slider] Overall 78 (up from 66) Overall 76 (up from 71) Movement 55 (up from 30) Movement 55 Trajectory 11-to-5 Trajectory 10-to-4 Control 84 (up from 66) Control 79 (up from 62) Velocity 76 Velocity 80 PITCH #4 [Curveball] (from None) PITCH #5 [Splitter] (from None) Overall 72 (from N/A) Overall 73 (from N/A) Movement 50 (from N/A) Movement 50 (from N/A) Trajectory 12-to-6 (from N/A) Trajectory 12-to-6 (from N/A) Control 74 (from N/A) Control 77 (from N/A) Velocity 74 (from N/A) Velocity 84 (from N/A) *Also throws Splitter, Cutter. NOTES Seo was formerly a top-pitching prospect, but he lost two years of his career to Tommy John surgeries while in the minors. He has had to compensate for his loss in velocity by becoming a control pitcher. Unfortunately, Seo only has a three-pitch repertoire, one that hitters usually catch on to by their third AB. That probably makes Seo a long reliever until he adds another pitch to his arsenal. The Mets tried to teach Seo how to throw a 2-Seam Fastball but were unsuccessful, and with a solid starting rotation one would think that Seo is not in their long-term plans unless injuries push him to the forefront. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SHINGO TAKATSU Career Potential: *** (from *****) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- STEVE TRACHSEL GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: October 31, 1970 First Position: SP Second Position: None Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: *** (from **) Batter Music: Country Age: 34 Years Pro: 12 All-Star selections: 1 (1996) Postseason Experience: None Former Teams: Cubs (187), Devil Rays (23), Blue Jays (11) Current Team: Mets (124) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 29 Bat Color: 4 Height: 6�4� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 205 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 1 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Closed Offensive Value 100 RHP-Contact 33 LHP-Contact 35 RHP-Power 30 LHP-Power 38 Bunting 70 Discipline 50 Durability 85 Speed 46 Stealing 10 Baserunning 0 Fielding 90 Range 60 Strength 70 Accuracy 75 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER Take LHP 70 Take LHP 99 Take LHP 55 Take RHP 80 Take RHP 70 Take RHP 70 Miss LHP 60 Miss LHP 60 Miss LHP 75 Miss RHP 10 Miss RHP 90 Miss RHP 30 Chase LHP 50 Chase LHP 0 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 60 Chase RHP 30 Chase RHP 55 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Cold TR: Cold L: Cold L: Cold C: Hot C: Hot R: Neutral R: Cold BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Neutral B: Hot BR: Cold BR: Hot PITCHER RATINGS Pitcher Delivery: Style 8 Pitching Value 925 Stamina 87 Pickoff 65 PITCH #1 [4-Seam Fastball] Overall 86 Control 83 Velocity 88 PITCH #2 [Curveball] PITCH #3 [2-Seam Fastball] Overall 78 Overall 79 (up from 75) Movement 70 Movement 60 (up from 50) Trajectory 12-to-6 Trajectory 2-to-8 Control 64 Control 81 Velocity 73 Velocity 86 PITCH #4 [Cutter] PITCH #5 [Forkball] Overall 72 Overall 75 Movement 50 Movement 65 Trajectory 9-to-3 Trajectory 12-to-6 Control 74 Control 63 Velocity 85 Velocity 81 NOTES Trachsel�s career came to a crossroads in his first season with the Mets. He started off the 2001 season with a 1-6 record and an 8.24 ERA. Trachsel accepted a demotion to AAA Norfolk. He made three starts going 2-0, and also threw a minor league no-hitter (7 innings). Trachsel finished off the year with an 11-13 record and a 4.46 era. He was the team�s best pitcher for the rest of the season as the team nearly snuck into the playoffs. Since 2001, Trachsel has recorded more wins than any other Met pitcher, and has thrown 4 shutouts in the last 4 years. It looks like Trachsel could be at a career crossroads again though. He is going to miss at least half of the season, perhaps the entire season. If Trachsel had pitched a certain number of innings this year (something he was practically considered a lock to do) it would have activated another year on his contract after this one. Now it looks like he�s going to be a free agent coming off a year of injury, and will be entering his 35th year. There are plenty of pitchers that don�t make it back when they reach that age (Denny Neagle, Shane Reynolds, etc) so Trachsel�s days as an effective starter (and his days with the Mets) could soon be over. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- LINO URDANETA Jersey Number: 34 (from 65) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ERIC VALENT GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: April 4, 1977 First Position: LF Second Position: 1B Throws: Left Bats: Left Career Potential: ** Batter Music: Country Age: 28 Years Pro: 4 Postseason Experience: None Former Teams: Phillies (27), Reds (18) Current Team: Mets (130) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 57 Bat Color: 4 Height: 5�11� Fielding Glove: 2 Weight: 195 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: 1 Face: 1 Wristband: 2 Hair Color: 6 Socks: Low Hair Style: 4 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Upright Offensive Value 331 (down from 397) RHP-Contact 70 (down from 74) LHP-Contact 50 (down from 60) RHP-Power 74 LHP-Power 41 Bunting 55 Discipline 75 Durability 75 Speed 55 Stealing 10 (up from 0) Baserunning 10 (up from 0) Fielding 60 (up from 40) Range 60 (up from 55) Strength 60 Accuracy 70 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 75 Take LHP 90 Take LHP 70 Take RHP 60 Take RHP 95 Take RHP 75 Miss LHP 10 Miss LHP 0 Miss LHP 0 Miss RHP 20 Miss RHP 0 Miss RHP 10 Chase LHP 50 Chase LHP 70 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 40 Chase RHP 55 Chase RHP 70 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Neutral TL: Hot T: Neutral T: Hot TR: Neutral TR: Cold L: Neutral L: Cold C: Hot C: Hot R: Hot R: Neutral BL: Cold BL: Neutral B: Hot B: Hot BR: Cold BR: Neutral NOTES Valent is a younger version of John Vander Wal. I don�t think Mets fans would have predicted that Valent would have been their second best hitter OPS-wise on the 2004 season, but that�s how things ended up. Valent was the eighth player in Mets history to hit for the Cycle. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- GERALD WILLIAMS GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: August 10, 1966 First Position: CF (change from RF) Second Position: OF Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: * Batter Music: Hip Hop Age: 38 Years Pro: 13 Postseason Experience: WS 1x, LCS 2x, LDS 3x (26 games, 3-3 series record, .217 BA, .547 OPS) Former Teams: Yankees (313), Brewers (181), Braves (272), Devil Rays (208), Yankees (71), Marlins (27) Current Team: Mets (57) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 21 Bat Color: 4 Height: 6�2� Fielding Glove: 2 Weight: 187 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Skinny Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 1 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 8 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Crouched Offensive Value 397 (up from 364) RHP-Contact 50 (up from 48) LHP-Contact 66 RHP-Power 56 (up from 46) LHP-Power 60 Bunting 55 Discipline 55 (down from 60) Durability 55 Speed 80 Stealing 55 Baserunning 70 (up from 40) Fielding 50 Range 80 Strength 65 Accuracy 60 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 65 Take LHP 90 Take LHP 75 Take RHP 75 Take RHP 99 Take RHP 30 Miss LHP 50 Miss LHP 50 Miss LHP 0 Miss RHP 10 Miss RHP 0 Miss RHP 20 Chase LHP 50 Chase LHP 90 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 60 Chase RHP 95 Chase RHP 75 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Hot T: Hot TR: Neutral TR: Cold L: Neutral L: Cold C: Hot C: Neutral R: Cold R: Cold BL: Neutral BL: Cold B: Hot B: Cold BR: Cold BR: Neutral NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- CHRIS WOODWARD GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: June 27, 1976 First Position: SS Second Position: UTIL (from IF) Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: ** (from ***) Batter Music: Pop Age: 28 Years Pro: 6 Postseason Experience: None Former Teams: Blue Jays (351) Current Team: Mets APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 4 Bat Color: 4 Height: 6�0� Fielding Glove: 1 Weight: 185 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Skinny Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 1 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 7 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Generic Offensive Value 298 (up from 265) RHP-Contact 67 (up from 59) LHP-Contact 66 (up from 62) RHP-Power 58 (up from 49) LHP-Power 56 (up from 49) Bunting 60 Discipline 65 Durability 75 Speed 63 Stealing 10 Baserunning 40 Fielding 75 Range 75 Strength 75 Accuracy 75 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 75 Take LHP 95 Take LHP 85 Take RHP 70 Take RHP 95 Take RHP 85 Miss LHP 10 Miss LHP 55 Miss LHP 50 Miss RHP 10 Miss RHP 20 Miss RHP 50 Chase LHP 40 Chase LHP 30 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 60 Chase RHP 80 Chase RHP 65 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Hot TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Cold TR: Cold TR: Hot L: Neutral L: Cold C: Neutral C: Neutral R: Neutral R: Hot BL: Neutral BL: Cold B: Neutral B: Neutral BR: Neutral BR: Neutral NOTES A below average career shortstop, the Mets have turned Woodward into a useful utility man off the bench. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DAVID WRIGHT GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: December 20, 1982 First Position: 3B Second Position: None Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: ***** (from ****) Batter Music: Country Age: 21 Years Pro: 1 Postseason Experience: None Current Team: Mets (69) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 5 Bat Color: 1 Height: 6�0� Fielding Glove: 2 Weight: 200 Elbow Guard: 2 Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: 6 Hair Color: 1 Socks: Low Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: High Offensive Value 793 (up from 562) RHP-Contact 78 LHP-Contact 92 (up from 76) RHP-Power 73 (down from 83) LHP-Power 83 (up from 62) Bunting 65 Discipline 80 (up from 75) Durability 85 (up from 75) Speed 72 (up from 67) Stealing 75 Baserunning 65 Fielding 65 Range 65 Strength 75 Accuracy 70 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 75 Take LHP 90 Take LHP 70 Take RHP 60 Take RHP 95 Take RHP 75 Miss LHP 10 Miss LHP 0 Miss LHP 0 Miss RHP 20 Miss RHP 0 Miss RHP 10 Chase LHP 50 Chase LHP 70 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 40 Chase RHP 55 Chase RHP 70 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Neutral TL: Hot T: Neutral T: Hot TR: Neutral TR: Cold L: Neutral L: Cold C: Hot C: Hot R: Hot R: Neutral BL: Cold BL: Neutral B: Hot B: Hot BR: Cold BR: Neutral NOTES Wright was one of the best rookies in 2004. He was in the top 10 among rookies in most offensive categories despite only playing 69 games. He had the most homers for a Met rookie after the all-star break since Darryl Strawberry. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- TYLER YATES First Position: RP (from SP) Career Potential: ** (from ***) Jersey Number: 83 (from 33) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- VICTOR ZAMBRANO (NEW-Edit) GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: August 6, 1975 First Position: SP Second Position: None Throws: Right Bats: Switch Career Potential: *** Batter Music: Latin Age: 29 Years Pro: 5 Bases on Balls King: 2 (2002-2003) Wild Pitch King: 1 (2003) Hit Batters King: 1 (2003) Postseason Experience: None Former Teams: Devil Rays (135) Current Team: Mets (3) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 38 Bat Color: 2 Height: 6�0� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 203 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 1 Socks: Low Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Upright Offensive Value 100 RHP-Contact 29 LHP-Contact 25 RHP-Power 20 LHP-Power 32 Bunting 65 Discipline 40 Durability 80 Speed 46 Stealing 10 Baserunning 40 Fielding 75 Range 60 Strength 75 Accuracy 75 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 50 Take LHP 75 Take LHP 60 Take RHP 65 Take RHP 50 Take RHP 55 Miss LHP 50 Miss LHP 60 Miss LHP 75 Miss RHP 10 Miss RHP 60 Miss RHP 75 Chase LHP 70 Chase LHP 60 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 65 Chase RHP 90 Chase RHP 40 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Cold TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Neutral C: Hot C: Neutral R: Neutral R: Neutral BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Neutral B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Cold PITCHER RATINGS Pitcher Delivery: Style 8 Pitching Value 892 (down from 958) Stamina 88 (up from 83) Pickoff 70 PITCH #1 [4-Seam Fastball] Overall 86 (down from 88) Control 71 (down from 73) Velocity 92 (down from 93) PITCH #2 [Changeup] PITCH #3 [Slider] Overall 86 (down from 91) Overall 80 (down from 85) Movement 80 (down from 85) Movement 75 (down from 80) Trajectory 10-to-4 Trajectory 10-to-4 Control 76 (down from 84) Control 64 (down from 72) Velocity 69 (down from 81) Velocity 83 PITCH #4 [2-Seam Fastball] PITCH #5 [None] Overall 81 (down from 85) Overall N/A Movement 75 (down from 80) Movement N/A Trajectory 2-to-8 Trajectory N/A Control 67 (down from 72) Control N/A Velocity 92 (up from 90) Velocity N/A NOTES Zambrano was the pitcher the Mets acquired for young gun Scott Kazmir. His stuff is frequently described as �filthy� or �nasty� but he�s had terrible control� until this season. His strikeout rates are down, but he�s using his stuff to get more ground balls. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *********************************************************************** NYY. New York Yankees ----------------------------------------------------------------------- JASON ANDERSON Career Potential: ** (from ***) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- MARK BELLHORN GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: August 23, 1974 First Position: 2B Second Position: IF Throws: Right Bats: Switch Career Potential: *** Batter Music: Country Age: 30 Years Pro: 7 Postseason Experience: WS 1x, LCS 1x, LDS 1x (1 ring, 14 games, 3-0 series record, .191 BA, .844 OPS) Former Teams: Athletics (126), Cubs (197), Rockies (48), Red Sox (223) Current Team: Yankees APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 12 Bat Color: 5 Height: 6�1� Fielding Glove: 2 Weight: 205 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: 1 Hair Color: 1 Socks: High Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Generic Offensive Value 463 RHP-Contact 62 (down from 64) LHP-Contact 81 RHP-Power 61 (up from 55) LHP-Power 74 (down from 79) Bunting 40 Discipline 85 Durability 75 Speed 62 (up from 59) Stealing 65 Baserunning 65 Fielding 50 Range 65 (up from 60) Strength 60 Accuracy 65 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 80 Take LHP 95 Take LHP 85 Take RHP 85 Take RHP 99 Take RHP 90 Miss LHP 40 Miss LHP 55 Miss LHP 50 Miss RHP 30 Miss RHP 30 Miss RHP 30 Chase LHP 40 Chase LHP 20 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 30 Chase RHP 55 Chase RHP 60 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Hot TL: Cold T: Cold T: Neutral TR: Cold TR: Cold L: Neutral L: Neutral C: Hot C: Hot R: Cold R: Cold BL: Neutral BL: Cold B: Hot B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Cold NOTES Bellhorn is a Moneyball player to the extreme. Almost half of his 2004 plate appearances resulted in a strikeout, walk, or home run. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ROBINSON CANO (Created Player) GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: October 22, 1982 First Position: 2B Second Position: None Throws: Right Bats: Left Career Potential: *** Batter Music: Latin Age: 22 Years Pro: 0 Postseason Experience: None Current Team: Yankees APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 22 Bat Color: 2 Height: 6�0� Fielding Glove: 2 Weight: 175 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Skinny Shin Guard: None Face: 12 Wristband: None Hair Color: 1 Socks: Low Hair Style: 5 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Generic Offensive Value 430 RHP-Contact 78 LHP-Contact 66 RHP-Power 65 LHP-Power 52 Bunting 70 Discipline 50 Durability 80 Speed 70 Stealing 40 Baserunning 40 Fielding 60 Range 70 Strength 80 Accuracy 60 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP ? Take LHP ? Take LHP ? Take RHP ? Take RHP ? Take RHP ? Miss LHP ? Miss LHP ? Miss LHP ? Miss RHP ? Miss RHP ? Miss RHP ? Chase LHP ? Chase LHP ? Chase LHP ? Chase RHP ? Chase RHP ? Chase RHP ? HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: ? TL: ? T: ? T: ? TR: ? TR: ? L: ? L: ? C: ? C: ? R: ? R: ? BL: ? BL: ? B: ? B: ? BR: ? BR: ? NOTES Considering how depleted the Yankees farm system is, who would have thought that they�d have the leading candidate for AL Rookie of the Year? ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SHAWN CHACON (Edited in EA Sports Online Download) First Position: SP (from RP) Jersey Number: 39 (from 34) Pitching Value 727 (up from 628) Stamina 75 (from 45) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- BUBBA CROSBY GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: August 11, 1976 First Position: CF Second Position: OF Throws: Left Bats: Left Career Potential: ** (from ***) Batter Music: Heavy Rock Age: 28 Years Pro: 1 Postseason Experience: LCS 1x, DS 1x (3 games, 1-1 series record) Former Teams: Dodgers (9) Current Team: Yankees (55) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 19 Bat Color: 4 Height: 5�1� Fielding Glove: 1 Weight: 185 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 6 Socks: High Hair Style: 4 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 8 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Generic Offensive Value 232 (up from 100) RHP-Contact 46 (up from 42) LHP-Contact 40 (down from 46) RHP-Power 58 (up from 40) LHP-Power 44 Bunting 55 Discipline 20 Durability 80 Speed 80 (up from 49) Stealing 50 Baserunning 50 (up from 40) Fielding 65 (up from 50) Range 80 (up from 50) Strength 60 Accuracy 60 (up from 55) BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 65 Take LHP 75 Take LHP 90 Take RHP 60 Take RHP 70 Take RHP 0 Miss LHP 55 Miss LHP 60 Miss LHP 75 Miss RHP 40 Miss RHP 60 Miss RHP 55 Chase LHP 75 Chase LHP 40 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 55 Chase RHP 85 Chase RHP 70 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Neutral TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Cold C: Neutral C: Neutral R: Cold R: Cold BL: Neutral BL: Cold B: Cold B: Hot BR: Cold BR: Cold NOTES Was optioned back to the minor leagues when the Yankees moved Tony Womack to the outfield. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- JORGE DE PAULA GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: November 10, 1978 First Position: SP Second Position: None Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: ** Batter Music: Latin Age: 26 Years Pro: 2 Postseason Experience: None Current Team: Yankees (7) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 60 Bat Color: 2 Height: 6�1� Fielding Glove: 1 Weight: 160 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Skinny Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 1 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 8 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Generic Offensive Value 100 RHP-Contact 27 LHP-Contact 24 RHP-Power 29 LHP-Power 26 Bunting 55 Discipline 30 Durability 30 Speed 39 Stealing 0 Baserunning 30 Fielding 50 Range 40 Strength 65 Accuracy 55 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 85 Take LHP 75 Take LHP 60 Take RHP 85 Take RHP 75 Take RHP 60 Miss LHP 50 Miss LHP 60 Miss LHP 75 Miss RHP 50 Miss RHP 60 Miss RHP 75 Chase LHP 70 Chase LHP 60 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 70 Chase RHP 60 Chase RHP 40 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Cold TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Neutral C: Hot C: Neutral R: Neutral R: Neutral BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Neutral B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Cold PITCHER RATINGS Pitcher Delivery: Style 3 Pitching Value 694 Stamina 64 Pickoff 20 PITCH #1 [4-Seam Fastball] Overall 83 (up from 82) Control 65 (up from 60) Velocity 91 PITCH #2 [Changeup] PITCH #3 [Slider] (from Curveball) Overall 73 (up from 67) Overall 66 (up from 63) Movement 50 (up from 40) Movement 30 (up from 20) Trajectory 11-to-5 Trajectory 11-to-5 Control 75 (up from 63) Control 68 (down from 77) Velocity 80 Velocity 83 (up from 73) PITCH #4 [2-Seam Fastball] PITCH #5 [None] Overall 68 (up from 66) Overall N/A Movement 40 Movement N/A Trajectory 2-to-8 Trajectory N/A Control 66 (up from 61) Control N/A Velocity 88 Velocity N/A NOTES DePaula had Tommy John surgery in 2004. He has the best changeup in the Yankees� minor league system, and an inconsistent slider. The Yanks are hoping he can become a Ramiro Mendoza type player. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ALAN EMBREE Jersey Number: 46 (from 43) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- WAYNE FRANKLIN Jersey Number: 48 (from 28) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- JASON GIAMBI (NEW-Edit) GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: January 8, 1971 First Position: 1B Second Position: None Throws: Right Bats: Left Career Potential: ***** Batter Music: Country Age: 34 Years Pro: 10 All-Star selections: 5 (2000-2004) AL Most Valuable Player: 1 (2000) Postseason Experience: WS 1x, LCS 1x, LDS 4x (31 games, 2-4 series record, .279 BA, .902 OPS) Former Teams: Athletics (953) Current Team: Yankees (391) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 25 Bat Color: 1 Height: 6�3� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 230 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Heavy Shin Guard: 1 Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 1 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Giambi Offensive Value 628 (up from 397) RHP-Contact 79 (up from 54) LHP-Contact 66 RHP-Power 92 (up from 76) LHP-Power 75 (down from 83) Bunting 0 Discipline 95 Durability 55 Speed 44 Stealing 10 (down from 20) Baserunning 40 Fielding 50 Range 40 Strength 55 Accuracy 70 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 75 Take LHP 90 Take LHP 90 Take RHP 70 Take RHP 99 Take RHP 95 Miss LHP 20 Miss LHP 40 Miss LHP 50 Miss RHP 30 Miss RHP 0 Miss RHP 10 Chase LHP 30 Chase LHP 40 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 30 Chase RHP 65 Chase RHP 55 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Hot (from Cold) TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Cold TR: Cold TR: Cold L: Cold L: Cold C: Hot C: Hot (from Neutral) R: Cold R: Hot (from Neutral) BL: Hot BL: Neutral B: Hot (from Neutral) B: Hot BR: Cold BR: Neutral (from Cold) NOTES Giambi had a terrible 2004 season, much of it shrouded in mystery and conspiracy. It was leaked that Giambi gave grand jury testimony that indicated he took steroids, and he should figure to be a lightning rod for criticism this season. One thing I have always argued though as that Giambi should have been AL MVP in 2001, his best season (he was AL MVP in 2000). Ichiro was the AL MVP in 2001, based mostly on media hype than his actual production. Seattle had a great year as a team that year, but a lot of this had to do with Bret Boone having a career year, as well as other notable players putting it together. Ichiro led the league in batting average, but he wasn�t even top ten in OBP. Giambi led the league in OBP, SLG, OPS, Doubles, Walks, Extra Base Hits, and Times on Base. However, he was �only� second in batting average, which I guess is why he clearly was not better than Ichiro. Ichiro only had 48 extra base hits in 2001. Giambi on the other hand had 47 DOUBLES. Ichiro did lead the AL with 56 steals, but I�ll take 139 walks over 56 steals. Of course, people usually say that �MVP doesn�t go to the best player, it goes to the most valuable�. Well, not for nothing, but the A�s won only 14 fewer games than the Mariners, despite the fact that the only other player on the team that could hit worth a damn besides Giambi was Eric Chavez. The Mariners had 8 all- stars on their 116 win team. Giambi on the other hand was the ONLY all-star on his 102 win team. Do the math on that one. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEREK JETER GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: June 26, 1974 First Position: SS Second Position: None Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: ***** Batter Music: Hip Hop Age: 30 Years Pro: 10 All-Star selections: 6 (1998-2002, 2004) AL Rookie of Year: 1 (1996) All-Star MVP: 1 (2000) World Series MVP: 1 (2000) AL Gold Glove (SS): 1 (2004) Postseason Experience: WS 6x, LCS 7x, DS 9x (4 rings, 110 games, 17-5 series record, .306 BA, .836 OPS) Current Team: Yankees (1366) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 2 Bat Color: 4 Height: 6�3� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 195 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Skinny Shin Guard: 1 Face: 1 Wristband: 6 Hair Color: 1 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Jeter Offensive Value 694 (down from 727) RHP-Contact 84 (up from 80) LHP-Contact 86 RHP-Power 66 LHP-Power 70 (down from 82) Bunting 85 Discipline 80 Durability 90 Speed 81 Stealing 80 Baserunning 95 Fielding 85 (down from 95) Range 80 (down from 90) Strength 90 (down from 95) Accuracy 90 (down from 95) BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 60 Take LHP 50 Take LHP 60 Take RHP 60 Take RHP 60 Take RHP 50 Miss LHP 20 Miss LHP 20 Miss LHP 10 Miss RHP 30 Miss RHP 30 Miss RHP 20 Chase LHP 50 Chase LHP 20 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 50 Chase RHP 60 Chase RHP 70 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Hot TL: Neutral T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Cold TR: Hot L: Neutral L: Neutral C: Hot C: Hot R: Hot R: Neutral BL: Neutral BL: Neutral B: Hot B: Neutral BR: Neutral BR: Neutral NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- RANDY JOHNSON GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: September 10, 1963 First Position: SP Second Position: None Throws: Left Bats: Right Career Potential: ***** Batter Music: Heavy Rock Age: 41 Years Pro: 17 All-Star selections: 10 (1990, 1993-1995, 1997, 1999-2002, 2004) AL Cy Young: 1 (1995) NL Cy Young: 4 (1999-2002) World Series MVP: 1 (2001, co-owned with Curt Schilling) ERA King: 4 (1995, 1999, 2001-2002) Wins King: 1 (2002) Strikeouts King: 9 (1992-1995, 1999-2002, 2004) Complete Games King: 4 (1994, 1999-2000, 2002) Shutouts King: 2 (1994, 2000) Bases on Balls King: 3 (1990-1992) Postseason Experience: WS 1x, LCS 2x, DS 8x (1 ring, 16 games, 4-5 series record, 7-8 pitching record, 3.08 era) Former Teams: Mariners (286), Astros (11), Diamondbacks (193) Current Team: Yankees APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 41 Bat Color: 3 Height: 6�10� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 231 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Skinny Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 1 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Open Offensive Value 100 RHP-Contact 31 LHP-Contact 40 RHP-Power 34 LHP-Power 34 Bunting 70 Discipline 20 Durability 90 Speed 40 Stealing 0 Baserunning 0 Fielding 50 Range 50 Strength 99 Accuracy 90 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 85 Take LHP 0 Take LHP 90 Take RHP 85 Take RHP 85 Take RHP 80 Miss LHP 55 Miss LHP 99 Miss LHP 75 Miss RHP 50 Miss RHP 30 Miss RHP 85 Chase LHP 55 Chase LHP 55 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 50 Chase RHP 50 Chase RHP 99 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Hot T: Neutral T: Cold TR: Cold TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Cold C: Hot C: Cold R: Cold R: Cold BL: Neutral BL: Cold B: Cold B: Cold BR: Cold BR: Cold PITCHER RATINGS Pitcher Delivery: R. Johnson Pitching Value 1882 (down from 1948) Stamina 96 Pickoff 55 PITCH #1 [4-Seam Fastball] Overall 99 Control 98 Velocity 96 (down from 98) PITCH #2 [Changeup] PITCH #3 [Slider] Overall 70 Overall 97 (down from 99) Movement 40 Movement 95 (down from 99) Trajectory 1-to-7 Trajectory 2-to-8 Control 73 Control 92 Velocity 81 Velocity 89 PITCH #4 [Splitter] PITCH #5 [2-Seam Fastball] Overall 77 Overall 74 Movement 60 Movement 60 Trajectory 12-to-6 Trajectory 10-to-4 Control 74 Control 65 Velocity 89 Velocity 89 NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- AL LEITER GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: October 23, 1965 First Position: SP Second Position: None Throws: Left Bats: Left Career Potential: **** Batter Music: Country Age: 39 Years Pro: 18 All-Star selections: 2 (1996, 2000) Bases on Balls King: 2 (1995-1996) Wild Pitch King: 1 (1995) Postseason Experience: WS 3x, LCS 4x, LDS 3x (2 rings, 17 games, 8-2 series record, 1-3 pitching record, 4.50 ERA) Former Teams: Yankees (22), Blue Jays (91), Marlins (60), Mets (213), Marlins (17) Current Team: Yankees APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 19 (from 22) Bat Color: 2 Height: 6�3� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 220 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 1 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Crouched Offensive Value 100 RHP-Contact 20 (down from 24) LHP-Contact 12 (down from 21) RHP-Power 21 LHP-Power 21 (down from 34) Bunting 85 Discipline 80 Durability 80 Speed 43 Stealing 0 Baserunning 10 Fielding 70 Range 60 Strength 80 Accuracy 80 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 85 Take LHP 20 Take LHP 99 Take RHP 95 Take RHP 99 Take RHP 70 Miss LHP 20 Miss LHP 60 Miss LHP 0 Miss RHP 65 Miss RHP 0 Miss RHP 75 Chase LHP 40 Chase LHP 50 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 20 Chase RHP 55 Chase RHP 65 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Cold TR: Cold TR: Cold L: Cold L: Cold C: Cold C: Cold R: Cold R: Cold BL: Cold BL: Neutral B: Cold B: Cold BR: Cold BR: Cold PITCHER RATINGS Pitcher Delivery: Style 1 Pitching Value 760 (down from 1024) Stamina 80 (down from 84) Pickoff 50 PITCH #1 [4-Seam Fastball] Overall 84 (down from 90) Control 74 (down from 85) Velocity 89 (down from 91) PITCH #2 [Curveball] PITCH #3 [Slider] Overall 68 (down from 72) Overall 72 (down from 76) Movement 55 Movement 65 Trajectory 12-to-6 Trajectory 2-to-8 Control 54 (down from 66) Control 54 (down from 66) Velocity 77 (up from 69) Velocity 82 (up from 80) PITCH #4 [2-Seam Fastball] PITCH #5 [Cutter] Overall 76 (down from 80) Overall 89 (down from 96) Movement 60 Movement 90 (down from 99) Trajectory 10-to-4 Trajectory 3-to-9 Control 72 (down from 83) Control 72 (down from 81) Velocity 86 (down from 90) Velocity 88 (up from 86) *Also throws Changeup NOTES The wheels have completely fallen off for Leiter this year, which he declared was his final season in the majors. The Marlins designated him for assignment, and he�s going back to the Yankees to finish his career in NY where he belongs. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- HIDEKI MATSUI GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: June 12, 1974 First Position: LF Second Position: CF Throws: Right Bats: Left Career Potential: **** Batter Music: Heavy Rock Age: 30 Years Pro: 2 All-Star selections: 1 (2003-2004) Postseason Experience: WS 1x, LCS 2x, DS 2x (28 games, 3-2 series record, .339 BA, .978 OPS) Current Team: Yankees (325) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 55 Bat Color: 1 Height: 6�2� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 230 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: 1 Hair Color: 1 Socks: Low Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: H. Matsui Offensive Value 628 (up from 595) RHP-Contact 86 LHP-Contact 76 (up from 67) RHP-Power 81 (down from 87) LHP-Power 66 (up from 59) Bunting 30 Discipline 85 Durability 99 Speed 62 Stealing 50 Baserunning 55 Fielding 75 Range 70 Strength 70 Accuracy 80 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CRUVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 80 Take LHP 95 Take LHP 90 Take RHP 80 Take RHP 90 Take RHP 85 Miss LHP 10 Miss LHP 40 Miss LHP 50 Miss RHP 10 Miss RHP 30 Miss RHP 20 Chase LHP 30 Chase LHP 30 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 30 Chase RHP 55 Chase RHP 50 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Hot TL: Neutral T: Hot T: Neutral TR: Neutral TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Neutral C: Hot C: Hot R: Hot R: Neutral BL: Neutral BL: Neutral B: Hot B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Cold NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DARRELL MAY Jersey Number: 46 (from 34) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- PETER MUNRO Career Potential: *** (from ****) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- CARL PAVANO GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: January 8, 1976 First Position: SP Second Position: None Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: **** Batter Music: Rock Age: 29 Years Pro: 7 All-Star selections: 1 (2004) Postseason Experience: WS 1x, LCS 1x, DS 1x (1 ring, 8 games, 3-0 series record, 2-0 pitching record, 1.40 era) Former Teams: Expos (81), Marlins (86) Current Team: Yankees APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 45 Bat Color: 4 Height: 6�5� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 241 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Heavy Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 1 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: High Offensive Value 100 RHP-Contact 49 LHP-Contact 25 RHP-Power 35 LHP-Power 30 Bunting 90 Discipline 30 Durability 60 Speed 47 Stealing 10 Baserunning 0 Fielding 50 Range 65 Strength 80 Accuracy 70 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 70 Take LHP 75 Take LHP 60 Take RHP 65 Take RHP 40 Take RHP 10 Miss LHP 70 Miss LHP 60 Miss LHP 75 Miss RHP 20 Miss RHP 60 Miss RHP 50 Chase LHP 80 Chase LHP 85 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 65 Chase RHP 99 Chase RHP 99 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Cold TR: Cold TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Cold C: Hot C: Hot R: Neutral R: Cold BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Neutral B: Cold BR: Cold BR: Cold PITCHER RATINGS Pitcher Delivery: Style 2 Pitching Value 1255 (down from 1453) Stamina 90 (down from 98) Pickoff 55 PITCH #1 [4-Seam Fastball] Overall 93 Control 90 Velocity 93 PITCH #2 [Changeup] PITCH #3 [Sinker] Overall 82 Overall 89 (down from 91) Movement 70 Movement 80 (down from 85) Trajectory 12-to-6 Trajectory 1-to-7 Control 76 Control 86 Velocity 73 Velocity 88 (down from 91) PITCH #4 [Slider] PITCH #5 [Splitter] (Add from None) Overall 85 Overall 70 (from N/A) Movement 75 Movement 50 (from N/A) Trajectory 10-to-4 Trajectory 12-to-6 (from N/A) Control 80 Control 65 (from N/A) Velocity 83 Velocity 85 (from N/A) NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ANDY PHILLIPS GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: April 6, 1977 First Position: 1B (from 2B) Second Position: IF (from SS) Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: ** Batter Music: Country Age: 27 Years Pro: 1 Postseason Experience: None Current Team: Yankees (5) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 14 (from 39) Bat Color: 7 Height: 6�0� Fielding Glove: 1 Weight: 205 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 5 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 4 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Upright Offensive Value 331 (up from 298) RHP-Contact 56 LHP-Contact 55 (up from 50) RHP-Power 60 LHP-Power 64 (up from 55) Bunting 55 Discipline 65 Durability 60 Speed 60 Stealing 40 Baserunning 55 Fielding 65 Range 70 Strength 60 Accuracy 65 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 90 Take LHP 80 Take LHP 65 Take RHP 50 Take RHP 80 Take RHP 65 Miss LHP 40 Miss LHP 55 Miss LHP 70 Miss RHP 40 Miss RHP 55 Miss RHP 70 Chase LHP 65 Chase LHP 55 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 65 Chase RHP 55 Chase RHP 30 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Neutral TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Neutral TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Neutral C: Hot C: Neutral R: Neutral R: Neutral BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Neutral B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Cold NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- JORGE POSADA GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: August 17, 1971 First Position: C Second Position: None Throws: Right Bats: Switch Career Potential: ***** Batter Music: Latin Age: 33 Years Pro: 10 All-Star selections: 4 (2000-2003) AL Silver Slugger (C): 4 (2000-2003) Postseason Experience: WS 5x, LCS 6x, DS 9x (3 rings, 83 games, 14-6 series record, 229 BA, 702 OPS) Current Team: Yankees (1003) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 20 Bat Color: 5 Height: 6�2� Fielding Glove: 2 Weight: 205 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: 1 Face: 1 Wristband: 1 Hair Color: 1 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: Off BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Burnitz Offensive Value 496 (down from 529) RHP-Contact 63 (down from 71) LHP-Contact 78 (up from 72) RHP-Power 69 (up from 64) LHP-Power 80 Bunting 30 (down from 70) Discipline 90 Durability 75 Speed 59 Stealing 20 (up from 10) Baserunning 40 Fielding 60 Range 70 Strength 75 Accuracy 65 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 65 Take LHP 95 Take LHP 55 Take RHP 80 Take RHP 99 Take RHP 80 Miss LHP 10 Miss LHP 55 Miss LHP 40 Miss RHP 0 Miss RHP 0 Miss RHP 30 Chase LHP 40 Chase LHP 65 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 20 Chase RHP 40 Chase RHP 50 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Hot T: Hot T: Hot TR: Neutral TR: Cold L: Neutral L: Hot C: Hot C: Neutral R: Neutral R: Neutral BL: Neutral BL: Neutral B: Hot B: Cold BR: Neutral BR: Cold NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SCOTT PROCTOR GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: January 2, 1977 First Position: RP Second Position: None Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: ** Batter Music: Heavy Rock Age: 28 Years Pro: 1 Postseason Experience: None Current Team: Yankees (26) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 40 Bat Color: 1 Height: 6�1� Fielding Glove: 1 Weight: 198 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 6 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 4 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Generic Offensive Value 100 RHP-Contact 21 LHP-Contact 27 RHP-Power 24 LHP-Power 26 Bunting 75 Discipline 55 Durability 40 Speed 56 Stealing 30 Baserunning 10 Fielding 55 Range 40 Strength 60 Accuracy 65 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 80 Take LHP 70 Take LHP 55 Take RHP 80 Take RHP 70 Take RHP 55 Miss LHP 55 Miss LHP 65 Miss LHP 80 Miss RHP 75 Miss RHP 65 Miss RHP 80 Chase LHP 80 Chase LHP 65 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 75 Chase RHP 65 Chase RHP 50 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Cold TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Neutral C: Hot C: Neutral R: Neutral R: Neutral BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Neutral B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Cold PITCHER RATINGS Pitcher Delivery: Style 2 Pitching Value 826 (up from 760) Stamina 55 Pickoff 20 PITCH #1 [4-Seam Fastball] Overall Control 61 Velocity 97 PITCH #2 [Changeup] PITCH #3 [Slider] Overall 64 Overall 72 Movement 30 Movement 55 Trajectory 12-to-6 Trajectory 10-to-4 Control 62 Control 66 Velocity 77 Velocity 83 PITCH #4 [Curveball] (from None) PITCH #5 [None] Overall 70 (from N/A) Overall N/A Movement 55 (from N/A) Movement N/A Trajectory 12-to-6 (from N/A) Trajectory N/A Control 60 (from N/A) Control N/A Velocity 76 (from N/A) Velocity N/A NOTES Proctor recently added a curveball to his arsenal, and it�s turned him from a crappy reliever into a fairly decent one. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- TIM REDDING Jersey Number: 29 (from 39) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- GRANT ROBERTS GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: September 13, 1977 First Position: RP Second Position: None Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: *** Batter Music: Dance Age: 28 Years Pro: 5 Postseason Experience: None Former Teams: Mets (76) Current Team: Yankees APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 36 Bat Color: 1 Height: 6�3� Fielding Glove: 2 Weight: 205 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 3 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 4 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 7 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Upright Offensive Value 100 RHP-Contact 23 LHP-Contact 20 RHP-Power 20 LHP-Power 22 Bunting 55 Discipline 50 Durability 65 Speed 48 Stealing 10 Baserunning 30 Fielding 70 Range 55 Strength 80 Accuracy 75 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 85 Take LHP 75 Take LHP 60 Take RHP 99 Take RHP 50 Take RHP 55 Miss LHP 50 Miss LHP 60 Miss LHP 75 Miss RHP 50 Miss RHP 60 Miss RHP 75 Chase LHP 70 Chase LHP 60 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 40 Chase RHP 60 Chase RHP 40 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Cold TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Neutral C: Hot C: Neutral R: Neutral R: Neutral BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Neutral B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Cold PITCHER RATINGS Pitcher Delivery: Style 6 Pitching Value 562 Stamina 55 (up from 46) Pickoff 50 PITCH #1 [4-Seam Fastball] Overall 85 (down from 87) Control 80 Velocity 88 (down from 90) PITCH #2 [Changeup] PITCH # 3 [Curveball] Overall 55 Overall 62 (down from 72) Movement 0 Movement 50 (down from 75) Trajectory 11-to-5 Trajectory 11-to-5 Control 54 Control 40 Velocity 80 Velocity 73 PITCH #4 [Slider] PITCH #5 [2-Seam Fastball] Overall 71 (down from 63) Overall 83 Movement 65 (up from 40) Movement 70 Trajectory 11-to-5 Trajectory 2-to-8 Control 51 Control 82 Velocity 82 (down from 84) Velocity 87 (down from 89) NOTES Roberts is a good reliever but has had bouts with injuries over the last two seasons. The Mets released him because he had lost velocity since fraying his labrum. Perhaps not coincidentally, he tested positive for steroids a few days later. He�ll serve a 15 game suspension when he signs with another team. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ALEX RODRIGUEZ GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: July 27, 1975 First Position: 3B Second Position: SS Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: ***** Batter Music: Hip Hop Age: 29 Years Pro: 11 All-Star selections: 9 (1996-1998, 2000-2005) AL Most Valuable Player: 1 (2003) AL Gold Glove (SS): 2 (2002-2003) AL Silver Slugger (SS): 7 (1996, 1998-2003) Batting Titles: 1 (1996) Slugging Titles: 1 (2003) Runs King: 3 (1996, 2001, 2003) Hits King: 1 (1998) Doubles King: 1 (1996) Home Run King: 3 (2001-2003) RBI King: 1 (2002) Postseason Experience: LCS 3x, DS 4x (26 games, 3-4 series record, .330 BA, .978 OPS) Former Teams: Mariners (790), Rangers (485) Current Team: Yankees (155) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 13 Bat Color: 4 Height: 6�3� Fielding Glove: 2 Weight: 210 Elbow Guard: 2 Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 1 Socks: Low Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: A. Rodriguez Offensive Value 1090 (up from 925) RHP-Contact 85 (up from 79) LHP-Contact 88 (up from 85) RHP-Power 90 (up from 77) LHP-Power 94 Bunting 55 Discipline 80 Durability 90 Speed 80 Stealing 85 Baserunning 80 Fielding 85 Range 85 Strength 90 Accuracy 85 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CRUVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 70 Take LHP 85 Take LHP 60 Take RHP 70 Take RHP 95 Take RHP 85 Miss LHP 50 Miss LHP 10 Miss LHP 50 Miss RHP 30 Miss RHP 20 Miss RHP 30 Chase LHP 55 Chase LHP 40 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 40 Chase RHP 60 Chase RHP 70 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Hot T: Cold T: Neutral TR: Neutral TR: Cold L: Hot L: Hot C: Hot C: Hot R: Cold R: Hot BL: Hot BL: Neutral B: Hot B: Neutral BR: Hot BR: Neutral NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- AARON SMALL Jersey Number: 31 (from 50) Pitching Value 496 (up from 463) Stamina 65 (up from 55) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- BERNIE WILLIAMS GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: September 13, 1968 First Position: CF Second Position: OF Throws: Right Bats: Switch Career Potential: ***** Batter Music: Latin Age: 36 Years Pro: 14 All-Star selections: 5 (1997-2001) AL Gold Glove (OF): 4 (1997-2000) ALCS MVP: 1 (1996) Batting Titles: 1 (1998) Postseason Experience: WS 6x, LCS 7x, DS 10x (115 games, 17-6 series record, .280 BA, .868 OPS) Current Team: Yankees (1868) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 51 Bat Color: 4 Height: 6�2� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 205 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: 3 Hair Color: 1 Socks: Low Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: B. Williams Offensive Value 397 (down from 463) RHP-Contact 66 (down from 69) LHP-Contact 63 (down from 72) RHP-Power 62 (up from 58) LHP-Power 58 (down from 66) Bunting 70 Discipline 85 Durability 70 (down from 80) Speed 71 (down from 77) Stealing 30 (up from 10) Baserunning 75 Fielding 75 (up from 55) Range 75 (down from 80) Strength 55 Accuracy 55 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CRUVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 80 Take LHP 99 Take LHP 85 Take RHP 75 Take RHP 90 Take RHP 90 Miss LHP 10 Miss LHP 0 Miss LHP 10 Miss RHP 10 Miss RHP 0 Miss RHP 10 Chase LHP 30 Chase LHP 40 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 30 Chase RHP 30 Chase RHP 60 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Hot TL: Neutral T: Hot T: Neutral TR: Cold TR: Cold L: Neutral L: Neutral C: Hot C: Hot R: Neutral R: Cold BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Neutral B: Hot BR: Hot BR: Neutral NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- TONY WOMACK GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: September 25, 1969 First Position: 2B Second Position: OF (from SS) Throws: Right Bats: Left Career Potential: *** Batter Music: Hip Hop Age: 35 Years Pro: 11 All-Star selections: 1 (1997) Stolen Bases King: 3 (1997-1999) Singles King: 1 (1998) Triples King: 1 (2000) Postseason Experience: WS 2x, LCS 2x, DS 4x (1 ring, 38 games, 5-3 series record, .212 BA, .526 OPS) Former Teams: Pirates (351), Diamondbacks (629), Rockies (21), Cubs (21), Cardinals (145) Current Team: Yankees APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 12 Bat Color: 4 Height: 5�9� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 170 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Skinny Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: 1 Hair Color: 1 Socks: Low Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Delgado Offensive Value 430 (down from 595) RHP-Contact 72 (down from 86) LHP-Contact 63 (down from 76) RHP-Power 46 (down from 55) LHP-Power 36 (down from 49) Bunting 99 Discipline 55 Durability 80 Speed 88 (down from 90) Stealing 85 Baserunning 80 Fielding 60 Range 80 Strength 70 (down from 80) Accuracy 70 (down from 80) BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 90 Take LHP 60 Take LHP 65 Take RHP 85 Take RHP 85 Take RHP 75 Miss LHP 10 Miss LHP 0 Miss LHP 20 Miss RHP 0 Miss RHP 0 Miss RHP 0 Chase LHP 50 Chase LHP 80 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 55 Chase RHP 55 Chase RHP 95 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Neutral TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Hot TR: Neutral TR: Hot L: Neutral L: Neutral C: Cold C: Hot R: Cold R: Hot BL: Cold BL: Neutral B: Hot B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Hot NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *********************************************************************** OAK. Oakland Athletics ----------------------------------------------------------------------- JOE BLANTON GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: December 11, 1980 First Position: SP Second Position: None Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: **** Batter Music: Country Age: 24 Years Pro: 1 Postseason Experience: None Current Team: Athletics (3) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 55 (from 64) Bat Color: 7 Height: 6�3� Fielding Glove: 2 Weight: 225 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Heavy Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 5 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 4 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: High Offensive Value 100 RHP-Contact 27 LHP-Contact 27 RHP-Power 20 LHP-Power 24 Bunting 70 Discipline 50 Durability 65 Speed 44 Stealing 0 Baserunning 30 Fielding 65 Range 50 Strength 65 Accuracy 65 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 75 Take LHP 65 Take LHP 55 Take RHP 75 Take RHP 65 Take RHP 55 Miss LHP 55 Miss LHP 65 Miss LHP 80 Miss RHP 55 Miss RHP 65 Miss RHP 80 Chase LHP 75 Chase LHP 65 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 75 Chase RHP 65 Chase RHP 55 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Cold TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Neutral C: Hot C: Neutral R: Neutral R: Neutral BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Neutral B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Cold PITCHER RATINGS Pitcher Delivery: Style 6 Pitching Value 826 Stamina 70 Pickoff 40 PITCH #1 [4-Seam Fastball] Overall 86 (down from 91) Control 77 Velocity 90 (down from 95) PITCH #2 [Changeup] PITCH #3 [Curveball] Overall 64 (up from 60) Overall 79 (up from 74) Movement 30 (up from 20) Movement 75 (up from 60) Trajectory 12-to-6 Trajectory 11-to-5 Control 61 (up from 56) Control 60 (down from 67) Velocity 74 Velocity 73 PITCH #4 [Slider] PITCH #5 [2-Seam FB] (from None) Overall 80 Overall 77 (from N/A) Movement 70 (down from 75) Movement 60 (from N/A) Trajectory 10-to-4 Trajectory 2-to-8 (from N/A) Control 70 (up from 63) Control 75 (from N/A) Velocity 83 Velocity 88 (from N/A) NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- JERMAINE CLARK Offensive Value 199 (up from 133) Speed 64 (up from 44) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DANNY HAREN GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: September 17, 1980 First Position: SP Second Position: None Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: *** Batter Music: Country Age: 24 Years Pro: 2 Postseason Experience: None Former Teams: Cardinals (28) Current Team: Athletics APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 24 (from 55) Bat Color: 2 Height: 6�5� Fielding Glove: 2 Weight: 220 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 1 Socks: Low Hair Style: 3 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 7 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Generic Offensive Value 100 RHP-Contact 33 LHP-Contact 20 RHP-Power 34 LHP-Power 28 Bunting 65 Discipline 20 Durability 75 Speed 42 Stealing 0 Baserunning 30 Fielding 60 Range 40 Strength 70 Accuracy 75 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 50 Take LHP 75 Take LHP 60 Take RHP 80 Take RHP 90 Take RHP 55 Miss LHP 60 Miss LHP 60 Miss LHP 75 Miss RHP 30 Miss RHP 60 Miss RHP 75 Chase LHP 55 Chase LHP 90 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 55 Chase RHP 99 Chase RHP 75 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Cold TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Cold C: Hot C: Neutral R: Neutral R: Neutral BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Neutral B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Cold PITCHER RATINGS Pitcher Delivery: Style 3 Pitching Value 859 (up from 727) Stamina 83 (up from 76) Pickoff 20 PITCH #1 [4-Seam Fastball] Overall 86 (up from 85) Control 70 (up from 67) Velocity 92 PITCH #2 [Changeup] PITCH #3 [Slider] Overall 72 (up from 71) Overall 76 (up from 69) Movement 55 Movement 65 (up from 50) Trajectory 11-to-5 Trajectory 10-to-4 Control 66 (up from 63) Control 66 (up from 63) Velocity 81 Velocity 83 PITCH #4 [Splitter] PITCH #5 [Cutter] (from None) Overall 80 (up from 73) Overall 68 (from N/A) Movement 75 (up from 60) Movement 50 (from N/A) Trajectory 11-to-5 Trajectory 9-to-3 (from N/A) Control 65 (up from 62) Control 60 (from N/A) Velocity 83 Velocity 89 (from N/A) NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- JAY PAYTON GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: November 22, 1972 First Position: CF Second Position: OF Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: *** (down from ****) Batter Music: Hip Hop Age: 32 Years Pro: 7 Postseason Experience: WS 1x, LCS 1x, DS 1x (14 games, 2-1 series record, .228 BA, .595 OPS) Former Teams: Mets (368), Rockies (204), Padres (143), Red Sox (55) Current Team: Athletics APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 16 (from 44) Bat Color: 5 Height: 5�10� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 185 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: 4 Hair Color: 1 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Generic Offensive Value 529 (up from 430) RHP-Contact 65 LHP-Contact 79 (up from 75) RHP-Power 66 (up from 49) LHP-Power 68 (up from 58) Bunting 70 (down from 95) Discipline 60 Durability 70 (down from 80) Speed 81 Stealing 50 Baserunning 60 (down from 70) Fielding 80 Range 85 (up from 80) Strength 65 (up from 55) Accuracy 65 (up from 55) BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 70 Take LHP 50 Take LHP 50 Take RHP 70 Take RHP 65 Take RHP 60 Miss LHP 0 Miss LHP 0 Miss LHP 0 Miss RHP 10 Miss RHP 10 Miss RHP 40 Chase LHP 60 Chase LHP 85 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 60 Chase RHP 70 Chase RHP 80 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Hot TL: Neutral T: Hot T: Neutral TR: Hot TR: Cold L: Neutral L: Neutral C: Hot C: Hot R: Cold R: Hot BL: Cold BL: Neutral B: Neutral B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Hot NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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Philadelphia Phillies ----------------------------------------------------------------------- MIKE BACSIK First Position: SP (from RP) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- PAT BURRELL GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: December 5, 1972 First Position: LF Second Position: OF Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: **** Batter Music: Rock Age: 28 Years Pro: 5 Postseason Experience: None Current Team: Phillies (696) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 5 Bat Color: 4 Height: 6�4� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 223 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Heavy Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 1 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Generic Offensive Value 529 (up from 430) RHP-Contact 70 (up from 67) LHP-Contact 76 (up from 71) RHP-Power 70 LHP-Power 78 (up from 59) Bunting 55 Discipline 80 Durability 75 Speed 55 Stealing 30 Baserunning 50 Fielding 70 Range 60 Strength 85 Accuracy 80 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 80 Take LHP 85 Take LHP 85 Take RHP 70 Take RHP 95 Take RHP 85 Miss LHP 10 Miss LHP 50 Miss LHP 40 Miss RHP 30 Miss RHP 0 Miss RHP 30 Chase LHP 30 Chase LHP 10 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 40 Chase RHP 40 Chase RHP 55 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Neutral TL: Neutral T: Hot T: Neutral TR: Cold TR: Cold L: Hot L: Neutral C: Hot C: Hot R: Cold R: Neutral BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Neutral B: Neutral BR: Neutral BR: Cold NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ROBERT ELLIS First Position: SP (from RP) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- GEOFF GEARY First Position: RP (from SP) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- COLE HAMELS (Change from Ole Uttuslien) Jersey Number: 9 (from 37) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- A.J. HINCH Jersey Number: 2 (from 41) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- RYAN HOWARD (Top 100) GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: November 19, 1979 First Position: 1B Second Position: None Throws: Left Bats: Left Career Potential: **** Batter Music: Hip Hop Age: 25 Years Pro: 1 Postseason Experience: None Current Team: Phillies (19) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 6 (from 12) Bat Color: 4 Height: 6�4� Fielding Glove: 2 Weight: 230 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Heavy Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: 4 Hair Color: 1 Socks: Low Hair Style: 8 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 5 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Crouched Offensive Value 364 (up from 265) RHP-Contact 77 (up from 61) LHP-Contact 45 (down from 55) RHP-Power 74 (up from 64) LHP-Power 63 (up from 53) Bunting 55 Discipline 55 Durability 75 Speed 53 Stealing 20 Baserunning 50 Fielding 75 Range 65 Strength 60 Accuracy 70 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 90 Take LHP 70 Take LHP 55 Take RHP 40 Take RHP 70 Take RHP 99 Miss LHP 60 Miss LHP 60 Miss LHP 75 Miss RHP 65 Miss RHP 60 Miss RHP 60 Chase LHP 99 Chase LHP 40 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 40 Chase RHP 60 Chase RHP 65 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Neutral TR: Cold L: Neutral L: Hot C: Neutral C: Hot R: Cold R: Cold BL: Neutral BL: Neutral B: Cold B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Cold NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- CORY LIDLE (Change from Alan Hughes) Jersey Number: 30 (from 86) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- MATT KATA (NEW-Quick) Jersey Number: 27 (from 8) Offensive Value 232 (up from 199) RHP-Contact 64 (down from 74) Speed 64 (up from 49) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- AQUILINO LOPEZ Jersey Number: 33 (from 44) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- RYAN MADSON First Position: RP (from SP) Career Potential: *** (from *) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- RAMON E. MARTINEZ First Position: SS (from 3B) Jersey Number: 12 (from 14) Offensive Value 232 (up from 199) Speed 55 (up from 45) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- BRETT MYERS GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: August 17, 1980 First Position: SP Second Position: None Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: **** (up from **) Batter Music: Pop Age: 24 Years Pro: 3 Postseason Experience: None Current Team: Phillies (76) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 39 Bat Color: 4 Height: 6�4� Fielding Glove: 1 Weight: 223 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 1 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Bent Offensive Value 100 RHP-Contact 38 LHP-Contact 30 RHP-Power 38 LHP-Power 35 Bunting 70 Discipline 55 Durability 85 Speed 43 Stealing 0 Baserunning 0 Fielding 75 Range 60 Strength 85 Accuracy 90 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 80 Take LHP 75 Take LHP 99 Take RHP 90 Take RHP 0 Take RHP 40 Miss LHP 55 Miss LHP 60 Miss LHP 75 Miss RHP 50 Miss RHP 0 Miss RHP 30 Chase LHP 60 Chase LHP 99 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 55 Chase RHP 75 Chase RHP 65 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Cold TR: Cold TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Cold C: Hot C: Hot R: Neutral R: Cold BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Neutral B: Cold BR: Cold BR: Cold PITCHER RATINGS Pitcher Delivery: Style 6 Pitching Value 1090 (up from 892) Stamina 89 (up from 83) Pickoff 65 PITCH #1 [4-Seam Fastball] Overall 91 (up from 89) Control 80 Velocity 94 (up from 92) PITCH #2 [Changeup] PITCH #3 [Curveball] Overall 63 Overall 85 (up from 79) Movement 10 Movement 80 (up from 75) Trajectory 10-to-4 Trajectory 12-to-6 Control 72 Control 74 (up from 61) Velocity 81 Velocity 77 PITCH #4 [2-Seam Fastball] PITCH #5 [Splitter] (from None) Overall 82 (up from 75) Overall 74 (from N/A) Movement 70 (up from 55) Movement 60 (from N/A) Trajectory 2-to-8 Trajectory 1-to-7 (from N/A) Control 76 Control 65 (from N/A) Velocity 91 Velocity 88 (from N/A) *Also throws Slider NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- MICHAEL TUCKER Jersey Number: 29 (from 20) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *********************************************************************** PIT. Pittsburgh Pirates ----------------------------------------------------------------------- JASON ROACH [Created Player] GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: April 20, 1976 First Position: SP Second Position: None Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: * Batter Music: Rock Age: 29 Years Pro: 1 Postseason Experience: None Former Teams: Mets (2) Current Team: Pirates APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 57 Bat Color: 2 Height: 6�4� Fielding Glove: 1 Weight: 205 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Skinny Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 5 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 4 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Generic Offensive Value 100 RHP-Contact 28 LHP-Contact 24 RHP-Power 29 LHP-Power 30 Bunting 30 Discipline 30 Durability 40 Speed 48 Stealing 30 Baserunning 30 Fielding 40 Range 40 Strength 55 Accuracy 55 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 90 Take LHP 75 Take LHP 60 Take RHP 70 Take RHP 55 Take RHP 20 Miss LHP 50 Miss LHP 60 Miss LHP 75 Miss RHP 50 Miss LHP 0 Miss RHP 0 Chase LHP 70 Chase LHP 99 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 50 Chase RHP 85 Chase RHP 99 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Cold TR: Neutral L: Cold L: Cold C: Hot C: Hot R: Neutral R: Cold BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Neutral B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Cold PITCHER RATINGS Pitcher Delivery: Style 3 Pitching Value 694 Stamina 78 Pickoff 30 PITCH #1 [4-Seam Fastball] Overall 85 Control 72 Velocity 90 PITCH #2 [Changeup] PITCH #3 [Curveball] Overall 71 Overall 67 Movement 50 Movement 30 Trajectory N/A Trajectory N/A Control 71 Control 72 Velocity 80 Velocity 73 PITCH #4 [Slider] (from None) PITCH #5 [2-Seam FB] (from None) Overall N/A Overall N/A Movement N/A Movement N/A Trajectory N/A Trajectory N/A Control N/A Control N/A Velocity N/A Velocity N/A NOTES Roach was called up back in 2003 and pitched 2 games. He had a 12.00 ERA in 9 innings, but was also 2 for 2 at the plate. Maybe it�s time for a position switch? ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *********************************************************************** SD. San Diego Padres ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DAMIAN JACKSON Career Potential: ** (from *) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *********************************************************************** SF. San Francisco Giants ----------------------------------------------------------------------- EDGARDO ALFONZO GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: November 8, 1973 First Position: 3B Second Position: 2B Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: *** Batter Music: Latin Age: 31 Years Pro: 10 All-Star selections: 1 (2000) NL Silver Slugger (2B): 1 (1999) Postseason Experience: WS 1x, LCS 2x, DS 3x (28 games, 3-3 series record, .299 BA, .890 OPS) Former Teams: Mets (1086) Current Team: Giants (281) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 12 Bat Color: 1 Height: 5�11� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 226 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: 1 Face: 1 Wristband: 4 Hair Color: 1 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Piazza Offensive Value 463 RHP-Contact 75 LHP-Contact 85 RHP-Power 53 LHP-Power 67 Bunting 60 Discipline 75 Durability 70 (down from 75) Speed 57 Stealing 20 Baserunning 80 Fielding 85 Range 65 (up from 60) Strength 85 Accuracy 80 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CRUVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 75 Take LHP 90 Take LHP 80 Take RHP 75 Take RHP 80 Take RHP 70 Miss LHP 0 Miss LHP 20 Miss LHP 0 Miss RHP 20 Miss RHP 30 Miss RHP 10 Chase LHP 30 Chase LHP 30 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 40 Chase RHP 55 Chase RHP 60 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Neutral TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Hot TR: Cold TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Neutral C: Hot C: Neutral R: Neutral R: Neutral BL: Cold BL: Neutral B: Hot B: Neutral BR: Neutral BR: Neutral NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DUSTY BERGMAN (NEW-Edit) Jersey Number: 81 (from 65) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- BARRY BONDS (Change from Jon Dowd) GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: July 24, 1964 First Position: LF Second Position: OF Throws: Left Bats: Left Career Potential: ***** Batter Music: Heavy Rock Age: 40 Years Pro: 19 All-Star selections: 13 (1990, 1992-1998, 2000-2004) NL Most Valuable Player: 7 (1990, 1992-1993, 2001-2004) NL Gold Glove (OF): 8 (1990-1994, 1996-1998) NL Silver Slugger (OF): 12 (1990-1994, 1996-1997, 2000-2004) Postseason Experience: WS 1x, LCS 4x, DS 4x (48 games, 2-7 series record, .245 BA, .936 OPS) Former Teams: Pirates (1010) Current Team: Giants (1706) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 25 (from 51) Bat Color: 5 (from 8) Height: 6�2� Fielding Glove: 3 (from 5) Weight: 228 Elbow Guard: 2 (from None) Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: None Face: 11 (from 2) Wristband: None (from 6) Hair Color: 1 (from 3) Socks: Low (from High) Hair Style: 1 (from 4) Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 (from 2) Batting Gloves: On (from Off) BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Sheffield (from Generic) Offensive Value 1453 RHP-Contact 99 LHP-Contact 84 RHP-Power 100 (up from 99) LHP-Power 89 Bunting 10 Discipline 99 Durability 75 (down from 80) Speed 69 Stealing 50 Baserunning 90 Fielding 75 Range 70 Strength 60 Accuracy 70 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CRUVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 80 Take LHP 75 Take LHP 70 Take RHP 75 Take RHP 70 Take RHP 80 Miss LHP 10 Miss LHP 50 Miss LHP 20 Miss RHP 10 Miss RHP 10 Miss RHP 10 Chase LHP 40 Chase LHP 55 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 20 Chase RHP 40 Chase RHP 50 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Hot T: Hot T: Hot TR: Hot TR: Neutral L: Hot L: Hot C: Neutral C: Hot R: Neutral R: Hot BL: Neutral BL: Neutral B: Hot B: Hot BR: Neutral BR: Neutral NOTES While John Dowd wrote what is known as the Dowd report (detailing Pete Rose�s naughtiness), Jon Dowd is not the same person as John Dowd. Jon Dowd is one of the members of the MVP Baseball 2005 production team. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- JASON ELLISON Career Potential: ** (from *) Jersey Number: 21 (from 56) Offensive Value 364 (up from 133) RHP-Contact 59 LHP-Contact 72 (up from 52) RHP-Power 54 (up from 49) LHP-Power 58 (up from 41) Speed 72 (up from 42) Bunting 20 Discipline 50 (up from 40) Durability 55 Stealing 70 (up from 40) Baserunning 40 (up from 30) Fielding 55 Range 70 (up from 50) Strength 60 (up from 40) Accuracy 60 (up from 40) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DAVID LEE First Position: RP (from SP) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *********************************************************************** SEA. Seattle Mariners ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ADRIAN BELTRE GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: April 7, 1979 First Position: 3B Second Position: SS Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: ***** Batter Music: Hip Hop Age: 25 Years Pro: 7 NL Silver Slugger (3B): 1 (2004) Home Runs King: 1 (2004) Postseason Experience: LDS 1x (4 games, 0-1 series record, .267 BA, .517 OPS) Former Teams: Dodgers (966) Current Team: Mariners APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 5 Bat Color: 7 Height: 5�11� Fielding Glove: 2 Weight: 220 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: 1 Face: 1 Wristband: 6 Hair Color: 1 Socks: Low Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Beltre Offensive Value 562 (down from 1090) RHP-Contact 70 (down from 94) LHP-Contact 78 RHP-Power 71 (down from 96) LHP-Power 76 (up from 71) Bunting 65 Discipline 55 Durability 90 Speed 63 Stealing 55 Baserunning 65 Fielding 75 Range 85 Strength 99 Accuracy 70 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 60 Take LHP 85 Take LHP 85 Take RHP 65 Take RHP 95 Take RHP 60 Miss LHP 30 Miss LHP 55 Miss LHP 30 Miss RHP 30 Miss RHP 0 Miss RHP 50 Chase LHP 65 Chase LHP 60 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 60 Chase RHP 75 Chase RHP 75 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Hot T: Cold T: Neutral TR: Neutral TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Neutral C: Hot C: Hot R: Neutral R: Hot BL: Cold BL: Neutral B: Hot B: Neutral BR: Neutral BR: Neutral NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DAVE HANSEN Jersey Number: 10 (from 25) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- FELIX HERNANDEZ (Top 100, Change from Daryl Buhler) GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: April 8, 1986 First Position: SP Second Position: None Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: ***** (from ****) Batter Music: Latin Age: 18 Years Pro: 0 Postseason Experience: None Current Team: Mariners APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 59 (from 34) Bat Color: 4 Height: 6�3� Fielding Glove: 1 Weight: 170 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Skinny Shin Guard: None Face: 10 (from 7) Wristband: None Hair Color: 1 Socks: High Hair Style: 4 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Generic Offensive Value 100 RHP-Contact 10 LHP-Contact 11 RHP-Power 17 LHP-Power 18 Bunting 55 Discipline 10 Durability 70 (up from 50) Speed 60 Stealing 10 Baserunning 30 Fielding 40 Range 40 (up from 30) Strength 75 Accuracy 60 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 60 Take LHP 50 Take LHP 30 Take RHP 60 Take RHP 50 Take RHP 30 Miss LHP 70 Miss LHP 80 Miss LHP 95 Miss RHP 70 Miss RHP 80 Miss RHP 95 Chase LHP 90 Chase LHP 80 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 90 Chase RHP 80 Chase RHP 70 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Cold T: Neutral TR: Neutral TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Neutral C: Hot C: Cold R: Cold R: Neutral BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Cold B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Cold PITCHER RATINGS Pitcher Delivery: Style 6 Pitching Value 1090 (up from 628) Stamina 83 (up from 55) Pickoff 75 PITCH #1 [4-Seam Fastball] Overall 92 (up from 89) Control 80 (up from 65) Velocity 95 (down from 97) PITCH #2 [Changeup] PITCH #3 [Curveball] Overall 69 (up from 58) Overall 80 (up from 69) Movement 50 Movement 70 (up from 60) Trajectory 12-to-6 Trajectory 11-to-5 Control 63 (up from 30) Control 72 (up from 51) Velocity 81 (down from 85) Velocity 83 PITCH #4 [Slider] PITCH #5 [2-Seam Fastball] Overall 80 (up from 69) Overall 71 (up from 65) Movement 70 (up from 60) Movement 50 Trajectory 10-to-4 Trajectory 1-to-7 Control 70 (up from 50) Control 71 (up from 50) Velocity 88 (up from 87) Velocity 93 (down from 95) *Also throws Knucklecurve NOTES Ranked by Baseball America as the best pitching prospect, and second best prospect in baseball. The last player who dominated at Felix�s age was Dwight Gooden. He throws 97 MPH and since his frame hasn�t completely filled out yet he has the potential to throw even harder. His curve comes in hard and fast, while his slider is in the 88-90 MPH range. He also has a great ground ball ratio. The Mariners just called up their pitching phenom so it will be interesting to see how he performs in the majors at the young age of 19. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ICHIRO GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: October 22, 1973 First Position: RF Second Position: OF Throws: Right Bats: Left Career Potential: ***** Batter Music: Pop Age: 31 Years Pro: 4 All-Star selections: 5 (2001-2005) AL Most Valuable Player: 1 (2001) AL Rookie of the Year: 1 (2001) AL Gold Glove (OF): 4 (2001-2004) AL Silver Slugger (OF): 1 (2001) Batting Titles: 2 (2001, 2004) Hits King: 2 (2001, 2004) Singles King: 4 (2001-2004) Stolen Bases King: 1 (2001) Postseason Experience: LCS 1x, LDS 1x (10 games, 1-1 series record, .421 BA, .962 OPS) Current Team: Mariners (634) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 51 Bat Color: 4 Height: 5�9� Fielding Glove: 1 Weight: 172 Elbow Guard: 1 Body Type: Skinny Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: 3 Hair Color: 1 Socks: Low Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Ichiro Offensive Value 1321 (down from 1552) RHP-Contact 92 (down from 97) LHP-Contact 97 (down from 99) RHP-Power 58 LHP-Power 61 (down from 69) Bunting 99 Discipline 90 Durability 99 Speed 97 Stealing 99 Baserunning 90 Fielding 95 Range 99 Strength 99 Accuracy 95 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 75 Take LHP 75 Take LHP 70 Take RHP 60 Take RHP 80 Take RHP 75 Miss LHP 10 Miss LHP 0 Miss LHP 0 Miss RHP 10 Miss RHP 0 Miss RHP 20 Chase LHP 30 Chase LHP 90 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 50 Chase RHP 90 Chase RHP 70 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Hot TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Hot TR: Hot TR: Cold L: Neutral L: Hot C: Hot C: Hot R: Hot R: Hot BL: Hot BL: Neutral B: Hot B: Neutral BR: Neutral BR: Neutral NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- JOSE LOPEZ First Position: 2B (from SS) Jersey Number: 4 (from 21) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DAMIAN MOSS Career Potential: ** (from ***) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- MIGUEL OJEDA Jersey Number: 2 (from 20) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- JEREMY REED (Top 100) GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: June 15, 1981 First Position: CF Second Position: LF Throws: Left Bats: Left Career Potential: *** Batter Music: Country Age: 23 Years Pro: 1 Postseason Experience: None Current Team: Mariners (18) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 7 Bat Color: 8 Height: 6�0� Fielding Glove: 1 Weight: 185 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Skinny Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: 5 Hair Color: 5 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 4 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Bent Offensive Value 397 RHP-Contact 72 (up from 69) LHP-Contact 58 RHP-Power 58 (down from 63) LHP-Power 50 Bunting 85 Discipline 70 Durability 60 Speed 80 Stealing 80 Baserunning 65 Fielding 75 (up from 60) Range 85 (up from 60) Strength 70 Accuracy 70 (up from 65) BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 99 Take LHP 80 Take LHP 70 Take RHP 85 Take LHP 80 Take RHP 70 Miss LHP 30 Miss LHP 50 Miss LHP 65 Miss RHP 0 Miss RHP 50 Miss RHP 65 Chase LHP 55 Chase LHP 50 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 30 Chase RHP 40 Chase RHP 55 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Neutral T: Hot T: Neutral TR: Neutral TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Hot C: Hot C: Hot R: Cold R: Hot BL: Neutral BL: Neutral B: Cold B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Neutral NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- POKEY REESE First Position: 2B (from SS) Second Position: SS (from 2B) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- RAMON SANTIAGO First Position: SS (from 2B) Second Position: 2B (from SS) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- RICHIE SEXSON (NEW-Add) GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: December 29, 1974 First Position: 1B Second Position: None Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: **** Batter Music: Heavy Rock Age: 30 Years Pro: 8 All-Star selections: 2 (2002-2003) Postseason Experience: LCS 1x, LDS 2x (29 games, 1-2 series record, .071 BA, .306 OPS) Former Teams: Indians (279), Brewers (534), Diamondbacks (23) Current Team: Mariners APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 44 Bat Color: 4 Height: 6�8� Fielding Glove: 2 Weight: 237 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: 1 Face: 1 Wristband: 6 Hair Color: 1 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: High Offensive Value 727 (up from 595) RHP-Contact 59 (down from 71) LHP-Contact 76 (up from 65) RHP-Power 91 (up from 85) LHP-Power 91 (up from 84) Bunting 30 Discipline 85 Durability 65 Speed 56 Stealing 10 Baserunning 0 Fielding 65 Range 65 Strength 70 Accuracy 60 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 65 Take LHP 60 Take LHP 75 Take RHP 70 Take RHP 50 Take RHP 75 Miss LHP 55 Miss LHP 55 Miss LHP 10 Miss RHP 40 Miss RHP 0 Miss RHP 50 Chase LHP 30 Chase LHP 60 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 40 Chase RHP 70 Chase RHP 55 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Neutral TL: Cold T: Hot T: Cold TR: Cold TR: Hot L: Neutral L: Neutral C: Hot C: Hot R: Cold R: Neutral BL: Neutral BL: Neutral B: Hot B: Neutral BR: Neutral BR: Cold NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- CHRIS SNELLING GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: December 3, 1981 First Position: LF Second Position: OF (from None) Throws: Left Bats: Left Career Potential: *** (from *) Batter Music: Rock Age: 23 Years Pro: 1 Postseason Experience: None Current Team: Mariners (23) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 32 Bat Color: 1 Height: 5�10� Fielding Glove: 2 Weight: 165 (should be 205) Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Skinny Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: 5 Hair Color: 1 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 5 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Crouched Offensive Value 298 (up from 133) RHP-Contact 69 (up from 42) LHP-Contact 53 (up from 43) RHP-Power 58 (up from 48) LHP-Power 55 (up from 45) Bunting 65 Discipline 65 (up from 60) Durability 40 (down from 60) Speed 62 (up from 57) Stealing 40 (up from 0) Baserunning 20 (up from 0) Fielding 55 (up from 50) Range 55 (up from 50) Strength 65 (up from 60) Accuracy 55 (up from 50) BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 85 Take LHP 75 Take LHP 60 Take RHP 70 Take LHP 50 Take RHP 0 Miss LHP 50 Miss LHP 60 Miss LHP 75 Miss RHP 0 Miss RHP 60 Miss RHP 0 Chase LHP 70 Chase LHP 60 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 55 Chase RHP 70 Chase RHP 90 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Neutral T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Neutral TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Neutral C: Neutral C: Hot R: Cold R: Neutral BL: Cold BL: Neutral B: Cold B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Cold NOTES Snelling should be a major league regular by now, but he�s quite possibly the most injury prone player in all of baseball. He tore through AAA with a .370 average this year, and hit .276 (.830 OPS) in 15 big league games before being lost for the year (AGAIN). ----------------------------------------------------------------------- MATT THORNTON Jersey Number: 53 (from 44) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *********************************************************************** STL. St. Louis Cardinals ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ALAN BENES (Created Player) GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: January 21, 1972 First Position: RP Second Position: None Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: * Batter Music: Rock Age: 33 Years Pro: 8 Postseason Experience: LCS 1x (2 games, 0-1 series record, 0-1 pitching record, 2.84 ERA) Former Teams: Cardinals (101), Cubs (10), Rangers (4) Current Team: Cardinals APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 43 Bat Color: 4 Height: 6�5� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 235 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 5 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 5 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Upright Offensive Value 100 RHP-Contact 24 LHP-Contact 23 RHP-Power 22 LHP-Power 27 Bunting 60 Discipline 50 Durability 0 Speed 41 Stealing 0 Baserunning 0 Fielding 55 Range 55 Strength 65 Accuracy 65 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 85 Take LHP 75 Take LHP 60 Take RHP 85 Take RHP 75 Take RHP 60 Miss LHP 50 Miss LHP 60 Miss LHP 75 Miss RHP 50 Miss RHP 60 Miss RHP 75 Chase LHP 70 Chase LHP 60 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 70 Chase RHP 60 Chase RHP 40 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Cold TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Neutral C: Hot C: Neutral R: Neutral R: Neutral BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Neutral B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Cold PITCHER RATINGS Pitcher Delivery: Style 8 Pitching Value 529 (down from 562) Stamina 53 Pickoff 30 PITCH #1 [4-Seam Fastball] Overall 82 (down from 86) Control 75 (down from 80) Velocity 86 (down from 88) PITCH #2 [Changeup] PITCH #3 [Curveball] Overall 67 (down from 71) Overall 73 Movement 50 (down from 60) Movement 60 Trajectory 12-to-6 Trajectory 11-to-5 Control 56 Control 61 Velocity 78 Velocity 77 PITCH #4 [Cutter] PITCH #5 [None] Overall 69 (down from 73) Overall N/A Movement 50 (down from 60) Movement N/A Trajectory 9-to-3 Trajectory N/A Control 63 Control N/A Velocity 83 (down from 85) Velocity N/A NOTES Benes, brother of Andy, is attempting another comeback after recovering from his fourth shoulder surgery. He�s in AA with former 2000 teammate Rick Ankiel. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- JIM EDMONDS GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: June 27, 1970 First Position: CF Second Position: OF Throws: Left Bats: Left Career Potential: **** Batter Music: Rock Age: 34 Years Pro: 12 All-Star selections: 3 (1995, 2000, 2003) AL Gold Glove (OF): 2 (1997-1998) NL Gold Glove (OF): 5 (2000-2004) NL Silver Slugger (OF: 1 (2004) Postseason Experience: WS 1x, LCS 3x, DS 4x (36 games, 4-4 series record, .290 BA, .933 OPS) Former Teams: Angels (709) Current Team: Cardinals (736) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 15 Bat Color: 4 Height: 6�1� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 212 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: 1 Face: 1 Wristband: 6 Hair Color: 1 Socks: Low Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Generic Offensive Value 859 (down from 1057) RHP-Contact 82 LHP-Contact 75 (down from 93) RHP-Power 93 LHP-Power 88 Bunting 70 Discipline 90 Durability 85 Speed 62 Stealing 55 Baserunning 60 Fielding 95 Range 90 Strength 80 Accuracy 85 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 80 Take LHP 70 Take LHP 75 Take RHP 75 Take RHP 70 Take RHP 65 Miss LHP 40 Miss LHP 0 Miss LHP 55 Miss RHP 55 Miss RHP 10 Miss RHP 70 Chase LHP 55 Chase LHP 50 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 55 Chase RHP 55 Chase RHP 50 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Neutral TL: Cold T: Hot T: Hot TR: Neutral TR: Hot L: Cold L: Cold C: Hot C: Hot R: Neutral R: Neutral BL: Hot BL: Neutral B: Hot B: Hot BR: Cold BR: Cold NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- TIM HUMMEL Offensive Value 199 (up from 133) Speed 66 (up from 46) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- JOE NELSON First Position: RP (from SP) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ALBERT PUJOLS GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: January 16, 1980 First Position: 1B Second Position: LF Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: ***** Batter Music: Latin Age: 25 Years Pro: 5 All-Star selections: 3 (2001, 2003, 2004) NL Rookie of Year: 1 (2001) Batting Titles: 1 (2003) Runs King: 2 (2003-2004) Hits King: 1 (2003) Doubles King: 1 (2003) Postseason Experience: WS 1x, LCS 2x, LDS 3x (28 games, 3-3 series record, .324 BA, 1.037 OPS) Current Team: Cardinals (629) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 5 Bat Color: 1 Height: 6�3� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 225 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: 4 Hair Color: 1 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: A. Pujols Offensive Value 1387 (up from 1354) RHP-Contact 91 LHP-Contact 98 RHP-Power 91 LHP-Power 93 Bunting 70 Discipline 85 Durability 90 Speed 62 (up from 59) Stealing 60 (up from 50) Baserunning 65 Fielding 75 Range 70 Strength 60 Accuracy 60 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 70 Take LHP 70 Take LHP 65 Take RHP 65 Take RHP 90 Take RHP 75 Miss LHP 10 Miss LHP 20 Miss LHP 0 Miss RHP 10 Miss RHP 0 Miss RHP 20 Chase LHP 50 Chase LHP 40 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 50 Chase RHP 40 Chase RHP 55 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Hot TL: Neutral T: Hot T: Hot TR: Hot TR: Hot L: Hot L: Neutral C: Hot C: Hot R: Neutral R: Hot BL: Neutral BL: Neutral B: Hot B: Neutral BR: Neutral BR: Neutral NOTES Pujols is the best young hitter in baseball. Period. Last year EA had him rated a little too good though. They gave him 98 RHP Contact. Pujols is good against righties, but he isn�t the best in baseball against them, and he sure doesn�t kill them as badly as he does lefties. I gave him a 92 last year � EA correctly gave him a 91 this year. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *********************************************************************** TB. Tampa Bay Devil Rays ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DANYS BAEZ GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: September 10, 1977 First Position: RP Second Position: None Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: **** (from *****) Batter Music: Hip Hop Age: 27 Years Pro: 4 All-Star selections: 1 (2005) Postseason Experience: LDS 1x (3 games, 0-1 series record, 2.45 ERA) Former Teams: Indians (155) Current Team: Devil Rays (62) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 28 Bat Color: 1 Height: 6�3� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 225 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 1 Socks: Low Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Upright Offensive Value 100 RHP-Contact 25 LHP-Contact 21 RHP-Power 23 LHP-Power 29 Bunting 80 Discipline 20 Durability 75 Speed 44 Stealing 0 Baserunning 20 Fielding 65 Range 55 Strength 80 Accuracy 70 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 85 Take LHP 75 Take LHP 60 Take RHP 85 Take RHP 50 Take RHP 60 Miss LHP 50 Take LHP 60 Miss LHP 75 Miss RHP 50 Miss RHP 60 Miss RHP 75 Chase LHP 70 Chase LHP 60 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 70 Chase RHP 60 Chase RHP 40 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Cold TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Neutral C: Hot C: Neutral R: Neutral R: Neutral BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Neutral B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Cold PITCHER RATINGS Pitcher Delivery: Style 6 Pitching Value 826 (up from 595) Stamina 46 Pickoff 55 PITCH #1 [4-Seam Fastball] Overall 93 Control 85 Velocity 94 PITCH #2 [Splitter] (from Changeup) PITCH #3 [Curveball] Overall 75 (up from 62) Overall 73 (up from 69) Movement 60 (up from 30) Movement 65 Trajectory 12-to-6 Trajectory 12-to-6 Control 69 (up from 54) Control 57 (up from 42) Velocity 85 (up from 79) Velocity 79 (up from 75) PITCH #4 [2-Seam Fastball] PITCH #5 [Slider] (from None) Overall 82 (up from 66) Overall 70 (from N/A) Movement 70 (up from 50) Movement 55 (from N/A) Trajectory 2-to-8 Trajectory 10-to-4 (from N/A) Control 77 (up from 53) Control 59 (from N/A) Velocity 92 (up from 90) Velocity 86 (from N/A) NOTES Devil Rays closer currently on the trading block. Has a good fastball but it�s supported by average pitches. The two-seam fastball is his out pitch, he uses it like a Cutter. The Indians swapped his changeup for a Splitter because it compliments his hard fastball better, and he uses this pitch to collect groundball outs. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- JOE BOROWSKI GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: May 4, 1971 First Position: RP Second Position: None Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: *** Batter Music: Rock Age: 33 Years Pro: 8 Postseason Experience: LCS 1x, LDS 1x (5 games, 1-0 series record, 1.17 ERA) Former Teams: Orioles (6), Braves (42), Yankees (9), Cubs (164) Current Team: Devil Rays APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 48 Bat Color: 1 Height: 6�2� Fielding Glove: 2 Weight: 225 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Heavy Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 1 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Bent Offensive Value 100 RHP-Contact 22 LHP-Contact 23 RHP-Power 22 LHP-Power 22 Bunting 50 Discipline 10 Durability 60 Speed 44 Stealing 0 Baserunning 20 Fielding 65 Range 60 Strength 70 Accuracy 75 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 85 Take LHP 75 Take LHP 60 Take RHP 70 Take RHP 50 Take RHP 55 Miss LHP 50 Take LHP 60 Miss LHP 75 Miss RHP 0 Miss RHP 60 Miss RHP 75 Chase LHP 70 Chase LHP 60 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 70 Chase RHP 60 Chase RHP 40 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Cold TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Neutral C: Hot C: Neutral R: Neutral R: Neutral BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Neutral B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Cold PITCHER RATINGS Pitcher Delivery: Style 8 Pitching Value 727 (down from 760) Stamina 45 Pickoff 55 PITCH #1 [4-Seam Fastball] Overall 87 (down from 89) Control 83 Velocity 89 (down from 91) PITCH #2 [Changeup] PITCH #3 [2-Seam Fastball] Overall 75 Overall 76 Movement 60 Movement 55 Trajectory 10-to-4 Trajectory 2-to-8 Control 70 Control 80 Velocity 80 (down from 82) Velocity 89 (down from 91) PITCH #4 [Slurve] PITCH #5 [None] Overall 76 (up from 66) Overall N/A Movement 60 (up from 30) Movement N/A Trajectory 10-to-4 Trajectory N/A Control 72 (up from 67) Control N/A Velocity 87 (down from 89) Velocity N/A NOTES Former Cubs closer that came off the scrap heap, but injuries have taken away his velocity. Supposedly his velocity is starting to come back, and he has pitched well with the Devil Rays. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- JORGE CANTU (NEW-Add) GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: January 30, 1982 First Position: 2B Second Position: 3B Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: **** (from **) Batter Music: Latin Age: 23 Years Pro: 1 Postseason Experience: None Current Team: Devil Rays (50) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 3 (from 59) Bat Color: 2 Height: 6�1� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 184 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Skinny Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: 6 Hair Color: 1 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 3 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Generic Offensive Value 463 RHP-Contact 78 (up from 71) LHP-Contact 68 (down from 73) RHP-Power 68 (up from 58) LHP-Power 67 (up from 65) Bunting 50 (down from 70) Discipline 50 Durability 70 Speed 65 Stealing 30 (down from 40) Baserunning 55 Fielding 60 Range 60 Strength 65 Accuracy 60 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CRUVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 65 Take LHP 99 Take LHP 0 Take RHP 65 Take RHP 85 Take RHP 50 Miss LHP 10 Miss LHP 50 Miss LHP 99 Miss RHP 55 Miss RHP 55 Miss RHP 20 Chase LHP 60 Chase LHP 0 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 60 Chase RHP 55 Chase RHP 80 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Hot TL: Hot T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Neutral TR: Hot L: Hot L: Cold C: Hot C: Hot R: Neutral R: Cold BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Neutral B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Cold NOTES Cantu just broke Tampa Bay�s franchise record for RBI in a season (the previous record was Aubrey Huff�s 107 RBI). ----------------------------------------------------------------------- JOEY GATHRIGHT (Top 100) GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: April 27, 1981 First Position: CF Second Position: OF Throws: Right Bats: Left Career Potential: **** Batter Music: Hip Hop Age: 23 Years Pro: 1 Postseason Experience: None Current Team: Devil Rays (19) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 1 Bat Color: 4 Height: 5�10� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 170 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Skinny Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 1 Socks: Low Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Upright Offensive Value 661 (up from 463) RHP-Contact 72 (up from 62) LHP-Contact 64 RHP-Power 44 (up from 40) LHP-Power 40 Bunting 85 Discipline 60 (down from 75) Durability 70 Speed 96 (up from 91) Stealing 85 Baserunning 75 Fielding 65 Range 70 Strength 55 Accuracy 60 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CRUVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 85 Take LHP 80 Take LHP 70 Take RHP 75 Take RHP 70 Take RHP 90 Miss LHP 0 Miss LHP 50 Miss LHP 65 Miss RHP 30 Miss RHP 55 Miss RHP 0 Chase LHP 0 Chase LHP 50 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 40 Chase RHP 70 Chase RHP 80 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Neutral TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Neutral TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Cold C: Hot C: Hot R: Neutral R: Neutral BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Neutral B: Hot BR: Cold BR: Cold NOTES Gathright is reportedly the fastest player in major league baseball. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- JONNY GOMES GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: November 22, 1980 First Position: LF Second Position: RF Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: *** (from *) Batter Music: Rock Age: 24 Years Pro: 2 Postseason Experience: None Current Team: Devil Rays (13) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 31 (from 60) Bat Color: 7 Height: 6�1� Fielding Glove: 4 Weight: 205 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: 6 Hair Color: 5 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 5 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 7 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Crouched Offensive Value 529 (up from 166) RHP-Contact 61 (up from 50) LHP-Contact 77 (up from 51) RHP-Power 73 (up from 53) LHP-Power 71 (up from 50) Bunting 70 Discipline 75 Durability 40 Speed 61 Stealing 55 (up from 40) Baserunning 40 Fielding 55 Range 70 Strength 70 (up from 60) Accuracy 50 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CRUVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 55 Take LHP 75 Take LHP 60 Take RHP 55 Take RHP 75 Take RHP 99 Miss LHP 95 Miss LHP 60 Miss LHP 75 Miss RHP 55 Miss RHP 60 Miss RHP 75 Chase LHP 30 Chase LHP 90 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 0 Chase RHP 60 Chase RHP 80 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Cold TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Neutral C: Hot C: Neutral R: Neutral R: Neutral BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Neutral B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Cold NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ALEX S. GONZALEZ GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: April 8, 1973 First Position: 3B Second Position: SS Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: *** Batter Music: Rock Age: 32 Years Pro: 11 Postseason Experience: LCS 1x, DS 1x (12 games, 1-1 series record) Former Teams: Blue Jays (890), Cubs (331), Expos (35), Padres (11) Current Team: Devil Rays APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 8 (from 11) Bat Color: 1 Height: 6�0� Fielding Glove: 2 Weight: 200 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: 4 Hair Color: 1 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Open Offensive Value 364 (up from 265) RHP-Contact 61 LHP-Contact 55 (up from 47) RHP-Power 63 (up from 51) LHP-Power 58 (up from 55) Bunting 40 Discipline 60 Durability 80 Speed 63 Stealing 40 Baserunning 70 Fielding 75 (up from 55) Range 80 (up from 60) Strength 80 (up from 75) Accuracy 75 (up from 65) BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 70 Take LHP 60 Take LHP 50 Take RHP 70 Take RHP 70 Take RHP 60 Miss LHP 20 Miss LHP 40 Miss LHP 0 Miss RHP 20 Miss RHP 50 Miss RHP 40 Chase LHP 55 Chase LHP 85 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 55 Chase RHP 75 Chase RHP 70 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Neutral TL: Neutral T: Hot T: Neutral TR: Cold TR: Cold L: Hot L: Neutral C: Neutral C: Hot R: Hot R: Hot BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Neutral B: Cold BR: Hot BR: Neutral NOTES Gonzalez has played pretty much his whole career at shortstop, but he is penciled in as the Devil Rays starting third baseman. Quite a questionable free agent signing considering the team has no shortage of players that could play third. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- AUBREY HUFF GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: December 20, 1976 First Position: RF (from 1B) Second Position: 1B (from 3B) Throws: Right Bats: Left Career Potential: **** Batter Music: Country Age: 28 Years Pro: 5 Postseason Experience: None Current Team: Devil Rays (582) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 19 Bat Color: 4 Height: 6�4� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 231 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: 1 Face: 1 Wristband: 4 Hair Color: 1 Socks: Low Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Open Offensive Value 595 (up from 562) RHP-Contact 82 LHP-Contact 83 RHP-Power 77 LHP-Power 70 Bunting 75 Discipline 70 Durability 90 Speed 56 (up from 52) Stealing 50 Baserunning 60 Fielding 50 Range 55 (up from 40) Strength 75 Accuracy 70 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 70 Take LHP 99 Take LHP 55 Take RHP 70 Take RHP 99 Take RHP 80 Miss LHP 10 Miss LHP 20 Miss LHP 30 Miss RHP 10 Miss RHP 0 Miss RHP 0 Chase LHP 60 Chase LHP 50 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 50 Chase RHP 60 Chase RHP 80 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Hot TL: Neutral T: Neutral T: Hot TR: Hot TR: Hot L: Neutral L: Neutral C: Hot C: Hot R: Cold R: Hot BL: Neutral BL: Hot B: Hot B: Hot BR: Neutral BR: Neutral NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SCOTT KAZMIR (TOP 100) GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: January 24, 1984 First Position: SP Second Position: None Throws: Left Bats: Left Career Potential: **** Batter Music: Country Age: 21 Years Pro: 1 Postseason Experience: None Current Team: Devil Rays (8) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 26 Bat Color: 4 Height: 6�0� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 170 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Skinny Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 1 Socks: Low Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Upright Offensive Value 100 RHP-Contact 31 LHP-Contact 20 RHP-Power 32 LHP-Power 24 Bunting 55 Discipline 10 Durability 50 Speed 43 Stealing 0 Baserunning 30 Fielding 40 Range 55 Strength 80 Accuracy 60 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 60 Take LHP 50 Take LHP 30 Take RHP 60 Take RHP 50 Take RHP 30 Miss LHP 70 Miss LHP 80 Miss LHP 95 Miss RHP 70 Miss RHP 80 Miss RHP 95 Chase LHP 90 Chase LHP 80 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 90 Chase RHP 80 Chase RHP 70 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Neutral TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Neutral C: Neutral C: Hot R: Cold R: Cold BL: Neutral BL: Neutral B: Cold B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Cold PITCHER RATINGS Pitcher Delivery: Style 2 Pitching Value 826 Stamina 73 Pickoff 70 PITCH #1 [4-Seam Fastball] Overall 91 Control 77 Velocity 95 PITCH #2 [Changeup] PITCH #3 [Curveball] Overall 66 Overall 65 Movement 40 Movement 40 Trajectory 12-to-6 Trajectory 1-to-7 Control 60 Control 58 Velocity 77 Velocity 75 PITCH #4 [Slider] PITCH #5 [None] Overall 81 Overall N/A Movement 75 Movement N/A Trajectory 2-to-8 Trajectory N/A Control 69 Control N/A Velocity 84 Velocity N/A NOTES One of the best young pitchers in baseball, Kazmir is throwing well for the Devil Rays despite his age. He�ll either be a Cy Young quality ace, or durability issues will force him to be a power reliever ala Billy Wagner. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- PETE LAFOREST (Created Player) GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: January 17, 1978 First Position: C Second Position: 1B (from 3B) Throws: Right Bats: Left Career Potential: * Batter Music: Heavy Rock Age: 27 Years Pro: 1 Postseason Experience: None Current Team: Devil Rays (19) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 39 (from 67) Bat Color: 2 Height: 6�2� Fielding Glove: 1 Weight: 210 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: None Face: 7 (from 1) Wristband: None Hair Color: 1 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 5 (from 4) Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 7 (from 1) Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Generic Offensive Value 133 (up from 100) RHP-Contact 53 LHP-Contact 41 RHP-Power 57 (up from 41) LHP-Power 51 (up from 48) Bunting 30 Discipline 50 Durability 60 (down from 70) Speed 46 (up from 43) Stealing 30 Baserunning 30 Fielding 60 Range 55 Strength 60 Accuracy 60 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 70 Take LHP 99 Take LHP 80 Take RHP 70 Take RHP 95 Take RHP 70 Miss LHP 50 Miss LHP 40 Miss LHP 0 Miss RHP 20 Miss RHP 10 Miss RHP 10 Chase LHP 55 Chase LHP 70 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 50 Chase RHP 30 Chase RHP 70 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Neutral TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Neutral C: Neutral C: Hot R: Cold R: Cold BL: Neutral BL: Neutral B: Cold B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Cold NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *********************************************************************** TEX. Texas Rangers ----------------------------------------------------------------------- JOAQUIN ARIAS (Top 100, Change from Federico Garcia) Jersey Number: 3 (from 7) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ADRIAN GONZALEZ GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: May 8, 1982 First Position: 1B Second Position: None Throws: Left Bats: Left Career Potential: **** Batter Music: Latin Age: 22 Years Pro: 1 Postseason Experience: None Current Team: Rangers (16) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 24 Bat Color: 1 Height: 6�2� Fielding Glove: 1 Weight: 220 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 1 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 4 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 6 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Generic Offensive Value 232 (up from 166) RHP-Contact 63 (up from 56) LHP-Contact 52 RHP-Power 67 (up from 59) LHP-Power 50 Bunting 30 Discipline 60 Durability 70 Speed 43 Stealing 0 Baserunning 50 Fielding 75 Range 80 Strength 75 Accuracy 70 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CRUVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 85 Take LHP 75 Take LHP 65 Take RHP 40 Take RHP 65 Take RHP 0 Miss LHP 30 Miss LHP 55 Miss LHP 70 Miss RHP 0 Miss RHP 50 Miss RHP 70 Chase LHP 0 Chase LHP 55 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 20 Chase RHP 50 Chase RHP 40 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Neutral TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Hot C: Neutral C: Hot R: Cold R: Hot BL: Neutral BL: Neutral B: Cold B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Cold NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- RICHARD HIDALGO GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: June 28, 1975 First Position: RF Second Position: OF Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: *** Batter Music: Latin Age: 29 Years Pro: 8 Postseason Experience: LDS 3x (6 games, 0-3 series record, .118 BA, .404 OPS) Former Teams: Astros (813), Mets (86) Current Team: Rangers APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 51 Bat Color: 4 Height: 6�3� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 220 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 1 Socks: Low Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Generic Offensive Value 529 (up from 463) RHP-Contact 67 (up from 60) LHP-Contact 67 RHP-Power 70 (up from 60) LHP-Power 81 (up from 76) Bunting 40 Discipline 65 (down from 70) Durability 80 Speed 63 Stealing 55 (down from 60) Baserunning 60 (down from 75) Fielding 75 Range 65 Strength 85 Accuracy 70 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 80 Take LHP 90 Take LHP 85 Take RHP 70 Take RHP 90 Take RHP 60 Miss LHP 10 Miss LHP 0 Miss LHP 30 Miss RHP 30 Miss RHP 0 Miss RHP 40 Chase LHP 50 Chase LHP 10 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 40 Chase RHP 75 Chase RHP 65 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Hot TL: Neutral T: Hot T: Hot TR: Cold TR: Cold L: Neutral L: Neutral C: Hot C: Hot R: Hot R: Cold BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Neutral B: Hot BR: Hot BR: Neutral NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- RON MAHAY (Change from Neale Genereaux) Jersey Number: 24 (from 86) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- MATT RILEY First Position: SP (from RP) Pitching Value 496 (up from 430) PITCH #1 [4-Seam Fastball] Overall 82 (up from 80) Control 59 Velocity 92 (up from 90) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ALFONSO SORIANO GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: January 7, 1976 First Position: 2B Second Position: None Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: ***** Batter Music: Latin Age: 29 Years Pro: 6 All-Star selections: 4 (2002-2005) All-Star MVP: 1 (2004) AL Silver Slugger: 2 (2002, 2004) Hits King: 1 (2002) Runs King: 1 (2002) Stolen Bases King: 1 (2002) Postseason Experience: WS 2x, LCS 2x, LDS 3x (38 games, 4-3 series record, .233 BA, .623 OPS) Former Teams: Yankees (501) Current Team: Rangers (145) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 12 Bat Color: 1 Height: 6�1� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 180 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Skinny Shin Guard: 1 Face: 1 Wristband: 4 Hair Color: 1 Socks: High Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Renteria Offensive Value 694 (up from 661) RHP-Contact 79 (up from 77) LHP-Contact 69 RHP-Power 85 (up from 70) LHP-Power 70 (down from 80) Bunting 65 Discipline 40 Durability 80 Speed 89 Stealing 75 Baserunning 85 Fielding 50 Range 90 Strength 75 Accuracy 70 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 55 Take LHP 99 Take LHP 80 Take RHP 50 Take RHP 85 Take RHP 60 Miss LHP 30 Miss LHP 0 Miss LHP 10 Miss RHP 50 Miss RHP 30 Miss RHP 30 Chase LHP 50 Chase LHP 55 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 65 Chase RHP 90 Chase RHP 95 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Cold T: Neutral TR: Hot TR: Hot L: Hot L: Hot C: Hot C: Hot R: Hot R: Hot BL: Cold BL: Neutral B: Neutral B: Neutral BR: Neutral BR: Neutral NOTES Missed the 40/40 club in 2002 by one home run, and was third in MVP voting that year. He had the steals mark a week before the season ended, but couldn�t get the 40th homer because he was pressing too much for it. Then when the playoffs came along he hit poorly because he had spent the last week swinging for the fences rather than swinging normally, and the Yanks were dispatched by the Angels. Soriano had a chance to redeem himself the following year, but he would strikeout in wild fashion in many of his at bats. The Yanks traded him to the Rangers for Alex Rodriguez. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *********************************************************************** TOR. Toronto Blue Jays ----------------------------------------------------------------------- GUSTAVO CHACIN GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: December 4, 1980 First Position: SP Second Position: None Throws: Left Bats: Left Career Potential: *** Batter Music: Latin Age: 24 Years Pro: 1 Postseason Experience: None Current Team: Blue Jays (2) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 39 Bat Color: 6 Height: 5�11� Fielding Glove: 2 Weight: 193 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 1 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Open Offensive Value 100 RHP-Contact 25 LHP-Contact 21 RHP-Power 27 LHP-Power 20 Bunting 55 Discipline 30 Durability 50 Speed 53 Stealing 20 Baserunning 50 Fielding 65 Range 40 Strength 75 Accuracy 70 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 65 Take LHP 55 Take LHP 40 Take RHP 65 Take RHP 55 Take RHP 40 Miss LHP 75 Miss LHP 75 Miss LHP 90 Miss RHP 65 Miss RHP 75 Miss RHP 90 Chase LHP 85 Chase LHP 75 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 85 Chase RHP 75 Chase RHP 65 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Neutral TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Neutral C: Neutral C: Hot R: Cold R: Cold BL: Neutral BL: Neutral B: Cold B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Cold PITCHER RATINGS Pitcher Delivery: Style 2 Pitching Value 694 Stamina 74 (up from 64) Pickoff 65 PITCH #1 [4-Seam Fastball] Overall 85 Control 73 (up from 68) Velocity 90 (down from 92) PITCH #2 [Changeup] PITCH #3 [Curveball] Overall 70 (up from 63) Overall 73 Movement 40 (up from 20) Movement 60 Trajectory 12-to-6 Trajectory 1-to-7 Control 72 (up from 64) Control 64 Velocity 75 (up from 73) Velocity 72 PITCH #4 [Slider] PITCH #5 [Cutter] Overall 70 Overall 75 (up from 71) Movement 60 Movement 60 (up from 55) Trajectory 2-to-8 Trajectory 3-to-9 Control 52 Control 69 (up from 64) Velocity 81 Velocity 89 (down from 90) *Also throws Screwball. NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ANDY DOMINIQUE GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: October 20, 1975 First Position: C (from 1B) Second Position: 1B (from None) Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: * Batter Music: Heavy Rock Age: 29 Years Pro: 1 Postseason Experience: None Former Teams: Red Sox (7) Current Team: Blue Jays APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 30 Bat Color: 1 Height: 6�0� Fielding Glove: 1 Weight: 220 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 6 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 4 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 7 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Bent Offensive Value 100 RHP-Contact 48 LHP-Contact 51 RHP-Power 43 LHP-Power 47 Bunting 30 (down from 60) Discipline 60 Durability 65 Speed 48 Stealing 30 (down from 55) Baserunning 60 Fielding 50 Range 50 Strength 65 Accuracy 55 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 90 Take LHP 75 Take LHP 60 Take RHP 85 Take RHP 75 Take RHP 80 Miss LHP 0 Miss LHP 60 Miss LHP 75 Miss RHP 50 Miss RHP 60 Miss RHP 90 Chase LHP 70 Chase LHP 60 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 70 Chase RHP 60 Chase RHP 40 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Cold TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Neutral C: Hot C: Neutral R: Neutral R: Neutral BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Neutral B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Cold NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ROY HALLADAY Career Potential: ***** (from ****) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- KEN HUCKABY Jersey Number: 20 (from 15) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- FRANK MENECHINO (Change from Tim Murphy) Jersey Number: 4 (from 86) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *********************************************************************** WAS. Washington Nationals ----------------------------------------------------------------------- LARRY BROADWAY (Top 100, Change from Yvan Vuu Carinha) Jersey Number: 29 (from 17) NOTES Larry Broadway actually wasn�t one of the Top 100 Prospects. There are plenty of people from the list that aren�t in the game (since guys like Jeff Niemann and Phil Humber hadn�t thrown a single minor league inning but were on the list) so they had to replace them with someone. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- RYAN CHURCH (Top 100) GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: October 14, 1978 First Position: CF Second Position: OF Throws: Left Bats: Left Career Potential: **** Batter Music: Heavy Rock Age: 26 Years Pro: 1 Postseason Experience: None Current Team: Nationals (30) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 19 Bat Color: 4 Height: 6�1� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 190 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Skinny Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: 2 Hair Color: 6 Socks: Low Hair Style: 5 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 8 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Upright Offensive Value 463 (up from 199) RHP-Contact 75 (up from 43) LHP-Contact 71 (up from 53) RHP-Power 64 (up from 59) LHP-Power 58 (up from 49) Bunting 70 Discipline 55 Durability 60 Speed 63 Stealing 60 Baserunning 55 Fielding 70 Range 65 Strength 80 Accuracy 70 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 75 Take LHP 80 Take LHP 60 Take RHP 75 Take RHP 70 Take RHP 70 Miss LHP 0 Miss LHP 60 Miss LHP 75 Miss RHP 30 Miss RHP 60 Miss RHP 0 Chase LHP 0 Chase LHP 60 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 10 Chase RHP 60 Chase RHP 50 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Neutral T: Hot T: Neutral TR: Neutral TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Cold C: Hot C: Hot R: Cold R: Cold BL: Neutral BL: Neutral B: Cold B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Neutral NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- CHAD CORDERO GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: March 18, 1982 First Position: RP Second Position: None Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: ***** (up from **) Batter Music: Latin Age: 23 Years Pro: 2 All-Star selections: 1 (2005) Postseason Experience: None Current Team: Nationals (81) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 32 Bat Color: 5 Height: 6�0� Fielding Glove: 1 Weight: 198 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Skinny Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 1 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 4 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Open Offensive Value 100 RHP-Contact 23 LHP-Contact 25 RHP-Power 21 LHP-Power 27 Bunting 70 Discipline 30 Durability 75 Speed 41 Stealing 0 Baserunning 40 Fielding 65 Range 55 Strength 65 Accuracy 65 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 85 Take LHP 75 Take LHP 60 Take RHP 85 Take RHP 75 Take RHP 60 Miss LHP 50 Miss LHP 60 Miss LHP 75 Miss RHP 50 Miss RHP 60 Miss RHP 75 Chase LHP 70 Chase LHP 60 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 70 Chase RHP 60 Chase RHP 40 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Cold TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Neutral C: Hot C: Neutral R: Neutral R: Neutral BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Neutral B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Cold PITCHER RATINGS Pitcher Delivery: Style 3 Pitching Value 760 (up from 529) Stamina 47 Pickoff 60 (down from 70) PITCH #1 [4-Seam Fastball] Overall 90 (up from 82) Control 87 (up from 62) Velocity 91 PITCH #2 [Changeup] PITCH #3 [Slider] (from Curveball) Overall 66 (up from 64) Overall 89 (up from 71) Movement 30 Movement 85 (up from 55) Trajectory 12-to-6 Trajectory 10-to-4 Control 68 (up from 61) Control 79 (up from 63) Velocity 74 Velocity 84 (up from 73) PITCH #4 [2-Seam Fastball] PITCH #5 [None] Overall 77 (up from 70) Overall N/A Movement 60 Movement N/A Trajectory 1-to-7 Trajectory N/A Control 76 (up from 54) Control N/A Velocity 88 Velocity N/A NOTES One of the best young closers in baseball, Cordero is going to be ending games for the Nationals for quite some time. He won�t be arbitration eligible until 2009. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- RYAN DRESE Career Potential: ** (from ***) Jersey Number: 45 (from 38) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ALEX ESCOBAR GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: September 6, 1978 First Position: RF (from CF) Second Position: CF (from OF) Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: *** Batter Music: Latin Age: 26 Years Pro: 3 Postseason Experience: None Former Teams: Mets (18), Indians (74), White Sox (0) Current Team: Nationals APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 43 (from 44) Bat Color: 1 Height: 6�1� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 190 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Skinny Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 1 Socks: Low Hair Style: 4 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Upright Offensive Value 331 (up from 199) RHP-Contact 51 (down from 56) LHP-Contact 63 (up from 51) RHP-Power 55 (up from 45) LHP-Power 61 (up from 49) Bunting 75 Discipline 55 Durability 50 (down from 70) Speed 67 (down from 69) Stealing 55 (down from 60) Baserunning 65 Fielding 80 Range 70 Strength 80 (up from 60) Accuracy 70 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 60 Take LHP 99 Take LHP 40 Take RHP 70 Take RHP 90 Take RHP 70 Miss LHP 30 Miss LHP 0 Miss LHP 0 Miss RHP 55 Miss RHP 0 Miss RHP 40 Chase LHP 50 Chase LHP 60 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 30 Chase RHP 70 Chase RHP 80 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Neutral TL: Neutral T: Neutral T: Hot TR: Neutral TR: Neutral L: Hot L: Neutral C: Hot C: Cold R: Neutral R: Neutral BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Hot B: Hot BR: Cold BR: Hot NOTES Escobar is a former top prospect in the Mets organization. Four times Escobar was selected to Baseball America�s Top 100 Prospects list (twice in the top 20). He had 30/30 potential and played a good center field before his career was derailed by multiple leg injuries. Escobar was the centerpiece of the Roberto Alomar trade, and Escobar�s injuries are the only reason the Mets came out even in that deal. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- JOSE GUILLEN GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: May 17, 1976 First Position: RF Second Position: OF Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: **** Batter Music: Latin Age: 28 Years Pro: 8 Postseason Experience: LDS 1x (4 games, 0-1 series record, .455 BA, 1116 OPS) Former Teams: Pirates (236), Devil Rays (193), Diamondbacks (54), Reds (122), Athletics (45), Angels (148) Current Team: Nationals APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 6 Bat Color: 6 Height: 5�11� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 190 Elbow Guard: 2 Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: 1 Face: 1 Wristband: 4 Hair Color: 1 Socks: Low Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Generic Offensive Value 628 RHP-Contact 82 LHP-Contact 81 RHP-Power 76 LHP-Power 72 Bunting 70 Discipline 55 Durability 80 Speed 68 Stealing 70 Baserunning 60 Fielding 65 Range 70 (up from 60) Strength 90 Accuracy 70 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 50 Take LHP 75 Take LHP 60 Take RHP 65 Take RHP 65 Take RHP 60 Miss LHP 30 Miss LHP 30 Miss LHP 0 Miss RHP 20 Miss RHP 20 Miss RHP 55 Chase LHP 60 Chase LHP 55 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 55 Chase RHP 85 Chase RHP 75 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Neutral T: Cold T: Hot TR: Cold TR: Cold L: Hot L: Cold C: Hot C: Hot R: Hot R: Hot BL: Cold BL: Neutral B: Hot B: Neutral BR: Neutral BR: Hot NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NICK JOHNSON GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: September 19, 1978 First Position: 1B Second Position: None Throws: Left Bats: Left Career Potential: *** Batter Music: Country Age: 26 Years Pro: 4 Postseason Experience: WS 1x, LCS 1x, DS 2x (20 games, 2-2 series record, .209 BA, 602 OPS) Former Teams: Yankees (248) Current Team: Nationals (73) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 24 Bat Color: 1 Height: 6�3� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 224 Elbow Guard: 2 Body Type: Heavy Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: 5 Hair Color: 1 Socks: High Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Open Offensive Value 595 (up from 529) RHP-Contact 80 (up from 65) LHP-Contact 88 RHP-Power 60 LHP-Power 61 Bunting 90 Discipline 90 Durability 50 Speed 62 Stealing 55 Baserunning 10 Fielding 50 Range 70 (up from 55) Strength 60 Accuracy 70 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 85 Take LHP 95 Take LHP 80 Take RHP 85 Take RHP 95 Take RHP 90 Miss LHP 10 Miss LHP 40 Miss LHP 50 Miss RHP 10 Miss RHP 40 Miss RHP 50 Chase LHP 30 Chase LHP 75 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 30 Chase RHP 65 Chase RHP 40 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Hot TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Hot TR: Hot L: Neutral L: Cold C: Cold C: Hot R: Neutral R: Hot BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Hot B: Hot BR: Neutral BR: Cold NOTES Bet the Yankees regret trading Nick Johnson now, don�t they? Yet another glaring reason why they didn�t need Jason Giambi. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- JOHN PATTERSON GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: January 30, 1978 First Position: SP Second Position: None Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: *** (from **) Batter Music: Country Age: 27 Years Pro: 3 Postseason Experience: None Former Teams: Diamondbacks (23) Current Team: Nationals (19) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 22 (from 21) Bat Color: 5 Height: 6�5� Fielding Glove: 5 (from 3) Weight: 208 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Skinny Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 6 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 5 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Upright Offensive Value 100 RHP-Contact 22 LHP-Contact 33 RHP-Power 20 LHP-Power 31 Bunting 65 Discipline 65 Durability 65 Speed 61 Stealing 40 Baserunning 0 Fielding 65 Range 90 Strength 80 Accuracy 75 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 70 Take LHP 75 Take LHP 60 Take RHP 50 Take RHP 80 Take RHP 30 Miss LHP 50 Miss LHP 60 Miss LHP 75 Miss RHP 50 Miss RHP 99 Miss RHP 85 Chase LHP 40 Chase LHP 60 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 85 Chase RHP 50 Chase RHP 99 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Neutral T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Cold TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Neutral C: Hot C: Neutral R: Neutral R: Neutral BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Neutral B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Cold PITCHER RATINGS Pitcher Delivery: Style 3 Pitching Value 1156 Stamina 81 (up from 73) Pickoff 10 PITCH #1 [4-Seam Fastball] Overall 91 Control 86 Velocity 92 PITCH #2 [Changeup] PITCH #3 [Curveball] Overall 75 (down from 78) Overall 83 (up from 74) Movement 55 (down from 60) Movement 75 (up from 60) Trajectory 12-to-6 Trajectory 12-to-6 (from 11-to-5) Control 75 (down from 78) Control 73 (up from 67) Velocity 81 Velocity 75 (up from 73) PITCH #4 [Slider] PITCH #5 [None] Overall 75 (from N/A) Overall N/A Movement 65 (from N/A) Movement N/A Trajectory 11-to-5 (from N/A) Trajectory N/A Control 62 (from N/A) Control N/A Velocity 86 (from N/A) Velocity N/A NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- BRIAN SCHNEIDER GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: November 26, 1976 First Position: C Second Position: None Throws: Right Bats: Left Career Potential: *** (from **) Batter Music: Heavy Rock Age: 28 Years Pro: 5 Postseason Experience: None Current Team: Nationals (388) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 23 Bat Color: 4 Height: 6�1� Fielding Glove: 1 Weight: 196 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: 1 Hair Color: 5 Socks: Low Hair Style: 4 Catcher Mask: 2 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Open Offensive Value 298 (up from 232 RHP-Contact 69 LHP-Contact 61 (up from 58) RHP-Power 63 (up from 57) LHP-Power 54 Bunting 75 Discipline 70 Durability 75 Speed 54 Stealing 50 Baserunning 20 Fielding 80 Range 75 Strength 85 (up from 75) Accuracy 90 (up from 80) BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 85 Take LHP 95 Take LHP 80 Take RHP 85 Take RHP 95 Take RHP 90 Miss LHP 10 Miss LHP 40 Miss LHP 50 Miss RHP 10 Miss RHP 40 Miss RHP 50 Chase LHP 30 Chase LHP 75 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 30 Chase RHP 65 Chase RHP 40 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Hot TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Hot TR: Hot L: Neutral L: Cold C: Cold C: Hot R: Neutral R: Hot BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Hot B: Hot BR: Neutral BR: Cold NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *********************************************************************** FA. Free Agents ----------------------------------------------------------------------- BRET BOONE GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: April 6, 1969 First Position: 2B Second Position: None Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: **** (from *****) Batter Music: Rock Age: 35 Years Pro: 13 All-Star selections: 3 (1998, 2001, 2003) NL Gold Glove (2B): 4 (1998, 2002-2004) NL Silver Slugger (2B): 2 (2001, 2003) RBI King: 1 (2001) Postseason Experience: WS 1x, LCS 3x, LDS 3x (31 games, 4-3 series record, .288 BA, .757 OPS) Former Teams: Mariners (109), Reds (684), Braves (152), Padres (157), Mariners (694), Twins (14) Current Team: FREE AGENT APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 21 (from 29) Bat Color: 1 Height: 5�10� Fielding Glove: 1 Weight: 190 Elbow Guard: 2 Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 1 Socks: Low Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: B. Boone Offensive Value 331 (down from 496) RHP-Contact 55 (down from 65) LHP-Contact 52 (down from 64) RHP-Power 62 (down from 68) LHP-Power 67 (down from 73) Bunting 65 Discipline 75 Durability 80 Speed 68 (down from 70) Stealing 65 Baserunning 80 Fielding 85 (down from 90) Range 80 (down from 85) Strength 80 Accuracy 95 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 75 Take LHP 99 Take LHP 85 Take RHP 75 Take RHP 90 Take RHP 80 Miss LHP 40 Miss LHP 0 Miss LHP 50 Miss RHP 40 Miss RHP 40 Miss RHP 60 Chase LHP 40 Chase LHP 20 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 30 Chase RHP 50 Chase RHP 65 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Neutral TL: Hot T: Hot T: Hot TR: Hot TR: Cold L: Neutral L: Neutral C: Neutral C: Hot R: Cold R: Cold BL: Neutral BL: Cold B: Neutral B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Neutral NOTES Prior to this edit, Boone is the highest rated second baseman in the game. I don�t know why the Mariners designated him for assignment. Boone wasn�t the hitter he�s been in the past, but that just meant he was hitting as poorly as most other second basemen. A OPS of .684 this year with the Mariners truly isn�t that bad for a second baseman, it�s bad for a player of Boone�s stature. Since he won a gold glove last year, it�s not like he was hurting the team on defense either. Boone was traded to the Twins and is taking over as their regular second baseman. Hit even worse for the Twins, and they released him after only three weeks. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ANDY FOX (Edited in EA Sports Online Download) First Position: SS (from 2B) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DANNY GARCIA GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: April 12, 1980 First Position: 2B Second Position: None Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: ** Batter Music: Country Age: 25 Years Pro: 2 Postseason Experience: None Former Teams: Mets (77) Current Team: FREE AGENT APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 1 (from 12) Bat Color: 4 Height: 6�1� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 175 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Skinny Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: 6 Hair Color: 6 Socks: Low Hair Style: 4 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Closed Offensive Value 265 (down from 298) RHP-Contact 66 (down from 75) LHP-Contact 44 RHP-Power 57 LHP-Power 52 (up from 47) Bunting 70 Discipline 55 (up from 50) Durability 70 Speed 61 Stealing 50 Baserunning 55 Fielding 75 Range 65 Strength 55 Accuracy 60 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 70 Take LHP 90 Take LHP 70 Take RHP 80 Take RHP 95 Take RHP 85 Miss LHP 50 Miss LHP 60 Miss LHP 50 Miss RHP 10 Miss RHP 20 Miss RHP 10 Chase LHP 60 Chase LHP 80 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 20 Chase RHP 55 Chase RHP 60 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Cold TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Cold C: Cold C: Cold R: Neutral R: Hot BL: Neutral BL: Cold B: Hot B: Hot BR: Cold BR: Cold NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- JOHN FRANCO (EA Sports Online Download) GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: September 17, 1960 First Position: RP Second Position: None Throws: Left Bats: Left Career Potential: *** Batter Music: Rock Age: 44 Years Pro: 20 All-Star selections: 4 (1986-1987, 1989-1990) NL-Rolaids Relief Award: 2 (1988, 1990) Postseason Experience: WS 1x, LCS 2x, LDS 2x (15 games, 3-2 record) Former Teams: Reds (393), Mets (695) Current Team: Astros APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 31 Bat Color: 2 Height: 5�10� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 185 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Skinny Shin Guard: None Face: 5 Wristband: None Hair Color: 1 Socks: Low Hair Style: 4 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 4 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Upright Offensive Value 100 RHP-Contact 21 LHP-Contact 21 RHP-Power 22 LHP-Power 21 Bunting 60 Discipline 10 Durability 50 Speed 44 Stealing 0 Baserunning 40 Fielding 85 Range 70 Strength 70 Accuracy 80 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 85 Take LHP 75 Take LHP 60 Take RHP 85 Take RHP 50 Take RHP 60 Miss LHP 50 Miss LHP 60 Miss LHP 75 Miss RHP 50 Miss RHP 60 Miss RHP 75 Chase LHP 70 Chase LHP 60 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 70 Chase RHP 60 Chase RHP 40 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Neutral TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Neutral C: Neutral C: Hot R: Cold R: Cold BL: Cold BL: Neutral B: Cold B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Cold PITCHER RATINGS Pitcher Delivery: Style 2 Pitching Value 463 Stamina 37 (down from 44) Pickoff 55 PITCH #1 [4-Seam Fastball] Overall 79 Control 64 Velocity 87 PITCH #2 [Changeup] PITCH #3 [Screwball] Overall 79 Overall 80 Movement 65 Movement 80 Trajectory 2-to-8 Trajectory 11-to-5 Control 76 Control 59 Velocity 79 Velocity 76 PITCH #4 [Cutter] PITCH #5 [None] Overall 70 Overall N/A Movement 60 Movement N/A Trajectory 3-to-9 Trajectory N/A Control 54 Control N/A Velocity 84 Velocity N/A NOTES Franco is the active leader in saves (424), which is second all-time in saves behind Lee Smith (478), and is the Mets franchise leader in the category with 286. Trevor Hoffman (393) at age 36 is almost a lock to pass him within the next two years, and possibly challenge Smith�s record. Still, Franco ranks very high in saves for a lefty, as the next one on the list is Randy Myers with 347. Billy Wagner is the only other active lefty in the top 50, and he has 286 saves at age 32. After Wagner, the only other active lefty in the top 100 is Eddie Guardado, who has 169 saves at age 33. It should be obvious that Franco is probably the best lefty closer of all-time, although he probably lacks the credentials to get into the hall of fame. Franco has the second lowest career ERA (2.84) among active players, behind only Pedro Martinez (2.71), which is quite impressive considering his age. He is the active leader in games pitched (1088), and second all-time, behind Jesse Orosco (1252). Franco left his hometown Mets after spending 14 seasons with them. He�s going to give it one more shot in Houston, which is littered with more than a few former NY pitchers to keep Franco some company (Clemens, Pettitte). ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DENNY NEAGLE Career Potential: *** (from **) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SCOTT STEWART Career Potential: *** (from ****) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *********************************************************************** RET. Retired Players ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ROBERTO ALOMAR (RETIRED, Removed in EA roster download) GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: February 5, 1968 First Position: 2B Second Position: None Throws: Right Bats: Switch Career Potential: **** (up from ***) Batter Music: Dance Age: 37 Years Pro: 17 All-Star selections: 12 (1990-2001) All-Star MVP: 1 (1998) AL Gold Glove (2B): 10 (1991-1996, 1998-2001) LCS MVP: 1 (1992) Postseason Experience: DS 4x, LCS 5x, WS 2x (2 rings, 58 games, 6-5 record) Former Teams: Padres (448), Blue Jays (703), Orioles (412), Indians (471), Mets (222), White Sox (67), Diamondbacks (38), White Sox (18) Current Team: RETIRED APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 12 Bat Color: 4 Height: 6�0� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 190 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Skinny Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 1 Socks: Low Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Bent Offensive Value RHP-Contact 68 LHP-Contact 71 RHP-Power 53 LHP-Power 55 Bunting 80 Discipline 85 Durability 65 Speed 81 Stealing 65 (down from 75) Baserunning 85 Fielding 85 (down from 95) Range 80 (down from 95) Strength 85 Accuracy 85 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 60 Take LHP 65 Take LHP 50 Take RHP 85 Take RHP 90 Take RHP 80 Miss LHP 60 Miss LHP 50 Miss LHP 0 Miss RHP 30 Miss RHP 0 Miss RHP 0 Chase LHP 60 Chase LHP 85 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 40 Chase RHP 70 Chase RHP 80 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Neutral TL: Hot T: Cold T: Cold TR: Cold TR: Cold L: Hot L: Hot C: Neutral C: Neutral R: Cold R: Hot BL: Neutral BL: Cold B: Cold B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Cold NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- BRIAN BOEHRINGER (RETIRED) Career Potential: ** (from ***) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- PAUL SHUEY (RETIRED) Career Potential: *** (from ****) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- STEVE SPARKS (RETIRED) Career Potential: ** (from ***) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *********************************************************************** VIII. Created Players (aka the CAPs section) *********************************************************************** A. Current Players NOTE: I have not edited Batter Tendencies or Hot/Cold Zones for pitchers. Right now the created players are identical to Jae Weong Seo in these areas (except for hitters who had Hot/Cold Zones in MVP Baseball 2004). List of Created Players Manny Aybar (NYM-AAA) [EA Sports Online Download] Brian Bannister (NYM-AAA) [Created Player] Alan Benes (STL-AA) [Created Player] Robinson Cano (NYY-MLB) [Created Player] John Franco (FA-MLB) [EA Sports Online Download] Benji Gil (FA-AAA) [Created Player] Mike Glavine (NYM-AA) [Created Player] Jeremy Hill (NYM-AA) [Created Player] Dae-Sung Koo (NYM-MLB) [EA Sports Online Download] Pete LaForest (TB-AAA) [Created Player] George Lombard (BOS-AAA) [Created Player] Brian Moehler (FLA-MLB) [Created Player] Prentice Redman (NYM-AAA) [Created Player] Jerrod Riggan (NYM-AA) [Created Player] Royce Ring (NYM-AAA) [Created Player] Jason Roach (PIT-AA) [Created Player] Jose Santiago (NYM-MLB) [Created Player] Pat Strange (MIN-AAA) [Created Player] Chris Widger (CWS-MLB) [Created Player] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- MANNY AYBAR (EA Sports Online Download) GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: May 4, 1972 First Position: RP Second Position: None Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: * Batter Music: Hip Hop Age: 32 Years Pro: 7 Postseason Experience: DS 1x (2 games, 1-0 series record, 0-0 record, 6.75 ERA) Former Teams: Cardinals (97), Rockies (1), Reds (32), Marlins (21), Cubs (17), Giants (18) Current Team: Mets APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 36 Bat Color: 1 Height: 6�1� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 177 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Skinny Shin Guard: None Face: 13 Wristband: None Hair Color: 1 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 8 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 4 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Upright Offensive Value 100 RHP-Contact 27 LHP-Contact 21 RHP-Power 22 LHP-Power 25 Bunting 55 Discipline 10 Durability 50 Speed 45 Stealing 10 Baserunning 20 Fielding 50 Range 70 Strength 80 Accuracy 70 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 85 Take LHP 75 Take LHP 60 Take RHP 80 Take RHP 50 Take RHP 55 Miss LHP 50 Miss LHP 60 Miss LHP 75 Miss RHP 50 Miss RHP 60 Miss RHP 75 Chase LHP 70 Chase LHP 60 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 70 Chase RHP 80 Chase RHP 40 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Cold TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Cold C: Hot C: Neutral R: Neutral R: Neutral BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Neutral B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Cold PITCHER RATINGS Pitcher Delivery: Style 1 Pitching Value 463 Stamina 58 Pickoff 20 PITCH #1 [4-Seam Fastball] Overall 79 Control 49 Velocity 92 PITCH #2 [Changeup] PITCH #3 [Slider] Overall 72 Overall 67 Movement 55 Movement 55 Trajectory 10-to-4 Trajectory 10-to-4 Control 67 Control 49 Velocity 81 Velocity 85 PITCH #4 [None] Pitch #5 [None] Overall N/A Overall N/A Movement N/A Movement N/A Trajectory N/A Trajectory N/A Control N/A Control N/A Velocity N/A Velocity N/A NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- BRIAN BANNISTER GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: November 12, 1981 First Position: SP Second Position: None Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: ** Batter Music: Rock Age: 23 Years Pro: 0 Postseason Experience: None Current Team: Mets APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 25 Bat Color: 2 Height: 6�1� Fielding Glove: 1 Weight: 205 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 5 Socks: High Hair Style: 4 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Generic Offensive Value 100 RHP-Contact 17 LHP-Contact 19 RHP-Power 20 LHP-Power 23 Bunting 50 Discipline 10 Durability 70 Speed 45 Stealing 0 Baserunning 20 Fielding 50 Range 40 Strength 70 Accuracy 75 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 99 Take LHP 75 Take LHP 60 Take RHP 90 Take RHP 50 Take RHP 80 Miss LHP 55 Miss LHP 60 Miss LHP 75 Miss RHP 50 Miss RHP 60 Miss RHP 30 Chase LHP 0 Chase LHP 60 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 30 Chase RHP 60 Chase RHP 70 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Cold TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Neutral C: Hot C: Neutral R: Neutral R: Neutral BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Neutral B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Cold PITCHER RATINGS Pitcher Delivery: Style 1 Pitching Value 826 (up from 793) Stamina 64 Pickoff 50 PITCH #1 [4-Seam Fastball] Overall 86 Control 78 Velocity 90 PITCH #2 [Changeup] PITCH #3 [Slider] Overall 68 Overall 67 Movement 30 Movement 30 Trajectory 12-to-6 Trajectory 11-to-5 Control 73 Control 71 Velocity 78 Velocity 82 PITCH #4 [Curveball] PITCH #5 [Cutter] Overall 73 Overall 78 Movement 55 Movement 60 Trajectory 10-to-4 Trajectory 9-to-3 Control 69 Control 77 Velocity 76 Velocity 85 NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ALAN BENES GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: January 21, 1972 First Position: RP Second Position: None Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: * Batter Music: Rock Age: 33 Years Pro: 8 Postseason Experience: LCS 1x (2 games, 0-1 series record, 0-1 pitching record, 2.84 ERA) Former Teams: Cardinals (101), Cubs (10), Rangers (4) Current Team: Cardinals APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 43 Bat Color: 4 Height: 6�5� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 235 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 5 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 5 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Upright Offensive Value 100 RHP-Contact 24 LHP-Contact 23 RHP-Power 22 LHP-Power 27 Bunting 60 Discipline 50 Durability 0 Speed 41 Stealing 0 Baserunning 0 Fielding 55 Range 55 Strength 65 Accuracy 65 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 85 Take LHP 75 Take LHP 60 Take RHP 85 Take RHP 75 Take RHP 60 Miss LHP 50 Miss LHP 60 Miss LHP 75 Miss RHP 50 Miss RHP 60 Miss RHP 75 Chase LHP 70 Chase LHP 60 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 70 Chase RHP 60 Chase RHP 40 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Cold TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Neutral C: Hot C: Neutral R: Neutral R: Neutral BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Neutral B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Cold PITCHER RATINGS Pitcher Delivery: Style 8 Pitching Value 529 (down from 562) Stamina 53 Pickoff 30 PITCH #1 [4-Seam Fastball] Overall 82 (down from 86) Control 75 (down from 80) Velocity 86 (down from 88) PITCH #2 [Changeup] PITCH #3 [Curveball] Overall 67 (down from 71) Overall 73 Movement 50 (down from 60) Movement 60 Trajectory 12-to-6 Trajectory 11-to-5 Control 56 Control 61 Velocity 78 Velocity 77 PITCH #4 [Cutter] PITCH #5 [None] Overall 69 (down from 73) Overall N/A Movement 50 (down from 60) Movement N/A Trajectory 9-to-3 Trajectory N/A Control 63 Control N/A Velocity 83 (down from 85) Velocity N/A NOTES Benes, brother of Andy, is attempting another comeback after recovering from his fourth shoulder surgery. He�s in AA with former 2000 teammate Rick Ankiel. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ROBINSON CANO GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: October 22, 1982 First Position: 2B Second Position: None Throws: Right Bats: Left Career Potential: *** Batter Music: Latin Age: 22 Years Pro: 0 Postseason Experience: None Current Team: Yankees APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 22 Bat Color: 2 Height: 6�0� Fielding Glove: 2 Weight: 175 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Skinny Shin Guard: None Face: 12 Wristband: None Hair Color: 1 Socks: Low Hair Style: 5 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Generic Offensive Value 430 RHP-Contact 78 LHP-Contact 66 RHP-Power 65 LHP-Power 52 Bunting 70 Discipline 50 Durability 80 Speed 70 Stealing 40 Baserunning 40 Fielding 60 Range 70 Strength 80 Accuracy 60 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP ? Take LHP ? Take LHP ? Take RHP ? Take RHP ? Take RHP ? Miss LHP ? Miss LHP ? Miss LHP ? Miss RHP ? Miss RHP ? Miss RHP ? Chase LHP ? Chase LHP ? Chase LHP ? Chase RHP ? Chase RHP ? Chase RHP ? HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: ? TL: ? T: ? T: ? TR: ? TR: ? L: ? L: ? C: ? C: ? R: ? R: ? BL: ? BL: ? B: ? B: ? BR: ? BR: ? NOTES Considering how depleted the Yankees farm system is, who would have thought that they�d have the leading candidate for AL Rookie of the Year? ----------------------------------------------------------------------- JOHN FRANCO (EA Sports Online Download) GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: September 17, 1960 First Position: RP Second Position: None Throws: Left Bats: Left Career Potential: *** Batter Music: Rock Age: 44 Years Pro: 20 All-Star selections: 4 (1986-1987, 1989-1990) NL-Rolaids Relief Award: 2 (1988, 1990) Postseason Experience: WS 1x, LCS 2x, LDS 2x (15 games, 3-2 record) Former Teams: Reds (393), Mets (695) Current Team: Astros APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 31 Bat Color: 2 Height: 5�10� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 185 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Skinny Shin Guard: None Face: 5 Wristband: None Hair Color: 1 Socks: Low Hair Style: 4 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 4 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Upright Offensive Value 100 RHP-Contact 21 LHP-Contact 21 RHP-Power 22 LHP-Power 21 Bunting 60 Discipline 10 Durability 50 Speed 44 Stealing 0 Baserunning 40 Fielding 85 Range 70 Strength 70 Accuracy 80 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 85 Take LHP 75 Take LHP 60 Take RHP 85 Take RHP 50 Take RHP 60 Miss LHP 50 Miss LHP 60 Miss LHP 75 Miss RHP 50 Miss RHP 60 Miss RHP 75 Chase LHP 70 Chase LHP 60 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 70 Chase RHP 60 Chase RHP 40 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Neutral TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Neutral C: Neutral C: Hot R: Cold R: Cold BL: Cold BL: Neutral B: Cold B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Cold PITCHER RATINGS Pitcher Delivery: Style 2 Pitching Value 463 Stamina 37 (down from 44) Pickoff 55 PITCH #1 [4-Seam Fastball] Overall 79 Control 64 Velocity 87 PITCH #2 [Changeup] PITCH #3 [Screwball] Overall 79 Overall 80 Movement 65 Movement 80 Trajectory 2-to-8 Trajectory 11-to-5 Control 76 Control 59 Velocity 79 Velocity 76 PITCH #4 [Cutter] PITCH #5 [None] Overall 70 Overall N/A Movement 60 Movement N/A Trajectory 3-to-9 Trajectory N/A Control 54 Control N/A Velocity 84 Velocity N/A NOTES Franco is the active leader in saves (424), which is second all-time in saves behind Lee Smith (478), and is the Mets franchise leader in the category with 286. Trevor Hoffman (393) at age 36 is almost a lock to pass him within the next two years, and possibly challenge Smith�s record. Still, Franco ranks very high in saves for a lefty, as the next one on the list is Randy Myers with 347. Billy Wagner is the only other active lefty in the top 50, and he has 286 saves at age 32. After Wagner, the only other active lefty in the top 100 is Eddie Guardado, who has 169 saves at age 33. It should be obvious that Franco is probably the best lefty closer of all-time, although he probably lacks the credentials to get into the hall of fame. Franco has the second lowest career ERA (2.84) among active players, behind only Pedro Martinez (2.71), which is quite impressive considering his age. He is the active leader in games pitched (1088), and second all-time, behind Jesse Orosco (1252). Franco left his hometown Mets after spending 14 seasons with them. He�s going to give it one more shot in Houston, which is littered with more than a few former NY pitchers to keep Franco some company (Clemens, Pettitte). ----------------------------------------------------------------------- BENJI GIL GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: October 7, 1972 First Position: SS (from 1B) Second Position: IF Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: * Batter Music: Country Age: 32 Years Pro: 8 Postseason Experience: WS 1x, LCS 1x, LDS 1x (1 ring, 6 games, 3-0 series record, .667 BA, .1417 OPS) Former Teams: Rangers (267), Angels (337) Current Team: FREE AGENT APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 10 Bat Color: 4 Height: 6�2� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 210 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: 4 Hair Color: 6 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 4 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 6 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Generic Offensive Value 166 RHP-Contact 45 LHP-Contact 48 RHP-Power 44 LHP-Power 40 Bunting 55 Discipline 50 Durability 60 Speed 69 Stealing 50 Baserunning 75 Fielding 80 Range 75 Strength 80 Accuracy 75 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 90 Take LHP 75 Take LHP 60 Take RHP 70 Take RHP 55 Take RHP 20 Miss LHP 50 Miss LHP 60 Miss LHP 75 Miss RHP 50 Miss RHP 0 Miss RHP 0 Chase LHP 70 Chase LHP 99 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 50 Chase RHP 85 Chase RHP 99 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Neutral TL: Hot T: Hot T: Neutral TR: Hot TR: Cold L: Neutral L: Hot C: Hot C: Cold R: Cold R: Cold BL: Neutral BL: Cold B: Neutral BL: Cold BR: Cold BR: Hot NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- JEREMY HILL GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: August 8, 1977 First Position: RP (from SP) Second Position: None Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: * Batter Music: Heavy Rock Age: 24 Years Pro: 2 Postseason Experience: None Former Teams: Royals (11) Current Team: Mets APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 52 Bat Color: 1 Height: 5�11� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 200 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 1 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Upright Offensive Value 100 RHP-Contact 20 LHP-Contact 20 RHP-Power 22 LHP-Power 21 Bunting 20 Discipline 10 Durability 70 (down from 80) Speed 42 Stealing 0 Baserunning 30 Fielding 60 Range 50 Strength 65 Accuracy 65 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 90 Take LHP 75 Take LHP 60 Take RHP 70 Take RHP 55 Take RHP 20 Miss LHP 50 Miss LHP 60 Miss LHP 75 Miss RHP 50 Miss RHP 0 Miss RHP 0 Chase LHP 70 Chase LHP 99 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 50 Chase RHP 85 Chase RHP 99 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Cold TR: Neutral L: Cold L: Cold C: Hot C: Hot R: Neutral R: Cold BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Neutral B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Cold PITCHER RATINGS Pitcher Delivery: Style 8 Pitching Value 661 (down from 727) Stamina 54 (down from 62) Pickoff 50 PITCH #1 [4-Seam Fastball] Overall 93 Control 85 Velocity 94 PITCH #2 [Curveball] PITCH #3 [None] Overall 67 Overall N/A Movement 40 Movement N/A Trajectory 11-to-5 Trajectory N/A Control 64 Control N/A Velocity 80 Velocity N/A PITCH #4 [None] PITCH #5 [None] Overall N/A Overall N/A Movement N/A Movement N/A Trajectory N/A Trajectory N/A Control N/A Control N/A Velocity N/A Velocity N/A NOTES Hill underwent Tommy John surgery last season. It�s unknown how it will affect his high velocity. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DAE-SUNG KOO (MEW-Edit, EA Sports Online Download) GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: August 2, 1968 First Position: RP Second Position: None Throws: Left Bats: Left Career Potential: ** (from ***) Batter Music: Dance Age: 36 Years Pro: 0 Postseason Experience: None Current Team: Mets APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 17 Bat Color: 2 Height: 6�1� Fielding Glove: 4 (from 2) Weight: 185 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: Face: 6 Wristband: None Hair Color: 1 Socks: Low Hair Style: 5 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Generic Offensive Value 100 RHP-Contact 23 (up from 20) LHP-Contact 22 (up from 20) RHP-Power 20 LHP-Power 25 (up from 20) Bunting 10 Discipline 0 Durability 60 Speed 44 (up from 41) Stealing 0 Baserunning 20 (up from 10) Fielding 60 Range 50 Strength 55 Accuracy 60 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 90 Take LHP 80 Take LHP 65 Take RHP 99 Take RHP 75 Take RHP 60 Miss LHP 80 Miss LHP 95 Miss LHP 90 Miss RHP 80 Miss RHP 90 Miss LHP 99 Chase LHP 85 Chase LHP 75 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 70 Chase RHP 60 Chase RHP 40 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Cold T: Cold TR: Cold TR: Cold L: Cold L: Cold C: Neutral C: Neutral R: Cold R: Cold BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Cold B: Cold BR: Cold BR: Cold PITCHER RATINGS Pitcher Delivery: Style 2 Pitching Value 628 (down from 661) Stamina 55 (down from 66) Pickoff 65 PITCH #1 [4-Seam Fastball] Overall 82 Control 64 Velocity 90 PITCH #2 [Changeup] PITCH #3 [Curveball] Overall 68 Overall 63 Movement 50 Movement 40 Trajectory 11-to-5 Trajectory 1-to-7 Control 60 Control 50 Velocity 81 Velocity 73 PITCH #4 [Slider] PITCH #5 [Forkball] Overall 82 Overall 67 Movement 75 Movement 40 Trajectory 2-to-8 Trajectory 12-to-6 Control 70 Control 65 Velocity 81 Velocity 82 NOTES Koo is a 35-year-old rookie from South Korea. He�s serving as a lefty specialist in the Mets bullpen. Koo hit a double off Randy Johnson. In one of the odder baseball sequences of the year, Jose Reyes bunted, and when the Yanks threw him out at first, Koo took off for home because nobody was covering the plate. He was able to score with a crazy slide. He also struck out all three batters he faced that day. Unfortunately, Koo ended up injuring himself on the slide and had to go on the disabled list. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- PETE LAFOREST GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: January 17, 1978 First Position: C Second Position: 1B (from 3B) Throws: Right Bats: Left Career Potential: * Batter Music: Heavy Rock Age: 27 Years Pro: 1 Postseason Experience: None Current Team: Devil Rays (19) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 39 (from 67) Bat Color: 2 Height: 6�2� Fielding Glove: 1 Weight: 210 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: None Face: 7 (from 1) Wristband: None Hair Color: 1 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 5 (from 4) Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 7 (from 1) Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Generic Offensive Value 133 (up from 100) RHP-Contact 53 LHP-Contact 41 RHP-Power 57 (up from 41) LHP-Power 51 (up from 48) Bunting 30 Discipline 50 Durability 60 (down from 70) Speed 46 (up from 43) Stealing 30 Baserunning 30 Fielding 60 Range 55 Strength 60 Accuracy 60 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 70 Take LHP 99 Take LHP 80 Take RHP 70 Take RHP 95 Take RHP 70 Miss LHP 50 Miss LHP 40 Miss LHP 0 Miss RHP 20 Miss RHP 10 Miss RHP 10 Chase LHP 55 Chase LHP 70 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 50 Chase RHP 30 Chase RHP 70 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Neutral TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Neutral C: Neutral C: Hot R: Cold R: Cold BL: Neutral BL: Neutral B: Cold B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Cold NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- GEORGE LOMBARD GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: September 14, 1975 First Position: CF Second Position: OF Throws: Right Bats: Left Career Potential: * Batter Music: Latin Age: 29 Years Pro: 5 Postseason Experience: None Former Teams: Braves (39), Tigers (72), Devil Rays (13) Current Team: Red Sox APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 30 Bat Color: 1 Height: 6�0� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 212 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: 5 Hair Color: 1 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 4 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Upright Offensive Value 397 RHP-Contact 56 LHP-Contact 40 RHP-Power 47 LHP-Power 45 Bunting 75 Discipline 65 Durability 30 Speed 92 Stealing 95 Baserunning 99 Fielding 65 Range 85 Strength 85 Accuracy 75 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 85 Take LHP 75 Take LHP 65 Take RHP 85 Take RHP 75 Take RHP 65 Miss LHP 40 Miss LHP 55 Miss LHP 70 Miss RHP 40 Miss RHP 55 Miss RHP 70 Chase LHP 65 Chase LHP 55 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 65 Chase RHP 55 Chase RHP 40 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Neutral TR: Cold L: Cold L: Cold C: Neutral C: Hot R: Cold R: Hot BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Cold B: Hot BR: Cold BR: Neutral NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- BRIAN MOEHLER GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: December 30, 1971 First Position: SP Second Position: None Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: ** Batter Music: Rock Age: 33 Years Pro: 8 Losses King: 1 (1999) Postseason Experience: None Former Teams: Tigers (131), Reds (10), Astros (3) Current Team: Marlins APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 36 (from 39) Bat Color: 1 Height: 6�3� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 235 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Heavy Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 5 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 4 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Closed Offensive Value 100 RHP-Contact 22 LHP-Contact 23 RHP-Power 22 LHP-Power 31 Bunting 60 Discipline 70 Durability 30 Speed 45 Stealing 0 Baserunning 0 Fielding 40 Range 60 Strength 65 Accuracy 65 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 85 Take LHP 75 Take LHP 60 Take RHP 85 Take RHP 75 Take RHP 60 Miss LHP 50 Miss LHP 60 Miss LHP 75 Miss RHP 50 Miss RHP 60 Miss RHP 75 Chase LHP 70 Chase LHP 60 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 70 Chase RHP 60 Chase RHP 40 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Cold TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Neutral C: Hot C: Neutral R: Neutral R: Neutral BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Neutral B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Cold PITCHER RATINGS Pitcher Delivery: Style 6 Pitching Value 661 Stamina 77 (up from 67) Pickoff 40 PITCH #1 [4-Seam Fastball] Overall 80 (down from 81) Control 62 Velocity 89 PITCH #2 [Changeup] PITCH #3 [Curveball] Overall 77 Overall 66 Movement 65 Movement 60 Trajectory 11-to-5 Trajectory 11-to-5 Control 68 Control 41 Velocity 79 Velocity 77 PITCH #4 [Slider] PITCH #5 [Cutter] Overall 75 Overall 75 Movement 55 Movement 60 Trajectory 2-to-8 Trajectory 9-to-3 Control 74 Control 70 Velocity 82 Velocity 86 NOTES Moehler has been injured and ineffective the last few years. The last time he pitched this well was back in 2000. Moehler is still the same pitcher he was before; the only reasons his ERA is lower is he�s pitching in a friendlier league (NL pitchers tend to have lower ERA�s than AL pitchers) and he�s a ground ball pitcher pitching at a ground ball friendly ballpark. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- PRENTICE REDMAN GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: August 23, 1979 First Position: RF (from LF) Second Position: OF Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: * Batter Music: Rock Age: 25 Years Pro: 1 Postseason Experience: None Current Team: Mets (15) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 20 Bat Color: 2 Height: 6�3� Fielding Glove: 1 Weight: 185 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Skinny Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 1 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 1 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Generic Offensive Value 166 (up from 100) RHP-Contact 40 LHP-Contact 43 RHP-Power 47 LHP-Power 43 Bunting 30 Discipline 55 (up from 50) Durability 40 (up from 30) Speed 68 (up from 45) Stealing 50 (up from 30) Baserunning 60 Fielding 55 (up from 50) Range 60 (up from 50) Strength 55 (up from 50) Accuracy 50 (up from 40) BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 90 Take LHP 75 Take LHP 60 Take RHP 70 Take RHP 55 Take RHP 20 Miss LHP 50 Miss LHP 60 Miss LHP 75 Miss RHP 50 Miss RHP 0 Miss RHP 0 Chase LHP 70 Chase LHP 99 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 50 Chase RHP 85 Chase RHP 99 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Cold TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Neutral C: Hot C: Neutral R: Neutral R: Neutral BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Neutral BL: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Cold NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- JERROD RIGGAN GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: May 16, 1974 First Position: RP Second Position: None Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: ** Batter Music: Rock Age: 30 Years Pro: 4 Postseason Experience: None Current Team: Mets (67) APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 31 Bat Color: 1 Height: 6�3� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 197 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Skinny Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 5 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 4 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Upright Offensive Value 100 RHP-Contact 29 LHP-Contact 22 RHP-Power 21 LHP-Power 24 Bunting 20 Discipline 10 Durability 60 Speed 45 Stealing 0 Baserunning 30 Fielding 65 Range 50 Strength 65 Accuracy 65 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 90 Take LHP 75 Take LHP 60 Take RHP 70 Take RHP 55 Take RHP 20 Miss LHP 50 Miss LHP 60 Miss LHP 75 Miss RHP 50 Miss RHP 0 Miss RHP 0 Chase LHP 70 Chase LHP 99 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 50 Chase RHP 85 Chase RHP 99 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Cold TR: Neutral L: Cold L: Cold C: Hot C: Hot R: Neutral R: Cold BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Neutral B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Cold PITCHER RATINGS Pitcher Delivery: Style 2 Pitching Value 463 Stamina 47 (down from 57) Pickoff 20 PITCH #1 [4-Seam Fastball] Overall 81 Control 52 Velocity 92 PITCH #2 [Slider] PITCH #3 [Splitter] Overall 73 Overall 73 Movement 75 Movement 55 Trajectory 11-to-5 Trajectory 10-to-4 Control 44 Control 69 Velocity 83 Velocity 82 PITCH #4 [2-Seam Fastball] PITCH #5 [None] Overall 72 Overall N/A Movement 65 Movement N/A Trajectory ? Trajectory N/A Control 53 Control N/A Velocity 92 Velocity N/A NOTES Riggan pitched effectively for the Mets out of the bullpen in 2001, but was included in the Roberto Alomar trade and sent to Cleveland. He later returned to the Mets, but they sold him days later to a Japanese team. Riggan is back with the Mets on a minor league contract, but he has yet to pitch due to injury. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ROYCE RING GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: December 21, 1980 First Position: RP Second Position: None Throws: Left Bats: Left Career Potential: *** Batter Music: Pop Age: 24 Years Pro: 0 Postseason Experience: None Current Team: Mets APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 22 Bat Color: 1 Height: 6�0� Fielding Glove: 2 Weight: 220 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Heavy Shin Guard: None Face: 2 Wristband: None Hair Color: 5 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 5 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 7 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Generic Offensive Value 100 RHP-Contact 18 LHP-Contact 15 RHP-Power 21 LHP-Power 18 Bunting 20 Discipline 10 Durability 75 Speed 43 Stealing 0 Baserunning 20 Fielding 50 Range 55 Strength 55 Accuracy 55 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 85 Take LHP 75 Take LHP 60 Take RHP 85 Take RHP 50 Take RHP 60 Miss LHP 50 Miss LHP 60 Miss LHP 75 Miss RHP 50 Miss RHP 60 Miss RHP 75 Chase LHP 70 Chase LHP 60 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 70 Chase RHP 60 Chase RHP 40 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Cold TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Neutral C: Hot C: Neutral R: Neutral R: Neutral BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Neutral B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Cold PITCHER RATINGS Pitcher Delivery: Style 1 Pitching Value 529 Stamina 43 Pickoff 55 PITCH #1 [4-Seam Fastball] Overall 84 Control 69 Velocity 90 PITCH #2 [Circle Change] PITCH #3 [Slider] Overall 76 Overall 78 Movement 65 Movement 70 Trajectory 1-to-7 Trajectory 2-to-8 Control 65 Control 65 Velocity 77 Velocity 83 PITCH #4 [Curveball] PITCH #5 [None] Overall 69 Overall N/A Movement 55 Movement N/A Trajectory 1-to-7 Trajectory N/A Control 57 Control N/A Velocity 79 Velocity N/A NOTES Ring is a young setup man the Mets acquired from the White Sox in the Roberto Alomar trade. He is expected to make his major league debut this season. He is similar to Mike Stanton but depends on his Slider more than his Curveball. Ring was once a fireballer, but has lost some velocity on his fastball. He used to throw it 95+ MPH in college, but now he throws it 91-93 MPH. He�s since become a breaking ball pitcher. He can close part time (ala Stanton), but not full time because he doesn�t have a plus fastball anymore. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- JASON ROACH GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: April 20, 1976 First Position: SP Second Position: None Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: * Batter Music: Rock Age: 29 Years Pro: 1 Postseason Experience: None Former Teams: Mets (2) Current Team: Pirates APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 57 Bat Color: 2 Height: 6�4� Fielding Glove: 1 Weight: 205 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Skinny Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: None Hair Color: 5 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 4 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Generic Offensive Value 100 RHP-Contact 28 LHP-Contact 24 RHP-Power 29 LHP-Power 30 Bunting 30 Discipline 30 Durability 40 Speed 48 Stealing 30 Baserunning 30 Fielding 40 Range 40 Strength 55 Accuracy 55 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 90 Take LHP 75 Take LHP 60 Take RHP 70 Take RHP 55 Take RHP 20 Miss LHP 50 Miss LHP 60 Miss LHP 75 Miss RHP 50 Miss LHP 0 Miss RHP 0 Chase LHP 70 Chase LHP 99 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 50 Chase RHP 85 Chase RHP 99 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Cold TR: Neutral L: Cold L: Cold C: Hot C: Hot R: Neutral R: Cold BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Neutral B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Cold PITCHER RATINGS Pitcher Delivery: Style 3 Pitching Value 694 Stamina 78 Pickoff 30 PITCH #1 [4-Seam Fastball] Overall 85 Control 72 Velocity 90 PITCH #2 [Changeup] PITCH #3 [Curveball] Overall 71 Overall 67 Movement 50 Movement 30 Trajectory N/A Trajectory N/A Control 71 Control 72 Velocity 80 Velocity 73 PITCH #4 [Slider] (from None) PITCH #5 [2-Seam FB] (from None) Overall N/A Overall N/A Movement N/A Movement N/A Trajectory N/A Trajectory N/A Control N/A Control N/A Velocity N/A Velocity N/A NOTES Roach was called up back in 2003 and pitched 2 games. He had a 12.00 ERA in 9 innings, but was also 2 for 2 at the plate. Maybe it�s time for a position switch? ----------------------------------------------------------------------- JOSE SANTIAGO GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: November 5, 1974 First Position: RP Second Position: None Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: ** Batter Music: Latin Age: 30 Years Pro: 7 Postseason Experience: None Former Teams: Royals (105), Phillies (95), Indians (25) Current Team: Mets APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 33 (from 48) Bat Color: 4 Height: 6�3� Fielding Glove: 3 Weight: 215 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: None Face: 11 (from 1) Wristband: None Hair Color: 1 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 9 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 7 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Upright Offensive Value 100 RHP-Contact 22 LHP-Contact 20 RHP-Power 22 LHP-Power 24 Bunting 20 Discipline 50 Durability 65 Speed 47 Stealing 0 Baserunning 30 Fielding 60 Range 50 Strength 65 Accuracy 65 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 85 Take LHP 75 Take LHP 60 Take RHP 85 Take RHP 75 Take RHP 60 Miss LHP 50 Miss LHP 60 Miss LHP 75 Miss RHP 50 Miss RHP 60 Miss RHP 75 Chase LHP 70 Chase LHP 60 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 70 Chase RHP 60 Chase RHP 40 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Cold TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Neutral C: Hot C: Neutral R: Neutral R: Neutral BL: Cold BL: Cold B: Neutral B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Cold PITCHER RATINGS Pitcher Delivery: Style 2 Pitching Value 562 (up from 430) Stamina 55 (up from 41) Pickoff 40 PITCH #1 [4-Seam Fastball] Overall 81 (down from 82) Control 65 Velocity 89 PITCH #2 [Slider] PITCH #3 [Sinker] (from None) Overall 77 Overall 70 Movement 60 Movement 50 Trajectory 11-to-5 Trajectory 12-to-6 Control 76 Control 68 Velocity 80 Velocity 86 PITCH #4 [Changeup] (from None) PITCH #5 [None] Overall 61 Overall N/A Movement 20 Movement N/A Trajectory 2-to-8 Trajectory N/A Control 58 Control N/A Velocity 78 Velocity N/A NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- PAT STRANGE GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: August 23, 1980 First Position: SP Second Position: None Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: ** Batter Music: Pop Age: 24 Years Pro: 2 Postseason Experience: None Former Teams: Mets (11) Current Team: Twins APPEARANCE Jersey Number: 38 Height: 6�5� Weight: 243 Body Type: Heavy Face: 1 Hair Color: 1 Hair Style: 1 Facial Hair: 1 EQUIPMENT Bat Color: 4 Fielding Glove: 2 Elbow Guard: None Shin Guard: None Wristband: None Socks: Regular Catcher Mask: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Upright Offensive Value 100 RHP-Contact 28 LHP-Contact 25 RHP-Power 21 LHP-Power 24 Bunting 20 Discipline 10 Durability 85 Speed 43 Stealing 0 Baserunning 30 Fielding 50 Range 55 Strength 55 Accuracy 55 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] Take LHP 90 Take RHP 70 Miss LHP 50 Miss RHP 50 Chase LHP 70 Chase RHP 50 [CURVEBALL] Take LHP 75 Take RHP 55 Miss LHP 60 Miss RHP 0 Chase LHP 99 Chase RHP 85 [SLIDER] Take LHP 60 Take RHP 20 Miss LHP 75 Miss RHP 0 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 99 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP TL: Cold T: Neutral TR: Cold L: Cold C: Hot R: Neutral BL: Cold B: Neutral BR: Cold HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold T: Neutral TR: Neutral L: Cold C: Hot R: Cold BL: Cold B: Neutral BR: Cold PITCHER RATINGS Pitcher Delivery: Style 3 Pitching Value 562 Stamina 67 Pickoff 55 PITCH #1 [4-Seam Fastball] Overall 81 Control 63 Velocity 88 PITCH #2 [Changeup] Overall 66 Movement 40 Trajectory 11-to-5 Control 60 Velocity 74 PITCH #3 [Slider] Overall 76 Movement 60 Trajectory 10-to-4 Control 73 Velocity 81 PITCH #4 [None] Overall N/A Movement N/A Trajectory N/A Control N/A Velocity N/A PITCH #5 [None] Overall N/A Movement N/A Trajectory N/A Control N/A Velocity N/A NOTES Strange is coming off a sub-par year at AAA (10-9, 5.25 era) but is only 24 years old, so he still has time to put it together. He signed a minor league deal with the Twins, who are more likely to use his services. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- CHRIS WIDGER (Created Player) GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: May 21, 1971 First Position: C Second Position: None Throws: Right Bats: Right Career Potential: ** Batter Music: Rock Age: 33 Years Pro: 8 Postseason Experience: LCS 1x, LDS 1x (5 games, 1-1 series record, .000 BA, .000 OPS) Former Teams: Mariners (31), Expos (426), Mariners (10), Yankees (21), Cardinals (44) Current Team: White Sox APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 36 (from 32) Bat Color: 3 Height: 6�2� Fielding Glove: 2 Weight: 215 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: 1 Hair Color: 1 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 4 Catcher Mask: 2 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Open Offensive Value 298 (up from 199) RHP-Contact 57 LHP-Contact 61 RHP-Power 57 (up from 42) LHP-Power 64 (up from 42) Bunting 65 Discipline 60 (up from 55) Durability 50 (up from 30) Speed 47 (up from 40) Stealing 10 (from 0) Baserunning 0 Fielding 70 Range 60 Strength 65 Accuracy 60 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 70 Take LHP 99 Take LHP 80 Take RHP 70 Take RHP 95 Take RHP 70 Miss LHP 50 Miss LHP 40 Miss LHP 0 Miss RHP 20 Miss RHP 10 Miss RHP 10 Chase LHP 55 Chase LHP 70 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 50 Chase RHP 30 Chase RHP 70 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Neutral TL: Hot T: Neutral T: Cold TR: Neutral TR: Hot L: Cold L: Neutral C: Hot C: Cold R: Neutral R: Hot BL: Neutral BL: Neutral B: Neutral B: Neutral BR: Neutral BR: Cold NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *********************************************************************** B. Former Players ----------------------------------------------------------------------- MIKE GLAVINE GENERAL INFORMATION Birthday: January 24, 1973 First Position: 1B Second Position: None Throws: Left Bats: Left Career Potential: * Batter Music: Heavy Rock Age: 32 Years Pro: 1 Postseason Experience: None Former Teams: Mets (6) Current Team: RETIRED APPEARANCE EQUIPMENT Jersey Number: 27 Bat Color: 6 Height: 6�3� Fielding Glove: 1 Weight: 210 Elbow Guard: None Body Type: Athletic Shin Guard: None Face: 1 Wristband: 6 Hair Color: 3 Socks: Regular Hair Style: 4 Catcher Mask: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Batting Gloves: On BATTER/FIELDER RATINGS Batting Stance: Bent Offensive Value 100 RHP-Contact 46 (down from 51) LHP-Contact 42 (down from 48) RHP-Power 50 LHP-Power 46 Bunting 30 Discipline 55 (down from 65) Durability 55 Speed 50 Stealing 30 (down from 50) Baserunning 60 Fielding 55 Range 60 Strength 60 Accuracy 55 BATTER TENDENCIES [FASTBALL] [CURVEBALL] [SLIDER] Take LHP 90 Take LHP 75 Take LHP 60 Take RHP 70 Take RHP 55 Take RHP 20 Miss LHP 50 Miss LHP 60 Miss LHP 75 Miss RHP 50 Miss RHP 0 Miss RHP 0 Chase LHP 70 Chase LHP 99 Chase LHP 0 Chase RHP 50 Chase RHP 85 Chase RHP 99 HOT/COLD ZONES VS LHP HOT/COLD ZONES VS RHP TL: Cold TL: Cold T: Neutral T: Neutral TR: Neutral TR: Neutral L: Neutral L: Neutral C: Neutral C: Hot R: Cold R: Cold BL: Neutral BL: Neutral B: Cold B: Neutral BR: Cold BR: Cold NOTES Mike Glavine is the younger and far less accomplished brother of future hall of famer Tom Glavine. He�s a career minor leaguer that got his first and only major league hit (in the only major league call up he�s going to get in his career) with two outs in the ninth inning of the last game of the MLB season. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *********************************************************************** C. Players adjusted to a specific year *********************************************************************** IX. Team Rankings Anaheim Angels Pitching: 15th (from 20th) [488 RA, 2/14] Batting: 13th (from 6th) [588 RS, 5/14] Fielding: 3rd (from 2nd) Speed: 2nd (from 1st) Overall: 9th (from 6th) [69-51, 3/14] Arizona Diamondbacks Pitching: 17th (from 21st) [658 RA, 14/16] Batting: 29th [547 RS, 8/16] Fielding: 18th (from 26th) Speed: 29th (from 24th) Overall: 26th (from 28th) [56-65, 11/16] Atlanta Braves Pitching: 7th (from 10th) [501 RA, 5/16] Batting: 9th (from 25th) [592 RS, 3/16] Fielding: 4th (from 13th) Speed: 18th (from 19th) Overall: 5th (from 19th) [69-51, 2/16] Baltimore Orioles Pitching: 25th (from 15th) [593 RA, 9/14] Batting: 2nd (from 10th) [564 RS, 9/14] Fielding: 13th (from 27th) Speed: 10th (from 14th) Overall: 11th (from 14th) [60-60, 9/14] Boston Red Sox Pitching: 2nd (from 2nd) [613 RA, 11/14] Batting: 3rd (from 1st) [691 RS, 1/14] Fielding: 14th (from 9th) Speed: 30th (from 28th) Overall: 3rd (from 1st) [69-49, 2/14] Chicago Cubs Pitching: 1st (from 5th) [559 RA, 9/16] Batting: 7th (from 5th) [544 RS, 9/16] Fielding: 5th (from 3rd) Speed: 17th (from 16th) Overall: 1st (from 2nd) [59-62, 9/16] Chicago White Sox Pitching: 19th (from 12th) [485 RA, 1/14] Batting: 13th (from 16th) [562 RS, 10/14] Fielding: 9th (from 14th) Speed: 11th (from 9th) Overall: 14th (from 12th) [74-44, 1/14] Cincinnati Reds Pitching: 27th (from 19th) [684 RA, 16/16] Batting: 15th (from 15th) [633 RS, 1/16] Fielding: 25th (from 15th) Speed: 9th (from 25th) Overall: 24th (from 20th) [55-66, 12/16] Cleveland Indians Pitching: 17th (from 11th) [511 RA, 5/14] Batting: 16th (from 20th) [575 RS, 7/14] Fielding: 28th (from 28th) Speed: 15th (from 26th) Overall: 19th (from 21st) [65-56, 6/14] Colorado Rockies Pitching: 21st (from 29th) [683 RA, 15/16] Batting: 20th (from 18th) [538 RS, 10/16] Fielding: 20th (from 9th) Speed: 24th (from 8th) Overall: 25th [45-76, 16/16] Detroit Tigers Pitching: 26th (from 25th) [561 RA, 7/14] Batting: 6th (from 4th) [561 RS, 11/14] Fielding: 13th (from 24th) Speed: 4th (from 7th) Overall: 14th (from 15th) [57-62, 10/16] Florida Marlins Pitching: 4th (from 13th) [506 RA, 6/16] Batting: 18th (from 17th) [547 RS, 7/16] Fielding: 12th (from 10th) Speed: 16th (from 10th) Overall: 9th (from 11th) [62-57, 6/16] Houston Astros Pitching: 10th (from 6th) [476 RA, 1/16] Batting: 19th (from 22nd) [524 RS, 13/16] Fielding: 15th (from 25th) Speed: 12th (from 30th) Overall: 12th (from 18th) [64-56, 4/16] Kansas City Royals Pitching: 26th (from 28th) [709 RA, 13/14] Batting: 30th (from 28th) [509 RS, 14/14] Fielding: 30th (from 29th) Speed: 28th (from 23rd) Overall: 30th [38-81, 14/14] Los Angeles Dodgers Pitching: 8th (from 4th) [593 RA, 12/16] Batting: 22nd (from 26th) [531 RS, 11/16] Fielding: 24th (from 19th) Speed: 23rd (from 22nd) Overall: 18th (from 17th) [54-65, 11/16] Milwaukee Brewers Pitching: 28th (from 24th) [536 RA, 7/16] Batting: 21st (from 27th) [551 RS, 6/16] Fielding: 29th (from 30th) Speed: 22nd (from 29th) Overall: 28th (from 29th) [59-62, 9/16] Minnesota Twins Pitching: 5th (from 3rd) [503 RA, 4/14] Batting: 23rd (from 23rd) [542 RS, 12/14] Fielding: 10th (from 5th) Speed: 6th (from 3rd) Overall: 10th (from 7th) [63-57, 7/14] New York Mets Pitching: 9th (from 8th) [500 RA, 4/16] Batting: 13th (from 19th) [555 RS, 5/16] Fielding: 6th (from 20th) Speed: 1st (from 6th) Overall: 6th (from 10th) [61-58, 7/16] New York Yankees Pitching: 6th (from 1st) [595 RA, 10/14] Batting: 1st (from 7th) [656 RS, 3/14] Fielding: 23rd (from 18th) Speed: 16th (from 12th) Overall: 4th (from 3rd) [65-54, 5/14] Oakland Athletics Pitching: 12th (from 16th) [502 RA, 3/14] Batting: 11th (from 9th) [581 RS, 6/14] Fielding: 7th (from 7th) Speed: 4th (from 10th) Overall: 7th (from 8th) [67-53, 4/14] Philadelphia Phillies Pitching: 18th (from 22nd) [564 RA, 10/16] Batting: 10th (from 8th) [572 RS, 4/16] Fielding: 17th (from 16th) Speed: 19th (from 13th) Overall: 13th (from 16th) [65-56, 3/16] Pittsburgh Pirates Pitching: 24th (from 23rd) [587 RA, 11/16] Batting: 27th (from 21st) [521 RS, 14/16] Fielding: 27th (from 22nd) Speed: 26th (from 17th) Overall: 29th (from 24th) [51-69, 15/16] San Diego Padres Pitching: 12th (from 14th) [556 RA, 8/16] Batting: 17th (from 11th) [528 RA, 12/16] Fielding: 26th (from 21st) Speed: 12th (from 18th) Overall: 17th (from 13th) [8/16, 59-60] San Francisco Giants Pitching: 16th (from 7th) [600 RA, 13/16] Batting: 23rd (from 3rd) [513 RS, 15/16] Fielding: 8th (from 6th) Speed: 25th (from 27th) Overall: 22nd (from 5th) [53-67, 14/16] Seattle Mariners Pitching: 13th (from 19th) [571 RA, 8/14] Batting: 26th (from 13th) [540 RS, 13/14] Fielding: 17th (from 1st) Speed: 8th (from 5th) Overall: 21st (from 9th) [52-67, 12/14] St. Louis Cardinals Pitching: 3rd (from 9th) [482 RA, 2/16] Batting: 5th (from 2nd) [623 RS, 2/16] Fielding: 1st (from 4th) Speed: 27th (from 15th) Overall: 2nd (from 4th) [76-44, 1/16] Tampa Bay Devil Rays Pitching: 28th (from 30th) [715 RA, 16/16] Batting: 25th (from 24th) [569 RS, 8/14] Fielding: 24th (from 11th) Speed: 7th (from 2nd) Overall: 27th [48-73, 13/14] Texas Rangers Pitching: 30th (from 26th) [659 RA, 12/14] Batting: 4th (from 12th) [659 RS, 2/14] Fielding: 22nd (from 23rd) Speed: 16th (from 21st) Overall: 19th (from 23rd) [57-63, 11/14] Toronto Blue Jays Pitching: 20th (from 17th) [517 RA, 6/14] Batting: 28th (from 30th) [598 RS, 4/14] Fielding: 3rd (from 17th) Speed: 7th (from 11th) Overall: 24th (from 26th) [63-57, 8/14] Washington Nationals Pitching: 22nd (from 27th) [492 RA, 3/14] Batting: 8th (from 14th) [484 RS, 14/14] Fielding: 11th (from 12th) Speed: 13th (from 8th) Overall: 12th (from 22nd) [63-57, 5/16] AL Run Differential Angels +100 Blue Jays +81 Athletics +79 Red Sox +78 White Sox +77 Indians +64 Twins +64 Yankees +61 Tigers +0 Rangers +0 Orioles �29 Mariners -31 Devil Rays �146 Royals �199 NL Run Differential Cardinals +141 Braves +89 Mets +55 Astros +48 Marlins +41 Brewers +15 Phillies +8 Nationals �8 Cubs -15 Padres �28 Reds -51 Dodgers �62 Pirates -66 Giants �87 Diamondbacks -111 Rockies �145 AL Records White Sox 87-53 Red Sox 82-58 Indians 80-61 Angels 79-61 Yankees 79-61 Athletics 78-62 Twins 73-67 Blue Jays 70-70 Rangers 69-72 Orioles 65-75 Tigers 63-76 Mariners 61-79 Devil Rays 59-83 Royals 46-93 NL Records Cardinals 90-52 Braves 81-60 Astros 75-65 Marlins 75-66 Phillies 74-67 Nationals 73-69 Padres 71-69 Mets 70-71 Brewers 70-71 Cubs 69-72 Reds 64-76 Giants 64-76 Diamondbacks 64-78 Dodgers 63-77 Pirates 57-83 Rockies 56-84 *********************************************************************** X. Baseball America�s Top 100 Prospect List (2005) 1. Joe Mauer (C) Twins (MLB) 2. Felix Hernandez (SP) Mariners (MLB) 3. Delmon Young (RF) Devil Rays (AAA) 4. Ian Stewart (3B) Rockies (AA) 5. Joel Guzman (SS) Dodgers AAA) 6. Casey Kotchman (1B) Angels (MLB) 7. Scott Kazmir (SP) Devil Rays (MLB) 8. Rickie Weeks (2B) Brewers (MLB) 9. Andy Marte (3B) Braves (AAA) 10. Hanley Ramirez (SS) Red Sox (AA) 11. Lastings Milledge (CF) Mets (AA) 12. Dallas McPherson (3B) Angels (MLB) 13. Matt Cain (SP) Giants (AAA) 14. Jeff Francoeur (RF) Braves (MLB) 15. Prince Fielder (1B) Brewers (MLB) 16. Adam Miller (SP) Indians (AAA) 17. Jason Kubel (RF) Twins (AAA) 18. Jeremy Hermida (RF) Marlins (AA) 19. Chad Billingsley (SP) Dodgers (AAA) 20. Jeff Niemann (SP) Devil Rays (AA) 21. Brian Dopirak (1B) Cubs (AA) 22. Carlos Quentin (RF) Diamondbacks (AAA) 23. Jeff Francis (SP) Rockies (MLB) 24. Nick Swisher (RF) Athletics (MLB) 25. Jose Capellan (SP) Brewers (MLB) 26. Chris Nelson (SS) Rockies (A) 27. Ryan Howard (1B) Phillies (MLB) 28. J.J. Hardy (SS) Brewers (MLB) 29. Mike Hinckley (SP) Nationals (A) 30. Edwin Jackson (SP) Dodgers (AAA) 31. Felix Pie (CF) Cubs (AA) 32. Daric Barton (1B) Athletics (A) 33. Jeremy Reed (CF) Mariners (MLB) 34. Zach Duke (SP) Pirates (MLB) 35. Gavin Floyd (SP) Phillies (MLB) 36. Eric Duncan (3B) Yankees (AA) 37. 38. 39. 40. Conor Jackson (1B) Diamondbacks (MLB) 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. Yusmeiro Petit (SP) Mets (AA) 47. 48. 49. 50. Phillip Humber (SP) Mets (AA) (NOT IN GAME) 51. 52. 53. Kyle Davies (SP) Braves (MLB) 54. 55. 56. Edwin Encarnacion (3B) Reds (MLB) 57. 58. 59. 60. 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. 67. Jeff Mathis (C) Angels (AAA) 68. 69. 70. 71. Cole Hamels (SP) Phillies (AA) 72. 73. 74. 75. 76. Kendry Morales (RF) Angels (AA) 77. 78. 79. 80. Ezequiel Astacio (SP) Astros (MLB) (NOT IN GAME) 81. 82. 83. 84. 85. 86. 87. Joey Gathright (CF) Devil Rays (MLB) 88. 89. 90. 91. 92. 93. 94. 95. 96. Tadahito Iguchi (2B) White Sox (MLB) 97. Huston Street (RP) Athletics (MLB) 98. 99. 100. *********************************************************************** XI. Roster updates Angels Brendan Donnelly (RP) from Angels (CHANGE FROM SCOTT BARCIK) Lou Merloni (2B) from Indians (1/21/05) (CHANGE FROM PAUL CRUZ) Jason Christiansen (RP) from Giants (8/30/05) Astros Charles Gipson (LF) from Astros (CHANGE FROM CHRIS PARKER) John Franco (RP) from Mets (1/23/05) (ADDED IN EA SPORTS ONLINE DOWNLOAD) Humberto Quintero (C) from Padres (3/28/05) Brooks Kieschnick (RP) from Brewers (4/7/05) Tom Martin (RP) from Braves (4/22/05) (CHANGE FROM JAKE BYRD) Scott Strickland (RP) from Mets (5/27/05) (Contract voided by Astros, Re-signed at later date) Athletics Ryan Glynn (SP) from Blue Jays (5/16/05) Jay Payton (CF) from Red Sox (7/13/05) Joe Kennedy (SP) from Rockies (7/13/05) Jay Witasick (RP) from Padres (7/13/05) (Released by Orioles, Traded by Rockies) Blue Jays Frank Menechino (2B) from Blue Jays (CHANGE FROM TIM MURPHY) Justin Miller (SP) from Blue Jays (CHANGE FROM AARON CALLAWAY) Andy Dominique (1B) from Mets (4/7/05) Chad Mottola (RF) from Orioles (4/7/05) Desi Relaford (3B) from Rockies (8/14/05) Braves Brian Jordan (RF) from Free Agents (1/19/05) Esix Snead (LF) from Mets (1/19/05) Adam Bernero (SP) from Rockies (1/19/05) Jay Powell (RP) from Free Agents (1/27/05) Seth Greisinger (SP) from Tigers (3/26/05) (Released by Nationals) Jorge Sosa (SP) from Devil Rays (3/31/05) Frank Brooks (SP) from Dodgers (4/13/05) Jim Brower (RP) from Giants (6/15/05) Kerry Robinson (LF) from Mets (6/22/05) (Released by Padres) Kyle Farnsworth (RP) from Cubs (7/31/05) (Traded from Tigers) Todd Hollandsworth (LF) from Cubs (8/29/05) Brewers Damian Miller (C) from Brewers (CHANGE FROM ROGER CHAMBERLAIN) Jeff Cirillo (3B) from Padres (2/5/05) Tomo Ohka (SP) from Nationals (6/10/05) Cardinals Kevin Jarvis (SP) from Pirates (2/17/05) Rick Ankiel (RP/LF) from Cardinals (4/6/05) (waived, re-signed) Gabe White (RP) from Braves (4/26/05) Tim Hummel (3B) from Red Sox (6/24/05) Ricky Stone (RP) from Reds (7/20/05) Joe Nelson (SP) from Mets (7/31/05) (Released by Devil Rays) Armando Almanza (RP) from Giants (8/3/05) (Released by Diamondbacks) Brian Falkenborg (RP) from Padres (8/8/05) David Lee (SP) from Indians (8/18/05) (Released by Mets, Giants) Cubs Scott Williamson (RP) from Red Sox (1/18/05) Cody Ransom (SS) from Giants (1/20/05) Jerry Hairston Jr. (2B) from Orioles (2/2/05) Jeromy Burnitz (RF) from Free Agents (2/2/05) Roberto Novoa (RP) from Tigers (2/9/05) Mark L. Johnson (C) from Brewers (3/26/05) Ben Grieve (LF) from Cubs (4/2/05) (Released by Pirates) Phil Norton (SP) from Astros (4/29/05) Enrique Wilson (2B) from Free Agents (5/17/05) (Released by Orioles) Cody Ransom (SS) from Cubs (5/27/05) (Released by Rangers) Jerome Williams (SP) from Giants (5/28/05) David Aardsma (SP) from Giants (5/28/05) Devil Rays Casey Fossum (SP) from Diamondbacks (2/6/05) Travis Lee (1B) from Free Agents (2/6/05) Nick Green (2B) from Braves (3/31/05) Eric Munson (3B) from Free Agents (4/4/05) (Released by Twins) Darnell McDonald (RF) from Indians (6/13/05) Diamondbacks Tony Clark (1B) from Free Agents (1/21/05) Robby Hammock (C) from Diamondbacks (4/13/05) (Re-signed) Javier Lopez (RP) from Rockies (4/14/05) Kerry Ligtenberg (RP) from Blue Jays (4/17/05) (CHANGE FROM SCOTT VENEMA) Kelly Stinnett (C) from Diamondbacks (5/13/05) (Released by Mets) Matt Herges (RP) from Giants (6/3/05) (CHANGE FROM DARYLE PATTERSON) Claudio Vargas (SP) from Nationals (6/3/05) Tim Worrell (RP) from Diamondbacks (7/21/05) Colin Porter (RF) from Yankees (7/26/05) Buddy Groom (RP) from Free Agents (7/31/05) (Traded by Yankees) Dodgers Nohiro Nakamura (3B) from Japan (2/3/05) (NOT IN GAME) Jason Phillips (1B) from Mets (3/20/05) Kelly Wunsch (RP) from White Sox (4/4/05) Mike Neu (RP) from Marlins (4/7/05) Justin Wayne (SP) from Marlins (4/22/05) Jose Cruz Jr. (RF/CF) from Devil Rays (7/31/05) (Traded from Diamondbacks, Red Sox) Giants Barry Bonds (LF) from Giants (CHANGE FROM JON DOWD) Mickey Lopez (SS) from Mariners (3/27/05) Al Levine (RP) from Tigers (4/7/05) Stephen Randolph (SP) from Cubs (4/7/05) LaTroy Hawkins (RP) from Cubs (5/28/05) Doug DeVore (LF) from Diamondbacks (6/3/05) Alex Sanchez (CF) from Tigers (6/23/05) (Waived by Devil Rays) Randy Winn (LF) from Mariners (7/30/05) Miguel Ojeda (C) from Padres (7/30/05) Dusty Bergman (RP) from Angels (8/30/05) Indians Darnell McDonald (RF) from Orioles (1/27/05) Ramon Vasquez (SS) from Red Sox (7/7/05) Jason Dubois (LF) from Cubs (7/18/05) Jason Young (RP) from Rockies (8/17/05) Mariners Jeff Nelson (RP) from Free Agents (1/31/05) Wilson Valdez (SS) from White Sox (4/1/05) (Claimed from Mets) Dave Hansen (1B) from Padres (4/28/05) (Released by Cubs) Abraham Nunez (RF) from Royals (3/31/05) Damian Moss (SP) from Reds (4/7/05) Jesse Foppert (SP) from Giants (7/30/05) Yorvit Torrealba (C) from Giants (7/30/05) Francisco Cruceta (RP) from Indians (8/26/05) Dan Wright (SP) from White Sox Marlins Carlos Delgado (1B) from Free Agents (1/27/05) Jim Mecir (RP) from Athletics (2/2/05) Valerio De Los Santos (RP) from Blue Jays (6/1/05) Donovan Osborne (SP) from Diamondbacks (7/3/05) Franklyn Gracesqui (SP/RP) from Marlins (7/22/05) (Released, Re-signed) Ron Villone (SP) from Mariners (7/31/05) Jason Romano (2B) from Reds (8/1/05) Matt Erickson (SS) from Brewers (8/6/05) Paul Quantrill (RP) from Yankees (9/9/05) (Waived by Padres) Mets Manny Aybar (RP) from Free Agents (12/28/04) (ADDED IN EA SPORTS ONLINE DOWNLOAD) Dae-Sung Koo (RP) from Korea (1/12/05) (ADDED IN EA SPORTS ONLINE DOWNLOAD) Roberto Hernandez (RP) from Free Agents (1/18/05) Doug Mientkiewicz (1B) from Red Sox (1/26/05) Mike Matthews (RP) from Reds (1/28/05) Brian Daubach (1B) from Red Sox (3/7/05) (CHANGE FROM BAILEY OSBORNE) Kazuhisa Ishii (SP) from Dodgers (3/20/05) Mike DiFelice (C) from Marlins (3/31/05) Steve Coyler (RP) from Tigers (4/2/05) Jose Offerman (1B) from Phillies (6/8/05) Danny Graves (RP) from Reds (6/11/05) Lino Urdaneta (RP) from Tigers (7/15/05) (from Mexican league) Shingo Takatsu (RP) from White Sox (8/12/05) Alberto Castillo (C) from Royals (8/21/05) Nationals Esteban Loazia (SP) from Free Agents (1/19/05) Antonio Osuna (RP) from Padres (1/19/05) Alex Escobar (CF) from White Sox (2/13/05) Carlos Baerga (1B) from Diamondbacks (2/21/05) Dan Smith (RP) from Nationals (4/7/05) (Re-signed) Travis Hughes (RP) from Rangers (4/7/05) Marlon Byrd (CF) from Phillies (5/14/05) Dee Brown (LF) from Royals (5/29/05) (Released by Devil Rays and Yankees) C.J. Nitkowski (RP) from Yankees (6/9/05) (Released by Twins and Pirates) Junior Spivey (2B) from Brewers (6/10/05) Ryan Drese (SP) from Rangers (6/10/05) Mike Stanton (RP) from Yankees (7/13/05) Preston Wilson (CF) from Rockies (7/13/05) John Halama (SP) from Red Sox (8/5/05) Keith Osik (C) from Nationals (8/11/05) (CHANGE FROM ANGEL BROWN) Deivi Cruz (SS) from Giants (8/30/05) Orioles Chris Stynes (3B) from Free Agents (1/21/05) Midre Cummings (RF) from Devil Rays (1/21/05) Sammy Sosa (RF) from Cubs (2/2/05) Ramon Nivar (RF) from Rangers (3/30/05) Simon Pond (RF) from Red Sox (5/5/05) Peter Bergeron (CF) from Brewers (5/13/05) (Released by Cubs) Eli Marrero (RF) from Royals (6/8/05) Eric Byrnes (LF) from Athletics (7/29/05) (Traded by Rockies) James Baldwin (SP) from Orioles (8/22/05) (Released by Rangers) Padres Danny Patterson (RP) from Cardinals (1/18/05) Andy Ashby (SP) from Free Agents (2/23/05) Jason Kershner (RP) from Red Sox (5/20/05) Brian Sweeney (SP) from Padres (5/26/05) Pedro Astacio (SP) from Free Agents (6/30/05) (Released by Rangers) Joe Randa (3B) from Reds (7/23/05) Ryan Snare (SP) from Rangers (7/26/05) David Ross (C) from Dodgers (7/28/05) (Traded from Pirates) Chan Ho Park (SP) from Rangers (7/29/05) Miguel Olivo (C) from Mariners (7/30/05) Manny Alexander (2B) from Rangers (9/1/05) Phillies Cory Lidle (SP) from Phillies (CHANGE FROM ALAN HUGHES) Jose Offerman (1B) from Twins (1/19/05) Amaury Telemaco (SP) from Phillies (4/9/05) (waived, re-signed) Endy Chavez (CF) from Nationals (5/14/05) Ugueth Urbina (RP) from Tigers (6/8/05) Ramon E. Martinez (3B) from Tigers (6/8/05) Matt Kata (2B) from Diamondbacks (7/21/05) Aquilino Lopez (RP) from Dodgers (8/2/05) (Waived by Rockies) Michael Tucker (RF) from Giants (8/27/05) Pirates Rick White (RP) from Free Agents (1/27/05) Alfredo Amezaga (SS) from Rockies (4/20/05) Michael Restovich (LF) from Twins (5/11/05) (Claimed from Devil Rays, traded by Rockies) Jody Gerut (RF) from Indians (7/31/05) (Traded by Cubs) Vladimir Nunez (RP) from Rangers (7/5/05) (Released by Cardinals, Diamondbacks) Rangers Ron Mahay (RP) from Rangers (CHANGE FROM NEALE GENEREAUX) Mark DeRosa (3B) from Braves (1/19/05) Brandon Larson (3B) from Devil Rays (4/23/05) Ryan Bukvich (RP) from Padres (2/5/05) Jeff Zimmerman (RP) from Free Agents (2/21/05) Matt Riley (RP) from Orioles (3/30/05) Lou Pote (RP) from Free Agents (4/7/05) Jason Boyd (SP) from Pirates (4/21/05) Steve Karsay (RP) from Yankees (5/16/05) Kevin Gryboski (RP) from Braves (7/21/05) Phil Nevin (1B) from Padres (7/29/05) Red Sox Kevin Millar (1B) from Red Sox (CHANGE FROM ANTHONY FRIESE) Phil Seibel (RP) from Red Sox (ADDED IN EA SPORTS ONLINE DOWNLOAD) Shawn Wooten (3B) from Phillies (2/1/05) Dave Berg (2B) from Free Agents (2/1/05) Jack Cressend (RP) from Indians (2/1/05) Jeremi Gonzalez (SP) from Devil Rays (2/1/05) Mike Myers (RP) from Cardinals (3/29/05) John Olerud (1B) from Free Agents (5/1/05) Alex Cora (2B) from Dodgers (7/7/05) (Traded from Indians) Chad Bradford (RP) from Athletics (7/13/05) Tony Graffanino (2B) from Royals (7/19/05) Adam Hyzdu (CF) from Red Sox (7/19/05) (Traded from Padres) Matt Perisho (RP) from Marlins (8/6/05) Ricky Bottalico (RP) from Mets (8/8/05) (Released by Brewers) Chad Harville (RP) from Astros (8/29/05) Reds Rich Aurilia (3B) from Free Agents (1/24/05) Allan Simpson (RP) from Rockies (4/9/05) Travis Phelps (RP) from Rockies (6/28/05) (Released by Cubs) Jason Standridge (RP) from Free Agents (7/1/05) (Released by Rangers) Justin Germano (RP) from Padres (7/23/05) Eric Crozier (1B) from Blue Jays (8/4/05) (Released by Yankees) Jose Leon (1B) from Pirates (8/7/05) Rockies Tom Wilson (C) from Dodgers (2/12/05) Byung-Hyun Kim (SP) from Red Sox (3/30/05) Bobby Seay (RP) from Devil Rays (4/8/05) Brian Buchanan (RF) from Devil Rays (4/8/05) Jose Acevedo (SP) from Reds (4/9/05) Denny Stark (SP) from Indians (4/24/05) Randy Williams (SP) from Padres (5/11/05) Blaine Neal (RP) from Padres (5/11/05) (Waived by Red Sox) Mike DeJean (RP) from Mets (7/7/05) Zach Day (SP) from Nationals (7/13/05) Anderson Machado (SS) from Reds (7/20/05) Larry Bigbie (LF) from Orioles (7/29/05) Sun-Woo Kim (SP) from Nationals (8/5/05) Royals Matt Diaz (LF) from Devil Rays (2/24/05) Joe McEwing (SS) from Mets (3/22/05) Alex Prieto (SS) from Phillies (4/25/05) Tigers Jamie Walker (RP) from Tigers (CHANGE FROM DARYL SMITH) Sean Douglass (SP) from Blue Jays (1/19/05) Mike Bynum (SP) from Padres (1/19/05) Sandy Martinez (C) from Red Sox (1/19/05) Mike Hessman (3B) from Braves (1/19/05) Maggilo Ordonez (RF) from Free Agents (2/7/05) Jason Grilli (SP) from White Sox (2/9/05) Vic Darensbourg (RP) from Mets (3/29/05) Matt Ginter (RP) from Mets (4/2/05) Edwin Almonte (SP) from Red Sox (4/7/05) Adam Peterson (SP) from Diamondbacks (4/18/05) Placido Polanco (2B) from Phillies (6/8/05) John McDonald (SS) from Blue Jays (7/22/05) Roman Colon (RP) from Braves (7/31/05) Twins Jimmy Anderson (SP) from Cubs (4/15/05) White Sox Tadahito Iguchi (2B) from Japan (ADDED IN EA SPORTS ONLINE DOWNLOAD) Tony Alvarez (RF) from Pirates (1/19/05) Greg Norton (1B) from Rockies (4/24/05) Ricky Gutierrez (2B) from Red Sox (5/11/05) (Released by Mariners) Geoff Blum (3B) from Padres (7/31/05) Yankees Damian Rolls (RF) from Devil Rays (1/29/05) Aaron Small (SP) from Marlins (1/29/05) Rey Sanchez (2B) from Devil Rays (2/16/05) Ramiro Mendoza (RP) from Free Agents (2/16/05) Wayne Franklin (SP) from Giants (3/30/05) Peter Munro (SP) from Astros (4/4/05) Tim Redding (SP) from Astros (7/2/05) (Traded by Padres) Darrell May (SP) from Padres (7/2/05) Grant Roberts (RP) from Mets (4/5/05) Al Leiter (SP) from Marlins (7/16/05) Hideo Nomo (SP) from Dodgers (7/27/05) (Released by Devil Rays) Shawn Chacon (SP) from Rockies (7/28/05) Alan Embree (RP) from Red Sox (7/30/05) Joe Thurston (2B) from Dodgers (7/30/05) Dennys Reyes (RP) from Padres (8/2/05) Matt Lawton (RF) from Pirates (7/31/05) (Traded by Cubs) Mark Bellhorn (2B) from Red Sox (8/30/05) Free Agents Jeff D�Amico (SP) from Indians (6/26/04) Rey Ordonez (SS) from Cubs (8/9/04) Dave Maurer (RP) from Blue Jays (8/29/04) Todd Hundley (C) from Dodgers (10/19/04) Rocky Biddle (RP) from Nationals (11/8/04) (Out for 2005 season) Jason Simontacchi (SP) from Cardinals (11/25/04) Billy Koch (RP) from Blue Jays (3/17/05) Denny Neagle (SP) from Rockies (3/24/05) (Released by Devil Rays) Tom Goodwin (CF) from Cubs (3/24/05) (Released by Devil Rays) Jose Jimenez (RP) from Indians (3/24/05) (Released by Diamondbacks) Bobby Estalella (C) from Reds (3/30/05) J.R. House (C) from Pirates (4/7/05) (Released by Devil Rays) Andy Fox (2B/SS) from Rangers (4/17/05) (Released by Angels) Andy Tracy (1B) from Rockies (4/25/05) Greg Myers (C) from Blue Jays (4/26/05) Jimmy Haynes (SP) from Devil Rays (5/7/05) Toby Borland (SP) from Cardinals (5/30/05) Danny Garcia (2B) from Mets (6/3/05) (Released by Indians) Dave Burba (SP) from Astros (6/4/05) Joe Dawley (SP) from Padres (6/6/05) (Released by Cubs) Shane Halter (SS) from Angels (6/10/05) (Released by Devil Rays and Cubs) Raul Mondesi (RF) from Braves (6/11/05) Al Levine (RP) from Giants (6/11/05) Charles Johnson (C) from Rockies (6/13/05) (Released by Red Sox and Devil Rays) Josh Stewart (SP) from White Sox (6/16/05) Jeremy Griffiths (RP) from Astros (6/20/05) Tim Harikkala (RP) from Athletics (6/24/05) Roger Cedeno (RF) from Cardinals (6/24/05) John Franco (RP) from Astros (7/2/05) (ADDED IN EA ONLINE ROSTER DOWNLOAD) Chris Singleton (CF) from Devil Rays (7/3/05) Amaury Telemaco (SP) from Phillies (7/3/05) Steve Reed (RP) from Free Agents (7/14/05) (Released by Orioles) Miguel Asencio (SP) from Padres (7/18/05) Benito Santiago (C) from Pirates (7/20/05) (Released by Mets) Scott Stewart (RP) from Dodgers (7/25/05) (Released by Mets, Padres) Scott Erickson (SP) from Rangers (7/29/05) (Released by Dodgers) Bret Boone (2B) from Mariners (8/1/05) (Released by Twins) Chad Allen (LF) from Rangers (8/8/05) Pat Borders (C) from Brewers (8/8/05) (Released by Mariners) Marquis Grissom (CF) from Giants (8/12/05) Wil Cordero (1B) from Nationals (8/14/05) Aaron Sele (SP) from Free Agents (8/16/05) (Released by Mariners and Rangers) Kirk Rueter (SP) from Giants (8/19/05) Scott Spiezio (3B) from Mariners (8/19/05) Mike Remlinger (RP) from Cubs (8/28/05) (DFA�d) (Released by Red Sox) Sidney Ponson (SP) from Orioles (9/1/05) Bret Prinz (RP) from Yankees (9/2/05) (Released by Angels) Chad Bentz (RP) from Marlins (9/2/05) Omar Daal (SP) from Orioles Shane Reynolds (SP) from Diamondbacks Rodney Myers (RP) from Mets Rene Reyes (LF) from Cubs Jason Szuminski (RP) from Cubs Donnie Sadler (2B) from White Sox Kelly Dransfeldt (SS) from White Sox Larry Sutton (1B) from Marlins Ben Ford (RP) from Brewers Jesus Sanchez (SP) from Blue Jays Lou Collier (2B) from Phillies Japan Dicky Gonzalez (SP) from Devil Rays (6/4/04) Damon Minor (1B) from Pirates (12/14/04) Luis Lopez (1B) from Braves (12/21/04) (ADDED IN EA SPORTS ONLINE DOWNLOAD) Jamie Brown (SP) from Red Sox (12/25/04) (ADDED IN EA SPORTS ONLINE DOWNLOAD) Pedro Feliciano (RP) from Mets (1/21/05) Shane Spencer (LF) from Yankees (1/24/05) (CHANGE FROM LARRY REED) Brad Thomas (SP) from Red Sox (3/1/05) (ADDED IN EA SPORTS ONLINE DOWNLOAD) Korea Mendy Lopez (SS) from Royals (7/10/04) Ruben Mateo (LF) from Royals (11/20/04) Kit Pellow (RF) from Mariners (4/15/05) Mexico Adrian Hernandez (SP) from Brewers (3/9/05) Randall Simon (3B/1B) from Devil Rays (3/19/05) Leo Estrella (RP) from Giants (3/19/05) Rigo Beltran (RP) from Brewers (3/29/05) Josias Manzanillo (RP) from Red Sox (3/29/05) Chad Hermansen (CF) from Blue Jays (4/7/05) Willis Roberts (RP) from Pirates (4/29/05) Eddie Oropesa (RP) from Padres (CHANGE FROM RYAN LEWIS) Atlantic or Independent League Darren Bragg (CF/LF) from Reds (3/30/05) (Released by Indians) David Segui (1B) from Orioles Nick Bierbrodt (SP) from Free Agents Bobby M. Jones (RP) from Red Sox Paul Abbott (SP) from Phillies Scott Service (RP) from Diamondbacks Retired Rod Beck (RP) from Free Agents (8/17/04) Mike Jackson (RP) from White Sox (8/30/04) John Vander Wal (LF) from Reds (10/6/04) Ellis Burks (RF) from Red Sox (11/2/04) Curtis Leskanic (RP) from Free Agents (11/3/04) Ray Lankford (LF) from Cardinals (11/3/04) Mark McLemore (2B) from Free Agents (12/8/04) Brent Mayne (C) from Free Agents (1/9/05) Barry Larkin (SS) from Free Agents (2/13/05) (REMOVED IN EA SPORTS ONLINE DOWNLOAD) Robb Nenn (RP) from Free Agents (2/20/05) (REMOVED IN EA SPORTS ONLINE DOWNLOAD) Rusty Greer (LF) from Rangers (2/20/05) (REMOVED IN EA SPORTS ONLINE DOWNLOAD) Eric Karros (1B) from Athletics (2/23/05) Marty Cordova (LF) from Orioles (2/24/05) (REMOVED IN EA SPORTS ONLINE DOWNLOAD) Mike Fetters (RP) from Diamondbacks (2/24/05) Todd Van Poppel (RP) from Free Agents (3/6/05) Todd Ritchie (SP) from Pirates (3/14/05) (REMOVED IN EA SPORTS ONLINE DOWNLOAD) Roberto Alomar (2B) from Free Agents (3/19/05) (REMOVED IN EA SPORTS ONLINE DOWNLOAD) Danny Bautista (RF) from Devil Rays (3/19/05) (REMOVED IN EA SPORTS ONLINE DOWNLOAD) Homer Bush (2B) from Yankees (3/21/05) Turk Wendell (RP) from Astros (3/23/05) Andres Galarraga (1B) from Mets (3/29/05) (REMOVED IN EA SPORTS ONLINE DOWNLOAD) Kevin Appier (SP) from Royals (3/31/05) (REMOVED IN EA SPORTS ONLINE DOWNLOAD) Paul Shuey (RP) from Dodgers (4/27/05) Dave McCarty (LF) from Red Sox (5/13/05) Jeffery Hammonds (RF) from Nationals (6/10/05) Darren Oliver (SP) from Rockies (6/10/05) (Released by Diamondbacks and Cubs) Doug Glanville (CF) from Phillies (6/25/05) (Released by Yankees) Steve Sparks (SP) from Free Agents (7/16/05) (Released by Padres and Athletics) Brian Boehringer (RP) from Free Agents (7/30/05) (Released by Yankees) Terry Adams (RP) from Phillies (8/2/05) Expected To Retire Brook Fordyce (C) from Free Agents (Due to disinterest) Fred McGriff (1B) from Free Agents (Due to age/decline) Rey Ordonez (SS) from Cubs (Due to disinterest) David Segui (1B) from Orioles (Due to injuries) Shane Reynolds (SP) from Diamondbacks (Due to age/decline) Scott Service (RP) from Diamondbacks (Due to age/decline) Todd Hundley (C) from Dodgers (Due to age/decline) Tom Goodwin (CF) from Cubs (Due to age/decline) John Franco (RP) from Astros (Due to age/decline) Benito Santiago (C) from Pirates (Due to age/decline) Greg Myers (C) from Blue Jays (Due to age/decline) Pat Borders (C) from Mariners (Due to age/decline) Andy Ashby (SP) from Padres (Due to injuries) Frank Thomas (1B) from White Sox (Due to injuries) Fernando Vina (2B) from Tigers (Due to injuries) Al Leiter (SP) from Marlins (At end of 2005 season) Bob Wickman (RP) from Indians (At end of 2005 season) Jim Mecir (RP) from Marlins (At end of 2005 season) Larry Walker (RF) from Cardinals (At end of 2005 season) Wilson Alvarez (SP) from Dodgers (At end of 2005 season) Troy Percival (RP) from Tigers (At end of 2006 season) Manny Ramirez (LF) from Red Sox (At end of 2007 season) Remaining Free Agents Catchers Charles Johnson, Benito Santiago, Greg Myers, Brook Fordyce, Bobby Estalella, J.R. House, Robert Machado, Pat Borders, Todd Hundley First Basemen Fred McGriff, Brad Fullmer, Wil Cordero, Andy Tracy Second Basemen Bret Boone, Danny Garcia, Lou Collier, Donnie Sadler Third Basemen Scott Spiezio, Herbert Perry Shortstops Rey Ordonez, Kelly Dransfeldt, Andy Fox, Shane Halter Center Fielders Marquis Grissom, Tom Goodwin, Chris Singleton Left Fielders Rene Reyes, Chad Allen Right Fielders Raul Mondesi, Roger Cedeno Starting Pitchers Sidney Ponson, Kirk Rueter, Aaron Sele, Omar Daal, Denny Neagle, Jeff D�Amico, Shane Reynolds, Jesus Sanchez, Jimmy Haynes, Jason Simontacchi, Miguel Asencio, Josh Stewart, Amaury Telemaco, Dave Burba, Joe Dawley, Toby Borland Relief Pitchers Billy Koch, Mike Remlinger, Al Levine, Steve Reed, Scott Stewart, John Franco, Chad Bentz, Jose Jimenez, Rocky Biddle, Jason Christiansen, Rodney Myers, Tim Harikkala, Ben Ford, Jason Szuminski, Bret Prinz, Dave Maurer, Jeremy Griffiths *********************************************************************** X. Organization Depth Charts ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Anaheim Angels Catchers Bengie Molina (MLB) Jose Molina (MLB) Josh Paul (MLB) Jeff Mathis (AAA) (Top 100, Change from Darren Roberts) First Basemen Darin Erstad (MLB) Casey Kotchman (AAA) (Top 100) Kendry Morales (AA) (Top 100, Change from Jon Bukvich) Second Basemen Adam Kennedy (MLB) Chone Figgins (MLB) Lou Merloni (MLB) (Change from Paul Cruz) (Out for 2005 season) Third Basemen Dallas McPherson (MLB) (Top 100) Maicer Izturis (MLB) Robb Quinlan (MLB) (Out indefinitely) Shortstops Orlando Cabrera (MLB) Erick Aybar (AA) (Top 100, Change from Larry Baert) Center Fielders Steve Finley (MLB) Jeff DaVanon (MLB) (Change from RF) Left Fielders Garrett Anderson (MLB) Curtis Pride (AAA) Right Fielders Vladimir Guerrero (MLB) Juan Rivera (MLB) Tim Salmon (MLB) (Out for 2005 season) Starting Pitchers Bartolo Colon (MLB) Jarrod Washburn (MLB) John Lackey (MLB) Paul Byrd (MLB) Kelvim Escobar (MLB) Ervin Santana (MLB) (Top 100, Change from Bobby Bath) Scot Shields (MLB) Chris Bootcheck (AAA) (Not in game) Relief Pitchers Francisco Rodriguez (MLB) Brendan Donnelly (MLB) (Change from Scott Barcik) Esteban Yan (MLB) Kevin Gregg (MLB) Matt Hensley (MLB) (Out for 2005 season) Greg Jones (AAA) Dusty Bergman (AAA) Scott Dunn (AAA) Bret Prinz (AAA) (Out indefinitely) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Arizona Diamondbacks Catchers Chris Snyder (MLB) Kelly Stinnett (MLB) Koyie Hill (AAA) Juan Brito (AAA) First Basemen Chad Tracy (MLB) Tony Clark (MLB) Alan Zinter (AAA) Conor Jackson (AAA) (Change from Jim Ennis, change from LF) Second Basemen Craig Counsell (MLB) Matt Kata (MLB) Scott Hairston (AAA) Third Basemen Troy Glaus (MLB) Andy Green (AAA) Shortstops Royce Clayton (MLB) Alex Cintron (MLB) Jerry Gil (AAA) (Out for 1 month) Sergio Santos (AAA) (Top 100, Change from Jamie Mowatt) Center Fielders Quinton McCracken (MLB) Luis Terrero (MLB) Left Fielders Luis Gonzalez (MLB) Right Fielders Shawn Green (MLB) Carlos Quentin (AAA) (Top 100, Change from Brandon Jarvis) Josh Kroeger (AAA) Colin Porter (AAA) Starting Pitchers Javier Vazquez (MLB) Brandon Webb (MLB) Shawn Estes (MLB) Russ Ortiz (MLB) Brad Halsey (MLB) Edgar Gonzalez (AAA) Bill Murphy (AAA) (Not in game) Casey Daigle (AA) Relief Pitchers Greg Aquino (MLB) Brandon Lyon (MLB) (Change from SP) Mike Koplove (MLB) Jose Valverde (MLB) Javier Lopez (MLB) Brian Bruney (MLB) (Change from SP) Lance Cormier (MLB) Oscar Villarreal (MLB) Matt Herges (MLB) (Change from Daryle Patterson) Claudio Vargas (AAA) Mike Gosling (AAA) Shane Nance (AAA) Randy Choate (AAA) Kerry Ligtenberg (AAA) (Change from Scott Venema) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Atlanta Braves Catchers Johnny Estrada (MLB) Eddie Perez (MLB) Brayan Pena (AAA) (Not in game) Brian McCann (AA) (Change from Juan Berroa) First Basemen Julio Franco (MLB) Adam LaRoche (MLB) Second Basemen Marcus Giles (MLB) Pete Orr (MLB) Third Basemen Chipper Jones (MLB) Wilson Betemit (MLB) Andy Marte (AAA) (Change from Enrique Rodriguez) Shortstops Rafael Furcal (MLB) Center Fielders Andruw Jones (MLB) Jeff Francoeur (MLB) (Change from Joel Doonan) Esix Snead (AAA) (Change from LF) Left Fielders Brian Jordan (MLB) Kerry Robinson (AAA) Right Fielders Ryan Langerhans (MLB) (Change from LF) Starting Pitchers Tim Hudson (MLB) John Smoltz (MLB) Mike Hampton (MLB) Horacio Ramirez (MLB) John Thomson (MLB) Seth Greisinger (AAA) Kyle Davies (AAA) (Change from Sean Blancard) Sam McConnell (AAA) (Change from RP) Relief Pitchers Danny Kolb (MLB) Adam Bernero (MLB) (Change from SP) Jorge Sosa (MLB) (Change from SP) Chris Reitsma (MLB) Jim Brower (MLB) Roman Colon (MLB) Frank Brooks (AAA) (Change from SP) Jay Powell (AA) Jorge Vasquez (AA) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Baltimore Orioles Catchers Javy Lopez (MLB) Geronimo Gil (MLB) Sal Fasano (AAA) (Not in game) Brandon Snyder (A) (Not in game) First Basemen Rafael Palmeiro (MLB) Jay Gibbons (MLB) (Change from RF) Simon Pond (AA) (Change from 1B) Second Basemen Brian Roberts (MLB) Third Basemen Melvin Mora (MLB) Chris Stynes (AAA) (Out for 2005 season) Shortstops Miguel Tejada (MLB) Chris Gomez (MLB) (Change from 2B) Center Fielders Luis Matos (MLB) Tim Raines Jr. (AAA) Peter Bergeron (AA) Left Fielders Eric Byrnes (MLB) David Newhan (MLB) B.J. Surhoff (MLB) Val Majewski (AAA) (Change from CF) (Out for 2005 season) Right Fielders Sammy Sosa (MLB) Midre Cummings (AAA) Ramon Nivar (AA) Nick Markakis (AA) (Change from Mike Alvarez) Jeff Fiorentino (A) (Not in game) Starting Pitchers Rodrigo Lopez (MLB) Sidney Ponson (MLB) Daniel Cabrera (MLB) Erik Bedard (MLB) Bruce Chen (MLB) Eric DuBose (MLB) John Maine (AAA) Dave Borkowski (AAA) Rick Bauer (AAA) (Change from SP) Kurt Ainsworth (AAA) (Out for 2005 season) Hayden Penn (AA) (Change from Rafael Rodriguez) John Parrish (AA) Adam Loewen (A) (Change from Jared Wilson) Relief Pitchers B.J. Ryan (MLB) Jorge Julio (MLB) Steve Kline (MLB) Todd Williams (MLB) Jason Grimsley (MLB) Eddy Rodriguez (AAA) Aaron Rakers (AAA) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Boston Red Sox Catchers Jason Varitek (MLB) Doug Mirabelli (MLB) Shawn Wooten (AAA) (Change from 3B) First Basemen David Ortiz (MLB) Kevin Millar (MLB) (Change from Anthony Friese) John Olerud (MLB) Second Basemen Mark Bellhorn (MLB) Alex Cora (MLB) Tony Graffanino (MLB) Dave Berg (AAA) Third Basemen Bill Mueller (MLB) Kevin Youkilis (MLB) Shortstops Edgar Renteria (MLB) Hanley Ramirez (AA) (Change from Matt Derksen) Center Fielders Johnny Damon (MLB) Adam Stern (AAA) (Not in game) Adam Hyzdu (AAA) Left Fielders Manny Ramirez (MLB) Billy McMillon (AAA) Right Fielders Trot Nixon (MLB) Brandon Moss (AA) (Change from Gabe Lewis) Starting Pitchers Curt Schilling (MLB) Tim Wakefield (MLB) David Wells (MLB) Matt Clement (MLB) Wade Miller (MLB) Bronson Arroyo (MLB) Jeremi Gonzalez (AAA) Abe Alvarez (AAA) (Change from RP) Lenny DiNardo (AAA) (Change from RP) Jason Shiell (AAA) Relief Pitchers Keith Foulke (MLB) Mike Timlin (MLB) Mike Myers (MLB) Chad Bradford (MLB) Mike Remlinger (MLB) Jack Cressend (AAA) Mark Malaska (AAA) Anastacio Martinez (AAA) Phil Seibel (AAA) Reynaldo Garcia (AAA) (Change from SP) Matt Mantei (60-DL) (Out for 2005 season) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Chicago Cubs Catchers Michael Barrett (MLB) Henry Blanco (MLB) Mark L. Johnson (AAA) First Basemen Derrek Lee (MLB) Brian Dopirak (A) (Top 100, Change from Greg Wegner) Second Basemen Todd Walker (MLB) Enrique Wilson (MLB) Third Basemen Aramis Ramirez (MLB) Shortstops Nomar Garciaparra (MLB) Neifi Perez (MLB) (Change from 2B) Cody Ransom (AAA) Center Fielders Corey Patterson (MLB) Jose Macias (MLB) Felix Pie (AA) (Top 100, Change from Daniel Doluntap) Left Fielders Todd Hollandsworth (MLB) Jerry Hairston Jr. (MLB) Ben Grieve (AAA) David Kelton (AAA) (Change from 3B) Right Fielders Jeromy Burnitz (MLB) Jody Gerut (MLB) Calvin Murray (AAA) Starting Pitchers Carlos Zambrano (MLB) Mark Prior (MLB) Greg Maddux (MLB) Kerry Wood (MLB) Glendon Rusch (MLB) Sergio Mitre (AAA) Todd Wellemeyer (AAA) Jerome Williams (AAA) David Aardsma (AA) Angel Guzman (AA) (Top 100, Change from Ian Krystal) Relief Pitchers Ryan Dempster (MLB) (Change from SP) Michael Wuertz (MLB) Cliff Bartosh (MLB) Scott Williamson (MLB) Roberto Novoa (MLB) Jon Leicester (AAA) Will Cunnane (AAA) Chad Fox (60-DL) (Out indefinitely) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Chicago White Sox Catchers A.J. Pierzynski (MLB) Chris Widger (C) (MLB) (Not in game) Ben Davis (AAA) Jamie Burke (AAA) First Basemen Paul Konerko (MLB) Frank Thomas (MLB) Second Basemen Tadahito Iguchi (MLB) (Added in EA Sports Online Download) Willie Harris (MLB) Ricky Gutierrez (AAA) Third Basemen Joe Crede (MLB) Greg Norton (AAA) (Change from 1B) Shortstops Juan Uribe (MLB) Center Fielders Aaron Rowand (MLB) Timo Perez (MLB) Brian Anderson (AAA) (Change from Miguel Alicea) Left Fielders Ross Gload (MLB) Scott Podsednik (MLB) Joe Borchard (AAA) Right Fielders Jermaine Dye (MLB) Carl Everett (MLB) Tony Alvarez (AAA) Ryan Sweeney (AA) (Change from Chris Rae) Starting Pitchers Freddy Garcia (MLB) Mark Buehrle (MLB) Orlando Hernandez (MLB) Jon Garland (MLB) Jose Contreras (MLB) Neal Cotts (MLB) Brandon McCarthy (AAA) (Change from Ty Berrie) Felix Diaz (AAA) Arnie Munoz (AAA) Eduardo Villacis (AAA) Larry Broadway (A) (Not in game) Relief Pitchers Damaso Marte (MLB) Cliff Politte (MLB) Dustin Hermanson (MLB) Kevin Walker (MLB) Luis Vizcaino (MLB) Jeff Bajenaru (AAA) Jon Adkins (AAA) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Cincinnati Reds Catchers Jason LaRue (MLB) Javier Valentin (MLB) First Basemen Sean Casey (MLB) Second Basemen Ryan Freel (MLB) (Change from LF) D�Angelo Jimenez (AA) Third Basemen Edwin Encarnacion (MLB) (Change from Matt James) Shortstops Felipe Lopez (MLB) Rich Aurilia (MLB) Luis M. Lopez (MLB) Ranier Olmedo (AAA) (Change from 2B) (Out indefinitely) Center Fielders Ken Griffey Jr. (MLB) Jay Bruce (A) (Not in game) Left Fielders Adam Dunn (MLB) Right Fielders Wily Mo Pena (MLB) Austin Kearns (MLB) Jacob Cruz (MLB) Starting Pitchers Ramon Ortiz (MLB) Eric Milton (MLB) Aaron Harang (MLB) Brandon Claussen (MLB) Josh Hancock (AAA) Jeriome Robertson (AAA) Elizardo Ramirez (AAA) Jared Fernandez (AAA) (Change from RP) Josh Hall (AA) Travis Chick (AA) (Not in game) Homer Bailey (A) (Change from Raul Perez) Paul Wilson (MLB/60-DL) (Out for 2005 season) Jung Bong (MLB/60-DL) Relief Pitchers Dave Weathers (MLB) Luke Hudson (MLB) Ben Weber (MLB) Kent Mercker (MLB) Ryan Wagner (MLB) Matt Belisle (MLB) Ricky Stone (MLB) Todd Coffey (MLB) (Not in game) Justin Germano (AAA) Randy Keisler (AAA) (Not in game) Joe Valentine (AAA) Allan Simpson (AAA) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Cleveland Indians Catchers Victor Martinez (MLB) Josh Bard (MLB) First Basemen Travis Hafner (MLB) Ben Broussard (MLB) Jeff Liefer (AAA) Michael Aubrey (AA) (Change from Troy Gray) Second Basemen Ron Belliard (MLB) Third Basemen Aaron Boone (MLB) Jose Hernandez (MLB) (Change from SS) Shortstops Jhonny Peralta (MLB) Ramon Vazquez (AAA) Brandon Phillips (AAA) (Change from 3B) Center Fielders Coco Crisp (MLB) Grady Sizemore (MLB) Left Fielders Juan Gonzalez (MLB) (Out for 2005 season) Jason Dubois (MLB) Right Fielders Casey Blake (MLB) Ryan Ludwick (AAA) Ernie Young (AAA) Franklin Gutierrez (AA) (Change from Randy Sullivan) Starting Pitchers Jake Westbrook (MLB) C.C. Sabathia (MLB) Kevin Millwood (MLB) Cliff Lee (MLB) Scott Elarton (MLB) Jason Davis (MLB) Jeremy Guthrie (AAA) Brian Tallet (AAA) Billy Traber (AAA) Fausto Carmona (AA) (Change from Kenny Barrera) Adam Miller (A) (Change from Randy Auschrat) Jason Stanford (60-DL) (Change from RP) Relief Pitchers Bob Wickman (MLB) Arthur Rhodes (MLB) Rafael Betancourt (MLB) David Riske (MLB) Bob Howry (MLB) Matt Miller (MLB) Kazuhito Tadano (AAA) (Added in EA Sports Online Download) Fernando Cabrera (AAA) Francisco Cruceta (AAA) Kyle Denney (AAA) Steve Watkins (AAA) Jake Robbins (AAA) Jason Young (AAA) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Colorado Rockies Catchers J.D. Closser (MLB) Todd Greene (MLB) Danny Ardoin (AAA) (Not in game) Tom Wilson (AAA) First Basemen Todd Helton (MLB) Second Basemen Aaron Miles (MLB) Luis A. Gonzalez (MLB) (Change from 3B) Eddy Garbalito (MLB) (Not in game) Third Basemen Garrett Atkins (MLB) Jeff Baker (AAA) Ian Stewart (A) (Top 100, Change from Randy Klann) Shortstops Clint Barnes (MLB) Anderson Machado (AAA) Tim Olson (AAA) Omar Quintanilla (AA) (Not in game) Chris Nelson (A) (Top 100, Change from Adam Murphy) Center Fielders Jorge Piedra (MLB) Choo Freeman (AAA) Left Fielders Matt Holliday (MLB) Cory Sullivan (MLB) Larry Bigbie (MLB) Ryan Spilborghs (AAA) (Not in game) Right Fielders Dustin Mohr (MLB) Brad Hawpe (MLB) Brian Buchanan (AAA) J.J. Davis (AAA) Starting Pitchers Jeff Francis (MLB) (Top 100) Zach Day (MLB) Jason Jennings (MLB) Aaron Cook (MLB) Jamey Wright (MLB) Byung-Hyun Kim (MLB) Sun-Woo Kim (MLB) Denny Stark (AAA) Jose Acevedo (AAA) Tim Drew (AAA) Aaron Taylor (AAA) Relief Pitchers Brian Fuentes (MLB) Ryan Speier (MLB) Bobby Seay (MLB) Mike DeJean (MLB) Marcos Carvajal (MLB) (Not in game) Dan Miceli (MLB) Chin-Hui Tsao (MLB) (Top 100, Out for 2005 season) Blaine Neal (MLB) Scott Dohmann (AAA) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Detroit Tigers Catchers Ivan Rodriguez (MLB) Vance Wilson (MLB) Sandy Martinez (AAA) First Basemen Dmitri Young (MLB) Chris Shelton (MLB) (Change from C) Carlos Pena (AAA) Second Basemen Placido Polanco (MLB) Omar Infante (MLB) Fernando Vina (MLB) (Out for 2005 season, likely retiring) Ryan Raburn (AAA) (Change from 3B) Third Basemen Brandon Inge (MLB) Jason Smith (AAA) (Change from 2B) Mike Hessman (AAA) Shortstops Carlos Guillen (MLB) John McDonald (AAA) Center Fielders Craig Monroe (MLB) Nook Logan (MLB) Dewayne Wise (AAA) Left Fielders Rondell White (MLB) Marcus Thames (AAA) Kevin Hooper (AAA) (Not in game) Byron Gettis (AA) Right Fielders Magglio Ordonez (MLB) Bobby Higginson (MLB) (Out until September) Curtis Granderson (AAA) Alexis Gomez (AAA) Starting Pitchers Jeremy Bonderman (MLB) Nate Robertson (MLB) Mike Maroth (MLB) Jason Johnson (MLB) Colby Lewis (MLB) Sean Douglass (AAA) Wilfredo Ledezma (AAA) Jason Grilli (AAA) Andrew Good (AAA) Mike Bynum (AAA) Gary Knotts (AAA) (Out indefinitely) Justin Verlander (AA) (Top 100, Change from Johnny Snare) Nate Cornejo (AA) Edwin Almonte (AA) Relief Pitchers Troy Percival (MLB) (Out for 2005 season) Kyle Farnsworth (MLB) Franklyn German (MLB) Jamie Walker (MLB) (Change from Daryl Smith) Fernando Rodney (MLB) Chris Spurling (MLB) (Change from SP) Craig Dingman (MLB) Doug Creek (AAA) (Not in game) John Ennis (AAA) Matt Ginter (AAA) Vic Darensbourg (AAA) Adam Peterson (AA) (Change from SP) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Florida Marlins Catchers Paul LoDuca (MLB) Matt Treanor (MLB) Josh Willingham (AAA) First Basemen Carlos Delgado (MLB) Second Basemen Luis Castillo (MLB) Damion Easley (MLB) Third Basemen Mike Lowell (MLB) Lenny Harris (MLB) Shortstops Alex Gonzalez (MLB) Wilson Delgado (AAA) Center Fielders Juan Pierre (MLB) Chris Aguila (AAA) Mark Little (AAA) Left Fielders Miguel Cabrera (MLB) Jeff Conine (MLB) Right Fielders Juan Encarnacion (MLB) Starting Pitchers Dontrelle Willis (MLB) Josh Beckett (MLB) A.J. Burnett (MLB) Brian Moehler (MLB) (Added in EA Sports Online Download) Scott Olsen (MLB) (Change from Norberto Pena) Nate Bump (MLB) Ismael Valdez (MLB) Ron Villone (MLB) Ben Howard (AAA) Frank Castillo (AAA) Travis Smith (AAA) Logan Kensing (AAA) Donovan Osborne (AAA) Yorman Bazardo (AA) (Change from Luis Ordonez) Relief Pitchers Todd Jones (MLB) Guillermo Mota (MLB) Jim Mecir (MLB) Antonio Alfonseca (MLB) Valerio De Los Santos (MLB) John Riedling (AAA) Matt Perisho (AAA) Chad Bentz (AAA) Jim Crowell (AAA) Tim Spooneybarger (AAA) Chris Resop (AA) (Not in game) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Houston Astros Catchers Brad Ausmus (MLB) Raul Chavez (MLB) Humberto Quintero (AAA) Chris Tremie (AAA) First Basemen Jeff Bagwell (MLB) (Out for 2005 season) Carlos Rivera (AAA) Second Basemen Chris Burke (MLB) (Top 100) Eric Bruntlett (MLB) (Change from SS) Third Basemen Morgan Ensberg (MLB) Mike Lamb (MLB) Koby Clemens (A) (Not in game) Shortstops Adam Everett (MLB) Jose Vizcaino (MLB) (Change from SS) Center Fielders Jason Lane (MLB) Willy Taveras (MLB) (Top 100) Left Fielders Craig Biggio (MLB) Orlando Palmeiro (MLB) Luke Scott (AAA) Right Fielders Lance Berkman (MLB) Starting Pitchers Roger Clemens (MLB) Roy Oswalt (MLB) Andy Pettitte (MLB) Brandon Backe (MLB) Wandy Rodriguez (MLB) (Not in game) Ezequiel Astacio (MLB) (Not in game) Carlos Hernandez (AAA) Brandon Duckworth (AAA) Travis Driskill (AAA) Relief Pitchers Brad Lidge (MLB) Chad Qualls (MLB) Chad Harville (MLB) Dan Wheeler (MLB) Russ Springer (MLB) Mike Gallo (MLB) Mike Burns (MLB) (Not in game) Tom Martin (AAA) (Change from Jake Byrd) Brooks Kieschnick (AAA) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Kansas City Royals Catchers John Buck (MLB) Paul Phillips (AAA) First Basemen Mike Sweeney (MLB) Ken Harvey (MLB) (Out indefinitely) Calvin Pickering (AAA) Justin Huber (AA) (Not in game) Second Basemen Ruben Gotay (MLB) Donnie Murphy (MLB) Denny Hocking (AAA) Third Basemen Mark Teahen (MLB) Joe McEwing (MLB) Shortstops Angel Berroa (MLB) Andres Blanco (AAA) Alex Prieto (AAA) Center Fielders David DeJesus (MLB) Adrian Brown (AAA) Left Fielders Terrence Long (MLB) Emil Brown (MLB) Aaron Guiel (AAA) Matt Diaz (AAA) Right Fielders Matt Stairs (MLB) Chip Ambres (MLB) (Not in game) Starting Pitchers Zack Greinke (MLB) Runelvys Hernandez (MLB) Denny Bautista (MLB) Jose Lima (MLB) Mike Wood (MLB) Jimmy Gobble (MLB) Kyle Snyder (MLB) Dennis Tankersley (AAA) Chris George (AAA) J.P Howell (AAA) (Not in game) Brian Anderson (MLB/60-DL) (Out for 2005 season) Relief Pitchers Mike MacDougal (MLB) Jeremy Affeldt (MLB) Scott Sullivan (MLB) Andy Sisco (MLB) (Change from SP) D.J. Carrasco (MLB) Ambiorix Burgos (MLB) (Not in game) Leo Nunez (AAA) (Not in game) Steve Stemle (AAA) (Not in game) Nate Field (AAA) Jamie Cerda (AAA) Shawn Camp (AAA) Justin Huisman (AAA) Jonah Bayliss (AAA) (Not in game) Mike Tonis (A) (Change from C) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Los Angeles Dodgers Catchers Jason Phillips (MLB) Dioner Navarro (MLB) Paul Bako (MLB/60-DL) (Out for 2005 season) Mike Rose (AAA) First Basemen Hee Seop Choi (MLB) Olmedo Saenz (MLB) Second Basemen Jeff Kent (MLB) Third Basemen Jose Valentin (MLB) Norihiro Nakamura (MLB) (Not in game) Shortstops Cesar Izturis (MLB) Antonio Perez (MLB) Center Fielders Milton Bradley (MLB) (Change from RF) Jose Cruz Jr. (MLB) (Change from RF) Left Fielders Jayson Werth (MLB) Ricky Ledee (MLB) (Change from CF) Jason Grabowski (MLB) Chin-Feng Chen (AAA) Right Fielders J.D. Drew (MLB) (Change from CF) Starting Pitchers Jeff Weaver (MLB) Odalis Perez (MLB) Derek Lowe (MLB) Brad Penny (MLB) Elmer Dessens (MLB) Edwin Jackson (AAA) (Top 100) Darren Dreifort (MLB/60-DL) (Out for 2005 season) Relief Pitchers Eric Gagne (MLB/60-DL) (Out for 2005 season) Giovanni Carrara (MLB) Yhency Brazoban (MLB) Duaner Sanchez (MLB) Mike Venafro (AAA) Brian Falknenborg (AAA) Pat Mahomes (AAA) (Not in game) Mike Neu (AAA) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Milwaukee Brewers Catchers Damian Millar (MLB) (Change from Roger Chamberlain) Chad Moeller (MLB) First Basemen Lyle Overbay (MLB) Prince Fielder (AAA) (Change from Wayne Collier) Second Basemen Rickie Weeks (MLB) Trent Durrington (MLB) Third Basemen Russell Branyan (MLB) Wes Helms (MLB) Jeff Cirillo (MLB) Ryan Braun (A) (Not in game) Shortstops Bill Hall (MLB) J.J. Hardy (MLB) Center Fielders Brady Clark (MLB) Dave Krynzel (AAA) Left Fielders Carlos Lee (MLB) Chris Magruder (MLB) Corey Hart (AAA) Right Fielders Geoff Jenkins (MLB) Starting Pitchers Ben Sheets (MLB) Doug Davis (MLB) Tomo Ohka (MLB) Wes Obermueller (MLB) Victor Santos (MLB) Chris Capuano (MLB) Jorge De La Rosa (MLB) Gary Glover (AAA) Ben Hendrickson (AAA) Sam Narron (AAA) Andy Pratt (AA) Mark Rogers (A) (Change from Richard Samuels) Relief Pitchers Derrick Turnbow (MLB) Matt Wise (MLB) Julio Santana (MLB) (Not in game) Tommy Phelps (MLB) (Change from SP) Mike Adams (AAA) Jeff Bennett (AAA) Jose Capellan (AAA) Justin Lehr (AAA) Chris Saenz (AAA) (Out for 2005 season) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Minnesota Twins Catchers Joe Mauer (MLB) Mike Redmond (MLB) Matt LeCroy (MLB) Corky Miller (AAA) Rob Bowen (AAA) First Basemen Justin Morneau (MLB) Second Basemen Luis Rivas (MLB) Nick Punto (MLB) Third Basemen Michael Cuddyer (MLB) Terry Tiffee (AAA) Shortstops Jason Bartlett (MLB) Juan Castro (MLB) Augie Ojeda (AAA) Alex Prieto (AAA) Center Fielders Torii Hunter (MLB) Mike Ryan (AAA) Left Fielders Shannon Stewart (MLB) Lew Ford (MLB) Right Fielders Jacque Jones (MLB) Jason Kubel (MLB) (Out for the season) Armando Rios (AAA) (Not in game) Starting Pitchers Johan Santana (MLB) Brad Radke (MLB) Carlos Silva (MLB) Kyle Loshe (MLB) Terry Mullholland (MLB) Joe Mays (MLB) Matt Guerrier (AAA) (AA) (from Terry Coleman) (AA) (from Randy Sanchez) Matt Garza (A) (Not in game) Relief Pitchers Joe Nathan (MLB) J.C. Romero (MLB) Juan Rincon (MLB) Jesse Crain (MLB) Grant Balfour (MLB) J.D. Durbin (MLB) Carlos Pulido (AAA) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- New York Mets Catchers Mike Piazza (MLB) Ramon Castro (MLB) Mike DiFelice (AAA) Alberto Castillo (AAA) Joe Hietpas (AAA) Fernando Lunar (AAA) (Not in game) Jesus Flores (A) (Not in game) First Basemen Doug Mientkiewicz (MLB) Mike Jacobs (MLB) (Not in game, see CAP section) Jose Offerman (MLB) Brian Daubach (AAA) (Change from Bailey Osborne) Craig Brazell (AAA) Second Basemen Kazuo Matsui (MLB) Miguel Cairo (MLB) Marlon Anderson (MLB) Jeff Keppinger (AAA) (Change from SS) Aarom Baldiris (AA) (Not in game) Third Basemen David Wright (MLB) Rodney Nye (AAA) (Not in game) Shawn Bowman (A) (Not in game) Shortstops Jose Reyes (MLB) Chris Woodward (MLB) Anderson Hernandez (AAA) (Not in game) Center Fielders Carlos Beltran (MLB) Ron Calloway (AAA) Jeff Duncan (AA) Wayne Lydon (AA) (Not in game) Lastings Milledge (AA) (Top 100, Change from Bryant Tyner) Left Fielders Cliff Floyd (MLB) Eric Valent (AAA) Right Fielders Mike Cameron (MLB) Gerald Williams (MLB) Victor Diaz (MLB) Prentice Redman (AAA) (Not in game, see CAP section) Ambiorix Concepcion (A) (Not in game) Jamar Hill (A) (Not in game) Starting Pitchers Pedro Martinez (MLB) Tom Glavine (MLB) Kris Benson (MLB) Victor Zambrano (MLB) Aaron Heilman (MLB) Steve Trachsel (MLB) Jae-Weong Seo (MLB) Kazuhisa Ishii (AAA) Jose Santiago (AAA) (Not in game, see CAP section) Bob Keppel (AAA) (Not in game) Brian Bannister (AAA) (Not in game, see CAP section) Jason Scobie (AAA) (Not in game) Yusmeiro Petit (AA) (Top 100, Change from Tom Tucker) Phil Humber (AA) (Top 100, Not in game) Gaby Hernandez (A) (Not in game) Tyler Yates (60-DL) (Out for 2005 season) Relief Pitchers Braden Looper (MLB) Roberto Hernandez (MLB) Juan Padilla (MLB) Heath Bell (MLB) Shingo Takatsu (MLB) Tim Hamulack (MLB) (Not in game) Dae Sung Koo (AAA) (EA Sports Online Download) Danny Graves (AAA) Royce Ring (AAA) (Not in game, see CAP section) Manny Aybar (AAA) (EA Sports Online Download) Steve Coyler (AAA) Jerrod Riggan (AAA) (Not in game, see CAP section) Orber Moreno (AA) Lino Urdaneta (AA) Blake McGinley (AA) (Not in game) Jeremy Hill (AA) (Not in game, see CAP section) Bartolome Fortunato (60-DL) (Out for 2005 season) Felix Heredia (60-DL) (Out for 2005 season) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- New York Yankees Catchers Jorge Posada (MLB) John Flaherty (MLB) Wil Nieves (AAA) (Not in game) David Parrish (AAA) (Not in game) First Basemen Jason Giambi (MLB) Tino Martinez (MLB) Russ Johnson (AAA) (Not in game) Second Basemen Tony Womack (MLB) Robinson Cano (MLB) (Not in game) Joe Thurston (AAA) Rey Sanchez (MLB/60-DL) (Out indefinitely) Third Basemen Alex Rodriguez (MLB) Andy Phillips (AAA) Eric Duncan (AA) (Top 100, Change from Mike Francis) Shortstops Derek Jeter (MLB) Felix Escalona (AAA) Marcos Vechionacci (AA) (Top 100, Change from Mark Smallenberg) C.J. Henry (A) (Not in game) Center Fielders Bernie Williams (MLB) Bubba Crosby (AAA) Melky Cabrera (AAA) (Not in game) Left Fielders Hideki Matsui (MLB) Kevin Reese (AAA) (Not in game) Right Fielders Gary Sheffield (MLB) Ruben Sierra (MLB) Damian Rolls (AAA) Starting Pitchers Randy Johnson (MLB) Mike Mussina (MLB) Carl Pavano (MLB) Al Leiter (MLB) Shawn Chacon (MLB) Aaron Small (MLB) Wayne Franklin (MLB) Kevin Brown (MLB) (Out indefinitely) Jaret Wright (MLB) (Out until August) Hideo Nomo (AAA) Jason Anderson (AAA) Peter Munro (AAA) Darrell May (AAA) Tim Redding (AAA) Jorge DePaula (AAA) Phillip Hughes (AA) (Top 100, Change from Russell Cho) Stephen White (AA) (Not in game) Relief Pitchers Mariano Rivera (MLB) Tom Gordon (MLB) Tanyon Sturtze (MLB) (Change from SP) Alan Embree (MLB) Scott Proctor (MLB) Felix Rodriguez (MLB) Dennys Reyes (AAA) Colter Bean (AAA) (Not in game) Ramiro Mendoza (AAA) Alex Graman (AAA) Sam Marsonek (AAA) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Oakland Athletics Catchers Jason Kendall (MLB) Adam Melhuse (MLB) Daric Barton (A) (Change from Andy McDonald) First Basemen Erubiel Durazo (MLB) Scott Hatteberg (MLB) Dan Johnson (AAA) (Not in game) Jack Cust (AAA) Second Basemen Mark Ellis (MLB) Jermaine Clark (AAA) Third Basemen Eric Chavez (MLB) Keith Ginter (MLB) (Change from 2B) Shortstops Bobby Crosby (MLB) Marcos Scutaro (MLB) (Change from 2B) Cliff Pennington (A) (Not in game) Center Fielders Mark Kotsay (MLB) Jay Payton (MLB) Hiram Bocachica (AAA) Javier Herrera (A) (Change from Ben Brinkman) Left Fielders Bobby Kielty (MLB) Charles Thomas (AAA) Right Fielders Nick Swisher (MLB) Matt Watson (MLB) (Not in game) Starting Pitchers Barry Zito (MLB) Rich Harden (MLB) Danny Haren (MLB) Kirk Saarloos (MLB) Joe Kennedy (MLB) Joe Blanton (MLB) Justin Duchscherer (MLB) Ryan Glynn (AAA) Britt Reames (AAA) (Not in game) Seth Etherton (AAA) (Not in game) Dan Meyer (60-DL) (Out for 2005 season) Relief Pitchers Huston Street (MLB) (Added in EA Sports Download) Ricardo Rincon (MLB) Keiichi Yabu (MLB) (Added in EA Sports Download) Kiko Calero (MLB) Jay Witasick (MLB) Juan Cruz (MLB) (Change from SP) Jairo Garcia (AAA) (Added in EA Sports Download) Jimmy Serrano (AAA) Octavio Dotel (60-DL) (Out for 2005 season) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Philadelphia Phillies Catchers Mike Lieberthal (MLB) Todd Pratt (MLB) A.J. Hinch (AAA) First Basemen Jim Thome (MLB) Ryan Howard (MLB) (Top 100) Second Basemen Chase Utley (MLB) Matt Kata (AAA) Third Basemen David Bell (MLB) Shortstops Jimmy Rollins (MLB) Ramon E. Martinez (MLB) (Change from 3B) Tomas Perez (MLB) Center Fielders Kenny Lofton (MLB) Jason Michaels (MLB) Endy Chavez (AAA) Left Fielders Pat Burrell (MLB) Shane Victorino (AAA) (Not in game) Right Fielders Bobby Abreu (MLB) Michael Tucker (MLB) Starting Pitchers Brett Myers (MLB) Randy Wolf (MLB) Vicente Padilla (MLB) Jon Lieber (MLB) Cory Lidle (MLB) (Change from Alan Hughes) Robinson Tejada (MLB) (Not in game) Gavin Floyd (AAA) (Top 100) Eude Brito (AAA) (Not in game) Robert Ellis (AAA) (Change from RP) Mike Bacsik (AAA) (Change from RP) Cole Hamels (AA) (Top 100, Change from Ole Uttuslien) Relief Pitchers Billy Wagner (MLB) Ugueth Urbina (MLB) Rheal Cormier (MLB) Aaron Fultz (MLB) Ryan Madson (MLB) (Change from SP) Aquilino Lopez (AAA) Geoff Geary (AAA) (Change from SP) Pedro Liriano (AAA) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Pittsburgh Pirates Catchers Humberto Cota (MLB) Ryan Doumit (MLB) (Not in game) Neil Walker (A) (Top 100, Change from Jorge Cardona) First Basemen Daryle Ward (MLB) Second Basemen Jose Castillo (MLB) Bobby Hill (AAA) Third Basemen Freddy Sanchez (MLB) (Change from 2B) Ty Wigginton (MLB) Howie Clark (AA) Shortstops Jack Wilson (MLB) Alfredo Amezaga (AAA) Cesar Crespo (AAA) Center Fielders Tike Redman (MLB) Rob Mackowiak (MLB) Rich Thompson (AA) Left Fielders Jason Bay (MLB) Michael Restovich (MLB) Right Fielders Jody Gerut (MLB) Craig Wilson (MLB) (Change from 1B) Jose Bautista (AAA) Starting Pitchers Oliver Perez (MLB) Josh Fogg (MLB) Kip Wells (MLB) Mike Redman (MLB) Dave Williams (MLB) Ryan Vogelsong (MLB) Zach Duke (MLB) (Top 100, Change from Ramon Sanchez) Sean Burnett (AAA) (Out for 2005 season) John Van Benschoten (AAA) (Top 100, Out for 2005 season) Joe Roa (AAA) Nelson Figueroa Brian Reith (AAA) Relief Pitchers Jose Mesa (MLB) Salomon Torres (MLB) Rick White (MLB) Mike Gonzalez (MLB) John Grabow (MLB) Brian Meadows (MLB) Vladimir Nunez (AAA) Mike Johnston (AAA) Ian Snell (AAA) Mark Corey (AAA) Kirk Bullinger (AAA) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- San Diego Padres Catchers Ramon Hernandez (MLB) Robert Fick (MLB) (from C) Miguel Olivo (MLB) David Ross (MLB) First Basemen Mark Sweeney (MLB) Second Basemen Mark Loretta (MLB) Damian Jackson (MLB) Eric Young (MLB) Josh Barfield (AAA) (Top 100, Change from Gabriel Devore) Third Basemen Joe Randa (MLB) Sean Burroughs (AAA) Shortstops Khalil Greene (MLB) Jesse Garcia (AAA) Center Fielders Dave Roberts (MLB) Freddy Guzman (AAA) (Top 100, Out for 2005 season) Left Fielders Ryan Klesko (MLB) Jon Knott (AAA) Right Fielders Brian Giles (MLB) Xavier Nady (MLB) Starting Pitchers Jake Peavy (MLB) Woody Williams (MLB) Chan Ho Park (MLB) Adam Eaton (MLB) Brian Lawrence (MLB) Pedro Astacio (MLB) Brian Sweeney (AAA) Ryan Snare (AAA) Relief Pitchers Trevor Hoffman (MLB) Akinori Otsuka (MLB) Chris Hammond (MLB) Rudy Seanez (MLB) Paul Quantrill (MLB) Scott Linebrink (MLB) Clay Hensley (MLB) (Not in game) Danny Patterson (AAA) Jason Kershner (AAA) Marty McLeary (AAA) Craig Breslow (AA) (Not in game) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- San Francisco Giants Catchers Mike Matheny (MLB) Yamid Haad (MLB) (Not in game) Justin Knoedler (AAA) First Basemen J.T. Snow (MLB) Lance Niekro (MLB) Tony Torcato (AAA) (Change from LF) Second Basemen Ray Durham (MLB) Brian Dallimore (AAA) Third Basemen Edgardo Alfonzo (MLB) Pedro Feliz (MLB) (Change from 1B) Shortstops Omar Vizquel (MLB) Deivi Cruz (MLB) Mickey Lopez (AAA) Center Fielders Randy Winn (MLB) (Change from LF) Alex Sanchez (AAA) Jason Ellison (AAA) Left Fielders Barry Bonds (MLB/60-DL) (Change from Jon Dowd, Out for 2005 season) Doug DeVore (AAA) Right Fielders Moises Alou (MLB) Michael Tucker (MLB) Todd Linden (MLB) Starting Pitchers Jason Schmidt (MLB) Noah Lowry (MLB) Brett Tomko (MLB) Kevin Correia (MLB) Brad Hennessey (MLB) Matt Kinney (AAA) Stephen Randolph (AAA) Brian Cooper (AAA) Matt Cain (MLB) (Top 100, Change from Randy Santiago) Relief Pitchers Armando Benitez (MLB) Tyler Walker (MLB) Scott Eyre (MLB) LaTroy Hawkins (MLB) Jeff Fassero (MLB) Jeremy Accardo (MLB) (Not in game) Scott Munter (MLB) Brandon Villafuerte (AAA) Brandon Puffer (AAA) Jeremy Fikac (AAA) Jake Taschner (AAA) (Not in game) Merkin Valdez (AA) (Top 100) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Seattle Mariners Catchers Yorvit Torrealba (MLB) Miguel Ojeda (MLB) Rene Rivera (AA) First Basemen Richie Sexson (MLB) Bucky Jacobsen (AAA) Second Basemen Jose Lopez (MLB) (from SS) Pokey Reese (MLB/60-DL) (Out for 2005 season) (Change from SS) Third Basemen Adrian Beltre (MLB) Willie Bloomquist (MLB) (Change from 2B) Greg Dobbs (AAA) Justin Leone (AAA) Shortstops Michael Morse (MLB) (Not in game) Wilson Valdez (MLB) Ramon Santiago (AAA) (from 2B) Center Fielders Jeremy Reed (MLB) Shin-Soo Choo (AAA) (Top 100, Change from Matt Thomas) Left Fielders Raul Ibanez (MLB) Chris Snelling (AAA) (Out for rest of 2005 season) Right Fielders Ichiro (MLB) Starting Pitchers Jamie Moyer (MLB) Joel Pineiro (MLB) Gil Meche (MLB) Bobby Madritsch (MLB) Ryan Franklin (MLB) Felix Hernandez (MLB) (Top 100, Change from Darryl Buhler) Matt Thornton (MLB) Clint Nageotte (AAA) Travis Blackley (AAA) (Out for the season) Cha Seung Baek (AAA) Damian Moss (AAA) Relief Pitchers Eddie Guardado (MLB) J.J. Putz (MLB) Shigetoshi Hasegawa (MLB) Jeff Nelson (MLB) Julio Mateo (MLB) Rafael Soriano (MLB) George Sherrill (AAA) Scott Atchison (AAA) (Out until June) Masao Kida (AAA) (Change from SP) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- St. Louis Cardinals Catchers Yadier Molina (MLB) Einar Diaz (MLB) Cody McKay (AAA) First Basemen Albert Pujols (MLB) Second Basemen Mark Grudzielanek (MLB) Bo Hart (AAA) Wilton Guerrero (AAA) Third Basemen Scott Rolen (MLB) Abraham O. Nunez (MLB) (Change from SS) Tim Hummel (AAA) Scott Seabol (AAA) (Not in game) Shortstops David Eckstein (MLB) Hector Luna (AAA) (Change from 2B) Center Fielders Jim Edmonds (MLB) Skip Schumaker (AAA) (Not in game) Left Fielders Reggie Sanders (MLB) So Taguchi (MLB) Rick Ankiel (AA (Change from RP)) Right Fielders Larry Walker (MLB) John Mabry (MLB) Raul Gonzalez (AAA) Brandon Berger (AAA) Starting Pitchers Mark Mulder (MLB) Chris Carpenter (MLB) Jason Marquis (MLB) Jeff Suppan (MLB) Matt Morris (MLB) Cal Eldred (MLB) Kevin Jarvis (AAA) Josh Pearce (AAA) Chris Gissell (AAA) Anthony Reyes (AAA) (Change from Derek Larmour) Relief Pitchers Jason Isringhausen (MLB) Julian Tavarez (MLB) Ray King (MLB) Al Reyes (MLB) Randy Flores (MLB) Gabe White (MLB) Mike Lincoln (MLB) (Out until August) Carmen Cali (AAA) Bob File (AAA) Ricky Stone (AAA) Brian Falkenborg (AAA) David Lee (AAA) (Change from SP) Bill Pulsipher (AAA) (Not in game) Brad Thompson (AAA) (Not in game) Joe Nelson (AA) (Change from SP) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Tampa Bay Devil Rays Catchers Toby Hall (MLB) Pete LaForest (MLB) (Not in game) Kevin Cash (AAA) Tim Laker (AAA) First Basemen Travis Lee (MLB) Eduardo Perez (MLB) Josh Phelps (AAA) Earl Snyder (AAA) (Change from 3B) Second Basemen Jorge Cantu (MLB) Nick Green (MLB) Third Basemen Alex S. Gonzalez (MLB) Eric Munson (AAA) Shortstops Julio Lugo (MLB) B.J. Upton (AAA) Center Fielders Joey Gathright (MLB) (Top 100) Rocco Baldelli (MLB) (Out for 2005 season) Left Fielders Carl Crawford (MLB) Jonny Gomes (MLB) Right Fielders Aubrey Huff (MLB) (Change from 1B) Damon Hollins (MLB) Delmon Young (AA) (Top 100, Change from Kristopher Morales) Starting Pitchers Dewon Brazelton (MLB) Scott Kazmir (MLB) (Top 100) Mark Hendrickson (MLB) Casey Fossum (MLB) Seth McClung (MLB) Rob Bell (AAA) Doug Waechter (AAA) Joe Beimel (AAA) Jeff Niemann (A) (Not in game) Relief Pitchers Danys Baez (MLB) Joe Borowski (MLB) Jesus Colome (MLB) Lance Carter (MLB) Travis Harper (MLB) Trever Miller (MLB) Franklin Nunez (AAA) John Webb (AAA) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Texas Rangers Catchers Rod Barajas (MLB) Sandy Alomar Jr. (MLB) Gerald Laird (AAA) First Basemen Mark Teixeira (MLB) Phil Nevin (MLB) Adrian Gonzalez (MLB) Greg Colbrunn (MLB) (Out for 2005 season) Second Basemen Alfonso Soriano (MLB) Mark DeRosa (MLB) Esteban German (AAA) (Change from 3B) Third Basemen Hank Blalock (MLB) Brandon Larson (AA) Shortstops Michael Young (MLB) Joaquin Arias (AA) (Top 100, Change from Federico Garcia) Center Fielders Laynce Nix (MLB) Gary Matthews Jr. (MLB) Jason Conti (AAA) Andres Torres (AAA) Left Fielders Kevin Mench (MLB) David Dellucci (MLB) Right Fielders Richard Hidalgo (MLB) Starting Pitchers Kenny Rogers (MLB) Chris Young (MLB) John Wasdin (MLB) Joaquin Benoit (MLB) Kameron Loe (MLB) Juan Dominguez (MLB) R.A. Dickey (AAA) Ricardo Rodriguez (AAA) Jason Boyd (Top 100, Change from Matt Mondesi) (Top 100, Change from Terry Mulder) Relief Pitchers Francisco Cordero (MLB) Steve Karsay Brian Shouse Kevin Gryboski (MLB) Doug Brocail (MLB) Frank Francisco Jeff Zimmerman Ryan Bukvich Matt Riley Mickey Callaway Lou Pote (AAA) Michael Tejera (AAA) Nick Regilio Carlos Almanzar Erasmo Ramirez Ron Mahay (AA) (Change from Neale Genereaux) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Toronto Blue Jays Catchers Gregg Zaun (MLB) Ken Huckaby (MLB) Guillermo Quiroz (AAA) Andy Dominique (AAA) (Change from 1B) Joe DePastino (AAA) (Not in game) First Basemen Shea Hillenbrand (MLB) Eric Hinske (MLB) Second Basemen Orlando Hudson (MLB) Frank Menechino (MLB) (Change from Tim Murphy) Third Basemen Corey Koskie (MLB) Aaron Hill (MLB) (Not in game) Jason Alfaro (AAA) Shortstops Russ Adams (MLB) Center Fielders Vernon Wells (MLB) Left Fielders Frank Catalanotto (MLB) Reed Johnson (MLB) Right Fielders Alexis Rios (MLB) Gabe Gross (AAA) Chad Mottola (AAA) Starting Pitchers Roy Halladay (MLB) Ted Lilly (MLB) Josh Towers (MLB) Gustavo Chacin (MLB) David Bush (MLB) Scott Downs (MLB) (Change from RP) Pete Walker (MLB) (Not in game) Justin Miller (AAA) (Change from Aaron Callaway) Francisco Rosario (AAA) (Top 100, Change from Brent Nielsen) Dustin McGowan (AA) (Top 100, Change from Reynaldo Perez) Relief Pitchers Miguel Batista (MLB) Justin Speier (MLB) Scott Schoeneweis (MLB) Jason Frasor (MLB) Vinny Chulk (MLB) Brandon League (AAA) (Top 100) Chad Gaudin (AAA) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Washington Nationals Catchers Brian Schneider (MLB) Gary Bennett (MLB) First Basemen Nick Johnson (MLB) Tony Blanco (MLB) (Added in EA Sports Online Download) Carlos Baerga (MLB) Larry Broadway (AA) (Top 100, Change from Yvan Vuu Carinha) Second Basemen Jose Vidro (MLB) Ramon A. Castro (AAA) (Out for 2005 season, steroid suspension) Third Basemen Vinny Castilla (MLB) Jamey Carroll (MLB) Brendan Harris (AAA) Shortstops Christian Guzman (MLB) Josh Labandeira (AA) Henry Mateo (AA) Center Fielders Preston Wilson (MLB) Ryan Church (MLB) (Top 100) Marlon Byrd (AAA) Alex Escobar (AAA) (Out indefinitely) Left Fielders Brad Wilkerson (MLB) Terrmel Sledge (MLB) (Out for 2005 season) Matt Cepicky (AAA) Right Fielders Jose Guillen (MLB) Starting Pitchers Livan Hernandez (MLB) Esteban Loazia (MLB) Tony Armas Jr. (MLB) Ryan Drese (MLB) John Patterson (MLB) John Halama (MLB) Jon Rauch (AAA) Chad Durbin (AAA) Shawn Hill (AAA) Mike Hinckley (AA) (Top 100, Change from Sean Payne) Relief Pitchers Chad Cordero (MLB) Luis Ayala (MLB) T.J. Tucker (MLB) Joey Eischen (MLB) Mike Stanton (MLB) Joe Horgan (MLB) Antonio Osuna (MLB) (Out indefinitely) C.J. Nitkowski (AAA) Francis Beltran (AAA) (Out for 2005 season) Gary Majewski (AAA) Travis Hughes (AAA) Roy Corcoran (AAA) (Change from SP) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *********************************************************************** XI. Pitching Rotations Anaheim Angels STARTING ROTATION 1. Bartolo Colon (RHP) 2. Jarrod Washburn (LHP) 3. John Lackey (RHP) 4. Paul Byrd (RHP) 5. Kelvim Escobar (RHP) BULLPEN LR Ervin Santana (RHP) MR Scot Shields (RHP) MR Kevin Gregg (RHP) MR Esteban Yan (RHP) SU Brendan Donnelly (RHP) CP Francisco Rodriguez (RHP) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Arizona Diamondbacks STARTING ROTATION 1. Javier Vazquez (RHP) 2. Brandon Webb (RHP) 3. Shawn Estes (RHP) 4. Russ Ortiz (RHP) 5. Brad Halsey (LHP) BULLPEN LR Mike Gosling (LHP) MR Jose Valverde (RHP) MR Randy Choate (LHP) MR Mike Koplove (RHP) MR Oscar Villarreal (RHP) SU Brandon Lyon (RHP) CP Greg Aquino (RHP) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Baltimore Orioles STARTING ROTATION 1. Rodrigo Lopez (RHP) 2. Sidney Ponson (RHP) 3. Daniel Cabrera (RHP) 4. Erik Bedard (LHP) 5. Bruce Chen (LHP) BULLPEN LR Rick Bauer (RHP) MR John Parrish (LHP) MR Steve Kline (LHP) MR Todd Williams (RHP) SU Jorge Julio (RHP) CP B.J. Ryan (LHP) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Houston Astros 1. Roy Oswalt (RHP) 2. Andy Pettitte (LHP) 3. Roger Clemens (RHP) 4. Brandon Backe (RHP) 5. BULLPEN MR Chad Harville (RHP) SU Dan Wheeler (RHP) CP Brad Lidge (RHP) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- New York Mets STARTING ROTATION 1. Pedro Martinez (RHP) [11-3, 2.60 era] 2. Tom Glavine (LHP) [7-7, 4.52 era] 3. Kris Benson (RHP) [6-3, 3.40 era] 4. Jae Weong Seo (RHP) [6-2, 3.10 era, 14 GS] 5. Steve Trachsel (RHP) BULLPEN LR Victor Zambrano (RHP) [4-8, 3.51 era] MR Aaron Heilman (RHP) [3-3, 4.58 era] MR Danny Graves (RHP) [1-1, 10 saves, 7.58 era] MR Heath Bell (RHP) [1-3, 4.38 era] MR Juan Padilla (RHP) [3-1, 8 saves, 1.44 era] SU Roberto Hernandez (RHP) [5-3, 1 save, 1.73 era] CP Braden Looper (RHP) [3-4, 21 saves, 3.13 era] Norfolk Tides STARTING ROTATION 1. Kazuhisa Ishii (LHP) [3-8, 5.15 era] 2. Jason Scobie (RHP) (Not in game) [9-3, 3.38 era, 15 GS] 3. Jose Santiago (RHP) (Not in game) [5-4, 4.67 era, 22 GS] 4. Eric Junge (RHP) (Not in game) [5-5, 4.20 era, 14 GS] 5. Neal Musser (RHP) (Not in game) [2-5, 5.07 era, 13 GS] BULLPEN MR Manny Aybar (RHP) MR Steve Colyer (LHP) [4-2, 4.21 era] MR Mike Matthews (LHP) MR Royce Ring (LHP) (Not in game, see CAP section) [0-2, 5.06 era] MR Blake McGinley (RHP) (Not in game) [3-4, 3.67 era] MR Dae Sung Koo (LHP) (EA Sports Online Download) [0-0, 3.92 era] Binghamton Mets STARTING ROTATION 1. Yusmeiro Petit (RHP) (Change from Tom Tucker) 2. Brian Bannister (RHP) (Not in game) St Lucie Mets 1. Phil Humber (RHP) (Not in game) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- New York Yankees STARTING ROTATION 1. Randy Johnson (LHP) 2. Mike Mussina (RHP) 3. Carl Pavano (RHP) 4. Jaret Wright (RHP) 5. BULLPEN LR Tanyon Sturtze (RHP) MR MR Felix Rodriguez (RHP) MR SU Tom Gordon (RHP) CP Mariano Rivera (RHP) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Tampa Bay Devil Rays STARTING ROTATION 1. Dewon Brazelton (RHP) 2. Scott Kazmir (LHP) 3. Mark Hendrickson (LHP) 4. 5. BULLPEN LR Casey Fossum (LHP) MR Lance Carter (RHP) MR Trever Miller (LHP) MR Travis Harper (RHP) MR Seth McClung (RHP) SU Jesus Colome (RHP) CP Danys Baez (RHP) *********************************************************************** XII. Batting Orders Anaheim Angels 1. Chone Figgins (CF/3B) 2. Orlando Cabrera (SS) 3. Vladimir Guerrero (RF) 4. Garrett Anderson (LF) 5. Darin Erstad (1B) 6. Bengie Molina/Jose Molina (C) 7. Dallas McPherson (3B) 8. Jeff DaVanon/Juan Rivera (DH) 9. Adam Kennedy (2B) Arizona Diamondbacks 1. Craig Counsell (2B) 2. Royce Clayton (SS) 3. Luis Gonzalez (LF) 4. Troy Glaus (3B) 5. Shawn Green (RF) 6. Jose Cruz Jr. (CF) 7. Chad Tracy (1B) 8. Chris Snyder (C) 9. Pitcher Boston Red Sox 1. Johnny Damon (CF) 2. Edgar Renteria (SS) 3. David Ortiz (DH) 4. Manny Ramirez (LF) 5. Trot Nixon (RF) 6. Jason Varitek (C) 7. Kevin Millar (1B) 8. Bill Mueller (3B) 9. Tony Graffanino (2B) Chicago Cubs 1. Jerry Hairston Jr. (LF) 2. Todd Walker (2B) 3. Derrek Lee (1B) 4. Aramis Ramirez (3B) 5. Nomar Garciaparra (SS) 6. Jeromy Burnitz (RF) 7. Michael Barrett (C) 8. Corey Patterson (CF) 9. Pitcher Chicago White Sox 1. Scott Podsednik (LF) 2. Tadahito Iguchi (2B) 3. A.J. Pierzynski (C) 4. Paul Konerko (1B) 5. Carl Everett (DH) 6. Jermaine Dye (RF) 7. Aaron Rowand (CF) 8. Joe Crede (3B) 9. Juan Uribe (SS) New York Mets 1. Jose Reyes (SS) 664 OPS 2. Mike Cameron (RF) 852 OPS 3. Carlos Beltran (CF) 748 OPS 4. Cliff Floyd (LF) 890 OPS 5. David Wright (3B) 871 OPS 6. Mike Piazza (C) 760 OPS 7. Doug Mientkiewicz (1B) 706 OPS 8. Miguel Cairo (2B) 669 OPS 9. Pitcher New York Yankees 1. Derek Jeter (SS) 2. Hideki Matsui (LF) 3. Gary Sheffield (RF) 4. Alex Rodriguez (3B) 5. Jason Giambi (1B) 6. Ruben Sierra (DH) 7. Jorge Posada (C) 8. Bernie Williams (CF) 9. Robinson Cano (2B) Seattle Mariners 1. Ichiro (RF) 2. Jeremy Reed (CF) 3. Raul Ibanez (LF) 4. Richie Sexson (1B) 5. Adrian Beltre (3B) 6. Greg Dobbs (DH) 7. Jose Lopez (2B) 8. Mike Morse (SS) 9. Yorvit Torrealba/Miguel Ojeda (C) *********************************************************************** XIII. Defensive Alignments UNDER CONSTRUCTION *********************************************************************** XIV. Disabled Lists Anaheim Angels RF Tim Salmon (MLB) Out until September (knee/shoulder surgery) 2B Lou Merloni (MLB) Out for rest of 2005 season (ruptured ankle ligaments) RP Matt Hensley (AAA) Out for 2005 season (partially torn labrum) RP Bret Prinz (MLB) Out indefinitely (shoulder strain) 3B Robb Quinlan (MLB) Out indefinitely (shoulder inflammation) Arizona Diamondbacks Atlanta Braves RP Jay Powell (MLB) Out for rest of 2005 season (broken arm) Baltimore Orioles CF Val Majewski (AAA) Out for 2005 season (shoulder surgery) 3B Chris Stynes (MLB) Out for 2005 season (shattered left tibia) SP Kurt Ainsworth (AAA) Out for 2005 season (torn labrum/rotator cuff) RF Eli Marrero (MLB) Out for rest of 2005 season (torn thumb ligaments) Boston Red Sox SP Jason Shiell (AAA) Out until mid-May (2004 Tommy John surgery) RP Matt Mantei (MLB) Out for rest of 2005 season (ankle surgery) Chicago Cubs RP Chad Fox (MLB) Out indefinitely (torn elbow ligament) Chicago White Sox 1B Frank Thomas (MLB) Out for rest of 2005 season (fractured ankle) Cincinnati Reds SP Paul Wilson (MLB) Out for rest of 2005 season (torn labrum) SS Luis Lopez (MLB) Out for rest of 2005 season (torn right hamstring) Cleveland Indians SP Jason Stanford (AAA) Out for most of 2005 season (2004 Tommy John surgery) RF Juan Gonzalez (MLB) Out indefinitely (torn hamstring) Colorado Rockies SP Chin-Hui Tsao (MLB) Out for 2005 season (torn labrum) SP Jason Jennings (MLB) Out for rest of 2005 season (fractured finger) RP Blaine Neal (MLB) Out indefinitely (inflamed right elbow) Detroit Tigers 2B Fernando Vina (MLB) Out indefinitely (may be forced to retire due to torn tendon in leg) RP Troy Percival (MLB) Out for rest of 2005 season (elbow surgery) SP Gary Knotts (AAA) Out indefinitely (sore shoulder) SP Colby Lewis (AAA) Out for 2005 season (shoulder surgery) Florida Marlins RP Antonio Alfonseca (MLB) Out until July (right elbow stress fracture) SP Ismael Valdez (MLB) Out until July (fractured right fibula) Houston Astros 1B Jeff Bagwell (MLB) Out for 2005 season (shoulder surgery) Kansas City Royals SP Brian Anderson (MLB) Out for 2005 season (Tommy John surgery) RP Scott Sullivan (AAA) Out for 2005 season (sore back) Los Angeles Dodgers SP Darren Dreifort (MLB) Out for 2005 season (torn ACL, hip surgery, shoulder surgery) RP Eric Gagne (MLB) Out for rest of 2005 season (Tommy John surgery) C Paul Bako (MLB) Out for rest of 2005 season (knee surgery) RP Kelly Wunsch (MLB) Out for rest of 2005 season (ankle surgery) Milwaukee Brewers RP Chris Saenz (AAA) Out for 2005 season (Tommy John surgery) Minnesota Twins RF Jason Kubel (MLB) Out for 2005 season (torn ACL) RP Grant Balfour (MLB) Out for rest of 2005 season (Tommy John surgery) CF Torii Hunter (MLB) Out for rest of 2005 season (fractured ankle) New York Mets SP Steve Trachsel (MLB) Out until August (back surgery) RP Felix Heredia (MLB) Out for 2005 season (shoulder surgery) SP Tyler Yates (AAA) Out for 2005 season (rotator cuff surgery) RP Bartolome Fortunato (AAA) Out for 2005 season (back surgery) New York Yankees SP Kevin Brown (MLB) Out indefinitely (back complications) SP Jaret Wright (MLB) Out until August (shoulder injury) 2B Rey Sanchez (MLB) Out for 2005 season (neck injury) SP Chien-Ming Wang (MLB) Out for rest of 2005 season (shoulder rehab) Oakland Athletics SP Dan Meyer (AAA) Out for 2005 season (rotator cuff rehab) RP Octavio Dotel (MLB) Out for rest of 2005 season (Tommy John surgery) 1B Erubiel Durazo (MLB) Out for rest of 2005 season (Tommy John surgery) Philadelphia Phillies SP Randy Wolf (MLB) Out for 2005 season (Tommy John surgery) Pittsburgh Pirates SP Sean Burnett (MLB) Out for 2005 season (2004 Tommy John surgery) SP John Van Benschoten (MLB) Out for 2005 season (torn labrum) San Diego Padres CF Freddy Guzman (MLB) Out for 2005 season (Tommy John surgery) San Francisco Giants Barry Bonds (LF) Out for most of 2005 season (knee surgery) Armando Benitez (RP) Out until September (two torn hamstring tendons) Seattle Mariners RP Rafael Soriano (MLB) Out indefinitely (2004 Tommy John surgery) SP Travis Blackley (AAA) Out for 2005 season (shoulder surgery) SP Dan Wright (AAA) Out for 2005 season (Tommy John surgery) SS Pokey Reese (MLB) Out indefinitely (shoulder surgery) SP Jorge Campillo (MLB) Out for rest of 2005 season, most of 2006 season (Tommy John surgery) St. Louis Cardinals RP Mike Lincoln (MLB) Out until August (2004 Tommy John surgery) Tampa Bay Devil Rays CF Rocco Baldelli (MLB) Out for 2005 season (Tommy John surgery) Texas Rangers RP Jeff Zimmerman (MLB) Out until mid-2005 (reconstructive elbow surgery) RP Frank Francisco (MLB) Out for rest of 2005 season (Tommy John surgery) RP Carlos Almanzar (MLB) Out for rest of 2005 season (Tommy John surgery) RP Ryan Bukvich (MLB) Out for rest of 2005 season (Tommy John surgery) CF Laynce Nix (MLB) Out for rest of 2005 season (torn labrum) RP Nick Regilio (MLB) Out for rest of 2005 season (torn flexor tendon) Toronto Blue Jays Washington Nationals RP T.J. Tucker (MLB) Out for rest of 2005 season (Tommy John surgery) RP Francis Beltran (AAA) Out for 2005 season (elbow surgery) CF Alex Escobar (AAA) Out until midseason (foot surgery) LF Terrmel Sledge (MLB) Out for rest of 2005 season (ruptured hamstring) RP Antonio Osuna (AAA) Out indefinitely (shoulder surgery) Free Agents RP Rocky Biddle (AAA) Out for 2005 season (torn labrum) *********************************************************************** XV. Created Teams ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 2004 Boston Red Sox Starting Pitchers SP Curt Schilling SP Pedro Martinez SP Derek Lowe SP Tim Wakefield SP Bronson Arroyo Relief Pitchers CP Keith Foulke SU Mike Timlin RP Alan Embree RP Curtis Leskanic LR John Halama Infielders 1B David Ortiz 1B Kevin Millar 1B Doug Mientkiewicz 2B Mark Bellhorn 2B Pokey Reese 3B Bill Mueller SS Orlando Cabrera Outfielders LF Manny Ramirez CF Johnny Damon RF Trot Nixon CF Dave Roberts ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Active All-Steroid�s Team Starting Pitchers SP Ryan Franklin SP Damian Moss Relief Pitchers RP Juan Rincon RP Rafael Betancourt RP Grant Roberts Catchers C Ryan Christianson C Robert Machado Infielders 1B Jason Giambi 1B Rafael Palmeiro 2B Ramon A. Castro SS Josh Labandeira SS Mike Morse (Not in game) Outfielders LF Barry Bonds CF Alex Sanchez CF Jamal Strong CF Jorge Piedra CF Javier Herrera (Top 100) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Inactive All-Steroid�s Team Starting Pitchers Relief Pitchers Infielders 1B Mark McGwire 2B Randy Velarde 3B Ken Caminiti Outfielders LF Jose Canseco RF Jeremy Giambi *********************************************************************** XVI. Questions and Answers If you have any questions, I�ll post it here (if it�s a good question). ----- Question Do you have the appearances for CAPs? Answer No, I don�t care much for appearances. As long as Shane Spencer is putting up numbers similar to what he�s capable of, then I could care less if he�s 7 feet tall and Asian. Besides, the CAP design is so simplistic that you can�t really make guys that close to what they really look like anyway, only a general accuracy. *********************************************************************** XVII. Credits Aceball84 � For information on Felix Hernandez. Averlus � For information on Aaron Heilman. CJayC � For putting this on his site, GameFAQs, the greatest video game website in existence. CyricZ � I tend to model the layouts of my FAQs after the style of this legendary moderator/FAQ author. This one is no exception. idiotontheloose � For compiling and providing useful tables on how to calculate hitting ratings. I don�t follow his exact system, but I do compare to see what his ratings would be in comparison to mine. Kao Megura � Also known as Chris MacDonald. This legendary FAQ writer tragically passed away recently. He is a big reason why GameFAQs is what it is today, and he will be missed. Peter Leppert � For information on Mike Cameron�s four-homerun game. Rashidi � Duh. Baseballreference.com � Every player, every season, every stat, great website. ESPN.com - For having useful and informative statistical databases, and for having accessible scouting reports on most major players. Foxsports.com � For having useful fantasy news, and detailed transactions. Minorleaguebaseball.com � For having minor league stats and up to date rosters. Rotoworld.com � For having detailed fantasy news and transactions for all major and minor leaguers. USAToday.com � For having in-depth minor league stats. All the GameFAQs users who gave their constructive input � They know who they are or aren�t. *********************************************************************** XVIII. Links If you know of any good links, send them, and I�ll list them. *********************************************************************** A. Baseball related websites www.mlb.com � The official site of Major League Baseball. www.minorleaguebaseball.com - Major League Baseball�s official minor league site, covering all leagues and levels. www.baseballreference.com - www.espn.com � www.foxsports.com - www.rotoworld.com � www.usatoday.com - www.baseballamerica.com - Site that offers in-depth scouting reports on the top minor league prospects. *********************************************************************** B. MVP Baseball or EA Sports related websites www.easports.com - Official site of EA Sports. www.fanfaregames.com - A site with many CAPs. *********************************************************************** C. Player websites Listed alphabetically by player�s last name. www.krisbenson.com - Official site of Kris Benson *********************************************************************** XIX. Closing Well this certainly is quite a time consuming project. It takes a lot more time to edit MLB players than it does NBA players. Not just because I am far more familiar with NBA players, but also because the nature of the edits is so complex and a lot of research is required in each individual case. As I�ve always said, I�m more for quality than I am for quantity � that doesn�t mean the quantity won�t come; it just means it will take time to get there. I hope you enjoy this guide. Until next time, Rashidi Copyright 2004-2005 John Markisch
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