#53 Tony Saunders, Starting Pitcher, 24 yrs, Minnesota Twins
Thursday, 11/2/1998 |
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| Tony Saunders
4/29/1974
24
USA,MD,BALTIMORE
6"2
205
Starting Pitcher
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1 / 6 (Insignificant)
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4.0 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 150,000
1998 (Automatic)
0 Year(s), 105 Days (105 total Days)
62 Day(s)
1 Year(s), 106 Days (278 total Days)
1 Year(s)
Not eligible
1 Option Year(s) left
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| Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
| Overall | 8 | 3 | 7 | 89-92 Mph |
| Versus LHB | 8 | 3 | 7 | |
| Versus RHB | 8 | 3 | 7 | |
| Talent | 10 | 4 | 6 | |
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Pitching Ratings
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8
70
4
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Fastball
Changeup
Curveball
Splitfinger-Fastball
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Versus LHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Versus RHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
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Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings
P : 7 (Range), .958 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 2
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| Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
| 4/6 | @CLE | W 6-4 | * | 6.1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | W | | | | |
| 4/11 | KC | L 4-17 | * | 1.1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | L | | | | |
| 4/16 | @CAL | L 7-8 | * | 2.2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | L | | | | |
| 4/22 | @BOS | W 5-2 | * | 7.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | | PoG | | | |
| 4/27 | @DET | L 3-9 | * | 6 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | L | | | | |
| 5/3 | @TOR | L 7-8 | * | 5.2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| 5/9 | CAL | L 3-7 | * | 2.1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | L | | | | |
| 5/14 | @SEA | W 6-4 | * | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | W | | | | |
| 5/19 | @NYY | L 8-10 | * | 4.2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 | L | | | | |
| 5/24 | DET | L 8-10 | * | 3.2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | L | | | | |
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| Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
| Overall | 10 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8.16 | 46.1 | 51 | 46 | 42 | 46 | 42 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 2 | 20.0 |
| Projected | 10 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8.16 | 46.0 | 51 | 46 | 42 | 46 | 42 | | | | | |
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| Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | 19.6 | 9.9 | 8.2 | 8.9 | 5 | 1 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 8.53 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHB | 52 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 | .419 | .481 | .900 |
| vs. RHB | 131 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 34 | 36 | 36 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .267 | .436 | .573 | 1.009 |
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| | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| Home | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23.32 | 7.1 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 11 |
| Road | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5.31 | 39.0 | 37 | 27 | 23 | 36 | 31 |
| Postseason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| March/April | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6.00 | 24.0 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 19 | 19 |
| May | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10.48 | 22.1 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 23 |
| June | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| July | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| August | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sept./Oct. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
| 1997 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9.45 | 26.2 | 32 | 28 | 28 | 9 | 25 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 2.14 | .371 | MIN |
| 1998 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8.16 | 46.1 | 51 | 46 | 42 | 11 | 46 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 2.09 | .308 | MIN |
| Total | 16 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 8.63 | 73.0 | 83 | 74 | 70 | 20 | 71 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 2.11 | .328 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
| 1997, AAA | 24 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 4.13 | 137.1 | 111 | 63 | 63 | 17 | 70 | 166 | 1 | 1 | 1.32 | .281 |
| 1998, AAA | 17 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3.91 | 89.2 | 80 | 39 | 39 | 6 | 53 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 1.48 | .347 |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | MIN |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Pitcher | 10 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1.000 | 46.1 | 1.17 | | | | |
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Drafted in 2nd round, 49th overall pick, by Minnesota in 1997...
Earned first career win on 7/6/1997...
Struck out 16 batters against Toronto on 7/6/1997...
Injured on 8/11/1998 with a Pulled Bicep Muscle, out for 3 weeks...
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