#50 Kevin Foster, Starting Pitcher, 29 yrs, Minnesota Twins

#50 Kevin Foster, Starting Pitcher, 29 yrs, Minnesota Twins
Thursday, 11/2/1998

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Kevin Foster

1/13/1969
29
USA,IL,EVANSTON
6"1
175

Starting Pitcher
R
R

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Minimal
Loyal
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1 / 6 (Insignificant)
2 / 6 (Fair)
Good
Normal
Normal
1.5 Stars

Contract & Roster Status

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Big League Contract
$ 150,000
1998 (Possible Arbitration)
2 Year(s), 124 Days (468 total Days)
172 Day(s)
4 Year(s), 78 Days (766 total Days)
5 Year(s)

Out of Option Years

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	6	8	4	87-90 Mph
Versus LHB	5	7	4
Versus RHB	6	8	5
Talent	5	8	5

Pitching Ratings
Endurance :
Groundball Pct. :
Holding Runners :

7
46
3

Pitches:
Fastball
Changeup
Curveball
Slider

Batting Ratings

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

Running & Bunting Ratings
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1
3
2
1
Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
P : 7 (Range), .996 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 1

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
8/12	@CHA	L 2-9	*	6	8	5	5	0	6	L
8/19	CAL	L 7-17	*	3.2	8	8	8	4	3	L
8/24	@TEX	W 14-13	*	4.1	9	6	5	0	3
8/30	KC	L 8-13	*	5.1	9	10	10	3	2	L
9/4	BOS	W 4-0	*	9	4	0	0	0	9	W	PoG
9/9	KC	L 4-5	*	6	4	5	5	4	2	L
9/15	CLE	W 13-9	*	2.1	7	7	7	4	3
9/20	@SEA	W 15-7	*	7.1	9	5	5	1	5	W
9/25	BAL	W 9-3	*	8.1	2	3	1	0	3	W
10/1	OAK	L 7-15	*	2	4	7	7	1	0	L

Pitching Stats 1998

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	51	22	11	6	0	5.90	175.1	183	121	115	47	117	1	4.5	1	11	50.0
Projected	51	22	11	6	0	5.90	175.0	183	121	115	47	117

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	7	2	.0	29	17	12.4	9.4	6.0	2.4	21	11	52.4	17	5	29.4	4.47

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	370	108	26	5	19	73	75	28	51	0	0	6	.292	.346	.543	.890
vs. RHB	324	75	15	3	12	40	46	19	66	0	0	6	.231	.284	.407	.691

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	29	11	5	4	0	7.15	89.1	98	73	71	28	56
Road	22	11	6	2	0	4.60	86.0	85	48	44	19	61
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

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	13	0	1	0	0	4.34	18.2	20	9	9	2	13
May	17	1	2	0	0	4.50	34.0	37	17	17	14	22
June	5	5	2	1	0	4.45	30.1	30	16	15	7	23
July	4	4	2	0	0	7.15	22.2	22	20	18	6	15
August	6	6	1	3	0	8.05	34.2	44	32	31	8	22
Sept./Oct.	6	6	3	2	0	6.43	35.0	30	27	25	10	22

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	Teams
1994	24	0	4	4	5	8.82	33.2	47	37	33	6	23	27	0	0	2.08	.373	CLE MIN
1995	14	0	1	2	0	5.91	32.0	29	22	21	6	18	34	0	0	1.47	.267	MIN
1997	25	25	11	9	0	4.36	161.0	161	84	78	27	54	115	2	1	1.34	.283	MIN
1998	51	22	11	6	0	5.90	175.1	183	121	115	31	47	117	1	1	1.31	.278	MIN
Total	114	47	27	21	5	5.53	402.0	420	264	247	70	142	293	3	2	1.40	.288

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP
1993, A	29	29	19	1	0	1.92	197.0	119	44	42	8	64	238	1	1	0.93	.251
1994, A	23	23	12	2	0	1.97	155.2	98	35	34	12	46	212	2	1	0.93	.262
1995, AAA	33	0	8	6	17	7.01	34.2	47	32	27	7	18	29	0	0	1.88	.370
1996, AAA	50	3	6	3	23	3.74	84.1	73	35	35	13	21	88	0	0	1.11	.280
1997, AAA	5	5	2	2	0	5.02	28.2	29	16	16	6	8	29	0	0	1.29	.307

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

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

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1994	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CLE MIN
1995	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	MIN
1997	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	MIN
Total	63	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

Fielding Stats 1998

Position

PCT

INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Pitcher

1.000

175.1

1.49

Player History

Drafted in 3rd round, 74th overall pick, by Cleveland in 1993...
Injured on 4/25/1993 with a Strained Back, out for one week...
Traded from Cleveland to Minnesota on 7/29/1994 (Going to CLE: 3B Leo Gomez. Going to MIN: P Kevin Foster)...
Earned first career win on 8/5/1994...
Injured on 7/29/1996 with a Fractured Finger, out for 3-4 weeks...
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1997, going 4-1, 2.30...

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