#85 John Rocker, Closer, 24 yrs, California Angels - Out of the Park Baseball Report

#85 John Rocker, Closer, 24 yrs, California Angels
Thursday, 11/2/1998

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John Rocker

10/17/1974
24
USA,GA,STATESBORO
6"4
225

Closer
R
L

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Minimal
Loyal
Some ability
2 / 6 (Fair)
1 / 6 (Insignificant)
Good
Suffers
Normal
3.5 Stars

Contract & Roster Status

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Big League Contract
$ 150,000
1998 (Automatic)
1 Year(s), 0 Days (172 total Days)
172 Day(s)
1 Year(s), 0 Days (172 total Days)
0 Year(s)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	10	2	8	98-100 Mph
Versus LHB	10	3	8
Versus RHB	10	2	8
Talent	10	2	8

Pitching Ratings
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Holding Runners :

2
49
3

Pitches:
Fastball
Splitfinger-Fastball

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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3
3
2
1
Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
P : 4 (Range), .992 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 2

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
9/1	@CLE	L 4-5		1	1	2	2	1	2	L
9/9	NYY	L 3-7		1	4	5	5	1	2	L
9/13	@BOS	L 3-4		0.2	3	3	3	2	1	L
9/18	BAL	W 6-5		1	0	0	0	1	2	SV
9/20	@TOR	W 9-7		1	0	0	0	0	1	SV
9/21	KC	W 7-6		0.2	0	0	0	0	1	W
9/22	KC	W 9-7		1	1	1	1	0	1	SV
9/24	DET	W 8-5		1	0	0	0	0	0	SV
9/30	MIL	L 5-6		1	1	2	1	1	3	L
10/1	@BAL	W 10-6		1	0	0	0	1	0	SV

Pitching Stats 1998

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	54	0	4	5	14	4.94	58.1	50	35	32	33	82	0	.0	0	0	.0
Projected	54	0	4	5	14	4.94	58.0	50	35	32	33	82

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	25	7	66.7	54	26	13.9	7.7	12.7	5.1	19	6	31.6	35	11	31.4	4.92

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	76	14	3	0	3	12	8	12	32	0	0	1	.184	.300	.342	.642
vs. RHB	142	36	3	1	8	27	27	21	50	0	0	6	.254	.373	.458	.831

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	30	0	3	2	9	4.88	31.1	31	18	17	18	46
Road	24	0	1	3	5	5.00	27.0	19	17	15	15	36
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	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.2	1	0	0	0	0
May	13	0	0	0	0	3.24	16.2	14	7	6	10	22
June	15	0	2	1	2	3.63	17.1	14	7	7	4	24
July	7	0	1	0	1	6.75	6.2	8	6	5	7	10
August	8	0	0	0	6	2.45	7.1	3	2	2	5	13
Sept./Oct.	10	0	1	4	5	11.17	9.2	10	13	12	7	13

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	Teams
1998	54	0	4	5	14	4.94	58.1	50	35	32	11	33	82	0	0	1.42	.312	CAL
Total	54	0	4	5	14	4.94	58.1	50	35	32	11	33	82	0	0	1.42	.312

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP
1998, AAA	9	0	1	0	4	0.90	10.0	5	1	1	0	5	21	0	0	1.00	.417

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
Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

Fielding Stats 1998

Position

PCT

INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Pitcher

1.000

58.1

1.39

Player History

Drafted in 1st round, 18th overall pick, by California in 1998...
Earned first career win on 6/7/1998...

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