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P Jose Mesa #51
Age: 31 | Bats: R | Throws: R
07/14/1997
P JOSE MESA #51 - AGE: 31 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
43 0 2-5 6 4.58 55.0 51 12 28 57 1.44 -0.5
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 11 11 11 11
Movement 13 13 13 13
Control 16 15 16 16
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 9 9
Slider 6 6
Curveball 6 7
Changeup 4 4
Sinker 12 12
Splitter 12 12
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 90-92 Mph
Stamina 2
Suggested Role Strictly BP
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 5
Defense 6
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 2
Baserunning Inst.: 6
Sacrifice Bunt: 19
Bunt for Hit: 8
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
07/12/1997 @ ORL Loss, 2-4 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
07/08/1997 @ CLE Loss, 2-6 1.0 2 2 2 0 0
07/07/1997 @ CLE Win, 6-3 1.1 0 0 0 0 3
07/05/1997 BOS Loss, 3-5 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
07/01/1997 CLE Win, 4-2 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 Win
06/28/1997 FLA Loss, 4-6 1.1 2 0 0 1 2
06/27/1997 FLA Loss, 3-5 2.0 2 0 0 0 0
06/24/1997 STL Win, 3-2 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 Save
06/19/1997 ORL Loss, 3-4 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
06/18/1997 ORL Win, 4-0 1.2 1 0 0 1 2 Save
Birthday:05/22/1966
Born in:Pueblo Viejo, AZU
Nationality:Dominican
Height:6' 3"
Weight:230 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Drafted:1986, 8th Pick in Round 2
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE 1997 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 43 0 2 5 6 4.58 55.0 51 28 28 12 28 57 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF R/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 11 5 54.5 43 22 13.25 8.35 9.33 4.58 5.14 1.44 121 -0.5 .277        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 96 29 3 1 7 12 14 20 0 0 0 .302 .391 .573 .964      
vs. RHB 113 22 1 0 5 16 14 37 1 2 2 .195 .292 .336 .629      
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE 1997 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Last Week 3 0 0 0 0 5.40 3.1 2 2 2 1 1 4  
April 12 0 1 2 2 7.71 14.0 18 12 12 5 9 20  
May 15 0 0 2 1 4.34 18.2 15 9 9 2 15 18  
June 11 0 0 1 3 3.00 15.0 16 5 5 4 3 12  
July 5 0 1 0 0 2.45 7.1 2 2 2 1 1 7  
Last Year 37 0 1 4 11 5.98 43.2 45 29 29 8 24 40  
2 Years Ago 4 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 4  
Career 305 0 29 41 84 5.92 378.2 398 258 249 69 186 326  
Home 24 0 2 2 2 4.05 33.1 30 15 15 6 15 29  
Road 19 0 0 3 4 5.40 21.2 21 13 13 6 13 28  
Grass 38 0 2 4 5 4.68 50.0 46 26 26 11 27 53  
Turf 5 0 0 1 1 3.60 5.0 5 2 2 1 1 4  
Day 14 0 0 2 2 4.80 15.0 13 8 8 3 8 17  
Night 29 0 2 3 4 4.50 40.0 38 20 20 9 20 40  
As Reliever / Substitution 43 0 2 5 6 4.58 55.0 51 28 28 12 28 57  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1987 Seattle - DBL 21 36 0 5 6 17 6.56 35.2 42 29 26 8 19 21 0 0 1.71 .296 6.25 -1.1 66
1988 Seattle - DBL 22 49 0 10 7 20 4.70 59.1 55 31 31 7 24 39 0 0 1.33 .267 4.22 0.5 93
1989 Seattle - DBL 23 53 0 7 9 27 6.00 57.0 72 39 38 9 30 44 0 0 1.79 .346 4.50 -0.2 68
1990 Seattle - DBL 24 5 0 0 0 0 5.40 10.0 9 6 6 3 5 6 0 0 1.40 .231 7.10 -0.3 78
1991 Pittsburgh - DBL 25 20 0 3 0 0 5.59 38.2 39 24 24 5 10 39 0 0 1.27 .309 3.31 0.6 77
1992 Texas - DBL 26 14 0 0 5 0 7.80 15.0 16 16 13 2 12 16 0 0 1.87 .341 4.27 0.0 53
1992 Boston - DBL 26 6 0 0 2 0 12.86 7.0 10 11 10 2 4 4 0 0 2.00 .333 6.73 -0.2 33
1992 Total - DBL 26 20 0 0 7 0 9.41 22.0 26 27 23 4 16 20 0 0 1.91 .338 5.05 -0.2 44
1993 Boston - DBL 27 14 0 0 0 1 3.90 27.2 22 13 12 5 11 33 0 0 1.19 .254 3.91 0.2 107
1994 Boston - DBL 28 24 0 1 3 2 10.29 28.0 37 32 32 8 19 23 0 0 2.00 .349 6.92 -0.9 42
1995 San Diego - DBL 29 4 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0.00 .000 0.00 0.1 999
1996 Chicago - DBL 30 13 0 0 1 9 2.25 12.0 10 3 3 1 2 8 0 0 1.00 .250 3.09 0.4 191
1996 Texas - DBL 30 24 0 1 3 2 7.39 31.2 35 26 26 7 22 32 0 0 1.80 .308 5.11 -0.2 58
1996 Total - DBL 30 37 0 1 4 11 5.98 43.2 45 29 29 8 24 40 0 0 1.58 .291 4.56 0.0 72
1997 New York - DBL 31 43 0 2 5 6 4.58 55.0 51 28 28 12 28 57 0 0 1.44 .277 5.14 -0.5 93
Total DBL 305 0 29 41 84 5.92 378.2 398 258 249 69 186 326 0 0 1.54 .300 4.82 -1.6 83
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1987 Palolo - WL 21 6 0 0 0 0 5.19 8.2 14 5 5 0 7 4 0 0 2.42 .400 4.70 -0.0 77
1991 Columbus - CBL 25 28 0 3 4 7 4.42 36.2 39 24 18 4 6 32 0 0 1.23 .299 3.40 0.8 101
1995 Tucson - AAA 29 35 0 2 5 10 3.96 38.2 47 18 17 2 10 35 0 0 1.47 .363 3.40 1.0 120
1996 Tucson - AAA 30 22 0 0 2 4 3.86 25.2 24 13 11 1 7 24 0 0 1.21 .311 3.50 0.6 132
Total CBL 28 0 3 4 7 4.42 36.2 39 24 18 4 6 32 0 0 1.23 .299 3.40 100.6
Total HBL 57 0 2 7 14 3.92 64.1 71 31 28 3 17 59 0 0 1.37 .343 3.44 125.0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1987 Seattle - DBL P 35 0 2 4 1 7 1 .857 35.2 1.51 -0.4 1.035
1987 Palolo - WL P 6 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 8.2 3.12 +0.0 1.000
1988 Seattle - DBL P 49 0 4 9 0 13 0 1.000 59.1 1.97 -0.4 1.044
1989 Seattle - DBL P 52 0 2 8 0 10 0 1.000 57.0 1.58 -0.3 1.042
1990 Seattle - DBL P 5 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 10.0 1.80 -0.1 .000
1991 Pittsburgh - DBL P 20 0 3 5 0 8 0 1.000 38.2 1.86 -0.1 1.039
1991 Columbus - CBL P 27 0 1 5 0 7 1 .857 36.2 1.47 -0.1 .824
1992 Boston - DBL P 6 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 7.0 1.29 -0.0 1.044
1992 Texas - DBL P 13 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 15.0 1.20 -0.0 1.044
1993 Boston - DBL P 14 0 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 27.2 0.98 -0.2 1.042
1994 Boston - DBL P 24 0 1 4 0 5 0 1.000 28.0 1.61 -0.1 1.044
1995 San Diego - DBL P 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.2 0.00 -0.0 .000
1995 Tucson - AAA P 35 0 0 5 0 5 0 1.000 38.2 1.16 +0.3 1.301
1996 Chicago - DBL P 13 0 0 1 0 2 1 .500 12.0 0.75 -0.1 1.042
1996 Texas - DBL P 23 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 31.2 0.28 -0.3 1.042
1996 Tucson - AAA P 21 0 0 4 0 4 0 1.000 25.2 1.40 +0.4 1.415
1997 New York - DBL P 42 0 4 6 0 12 2 .833 55.0 1.64 -1.8 .651
TOTAL P 389 0 20 60 1 85 5 .941 488.1 1.47 -3.2 1.007
PLAYER HISTORY
12/30/1986 Drafted in the 1986 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 8, 32nd overall pick) by the Seattle Mariners.
01/01/1987 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (12); Movement: 7 (15); Control: 9 (13).
01/15/1987 Named to the 1987 Hawaii Winter League for the Palolo Turtles.
03/30/1987 Named the #74 prospect in the DBL
08/12/1987 Injured (Torn rotator cuff), out for 6 months.
11/15/1987 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 4 months.
01/01/1988 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (12); Movement: 9 (15); Control: 10 (13).
09/22/1988 Injured (Torn labrum (Shoulder)), out for 4-5 months.
01/01/1989 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (11); Movement: 11 (14); Control: 11 (13).
06/24/1989 Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for 6 days.
01/01/1990 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (11); Movement: 13 (14); Control: 12 (13).
04/28/1990 Injured (Torn labrum (Shoulder)), out for 5-6 months.
09/08/1990 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 7 weeks.
01/01/1991 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (11); Movement: 12 (13); Control: 13 (13).
01/14/1991 Was traded by the Seattle Pilots to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for SP Fernando Valenzuela.
01/01/1992 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (11); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 13 (13).
02/01/1992 Was traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Texas Rangers in exchange for RP Hilly Hathaway.
05/24/1992 Was traded by the Texas Rangers to the Boston Red Sox, along with C Hector Villanueva, in exchange for 1B Chris Gwynn, RP Dennis Rasmussen.
01/01/1993 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (11); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 14 (14).
01/01/1994 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (11); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 14 (14).
12/29/1994 Was traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Pittsburgh Pirates, along with RP Scott Erickson, 1B Scott Stahoviak, RF Tony Gwynn, in exchange for CF Darrin Jackson.
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (11); Movement: 12 (12); Control: 14 (14).
02/20/1995 Was traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the San Diego Padres in exchange for .
04/04/1995 Injured (Hamstring soreness), day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (11); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 14 (15).
04/13/1996 Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for 6 days.
06/09/1996 Was traded by the San Diego Padres to the Chicago White Sox, along with 2B Carlos Quintana, in exchange for 1B Andres Galarraga, 3B Dave Hajek.
07/31/1996 Was traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Texas Rangers in exchange for SP Wade Taylor.
12/30/1996 Released by the Texas Rangers.
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (11); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 15 (15).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SV Rank
1989 27 7
Year GF Rank
1988 43 6
1989 46 4
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