Development Report
Player rating changes for this club and its HBL affiliate after each successful import.
Import updates
Last checked Sep 25, 1998
Sep 25, 1998 · Import #104 5 players with changes
Batters
Position LF
15 → 16
+1
BABIP (Overall)
14 → 13
-1
BABIP (vs RHP)
14 → 13
-1
CF
Kenny Lofton
Gap (vs LHP)
10 → 11
+1
Gap (vs RHP)
13 → 14
+1
SS
Andy Sheets
Power (vs LHP)
11 → 10
-1
Pitchers
SP
John Smoltz
Changeup
9 → 8
-1
Changeup (Potential)
9 → 8
-1
Sep 22, 1998 · Import #102 10 players with changes
Batters
BABIP (vs LHP)
7 → 6
-1
BABIP (vs RHP)
8 → 7
-1
1B
John Kruk
Gap (Potential)
10 → 9
-1
Avoid K (Overall)
10 → 11
+1
Avoid K (Potential)
10 → 11
+1
Contact (vs LHP)
14 → 13
-1
Gap (Overall)
12 → 13
+1
Gap (vs RHP)
12 → 13
+1
RF
Jimmy Hurst
Eye (Overall)
11 → 12
+1
RF
Rob Sasser
Eye (Overall)
8 → 7
-1
Eye (Potential)
8 → 7
-1
Eye (vs RHP)
8 → 7
-1
Pitchers
RP
Don Schulze
Changeup
3 → 4
+1
RP
Joe Magrane
Stuff (vs LHB)
10 → 9
-1
RP
Doug Simons
Stamina
3 → 4
+1
RP
Will Brunson
Stuff (vs RHB)
9 → 10
+1
Changeup (Potential)
11 → 10
-1
Sep 19, 1998 · Import #100 7 players with changes
Batters
SS
Jose Oquendo
Position 2B
6 → 5
-1
2B
Jody Reed
BABIP (vs RHP)
7 → 8
+1
Avoid K (vs LHP)
18 → 17
-1
LF
Ron Jones
Power (vs LHP)
11 → 12
+1
Gap (vs LHP)
10 → 9
-1
Eye (vs RHP)
14 → 15
+1
3B
Mike Gulan
BABIP (vs RHP)
8 → 9
+1
Contact (vs LHP)
8 → 9
+1
Pitchers
Stuff (vs LHB)
12 → 11
-1
Sep 16, 1998 · Import #98 12 players with changes
Batters
1B
John Kruk
Avoid K (Overall)
11 → 10
-1
Avoid K (Potential)
11 → 10
-1
LF
Ron Gant
BABIP (Overall)
10 → 9
-1
BABIP (vs RHP)
10 → 9
-1
Eye (vs LHP)
14 → 15
+1
Gap (Overall)
11 → 12
+1
Gap (vs RHP)
11 → 12
+1
2B
Craig Biggio
Avoid K (vs LHP)
15 → 16
+1
LF
Brian McRae
Contact (vs RHP)
12 → 13
+1
1B
David Segui
Contact (Potential)
14 → 13
-1
Contact (Overall)
17 → 16
-1
Contact (Potential)
17 → 16
-1
Contact (vs RHP)
17 → 16
-1
Gap (vs LHP)
13 → 14
+1
Pitchers
SP
Al Leiter
Movement (vs RHB)
11 → 12
+1
Stuff (Overall)
13 → 14
+1
Stuff (Potential)
13 → 14
+1
SP
Randy Tomlin
Stuff (Overall)
8 → 9
+1
RP
Doug Simons
Stamina
4 → 3
-1
RP
Alan Embree
Movement (Overall)
14 → 15
+1
Movement (Potential)
14 → 15
+1
Movement (vs RHB)
14 → 15
+1
Stuff (vs RHB)
12 → 11
-1
RP
Will Brunson
Stuff (Overall)
9 → 10
+1
Stuff (Potential)
9 → 10
+1
Control (Overall)
14 → 15
+1
Control (Potential)
14 → 15
+1
Control (vs RHB)
14 → 15
+1
Sep 13, 1998 · Import #96 4 players with changes
Batters
SS
Jose Oquendo
BABIP (Overall)
12 → 11
-1
Eye (Overall)
12 → 13
+1
Position 2B
6 → 5
-1
2B
Tony Womack
Contact (vs RHP)
14 → 15
+1
Pitchers
SP
Alan Benes
Control (Overall)
10 → 11
+1
Control (Potential)
10 → 11
+1
Sep 10, 1998 · Import #92 12 players with changes
Batters
1B
John Kruk
BABIP (Overall)
17 → 16
-1
BABIP (vs RHP)
18 → 17
-1
Contact (Overall)
16 → 15
-1
Contact (Potential)
16 → 15
-1
LF
Ron Gant
BABIP (Overall)
9 → 10
+1
BABIP (vs RHP)
9 → 10
+1
Eye (Overall)
14 → 15
+1
Eye (Potential)
14 → 15
+1
CF
Kenny Lofton
Contact (Overall)
15 → 16
+1
Contact (Potential)
15 → 16
+1
Avoid K (vs LHP)
12 → 13
+1
Contact (Overall)
16 → 17
+1
Contact (Potential)
16 → 17
+1
Contact (vs RHP)
16 → 17
+1
Avoid K (Overall)
14 → 15
+1
Avoid K (Potential)
14 → 15
+1
Avoid K (vs RHP)
14 → 15
+1
Eye (Overall)
10 → 9
-1
Eye (Potential)
10 → 9
-1
Eye (vs LHP)
10 → 9
-1
Eye (vs RHP)
10 → 9
-1
CF
Koji Goto
Infield Error Avoid
8 → 7
-1
Pitchers
RP
Don Schulze
Changeup
4 → 3
-1
SP
John Smoltz
Stuff (vs RHB)
16 → 15
-1
SP
Randy Tomlin
Control (Overall)
14 → 15
+1
Control (Potential)
14 → 15
+1
Control (vs LHB)
14 → 15
+1
Control (vs RHB)
14 → 15
+1
Stuff (Overall)
9 → 8
-1
RP
Alan Embree
Stamina
1 → 2
+1
Control (vs LHB)
10 → 9
-1
Sep 7, 1998 · Import #90 6 players with changes
Pitchers
RP
Frank Wills
Control (Overall)
14 → 13
-1
Control (Potential)
14 → 13
-1
Control (vs LHB)
14 → 13
-1
Control (vs RHB)
14 → 13
-1
Cutter
11 → 10
-1
Cutter (Potential)
12 → 11
-1
Movement (Overall)
17 → 16
-1
Movement (vs RHB)
17 → 16
-1
Stuff (Overall)
10 → 9
-1
Stuff (vs RHB)
10 → 9
-1
Velocity
2 → 1
-1
RP
Joe Magrane
Stamina
18 → 19
+1
Stuff (vs LHB)
9 → 10
+1
Fastball
11 → 12
+1
Movement (Overall)
10 → 9
-1
Sep 4, 1998 · Import #88 10 players with changes
Batters
SS
Jose Oquendo
Eye (Overall)
13 → 12
-1
Position LF
14 → 15
+1
Power (Overall)
13 → 12
-1
Power (vs LHP)
13 → 12
-1
Power (vs RHP)
13 → 12
-1
LF
Ron Gant
BABIP (vs LHP)
9 → 10
+1
2B
Jody Reed
Avoid K (vs LHP)
17 → 18
+1
LF
Ron Jones
Eye (Overall)
13 → 12
-1
Eye (Potential)
13 → 12
-1
Eye (vs RHP)
8 → 9
+1
CF
Kenny Lofton
Power (Overall)
6 → 5
-1
BABIP (vs LHP)
15 → 14
-1
Contact (Overall)
17 → 16
-1
Contact (Potential)
17 → 16
-1
Contact (vs RHP)
17 → 16
-1
Avoid K (vs LHP)
14 → 15
+1
SS
Andy Sheets
Catcher Ability
0 → 1
+1
Position 3B
12 → 11
-1
Position SS
10 → 9
-1
Sep 1, 1998 · Import #86 10 players with changes
Batters
Position LF
13 → 14
+1
Contact (vs LHP)
13 → 14
+1
Eye (Overall)
9 → 10
+1
Eye (Potential)
9 → 10
+1
Eye (vs RHP)
9 → 10
+1
Pitchers
SP
Al Leiter
Control (vs RHB)
11 → 12
+1
Movement (vs RHB)
12 → 11
-1
RP
Joe Magrane
Stuff (vs LHB)
10 → 9
-1
RP
Rich Garces
Movement (Overall)
11 → 12
+1
Movement (Potential)
11 → 12
+1
Movement (vs LHB)
11 → 12
+1
RP
Alan Embree
Stamina
2 → 1
-1
SP
David Nied
Control (vs LHB)
14 → 13
-1
Hold
2 → 3
+1
Control (vs LHB)
9 → 10
+1
Aug 28, 1998 · Import #84 6 players with changes
Batters
Catcher Ability
14 → 13
-1
Catcher Arm
14 → 13
-1
Position C
15 → 14
-1
LF
Ron Jones
Power (vs LHP)
12 → 11
-1
Eye (Overall)
8 → 9
+1
Eye (vs LHP)
14 → 15
+1
Power (vs LHP)
10 → 11
+1
BABIP (vs LHP)
14 → 15
+1
Contact (Overall)
16 → 17
+1
Contact (Potential)
16 → 17
+1
Contact (vs RHP)
16 → 17
+1
Pitchers
SP
John Smoltz
Fastball
16 → 15
-1
Fastball (Potential)
16 → 15
-1
Movement (Overall)
13 → 14
+1
Movement (Potential)
13 → 14
+1
Movement (vs RHB)
13 → 14
+1
Aug 25, 1998 · Import #82 5 players with changes
Batters
Eye (vs LHP)
9 → 10
+1
2B
Craig Biggio
Power (vs LHP)
11 → 12
+1
Avoid K (Overall)
15 → 16
+1
Avoid K (vs RHP)
15 → 16
+1
LF
Brian McRae
Gap (Overall)
13 → 14
+1
Gap (vs LHP)
11 → 12
+1
Earlier monthly snapshots 3 periods
August 1998 52 players with changes
Batters
Gap (vs RHP)
13 → 12
-1
Power (vs RHP)
14 → 13
-1
Gap (Overall)
13 → 12
-1
Gap (vs LHP)
14 → 13
-1
Contact (vs LHP)
17 → 16
-1
Avoid K (vs LHP)
15 → 14
-1
LF
Ron Jones
Power (vs LHP)
11 → 12
+1
Contact (vs LHP)
10 → 9
-1
Contact (vs RHP)
12 → 11
-1
Eye (vs RHP)
9 → 8
-1
Gap (vs LHP)
10 → 9
-1
Eye (Overall)
9 → 8
-1
Position 1B
2 → 4
+2
LF
Brian McRae
Power (vs RHP)
10 → 11
+1
Contact (vs RHP)
13 → 12
-1
Position CF
9 → 8
-1
Position LF
16 → 15
-1
Position LF
13 → 12
-1
SS
Jose Oquendo
BABIP (Overall)
11 → 12
+1
1B
David Segui
Gap (vs LHP)
13 → 12
-1
CF
Koji Goto
Position LF
9 → 8
-1
Position RF
8 → 10
+2
Gap (vs LHP)
11 → 12
+1
Gap (Overall)
13 → 14
+1
Avoid K (vs LHP)
14 → 13
-1
Avoid K (Overall)
15 → 14
-1
Avoid K (Potential)
15 → 14
-1
Gap (vs RHP)
9 → 10
+1
LF
Ron Gant
Gap (vs LHP)
11 → 12
+1
Power (vs LHP)
16 → 15
-1
Power (vs RHP)
16 → 15
-1
Power (Overall)
16 → 15
-1
2B
Tony Womack
Contact (vs RHP)
14 → 15
+1
Position CF
8 → 7
-1
Position LF
13 → 12
-1
Position RF
12 → 11
-1
Infield Range
11 → 10
-1
3B
Mike Gulan
BABIP (vs RHP)
8 → 9
+1
Power (vs RHP)
6 → 5
-1
BABIP (Overall)
8 → 9
+1
Avoid K (vs LHP)
8 → 9
+1
Position SS
2 → 3
+1
RF
Jimmy Hurst
BABIP (vs RHP)
8 → 9
+1
LF
Chris Latham
Power (vs RHP)
7 → 8
+1
Power (Overall)
7 → 8
+1
2B
Jody Reed
Bunt
11 → 12
+1
Power (vs LHP)
2 → 1
-1
Power (vs RHP)
2 → 1
-1
Power (Overall)
2 → 1
-1
Position SS
8 → 9
+1
SS
Andy Sheets
CF
Kenny Lofton
Eye (Potential)
13 → 14
+1
Contact (Overall)
15 → 16
+1
Contact (Potential)
15 → 16
+1
Avoid K (Overall)
13 → 14
+1
2B
Craig Biggio
Avoid K (vs RHP)
15 → 16
+1
Avoid K (Overall)
15 → 16
+1
RF
Rob Sasser
Eye (vs LHP)
7 → 8
+1
Eye (vs RHP)
7 → 8
+1
Eye (Overall)
7 → 8
+1
Eye (Potential)
7 → 8
+1
1B
John Kruk
Position 1B
9 → 8
-1
Infield Range
5 → 4
-1
Avoid K (Overall)
10 → 11
+1
Avoid K (Potential)
10 → 11
+1
Gap (vs LHP)
8 → 7
-1
Gap (vs RHP)
8 → 7
-1
Gap (Overall)
8 → 7
-1
Gap (vs LHP)
13 → 12
-1
Eye (vs LHP)
9 → 10
+1
Contact (vs LHP)
11 → 10
-1
Pitchers
RP
Rich Garces
Movement (Overall)
11 → 12
+1
Movement (Potential)
11 → 12
+1
Movement (vs RHB)
9 → 10
+1
Movement (Overall)
9 → 10
+1
SP
Jimmy Haynes
Control (vs LHB)
10 → 9
-1
RP
Doug Simons
Hold
3 → 2
-1
Movement (Overall)
10 → 9
-1
SP
Randy Tomlin
Stuff (vs RHB)
9 → 8
-1
SP
Al Leiter
Curveball
18 → 17
-1
Stuff (vs RHB)
14 → 13
-1
Stuff (Overall)
14 → 13
-1
Stuff (Potential)
14 → 13
-1
Curveball (Potential)
18 → 17
-1
RP
Joe Magrane
Stuff (vs LHB)
10 → 9
-1
Fastball (Potential)
10 → 9
-1
SP
Alan Benes
Hold
6 → 7
+1
Grd/Fly
6 → 5
-1
Movement (vs RHB)
13 → 12
-1
RP
Don Schulze
Changeup
4 → 3
-1
Movement (vs RHB)
13 → 12
-1
Movement (Potential)
13 → 12
-1
SP
John Smoltz
RP
Alan Embree
Control (vs RHB)
13 → 12
-1
Control (Overall)
13 → 12
-1
RP
Frank Wills
Fastball
11 → 10
-1
RP
Cory Lidle
Stuff (Overall)
9 → 10
+1
SP
Joe Johnson
Control (vs LHB)
17 → 18
+1
Movement (vs LHB)
15 → 14
-1
Movement (vs RHB)
16 → 15
-1
SP
Jin Ho Cho
Control (vs LHB)
12 → 13
+1
Forkball
12 → 13
+1
SP
David Nied
Control (vs LHB)
14 → 13
-1
RP
Will Brunson
Stuff (Overall)
10 → 9
-1
Stuff (Potential)
10 → 9
-1
July 1998 52 players with changes
Batters
Gap (vs LHP)
12 → 11
-1
Gap (Overall)
14 → 13
-1
BABIP (Overall)
8 → 7
-1
Eye (Potential)
12 → 13
+1
Gap (vs LHP)
9 → 10
+1
Gap (vs RHP)
8 → 9
+1
Contact (vs LHP)
9 → 10
+1
Gap (Overall)
9 → 10
+1
Avoid K (vs RHP)
7 → 8
+1
Avoid K (Overall)
7 → 8
+1
Infield Error Avoid
11 → 10
-1
1B
John Kruk
Avoid K (Overall)
11 → 10
-1
Avoid K (Potential)
11 → 10
-1
LF
Chris Latham
Bunt for Hit
9 → 10
+1
Gap (Potential)
9 → 8
-1
2B
Jody Reed
Contact (vs RHP)
8 → 9
+1
SS
Andy Sheets
RF
Rob Sasser
2B
Craig Biggio
Eye (Potential)
15 → 16
+1
CF
Kenny Lofton
Power (vs LHP)
4 → 5
+1
Contact (Overall)
16 → 15
-1
Contact (Potential)
16 → 15
-1
Avoid K (vs RHP)
15 → 14
-1
Avoid K (Overall)
15 → 14
-1
Avoid K (Potential)
15 → 14
-1
LF
Ron Jones
Contact (vs LHP)
9 → 10
+1
Contact (vs RHP)
11 → 12
+1
Eye (Overall)
12 → 13
+1
Eye (Potential)
12 → 13
+1
Gap (vs LHP)
9 → 10
+1
Position 1B
1 → 2
+1
LF
Brian McRae
Power (vs LHP)
8 → 9
+1
Contact (vs RHP)
12 → 13
+1
Avoid K (vs LHP)
13 → 12
-1
SS
Jose Oquendo
BABIP (vs LHP)
10 → 11
+1
BABIP (vs RHP)
11 → 12
+1
Contact (vs RHP)
11 → 12
+1
Gap (Overall)
10 → 9
-1
Contact (Overall)
11 → 12
+1
Contact (Potential)
11 → 12
+1
1B
David Segui
Power (vs RHP)
11 → 10
-1
Power (Overall)
11 → 10
-1
BABIP (Potential)
13 → 12
-1
Contact (Overall)
14 → 13
-1
Power (Potential)
11 → 10
-1
CF
Koji Goto
Position LF
10 → 9
-1
LF
Ron Gant
2B
Tony Womack
3B
Mike Gulan
BABIP (vs RHP)
9 → 8
-1
Contact (vs LHP)
9 → 8
-1
BABIP (Overall)
9 → 8
-1
Avoid K (vs LHP)
9 → 8
-1
Avoid K (Overall)
9 → 8
-1
Avoid K (Potential)
9 → 8
-1
Position SS
1 → 2
+1
RF
Jimmy Hurst
BABIP (vs RHP)
9 → 8
-1
Pitchers
RP
Cory Lidle
Control (vs LHB)
13 → 14
+1
Control (vs RHB)
13 → 14
+1
Control (Overall)
13 → 14
+1
Control (Potential)
13 → 14
+1
SP
David Nied
Grd/Fly
5 → 6
+1
Movement (Overall)
12 → 13
+1
Position P
9 → 8
-1
Movement (vs RHB)
15 → 16
+1
RP
Will Brunson
Sinker
9 → 8
-1
Movement (vs RHB)
7 → 6
-1
Movement (Overall)
7 → 6
-1
Control (vs LHB)
13 → 14
+1
Movement (vs LHB)
11 → 12
+1
Grd/Fly
5 → 4
-1
Movement (vs LHB)
12 → 11
-1
Movement (vs RHB)
12 → 11
-1
Movement (Overall)
12 → 11
-1
Movement (Potential)
12 → 11
-1
SP
Jin Ho Cho
RP
Rich Garces
Movement (vs RHB)
11 → 12
+1
Movement (vs LHB)
9 → 10
+1
SP
Jimmy Haynes
RP
Doug Simons
Control (vs LHB)
15 → 14
-1
Control (vs RHB)
14 → 13
-1
Movement (Overall)
14 → 13
-1
Sinker (Potential)
12 → 11
-1
RP
Ben Ford
SP
Randy Tomlin
Stamina
16 → 15
-1
Stuff (vs RHB)
8 → 9
+1
SP
Al Leiter
Curveball
17 → 18
+1
Stuff (vs RHB)
13 → 14
+1
Movement (vs RHB)
11 → 12
+1
Movement (Overall)
11 → 12
+1
Curveball (Potential)
17 → 18
+1
RP
Joe Magrane
Hold
16 → 15
-1
Control (vs LHB)
16 → 15
-1
SP
Alan Benes
Hold
7 → 6
-1
Control (Overall)
11 → 10
-1
Control (Potential)
11 → 10
-1
RP
Don Schulze
SP
John Smoltz
Control (vs LHB)
17 → 16
-1
Stuff (Overall)
16 → 15
-1
Stuff (Potential)
16 → 15
-1
RP
Alan Embree
RP
Frank Wills
Movement (vs LHB)
17 → 16
-1
Control (Overall)
13 → 14
+1
Control (Potential)
13 → 14
+1
SP
Joe Johnson
June 1998 38 players with changes
Batters
SS
Jose Oquendo
Contact (vs LHP)
10 → 11
+1
LF
Ron Gant
Position RF
10 → 9
-1
SS
Andy Sheets
Eye (Overall)
11 → 10
-1
Eye (Potential)
11 → 10
-1
CF
Kenny Lofton
Gap (vs LHP)
11 → 10
-1
Gap (vs RHP)
14 → 13
-1
2B
Craig Biggio
2B
Tony Womack
Gap (Overall)
11 → 10
-1
Gap (Potential)
11 → 10
-1
Contact (vs LHP)
16 → 17
+1
RF
Rob Sasser
LF
Ron Jones
3B
Mike Gulan
RF
Jimmy Hurst
Eye (vs RHP)
11 → 12
+1
Avoid K (vs LHP)
13 → 14
+1
Avoid K (Overall)
14 → 15
+1
Avoid K (Potential)
14 → 15
+1
Position LF
12 → 13
+1
2B
Jody Reed
Gap (vs RHP)
13 → 14
+1
Outfield Arm
8 → 7
-1
Avoid K (vs RHP)
13 → 12
-1
Avoid K (Overall)
13 → 12
-1
Avoid K (Potential)
13 → 12
-1
1B
David Segui
CF
Koji Goto
Pitchers
SP
Randy Tomlin
RP
Don Schulze
RP
Ben Ford
SP
Alan Benes
RP
Doug Simons
RP
Joe Magrane
RP
Alan Embree
SP
Joe Johnson
Control (vs LHB)
18 → 17
-1
Splitter
10 → 11
+1
Grd/Fly
5 → 6
+1
Splitter (Potential)
10 → 11
+1
RP
Cory Lidle
Control (vs RHB)
17 → 18
+1
Control (Overall)
17 → 18
+1
Control (Potential)
17 → 18
+1
SP
Jin Ho Cho
RP
Rich Garces