P Rusty Meacham #31
Baltimore Orioles MLB
Age: 35 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
01/31/2003
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P RUSTY MEACHAM #31 - AGE: 35 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 8 8 8 8
Movement 10 10 10 10
Control 11 10 11 11
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 9 9
Slider 6 6
Sinker 7 7
Forkball 10 10
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 92-94 Mph
Stamina 7
Suggested Role Borderline SP
Type Extreme Flyball
Hold Runners 15
Defense 8
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 2
Baserunning Inst.: 3
Sacrifice Bunt: 2
Bunt for Hit: 6
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
08/28/2002 @ RiBr Loss, 4-9 X 3.2 5 5 5 3 1 Loss
08/23/2002 @ ToMu Loss, 6-7 X 4.2 4 2 2 2 3 Loss
08/18/2002 @ ScRe Win, 10-7 X 4.1 9 4 4 1 1
08/14/2002 @ PaRe Win, 6-2 X 4.2 1 0 0 1 2
08/10/2002 @ RoRe Loss, 3-4 X 4.2 3 2 2 1 3
08/05/2002 RiBr Loss, 2-3 X 3.0 7 3 3 0 1 Loss
08/01/2002 ToMu Win, 3-0 X 5.0 2 0 0 0 6 Win
07/27/2002 ScRe Loss, 6-12 0.2 4 5 5 1 1
07/24/2002 @ SyCh Loss, 0-4 3.0 2 0 0 1 4
07/21/2002 PaRe Win, 2-1 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 Win
PERSONALITY
Birthday:01/27/1968
Born in:Stuart, FL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:180 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:8 Years, 41 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:10 Years, 6 Days
Pro Service:18 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE 2002 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 12 7 3 4 0 4.93 38.1 39 22 21 2 14 26 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 5 2 14.32 9.16 6.10 3.29 3.47 1.38 113 0.2 .298        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 72 17 7 0 2 13 9 13 1 0 3 .236 .341 .417 .758      
vs. RHB 79 22 5 0 0 9 5 13 0 0 5 .278 .360 .342 .701      
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE 2002 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
July 5 0 2 1 0 5.40 8.1 8 6 5 0 6 9  
August 7 7 1 3 0 4.80 30.0 31 16 16 2 8 17  
Last Year 12 7 3 4 0 4.93 38.1 39 22 21 2 14 26  
2 Years Ago 5 2 1 0 1 1.47 18.1 8 3 3 3 3 11  
Career 128 56 20 19 4 3.64 410.2 376 181 166 36 127 340  
Home 6 2 3 2 0 5.40 13.1 15 9 8 0 5 12  
Road 6 5 0 2 0 4.68 25.0 24 13 13 2 9 14  
Grass 12 7 3 4 0 4.93 38.1 39 22 21 2 14 26  
Day 3 2 0 0 0 10.24 9.2 16 11 11 0 3 5  
Night 9 5 3 4 0 3.14 28.2 23 11 10 2 11 21  
As Starter 7 7 1 3 0 4.80 30.0 31 16 16 2 8 17  
As Reliever / Substitution 5 0 2 1 0 5.40 8.1 8 6 5 0 6 9  
TEXAS LEAGUE 2002 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 5.2 4 4 0 0 1 3 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 7.94 6.35 4.76 1.59 1.73 0.88 63 0.2 .211        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 8 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .125 .250 .375      
vs. RHB 14 3 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 .214 .267 .214 .481      
TEXAS LEAGUE 2002 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
July 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 5.2 4 4 0 0 1 3  
Last Year 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 5.2 4 4 0 0 1 3  
Career 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 5.2 4 4 0 0 1 3  
Road 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 5.2 4 4 0 0 1 3  
Grass 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 5.2 4 4 0 0 1 3  
Night 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 5.2 4 4 0 0 1 3  
As Starter 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 5.2 4 4 0 0 1 3  
EASTERN LEAGUE 2002 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 1 1 9.00 9.00 4.50 0.00 1.33 1.00 57 0.0 .286        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000      
vs. RHB 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000      
EASTERN LEAGUE 2002 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 1  
Last Year 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 1  
2 Years Ago 4 3 0 2 0 2.66 20.1 12 6 6 2 7 20  
Career 12 10 1 5 0 3.22 67.0 53 24 24 5 22 46  
Road 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 1  
Grass 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 1  
Night 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 1  
As Reliever / Substitution 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 1  
GULF COAST LEAGUE 2002 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 1 1 0 0 0 1.69 5.1 3 1 1 0 1 8 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 11.81 5.06 13.50 1.69 0.75 0.75 50 0.2 .300        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400      
vs. RHB 13 2 2 0 0 1 1 7 0 0 3 .154 .353 .308 .661      
GULF COAST LEAGUE 2002 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
June 1 1 0 0 0 1.69 5.1 3 1 1 0 1 8  
Last Year 1 1 0 0 0 1.69 5.1 3 1 1 0 1 8  
Career 1 1 0 0 0 1.69 5.1 3 1 1 0 1 8  
Home 1 1 0 0 0 1.69 5.1 3 1 1 0 1 8  
Grass 1 1 0 0 0 1.69 5.1 3 1 1 0 1 8  
Day 1 1 0 0 0 1.69 5.1 3 1 1 0 1 8  
As Starter 1 1 0 0 0 1.69 5.1 3 1 1 0 1 8  
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+
1989 Detroit - MLB 21 35 1 1 1 1 6.10 87.0 109 64 59 13 29 42 0 0 1.59 .314 5.18 -0.6 70
1990 Detroit - MLB 22 58 0 5 2 1 4.95 116.1 119 67 64 15 36 72 0 0 1.33 .283 4.56 -0.3 82
1991 Detroit - MLB 23 8 0 0 1 1 2.77 13.0 12 4 4 2 1 7 0 0 1.00 .238 4.22 0.0 151
1992 Detroit - MLB 24 7 7 0 2 0 5.08 28.1 28 17 16 4 10 12 0 0 1.34 .253 5.27 0.0 82
1993 Detroit - MLB 25 34 34 10 14 0 4.60 191.2 211 106 98 18 60 97 0 0 1.41 .296 4.43 2.2 93
1994 Detroit - MLB 26 29 29 7 10 0 5.40 158.1 189 103 95 12 57 91 0 0 1.55 .331 4.54 2.4 87
1995 Detroit - MLB 27 23 1 3 0 2 3.04 47.1 47 16 16 4 13 25 0 0 1.27 .289 4.06 0.5 148
1996 Minnesota - MLB 28 18 0 1 0 0 9.33 27.0 45 30 28 7 3 17 0 0 1.78 .388 6.18 -0.3 53
1997 Boston - MLB 29 26 25 7 13 0 6.46 117.0 150 89 84 22 54 67 0 0 1.74 .325 6.19 -0.3 73
1999 New York - MLB 31 3 0 0 0 0 4.15 4.1 7 2 2 0 2 2 0 0 2.08 .438 4.01 0.1 120
2002 New York - MLB 34 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.43 .167 2.51 0.1 999
Total MLB 244 97 34 43 5 5.29 792.2 918 498 466 97 265 433 0 0 1.49 .308 4.87 3.7 84
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+
1988 Lakeland - A 20 24 24 10 8 0 1.81 173.2 129 39 35 6 55 102 1 0 1.06 .238 2.43 2.2 133
1988 Glens Falls - AA 20 6 6 1 2 0 3.52 38.1 31 15 15 2 15 21 0 0 1.20 .246 3.04 0.3 77
1989 Toledo - AAA 21 6 6 1 1 0 2.03 31.0 32 12 7 1 10 33 0 0 1.35 .341 1.91 0.9 141
1995 Toledo - AAA 27 19 9 5 1 1 1.38 72.0 42 13 11 3 11 58 0 0 0.74 .200 2.34 1.6 222
1996 Portland - AAA 28 30 0 6 3 0 3.10 58.0 55 22 20 5 26 49 0 0 1.40 .301 4.32 -0.4 116
1997 New Britain - AA 29 1 1 0 1 0 4.26 6.1 8 3 3 1 0 4 0 0 1.26 .333 3.03 0.1 65
1998 Toledo - AAA 30 24 6 2 3 2 5.40 63.1 75 42 38 6 29 47 0 0 1.64 .338 3.91 0.1 63
1999 Tidewater - AAA 31 36 12 5 5 0 4.32 100.0 112 51 48 14 28 96 0 0 1.40 .349 3.82 0.6 83
2000 Toledo - AAA 32 26 14 3 5 0 3.90 87.2 68 38 38 7 32 69 0 0 1.14 .247 3.74 0.5 86
2001 Lynchburg - A 33 8 7 4 2 0 2.05 44.0 25 12 10 2 5 31 0 0 0.68 .197 1.97 0.5 95
2001 New Britain - AA 33 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.2 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0.27 .000 2.37 0.0 999
2001 Hagerstown - AA 33 3 3 0 2 0 3.24 16.2 12 6 6 2 6 17 0 0 1.08 .263 3.87 -0.2 71
2001 Total - AA 33 4 3 0 2 0 2.66 20.1 12 6 6 2 7 20 0 0 0.93 .217 3.60 -0.2 86
2001 Pawtucket - AAA 33 3 0 0 0 1 1.35 6.2 2 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0.30 .053 3.90 -0.1 214
2001 Rochester - AAA 33 2 2 1 0 0 1.54 11.2 6 2 2 2 3 9 0 0 0.77 .143 4.78 -0.2 187
2001 Total - AAA 33 5 2 1 0 1 1.47 18.1 8 3 3 3 3 11 0 0 0.60 .106 4.46 -0.2 196
2002 GCL - BC 34 1 1 0 0 0 1.69 5.1 3 1 1 0 1 8 0 0 0.75 .300 0.75 0.2 89
2002 Hagerstown - AA 34 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.00 .286 1.33 0.0 999
2002 Jackson - AA 34 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 5.2 4 4 0 0 1 3 0 0 0.88 .211 1.73 0.2 999
2002 Total - AA 34 2 1 0 0 0 0.00 7.2 6 4 0 0 1 4 0 0 0.91 .231 1.63 0.2 999
2002 Tidewater - AAA 34 12 7 3 4 0 4.93 38.1 39 22 21 2 14 26 0 0 1.38 .298 3.47 0.2 62
Total IL 128 56 20 19 4 3.64 410.2 376 181 166 36 127 340 0 0 1.22 .286 3.41 91.7
Total PCL 30 0 6 3 0 3.10 58.0 55 22 20 5 26 49 0 0 1.40 .301 4.32 115.9
Total TL 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 5.2 4 4 0 0 1 3 0 0 0.88 .211 1.73 999.0
Total EL 12 10 1 5 0 3.22 67.0 53 24 24 5 22 46 0 0 1.12 .250 3.16 80.5
Total FLOR 24 24 10 8 0 1.81 173.2 129 39 35 6 55 102 1 0 1.06 .238 2.43 132.7
Total CARL 8 7 4 2 0 2.05 44.0 25 12 10 2 5 31 0 0 0.68 .197 1.97 95.1
Total GULF 1 1 0 0 0 1.69 5.1 3 1 1 0 1 8 0 0 0.75 .300 0.75 89.4
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1989 Detroit - MLB P 35 1 4 5 0 9 0 1.000 87.0 0.93 +1.1 .986
1990 Detroit - MLB P 58 0 8 10 0 19 1 .947 116.1 1.39 -0.3 .882
1991 Detroit - MLB P 8 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 13.0 1.38 +0.0 .993
1992 Detroit - MLB P 7 7 0 2 1 2 0 1.000 28.1 0.64 -0.2 1.005
1993 Detroit - MLB P 34 34 13 20 1 34 1 .971 191.2 1.55 +0.9 .953
1994 Detroit - MLB P 29 29 4 14 1 19 1 .947 158.1 1.02 -0.9 .930
1995 Detroit - MLB P 23 1 2 3 0 5 0 1.000 47.1 0.95 +0.1 .986
1996 Minnesota - MLB P 18 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 27.0 0.67 +0.7 .977
1997 Boston - MLB P 26 25 7 8 1 15 0 1.000 117.0 1.15 +0.8 .986
1999 New York - MLB P 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.1 2.08 +0.3 .000
2002 New York - MLB P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.1 0.00 0.0 .000
2002 Tidewater - AAA P 12 7 2 4 0 6 0 1.000 38.1 1.41 +0.8 1.027
2002 Jackson - AA P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.2 0.00 0.0 .000
2002 Hagerstown - AA P 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 0.0 .000
2002 GCL - BC P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.1 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL P 259 106 43 69 4 115 3 .974 844.0 1.19 +3.2 .953
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1988 Named the #72 prospect in the MLB
10/15/1988 Wins the 1988 FLOR Great Glove Award at P.
10/22/1988 Named the #86 prospect in the MLB
12/20/1988 Added to the secondary (40-man) roster for the Detroit Tigers.
01/01/1989 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 10 (13); Control: 11 (17).
01/01/1989 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 10 (13); Control: 11 (17).
11/17/1989 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $126,000.
01/01/1990 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 10 (13); Control: 13 (17).
01/01/1990 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 10 (13); Control: 13 (17).
11/16/1990 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $134,000.
01/01/1991 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 12 (13); Control: 15 (17).
01/01/1991 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 12 (13); Control: 15 (17).
05/01/1991 Injured on 04/30/1991, diagnosed with a torn rotator cuff, will miss 13 months.
11/22/1991 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $142,000.
01/01/1992 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 16 (17).
01/01/1992 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 16 (17).
09/06/1992 Injured (hamstring soreness),day-to-day for one week.
11/13/1992 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $300,000.
01/01/1993 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 12 (12); Control: 14 (14).
01/01/1993 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 12 (12); Control: 14 (14).
03/07/1993 Unsuccessfully completed training to make one of his poorer pitches more usable at the Detroit Tigers development complex.
11/17/1993 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $731,900.
01/01/1994 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 12 (12); Control: 13 (14).
01/01/1994 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 12 (12); Control: 13 (14).
03/06/1994 Unsuccessfully completed training to increase his endurance on the mound at the Detroit Tigers development complex.
11/23/1994 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,243,000.
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 12 (12); Control: 13 (14).
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 12 (12); Control: 13 (14).
03/04/1995 Detrimentally completed training to improve his secondary pitch at the Detroit Tigers development complex.
11/23/1995 Became a free agent.
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 11 (12); Control: 13 (14).
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 11 (12); Control: 13 (14).
01/09/1996 Signed a 4-year contract worth a total of $2,400,000 with the Minnesota Twins organization.
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 11 (11); Control: 11 (11).
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 11 (11); Control: 11 (11).
04/20/1997 Released by the Minnesota Twins.
04/27/1997 Signed a minor league contract with the Boston Red Sox organization.
11/22/1997 Became a free agent.
01/01/1998 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 10 (11); Control: 11 (11).
01/01/1998 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 10 (11); Control: 11 (11).
01/13/1998 Signed a minor league contract with the Detroit Tigers organization.
11/20/1998 Became a minor league free agent.
12/05/1998 Signed a minor league contract with the New York Mets organization.
01/01/1999 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 11 (11).
01/01/1999 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 11 (11).
11/20/1999 Became a free agent.
01/01/2000 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 10 (10).
01/01/2000 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 10 (10).
01/18/2000 Signed a minor league contract with the Detroit Tigers organization.
07/11/2000 Was selected to the 2000 International League All-Star Game.
11/21/2000 Became a minor league free agent.
12/05/2000 Signed a minor league contract with the Baltimore Orioles organization.
01/01/2001 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 10 (10).
01/01/2001 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 10 (10).
05/02/2001 Released by the Baltimore organization.
05/11/2001 Signed a minor league contract with the Boston Red Sox organization.
08/09/2001 Released by the Boston organization.
09/04/2001 Signed a minor league contract with the Baltimore Orioles organization.
09/18/2001 Wins the 2001 Eastern League Round 1 with the New Britain Red Sox!
11/23/2001 Became a minor league free agent.
12/15/2001 Signed a minor league contract with the Baltimore Orioles organization.
01/01/2002 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 10 (10).
01/01/2002 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 10 (10).
05/02/2002 Released by the Baltimore organization.
06/28/2002 Signed a minor league contract with the New York Mets organization.
09/06/2002 Injured (tender shoulder),day-to-day for one week.
11/21/2002 Became a free agent.
01/01/2003 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 11 (11).
01/01/2003 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 11 (11).
01/04/2003 Signed a minor league contract with the Baltimore Orioles organization.
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