P Jay Witasick #26
Chicago Cubs MLB
Age: 30 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
04/21/2003
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P JAY WITASICK #26 - AGE: 30 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
8 0 2-1 1 4.26 6.1 8 0 3 7 1.74 0.3
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 15 15 15 15
Movement 15 15 15 15
Control 10 10 10 10
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 13 13
Changeup 17 17
Knuckle Curve 13 13
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 92-94 Mph
Stamina 4
Suggested Role Bullpen
Type Extreme Groundball
Hold Runners 20
Defense 11
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 2
Baserunning Inst.: 3
Sacrifice Bunt: 6
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
04/20/2003 @ PIT Win, 6-2 1.0 2 1 1 0 1
04/18/2003 @ PIT Win, 2-1 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Save
04/14/2003 CIN Loss, 1-2 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
04/13/2003 PIT Loss, 8-9 0.1 2 1 1 0 1 Loss
04/11/2003 PIT Win, 8-7 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 Win
04/10/2003 MON Win, 7-5 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 Win
04/07/2003 MON Win, 6-1 1.0 3 1 1 2 1
04/06/2003 @ CIN Win, 9-7 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
03/21/2003 PIT Win, 7-1 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
03/20/2003 @ MON Loss, 2-4 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:08/28/1972
Born in:Baltimore, MD
Nationality:American
Height:6' 4"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$1,500,000
Signed Through:2005 Season
Major Service:8 Years, 136 Days
Service This Yr:27 Days
40-Man Service:9 Years, 27 Days
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1992, 6th Pick in Round 2
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2003 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 8 0 2 1 1 4.26 6.1 8 3 3 0 3 7 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 2 1 50.0 8 4 15.63 11.37 9.95 4.26 2.38 1.74 52 0.3 .444        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 8 2 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 .250 .400 .375 .775      
vs. RHB 17 6 1 0 0 2 1 6 0 0 0 .353 .389 .412 .801      
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2003 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Last Week 3 0 0 0 1 3.86 2.1 3 1 1 0 0 2  
April 8 0 2 1 1 4.26 6.1 8 3 3 0 3 7  
Spring Training 16 0 2 0 1 1.65 16.1 14 5 3 1 1 13  
Last Year 54 0 5 5 4 4.07 66.1 58 32 30 6 29 66  
2 Years Ago 69 0 6 6 1 4.99 74.0 78 54 41 10 35 61  
Career 501 0 41 47 43 4.26 552.0 540 307 261 52 289 506  
Home 5 0 2 1 0 4.91 3.2 5 2 2 0 3 4  
Road 3 0 0 0 1 3.38 2.2 3 1 1 0 0 3  
Grass 8 0 2 1 1 4.26 6.1 8 3 3 0 3 7  
Day 6 0 2 1 0 5.40 5.0 7 3 3 0 3 6  
Night 2 0 0 0 1 0.00 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 1  
As Reliever / Substitution 8 0 2 1 1 4.26 6.1 8 3 3 0 3 7  
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+
1994 Detroit - MLB 21 34 0 2 1 1 4.98 43.1 48 28 24 6 25 33 0 0 1.68 .302 5.46 -0.2 94
1995 Detroit - MLB 22 57 0 3 6 7 5.56 55.0 57 38 34 4 42 50 0 0 1.80 .325 4.73 0.0 81
1996 Detroit - MLB 23 56 0 5 12 5 4.08 70.2 66 43 32 6 31 70 0 0 1.37 .309 3.71 1.3 120
1997 Detroit - MLB 24 54 0 4 6 5 3.38 64.0 57 27 24 3 31 72 0 0 1.38 .316 3.03 1.8 137
1998 Detroit - MLB 25 61 0 5 4 6 2.18 70.1 62 19 17 4 38 65 0 0 1.42 .302 3.68 1.3 216
1999 Detroit - MLB 26 57 0 6 3 7 5.23 53.1 56 37 31 8 31 49 0 0 1.63 .310 5.39 0.1 100
2000 Detroit - MLB 27 51 0 3 3 6 4.62 48.2 50 26 25 5 24 33 0 0 1.52 .306 4.91 0.4 113
2001 Houston - MLB 28 69 0 6 6 1 4.99 74.0 78 54 41 10 35 61 0 0 1.53 .297 4.91 -0.0 91
2002 Houston - MLB 29 54 0 5 5 4 4.07 66.1 58 32 30 6 29 66 0 0 1.31 .291 3.82 0.9 111
2003 Chicago - MLB 30 8 0 2 1 1 4.26 6.1 8 3 3 0 3 7 0 0 1.74 .444 2.38 0.3 107
Total MLB 501 0 41 47 43 4.26 552.0 540 307 261 52 289 506 0 0 1.50 .307 4.29 5.9 111
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+
1993 London - AA 20 28 0 0 4 17 1.22 37.0 20 6 5 2 18 50 0 0 1.03 .243 1.86 1.2 239
1993 Toledo - AAA 20 27 0 3 3 16 3.54 28.0 24 11 11 5 13 34 0 0 1.32 .279 3.71 -0.3 86
1994 Toledo - AAA 21 26 0 4 1 12 3.23 30.2 28 12 11 2 20 43 0 0 1.57 .366 2.94 0.5 106
Total IL 53 0 7 4 28 3.38 58.2 52 23 22 7 33 77 0 0 1.45 .324 3.30 95.7
Total EL 28 0 0 4 17 1.22 37.0 20 6 5 2 18 50 0 0 1.03 .243 1.86 238.5
CAREER POSTSEASON 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+
1999 Detroit - MLB 26 3 0 0 1 0 12.27 3.2 5 5 5 3 3 4 0 0 2.18 .250 14.50 -0.3 42
2000 Detroit - MLB 27 2 0 0 0 0 3.00 3.0 4 1 1 0 4 1 0 0 2.67 .400 6.84 -0.0 174
Total MLB 5 0 0 1 0 8.10 6.2 9 6 6 3 7 5 0 0 2.40 .333 11.06 64.4
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1994 Detroit - MLB P 32 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 43.1 0.62 +0.0 .992
1995 Detroit - MLB P 56 0 4 5 0 10 1 .900 55.0 1.47 +0.6 1.150
1996 Detroit - MLB P 55 0 3 5 2 10 2 .800 70.2 1.02 +0.3 .781
1997 Detroit - MLB P 53 0 2 6 0 9 1 .889 64.0 1.12 -0.0 .845
1998 Detroit - MLB P 61 0 2 4 0 6 0 1.000 70.1 0.77 -0.8 .969
1999 Detroit - MLB P 56 0 2 0 0 3 1 .667 53.1 0.34 +0.9 .000
2000 Detroit - MLB P 50 0 5 4 1 9 0 1.000 48.2 1.66 +0.7 .990
2001 Houston - MLB P 69 0 3 4 0 9 2 .778 74.0 0.85 -1.4 .664
2002 Houston - MLB P 53 0 1 4 1 5 0 1.000 66.1 0.68 -0.9 .967
2003 Chicago - MLB P 8 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 6.1 2.84 -0.0 .907
TOTAL P 493 0 24 35 4 66 7 .894 552.0 0.96 -0.6 .909
PLAYER HISTORY
12/15/1992 Drafted in the 1992 first-year player draft by the Detroit Tigers. (Round 2, Pick 6, 34th overall pick).
01/01/1993 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (20); Movement: 8 (11); Control: 5 (10).
01/01/1993 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (20); Movement: 8 (11); Control: 5 (10).
04/05/1993 Named the #97 prospect in the MLB
07/04/1993 Named the #40 prospect in the MLB
10/26/1993 Named the #39 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1994 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 16 (20); Movement: 9 (12); Control: 6 (10).
01/01/1994 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 16 (20); Movement: 9 (12); Control: 6 (10).
04/03/1994 Named the #66 prospect in the MLB
11/25/1994 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $166,000.
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 20 (20); Movement: 11 (13); Control: 7 (10).
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 20 (20); Movement: 11 (13); Control: 7 (10).
11/23/1995 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $176,000.
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 20 (20); Movement: 13 (14); Control: 9 (10).
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 20 (20); Movement: 13 (14); Control: 9 (10).
11/21/1996 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $184,000.
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 20 (20); Movement: 13 (14); Control: 10 (10).
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 20 (20); Movement: 13 (14); Control: 10 (10).
11/20/1997 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $692,100.
01/01/1998 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 20 (20); Movement: 14 (15); Control: 10 (10).
01/01/1998 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 20 (20); Movement: 14 (15); Control: 10 (10).
07/05/1998 Was selected to the 1998 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
11/18/1998 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,556,100.
01/01/1999 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 20 (20); Movement: 14 (15); Control: 10 (10).
01/01/1999 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 20 (20); Movement: 14 (15); Control: 10 (10).
06/18/1999 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for one week.
11/18/1999 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,872,000.
01/01/2000 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 19 (20); Movement: 15 (15); Control: 10 (10).
01/01/2000 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 19 (20); Movement: 15 (15); Control: 10 (10).
03/04/2000 Detrimentally completed training to increase his endurance on the mound at the Detroit Tigers development complex.
09/20/2000 Injured (neck stiffness),day-to-day for 2 days.
11/21/2000 Became a free agent.
12/06/2000 Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $4,200,000 with the Houston Astros organization.
01/01/2001 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 18 (19); Movement: 15 (15); Control: 10 (10).
01/01/2001 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 18 (19); Movement: 15 (15); Control: 10 (10).
01/01/2002 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 16 (18); Movement: 15 (15); Control: 10 (10).
01/01/2002 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 16 (18); Movement: 15 (15); Control: 10 (10).
10/13/2002 Injured (lacerated hand),out for 2 weeks.
11/21/2002 Became a free agent.
12/07/2002 Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $4,500,000 with the Chicago Cubs organization.
01/01/2003 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 15 (15); Movement: 15 (15); Control: 10 (10).
01/01/2003 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 15 (15); Movement: 15 (15); Control: 10 (10).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
1998 61 9
Year HLD Rank
1995 15 1
1997 12 5
1998 11 6
1999 13 7
2000 14 2
Year RA Rank
1998 61 9
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