C Ken 'Chatty' Ames #58
Age: 52 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
11/11/2027
OA: 30 POT: 30
C KEN 'CHATTY' AMES #58 - AGE: 52 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 35 30 40 35
Gap 35 30 40 35
Power 45 40 45 45
Eye 60 50 65 60
Avoid K's 30 30 35 30
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 25 25
Errors: - 30 20
Arm: 35 25 25
Turn DP: - 25 -
Ability: 30 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 20 Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 20
Stealing Ability: 20
Baserunning Inst.: 20
Sacrifice Bunt: 35
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Ames is not loyal to the team.
High: Adaptability, Greed
Low: Leader, Loyalty
Birthday:01/19/1975
Born in:Rensselaer, NY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:210 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:11 Years, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:11 Years, None
Pro Service:13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1997, 29th Pick in Round 1
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1999 New York - SKY 24 87 297 57 17 0 6 32 22 26 2 1 109 0 0 .192 .261 .310 .571 60 62 0.2
2000 New York - SKY 25 132 452 98 16 1 11 43 41 57 5 2 149 0 0 .217 .310 .330 .640 80 85 1.6
2001 New York - SKY 26 108 352 94 19 1 10 42 29 23 4 2 106 0 0 .267 .318 .412 .730 103 103 2.2
2002 New York - SKY 27 49 196 57 7 1 5 19 30 21 2 0 61 0 0 .291 .365 .413 .779 118 123 1.8
2002 Los Angeles - SKY 27 81 275 71 14 2 13 40 35 35 5 3 63 0 0 .258 .349 .465 .815 128 130 2.8
2002 Total - SKY 27 130 471 128 21 3 18 59 65 56 7 3 124 0 0 .272 .356 .444 .799 124 127 4.5
2003 Los Angeles - SKY 28 119 385 92 11 1 18 50 61 58 7 3 105 0 0 .239 .347 .413 .760 113 116 3.0
2004 Los Angeles - SKY 29 137 499 127 26 1 20 71 67 50 2 4 154 0 0 .255 .323 .431 .753 104 105 3.2
2005 Los Angeles - SKY 30 96 330 62 15 2 5 28 32 25 3 2 115 1 0 .188 .250 .291 .541 44 40 -1.3
2006 Los Angeles - SKY 31 119 430 112 25 0 13 55 54 52 4 2 142 0 0 .260 .344 .409 .754 99 99 2.2
2007 Texas - SKY 32 105 372 99 34 1 11 46 51 53 2 1 135 0 0 .266 .360 .452 .811 108 110 2.4
2008 Philadelphia - SKY 33 75 231 48 13 0 6 18 30 27 3 0 73 1 0 .208 .299 .342 .641 67 65 0.2
2009 Texas - SKY 34 71 206 34 11 1 2 17 14 17 3 1 84 0 0 .165 .238 .257 .495 29 29 -0.9
Total SKY 1179 4025 951 208 11 120 461 466 444 42 21 1296 2 0 .236 .317 .383 .700 91 92 17.4
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1997 Total - 22 49 218 66 16 1 16 50 56 24 3 1 37 3 1 .303 .378 .606 .984 100 100 2.1
1997 New York A W (GCL) - R 22 12 49 17 7 0 1 9 9 4 2 0 8 0 0 .347 .418 .551 .969 164 164 0.6
1997 New York A E (GCL) - R 22 27 98 36 14 1 2 22 22 13 1 0 17 0 0 .367 .446 .592 1.038 183 187 1.8
1997 Total - R 22 39 147 53 21 1 3 31 31 17 3 0 25 0 0 .361 .437 .578 1.015 177 179 2.4
1998 Tampa - A+ 23 53 159 41 13 1 5 17 19 19 2 0 52 0 0 .258 .344 .447 .791 131 133 1.6
1998 Trenton - AA 23 21 71 22 5 0 4 13 8 6 0 3 12 0 0 .310 .350 .549 .899 158 158 1.0
1998 Scranton WB - AAA 23 37 125 32 4 0 8 22 11 11 2 1 37 0 0 .256 .324 .480 .804 130 136 1.3
Total IL 37 125 32 4 0 8 22 11 11 2 1 37 0 0 .256 .324 .480 .804 130 136
Total EL 21 71 22 5 0 4 13 8 6 0 3 12 0 0 .310 .350 .549 .899 158 158
Total FSL 53 159 41 13 1 5 17 19 19 2 0 52 0 0 .258 .344 .447 .791 131 133
Total GCL 39 147 53 21 1 3 31 31 17 3 0 25 0 0 .361 .437 .578 1.015 177 179
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2002 Los Angeles - SKY 27 12 44 10 1 0 2 4 4 1 1 0 16 0 0 .227 .261 .386 .647 80 81 0.6
2003 Los Angeles - SKY 28 5 17 6 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 6 0 0 .353 .450 .412 .862 145 155 0.7
2004 Los Angeles - SKY 29 5 18 7 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 6 0 0 .389 .400 .444 .844 132 132 1.1
2006 Los Angeles - SKY 31 10 33 9 3 0 1 6 4 6 0 0 9 0 0 .273 .385 .455 .839 121 125 1.0
Total SKY 32 112 32 6 0 3 11 9 10 2 1 37 0 0 .286 .352 .420 .772 112 115
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1997 New York A E (GCL) - R C 25 24 160 21 1 181 0 1.000 184.1 8.84 +1.6 1.263 2 20 10 50.0
1997 New York A W (GCL) - R C 12 12 83 2 0 85 0 1.000 106.0 7.22 -0.3 1.083 1 7 1 14.3
1998 Scranton WB - AAA C 36 36 215 15 4 233 3 .987 288.0 7.19 -0.1 1.080 1 26 3 11.5
1998 Trenton - AA C 19 18 154 14 1 170 2 .988 163.1 9.26 +0.7 1.081 1 17 6 35.3
1998 Tampa - A+ C 42 39 262 22 3 287 3 .990 345.2 7.39 +0.4 1.439 2 33 6 18.2
1999 New York - MLB C 82 79 659 40 1 702 3 .996 687.0 9.16 -0.1 1.001 6 57 16 28.1
2000 New York - MLB C 122 119 1026 68 7 1102 8 .993 1076.1 9.15 -1.2 .968 9 101 26 25.7
2001 New York - MLB C 103 93 769 49 7 821 3 .996 867.2 8.48 +0.3 1.021 4 67 18 26.9
2002 New York - MLB C 48 47 340 24 3 366 2 .995 419.1 7.81 +0.6 1.031 3 26 9 34.6
2002 Los Angeles - MLB C 75 74 577 40 7 621 4 .994 636.1 8.73 +0.6 1.111 3 36 8 22.2
2003 Los Angeles - MLB C 109 102 790 56 9 850 4 .995 895.2 8.50 -1.3 .790 9 45 16 35.6
2003 Los Angeles - MLB SS 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 +0.2 1.013
2004 Los Angeles - MLB C 132 132 987 86 11 1080 7 .994 1173.2 8.23 +1.7 1.099 9 86 26 30.2
2005 Los Angeles - MLB C 89 79 611 46 7 662 5 .992 737.0 8.02 -1.1 .885 9 55 18 32.7
2005 Los Angeles - MLB CF 2 2 3 0 0 4 1 .750 19.0 1.42 -2.3 .427
2006 Los Angeles - MLB C 119 119 929 65 7 1000 6 .994 1091.2 8.19 +0.1 1.075 17 80 28 35.0
2007 Texas - MLB C 105 101 842 46 12 893 5 .994 927.2 8.62 -0.9 .927 13 70 19 27.1
2008 Philadelphia - MLB C 59 56 374 35 5 414 5 .988 499.0 7.38 +1.8 1.148 2 46 15 32.6
2009 Texas - MLB P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.1 0.00 -0.0 .000
2009 Texas - MLB C 63 54 455 32 4 490 3 .994 483.1 9.07 +0.6 .660 6 53 22 41.5
2009 Texas - MLB 1B 1 0 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 4.0 11.25 0.0 .000
2009 Texas - MLB 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.2 0.00 0.0 .000
2009 Texas - MLB CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.0 0.00 -0.2 .000
TOTAL P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.1 0.00 -0.0 .000
TOTAL C 1240 1184 9233 661 89 9957 63 .994 10582.0 8.41 +3.6 1.011 97 825 247 29.9
TOTAL 1B 1 0 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 4.0 11.25 0.0 .000
TOTAL 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.2 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL SS 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 +0.2 1.013
TOTAL CF 3 2 3 0 0 4 1 .750 24.0 1.12 -2.6 .427
PLAYER HISTORY
06/06/1997 Drafted in the 1997 first-year player draft out of college (Union (NY); Schenectady, NY) by the New York Yankees (Round 1, Pick 29, 29th overall pick).
07/05/1997 Signed a minor league contract with the New York Yankees organization with a signing bonus of $2,420,000.
09/06/1997 Wins the 1997 GCL GCL Platinum Stick Award at C.
09/09/1997 Finished 3rd in 1997 GCL GCL Most Valuable Player Award voting.
01/01/1998 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (50); Power: 35 (40); Eye: 40 (60).
05/11/1998 Wins the EL EL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1999 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (50); Power: 35 (45); Eye: 45 (60).
11/28/1999 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $500,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2000 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 45 (50); Eye: 60 (60).
11/27/2000 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $500,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2001 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 45 (50); Eye: 60 (60).
11/24/2001 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,800,000 through arbitration.
01/01/2002 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 45 (50); Eye: 55 (55).
06/10/2002 Was traded by the New York Yankees to the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for CF Juan Ibarra, a 7th draft pick, $250,000.
11/20/2002 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $13,750,000 through arbitration.
01/01/2003 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 60 (60).
07/18/2003 Was selected to the 2003 Skyline Baseball League All-Star Game.
08/26/2003 Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $51,000,000 with the Los Angeles Dodgers organization.
01/01/2004 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 60 (60).
07/16/2004 Was selected to the 2004 Skyline Baseball League All-Star Game.
01/01/2005 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 60 (60).
01/01/2006 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 60 (60).
11/27/2006 Became a free agent.
12/14/2006 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $6,500,000 with the Texas Rangers organization.
01/01/2007 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 55 (60).
06/18/2007 Wins the SKY WEST Player of the Week Award.
11/28/2007 Became a free agent.
12/29/2007 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $10,000,000 with the Philadelphia Phillies organization.
01/01/2008 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 55 (60).
11/28/2008 Became a free agent.
12/21/2008 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,600,000 with the Texas Rangers organization.
01/01/2009 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 60 (60).
11/28/2009 Became a free agent.
01/01/2010 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (40); Power: 40 (50); Eye: 60 (60).
11/10/2010 Retired from professional baseball.
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