P Joey James #5
Age: 51 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
11/11/2027
 OA: 20 POT: 20
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P JOEY JAMES #5 - AGE: 51 - 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 30 30 30 30
Movement 50 50 50 50
Control 55 55 55 55
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Curveball 35 35
Cutter 45 45
 
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 89-91 Mph
Stamina 55
Suggested Role Strictly BP
Type Extreme Groundball
Hold Runners 55
Defense 20
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 20
Stealing Ability: 20
Baserunning Inst.: 20
Sacrifice Bunt: 40
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
PERSONALITY
James never shows any lack of effort.
High: Loyalty, Work Ethic
Birthday:01/31/1976
Born in:Roanoke, VA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:15 Years, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:15 Years, None
Pro Service:19 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1995, 3rd Pick in Round 3
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+
1999 Minnesota - SKY 23 30 0 3 2 0 5.46 29.2 32 18 18 4 17 34 0 0 1.65 .354 3.90 0.1 70
2000 Minnesota - SKY 24 76 0 3 3 1 4.46 72.2 63 36 36 10 32 86 0 0 1.31 .306 4.04 0.1 87
2001 Minnesota - SKY 25 62 0 2 8 1 3.19 67.2 51 27 24 7 24 77 0 0 1.11 .275 3.62 0.7 124
2002 Minnesota - SKY 26 72 0 4 3 3 3.06 67.2 45 25 23 9 23 88 0 0 1.00 .243 3.67 0.6 130
2003 Minnesota - SKY 27 70 0 6 3 19 1.89 66.2 35 15 14 2 32 102 0 0 1.00 .256 2.19 2.6 214
2004 Minnesota - SKY 28 83 0 7 2 9 2.24 80.1 51 21 20 5 25 114 0 0 0.95 .274 2.53 2.5 191
2005 Minnesota - SKY 29 62 0 2 4 16 4.01 74.0 74 33 33 11 20 104 0 0 1.27 .358 3.65 1.4 112
2006 Minnesota - SKY 30 23 0 2 3 1 4.25 29.2 29 15 14 4 13 42 0 0 1.42 .352 3.65 0.5 110
2006 Pittsburgh - SKY 30 25 0 2 2 1 3.86 30.1 26 13 13 4 13 42 0 0 1.29 .333 3.95 0.4 119
2006 Total - SKY 30 48 0 4 5 2 4.05 60.0 55 28 27 8 26 84 0 0 1.35 .343 3.80 0.9 114
2007 Pittsburgh - SKY 31 47 0 5 2 4 3.31 49.0 47 19 18 8 15 63 0 0 1.27 .325 4.32 0.4 138
2008 Pittsburgh - SKY 32 37 0 4 1 1 2.76 49.0 47 15 15 3 9 60 0 0 1.14 .341 2.88 1.4 162
2009 Pittsburgh - SKY 33 49 0 3 4 2 3.63 44.2 40 18 18 5 11 54 0 0 1.14 .324 3.44 0.9 125
2010 Pittsburgh - SKY 34 57 0 5 5 4 4.41 49.0 54 26 24 4 8 61 0 0 1.27 .379 2.91 1.5 104
2011 Pittsburgh - SKY 35 47 0 4 2 4 4.30 58.2 49 31 28 3 20 59 0 0 1.18 .293 3.78 1.0 115
2012 Seattle - SKY 36 50 2 7 2 4 3.72 65.1 67 30 27 3 28 54 0 0 1.45 .323 4.04 1.0 132
2013 Arizona - SKY 37 37 0 0 1 0 6.62 51.2 68 39 38 7 12 22 0 0 1.55 .324 5.61 -0.2 75
Total SKY 827 2 59 47 70 3.69 886.0 778 381 363 89 302 1062 0 0 1.22 .313 3.58 15.0 119
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+
1995 Total - 19 12 12 8 0 0 0.75 84.0 47 10 7 2 16 140 0 0 0.75 .262 0.78 5.5 100
1995 Minnesota (GCL) - R 19 10 7 3 1 2 1.47 43.0 30 13 7 1 15 26 0 0 1.05 .212 3.77 0.7 277
1996 Cedar Rapids - A 20 47 4 6 9 20 5.56 68.0 70 43 42 8 35 51 1 0 1.54 .310 4.91 -0.2 78
1997 Elizabethton - R+ 21 5 0 1 0 2 1.00 9.0 4 1 1 0 2 16 0 0 0.67 .308 1.03 0.5 375
1997 Cedar Rapids - A 21 45 0 2 2 3 1.84 49.0 27 12 10 0 28 69 0 0 1.12 .276 2.11 1.7 221
1998 Fort Myers - A+ 22 38 0 3 3 17 3.18 39.2 36 17 14 4 20 55 0 0 1.41 .330 2.78 0.9 116
1998 Chattanooga - AA 22 26 0 2 7 10 5.47 26.1 27 16 16 5 16 28 0 0 1.63 .306 5.05 -0.6 68
1999 Rochester - AAA 23 5 0 0 0 4 0.00 5.0 1 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0.60 .077 2.78 0.1 999
Total IL 5 0 0 0 4 0.00 5.0 1 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0.60 .077 2.78 999.0
Total SL 26 0 2 7 10 5.47 26.1 27 16 16 5 16 28 0 0 1.63 .306 5.05 67.8
Total FSL 38 0 3 3 17 3.18 39.2 36 17 14 4 20 55 0 0 1.41 .330 2.78 116.0
Total MID 92 4 8 11 23 4.00 117.0 97 55 52 8 63 120 1 0 1.37 .299 3.74 106.5
Total APP 5 0 1 0 2 1.00 9.0 4 1 1 0 2 16 0 0 0.67 .308 1.03 374.7
Total GCL 10 7 3 1 2 1.47 43.0 30 13 7 1 15 26 0 0 1.05 .212 3.77 276.9
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 Minnesota - SKY 23 5 0 0 0 2 0.00 4.1 4 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 1.15 .333 1.05 0.3 999
2000 Minnesota - SKY 24 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.2 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0.38 .200 0.21 0.1 999
2003 Minnesota - SKY 27 5 0 1 1 0 6.75 4.0 3 3 3 2 1 4 0 0 1.00 .125 8.54 -0.3 60
2004 Minnesota - SKY 28 2 0 0 0 0 4.50 2.0 1 1 1 0 1 6 0 0 1.00 .500 0.00 0.1 95
2005 Minnesota - SKY 29 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.50 .000 7.70 -0.0 999
2006 Pittsburgh - SKY 30 8 0 2 0 0 4.82 9.1 10 5 5 3 3 15 0 0 1.39 .350 6.19 -0.1 95
2007 Pittsburgh - SKY 31 6 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.00 .267 3.16 0.1 999
2008 Pittsburgh - SKY 32 7 0 3 0 0 0.00 11.1 2 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0.18 .087 1.47 0.6 999
2009 Pittsburgh - SKY 33 6 0 0 1 1 4.91 3.2 9 2 2 0 2 4 0 0 3.00 .600 2.99 0.1 92
2010 Pittsburgh - SKY 34 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.000 0.00 0.0 999
2012 Seattle - SKY 36 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 .000 1.91 0.0 999
Total SKY 44 0 6 2 3 2.30 43.0 35 11 11 5 9 54 0 0 1.02 .286 3.36 190.7
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1995 Minnesota (GCL) - R P 10 7 3 9 0 13 1 .923 43.0 2.51 +0.5 .929
1996 Cedar Rapids - A P 46 4 3 10 0 13 0 1.000 68.0 1.72 +1.2 1.135
1997 Cedar Rapids - A P 44 0 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 49.0 0.73 -0.3 1.020
1997 Elizabethton - R+ P 5 0 1 0 1 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 -0.2 .000
1998 Chattanooga - AA P 25 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 26.1 0.68 -0.4 1.026
1998 Fort Myers - A+ P 38 0 1 4 0 5 0 1.000 39.2 1.13 -0.4 1.043
1999 Minnesota - MLB P 29 0 3 5 0 8 0 1.000 29.2 2.43 +0.2 1.235
1999 Rochester - AAA P 5 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 5.0 1.80 -0.1 1.027
2000 Minnesota - MLB P 72 0 4 8 0 12 0 1.000 72.2 1.49 -0.6 .894
2001 Minnesota - MLB P 61 0 2 10 1 12 0 1.000 67.2 1.60 -0.5 .950
2002 Minnesota - MLB P 68 0 1 8 0 11 2 .818 67.2 1.20 -0.5 .917
2003 Minnesota - MLB P 69 0 1 5 1 6 0 1.000 66.2 0.81 -0.2 1.041
2004 Minnesota - MLB P 82 0 1 7 0 9 1 .889 80.1 0.90 -0.4 1.051
2005 Minnesota - MLB P 60 0 2 8 0 10 0 1.000 74.0 1.22 -0.3 .951
2006 Minnesota - MLB P 22 0 1 4 0 5 0 1.000 29.2 1.52 -0.2 1.080
2006 Pittsburgh - MLB P 25 0 0 4 0 4 0 1.000 30.1 1.19 +1.1 1.080
2007 Pittsburgh - MLB P 46 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 49.0 0.55 +0.1 1.087
2008 Pittsburgh - MLB P 37 0 2 5 0 7 0 1.000 49.0 1.29 +0.1 1.080
2009 Pittsburgh - MLB P 49 0 3 6 0 9 0 1.000 44.2 1.81 -0.4 .907
2010 Pittsburgh - MLB P 54 0 0 6 0 6 0 1.000 49.0 1.10 +0.6 1.089
2011 Pittsburgh - MLB P 45 0 2 16 2 19 1 .947 58.2 2.76 +0.7 1.088
2012 Seattle - MLB P 49 2 2 15 0 17 0 1.000 65.1 2.34 -0.1 1.084
2013 Arizona - MLB P 36 0 0 6 0 6 0 1.000 51.2 1.05 +0.4 1.300
TOTAL P 977 13 35 143 5 183 5 .973 1126.0 1.42 +0.4 1.039
PLAYER HISTORY
06/06/1995 Drafted in the 1995 first-year player draft out of high school (Glenvar; Salem, VA) by the Minnesota Twins (Round 3, Pick 3, 73rd overall pick).
06/07/1995 Signed a minor league contract with the Minnesota Twins organization with a signing bonus of $700,000.
07/12/1995 Injured (Sore shoulder), day-to-day for 5 days.
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (60); Movement: 40 (55); Control: 30 (60).
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (75); Movement: 40 (50); Control: 30 (60).
09/12/1997 Wins the 1997 Midwest League Championship Series with the Cedar Rapids Kernels!
09/22/1997 Finished 3rd in 1997 MID MID Reliever of the Year voting.
01/01/1998 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (75); Movement: 45 (50); Control: 35 (55).
01/01/1999 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 75 (80); Movement: 50 (55); Control: 45 (60).
03/18/1999 Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for 2 days.
04/13/1999 Injured (Torn triceps), out for 3-4 months.
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): Stuff: 75 (80); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (55).
04/08/2000 Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for 2 days.
09/16/2000 Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for 5 days.
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): Stuff: 75 (80); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (55).
04/17/2001 Injured (Mild abdominal strain), day-to-day for 4 days.
08/11/2001 Injured (Biceps tendinitis), out for 2-3 weeks.
11/24/2001 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $750,000 through arbitration.
01/01/2002 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 55 (55).
04/25/2002 Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for one week.
11/20/2002 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,200,000 through arbitration.
01/01/2003 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 55 (55).
06/23/2003 Injured (Viral infection), day-to-day for 3 days.
07/04/2003 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $16,500,000 with the Minnesota Twins organization.
07/22/2003 Injured (Mild abdominal strain), day-to-day for one week.
11/09/2003 Finished 3rd in 2003 SKY EAST Reliever of the Year voting.
01/01/2004 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 55 (55).
02/28/2004 Injured (Biceps tendinitis), out for 4 weeks.
07/16/2004 Was selected to the 2004 Skyline Baseball League All-Star Game.
08/02/2004 Injured (Stomach virus), day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/2005 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 55 (55).
03/22/2005 Injured (Sore ankle), day-to-day for 1 day.
05/15/2005 Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $27,000,000 with the Minnesota Twins organization.
01/01/2006 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 55 (55).
03/13/2006 Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for 3 days.
03/25/2006 Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for 6 days.
06/26/2006 Was traded by the Minnesota Twins to the Pittsburgh Pirates, along with RF Jadon Bodrick, in exchange for 2B Jeremy Reese, LF Kymani Alamin, RP Luis Vega, a 3rd draft pick.
07/16/2006 Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for one week.
08/06/2006 Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for 4 days.
08/22/2006 Injured (Mild shoulder inflammation), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
10/28/2006 Injured (Biceps tendinitis), out for 1-2 weeks.
11/08/2006 Wins the 2006 Skyline Cup Series with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
01/01/2007 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 75 (80); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 55 (55).
12/06/2007 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $18,000,000 with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.
01/01/2008 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 75 (80); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 60 (60).
04/01/2008 Injured (Sinusitis), day-to-day for 4 days.
06/29/2008 Injured (Earache), day-to-day for 1 day.
11/11/2008 Wins the 2008 Skyline Cup Series with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
01/01/2009 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 75 (80); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 55 (55).
03/12/2009 Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for 2 days.
05/25/2009 Injured (Viral infection), day-to-day for 2 days.
09/20/2009 Injured (Mild abdominal strain), day-to-day for one week.
10/10/2009 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $18,000,000 with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.
01/01/2010 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 75 (80); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 55 (55).
05/08/2010 Injured (Elbow inflammation), out for 1-2 weeks.
05/25/2010 Injured (Strained forearm), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
08/17/2010 Injured (Forearm soreness), day-to-day for one week.
01/01/2011 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 70 (75); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 60 (60).
05/18/2011 Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for one week.
11/11/2011 Executed his contract year option.
01/01/2012 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 70 (70); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 60 (60).
04/10/2012 Was claimed off waivers by Seattle while with Pittsburgh.
05/08/2012 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $2,750,000 with the Seattle Mariners organization.
05/11/2012 Injured (Mild abdominal strain), day-to-day for 3 days.
01/01/2013 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (60); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 60 (60).
01/03/2013 Was claimed off waivers by Arizona while with Seattle.
05/29/2013 Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for 1 day.
07/31/2013 Injured (Torn rotator cuff), out for 10-11 months.
11/28/2013 Became a free agent.
01/01/2014 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 35 (55); Movement: 55 (60); Control: 55 (60).
11/10/2014 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
2000 76 7
2004 83 2
Year HLD Rank
2000 24 4
2002 27 2
2004 28 1
2005 15 8
2009 14 6
2010 16 4
Year RA Rank
2000 76 6
2004 83 2
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