P Josh Black #43
Age: 58 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
11/11/2027
OA: 25 POT: 25
P JOSH BLACK #43 - AGE: 58 - 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 50 45 50 50
Movement 45 40 50 45
Control 40 40 45 40
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 65 65
Slider 60 60
Changeup 20 20
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 91-93 Mph
Stamina 45
Suggested Role Bullpen
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 45
Defense 20
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 20
Stealing Ability: 20
Baserunning Inst.: 40
Sacrifice Bunt: 65
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
PERSONALITY
Might call him uncommonly friendly.
Birthday:03/13/1969
Born in:Pontiac, MI
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:5 Years, -172 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:5 Years, -172 Days
Pro Service:14 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1987, 10th Pick in Round 9
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+
1993 Las Vegas - SKY 24 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.00 .000 6.26 -0.0 999
1995 San Francisco - SKY 26 7 0 1 0 1 3.52 7.2 7 3 3 2 2 5 0 0 1.17 .217 6.42 -0.3 111
1996 Minnesota - SKY 27 5 0 0 0 0 5.79 4.2 8 3 3 2 2 4 0 0 2.14 .400 8.28 -0.3 65
1998 Colorado - SKY 29 9 0 0 0 0 6.43 7.0 8 5 5 2 2 2 0 0 1.43 .261 7.66 -0.3 63
Total SKY 22 0 1 0 1 4.87 20.1 23 11 11 6 7 11 0 0 1.48 .266 7.26 -0.8 81
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+
1987 Total - 18 12 6 3 0 1 1.21 52.0 32 11 7 1 14 74 0 0 0.88 .252 1.41 2.6 100
1987 New York A W (GCL) - R 18 11 11 3 6 0 2.63 51.1 57 20 15 1 13 26 0 0 1.36 .309 3.87 0.9 161
1988 New York A E (GCL) - R 19 3 3 1 1 0 6.92 13.0 18 10 10 0 2 8 0 0 1.54 .375 2.97 0.4 64
1988 Pulaski - R+ 19 11 11 3 2 0 3.53 51.0 58 26 20 2 19 33 0 0 1.51 .326 4.09 0.7 116
1988 Total - R+ 19 14 14 4 3 0 4.22 64.0 76 36 30 2 21 41 0 0 1.52 .336 3.86 1.1 99
1989 New York A E (GCL) - R 20 9 6 2 0 2 4.12 24.0 24 15 11 1 12 19 0 0 1.50 .311 4.21 0.3 101
1990 Pulaski - R+ 21 7 1 0 2 0 6.00 9.0 9 7 6 0 4 12 0 0 1.44 .375 2.24 0.3 61
1990 Staten Island - A- 21 25 0 1 3 0 6.65 23.0 29 20 17 2 10 17 0 0 1.70 .338 4.63 0.2 74
1991 Staten Island - A- 22 5 0 0 0 0 5.40 5.0 4 3 3 2 2 7 0 0 1.20 .200 7.01 -0.1 86
1991 Charleston - A 22 54 1 0 2 9 2.04 66.1 55 19 15 3 33 67 0 0 1.33 .291 3.12 1.3 207
1991 Tampa - A+ 22 10 0 0 3 5 7.71 9.1 12 8 8 2 8 11 0 0 2.14 .385 5.31 -0.3 49
1991 Total - A+ 22 64 1 0 5 14 2.74 75.2 67 27 23 5 41 78 0 0 1.43 .302 3.39 1.0 148
1992 Charleston - A 23 55 0 7 1 1 1.89 62.0 50 15 13 2 32 71 0 0 1.32 .310 2.42 1.8 217
1992 Tampa - A+ 23 8 0 1 0 0 2.84 6.1 8 2 2 1 2 9 0 0 1.58 .412 3.55 0.1 135
1992 Total - A+ 23 63 0 8 1 1 1.98 68.1 58 17 15 3 34 80 0 0 1.35 .320 2.52 1.9 206
1993 Trenton - AA 24 63 0 6 7 7 3.05 62.0 57 27 21 8 31 60 0 0 1.42 .288 4.17 -0.2 124
1994 San Jose - A+ 25 11 0 0 0 1 2.84 12.2 10 4 4 0 6 11 0 0 1.26 .278 2.89 0.2 135
1994 Richmond - AA 25 54 0 4 7 1 2.87 62.2 47 20 20 8 26 68 0 0 1.16 .271 3.65 0.2 127
1995 Richmond - AA 26 14 0 0 3 4 5.02 14.1 15 9 8 2 5 18 0 0 1.40 .351 3.66 0.1 75
1995 Sacramento - AAA 26 4 0 0 0 0 4.50 4.0 2 3 2 1 3 4 0 0 1.25 .125 6.46 -0.1 86
1996 Chattanooga - AA 27 13 0 0 2 7 4.70 15.1 14 8 8 5 5 15 0 0 1.24 .243 5.91 -0.5 82
1996 Rochester - AAA 27 37 0 4 1 12 3.83 40.0 35 18 17 5 22 37 0 0 1.43 .283 4.19 -0.2 96
1997 Binghamton - AA 28 41 0 2 4 0 3.88 46.1 40 20 20 5 19 41 0 0 1.27 .278 3.87 0.2 99
1997 Newark - AAA 28 4 0 0 0 1 1.12 8.0 6 1 1 1 1 7 0 0 0.88 .250 2.93 0.1 306
2000 Oklahoma City - AAA 31 8 0 1 0 0 4.15 8.2 8 6 4 0 7 6 0 0 1.73 .308 3.95 0.0 93
Total IL 41 0 4 1 13 3.38 48.0 41 19 18 6 23 44 0 0 1.33 .278 3.98 108.1
Total PCL 12 0 1 0 0 4.26 12.2 10 9 6 1 10 10 0 0 1.58 .265 4.74 90.3
Total EL 172 0 12 21 12 3.35 185.1 159 76 69 23 81 187 0 0 1.29 .285 3.88 112.1
Total SL 13 0 0 2 7 4.70 15.1 14 8 8 5 5 15 0 0 1.24 .243 5.91 81.6
Total CAL 11 0 0 0 1 2.84 12.2 10 4 4 0 6 11 0 0 1.26 .278 2.89 134.6
Total FSL 18 0 1 3 5 5.74 15.2 20 10 10 3 10 20 0 0 1.91 .395 4.60 65.6
Total SAL 109 1 7 3 10 1.96 128.1 105 34 28 5 65 138 0 0 1.32 .299 2.78 212.0
Total NYP 30 0 1 3 0 6.43 28.0 33 23 20 4 12 24 0 0 1.61 .322 5.06 76.0
Total APP 18 12 3 4 0 3.90 60.0 67 33 26 2 23 45 0 0 1.50 .332 3.81 102.0
Total GCL 23 20 6 7 2 3.67 88.1 99 45 36 2 27 53 0 0 1.43 .320 3.83 115.9
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1987 New York A W (GCL) - R P 11 11 0 10 0 11 1 .909 51.1 1.75 -0.4 1.126
1988 Pulaski - R+ P 11 11 3 7 1 11 1 .909 51.0 1.76 +0.1 1.007
1988 New York A E (GCL) - R P 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 13.0 0.00 +0.0 .000
1989 New York A E (GCL) - R P 9 6 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 24.0 0.75 -0.2 1.018
1990 Staten Island - A- P 21 0 0 5 0 5 0 1.000 23.0 1.96 +0.7 1.295
1990 Pulaski - R+ P 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 9.0 0.00 -0.0 .000
1991 Tampa - A+ P 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 9.1 0.00 -0.1 .000
1991 Charleston - A P 54 1 3 11 1 14 0 1.000 66.1 1.90 +0.1 1.019
1991 Staten Island - A- P 5 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 5.0 1.80 +0.0 1.034
1992 Tampa - A+ P 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 6.1 0.00 -0.0 .000
1992 Charleston - A P 53 0 1 4 0 5 0 1.000 62.0 0.73 +1.2 1.020
1993 Las Vegas - MLB P 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 -0.0 .000
1993 Trenton - AA P 62 0 4 11 0 15 0 1.000 62.0 2.18 +0.8 1.116
1994 Richmond - AA P 54 0 1 8 1 11 2 .818 62.2 1.29 +0.7 .924
1994 San Jose - A+ P 11 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 12.2 0.71 -0.2 1.033
1995 San Francisco - MLB P 7 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 7.2 3.52 +0.0 1.029
1995 Sacramento - AAA P 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 4.0 4.50 +0.1 1.040
1995 Richmond - AA P 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 14.1 0.00 -0.9 .000
1996 Minnesota - MLB P 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.2 1.93 -0.0 .000
1996 Rochester - AAA P 37 0 1 8 0 11 2 .818 40.0 2.02 -0.8 .839
1996 Chattanooga - AA P 13 0 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 15.1 1.76 +0.4 1.033
1997 Newark - AAA P 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 8.0 0.00 -0.0 .000
1997 Binghamton - AA P 39 0 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 46.1 0.58 -0.2 .000
1998 Colorado - MLB P 7 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 7.0 2.57 +0.2 1.024
2000 Oklahoma City - AAA P 8 0 2 2 1 4 0 1.000 8.2 4.15 +0.9 1.562
TOTAL P 456 33 21 79 4 106 6 .943 614.2 1.46 +2.4 1.015
PLAYER HISTORY
06/06/1987 Drafted in the 1987 first-year player draft out of high school (Stoney Creek; Rochester Hills, MI) by the New York Yankees (Round 9, Pick 10, 277th overall pick).
07/01/1987 Injured (Finger blister), day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/1988 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 25 (65); Movement: 30 (40); Control: 25 (60).
01/01/1989 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 25 (55); Movement: 30 (40); Control: 25 (50).
07/09/1989 Injured (Forearm tendinitis), out for 2-3 weeks.
07/25/1989 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 4 days.
08/15/1989 Injured (Forearm tendinitis), out for 5 weeks.
08/27/1989 Wins the 1989 Championship with the New York A E (GCL) Yankees East!
01/01/1990 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 30 (50); Movement: 35 (45); Control: 25 (50).
08/31/1990 Injured (Finger blister), day-to-day for 5 days.
09/22/1990 Wins the 1990 New York-Penn League Championship Series with the Staten Island Yankees!
01/01/1991 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (65); Movement: 40 (40); Control: 30 (55).
06/13/1991 Was selected to the 1991 South Atlantic League All-Star Game.
01/01/1992 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (60); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 40 (45).
08/12/1992 Injured (Hamstring soreness), day-to-day for 1 day.
09/17/1992 Wins the 1992 Florida State League Championship Series with the Tampa Tarpons!
09/26/1992 Finished 3rd in 1992 SAL SAL Reliever of the Year voting.
12/31/1992 Drafted in the rule 5 draft (Round 5, Pick 13, 141st overall Pick) by the Las Vegas Knights, from the New York Yankees.
01/01/1993 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (60); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 45 (45).
04/08/1993 Released by the Las Vegas organization, returned to the New York Yankees.
07/28/1993 Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for 4 days.
11/24/1993 Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/1994 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 45 (45).
02/21/1994 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Richmond Flying Squirrels organization.
06/30/1994 Injured (Mild hamstring strain), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
11/26/1994 Signed a 1-year minor league contract extension with the San Francisco Giants organization.
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 50 (50).
04/04/1995 Injured (Partially torn labrum), out for 3 months.
11/26/1995 Became a free agent.
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
04/04/1996 Signed a minor league contract with the Minnesota Twins organization.
08/18/1996 Injured (Strained abdominal muscle), out for 4-5 weeks.
09/11/1996 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 1-2 weeks.
11/26/1996 Became a free agent.
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
02/27/1997 Signed a minor league contract with the New York Mets organization.
06/07/1997 Injured (Partially torn labrum), out for 7 weeks.
11/29/1997 Signed a 1-year minor league contract extension with the New York Mets organization.
01/01/1998 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 45 (45).
02/23/1998 Released by the New York organization.
03/07/1998 Signed a minor league contract with the Colorado Rockies organization.
05/05/1998 Injured (Elbow ligament reconstruction surgery), out for 9-10 months.
09/28/1998 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, requires surgery and will miss another 15 months.
11/09/1998 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $1,600,000 with the Colorado Rockies organization.
01/01/1999 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 45 (45).
11/05/1999 Colorado Rockies voided the team option year for a buyout of $210,000.
11/07/1999 Was claimed off waivers by Los Angeles while with Colorado.
11/26/1999 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $900,000 through arbitration.
01/01/2000 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 45 (45).
02/26/2000 Injured (Partially torn labrum), out for 2 months.
05/28/2000 Injured (Rotator cuff strain), out for 5 weeks.
11/27/2000 Became a free agent.
01/01/2001 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (60); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 45 (45).
11/03/2001 Retired from professional baseball.
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