P Josh Welch #34
Age: 69 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
11/11/2027
OA: 20 POT: 20
P JOSH WELCH #34 - AGE: 69 - 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 40 35 40 40
Movement 45 40 50 45
Control 50 45 50 50
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 55 55
Slider 30 30
Changeup 40 40
Knuckle Curve 55 55
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 91-93 Mph
Stamina 30
Suggested Role Bullpen
Type Extreme Groundball
Hold Runners 45
Defense 30
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 20
Stealing Ability: 30
Baserunning Inst.: 25
Sacrifice Bunt: 80
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
PERSONALITY
He dogs it too often.
Low: Leader, Adaptability, Work Ethic
Birthday:10/23/1958
Born in:Torrance, CA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:5 Years, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:6 Years, None
Pro Service:15 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1980, 3rd Pick in Round 16
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+
1987 Washington - SKY 28 14 0 0 1 1 6.75 13.1 15 10 10 2 6 15 0 0 1.57 .371 4.29 0.0 61
1991 Montreal - SKY 32 32 0 5 4 0 5.52 31.0 40 19 19 9 7 34 0 0 1.52 .369 5.44 -0.5 72
1992 Montreal - SKY 33 62 0 0 4 1 4.40 71.2 62 39 35 7 36 82 0 0 1.37 .307 3.66 0.6 92
1993 Montreal - SKY 34 61 0 6 3 1 4.18 66.2 65 32 31 8 19 66 0 0 1.26 .313 3.92 0.1 91
1994 Montreal - SKY 35 48 0 1 2 0 5.20 55.1 75 40 32 8 20 49 0 0 1.72 .370 4.41 -0.3 71
Total SKY 217 0 12 14 3 4.80 238.0 257 140 127 34 88 246 0 0 1.45 .337 4.18 -0.1 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+
1980 Total - 21 25 0 2 2 19 3.96 38.2 34 20 17 4 22 43 0 0 1.45 .306 4.03 0.1 100
1980 Vancouver - A- 21 33 0 0 0 0 1.93 28.0 28 6 6 2 18 22 0 0 1.64 .310 5.13 0.3 302
1981 Vancouver - A- 22 46 0 1 1 0 4.12 39.1 28 18 18 6 30 32 0 0 1.47 .206 6.27 -0.4 122
1982 Vancouver - A- 23 8 0 1 1 0 5.40 5.0 7 4 3 0 2 6 0 0 1.80 .438 2.29 0.2 86
1982 Lansing - A 23 38 0 1 3 1 4.75 36.0 34 20 19 4 10 38 0 0 1.22 .326 3.38 0.6 92
1983 Dunedin - A+ 24 37 0 4 2 1 5.93 30.1 30 21 20 5 13 40 0 0 1.42 .333 3.77 0.2 67
1983 New Hampshire - AA 24 35 0 3 1 0 5.26 37.2 31 22 22 8 18 26 0 0 1.30 .235 5.89 -0.7 78
1984 Tri-City - A- 25 34 0 0 0 1 1.04 34.2 21 4 4 1 5 46 0 0 0.75 .267 1.43 1.6 429
1984 Fort Wayne - A 25 9 0 0 1 0 3.72 9.2 7 4 4 2 4 8 0 0 1.14 .200 5.86 -0.2 115
1985 Corpus Christi - AA 26 65 0 4 2 2 4.67 61.2 54 33 32 7 48 73 0 0 1.65 .311 4.32 0.0 88
1985 Fresno - AAA 26 5 0 1 0 1 1.29 7.0 6 1 1 1 1 6 0 0 1.00 .238 3.88 0.0 305
1986 Connecticut - A- 27 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.0 1 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0.33 .333 0.00 0.2 999
1986 West Michigan - A 27 45 0 2 4 15 3.19 48.0 40 18 17 4 23 54 0 0 1.31 .295 3.60 0.8 136
1986 Lakeland - A+ 27 3 0 0 0 0 3.86 2.1 2 1 1 0 2 4 0 0 1.71 .400 0.98 0.1 108
1986 Total - A+ 27 48 0 2 4 15 3.22 50.1 42 19 18 4 25 58 0 0 1.33 .299 3.48 0.9 134
1987 Potomac - A+ 28 14 0 0 0 0 2.20 16.1 15 4 4 1 9 23 0 0 1.47 .350 2.80 0.3 190
1987 Harrisburg - AA 28 23 0 3 1 10 2.61 20.2 17 6 6 2 16 25 0 0 1.60 .294 4.08 0.0 149
1987 Syracuse - AAA 28 7 0 0 0 7 0.00 7.0 2 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 0.57 .118 1.81 0.3 999
1988 Springfield - AA 29 5 0 0 0 2 6.75 4.0 3 3 3 0 3 6 0 0 1.50 .333 2.03 0.1 57
1988 Memphis - AAA 29 48 0 2 3 21 3.15 45.2 40 16 16 3 19 49 0 0 1.29 .314 3.06 1.0 129
1989 Palm Beach - A+ 30 11 0 1 2 1 6.75 8.0 11 6 6 1 1 14 0 0 1.50 .500 1.11 0.3 57
1989 Springfield - AA 30 40 0 1 4 0 2.49 47.0 40 13 13 4 10 56 0 0 1.06 .313 2.17 1.4 145
1990 Omaha - AAA 31 62 0 4 7 6 4.08 57.1 54 30 26 9 19 69 0 0 1.27 .315 3.35 0.8 96
1991 Ottawa - AAA 32 17 0 1 3 5 2.61 20.2 18 6 6 1 9 24 0 0 1.31 .304 2.35 0.7 149
Total IL 24 0 1 3 12 1.95 27.2 20 6 6 1 11 30 0 0 1.12 .260 2.22 199.0
Total PCL 115 0 7 10 28 3.52 110.0 100 47 43 13 39 124 0 0 1.26 .309 3.27 112.9
Total EL 58 0 6 2 10 4.32 58.1 48 28 28 10 34 51 0 0 1.41 .255 5.25 93.4
Total TEX 110 0 5 6 4 3.83 112.2 97 49 48 11 61 135 0 0 1.40 .313 3.34 103.0
Total CAR 14 0 0 0 0 2.20 16.1 15 4 4 1 9 23 0 0 1.47 .350 2.80 190.0
Total FSL 51 0 5 4 2 5.98 40.2 43 28 27 6 16 58 0 0 1.45 .370 3.09 66.3
Total MID 92 0 3 8 16 3.84 93.2 81 42 40 10 37 100 0 0 1.26 .297 3.75 113.1
Total NYP 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.0 1 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0.33 .333 0.00 999.0
Total NWL 121 0 2 2 1 2.61 107.0 84 32 31 9 55 106 0 0 1.30 .266 4.21 192.8
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1981 Vancouver - A- P 41 0 0 2 0 4 2 .500 39.1 0.46 -0.3 .334
1982 Lansing - A P 37 0 0 4 0 4 0 1.000 36.0 1.00 +0.1 1.019
1982 Vancouver - A- P 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.0 0.00 +0.0 .000
1983 New Hampshire - AA P 33 0 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 37.2 0.96 +0.2 1.031
1983 Dunedin - A+ P 34 0 1 1 0 3 1 .667 30.1 0.59 -0.2 1.022
1984 Fort Wayne - A P 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 9.2 0.00 -0.2 .000
1984 Tri-City - A- P 34 0 0 6 0 6 0 1.000 34.2 1.56 +0.5 1.220
1985 Fresno - AAA P 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 7.0 0.00 -0.0 .000
1985 Corpus Christi - AA P 62 0 2 5 0 7 0 1.000 61.2 1.02 +0.2 1.028
1986 Lakeland - A+ P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.1 0.00 -0.1 .000
1986 West Michigan - A P 45 0 1 6 0 7 0 1.000 48.0 1.31 -0.3 .873
1986 Connecticut - A- P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 +0.0 .000
1987 Washington - MLB P 14 0 1 2 1 3 0 1.000 13.1 2.02 -0.3 1.018
1987 Syracuse - AAA P 7 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 7.0 2.57 +0.0 1.027
1987 Harrisburg - AA P 22 0 0 4 0 4 0 1.000 20.2 1.74 -0.0 1.025
1987 Potomac - A+ P 14 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 16.1 0.55 +0.0 1.023
1988 Memphis - AAA P 48 0 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 45.2 0.79 +1.2 1.036
1988 Springfield - AA P 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
1989 Springfield - AA P 39 0 1 9 0 11 1 .909 47.0 1.91 +0.0 1.027
1989 Palm Beach - A+ P 9 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 8.0 1.12 -0.6 1.026
1990 Omaha - AAA P 61 0 1 5 1 7 1 .857 57.1 0.94 -0.2 1.036
1991 Montreal - MLB P 31 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 31.0 0.87 +0.1 1.026
1991 Ottawa - AAA P 17 0 0 5 0 5 0 1.000 20.2 2.18 -0.4 .861
1992 Montreal - MLB P 61 0 2 7 1 10 1 .900 71.2 1.13 -0.2 .898
1993 Montreal - MLB P 57 0 2 8 1 10 0 1.000 66.2 1.35 +0.2 1.034
1994 Montreal - MLB P 45 0 0 6 0 7 1 .857 55.1 0.98 -1.0 .850
TOTAL P 742 0 15 81 4 103 7 .932 779.1 1.11 -1.2 .965
PLAYER HISTORY
06/06/1980 Drafted in the 1980 first-year player draft out of college (USC; Los Angeles, CA) by the Toronto Blue Jays (Round 16, Pick 3, 483rd overall pick).
09/20/1980 Wins the 1980 NWL Reliever of the Year.
09/23/1980 Finished 3rd in 1980 NWL Outstanding Pitcher Award voting.
01/01/1981 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (70); Movement: 35 (35); Control: 35 (35).
09/12/1981 Wins the 1981 Northwest League Championship Series with the Vancouver Canadians!
01/01/1982 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (75); Movement: 40 (45); Control: 40 (40).
01/01/1983 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (65); Movement: 35 (35); Control: 40 (50).
09/06/1983 Injured (Stomach virus), day-to-day for 4 days.
11/04/1983 Released by the Toronto organization.
11/27/1983 Signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants organization.
01/01/1984 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (80); Movement: 35 (40); Control: 40 (40).
04/01/1984 Released by the San Francisco organization.
05/04/1984 Signed a minor league contract with the San Diego Padres organization.
09/23/1984 Wins the 1984 NWL NWL Reliever of the Year.
09/26/1984 Finished 2nd in 1984 NWL NWL Outstanding Pitcher Award voting.
10/31/1984 Released by the San Diego organization.
11/26/1984 Signed a minor league contract with the Montreal Expos organization.
01/01/1985 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (75); Movement: 35 (40); Control: 40 (40).
02/18/1985 Released by the Montreal organization.
03/01/1985 Signed a minor league contract with the Houston Astros organization.
10/29/1985 Released by the Houston organization.
11/21/1985 Signed a minor league contract with the Chicago White Sox organization.
01/01/1986 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (75); Movement: 35 (40); Control: 40 (40).
04/06/1986 Released by the Chicago organization.
04/23/1986 Signed a minor league contract with the Detroit Tigers organization.
08/20/1986 Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for 6 days.
11/04/1986 Released by the Detroit organization.
01/01/1987 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (75); Movement: 40 (40); Control: 45 (45).
01/27/1987 Signed a minor league contract with the Washington Nationals organization.
11/29/1987 Became a free agent.
01/01/1988 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (70); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 40 (40).
01/22/1988 Signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants organization.
04/03/1988 Released by the San Francisco organization.
04/30/1988 Signed a minor league contract with the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
11/30/1988 Signed a 1-year minor league contract extension with the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
01/01/1989 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (70); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 45 (45).
07/29/1989 Injured (Elbow strain), out for 5-6 weeks.
11/27/1989 Became a free agent.
01/01/1990 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (70); Movement: 40 (40); Control: 45 (45).
03/13/1990 Signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals organization.
11/24/1990 Signed a 1-year minor league contract extension with the Kansas City Royals organization.
01/01/1991 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (60); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 45 (45).
04/04/1991 Was claimed off waivers by Montreal while with Kansas City.
07/18/1991 Injured (Elbow inflammation), out for 2 weeks.
11/21/1991 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $500,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1992 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 45 (45).
11/09/1992 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $830,000 with the Montreal Expos organization.
01/01/1993 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 45 (50).
11/05/1993 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,060,000 with the Montreal Expos organization.
01/01/1994 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (65); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 50 (50).
11/26/1994 Became a free agent.
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (55); Movement: 45 (50); Control: 50 (50).
01/01/1995 Retired from professional baseball.
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