P Ricky Bottalico #20
New York Mets MLB
Age: 36 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Good
12/02/2005
 OA: 45 POT: 45
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P RICKY BOTTALICO #20 - AGE: 36 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
5 0 1-0 0 1.69 5.1 4 0 4 5 1.50 0.1
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 55 55 55 55
Movement 55 55 50 55
Control 45 45 45 45
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 60 60
Curveball 65 65
Cutter 60 60
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 93-95 Mph
Stamina 25
Suggested Role Strictly BP
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 80
Defense 45
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 30
Stealing Ability: 20
Baserunning Inst.: 35
Sacrifice Bunt: 35
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
10/07/2005 MTL Loss, 10-14 1.0 0 0 0 0 3
10/02/2005 PHI Win, 9-4 1.2 0 0 0 2 0 Win
09/27/2005 @ PIT Win, 6-5 0.2 2 2 1 1 1
09/22/2005 CHC Loss, 4-6 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
09/11/2005 LAD Win, 5-3 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
08/31/2005 @ SCO Win, 9-7 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 Win
08/30/2005 @ SCO Win, 7-6 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Save
08/24/2005 @ STA Win, 2-1 0.2 1 0 0 0 1
08/21/2005 FRE Win, 13-12 1.1 5 1 1 0 1
08/18/2005 @ OMA Loss, 3-7 1.0 4 2 2 2 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:08/26/1969
Born in:New Britain, CT
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$1,048,800
Signed Through:2006 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 167 Days
Service This Yr:40 Days
40-Man Service:9 Years, 9 Days
Pro Service:11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:Last option year
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1993, 15th Pick in Round 1(Supp.)
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2005 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 5 0 1 0 0 1.69 5.1 4 2 1 0 4 5 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 0 0 0.0 5 0 13.50 6.75 8.44 6.75 3.57 1.50 80 0.1 .250        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 10 2 0 1 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 .200 .385 .400 .785      
vs. RHB 11 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 .182 .250 .182 .432      
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2005 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
September 3 0 0 0 0 3.38 2.2 4 2 1 0 2 2  
October 2 0 1 0 0 0.00 2.2 0 0 0 0 2 3  
Spring Training 8 0 1 1 0 2.57 7.0 8 2 2 0 1 3  
Last Year 46 0 3 2 0 3.86 58.1 47 28 25 5 34 42  
Career 228 0 12 21 63 4.31 257.0 262 133 123 27 128 205  
Home 4 0 1 0 0 0.00 4.2 2 0 0 0 3 4  
Road 1 0 0 0 0 13.50 0.2 2 2 1 0 1 1  
Grass 4 0 1 0 0 0.00 4.2 2 0 0 0 3 4  
Turf 1 0 0 0 0 13.50 0.2 2 2 1 0 1 1  
Day 3 0 1 0 0 2.70 3.1 3 2 1 0 3 1  
Night 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 4  
As Reliever / Substitution 5 0 1 0 0 1.69 5.1 4 2 1 0 4 5  
MLB TRIPLE A 2005 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 38 0 2 1 3 4.72 61.0 74 33 32 1 27 50 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 5 2 60.0 38 17 15.05 10.92 7.38 3.98 3.75 1.66 70 1.2 .358        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 103 31 4 0 0 17 14 20 2 0 1 .301 .383 .340 .723      
vs. RHB 147 43 5 0 1 16 13 30 3 1 0 .293 .344 .347 .690      
MLB TRIPLE A 2005 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 6 0 0 0 0 3.38 8.0 12 4 3 1 2 8  
May 10 0 0 0 1 5.71 17.1 22 11 11 0 10 16  
June 6 0 0 1 0 9.00 10.0 12 10 10 0 8 6  
July 7 0 1 0 1 0.73 12.1 6 1 1 0 1 7  
August 9 0 1 0 1 4.72 13.1 22 7 7 0 6 13  
Career 133 0 12 8 20 5.24 177.0 206 104 103 19 75 152  
Home 18 0 1 0 1 2.12 29.2 28 8 7 1 7 28  
Road 20 0 1 1 2 7.18 31.1 46 25 25 0 20 22  
Grass 29 0 1 0 2 2.87 47.0 51 16 15 1 15 41  
Turf 9 0 1 1 1 10.93 14.0 23 17 17 0 12 9  
Day 12 0 0 0 1 5.95 19.2 29 14 13 0 9 17  
Night 26 0 2 1 2 4.14 41.1 45 19 19 1 18 33  
As Reliever / Substitution 38 0 2 1 3 4.72 61.0 74 33 32 1 27 50  
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+
1995 Kansas City - MLB 25 39 0 3 2 0 4.61 52.2 68 27 27 6 17 35 0 0 1.61 .354 4.28 0.3 96
1996 Kansas City - MLB 26 52 0 2 8 26 5.72 50.1 65 36 32 4 24 47 0 0 1.77 .374 3.75 1.1 80
1997 Kansas City - MLB 27 67 0 2 9 36 4.76 64.1 67 36 34 12 41 50 0 0 1.68 .296 5.82 -1.3 95
1998 Kansas City - MLB 28 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.00 .000 0.00 0.0 999
2001 New York - MLB 31 13 0 1 0 1 0.42 21.1 8 1 1 0 5 21 0 0 0.61 .163 1.79 0.9 1064
2002 New York - MLB 32 5 0 0 0 0 6.75 4.0 3 3 3 0 3 3 0 0 1.50 .250 3.78 0.0 64
2004 New York - MLB 34 46 0 3 2 0 3.86 58.1 47 28 25 5 34 42 0 0 1.39 .250 4.89 0.1 123
2005 New York - MLB 35 5 0 1 0 0 1.69 5.1 4 2 1 0 4 5 0 0 1.50 .250 3.57 0.1 263
Total MLB 228 0 12 21 63 4.31 257.0 262 133 123 27 128 205 0 0 1.52 .306 4.46 1.2 106
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+
1994 Toledo - AA 24 31 0 2 1 9 2.45 40.1 30 11 11 1 14 32 0 0 1.09 .266 3.12 1.3 212
1994 Newport News - AAA 24 19 0 2 1 0 8.10 20.0 31 18 18 3 7 17 0 0 1.90 .412 4.38 0.1 57
1995 Newport News - AAA 25 16 0 1 1 0 8.59 22.0 29 21 21 6 14 23 0 0 1.95 .365 6.42 -0.3 57
1996 Newport News - AAA 26 8 0 1 0 3 4.82 9.1 6 5 5 2 5 9 0 0 1.18 .174 5.77 -0.1 98
1998 Tulsa - A 28 6 1 1 0 2 0.00 10.2 5 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0.47 .185 3.54 0.4 999
1998 Toledo - AA 28 20 0 1 4 8 5.25 24.0 28 15 14 6 8 17 0 0 1.50 .297 6.32 -0.4 94
1999 Toledo - AA 29 40 0 6 2 15 1.93 46.2 42 10 10 2 17 39 0 0 1.26 .294 3.51 1.6 277
1999 Newport News - AAA 29 4 0 0 0 2 2.35 7.2 5 2 2 1 2 3 0 0 0.91 .200 5.10 0.0 211
2000 Tulsa - A 30 19 15 3 7 0 6.81 70.0 86 57 53 12 33 77 0 0 1.70 .372 8.45 0.6 117
2000 Toledo - AA 30 6 0 0 1 2 11.81 5.1 7 7 7 1 7 4 0 0 2.62 .375 8.56 -0.2 46
2001 Aurora - A 31 3 0 2 1 0 18.00 3.0 7 6 6 1 1 4 0 0 2.67 .500 6.05 -0.1 26
2001 Kemmerer - AA 31 11 0 1 2 7 2.79 9.2 10 3 3 1 4 10 0 0 1.45 .333 3.56 0.3 182
2001 Arlington - AAA 31 10 0 1 0 0 4.91 11.0 12 6 6 2 5 6 0 0 1.55 .278 5.97 -0.2 95
2002 Arlington - AAA 32 38 0 5 5 12 3.72 46.0 49 19 19 4 15 44 0 0 1.39 .341 3.78 1.0 134
2005 Arlington - AAA 35 38 0 2 1 3 4.72 61.0 74 33 32 1 27 50 0 0 1.66 .358 3.75 1.2 114
Total MAAA 133 0 12 8 20 5.24 177.0 206 104 103 19 75 152 0 0 1.59 .342 4.47 95.1
Total MAA 108 0 10 10 41 3.21 126.0 117 46 45 11 50 102 0 0 1.33 .293 4.14 161.0
Total MA 28 16 6 8 2 6.35 83.2 98 63 59 13 34 90 0 0 1.58 .357 7.73 117.4
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1995 Kansas City - MLB P 39 0 1 1 0 4 2 .500 52.2 0.34 +0.1 .000
1996 Kansas City - MLB P 52 0 0 5 0 5 0 1.000 50.1 0.89 -0.3 1.017
1997 Kansas City - MLB P 66 0 2 8 0 10 0 1.000 64.1 1.40 +0.5 .910
1998 Kansas City - MLB P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.2 0.00 0.0 .000
2001 New York - MLB P 13 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 21.1 0.84 -0.1 1.024
2002 New York - MLB P 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2004 New York - MLB P 46 0 7 2 0 9 0 1.000 58.1 1.39 +0.5 .972
2005 New York - MLB P 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.1 0.00 0.0 .000
2005 Arlington - AAA P 38 0 3 5 0 8 0 1.000 61.0 1.18 -0.2 1.137
TOTAL P 265 0 13 23 0 38 2 .947 318.0 1.02 +0.5 .911
PLAYER HISTORY
12/15/1993 Drafted in the 1993 first-year player draft (Supplemental Round 1, Pick 15, 43rd overall pick) by the Kansas City Royals.
01/01/1994 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (60); Movement: 60 (65); Control: 35 (40).
01/16/1994 Signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals organization with a signing bonus of $25,000.
04/11/1994 Named the #54 prospect in the MLB
07/10/1994 Named the #27 prospect in the MLB
10/31/1994 Named the #17 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 40 (40).
04/10/1995 Named the #44 prospect in the MLB
11/20/1995 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $176,000.
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (60); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 40 (40).
11/18/1996 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $184,000.
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (60); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 40 (40).
11/18/1997 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $194,000.
01/01/1998 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 40 (40).
10/29/1998 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $390,000 with the Kansas City Royals organization.
01/01/1999 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (50); Movement: 40 (40); Control: 35 (35).
11/12/1999 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $466,550.
01/01/2000 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 40 (40); Control: 35 (35).
09/05/2000 Injured (viral infection),day-to-day for 4 days.
11/18/2000 Became a free agent.
12/26/2000 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the New York Mets organization.
01/01/2001 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 35 (35); Control: 35 (35).
10/29/2001 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $432,000 with the New York Mets organization.
01/01/2002 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 35 (35); Control: 40 (40).
10/28/2002 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $540,000 with the New York Mets organization.
01/01/2003 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 45 (45).
01/01/2003 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 45 (45).
03/12/2003 Injured on 03/09/2003, diagnosed with a torn ulnar collateral ligament, will miss 11 months.
11/24/2003 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $601,700.
01/01/2004 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 45 (45).
01/01/2004 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 45 (45).
11/01/2004 Wins the 2004 World Series with the New York Mets.
11/06/2004 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $820,000 with the New York Mets organization.
01/01/2005 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 45 (45).
01/01/2005 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 45 (45).
11/30/2005 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,048,800.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
1997 67 7
Year SV Rank
1996 26 9
1997 36 2
Year RA Rank
1997 67 6
Year GF Rank
1997 56 1
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