P Esteban Loaiza #38
Houston Astros MLB
Age: 35 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great
10/08/2007
 OA: 45 POT: 45
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P ESTEBAN LOAIZA #38 - AGE: 35 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
56 9 9-6 3 4.87 122.0 124 21 34 66 1.30 -0.4
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 40 40 40 40
Movement 50 50 50 50
Control 55 55 55 55
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 40 40
Slider 45 45
Changeup 45 45
Cutter 45 45
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 89-91 Mph
Stamina 60
Suggested Role Borderline SP
Type Extreme Flyball
Hold Runners 80
Defense 50
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 30
Stealing Ability: 20
Baserunning Inst.: 40
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
10/04/2007 @ COL Loss, 4-5 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
10/01/2007 ATL Win, 7-0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
09/27/2007 @ SD Win, 4-3 2.1 1 1 0 2 2
09/26/2007 @ SD Win, 16-6 2.0 5 3 3 1 0
09/16/2007 MTL Loss, 5-7 3.2 3 1 1 0 3
09/07/2007 @ MTL Loss, 3-8 1.0 2 2 2 0 0
08/31/2007 @ CHC Win, 4-3 1.2 3 1 1 1 1
08/28/2007 SF Loss, 2-5 1.0 1 1 1 0 0
08/25/2007 CHC Loss, 3-6 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
08/24/2007 CHC Win, 5-0 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
PERSONALITY
Birthday:12/31/1971
Born in:Tijuana, BAJ
Nationality:Mexican
Height:6' 4"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Very Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$8,000,000
Signed Through:2010 Season
Major Service:11 Years, 110 Days
Service This Yr:182 Days
40-Man Service:12 Years, None
Pro Service:12 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1995, 23rd Pick in Round 2
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2007 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 56 9 9 6 3 4.87 122.0 124 67 66 21 34 66 0 0.0 0 4 44.4
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 4 1 75.0 47 19 12.10 9.15 4.87 2.51 5.50 1.30 119 -0.4 .263        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 210 54 12 0 11 33 25 33 3 0 0 .257 .332 .471 .803      
vs. RHB 264 70 17 1 10 34 9 33 1 0 6 .265 .304 .451 .754      
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2007 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Last Week 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
April 9 0 2 0 2 2.29 19.2 13 5 5 2 5 11  
May 7 4 1 3 0 7.25 22.1 28 18 18 4 5 15  
June 5 5 3 2 0 4.13 28.1 30 13 13 3 8 9  
July 16 0 2 0 1 5.09 23.0 24 13 13 5 4 11  
August 13 0 1 1 0 5.30 18.2 18 11 11 4 9 15  
September 4 0 0 0 0 6.00 9.0 11 7 6 3 3 5  
October 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
Spring Training 10 0 1 0 1 5.79 14.0 15 9 9 4 1 9  
Last Year 26 26 7 10 0 4.89 138.0 160 78 75 16 35 84  
2 Years Ago 33 33 12 11 0 4.13 220.1 221 104 101 16 76 154  
Career 394 322 119 140 4 4.51 2152.2 2238 1159 1078 263 671 1433  
Home 29 5 3 5 1 4.94 62.0 62 34 34 11 12 35  
Road 27 4 6 1 2 4.80 60.0 62 33 32 10 22 31  
Grass 18 3 4 0 2 3.67 41.2 45 18 17 5 16 20  
Turf 38 6 5 6 1 5.49 80.1 79 49 49 16 18 46  
Day 12 2 4 1 0 3.29 27.1 21 10 10 4 5 15  
Night 44 7 5 5 3 5.32 94.2 103 57 56 17 29 51  
As Starter 9 9 4 4 0 5.48 44.1 51 27 27 6 12 20  
As Reliever / Substitution 47 0 5 2 3 4.52 77.2 73 40 39 15 22 46  
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+
1996 Detroit - MLB 24 16 1 1 0 0 7.11 25.1 43 20 20 6 7 11 0 0 1.97 .381 6.37 -0.4 64
1996 Kansas City - MLB 24 11 11 9 0 0 2.84 82.1 76 30 26 8 21 40 1 0 1.18 .268 4.34 1.3 160
1996 Total - MLB 24 27 12 10 0 0 3.85 107.2 119 50 46 14 28 51 1 0 1.37 .299 4.82 0.9 118
1997 Kansas City - MLB 25 35 35 14 15 0 4.36 229.1 241 116 111 32 62 146 1 0 1.32 .288 4.58 2.9 103
1998 Kansas City - MLB 26 23 23 8 8 0 4.61 144.1 146 78 74 22 46 91 0 0 1.33 .276 4.95 1.0 95
1999 Kansas City - MLB 27 26 26 8 16 0 5.75 150.1 176 103 96 24 52 109 0 0 1.52 .322 4.98 1.7 83
2000 Kansas City - MLB 28 35 35 10 19 0 5.31 211.2 234 139 125 35 67 137 2 1 1.42 .294 5.05 2.0 89
2001 Kansas City - MLB 29 30 20 10 6 1 3.99 144.1 149 71 64 20 40 105 3 0 1.31 .292 4.44 1.9 114
2002 Kansas City - MLB 30 33 33 14 11 0 3.32 225.0 226 88 83 12 68 158 3 1 1.31 .307 3.29 5.9 129
2003 Kansas City - MLB 31 36 36 9 21 0 4.56 252.2 229 139 128 35 83 185 3 1 1.23 .264 4.52 3.4 99
2004 Kansas City - MLB 32 34 34 8 17 0 4.74 207.0 213 126 109 16 80 147 0 0 1.42 .303 4.23 4.1 101
2005 Kansas City - MLB 33 33 33 12 11 0 4.13 220.1 221 104 101 16 76 154 4 0 1.35 .302 3.79 4.7 107
2006 Houston - MLB 34 26 26 7 10 0 4.89 138.0 160 78 75 16 35 84 1 0 1.41 .312 4.33 2.1 92
2007 Houston - MLB 35 56 9 9 6 3 4.87 122.0 124 67 66 21 34 66 0 0 1.30 .263 5.50 -0.4 95
Total MLB 394 322 119 140 4 4.51 2152.2 2238 1159 1078 263 671 1433 18 3 1.35 .293 4.46 30.1 101
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 Wichita - AAA 23 27 27 13 8 0 4.29 182.1 206 92 87 21 29 94 1 0 1.29 .303 4.36 3.5 114
1996 Wichita - AAA 24 6 6 4 1 0 4.69 40.1 53 21 21 7 7 22 0 0 1.49 .331 5.15 0.5 108
1998 Newport News - AAA 26 7 7 2 3 0 5.12 45.2 67 28 26 7 15 30 0 0 1.80 .373 5.08 0.6 97
1999 Newport News - AAA 27 3 3 3 0 0 1.12 24.0 18 3 3 2 6 19 1 0 1.00 .246 3.66 0.7 441
2001 Newport News - AAA 29 4 4 1 2 0 6.45 22.1 30 16 16 3 5 13 0 0 1.57 .355 4.86 0.3 72
Total MAAA 47 47 23 14 0 4.38 314.2 374 160 153 40 62 178 2 0 1.39 .318 4.55 112.2
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 Kansas City - MLB 27 1 1 0 1 0 8.31 4.1 8 4 4 1 3 2 0 0 2.54 .412 7.37 -0.1 57
2001 Kansas City - MLB 29 1 1 0 0 0 2.57 7.0 4 2 2 2 0 5 0 0 0.57 .111 5.51 0.0 176
2002 Kansas City - MLB 30 2 2 0 1 0 9.00 9.0 12 9 9 3 4 6 0 0 1.78 .333 7.40 -0.2 48
Total MLB 4 4 0 2 0 6.64 20.1 24 15 15 6 7 13 0 0 1.52 .290 6.74 66.9
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1996 Detroit - MLB P 15 1 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 25.1 1.07 -0.2 1.017
1996 Kansas City - MLB P 11 11 5 5 0 11 1 .909 82.1 1.09 +0.1 .813
1997 Kansas City - MLB P 35 35 15 13 1 28 0 1.000 229.1 1.10 -0.3 1.127
1998 Kansas City - MLB P 23 23 11 10 0 22 1 .955 144.1 1.31 +0.9 1.601
1999 Kansas City - MLB P 26 26 8 14 1 22 0 1.000 150.1 1.32 +1.5 1.014
2000 Kansas City - MLB P 35 35 7 20 1 32 5 .844 211.2 1.15 -1.1 .752
2001 Kansas City - MLB P 30 20 3 7 0 11 1 .909 144.1 0.62 -0.6 .853
2002 Kansas City - MLB P 33 33 16 20 1 36 0 1.000 225.0 1.44 +0.7 1.022
2003 Kansas City - MLB P 36 36 9 28 2 37 0 1.000 252.2 1.32 +2.0 1.114
2004 Kansas City - MLB P 34 34 10 18 1 28 0 1.000 207.0 1.22 +1.7 .923
2005 Kansas City - MLB P 33 33 12 22 1 36 2 .944 220.1 1.39 +0.9 .936
2006 Houston - MLB P 26 26 5 10 1 15 0 1.000 138.0 0.98 +0.8 1.230
2007 Houston - MLB P 55 8 5 10 0 15 0 1.000 122.0 1.11 +1.1 .987
TOTAL P 392 321 107 179 9 296 10 .966 2152.2 1.20 +7.4 1.002
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 35 (40); Movement: 35 (50); Control: 50 (60).
03/06/1995 Drafted in the 1995 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 23, 68th overall pick) by the Detroit Tigers.
05/02/1995 Signed a minor league contract with the Detroit Tigers organization with a signing bonus of $15,000.
07/09/1995 Named the #17 prospect in the MLB
10/28/1995 Named the #10 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (45); Movement: 45 (50); Control: 60 (65).
04/08/1996 Named the #29 prospect in the MLB
07/23/1996 Was traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Kansas City Royals in exchange for 3B Todd Zeile.
09/01/1996 Wins the MLB AL Rookie of the Month Award.
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: 40 (45); Movement: 40 (45); Control: 60 (65).
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: 45 (50); Movement: 50 (55); Control: 65 (65).
11/17/1998 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $204,000.
01/01/1999 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 60 (65).
03/20/1999 Injured (strained bicep tendon),day-to-day for 3 weeks.
09/03/1999 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for one week.
09/19/1999 Injured on 09/14/1999, diagnosed with elbow tendinitis, will miss 1-2 weeks.
10/26/1999 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $442,000 with the Kansas City Royals organization.
01/01/2000 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 40 (40); Control: 50 (55).
06/21/2000 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Chicago White Sox with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
11/01/2000 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $790,000 with the Kansas City Royals organization.
01/01/2001 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 40 (45); Control: 60 (65).
10/29/2001 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,380,000 with the Kansas City Royals organization.
01/01/2002 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 60 (60).
04/22/2002 Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $6,960,000 with the Kansas City Royals organization.
07/06/2002 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the New York Yankees with 3 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
01/01/2003 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 60 (60).
01/01/2003 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 60 (60).
05/19/2003 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Toronto Blue Jays with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
07/13/2003 Was selected to the 2003 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
01/01/2004 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 60 (60).
01/01/2004 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 60 (60).
02/29/2004 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his secondary pitch at the Kansas City Royals development complex.
04/09/2004 Injured (sore ankle),day-to-day for 3 days.
01/01/2005 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 50 (50).
01/01/2005 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 50 (50).
03/06/2005 Outstandingly completed training to improve his secondary pitch at the Kansas City Royals development complex.
07/17/2005 Was selected to the 2005 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
12/02/2005 Became a free agent.
12/19/2005 Signed a 5-year contract worth a total of $40,000,000 with the Houston Astros organization.
01/01/2006 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 55 (55).
01/01/2006 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 55 (55).
09/04/2006 Injured on 09/01/2006, diagnosed with elbow tendinitis, will miss 5 weeks.
01/01/2007 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 60 (60).
01/01/2007 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 60 (60).
03/04/2007 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his strength and conditioning at the Houston Astros development complex.
05/13/2007 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 1 day.
10/04/2007 Injured (oblique strain),out for 5 days.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1997 35 8
2000 35 3
2003 36 2
2005 33 4
Year L Rank
1997 15 9
1999 16 6
2000 19 1
2003 21 1
2004 17 2
Year IP Rank
1997 229.1 8
2003 252.2 2
2005 220.1 9
Year BF Rank
1997 977 9
2003 1052 3
2005 936 7
Year HRA Rank
1997 32 3
2000 35 5
2003 35 4
Year K Rank
2003 185 6
Year WP Rank
2004 12 3
2005 9 6
Year ERA Rank
2002 3.32 7
Year BABIP Rank
2003 .264 9
Year HR/9 Rank
2002 0.48 2
2004 0.70 5
2005 0.65 8
Year H/9 Rank
2003 8.16 10
Year BB/9 Rank
1997 2.43 7
Year QS Rank
2002 22 4
Year QSP Rank
2002 .667 4
Year CG Rank
2003 3 6
2005 4 2
Year CGP Rank
2005 .121 3
Year SHO Rank
2000 1 6
2002 1 6
2003 1 2
Year WAR Rank
2002 6.1 6
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