#35 Mel Rojas, Reliever, 31 yrs, Toronto Blue Jays - Out of the Park Baseball Report

#35 Mel Rojas, Reliever, 31 yrs, Toronto Blue Jays
Thursday, 11/2/1998

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Mel Rojas

12/10/1966
31
D.R.,,HAINA
5"11
190

Reliever
R
R

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2 / 6 (Fair)
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Very inconsistent
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Normal
2.5 Stars

Contract & Roster Status

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Big League Contract
$ 530,000
2000
8 Year(s), 133 Days (1509 total Days)
172 Day(s)
9 Year(s), 0 Days (1548 total Days)
8 Year(s)
Not eligible
1 Option Year(s) left

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	7	4	6	91-94 Mph
Versus LHB	7	4	6
Versus RHB	7	4	6
Talent	8	5	7

Pitching Ratings
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Holding Runners :

3
51
3

Pitches:
Fastball
Splitfinger-Fastball

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	4	3	1	1	2
Versus LHP	1	3	1	1	2
Versus RHP	5	3	1	1	2
Talent	1	1	1	1	6

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1
3
2
1
Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
P : 4 (Range), .959 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 1

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
9/11	@TEX	L 1-7		1	3	4	4	1	2
9/15	@NYY	L 3-4		1.1	2	1	1	1	0	L
9/16	@NYY	L 8-9		0.1	0	0	0	0	1
9/18	KC	W 14-8		2.2	2	0	0	1	3
9/21	@BAL	W 3-2		1	0	0	0	0	1	SV
9/25	OAK	L 7-13		2	2	2	2	0	2
9/28	MIL	L 6-9		1	0	0	0	0	1
10/13	CHA	W 4-2		0.1	1	0	0	0	0
10/21	OAK	L 7-9		2	1	0	0	2	2
10/27	@NYM	W 7-6		2	1	0	0	1	2

Pitching Stats 1998

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	59	0	4	3	8	3.84	72.2	71	36	31	45	72	0	.0	0	0	.0
Projected	59	0	4	3	8	3.84	72.0	71	36	31	45	72

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	14	1	88.9	59	25	15.1	8.8	8.9	5.6	34	6	17.6	43	16	37.2	5.14

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	129	36	7	0	5	23	18	31	29	0	0	3	.279	.422	.450	.871
vs. RHB	151	35	4	0	4	23	18	14	43	0	0	3	.232	.306	.338	.644

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	25	0	3	1	3	2.67	30.1	28	13	9	20	26
Road	34	0	1	2	5	4.68	42.1	43	23	22	25	46
Postseason	3	0	0	0	0	0.00	4.1	3	0	0	3	4
This Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Last Week	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	2.0	1	0	0	1	2

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	9	0	2	1	1	1.62	16.2	11	3	3	9	16
May	9	0	1	0	2	3.48	10.1	13	9	4	9	15
June	9	0	0	1	1	6.55	11.0	17	8	8	5	6
July	10	0	0	0	3	2.16	8.1	5	2	2	9	8
August	12	0	1	0	0	2.84	12.2	13	4	4	5	11
Sept./Oct.	10	0	0	1	1	6.59	13.2	12	10	10	8	16

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	Teams
1990	101	0	7	4	3	4.57	102.1	96	53	52	17	42	95	0	0	1.35	.287	MON
1991	82	0	2	4	1	5.79	82.1	83	60	53	17	43	75	0	0	1.53	.289	MON
1992	64	0	3	3	0	5.48	70.2	67	47	43	6	52	68	0	0	1.68	.323	MON
1993	27	0	1	2	1	8.20	26.1	29	24	24	8	17	22	0	0	1.75	.296	MON
1994	12	0	0	0	0	8.53	19.0	27	18	18	5	13	17	0	0	2.11	.386	MON
1995	35	0	1	2	3	3.93	50.1	40	22	22	5	27	43	0	0	1.33	.252	MON NYY TOR
1996	32	0	3	2	1	6.55	44.0	55	36	32	10	25	28	0	0	1.82	.328	TOR
1997	36	0	1	1	1	4.21	36.1	33	18	17	7	18	31	0	0	1.40	.257	TOR
1998	59	0	4	3	8	3.84	72.2	71	36	31	9	45	72	0	0	1.60	.312	TOR
Total	448	0	22	21	18	5.21	504.0	501	314	292	84	282	451	0	0	1.55	.299

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP
1993, AAA	13	0	0	1	0	6.65	23.0	22	19	17	5	14	18	0	0	1.57	.254
1994, AAA	5	0	0	0	0	21.60	3.1	10	9	8	2	0	4	0	0	3.00	.533

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
1995	3	0	0	1	2	10.80	3.1	4	4	4	3	2	0	0
1996	2	0	1	0	0	10.13	2.2	4	3	3	1	3	0	0
1998	3	0	0	0	0	0.00	4.1	3	0	0	3	4	0	0
Total	8	0	1	1	2	6.10	10.1	11	7	7	7	9	0	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1990	101	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	MON
1991	82	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	MON
1992	64	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	MON
1993	27	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	MON
1994	12	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	MON
1995	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	MON NYY TOR
1996	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	TOR
1997	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	TOR
Total	389	11	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	3	0	0	.182	.250	.182	.432

Fielding Stats 1998

Position

PCT

INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Pitcher

1.000

72.2

1.24

Player History

Drafted in 1st round, 25th overall pick, by Montreal in 1990...
Earned first career win on 4/15/1990...
Had first career hit on 9/9/1991, off Vicente Palacios (SF)...
2/3/1993: Gets a new one-year contract worth $200,000 through salary arbitration...
Injured on 8/29/1993 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 7 weeks...
2/3/1994: Gets a new one-year contract worth $200,000 through salary arbitration...
2/3/1995: Gets a new one-year contract worth $200,000 through salary arbitration...
Traded from Montreal to New York (A) on 2/15/1995 (Going to NYY: P Mel Rojas. Going to MON: P Brian Barnes, P Bobby Munoz)...
Traded from New York (A) to Toronto on 5/5/1995 (Going to TOR: P Mel Rojas. Going to NYY: CF Glenallen Hill)...
2/3/1996: Gets a new one-year contract worth $355,714 through salary arbitration...
5/13/1996: Signed a contract extension with Toronto, $530,000 per year, for 4 years.
Injured on 7/16/1997 with a Ruptured Disc Back, out for full season...
Won World Series with Toronto in 1998...

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