#24 Matt Grott, Closer, 30 yrs, San Diego Padres - Out of the Park Baseball Report

#24 Matt Grott, Closer, 30 yrs, San Diego Padres
Thursday, 11/2/1998

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Matt Grott

12/5/1967
30
USA,IN,LAPORTE
6"1
215

Closer
L
L

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Average
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2 / 6 (Fair)
2 / 6 (Fair)
Good
Suffers
Prone
3.0 Stars

Contract & Roster Status

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Big League Contract
$ 150,000
1998 (Possible Arbitration)
2 Year(s), 68 Days (412 total Days)
172 Day(s)
2 Year(s), 68 Days (412 total Days)
3 Year(s)

3 Option Year(s) left

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	7	10	3	87-90 Mph
Versus LHB	7	10	3
Versus RHB	7	10	3
Talent	6	10	1

Pitching Ratings
Endurance :
Groundball Pct. :
Holding Runners :

1
62
4

Pitches:
Fastball
Changeup
Curveball
Slider

Batting Ratings

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

Running & Bunting Ratings
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3
3
2
1
Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
P : 4 (Range), .993 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 3

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
9/10	CIN	W 4-3		1	1	1	1	0	1	SV
9/13	PHI	W 10-8		1	0	0	0	0	2	SV
9/14	PHI	L 2-6		1	3	2	1	0	1
9/18	@NYM	L 8-9		0.2	2	3	0	0	2
9/19	@SF	W 10-9		2	0	0	0	0	1	W
9/23	ATL	W 5-1		1	1	0	0	0	1
9/25	CHN	W 4-2		1	0	0	0	0	1	SV
9/26	CHN	W 10-8		2	2	0	0	0	3	SV
9/30	@SF	W 3-2		1.1	1	0	0	0	2
10/5	@LAN	L 7-9		0	1	2	1	0	0	L

Pitching Stats 1998

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	66	0	5	6	27	3.60	70.0	61	35	28	10	62	0	.0	0	0	.0
Projected	66	0	5	6	27	3.60	70.0	61	35	28	10	62

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	36	9	75.0	66	49	9.6	7.8	8.0	1.3	7	2	28.6	21	6	28.6	3.04

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	89	27	10	2	6	16	17	4	23	0	0	1	.303	.327	.663	.989
vs. RHB	177	34	10	2	7	21	18	6	39	0	0	3	.192	.230	.390	.620

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	32	0	1	0	16	2.50	36.0	27	12	10	2	37
Road	34	0	4	6	11	4.76	34.0	34	23	18	8	25
Postseason	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
This Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Last Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	9	0	0	1	5	5.19	8.2	11	5	5	0	8
May	12	0	2	0	6	3.52	15.1	12	7	6	2	9
June	11	0	1	2	3	2.77	13.0	7	4	4	1	8
July	9	0	0	1	4	1.86	9.2	8	2	2	3	10
August	10	0	0	0	3	7.36	7.1	8	7	6	4	10
Sept./Oct.	15	0	2	2	6	2.81	16.0	15	10	5	0	17

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	Teams
1996	26	0	1	3	7	5.40	28.1	35	17	17	3	8	18	0	0	1.52	.333	SD
1997	59	0	3	9	21	8.27	57.2	86	56	53	21	10	37	0	0	1.66	.332	SD
1998	66	0	5	6	27	3.60	70.0	61	35	28	13	10	62	0	0	1.01	.251	SD
Total	151	0	9	18	55	5.65	156.0	182	108	98	37	28	117	0	0	1.35	.300

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP
1995, A	21	0	0	2	0	5.23	20.2	26	12	12	2	13	23	0	0	1.89	.375
1995, AA	19	0	0	0	0	2.41	18.2	10	6	5	4	7	13	0	0	0.91	.130
1996, AA	51	0	3	0	2	1.64	55.0	36	15	10	2	14	53	0	0	0.91	.248

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1996	26	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	SD
1997	59	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	SD
1998	66	7	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	SD
Total	151	13	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	4	0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154

Fielding Stats 1998

Position

PCT

INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Pitcher

.938

70.0

2.06

Player History

Drafted in 4th round, 86th overall pick, by San Diego in 1995...
Earned first career win on 9/28/1996...
Injured on 9/19/1997 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for one week...
Had first career hit on 5/23/1998, off Mike Jackson (PHI)...

Pitching Leader Boards Appearances

Saves
1997 - 21 - 7th

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