| #64 Russ Ford, Starting Pitcher, 29 yrs, Salem Witches Thursday, 11/1/2007
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 | Russ Ford 
 4/25/1978
 29
 CAN,MB,Brandon
 5"11
 175
 
 Starting Pitcher
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 R
 
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 Some ability
 4 / 6 (Popular)
 0 / 6 (Unknown)
 Very inconsistent
 Normal
 Normal
 3.0 Stars
 
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 | Big League Contract $ 8,071,429
 2009
 3 Year(s), 119 Days (635 total Days)
 172 Day(s)
 3 Year(s)
 
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| Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |  | Overall | 92 | 89 | 96 | 89-92 Mph |  | Versus LHB | 91 | 89 | 96 |  |  | Versus RHB | 92 | 89 | 96 |  |  | Talent | 10 | 8 | 10 |  |  | 
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 3
 
 |  | Pitches: Fastball
 Changeup
 Curveball
 Screwball
 Slider
 
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |  | Overall | 30 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 100 |  | Versus LHP | 30 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 100 |  | Versus RHP | 30 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 100 |  | Talent | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |  | 
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 Spray Hitter
 
 | Fielding Ratings P  : 5 (Range), .930 (Fielding Pct.)
 Catcher Arm : 1
 Outfield Arm : 2
 
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| Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec |  |  |  |  |  | 8/19 | @NOR | W 9-2 | * | 8.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | W | PoG |  |  |  |  | 8/24 | @NEW | L 8-9 | * | 6 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | L |  |  |  |  |  | 8/29 | LOU | L 1-2 | * | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | L |  |  |  |  |  | 9/3 | @GLE | W 5-2 | * | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9/9 | @WIL | L 3-4 | * | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | L |  |  |  |  |  | 9/14 | @NOR | W 7-0 | * | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | W | PoG |  |  |  |  | 9/19 | LEA | W 12-6 | * | 6 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7 | W |  |  |  |  |  | 9/25 | @CAL | W 8-2 | * | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | W |  |  |  |  |  | 9/30 | @NEW | L 1-9 | * | 4.2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | L |  |  |  |  |  | 10/5 | WLL | W 3-2 | * | 7.1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | W | PoG |  |  |  |  | 
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| Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |  | Overall | 40 | 28 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 3.03 | 190.0 | 175 | 76 | 64 | 29 | 147 | 1 | 3.6 | 1 | 18 | 64.3 |  | Projected | 40 | 28 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 3.03 | 190.0 | 175 | 76 | 64 | 29 | 147 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
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| Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |  |  | 2 | 1 | .0 | 12 | 3 | 9.8 | 8.3 | 7.0 | 1.4 | 10 | 3 | 30.0 | 9 | 4 | 44.4 | 2.30 |  | 
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|  | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |  | vs. LHB | 449 | 106 | 39 | 2 | 3 | 47 | 49 | 19 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .236 | .268 | .352 | .620 |  | vs. RHB | 281 | 69 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 27 | 10 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .246 | .269 | .352 | .621 |  | 
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|  | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |  | Home | 16 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2.40 | 86.1 | 80 | 25 | 23 | 10 | 79 |  | Road | 24 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3.56 | 103.2 | 95 | 51 | 41 | 19 | 68 |  | 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 |  | 
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| Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |  | March/April | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.81 | 24.1 | 30 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 15 |  | May | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.61 | 41.1 | 36 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 41 |  | June | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.68 | 7.1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 |  | July | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3.38 | 29.1 | 27 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 19 |  | August | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.81 | 44.2 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 30 |  | Sept./Oct. | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3.35 | 43.0 | 45 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 36 |  | 
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |  | 1909 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.67 | .000 | NYA |  | 2007 | 40 | 28 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 3.03 | 190.0 | 175 | 76 | 64 | 6 | 29 | 147 | 1 | 1 | 1.07 | .293 | SAL |  | Total | 41 | 28 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 3.12 | 193.0 | 179 | 76 | 67 | 6 | 33 | 149 | 1 | 1 | 1.10 | .301 |  |  | 
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| 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 |  | 
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |  | 1909 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | NYA |  | 2007 | 40 | 61 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .164 | .164 | .164 | .328 | SAL |  | Total | 41 | 62 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .161 | .161 | .161 | .323 |  |  | 
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |  | Pitcher | 40 | 28 | 14 | 33 | 4 | 51 | 4 | .922 | 190.0 | 2.42 |  |  |  |  |  | 
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| Drafted in 3rd round, 76th overall pick, by Texas in 2005... Earned first career win on 3/14/2005...
 Had first career hit on 3/24/2005, off Fred Toney (CAB)...
 Earned first career win on 4/22/2005...
 Set a new season NL-Record for Strikeouts with 32 on 4/30/2005 ...
 Had first career hit on 5/17/2005, off Ernie Shore (STL)...
 Set a new season NL-Record for Strikeouts with 56 on 5/22/2005 ...
 Drafted in 4th round, 107th overall pick, by Texas in 2005...
 Earned first career win on 3/17/2006...
 Earned first career win on 3/10/2006...
 Had first career hit (double) on 3/29/2006, off Stan Bahnsen (MOT)...
 Had first career hit (double) on 4/3/2006, off Joe Grzenda (SYR)...
 Earned first career win on 4/3/2006...
 Drafted in 2nd round, 58th overall pick, by Salem in 2006...
 Had first career hit on 3/19/2007, off Babe Adams (GHO)...
 Earned first career win on 3/19/2007...
 Had first career hit on 4/4/2007, off Frank Mountain (WIL)...
 Injured on 4/4/2007 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for one week...
 Earned first career win on 4/18/2007...
 
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