#64 Russ Ford, Starting Pitcher, 29 yrs, Syracuse Amazin' Mets

#64 Russ Ford, Starting Pitcher, 29 yrs, Syracuse Amazin' Mets
Thursday, 10/23/2007

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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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Minimal
Minimal
Some ability
4 / 6 (Popular)
0 / 6 (Unknown)
Very inconsistent
Normal
Normal
2.5 Stars

Contract & Roster Status

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Big League Contract
$ 300,000
2007 (Automatic)
4 Year(s), 123 Days (811 total Days)
172 Day(s)
3 Year(s)

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	92	89	96	89-92 Mph
Versus LHB	91	89	96
Versus RHB	92	89	96
Talent	96	76	96

Pitching Ratings
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93
64
3

Pitches:
Fastball
Changeup
Curveball
Screwball
Slider

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	30	21	6	1	105
Versus LHP	30	21	6	1	105
Versus RHP	30	21	6	1	105
Talent	36	16	16	16	105

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15
5
3
1
Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
P : 44 (Range), .930 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 15

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
8/8	JIM	L 7-9	*	3	9	6	5	0	2
8/13	MOT	W 7-2	*	8	10	2	1	0	7	W
8/18	OAK	W 8-4	*	8	5	2	2	3	4	W	PoG
8/24	@LAF	L 4-6	*	5	9	5	5	0	3	L
8/30	SEA	W 6-3	*	8	6	1	1	0	7	W	PoG
9/10	LAS	W 6-4	*	7	4	3	3	4	8
9/14	@MOT	W 11-3	*	8.1	9	3	2	0	4	W
9/18	HOU	W 5-4	*	7	3	4	4	4	6
9/23	STL	L 1-7	*	2.2	6	4	4	1	3	L
9/27	@OCE	L 0-1	*	7	4	0	0	0	7

Pitching Stats 2007

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	33	33	10	15	0	5.28	194.1	220	128	114	41	151	1	3.0	0	12	36.4
Projected	33	33	10	15	0	5.28	195.0	221	129	115	41	152

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	0	0	.0	0	0	12.2	10.2	7.0	1.9	12	5	41.7	0	0	.0	4.02

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	443	142	40	1	12	80	86	27	79	0	0	2	.321	.360	.497	.857
vs. RHB	336	78	20	1	6	37	42	14	72	0	0	1	.232	.261	.351	.612

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	20	20	3	11	0	5.71	116.2	136	83	74	29	100
Road	13	13	7	4	0	4.64	77.2	84	45	40	12	51
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	6	6	1	3	0	6.15	33.2	42	25	23	8	29
May	6	6	3	2	0	5.45	36.1	43	23	22	3	31
June	5	5	0	4	0	7.55	31.0	37	27	26	12	22
July	5	5	1	4	0	6.64	20.1	28	21	15	4	14
August	6	6	4	1	0	3.29	41.0	44	18	15	5	27
Sept./Oct.	5	5	1	1	0	3.66	32.0	26	14	13	9	28

Career Pitching Stats

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	33	33	10	15	0	5.28	194.1	220	128	114	18	41	151	1	0	1.34	.331	SAL SYR SYR S
Total	34	33	10	15	0	5.34	197.1	224	128	117	18	45	153	1	0	1.36	.339

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP
2007, AAA	1	1	1	0	0	3.68	7.1	8	3	3	3	1	6	0	0	1.23	.263

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
1909	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	NYA
2007	33	52	5	1	0	0	2	5	3	3	0	0	.096	.143	.115	.258	SAL SYR SYR
Total	34	53	5	1	0	0	2	5	3	3	0	0	.094	.140	.113	.254

Fielding Stats 2007

Position

PCT

INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Pitcher

.896

194.1

2.22

Player History

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...
Traded from Salem to Syracuse on 12/10/2007 (Going to SAL: Syracuse's 7th round pick in the 2008 draft. Going to SYR: P Russ Ford)...
Drafted in 3rd round, 87th overall pick, by Syracuse in 2007...
Traded from Syracuse to Seattle on 4/15/2007 (Going to SYR: P Earl Moseley, P Joe Williams. Going to SEA: P Russ Ford, P Lee Smith)...
Earned first career win on 4/29/2007...
Had first career hit on 5/9/2007, off Babe Adams (LAF)...
Traded from Seattle to Syracuse on 7/8/2007 (Going to SYR: P Garland Braxton, P Russ Ford, RF Tony Gwynn. Going to SEA: P Bob Caruthers, P Joe Williams, P Gregg Olson)...

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