P Sidney Ponson #83
Age: 30 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
11/02/2005
 OA: 36 POT: 36
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P SIDNEY PONSON #83 - AGE: 30 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
7 1 0-0 0 7.47 15.2 24 3 9 17 2.11 -0.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 50 50 50 50
Movement 45 45 45 45
Control 45 45 45 45
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 55 55
Slider 55 55
Curveball 55 55
Changeup 45 45
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 92-94 Mph
Stamina 75
Suggested Role Borderline SP
Type Extreme Groundball
Hold Runners 50
Defense 50
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 25
Stealing Ability: 20
Baserunning Inst.: 30
Sacrifice Bunt: 35
Bunt for Hit: 55
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
06/09/2005 OAK Loss, 6-9 X 5.0 6 5 5 4 4
06/04/2005 LAA Loss, 2-11 3.0 9 5 5 0 5
05/25/2005 @ MIN Loss, 2-8 1.1 2 0 0 0 3
05/21/2005 PIT Loss, 2-10 2.0 4 4 3 3 1
05/16/2005 KC Loss, 3-6 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
05/11/2005 @ KC Loss, 4-9 2.0 3 1 0 2 3
05/07/2005 @ SEA Win, 12-2 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
05/01/2005 ChKn Win, 4-1 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 Save
04/29/2005 SySk Win, 4-3 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 Win
04/28/2005 SySk Win, 6-4 1.0 1 1 1 3 1 Save
PERSONALITY
Ponson puts loyalty low on his list of priorities.
High: Financial Ambition
Low: Loyalty, Adaptability
Birthday:11/02/1975
Born in:Noord, ARU
Nationality:Aruban
Height:6' 1"
Weight:215 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:3 Years, 37 Days
Service This Yr:42 Days
40-Man Service:5 Years, 42 Days
Pro Service:13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1992, 12th Pick in Round 4
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2005 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 7 1 0 0 0 7.47 15.2 24 15 13 3 9 17 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 6 3 18.96 13.79 9.77 5.17 5.39 2.11 114 -0.0 .420        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 40 15 1 0 2 11 4 8 2 0 0 .375 .413 .550 .963      
vs. RHB 28 9 1 0 1 4 5 9 0 0 0 .321 .424 .464 .889      
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2005 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
May 5 0 0 0 0 3.52 7.2 9 5 3 0 5 8  
June 2 1 0 0 0 11.25 8.0 15 10 10 3 4 9  
Career 127 42 16 24 0 5.28 378.1 449 250 222 50 158 248  
Home 4 1 0 0 0 10.32 11.1 19 14 13 3 7 11  
Road 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.1 5 1 0 0 2 6  
Grass 6 1 0 0 0 8.16 14.1 22 15 13 3 9 14  
Turf 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 3  
Day 4 1 0 0 0 7.94 11.1 20 11 10 3 6 15  
Night 3 0 0 0 0 6.23 4.1 4 4 3 0 3 2  
As Starter 1 1 0 0 0 9.00 5.0 6 5 5 2 4 4  
As Reliever / Substitution 6 0 0 0 0 6.75 10.2 18 10 8 1 5 13  
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE 2005 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 12 0 1 1 9 1.32 13.2 10 2 2 0 8 17 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 9 0 100.0 12 12 11.85 6.59 11.20 5.27 2.20 1.32 56 0.6 .303        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 24 6 0 0 0 0 5 10 0 0 0 .250 .379 .250 .629      
vs. RHB 26 4 0 0 0 2 3 7 0 0 0 .154 .241 .154 .395      
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE 2005 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 11 0 1 1 8 1.42 12.2 9 2 2 0 7 15  
May 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 2  
Career 12 0 1 1 9 1.32 13.2 10 2 2 0 8 17  
Home 6 0 1 0 4 1.29 7.0 3 1 1 0 6 10  
Road 6 0 0 1 5 1.35 6.2 7 1 1 0 2 7  
Grass 12 0 1 1 9 1.32 13.2 10 2 2 0 8 17  
Day 8 0 0 0 7 1.12 8.0 3 1 1 0 6 11  
Night 4 0 1 1 2 1.59 5.2 7 1 1 0 2 6  
As Reliever / Substitution 12 0 1 1 9 1.32 13.2 10 2 2 0 8 17  
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+
1998 San Diego - MLB 22 43 13 3 9 0 5.79 112.0 150 87 72 15 48 83 0 0 1.77 .357 4.85 0.9 83
1999 San Diego - MLB 23 19 19 6 9 0 4.87 101.2 120 61 55 18 36 57 1 0 1.53 .309 5.63 0.5 100
2000 San Diego - MLB 24 16 0 1 1 0 6.23 26.0 31 18 18 3 10 19 0 0 1.58 .354 4.31 0.1 72
2001 San Diego - MLB 25 42 9 6 5 0 4.68 123.0 124 69 64 11 55 72 0 0 1.46 .288 4.57 0.9 97
2005 Cleveland - MLB 29 7 1 0 0 0 7.47 15.2 24 15 13 3 9 17 0 0 2.11 .420 5.39 -0.0 63
Total MLB 127 42 16 24 0 5.28 378.1 449 250 222 50 158 248 1 0 1.60 .324 4.95 2.5 89
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+
1992 Charleston - A 16 18 18 7 5 0 3.17 96.2 97 35 34 4 25 53 1 0 1.26 .295 2.93 2.1 112
1993 Charleston - A 17 24 24 9 7 0 4.66 133.1 142 74 69 20 41 81 1 1 1.37 .291 4.57 -0.0 76
1993 Wichita - AA 17 3 3 0 1 0 4.80 15.0 24 10 8 2 1 13 0 0 1.67 .400 3.50 0.3 82
1994 Charleston - A 18 36 23 11 6 1 2.93 150.2 143 51 49 10 25 86 0 0 1.12 .277 3.26 2.3 120
1995 High Desert - A 19 20 5 4 2 0 1.86 48.1 39 11 10 2 8 32 0 0 0.97 .253 2.93 0.8 191
1995 Charleston - A 19 15 15 6 8 0 4.34 85.0 100 42 41 11 14 47 0 0 1.34 .310 4.12 0.5 83
1995 Total - A 19 35 20 10 10 0 3.44 133.1 139 53 51 13 22 79 0 0 1.21 .291 3.69 1.4 104
1996 Charleston - A 20 5 5 2 1 0 1.91 33.0 32 8 7 1 4 15 0 0 1.09 .279 3.01 0.7 188
1996 Wichita - AA 20 21 15 8 7 0 5.31 95.0 130 60 56 11 24 59 1 0 1.62 .361 4.65 0.5 78
1997 Las Vegas - AAA 21 31 31 8 9 0 4.18 183.0 192 95 85 8 70 105 1 0 1.43 .305 3.93 2.2 92
1999 Las Vegas - AAA 23 10 10 4 4 0 2.55 67.0 55 20 19 1 17 50 0 0 1.07 .276 2.21 1.7 117
2000 Las Vegas - AAA 24 22 22 8 11 0 3.34 164.1 159 68 61 17 52 118 7 2 1.28 .290 3.74 1.2 98
2002 Akron - AA 26 37 12 10 5 5 3.58 110.2 116 48 44 8 32 77 0 0 1.34 .305 3.21 2.0 107
2003 Akron - AA 27 36 0 4 3 1 1.69 53.1 39 13 10 2 9 39 0 0 0.90 .253 2.55 1.2 231
2004 Akron - AA 28 45 1 7 3 6 2.68 53.2 38 17 16 1 21 39 0 0 1.10 .237 2.65 1.4 148
2005 Buffalo - AAA 29 12 0 1 1 9 1.32 13.2 10 2 2 0 8 17 0 0 1.32 .303 2.20 0.6 300
Total PCL 63 63 20 24 0 3.58 414.1 406 183 165 26 139 273 8 2 1.32 .295 3.58 97.9
Total IL 12 0 1 1 9 1.32 13.2 10 2 2 0 8 17 0 0 1.32 .303 2.20 300.3
Total EL 118 13 21 11 12 2.89 217.2 193 78 70 11 62 155 0 0 1.17 .277 2.91 134.0
Total TL 24 18 8 8 0 5.24 110.0 154 70 64 13 25 72 1 0 1.63 .366 4.50 78.3
Total SALL 98 85 35 27 1 3.61 498.2 514 210 200 46 109 282 2 1 1.25 .290 3.68 98.3
Total CALL 20 5 4 2 0 1.86 48.1 39 11 10 2 8 32 0 0 0.97 .253 2.93 191.5
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+
2002 Akron - EL 26 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.00 .333 0.85 0.0 999
2003 Akron - EL 27 3 0 0 0 0 5.79 4.2 6 3 3 0 6 2 0 0 2.57 .375 4.67 -0.0 67
2004 Akron - EL 28 1 1 1 0 0 12.60 5.0 12 7 7 1 3 2 0 0 3.00 .500 6.46 -0.1 32
Total EL 5 1 1 0 0 8.44 10.2 19 10 10 1 9 5 0 0 2.62 .439 5.15 46.9
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1998 San Diego - LGS P 43 13 6 15 2 21 0 1.000 112.0 1.69 -0.3 1.094
1999 San Diego - LGS P 19 19 3 10 1 14 1 .929 101.2 1.15 +0.6 .922
1999 Las Vegas - AAA P 10 10 2 4 0 6 0 1.000 67.0 0.81 +1.4 1.012
2000 San Diego - LGS P 15 0 1 5 0 6 0 1.000 26.0 2.08 +0.0 1.050
2000 Las Vegas - AAA P 22 22 8 18 0 27 1 .963 164.1 1.42 -0.6 1.007
2001 San Diego - LGS P 41 9 7 13 1 20 0 1.000 123.0 1.46 +0.6 1.103
2002 Akron - AA P 37 12 10 7 0 17 0 1.000 110.2 1.38 -0.7 1.138
2003 Akron - AA P 35 0 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 53.1 0.67 +0.0 .987
2004 Akron - AA P 45 1 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 53.2 0.67 -0.3 .994
2005 Cleveland - LGS P 7 1 0 2 0 3 1 .667 15.2 1.15 -0.3 .496
2005 Buffalo - AAA P 12 0 1 2 1 3 0 1.000 13.2 1.98 +0.1 1.484
TOTAL P 286 87 41 81 5 125 3 .976 841.0 1.31 +0.6 1.039
PLAYER HISTORY
06/06/1992 Drafted in the 1992 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 12, 102nd overall pick) by the San Diego Padres.
01/01/1993 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (50); Movement: 25 (40); Control: 45 (65).
05/18/1993 Pitches a NO-HITTER against the Fayetteville Generals with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
01/01/1994 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (50); Movement: 30 (35); Control: 45 (55).
07/11/1994 Was selected to the 1994 South Atlantic League All-Star Game.
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (50); Movement: 35 (40); Control: 45 (55).
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (45); Movement: 35 (40); Control: 45 (55).
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (50); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 60 (65).
04/29/1997 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for one week.
11/17/1997 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $204,000.
01/01/1998 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (55); Movement: 45 (50); Control: 55 (60).
11/23/1998 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $214,000.
01/01/1999 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 55 (60).
11/22/1999 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $224,000.
01/01/2000 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 55 (55).
03/04/2000 Injured (sore ankle),day-to-day for 2 days.
07/06/2000 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Tacoma Rainiers with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
08/29/2000 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Sacramento River Cats with 6 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
11/27/2000 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $234,000.
01/01/2001 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 45 (50); Control: 55 (55).
08/31/2001 Injured (strained oblique),day-to-day for one week.
11/24/2001 Was not offered arbitration and became a free agent.
01/01/2002 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (50); Movement: 40 (40); Control: 45 (45).
01/01/2002 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (50); Movement: 40 (40); Control: 45 (45).
02/26/2002 Signed a minor league contract with the Cleveland Guardians organization.
07/14/2002 Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for 3 days.
09/18/2002 Wins the 2002 Eastern League Round 1 with the Akron Aeros!
10/16/2002 Signed a 1-year minor league contract extension with the Cleveland Guardians organization.
01/01/2003 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 45 (45).
01/01/2003 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 45 (45).
10/21/2003 Signed a 1-year minor league contract extension with the Cleveland Guardians organization.
11/19/2003 Signed a 1-year minor league contract extension with the Cleveland Guardians organization.
01/01/2004 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 45 (45).
01/01/2004 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 45 (45).
09/21/2004 Wins the 2004 Eastern League Round 1 with the Akron Aeros!
01/01/2005 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (50); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 45 (45).
01/01/2005 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (50); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 45 (45).
06/13/2005 Released by the Cleveland Guardians.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year WP Rank
1998 11 4
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