P Josh Oswald #2
Age: 40 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
11/02/2017
P JOSH OSWALD #2 - AGE: 40 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
50 8 4-10 13 4.75 94.2 112 17 31 44 1.51 -1.3
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 40
Movement 50
Control 60
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball - 35
Slider - 40
Curveball - 45
Forkball - 25
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 86-88 Mph
Stamina 60
Suggested Role Starter
Type Extreme Groundball
Hold Runners 60
Defense 20
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 20
Stealing Ability: 20
Baserunning Inst.: 20
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/30/2017 @ SPA Win, 3-2 1.1 2 0 0 1 0
09/28/2017 @ HON Loss, 8-9 1.0 4 2 2 0 0
09/26/2017 @ HON Win, 4-1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Save
09/24/2017 @ DEN Win, 3-1 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 Save
09/21/2017 @ DEN Loss, 7-8 1.2 1 2 2 1 2
09/20/2017 @ DUB Loss, 1-2 0.0 1 2 2 1 0 Loss
09/15/2017 GAL Win, 4-3 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 Win
09/14/2017 @ TOR Win, 4-3 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 Save
09/08/2017 @ LAP Loss, 1-2 0.0 2 0 0 0 0
09/03/2017 @ LDN Win, 2-1 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Save
PERSONALITY
He's a crowd pleaser. They love his work ethic and personality.
Personality Class: Fan Fav
Birthday:10/31/1977
Born in:Covington, KY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 5"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$800,000
Signed Through:2017 Season
Major Service:17 Years, 29 Days
Service This Yr:182 Days
40-Man Service:17 Years, 29 Days
Pro Service:18 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
WORLD BASEBALL LEAGUE 2017 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 50 8 4 10 13 4.75 94.2 112 53 50 17 31 44 0 0.0 0 3 37.5
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 16 3 81.2 42 22 13.60 10.65 4.18 2.95 5.49 1.51 140 -1.3 .291        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 150 44 12 0 5 18 16 22 0 0 0 .293 .361 .473 .835      
vs. RHB 236 68 6 3 12 35 15 22 2 3 0 .288 .328 .492 .820      
WORLD BASEBALL LEAGUE 2017 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 6 3 1 2 0 4.50 24.0 24 12 12 5 2 9  
May 11 0 1 0 0 6.06 16.1 23 11 11 5 7 10  
June 6 5 0 5 0 5.72 28.1 37 21 18 4 12 11  
July 6 0 1 0 2 0.00 5.0 3 0 0 0 3 2  
August 10 0 0 2 6 2.25 12.0 10 3 3 1 3 7  
September 11 0 1 1 5 6.00 9.0 15 6 6 2 4 5  
Spring Training 4 4 0 3 0 4.76 17.0 26 15 9 0 2 10  
Last Year 31 25 8 15 0 5.72 157.1 214 100 100 24 23 94  
2 Years Ago 33 33 8 15 0 4.17 213.2 235 105 99 27 33 111  
Career 871 359 180 172 83 4.00 3129.1 3388 1467 1390 280 757 1845  
Home 25 3 3 4 5 3.28 46.2 44 20 17 6 17 25  
Road 25 5 1 6 8 6.19 48.0 68 33 33 11 14 19  
Grass 48 7 4 9 13 4.83 87.2 103 50 47 14 29 40  
Turf 2 1 0 1 0 3.86 7.0 9 3 3 3 2 4  
Night 50 8 4 10 13 4.75 94.2 112 53 50 17 31 44  
As Starter 8 8 1 7 0 5.77 43.2 58 31 28 7 11 14  
As Reliever / Substitution 42 0 3 3 13 3.88 51.0 54 22 22 10 20 30  
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+
2001 Cali - WBL 23 36 36 16 9 0 3.79 230.1 253 112 97 14 66 139 3 2 1.38 .312 3.37 5.5 117
2002 Cali - WBL 24 35 35 14 17 0 3.94 228.1 252 110 100 19 72 119 2 0 1.42 .309 3.71 4.3 111
2003 California - WBL 25 38 38 17 8 0 4.00 211.1 210 97 94 20 52 113 0 0 1.24 .277 3.66 4.2 109
2004 California - WBL 26 37 37 12 13 0 4.68 203.2 241 113 106 14 42 102 0 0 1.39 .320 3.58 4.6 97
2005 California - WBL 27 35 35 9 15 0 3.89 215.0 232 101 93 8 59 114 2 0 1.35 .308 3.22 5.3 111
2006 California - WBL 28 5 5 2 3 0 4.70 30.2 40 16 16 2 8 22 0 0 1.57 .358 3.48 0.8 104
2006 Sao Paulo - WBL 28 48 2 10 2 10 2.98 87.2 90 33 29 7 21 48 0 0 1.27 .288 3.78 1.4 152
2006 Total - WBL 28 53 7 12 5 10 3.42 118.1 130 49 45 9 29 70 0 0 1.34 .307 3.70 2.2 136
2007 Sao Paulo - WBL 29 67 13 8 6 6 3.77 183.2 190 81 77 15 50 106 4 2 1.31 .297 3.70 3.1 120
2008 Sao Paulo - WBL 30 91 0 8 11 21 5.41 151.1 180 95 91 14 54 105 0 0 1.55 .338 3.95 1.8 87
2009 Sao Paulo - WBL 31 88 0 8 8 9 3.74 168.2 151 72 70 10 50 117 0 0 1.19 .284 3.06 3.1 112
2010 Sao Paulo - WBL 32 93 0 14 4 8 3.12 153.0 154 54 53 10 45 104 0 0 1.30 .303 3.13 2.6 132
2011 Sao Paulo - WBL 33 60 0 7 5 9 4.00 110.1 110 49 49 12 24 71 0 0 1.21 .291 3.69 1.1 104
2011 Havana - WBL 33 10 10 4 3 0 3.17 65.1 72 25 23 2 17 37 1 0 1.36 .329 3.20 1.5 121
2011 Total - WBL 33 70 10 11 8 9 3.69 175.2 182 74 72 14 41 108 1 0 1.27 .305 3.51 2.6 110
2012 Havana - WBL 34 49 17 4 6 7 3.57 166.1 157 70 66 19 27 90 1 1 1.11 .262 4.45 1.6 122
2013 Amsterdam - WBL 35 32 32 15 6 0 3.06 226.2 239 78 77 16 39 160 5 2 1.23 .315 3.33 5.6 138
2014 Amsterdam - WBL 36 33 33 12 16 0 3.89 231.1 256 103 100 30 44 149 4 0 1.30 .309 4.21 2.8 106
2015 Amsterdam - WBL 37 33 33 8 15 0 4.17 213.2 235 105 99 27 33 111 1 0 1.25 .296 4.26 2.4 98
2016 Amsterdam - WBL 38 16 16 4 10 0 5.40 95.0 123 57 57 17 15 58 1 0 1.45 .332 4.71 0.4 73
2016 Denver - WBL 38 15 9 4 5 0 6.21 62.1 91 43 43 7 8 36 1 0 1.59 .382 3.78 1.0 71
2016 Total - WBL 38 31 25 8 15 0 5.72 157.1 214 100 100 24 23 94 2 0 1.51 .353 4.34 1.4 72
2017 California - WBL 39 50 8 4 10 13 4.75 94.2 112 53 50 17 31 44 0 0 1.51 .291 5.49 -1.3 83
Total WBL 871 359 180 172 83 4.00 3129.1 3388 1467 1390 280 757 1845 25 7 1.32 .305 3.75 51.8 108
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+
2000 Toledo - AAA 22 27 27 11 9 0 2.74 203.2 167 66 62 16 81 167 10 4 1.22 .267 3.34 4.2 142
Total AAA 27 27 11 9 0 2.74 203.2 167 66 62 16 81 167 10 4 1.22 .267 3.34 141.8
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+
2005 California - WBL 27 2 2 1 1 0 3.86 14.0 12 6 6 2 3 9 0 0 1.07 .233 4.11 0.2 112
2006 Sao Paulo - WBL 28 4 4 3 0 0 1.00 27.0 18 4 3 2 4 17 1 0 0.81 .216 3.32 0.7 454
2007 Sao Paulo - WBL 29 11 0 1 2 2 4.87 20.1 27 14 11 1 7 9 0 0 1.67 .333 3.86 0.3 93
2008 Sao Paulo - WBL 30 10 0 0 0 4 1.96 23.0 20 5 5 2 3 9 0 0 1.00 .250 3.92 0.3 242
2009 Sao Paulo - WBL 31 6 0 0 1 1 3.38 13.1 16 5 5 1 5 11 0 0 1.57 .349 2.59 0.3 124
2010 Sao Paulo - WBL 32 11 0 2 0 2 4.70 23.0 24 12 12 3 3 16 0 0 1.17 .296 3.64 0.2 88
2011 Havana - WBL 33 2 2 0 1 0 9.90 10.0 17 11 11 2 4 6 0 0 2.10 .429 5.70 -0.1 39
2012 Havana - WBL 34 4 0 0 1 1 7.71 9.1 12 9 8 1 0 8 0 0 1.29 .355 3.22 0.2 57
Total WBL 50 8 7 6 10 3.92 140.0 146 66 61 14 29 85 1 0 1.25 .295 3.72 108.5
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2001 Cali - MLB P 36 36 10 19 3 29 0 1.000 230.1 1.13 +0.2 .946
2002 Cali - MLB P 35 35 13 24 2 39 2 .949 228.1 1.46 +0.9 .876
2003 California - MLB P 38 38 7 15 0 23 1 .957 211.1 0.94 +0.9 .943
2004 California - MLB P 37 37 13 16 0 29 0 1.000 203.2 1.28 +0.7 1.031
2005 California - MLB P 35 35 10 21 1 32 1 .969 215.0 1.30 -0.5 .855
2006 California - MLB P 5 5 2 3 0 5 0 1.000 30.2 1.47 -0.2 .957
2006 Sao Paulo - MLB P 48 2 5 10 1 16 1 .938 87.2 1.54 -0.8 .861
2007 Sao Paulo - MLB P 67 13 10 14 1 24 0 1.000 183.2 1.18 +0.3 .889
2008 Sao Paulo - MLB P 91 0 5 10 1 15 0 1.000 151.1 0.89 -0.0 .884
2009 Sao Paulo - MLB P 88 0 10 10 1 20 0 1.000 168.2 1.07 +1.6 .980
2010 Sao Paulo - MLB P 93 0 6 13 0 20 1 .950 153.0 1.12 -0.7 .820
2011 Sao Paulo - MLB P 60 0 9 11 2 20 0 1.000 110.1 1.63 +0.5 1.071
2011 Havana - MLB P 10 10 6 5 0 11 0 1.000 65.1 1.52 +0.8 1.227
2012 Havana - MLB P 49 17 12 19 1 32 1 .969 166.1 1.68 -1.2 .923
2013 Amsterdam - MLB P 32 32 15 17 1 34 2 .941 226.2 1.27 -0.7 .791
2014 Amsterdam - MLB P 33 33 14 20 4 35 1 .971 231.1 1.32 -1.1 .937
2015 Amsterdam - MLB P 33 33 11 22 1 35 2 .943 213.2 1.39 +0.4 1.090
2016 Denver - MLB P 15 9 5 8 0 14 1 .929 62.1 1.88 -0.2 1.044
2016 Amsterdam - MLB P 16 16 3 11 1 14 0 1.000 95.0 1.33 +0.2 .914
2017 California - MLB P 47 8 5 4 1 9 0 1.000 94.2 0.86 -2.1 .924
TOTAL P 868 359 171 272 21 456 13 .971 3129.1 1.27 -1.2 .928
PLAYER HISTORY
02/01/2000 Drafted in the 2000 inaugural draft (Round 5, Pick 2, 66th overall pick) by the Cali Sicarios.
04/03/2000 Named the #19 prospect in the WBL
05/27/2000 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Florence Y'alls with 5 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed!
06/07/2000 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the St. Barts Silver Surfers with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/01/2000 Wins the AAA SL2 Pitcher of the Month Award.
07/02/2000 Named the #28 prospect in the WBL
07/03/2000 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Panama Diesel with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/09/2000 Was selected to the 2000 World Baseball League All-Star Futures Game.
07/09/2000 Was selected to the 2000 WBL Triple A All-Star Game.
07/10/2000 Was selected to the 2000 World Baseball League All-Star Futures Game.
08/24/2000 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Nampo Bandits with 10 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
10/26/2000 Wins the 2000 AAA SL2 Pitcher of the Year Award.
10/29/2000 Named the #25 prospect in the WBL
11/21/2000 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $212,000.
01/01/2001 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (55); Movement: - (55); Control: - (60).
04/02/2001 Named the #17 prospect in the WBL
05/28/2001 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Amsterdam Dragons with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
06/01/2001 Wins the WBL SL Rookie of the Month Award.
07/02/2001 Was selected to the 2001 World Baseball League All-Star Game.
07/15/2001 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the St. Lucia Mermen with 4 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
08/01/2001 Wins the WBL SL Rookie of the Month Award.
10/01/2001 Wins the WBL SL Rookie of the Month Award.
10/29/2001 Wins the 2001 WBL SL Rookie of the Year Award.
10/29/2001 Finished 3rd in 2001 WBL SL Cy Young Award voting.
11/21/2001 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $228,000.
01/01/2002 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (55); Movement: - (60); Control: - (70).
11/23/2002 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $228,000.
01/01/2003 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (55); Movement: - (60); Control: - (65).
12/03/2003 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,750,000.
01/01/2004 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (55); Movement: - (65); Control: - (65).
11/17/2004 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $2,500,000.
01/01/2005 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (50); Movement: - (60); Control: - (65).
10/31/2005 Signed a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $20,600,000 with the California Surfers organization.
01/01/2006 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (50); Movement: - (60); Control: - (65).
05/01/2006 Was traded by the California Surfers to the Sao Paulo Black Mambas, along with SP Bob Reber, in exchange for SP Josh Blair, RF Danny Winters, and RP Sadanobu Tasaka.
07/02/2006 Was selected to the 2006 World Baseball League All-Star Game.
01/01/2007 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (50); Movement: - (60); Control: - (60).
07/01/2007 Was selected to the 2007 World Baseball League All-Star Game.
07/09/2007 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Adelaide Bite with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
07/20/2007 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the St. Lucia Mermen with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
01/01/2008 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (55); Movement: - (65); Control: - (65).
07/22/2008 Was selected to the 2008 World Baseball League All-Star Game.
11/02/2008 Finished 3rd in 2008 WBL SL Reliever of the Year Award voting.
01/01/2009 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (55); Movement: - (65); Control: - (65).
07/05/2009 Was selected to the 2009 World Baseball League All-Star Game.
10/28/2009 Finished 2nd in 2009 WBL SL Reliever of the Year Award voting.
01/01/2010 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (50); Movement: - (60); Control: - (65).
07/04/2010 Was selected to the 2010 World Baseball League All-Star Game.
10/29/2010 Wins the 2010 World Series with the Sao Paulo Black Mambas.
10/30/2010 Wins the 2010 WBL SL Reliever of the Year Award.
11/03/2010 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $8,400,000 with the Sao Paulo Black Mambas organization.
01/01/2011 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (50); Movement: - (65); Control: - (60).
07/03/2011 Was selected to the 2011 World Baseball League All-Star Game.
08/01/2011 Was traded by the Sao Paulo Black Mambas to the Havana Sugar Kings, along with CL Sam Neville, SS Jimmy Carper, and a 5th round draft pick, in exchange for a 1st round draft pick and a 2nd round draft pick.
01/01/2012 OSA scouting updated potential ratings: Stuff: 50; Movement: 55; Control: 65.
01/01/2012 OSA scouting updated potential ratings: Stuff: 50; Movement: 55; Control: 65.
04/12/2012 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the California Surfers with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
11/24/2012 Became a free agent.
01/01/2013 OSA scouting updated potential ratings: Stuff: 45; Movement: 55; Control: 70.
01/01/2013 OSA scouting updated potential ratings: Stuff: 45; Movement: 55; Control: 70.
01/15/2013 Signed a 4-year contract worth a total of $30,800,000 with the Amsterdam Dragons organization.
07/12/2013 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Rome Centurions with 8 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
07/28/2013 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Rome Centurions with 4 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
01/01/2014 OSA scouting updated potential ratings: Stuff: 45; Movement: 55; Control: 70.
01/01/2014 OSA scouting updated potential ratings: Stuff: 45; Movement: 55; Control: 70.
01/01/2015 OSA scouting updated potential ratings: Stuff: 45; Movement: 50; Control: 65.
01/01/2015 OSA scouting updated potential ratings: Stuff: 45; Movement: 50; Control: 65.
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated potential ratings: Stuff: 45; Movement: 50; Control: 65.
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated potential ratings: Stuff: 45; Movement: 50; Control: 65.
03/28/2016 Was traded by the Amsterdam Dragons to the Denver Blucifers in exchange for CF Ove Lilja.
07/04/2016 Was traded by the Denver Blucifers to the Amsterdam Dragons, along with C Phil Davis, 3B Joaquin Carballo, RP Eric Huffman, RP Daniel Clark, and LF Nazim bin Ubaydah, in exchange for SP Benny Gesserit and C Greg Hilger.
11/01/2016 Released by the Amsterdam Dragons.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated potential ratings: Stuff: 40; Movement: 50; Control: 65.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated potential ratings: Stuff: 40; Movement: 50; Control: 65.
01/15/2017 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $800,000 with the California Surfers organization.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
2007 67 10
2008 91 1
2009 88 1
2010 93 1
2011 70 2
Year GS Rank
2001 36 1
2002 35 1
2003 38 1
2004 37 1
2005 35 1
2014 33 4
2015 33 4
Year W Rank
2001 16 1
2002 14 8
2003 17 2
2010 14 5
2013 15 6
Year L Rank
2002 17 4
2004 13 7
2005 15 5
2014 16 2
2015 15 4
Year Win. % Rank
2001 .640 7
2003 .680 4
2007 .571 6
2011 .579 9
2013 .714 4
Year SV Rank
2006 10 9
2008 21 7
2009 9 10
2017 13 9
Year HLD Rank
2007 19 1
2008 15 3
2009 24 1
2010 29 1
2011 18 1
2012 10 9
Year IP Rank
2001 230.1 4
2002 228.1 3
2003 211.1 3
2004 203.2 5
2005 215.0 4
2013 226.2 3
2014 231.1 2
2015 213.2 5
Year BF Rank
2001 998 2
2002 983 2
2003 885 2
2004 879 3
2005 918 4
2013 936 3
2014 963 1
2015 886 2
Year HRA Rank
2002 19 10
2003 20 7
2014 30 4
2015 27 4
Year K Rank
2001 139 9
2013 160 4
2014 149 7
Year WP Rank
2003 8 5
2004 8 7
2005 11 3
2011 9 3
Year ERA Rank
2007 3.77 7
2012 3.57 6
2013 3.06 5
Year BABIP Rank
2007 .297 7
2012 .262 1
Year WHIP Rank
2007 1.31 9
2009 1.19 10
2012 1.11 2
Year K/BB Rank
2001 2.11 10
2003 2.17 10
2004 2.43 4
2007 2.12 10
2012 3.33 8
2013 4.10 3
2014 3.39 9
2015 3.36 7
Year RA/9 Rank
2007 11.86 8
2009 10.99 10
2011 11.53 10
2012 10.01 2
Year HR/9 Rank
2001 0.55 8
2005 0.33 2
2009 0.53 4
2013 0.64 9
Year H/9 Rank
2007 9.31 7
2009 8.06 6
2012 8.49 4
Year BB/9 Rank
2003 2.21 10
2004 1.86 1
2012 1.46 4
2013 1.55 4
2014 1.71 5
2015 1.39 3
Year K/9 Rank
2009 6.24 7
Year RA Rank
2008 91 1
2009 88 1
2010 93 1
2011 60 5
Year GF Rank
2008 33 7
Year QS Rank
2001 21 6
2002 20 7
2003 20 4
2013 22 8
2014 22 5
Year QSP Rank
2003 .526 10
2007 .692 3
2011 .700 4
2012 .706 2
2013 .688 8
2014 .667 6
Year CG Rank
2001 3 7
2002 2 5
2005 2 8
2007 4 2
2011 1 10
2012 1 8
2013 5 1
2014 4 2
Year CGP Rank
2001 .083 10
2002 .057 10
2007 .308 1
2011 .100 5
2012 .059 8
2013 .156 1
2014 .121 2
Year SHO Rank
2001 2 5
2007 2 2
2012 1 2
2013 2 2
Year GB% Rank
2005 0.55 4
2007 0.53 2
2009 0.58 1
2011 0.57 1
2012 0.54 3
2013 0.53 7
2014 0.57 2
2015 0.57 1
Year WAR Rank
2001 4.9 2
2002 3.7 10
2004 4.3 5
2005 5.1 4
2013 5.6 2
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