Player Report for #50 Akinori Otsuka

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Monday, August 2nd, 2010

Name:	Akinori Otsuka	Contract:	None
Nickname:		Salary:
Birthday:	01-13-1972	Signed Through:
Age:	38	Years of Major League Service:	6 Years, 78 Days
Born in:	Chiba (Chiba)	Major League Service Days this Year:	None
Nationality:	Japanese
Height:	6' 0"	Years on 40-Man Roster:	7 Years, None
Weight:	198 lbs	Years of Pro Service:	7 Years
		Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Position:	MR	Minor League Option Years:	2 option years left
Bats:	Right
Throws:	Right	Contract Extension	-
Status:	Completely Rested	Drafted	2003, 15th Pick in Round 1
Morale:	Normal	Local Popularity (National)	Unknown (Unknown)

Pitching Ratings (SISA)

Pitching	Stuff	Movement	Control	Velocity
Overall	20	51	76	93-95 Mph
Versus LHP	18	50	75
Versus RHP	21	52	77
Talent	69	73	69

Pitching Ratings		Pitches:	Fastball, Slider
Endurance:	19
Groundball Pct.:	46
Holding Runners:	49

Batting Ratings (SISA)

Running & Bunting Ratings		Fielding Ratings
Running Speed:	4	Pitcher 77
Stealing Ability:	11
Baserunning Instincts:	6
Sacrifice Bunt:	34
Bunt for Hit:	2
Hitter Type:	Normal

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date

Opponent

Result

Start

Dec

Career Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP
2003 Seattle - LBSQ	31	57	0	5	3	39	1.64	60.1	34	11	11	3	23	72	0	0	0.94	.230	25.4
2004 Seattle - LBSQ	32	67	0	4	6	43	3.49	67.0	54	26	26	8	22	71	0	0	1.13	.272	15.4
2005 Montreal - LBSQ	33	38	0	1	4	19	5.10	42.1	44	25	24	7	12	38	0	0	1.32	.296	0.8
2005 Seattle - LBSQ	33	21	0	2	3	7	4.21	25.2	23	12	12	6	6	25	0	0	1.13	.254	3.8
2005 Total - LBSQ	33	59	0	3	7	26	4.76	68.0	67	37	36	13	18	63	0	0	1.25	.281	4.6
2006 Montreal - LBSQ	34	73	0	6	8	11	4.02	69.1	67	32	31	11	32	68	0	0	1.43	.296	12.3
2007 Montreal - LBSQ	35	74	0	5	2	7	4.83	78.1	82	47	42	12	24	65	0	0	1.35	.293	9.7
2008 Cincinnati - LBSQ	36	62	0	5	4	1	6.38	86.0	103	63	61	15	41	46	0	0	1.67	.310	-1.0
2009 Chicago - LBSQ	37	28	0	1	1	0	7.42	30.1	42	27	25	4	15	26	0	0	1.88	.388	-4.2
Total LBSQ	7 yrs.	420	0	29	31	127	4.55	459.1	449	243	232	66	175	411	0	0	1.36	.293	62.2

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	VORP
2009 Fremont - AAA	37	21	0	0	0	9	5.40	15.0	21	10	9	0	5	7	0	0	1.73	.350	-0.4
Total LBSQAAA		21	0	0	0	9	5.40	15.0	21	10	9	0	5	7	0	0	1.73	.350	-0.4

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	VORP
2004 Seattle - LBSQ	32	4	0	0	0	3	0.00	4.0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0.50	.083	0.0
2005 Montreal - LBSQ	33	1	0	0	0	1	0.00	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.00	.333	0.0
2007 Montreal - LBSQ	35	4	0	0	0	0	10.39	4.1	5	5	5	3	2	5	0	0	1.62	.222	0.0
Total LBSQ		9	0	0	0	4	4.82	9.1	7	5	5	3	3	7	0	0	1.07	.167	0.0

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
2003 Seattle - ML	P	57	0	6	5	2	12	1	.917	60.1	1.64
2004 Seattle - ML	P	67	0	1	10	0	11	0	1.000	67.0	1.48
2005 Seattle - ML	P	21	0	0	1	0	1	0	1.000	25.2	0.35
2005 Montreal - ML	P	38	0	2	3	0	7	2	.714	42.1	1.06
2006 Montreal - ML	P	73	0	0	9	2	10	1	.900	69.1	1.17
2007 Montreal - ML	P	74	0	1	7	0	8	0	1.000	78.1	0.92
2008 Cincinnati - ML	P	62	0	5	18	2	24	1	.958	86.0	2.41
2009 Chicago - ML	P	28	0	4	6	0	10	0	1.000	30.1	2.97

Player History
03-04-2003	Drafted in the 2003 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 15, 15th overall Pick) by the Seattle Mariners.
07-07-2003	Was selected to the 2003 lbsq All-Star Game.
11-02-2003	Wins the 2003 LBSQ AL Recrue de l'ann�e.
11-17-2003	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $276,451 through automatic renewal.
01-01-2004	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 75 (70); Movement: 71 (73); Control: 66 (68).
07-05-2004	Was selected to the 2004 lbsq All-Star Game.
11-21-2004	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $276,451 through automatic renewal.
01-01-2005	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 73 (70); Movement: 71 (73); Control: 66 (69).
03-08-2005	Injured (dead arm syndrome), out for 1-2 weeks.
05-30-2005	Was traded by the Seattle Mariners to the Montreal Expos in exchange for MR C. Martinez.
11-18-2005	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,435,200 through arbitration.
01-01-2006	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 67 (69); Movement: 70 (73); Control: 67 (69).
11-20-2006	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,452,200 through arbitration.
01-01-2007	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (69); Movement: 67 (73); Control: 70 (69).
11-22-2007	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,086,000 through arbitration.
01-01-2008	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 49 (69); Movement: 62 (73); Control: 72 (69).
03-03-2008	Was traded by the Montreal Expos to the Cincinnati Reds, along with 3B K. Kouzmanoff, C R. Se�nez, SP B. Halsey, in exchange for 3B C. Mcgehee, 1B S. Rolen.
06-04-2008	Injured (back spasms), out for 4 weeks.
11-18-2008	Became a free agent.
12-16-2008	Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,460,000 with the Chicago White Sox organization.
01-01-2009	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 36 (69); Movement: 56 (73); Control: 74 (69).
08-23-2009	Injured (strained bicep tendon), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
11-24-2009	Became a free agent.
01-01-2010	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 22 (69); Movement: 55 (73); Control: 76 (69).

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	SV	Rank
2003	39	3
2004	43	1
2005	26	10

Year	HLD	Rank
2006	19	10
2007	29	1

Year	GF	Rank
2003	50	7
2004	61	1

Year	SHO	Rank
2004	0	8
2005	0	10
2008	0	6