#44 Takashi "Sammy" Saito, Reliever, 33 yrs, New York (M) Mets

#44 Takashi "Sammy" Saito, Reliever, 33 yrs, New York (M) Mets
Sunday, 6/13/2003

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Takashi Saito
Sammy
2/14/1970
33
Japan,,Miyagi
6"2
205

Reliever
L
R

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Strong
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3 / 6 (Well Known)
2 / 6 (Fair)
Good
Suffers
Normal
5.0 Stars

Contract & Roster Status

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Big League Contract
$ 5,780,000
2003
9 Year(s), 23 Days (1571 total Days)
75 Day(s)
9 Year(s), 42 Days (1590 total Days)
10 Year(s)
Not eligible
2 Option Year(s) left

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	10	7	9	98-100 Mph
Versus LHB	10	7	9
Versus RHB	10	7	9
Talent	10	8	10

Pitching Ratings
Endurance :
Groundball Pct. :
Holding Runners :

3
54
3

Pitches:
Fastball
Changeup
Curveball
Slider

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	1	5	1	1	2
Versus LHP	1	5	1	1	2
Versus RHP	1	5	1	1	2
Talent	1	3	1	1	2

Running & Bunting Ratings
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1
3
2
1
Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
P : 7 (Range), 1.000 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 2

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
5/29	@ATL	W 12-10		0	2	3	3	1	0
5/30	@ATL	L 3-8		2	1	1	1	2	3
5/31	PHI	L 2-7		2	0	0	0	0	2
6/4	ATL	L 5-6		0.2	0	0	0	1	1
6/5	ATL	L 5-6		0.2	1	0	0	1	0
6/6	ATL	W 4-3		1	0	0	0	0	0	W
6/8	NYY	L 2-5		1	0	0	0	0	2
6/10	NYY	L 6-7		1	0	0	0	0	2
6/11	TOR	L 2-8		1.2	1	0	0	1	1
6/12	TOR	W 4-2		1	0	0	0	0	1

Pitching Stats 2003

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	41	0	3	2	1	2.66	40.2	26	12	12	13	49	0	.0	0	0	.0
Projected	105	0	8	5	3	2.66	104.0	67	31	31	33	126

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	14	1	50.0	41	11	9.1	5.8	10.8	2.9	7	1	14.3	12	4	33.3	1.95

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	79	16	2	1	2	11	9	8	25	0	0	2	.203	.286	.329	.615
vs. RHB	63	10	5	1	1	3	3	5	24	0	0	0	.159	.217	.317	.535

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	26	0	2	1	1	1.71	26.1	14	5	5	7	30
Road	15	0	1	1	0	4.40	14.1	12	7	7	6	19
This Week	4	0	0	0	0	0.00	4.2	1	0	0	1	6
Last Week	4	0	1	0	0	0.00	4.1	1	0	0	2	3

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	15	0	0	2	1	2.30	15.2	10	4	4	5	19
May	19	0	2	0	0	4.00	18.0	14	8	8	5	23
June	7	0	1	0	0	0.00	7.0	2	0	0	3	7

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	Teams
1994	68	0	4	6	3	2.84	85.2	65	30	27	6	38	85	0	0	1.20	.280	NYM
1995	75	0	1	3	3	2.96	85.0	68	32	28	10	34	86	0	0	1.20	.272	NYM
1996	100	0	6	1	1	2.89	109.0	66	36	35	2	43	131	0	0	1.00	.258	NYM
1997	98	0	7	5	3	3.28	104.1	82	43	38	12	48	123	0	0	1.25	.287	NYM
1998	64	0	6	7	31	3.55	63.1	40	28	25	5	30	82	0	0	1.11	.269	NYM
1999	87	0	2	7	3	2.60	100.1	65	33	29	12	41	129	0	0	1.06	.247	NYM
2000	71	0	10	3	28	2.32	77.2	53	21	20	6	23	111	0	0	0.98	.287	NYM
2001	72	0	3	4	8	3.72	67.2	54	28	28	3	33	96	0	0	1.29	.338	NYM
2002	85	0	12	0	1	2.34	103.2	67	29	27	8	42	118	0	0	1.05	.243	NYM,NL
2003	41	0	3	2	1	2.66	40.2	26	12	12	3	13	49	0	0	0.96	.256	NYM
Total	761	0	54	38	82	2.89	837.1	586	292	269	67	345	1010	0	0	1.11	.272

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP
1994, AAA	16	0	2	5	6	7.71	16.1	12	16	14	4	16	21	0	0	1.71	.222
1995, AAA	10	0	0	0	7	1.32	13.2	6	2	2	1	7	24	0	0	0.95	.238

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
1999	5	0	0	0	0	7.36	3.2	4	3	3	2	7	0	0
2000	4	0	1	0	3	0.00	5.0	0	0	0	1	8	0	0
2001	8	0	2	0	0	3.24	8.1	6	3	3	5	11	0	0
2002	5	0	1	0	0	0.00	5.1	0	0	0	2	3	0	0
Total	22	0	4	0	3	2.42	22.1	10	6	6	10	29	0	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1994	68	9	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	NYM
1995	75	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	NYM
1996	100	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	.200	.200	.400	.600	NYM
1997	98	4	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	.500	.500	.750	1.250	NYM
1998	64	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	NYM
1999	87	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	NYM
2000	71	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	NYM
2001	72	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	NYM
2002	85	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	NYM,NL
Total	761	25	5	2	0	0	2	4	1	13	0	0	.200	.231	.280	.511

Fielding Stats 2003

Position

PCT

INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Pitcher

.900

40.2

2.21

Player History

Signed as a free agent by New York (M) on 2/4/1994 to a 2-year deal worth $550,000 per year...
Earned first career win on 7/14/1994...
Had first career hit on 9/2/1994, off Jack Armstrong (LAD)...
2/2/1998: Gets a new one-year contract worth $954,286 through salary arbitration...
2/2/1999: Gets a new one-year contract worth $954,286 through salary arbitration...
2/2/2000: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,034,286 through salary arbitration...
8/9/2000: Signed a contract extension with New York (M), $5,780,000 per year, for 3 years.
Won World Series with New York (M) in 2001...
Was selected to the 2002 Allstar game...

Pitching Leader Boards Appearances

Saves
1998 - 31 - 5th
2000 - 28 - 6th
2001 - 8 - 10th

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