#10 Mike Sweeney, Catcher, 29 yrs, Texas Rangers - Out of the Park Baseball Report

#10 Mike Sweeney, Catcher, 29 yrs, Texas Rangers
Sunday, 6/13/2003

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Mike Sweeney

7/22/1973
29
USA,CA,Orange
6"3
225

Catcher
R
R

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2.0 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 1,278,571
2003 (Arbitration eligible)
5 Year(s), 77 Days (937 total Days)
77 Day(s)
4 Year(s), 125 Days (813 total Days)
13 Year(s)
Arbitration eligible
3 Option Year(s) left

Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	8	7	6	3	9
Versus LHP	8	7	6	3	9
Versus RHP	8	7	6	3	9
Talent	8	7	6	4	9

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Fielding Ratings
C : 5 (Range), .964 (Fielding Pct.)
1B : 7 (Range), .993 (Fielding Pct.)
3B : 3 (Range), .988 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 6
Infield Arm : 6
Outfield Arm : 2

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	Spot
5/31	SEA	W 8-0	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	#7
6/2	CAL	L 3-6	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	#7
6/3	CAL	W 10-4	3	1	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	#7
6/4	@OAK	W 2-0	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	#8
6/5	@OAK	L 2-5	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	#8
6/6	@OAK	L 0-1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#8
6/8	@SF	W 6-5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	#5
6/9	@SF	W 15-4	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	#7
6/11	@SD	W 14-2	4	3	2	0	0	1	1	1	0	#7
6/12	@SD	L 3-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#9

Batting Stats 2003

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO
Overall	49	180	48	9	0	5	24	25	11	26	.267	.311	.400	.711	.622	.133
Projected	126	463	123	23	0	13	62	64	28	67	.267	.311	.400	.711	.622	.133

Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	48	193	1	0	0	3	0	1	72	14	0	0	.0	22.5	4.5

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHP	40	11	3	0	1	6	5	6	9	0	0	0	.275	.370	.425	.795
vs. RHP	140	37	6	0	4	18	20	5	17	1	0	1	.264	.293	.393	.685
Close/Late	15	3	1	0	0	1	1	1	4	0	0	0	.200	.250	.267	.517
Scoring Position	47	12	3	0	2	17	0	3	5	1	0	0	.255	.294	.447	.741
Pinch Hitting	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Home	29	105	25	3	0	2	14	10	6	16	.238	.283	.324	.607
Road	20	75	23	6	0	3	10	15	5	10	.307	.350	.507	.857
This Week	4	13	4	1	0	1	2	5	2	2	.308	.400	.615	1.015
Last Week	6	21	8	1	0	0	2	2	2	1	.381	.435	.429	.863
March/April	19	69	18	1	0	2	9	5	3	12	.261	.297	.362	.660
May	21	81	21	6	0	2	11	13	5	11	.259	.302	.407	.710
June	9	30	9	2	0	1	4	7	3	3	.300	.364	.467	.830

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1998	66	221	56	20	0	1	23	28	7	4	1	25	0	0	.253	.288	.357	.645	TEX
1999	78	258	71	19	1	3	33	34	16	8	3	26	0	0	.275	.333	.391	.725	TEX
2000	75	229	63	16	2	6	41	44	20	8	3	26	2	1	.275	.350	.441	.791	TEX
2001	27	105	33	7	1	3	9	17	3	3	0	12	0	0	.314	.351	.486	.837	TEX
2002	130	457	131	36	1	8	72	66	38	17	1	60	0	0	.287	.363	.422	.785	TEX
2003	49	180	48	9	0	5	24	25	11	1	1	26	0	0	.267	.311	.400	.711	TEX
Total	425	1450	402	107	5	26	202	214	95	41	9	175	2	1	.277	.337	.412	.749

Career Minor League Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1991, A	49	158	35	3	0	0	13	6	14	33	0	1	.222	.280	.241	.521
1991, AAA	47	141	28	7	1	0	11	12	8	31	0	0	.199	.228	.262	.490
1992, A	53	181	35	7	1	0	13	14	18	24	0	0	.193	.261	.243	.504
1992, AAA	13	30	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	7	0	0	.067	.094	.067	.160
1993, A	18	66	22	3	0	0	7	11	7	11	0	0	.333	.387	.379	.765
1993, AAA	78	232	60	16	0	0	13	21	12	32	0	1	.259	.287	.328	.614
1994, A	107	273	80	17	1	2	35	46	33	31	0	0	.293	.352	.385	.737
1994, AAA	6	24	5	0	0	0	2	2	0	5	0	0	.208	.200	.208	.408
1995, A	82	240	77	17	1	4	30	27	31	19	0	1	.321	.386	.450	.836
1996, AA	99	334	102	29	0	10	49	45	49	32	2	2	.305	.382	.482	.864
1997, AAA	119	435	105	9	0	11	47	47	32	40	2	0	.241	.286	.338	.624

Career Postseason Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2000	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500
Total	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500

Fielding Stats 2003

Position	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
Catcher	49	48	398	16	0	418	4	.990	428.0	8.79	0	30	7	23.3

Player History

Signed as a free agent by New York (Y) on 3/4/1991 to a minor league deal...
Injured on 4/24/1995 with a Broken Cheekbone, out for 5 weeks...
Had first career hit (double) on 4/3/1998, off John Smoltz (SEA)...
Hit first career homerun on 5/9/1998, off Mike Dunne (TOR)...
2/2/2001: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,070,000 through salary arbitration...
Injured on 5/10/2001 with a Broken Wrist, out for full season...
2/2/2002: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,070,000 through salary arbitration...
2/2/2003: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,278,571 through salary arbitration...

Batting Leader Boards Appearances

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