#62 Ricky Bottalico, Reliever, 33 yrs, Los Angeles Dodgers

#62 Ricky Bottalico, Reliever, 33 yrs, Los Angeles Dodgers
Sunday, 6/13/2003

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Ricky Bottalico

8/26/1969
33
USA,CT,New Britain
6"1
200

Reliever
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3.0 Stars

Contract & Roster Status

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Big League Contract
$ 3,070,000
2003
$ 2,280,000 (2 year(s))
7 Year(s), 71 Days (1275 total Days)
71 Day(s)
7 Year(s), 71 Days (1275 total Days)
13 Year(s)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	9	6	8	93-96 Mph
Versus LHB	9	6	8
Versus RHB	9	6	8
Talent	9	6	8

Pitching Ratings
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2
54
3

Pitches:
Fastball
Changeup
Curveball
Slider

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	1	8	1	1	2
Versus LHP	1	8	1	1	2
Versus RHP	1	8	1	1	2
Talent	1	3	1	1	2

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1
3
2
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Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
P : 3 (Range), .930 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 2

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
5/20	@STL	L 9-11		0.1	1	0	0	0	1
5/22	FLO	W 3-2		0.2	1	0	0	0	0
5/23	FLO	W 6-0		1	0	0	0	1	0
5/25	@PHI	L 6-8		1	2	1	1	0	2
5/26	@PHI	L 0-1		1	1	0	0	1	1
5/28	@SF	L 6-7		3.2	4	1	1	3	7	L
6/3	@SD	L 8-9		0.1	2	0	0	0	0
6/4	SF	W 3-2		1.1	0	0	0	0	1
6/5	SF	L 2-4		0.1	0	0	0	0	0
6/7	OAK	W 2-0		1	0	0	0	2	1	SV

Pitching Stats 2003

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	25	0	1	1	1	3.57	22.2	23	10	9	10	27	0	.0	0	0	.0
Projected	64	0	3	3	3	3.57	58.0	59	26	23	26	69

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	6	0	100.0	25	10	13.1	9.1	10.7	4.0	6	3	50.0	7	4	57.1	3.88

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	46	13	6	1	1	6	6	7	13	0	0	0	.283	.364	.522	.885
vs. RHB	40	10	5	1	0	5	4	3	14	0	0	0	.250	.289	.425	.714

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	12	0	1	0	1	2.25	12.0	5	3	3	5	13
Road	13	0	0	1	0	5.06	10.2	18	7	6	5	14
This Week	1	0	0	0	1	0.00	1.0	0	0	0	2	1
Last Week	3	0	0	0	0	0.00	2.0	2	0	0	0	1

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	10	0	1	0	0	0.00	8.0	5	1	0	3	8
May	11	0	0	1	0	6.94	11.2	16	9	9	5	17
June	4	0	0	0	1	0.00	3.0	2	0	0	2	2

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	Teams
1996	93	0	5	2	5	2.65	115.1	67	37	34	6	43	108	0	0	0.95	.221	LAD
1997	97	0	4	7	5	3.76	95.2	84	50	40	16	45	110	0	0	1.35	.296	LAD
1998	88	0	6	4	2	4.73	93.1	83	49	49	8	54	108	0	0	1.47	.321	LAD
1999	67	0	4	2	0	3.91	76.0	59	36	33	13	32	90	0	0	1.20	.263	LAD
2000	45	0	1	3	3	5.05	46.1	53	27	26	7	24	57	0	0	1.66	.374	LAD
2001	51	0	3	3	28	3.73	50.2	49	21	21	7	19	54	0	0	1.34	.333	LAD
2002	66	0	5	7	27	3.90	67.0	51	33	29	11	22	86	0	0	1.09	.258	LAD
2003	25	0	1	1	1	3.57	22.2	23	10	9	1	10	27	0	0	1.46	.379	LAD
Total	532	0	29	29	71	3.83	567.0	469	263	241	69	249	640	0	0	1.27	.290

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP
1991, A	36	0	1	2	1	6.34	38.1	35	28	27	5	28	26	0	0	1.64	.259
1992, A	47	0	4	4	0	4.40	47.0	43	24	23	7	26	28	0	0	1.47	.263
1992, AA	8	0	1	0	0	2.16	8.1	7	3	2	1	2	6	0	0	1.08	.222
1993, AA	55	0	6	5	2	3.32	76.0	55	29	28	3	37	90	0	0	1.21	.294
1994, AAA	50	0	6	1	0	3.26	80.0	66	33	29	8	43	74	0	0	1.36	.276
1995, AAA	36	0	7	0	1	2.54	67.1	50	19	19	9	18	73	0	0	1.01	.255

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
1996	1	0	0	1	0	0.00	1.0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0
1998	4	0	0	1	0	9.00	2.0	3	2	2	0	3	0	0
2002	1	0	0	1	0	9.00	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0
Total	6	0	0	3	0	6.75	4.0	6	4	3	0	5	0	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1996	93	11	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	LAD
1997	97	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	LAD
1998	88	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	LAD
1999	67	8	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	LAD
2000	45	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	LAD
2001	51	6	2	1	1	0	2	1	0	3	0	0	.333	.333	.833	1.167	LAD
2002	66	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	LAD
2003	25	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	LAD
Total	532	47	4	1	1	0	5	3	5	19	0	0	.085	.173	.149	.322

Fielding Stats 2003

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PCT

INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Pitcher

1.000

22.2

1.99

Player History

Signed as a free agent by Chicago on 3/4/1991 to a minor league deal...
Injured on 6/10/1991 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 6 days...
Traded from Chicago to Los Angeles on 8/1/1992 (Going to LAD: P Ricky Bottalico, CF Lance Johnson. Going to CHC: LF Bo Jackson)...
Had first career hit on 6/2/1996, off Eric Plunk (SD)...
Earned first career win on 7/13/1996...
2/2/1999: Gets a new one-year contract worth $371,429 through salary arbitration...
2/2/2000: Gets a new one-year contract worth $810,000 through salary arbitration...
2/2/2001: Gets a new one-year contract worth $810,000 through salary arbitration...
9/15/2001: Signed a contract extension with Los Angeles, $3,070,000 per year, for 2 years.
5/13/2003: Signed a contract extension with Los Angeles, $2,280,000 per year, for 2 years.

Pitching Leader Boards Appearances

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