3B Eddie 'Sparky' Lake #13
Minnesota Twins FORT
Age: 25 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
12/31/2000
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3B EDDIE 'SPARKY' LAKE #13 - AGE: 25 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
128 429 108 23 2 16 70 61 94 .252 .353 .427 10 2.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 5 5 5 5
Gap 5 5 5 5
Power 6 6 6 6
Eye 8 9 8 9
Avoid K's 5 6 5 6
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 7 1
Errors: - 7 1
Arm: - 7 1
Turn DP: - 9 -
Framing: - - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 6
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 8 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 7
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 5
Stealing Aggressiveness: 3
Stealing Ability: 8
Baserunning Inst.: 7
Sacrifice Bunt: 1
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/14/2000 @ BAL Loss, 2-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/12/2000 @ DET Win, 4-1 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 0
09/11/2000 @ DET Win, 8-0 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 1
09/09/2000 SEA Loss, 5-8 3 2 2 1 1 1 0 0
09/08/2000 SEA Win, 3-2 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 0
09/07/2000 SEA Win, 4-1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/06/2000 HOU Loss, 6-10 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
09/05/2000 HOU Loss, 6-8 4 1 2 2 1 0 0 0
09/04/2000 HOU Loss, 3-6 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
09/03/2000 COL Win, 5-4 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Enjoys a drink with teammates after the game.
Low: Financial Ambition
Birthday:03/18/1975
Born in:Antioch, CA
Nationality:American
Height:5' 7"
Weight:165 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$2,250,000
Signed Through:2005 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 75 Days
Service This Yr:184 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:3 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1997, 16th Pick in Round 1
FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST 2000 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 128 429 108 23 2 16 70 59 61 94 .252 .353 .427 .780 .342 .175 103
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 118 507 10 0 0 15 0 7 183 41 10 5 66.7 66.0 5.12 2.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   99 20 7 0 2 9 9 12 21 2 0 2 .202 .296 .333 .629
Versus Right   330 88 16 2 14 61 50 49 73 5 0 8 .267 .370 .455 .824
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   76 15 6 0 3 13 15 10 20 1 0 2 .197 .303 .395 .698
May   90 22 8 0 1 7 8 6 27 2 0 3 .244 .307 .367 .674
June   85 27 3 2 5 21 12 14 11 1 0 0 .318 .410 .576 .986
July   82 18 2 0 2 8 8 8 16 1 0 2 .220 .301 .317 .618
August   66 16 1 0 3 13 9 16 16 2 0 2 .242 .395 .394 .789
September   30 10 3 0 2 8 7 7 4 0 0 1 .333 .474 .633 1.107
Spring Training   57 22 4 0 1 8 11 7 5 1 0 1 .386 .455 .509 .963
Last Year   258 68 10 3 10 46 35 39 42 2 0 5 .264 .368 .442 .810
2 Years Ago   185 41 7 1 7 20 20 26 27 2 0 2 .222 .321 .384 .705
Career   1082 263 46 7 41 170 148 156 214 12 0 19 .243 .345 .412 .757
Home   231 63 10 1 11 40 32 34 47 3 0 4 .273 .371 .468 .839
Road   198 45 13 1 5 30 27 27 47 4 0 6 .227 .332 .379 .711
Grass   425 107 22 2 16 69 59 61 92 7 0 10 .252 .354 .426 .780
Turf   4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Day   19 3 0 1 1 2 2 1 4 0 0 0 .158 .200 .421 .621
Night   410 105 23 1 15 68 57 60 90 7 0 10 .256 .359 .427 .786
As Starter   423 106 22 2 16 68 59 61 92 7 0 10 .251 .353 .426 .779
As Reliever / Substitution   6 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .500 .833
Pinch Hitting   3 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
Close/Late   97 21 7 2 2 15 13 12 21 2 0 2 .216 .310 .392 .701
Inning 1-3   132 27 4 0 3 19 13 17 33 3 0 3 .205 .303 .303 .606
Inning 4-6   154 44 7 0 8 25 24 22 27 2 0 4 .286 .385 .487 .872
Inning 7-9   133 33 11 2 5 24 19 21 32 2 0 3 .248 .358 .474 .832
Extra Innings   10 4 1 0 0 2 3 1 2 0 0 0 .400 .455 .500 .955
0 Outs   159 39 7 1 7 21 33 32 33 3 0 3 .245 .376 .434 .810
1 Outs   128 30 8 0 2 17 15 14 28 4 0 3 .234 .315 .344 .659
2 Outs   142 39 8 1 7 32 11 15 33 0 0 4 .275 .360 .493 .853
Scoring Position   127 32 6 1 4 54 13 18 29 7 0 5 .252 .350 .409 .760
Bases Empty   226 59 14 1 9 9 40 40 44 0 0 5 .261 .384 .451 .835
Runner on 1st   76 17 3 0 3 7 6 3 21 0 0 0 .224 .253 .382 .635
Runner on 2nd   34 6 2 0 1 7 5 7 11 0 0 3 .176 .364 .324 .687
Runner on 3rd   14 8 1 0 1 10 2 0 1 1 0 0 .571 .533 .857 1.390
Runner on 1st & 2nd   43 9 2 0 0 6 2 7 14 0 0 0 .209 .320 .256 .576
Runner on 1st & 3rd   13 1 1 0 0 6 0 2 2 2 0 1 .077 .222 .154 .376
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   8 5 0 0 2 13 2 1 0 2 0 0 .625 .545 1.375 1.920
Bases Loaded   15 3 0 1 0 12 2 1 1 2 0 1 .200 .263 .333 .596
Two Strikes   269 51 13 1 5 31 27 30 94 4 0 9 .190 .288 .301 .590
First Pitch   50 20 6 0 3 10 5 0 0 0 0 1 .400 .412 .700 1.112
Count 0-1   26 6 0 0 2 6 6 0 0 1 0 0 .231 .222 .462 .684
Count 0-2   34 4 2 0 0 3 0 0 18 1 0 2 .118 .162 .176 .339
Count 1-0   16 4 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .438 .688
Count 1-1   30 10 0 0 1 10 2 0 0 2 0 0 .333 .312 .433 .746
Count 1-2   77 9 3 0 2 6 8 0 30 1 0 3 .117 .148 .234 .382
Count 2-0   8 2 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Count 2-1   19 10 3 0 3 8 6 0 0 0 0 0 .526 .526 1.158 1.684
Count 2-2   75 16 1 1 1 7 5 0 28 1 0 1 .213 .221 .293 .514
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 6 21 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   11 5 1 0 1 3 3 10 0 0 0 0 .455 .714 .818 1.532
Full Count   83 22 7 0 2 15 14 30 18 1 0 3 .265 .470 .422 .892
Behind in Count   137 19 5 0 4 15 14 0 48 3 0 5 .139 .166 .263 .428
Ahead in Count   54 21 4 1 5 13 19 31 0 0 0 0 .389 .612 .778 1.390
Batting Leadoff   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 3rd   8 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .125 .222 .250 .472
Batting 4th   52 15 2 0 3 18 8 5 15 1 0 4 .288 .387 .500 .887
Batting 5th   254 63 16 0 8 31 33 34 58 4 0 3 .248 .339 .406 .744
Batting 6th   79 19 2 2 3 10 10 15 15 1 0 2 .241 .371 .430 .802
Batting 7th   27 6 1 0 2 7 7 6 3 1 0 1 .222 .371 .481 .853
Batting 8th   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 9th   7 3 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .571 1.000
Low Leverage   160 43 10 0 7 13 24 24 35 0 0 2 .269 .371 .463 .833
Medium Leverage   172 43 10 2 7 31 24 25 39 3 0 6 .250 .359 .453 .813
High Leverage   96 22 3 0 2 26 11 12 20 4 0 2 .229 .316 .323 .639
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1997 Minnesota - FORT 22 62 210 46 6 1 8 34 34 30 2 1 51 5 3 .219 .321 .371 .692 82 81 0.1
1998 Minnesota - FORT 23 91 185 41 7 1 7 20 20 26 2 2 27 3 1 .222 .321 .384 .705 84 82 0.1
1999 Minnesota - FORT 24 95 258 68 10 3 10 46 35 39 5 2 42 4 1 .264 .368 .442 .810 112 114 1.4
2000 Minnesota - FORT 25 128 429 108 23 2 16 70 59 61 10 7 94 10 5 .252 .353 .427 .780 101 103 2.1
Total FORT 376 1082 263 46 7 41 170 148 156 19 12 214 22 10 .243 .345 .412 .757 97 98 3.6
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1997 Oxnard - AAA 22 53 192 50 7 1 8 28 32 33 7 3 46 8 1 .260 .383 .432 .815 138 137 2.1
1998 Oxnard - AAA 23 37 123 37 5 0 6 17 27 20 1 1 39 15 1 .301 .400 .488 .888 153 151 2.3
Total MAAA 90 315 87 12 1 14 45 59 53 8 4 85 23 2 .276 .389 .454 .843 144 142
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1997 Minnesota - FORT 22 11 34 6 0 0 2 7 6 5 1 0 4 0 2 .176 .300 .353 .653 71 75 -0.3
1998 Minnesota - FORT 23 4 11 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .364 .364 .364 .727 92 95 -0.2
1999 Minnesota - FORT 24 7 18 4 3 0 0 1 4 8 1 0 2 0 0 .222 .481 .389 .870 132 154 -0.0
Total FORT 22 63 14 3 0 2 9 10 13 2 0 7 0 2 .222 .372 .365 .737 95 105
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1997 Minnesota - MLB 2B 17 16 38 50 14 90 2 .978 148.2 5.33 -0.7 .932
1997 Oxnard - AAA 2B 9 5 13 20 5 33 0 1.000 64.2 4.59 +1.0 1.076
1997 Minnesota - MLB 3B 30 29 20 52 3 75 3 .960 224.0 2.89 -0.2 .995
1997 Oxnard - AAA 3B 14 13 5 23 0 28 0 1.000 115.2 2.18 +1.7 1.112
1997 Minnesota - MLB SS 16 16 24 59 12 86 3 .965 142.0 5.26 -2.2 .928
1997 Oxnard - AAA SS 31 31 39 74 10 117 4 .966 279.0 3.65 -1.1 .976
1998 Minnesota - MLB 2B 21 21 53 67 19 120 0 1.000 172.1 6.27 +0.1 .969
1998 Oxnard - AAA 2B 1 0 3 4 0 7 0 1.000 11.0 5.73 +0.2 .936
1998 Minnesota - MLB 3B 45 2 3 18 1 23 2 .913 120.2 1.57 -0.6 .955
1998 Minnesota - MLB SS 41 28 37 63 12 102 2 .980 246.2 3.65 -3.3 .941
1998 Oxnard - AAA SS 33 29 34 71 14 107 2 .981 263.0 3.59 +2.5 1.036
1999 Minnesota - MLB 2B 7 6 14 16 2 30 0 1.000 53.0 5.09 +0.7 1.096
1999 Minnesota - MLB 3B 58 20 15 48 6 65 2 .969 277.1 2.04 -0.1 1.020
1999 Minnesota - MLB SS 49 44 74 108 26 190 8 .958 356.1 4.60 -6.0 .894
2000 Minnesota - MLB 3B 114 106 67 176 16 254 11 .957 940.1 2.33 +0.8 .999
2000 Minnesota - MLB SS 25 12 27 48 12 76 1 .987 127.0 5.31 -0.5 .993
TOTAL 2B 55 48 121 157 40 280 2 .993 449.2 5.56 +1.3 .983
TOTAL 3B 261 170 110 317 26 445 18 .960 1678.0 2.29 +1.7 1.006
TOTAL SS 195 160 235 423 86 678 20 .971 1414.0 4.19 -10.5 .952
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (6); Power: 5 (6); Eye: 6 (9).
01/13/1997 Drafted in the 1996 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 16, 16th overall pick) by the Minnesota Twins.
02/19/1997 Successfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Minnesota Twins development complex.
04/01/1997 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at second base at the Minnesota Twins development complex.
04/02/1997 Named the #32 prospect in the FORT
07/02/1997 Named the #14 prospect in the FORT
11/01/1997 Wins the 1997 World Series with the Minnesota Twins.
11/24/1997 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $555,000.
12/30/1997 Successfully completed training to improve his defense at second base at the Minnesota Twins development complex.
01/01/1998 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (6); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 7 (9).
02/19/1998 Successfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Minnesota Twins development complex.
04/01/1998 Successfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Minnesota Twins development complex.
11/22/1998 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $555,000.
11/26/1998 Signed a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $13,500,000 with the Minnesota Twins organization.
12/07/1998 Detrimentally completed training to improve his defense at second base at the Minnesota Twins development complex.
01/01/1999 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 7 (8).
01/12/1999 Successfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Minnesota Twins development complex.
02/18/1999 Successfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Minnesota Twins development complex.
04/26/1999 Injured (bruised thigh),day-to-day for 5 days.
07/18/1999 Injured (strained hamstring),out for 6-7 weeks.
10/12/1999 Injured (knee contusion),day-to-day for 3 days.
12/09/1999 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his infield defense at the Minnesota Twins development complex.
01/01/2000 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (6); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 8 (9).
04/01/2000 Successfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Minnesota Twins development complex.
08/13/2000 Injured (bruised finger),day-to-day for 5 days.
09/14/2000 Injured (bone bruise (wrist)),out for 3-4 weeks.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year HP Rank
2000 10 9
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