P Jim Bethke #13
Age: 33 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
12/31/2001
P JIM BETHKE #13 - AGE: 33 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
58 0 2-6 20 1.84 88.0 66 2 28 96 1.07 3.7
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 5 5 5 5
Movement 6 6 6 6
Control 5 4 5 5
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Curveball 8 8
Sinker 6 6
 
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 91-93 Mph
Stamina 2
Suggested Role Strictly BP
Type Flyball Pitcher
Hold Runners 8
Defense 6
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 1
Sacrifice Bunt: 1
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/14/2001 REN Win, 8-3 1.1 1 0 0 0 2
09/11/2001 @ RAL Win, 6-5 2.0 3 0 0 0 3
09/06/2001 PRO Win, 8-5 2.0 2 1 1 1 4 Win
09/03/2001 @ TUL Loss, 3-4 0.1 4 3 1 1 0 Loss
08/24/2001 @ NH Win, 6-3 1.0 2 0 0 1 1
08/23/2001 MAD Loss, 4-6 1.2 4 3 3 1 2 Loss
08/21/2001 MAD Win, 5-2 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 Save
08/18/2001 @ MES Loss, 3-4 2.2 2 2 0 3 3 Loss
08/15/2001 @ REN Win, 6-1 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
08/12/2001 RAL Win, 7-6 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 Save
PERSONALITY
He has favorability ratings politicians only dream of.
Personality Class: Fan Fav
High: Leader, Loyalty, Work Ethic
Birthday:11/05/1968
Born in:Falls City, NE
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:5 Years, 109 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1991, 19th Pick in Round 6
MLB TRIPLE A 2001 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 58 0 2 6 20 1.84 88.0 66 22 18 2 28 96 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 27 7 74.1 58 40 10.23 6.75 9.82 2.86 2.27 1.07 50 3.7 .287        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 125 32 6 0 1 14 16 34 1 1 2 .256 .347 .328 .675      
vs. RHB 193 34 10 0 1 8 12 62 2 0 4 .176 .237 .244 .480      
MLB TRIPLE A 2001 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 12 0 0 0 4 1.80 15.0 9 3 3 1 3 18  
May 11 0 0 0 2 0.95 19.0 14 2 2 0 4 12  
June 11 0 0 2 6 1.86 19.1 10 4 4 0 6 25  
July 10 0 1 1 5 2.57 14.0 12 4 4 0 4 17  
August 10 0 0 2 3 1.80 15.0 11 5 3 1 9 15  
September 4 0 1 1 0 3.18 5.2 10 4 2 0 2 9  
All-Star Game 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 1  
Last Year 6 0 1 0 3 2.70 6.2 1 2 2 1 4 6  
2 Years Ago 7 0 0 0 4 1.35 13.1 7 2 2 0 2 18  
Career 210 1 28 14 57 2.47 404.1 316 122 111 17 122 455  
Home 30 0 1 3 10 2.49 43.1 30 12 12 2 13 48  
Road 28 0 1 3 10 1.21 44.2 36 10 6 0 15 48  
Grass 56 0 2 6 19 1.91 84.2 64 22 18 2 27 94  
Turf 2 0 0 0 1 0.00 3.1 2 0 0 0 1 2  
Day 18 0 1 4 7 2.48 29.0 25 12 8 1 9 31  
Night 40 0 1 2 13 1.53 59.0 41 10 10 1 19 65  
As Reliever / Substitution 58 0 2 6 20 1.84 88.0 66 22 18 2 28 96  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1993 Minnesota - FORT 24 14 0 1 0 0 7.59 21.1 25 18 18 2 9 13 0 0 1.59 .333 4.46 0.1 60
1994 Minnesota - FORT 25 1 0 0 1 0 13.50 0.2 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 4.50 .333 12.20 -0.1 35
1995 Minnesota - FORT 26 31 0 6 1 5 3.07 29.1 34 13 10 6 11 29 0 0 1.53 .315 5.04 -0.0 154
1996 Minnesota - FORT 27 18 0 0 2 0 3.80 21.1 25 9 9 2 12 13 0 0 1.73 .343 5.28 -0.0 128
1997 Minnesota - FORT 28 18 1 3 1 0 6.00 33.0 36 22 22 5 15 26 0 0 1.55 .304 5.20 0.0 81
1998 Minnesota - FORT 29 41 0 3 0 3 3.89 44.0 36 21 19 4 24 40 0 0 1.36 .271 4.56 0.2 122
1999 Minnesota - FORT 30 40 0 0 4 2 7.15 45.1 38 36 36 3 39 43 0 0 1.70 .294 5.35 -0.1 68
2000 Minnesota - FORT 31 23 0 3 0 0 5.40 36.2 51 23 22 6 10 25 0 0 1.66 .360 4.96 0.1 90
Total FORT 186 1 16 9 10 5.32 231.2 246 143 137 28 122 189 0 0 1.59 .315 5.01 0.1 90
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 FIP WAR ERA+
1991 Oxnard - AAA 22 25 0 6 2 0 4.48 60.1 72 34 30 0 23 61 0 0 1.57 .400 3.79 0.7 102
1992 Oxnard - AAA 23 27 0 3 1 6 3.13 63.1 52 24 22 5 18 69 0 0 1.11 .287 3.96 0.2 127
1993 Oxnard - AAA 24 14 0 6 0 1 0.66 40.2 20 3 3 2 9 45 0 0 0.71 .202 3.19 0.4 538
1994 Oxnard - AAA 25 30 1 7 3 3 3.24 77.2 66 28 28 5 21 84 0 0 1.12 .310 3.65 0.5 116
1995 Oxnard - AAA 26 3 0 1 0 0 0.00 7.0 2 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 0.43 .133 2.16 0.2 999
1996 Oxnard - AAA 27 22 0 2 2 15 1.45 18.2 12 3 3 1 6 27 0 0 0.96 .282 2.76 0.5 247
1997 Oxnard - AAA 28 11 0 0 0 3 1.06 17.0 9 3 2 1 4 21 0 0 0.76 .222 2.75 0.3 345
1998 Oxnard - AAA 29 7 0 0 0 2 0.77 11.2 9 1 1 0 6 21 0 0 1.29 .409 1.28 0.6 491
1999 Oxnard - AAA 30 7 0 0 0 4 1.35 13.1 7 2 2 0 2 18 0 0 0.67 .241 1.45 0.7 283
2000 Oxnard - AAA 31 6 0 1 0 3 2.70 6.2 1 2 2 1 4 6 0 0 0.75 .000 5.33 -0.1 169
2001 Madison - AAA 32 58 0 2 6 20 1.84 88.0 66 22 18 2 28 96 0 0 1.07 .287 2.27 3.7 251
Total MAAA 210 1 28 14 57 2.47 404.1 316 122 111 17 122 455 0 0 1.08 .297 3.15 166.9
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 FIP WAR ERA+
1995 Minnesota - FORT 26 6 0 1 0 0 8.53 6.1 8 6 6 2 4 2 0 0 1.89 .286 9.18 -0.3 55
1996 Minnesota - FORT 27 1 0 0 0 0 10.80 1.2 4 2 2 0 1 2 0 0 3.00 .571 2.71 0.0 45
1998 Minnesota - FORT 29 6 0 0 0 0 4.50 6.0 4 3 3 0 3 3 0 0 1.17 .211 4.42 0.0 105
Total FORT 13 0 1 0 0 7.07 14.0 16 11 11 2 8 7 0 0 1.71 .298 6.37 67.2
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1991 Oxnard - AAA P 25 0 4 4 1 8 0 1.000 60.1 1.19 +0.7 1.163
1992 Oxnard - AAA P 27 0 2 7 1 9 0 1.000 63.1 1.28 +0.6 .934
1993 Minnesota - MLB P 14 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 21.1 1.27 -0.2 .990
1993 Oxnard - AAA P 14 0 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 40.2 0.89 +0.7 .929
1994 Minnesota - MLB P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1994 Oxnard - AAA P 28 1 2 6 1 9 1 .889 77.2 0.93 -1.0 .944
1995 Minnesota - MLB P 29 0 2 3 0 5 0 1.000 29.1 1.53 +0.0 .994
1995 Oxnard - AAA P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 7.0 0.00 +0.3 .000
1996 Minnesota - MLB P 18 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 21.1 0.84 +0.2 .000
1996 Oxnard - AAA P 21 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 18.2 0.96 +0.1 .915
1997 Minnesota - MLB P 18 1 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 33.0 0.55 -0.1 .998
1997 Oxnard - AAA P 11 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 17.0 1.06 -0.0 1.866
1998 Minnesota - MLB P 40 0 1 4 1 5 0 1.000 44.0 1.02 +1.0 1.243
1998 Oxnard - AAA P 7 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 11.2 1.54 -0.1 .927
1999 Minnesota - MLB P 39 0 1 6 1 7 0 1.000 45.1 1.39 -0.2 1.012
1999 Oxnard - AAA P 7 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 13.1 0.67 -0.1 .944
2000 Minnesota - MLB P 23 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 36.2 0.49 +0.1 1.027
2000 Oxnard - AAA P 6 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 6.2 1.35 +0.0 1.015
2001 Madison - AAA P 58 0 2 3 0 5 0 1.000 88.0 0.51 -0.1 1.015
TOTAL P 389 2 21 47 5 69 1 .986 636.0 0.96 +2.0 1.034
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1991 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (3); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 3 (3).
01/27/1991 Drafted in the 1991 first-year player draft (Round 6, Pick 19, 119th overall pick) by the Minnesota Twins.
01/01/1992 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 5 (5).
01/01/1992 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 5 (5).
01/18/1992 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at pitcher at the Minnesota Twins development complex.
10/05/1992 Wins the 1992 MLB Triple A World Series with the Oxnard Silverbacks!
11/02/1992 Named the #87 prospect in the FORT
01/01/1993 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 5 (5).
01/01/1993 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 5 (5).
02/18/1993 Successfully completed training to improve his defense at pitcher at the Minnesota Twins development complex.
07/02/1993 Named the #83 prospect in the FORT
07/14/1993 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 4 days.
01/01/1994 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 5 (5).
01/01/1994 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 5 (5).
11/25/1994 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $555,000.
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 5 (6).
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 5 (6).
11/02/1995 Wins the 1995 World Series with the Minnesota Twins.
11/25/1995 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $555,000.
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 5 (5).
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 5 (5).
05/03/1996 Injured (flu),day-to-day for 1 day.
11/23/1996 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $555,000.
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 6 (7); Control: 5 (5).
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 6 (7); Control: 5 (5).
02/19/1997 Outstandingly completed training to improve his defense at pitcher at the Minnesota Twins development complex.
03/27/1997 Injured (herniated disc (back)),out for one week.
11/01/1997 Wins the 1997 World Series with the Minnesota Twins.
11/08/1997 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $800,000 with the Minnesota Twins organization.
01/01/1998 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (11); Movement: 6 (7); Control: 5 (5).
01/01/1998 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (11); Movement: 6 (7); Control: 5 (5).
11/05/1998 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $950,000 with the Minnesota Twins organization.
01/01/1999 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 5 (5).
01/01/1999 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 5 (5).
02/26/1999 Outstandingly completed training to improve his secondary pitch at the Minnesota Twins development complex.
11/07/1999 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,100,000 with the Minnesota Twins organization.
01/01/2000 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 5 (5).
11/21/2000 Was not offered arbitration and became a free agent.
01/01/2001 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 4 (4).
02/28/2001 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the New York (A) Yankees organization.
05/02/2001 Did not elect for free agency and will remain in the New York (A) organization.
07/08/2001 Was selected to the 2001 MLB Triple A All-Star Game.
10/09/2001 Wins the 2001 MAAA SL2 Reliever of the Year Award.
11/22/2001 Became a minor league free agent.
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