C Carl 'Swats' Sawatski #85
Chicago (N) Cubs FORT
Age: 24 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
12/31/2001
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C CARL 'SWATS' SAWATSKI #85 - AGE: 24 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
117 433 134 38 0 8 67 50 81 .309 .384 .453 0 3.6
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 6 6 6 6
Gap 5 5 6 5
Power 6 6 6 6
Eye 6 6 6 6
Avoid K's 5 5 6 5
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 1 1
Errors: - 1 1
Arm: 6 1 1
Turn DP: - 1 -
Framing: 7 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 7 Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Aggressiveness: 2
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 1
Sacrifice Bunt: 1
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/02/2001 COL Win, 3-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/30/2001 COL Loss, 1-5 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
09/29/2001 MON Win, 11-3 3 1 2 4 0 2 1 0
09/28/2001 MON Win, 8-5 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/27/2001 MON Win, 9-5 3 1 1 2 0 1 0 0
09/26/2001 @ BOS Loss, 5-7 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
09/24/2001 @ BOS Win, 11-4 3 1 2 2 0 2 0 0
09/22/2001 @ MIL Win, 7-3 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/21/2001 @ MIL Loss, 8-9 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 0
09/20/2001 @ MIL Loss, 2-9 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 0
PERSONALITY
Never causes even a hint of trouble.
Birthday:11/04/1977
Born in:Unknown
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Extremely Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$700,000
Signed Through:2005 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 87 Days
Service This Yr:184 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:4 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1997, 8th Pick in Round 2
FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST 2001 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 117 433 134 38 0 8 67 58 50 81 .309 .384 .453 .837 .354 .143 120
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 116 487 3 7 0 16 0 1 196 46 0 0 0.0 73.2 6.25 3.6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   114 37 11 0 4 21 10 10 16 0 0 0 .325 .379 .526 .905
Versus Right   319 97 27 0 4 46 48 40 65 1 0 3 .304 .386 .426 .812
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   83 29 9 0 1 10 16 10 18 0 0 1 .349 .426 .494 .920
May   80 27 7 0 1 13 7 7 9 0 0 0 .338 .391 .463 .853
June   27 4 0 0 0 2 0 2 6 0 0 1 .148 .233 .148 .381
July   77 19 4 0 1 8 8 8 13 0 0 0 .247 .318 .338 .655
August   80 28 8 0 2 14 15 9 16 0 0 0 .350 .416 .525 .941
September   82 27 10 0 3 20 12 14 18 1 0 1 .329 .429 .561 .990
October   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
All-Star Game   2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Spring Training   43 18 3 0 3 12 7 6 9 0 0 0 .419 .490 .698 1.187
Last Year   457 138 22 0 21 90 70 50 90 3 0 3 .302 .372 .488 .860
2 Years Ago   357 93 30 2 8 52 50 53 66 5 0 4 .261 .358 .423 .781
Career   1356 386 94 2 40 219 191 174 259 9 0 12 .285 .369 .445 .814
Home   190 56 20 0 2 35 29 22 37 0 0 0 .295 .368 .432 .800
Road   243 78 18 0 6 32 29 28 44 1 0 3 .321 .396 .469 .865
Grass   417 127 37 0 8 62 57 49 80 0 0 3 .305 .382 .451 .833
Turf   16 7 1 0 0 5 1 1 1 1 0 0 .438 .444 .500 .944
Day   20 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 7 0 0 0 .200 .304 .200 .504
Night   413 130 38 0 8 67 56 47 74 1 0 3 .315 .388 .465 .853
As Starter   433 134 38 0 8 67 58 50 81 1 0 2 .309 .383 .453 .835
As Reliever / Substitution   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Pinch Hitting   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Close/Late   87 29 8 0 2 13 8 19 13 1 0 1 .333 .454 .494 .948
Inning 1-3   127 36 11 0 2 16 11 10 25 0 0 0 .283 .336 .417 .753
Inning 4-6   163 47 12 0 1 24 26 12 34 0 0 2 .288 .345 .380 .725
Inning 7-9   134 49 14 0 5 27 20 28 21 1 0 0 .366 .472 .582 1.054
Extra Innings   9 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 .222 .300 .333 .633
0 Outs   136 35 10 0 3 11 22 14 31 0 0 1 .257 .331 .397 .728
1 Outs   143 49 13 0 3 25 23 14 19 1 0 1 .343 .403 .497 .899
2 Outs   154 50 15 0 2 31 13 22 31 0 0 1 .325 .412 .461 .873
Scoring Position   123 43 12 0 2 55 20 26 24 1 0 1 .350 .464 .496 .960
Bases Empty   229 71 18 0 6 6 33 20 38 0 0 1 .310 .368 .467 .835
Runner on 1st   81 20 8 0 0 6 5 4 19 0 0 1 .247 .291 .346 .636
Runner on 2nd   52 19 1 0 0 12 7 8 10 0 0 1 .365 .459 .385 .844
Runner on 3rd   10 2 1 0 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .200 .385 .300 .685
Runner on 1st & 2nd   31 13 5 0 1 14 7 6 7 0 0 0 .419 .514 .677 1.191
Runner on 1st & 3rd   12 2 2 0 0 5 2 3 5 0 0 0 .167 .333 .333 .667
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   10 4 2 0 1 10 3 3 1 0 0 0 .400 .538 .900 1.438
Bases Loaded   8 3 1 0 0 10 1 3 1 1 0 0 .375 .500 .500 1.000
Two Strikes   214 52 20 0 2 31 24 14 81 0 0 2 .243 .296 .364 .660
First Pitch   52 15 1 0 3 11 5 7 0 1 0 1 .288 .377 .481 .858
Count 0-1   36 15 2 0 1 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 .417 .417 .556 .972
Count 0-2   47 16 8 0 0 7 7 0 24 0 0 0 .340 .340 .511 .851
Count 1-0   33 12 2 0 1 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 .364 .364 .515 .879
Count 1-1   42 15 6 0 0 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 .357 .357 .500 .857
Count 1-2   64 11 3 0 0 7 4 0 24 0 0 1 .172 .185 .219 .403
Count 2-0   9 4 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .444 .444 .778 1.222
Count 2-1   36 16 6 0 0 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 .444 .444 .611 1.056
Count 2-2   53 9 4 0 2 4 4 0 24 0 0 1 .170 .185 .358 .544
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 3 14 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   11 5 1 0 0 1 7 15 0 0 0 0 .455 .769 .545 1.315
Full Count   50 16 5 0 0 13 9 14 9 0 0 0 .320 .469 .420 .889
Behind in Count   147 42 13 0 1 19 14 0 48 0 0 1 .286 .291 .395 .685
Ahead in Count   89 37 9 0 2 18 19 29 0 0 0 0 .416 .559 .584 1.144
Batting 3rd   8 3 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 .375 .375 .625 1.000
Batting 4th   24 6 2 0 0 3 2 3 6 0 0 0 .250 .333 .333 .667
Batting 5th   55 18 4 0 3 11 10 6 10 0 0 0 .327 .393 .564 .957
Batting 6th   119 42 11 0 1 16 16 10 17 0 0 1 .353 .408 .471 .878
Batting 7th   152 45 13 0 2 24 19 23 31 1 0 1 .296 .390 .421 .811
Batting 8th   75 20 6 0 2 11 10 8 16 0 0 0 .267 .337 .427 .764
Batting 9th   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Low Leverage   183 58 16 0 6 20 24 26 34 0 0 0 .317 .402 .503 .905
Medium Leverage   158 47 10 0 1 24 22 13 31 0 0 1 .297 .355 .380 .734
High Leverage   90 27 12 0 1 23 11 11 16 1 0 2 .300 .385 .467 .851
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 San Francisco - FORT 19 23 72 16 3 0 2 8 10 15 1 0 13 0 0 .222 .364 .347 .711 92 103 0.4
1998 San Francisco - FORT 20 6 20 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 6 0 0 .100 .217 .100 .317 -10 -1 -0.2
1998 Chicago (N) - FORT 20 6 17 3 1 0 1 2 2 3 1 0 3 0 0 .176 .333 .412 .745 92 99 0.1
1998 Total - FORT 20 12 37 5 1 0 1 2 3 6 1 0 9 0 0 .135 .273 .243 .516 38 47 -0.0
1999 Chicago (N) - FORT 21 98 357 93 30 2 8 52 50 53 4 5 66 0 0 .261 .358 .423 .781 95 99 2.5
2000 Chicago (N) - FORT 22 116 457 138 22 0 21 90 70 50 3 3 90 0 0 .302 .372 .488 .860 115 114 3.9
2001 Chicago (N) - FORT 23 117 433 134 38 0 8 67 58 50 3 1 81 0 0 .309 .384 .453 .837 119 120 3.6
Total FORT 366 1356 386 94 2 40 219 191 174 12 9 259 0 0 .285 .369 .445 .814 107 109 10.4
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 Garland - AAA 19 100 326 72 11 0 9 29 37 49 5 1 100 1 0 .221 .331 .337 .668 97 95 1.8
1998 Madison - AAA 20 95 338 88 21 0 13 43 61 51 8 3 87 0 0 .260 .367 .438 .805 137 144 4.0
1999 Madison - AAA 21 6 22 6 1 0 1 2 2 5 1 0 6 0 0 .273 .429 .455 .883 157 168 0.5
Total MAAA 201 686 166 33 0 23 74 100 105 14 4 193 1 0 .242 .352 .391 .743 119 122
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
1999 Chicago (N) - FORT 21 7 29 8 2 0 0 3 6 3 0 0 4 0 0 .276 .344 .345 .689 74 80 1.2
2000 Chicago (N) - FORT 22 12 42 13 4 0 2 13 7 6 0 1 7 0 0 .310 .388 .548 .935 132 134 1.9
Total FORT 19 71 21 6 0 2 16 13 9 0 1 11 0 0 .296 .370 .465 .835 109 113
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1997 San Francisco - MLB C 23 22 135 10 1 145 0 1.000 199.0 6.56 -0.4 1.238 2 16 1 6.2
1997 Garland - AAA C 96 93 852 73 3 927 2 .998 848.2 9.81 +0.3 .972 12 90 26 28.9
1997 Garland - AAA SS 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 +0.0 1.028
1998 San Francisco - MLB C 6 6 36 3 0 40 1 .975 52.0 6.75 +0.5 1.011 0 3 2 66.7
1998 Chicago (N) - MLB C 5 5 36 1 0 37 0 1.000 45.0 7.40 +0.2 .000 0 3 1 33.3
1998 Madison - AAA C 95 95 1096 70 0 1169 3 .997 875.2 11.98 +0.3 1.049 11 99 29 29.3
1999 Chicago (N) - MLB C 98 98 698 64 4 764 2 .997 863.2 7.94 +3.2 1.051 4 85 29 34.1
1999 Madison - AAA C 6 6 66 8 1 74 0 1.000 56.0 11.89 +0.9 1.113 0 2 2 100.0
2000 Chicago (N) - MLB C 114 114 744 86 8 838 8 .990 1025.2 7.28 +4.4 1.433 13 111 44 39.6
2001 Chicago (N) - MLB C 116 116 766 77 4 847 4 .995 1026.2 7.39 -0.4 1.082 6 125 31 24.8
TOTAL C 559 555 4429 392 21 4841 20 .996 4992.1 8.69 +9.0 1.117 48 534 165 30.9
TOTAL SS 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 +0.0 1.028
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (7); Power: 4 (7); Eye: 5 (7).
01/13/1997 Drafted in the 1996 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 8, 28th overall pick) by the San Francisco Giants.
04/02/1997 Named the #39 prospect in the FORT
11/02/1997 Named the #13 prospect in the FORT
11/24/1997 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $555,000.
01/01/1998 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (6); Power: 5 (6); Eye: 6 (6).
04/02/1998 Named the #37 prospect in the FORT
04/20/1998 Was traded by the San Francisco Giants to the Chicago (N) Cubs, along with SP Bill Lee and a 2nd round draft pick, in exchange for C Charlie Moore and SP Phil Ortega.
07/12/1998 Was selected to the 1998 MLB Triple A All-Star Game.
09/22/1998 Injured (elbow contusion),out for one week.
10/07/1998 Wins the 1998 MLB Triple A World Series with the Madison Mallards!
10/18/1998 Wins the 1998 MAAA SL2 Platinum Stick Award at C.
11/22/1998 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $555,000.
12/01/1998 Signed a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $8,500,000 with the Chicago (N) Cubs organization.
01/01/1999 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (6); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 6 (6).
02/26/1999 Outstandingly completed training to improve his quality of contact at the Chicago (N) Cubs development complex.
04/01/1999 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at catcher at the Chicago (N) Cubs development complex.
07/13/1999 Injured (intercostal strain),out for one week.
09/15/1999 Injured (bruised thumb),day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/2000 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 6 (6).
02/26/2000 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his quality of contact at the Chicago (N) Cubs development complex.
04/01/2000 Successfully completed training to improve his defense at catcher at the Chicago (N) Cubs development complex.
06/01/2000 Injured (flu),day-to-day for 4 days.
10/10/2000 Wins the 2000 FORT NL Divisional Series MVP Award.
11/09/2000 Wins the 2000 FORT NL Great Glove Award at C.
01/01/2001 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 6 (6).
01/13/2001 Successfully completed training to improve his defense at catcher at the Chicago (N) Cubs development complex.
05/29/2001 Injured (torn quadriceps),out for 3-4 weeks.
07/06/2001 Was selected to the 2001 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year IBB Rank
2000 7 7
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