Player Report for #29 Erik Sparks

04/27/2016

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P Erik Sparks #29

NCBL Hot Coffee Steamers

Age: 30

Bats: S

Throws: R

Morale: Good


	14-10, .583, 2.5 GB

G	GS	Rec	SV	ERA	IP	HA	HR	BB	K	WHIP
4	4	2-1	0	1.46	24.2	20	0	7	15	1.09

	Overall	Potential
Stuff
Movement
Control

Pitching Ratings (OSA)
	Overall	Vs Left	Vs Right	Potential
Stuff	6	6	7	6
Movement	6	5	6	6
Control	6	6	7	6

Pitch Ratings
Pitch	Current	Potential
Fastball	7	7
Slider	7	7
Curveball	2	2
Changeup	7	7

Other Pitching Ratings
Velocity	95-97 Mph
Stamina	4
Suggested Role	Starter
Groundball Percentage	53 %
Hold Runners	4
Defense	7

Run/Bunt Ratings
Running Speed:	1
Stealing Ability:	1
Baserunning Inst.:	2
Sacrifice Bunt:	9
Bunt for Hit:	1

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Vs.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
04/22/2016	@ JEF	Loss, 2-5	X	4.2	6	2	2	1	5
04/17/2016	IDA	Win, 12-2	X	6.0	5	2	0	3	3	Win
04/10/2016	WIL	Win, 7-1	X	6.0	3	0	0	2	4	Win
04/05/2016	@ YOU	Loss, 0-2	X	8.0	6	2	2	1	3	Loss
03/22/2016	IDA	Win, 5-0	X	4.0	3	0	0	3	3	Win
03/16/2016	@ LV	Loss, 5-7	X	4.0	5	3	3	1	3	Loss
03/09/2016	@ BUR	Loss, 4-5	X	4.0	7	4	3	3	2	Loss
03/04/2016	@ JUN	Loss, 2-3	X	4.0	5	2	2	5	2

Personality Ratings
Leader Ability:	Very Low
Loyalty:	High
Desire f. Win:	Low
Greed:	Low
Intelligence:	Low
Work Ethic:	High

Erik Sparks
Birthday:	01/10/1986
Born in:	Moorhead (Minnesota)
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 2"
Weight:	191 lbs
Local Popularity:	Popular
National Pop.:	Well Known

Status
Contract:	Major League Contract
Salary:	$2,400,000
Signed Through:	2016 Season
Major Service:	3 Years, 90 Days
Service This Yr:	28 Days
40-Man Service:	6 Years, 14 Days
Pro Service:	7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:	Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:	Out of option years
Contract Extension:	-
Drafted:	-

New City Baseball League 2016 Pitching Stats

Pitching	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	4	4	2	1	0	1.46	24.2	20	6	4	0	7	15	1	25.0	0	3	75.0
Pitching	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	FIP	WHIP	VORP	BABIP
Overall	0	0	0.0	0	0	9.85	7.30	5.47	2.55	2.84	1.09	11.8	.270
Pitching	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	53	10	3	0	0	3	4	5	0	2	0	.189	.246	.245	.491
vs. RHB	36	10	2	0	0	3	3	10	0	1	0	.278	.333	.333	.667

New City Baseball League 2016 Pitching Splits

Split	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K
Last Week	2	2	1	0	0	1.69	10.2	11	4	2	0	4	8
April	4	4	2	1	0	1.46	24.2	20	6	4	0	7	15
Spring Training	4	4	1	2	0	4.50	16.0	20	9	8	1	12	10
Last Year	16	4	2	1	0	3.47	36.1	34	15	14	5	16	33
2 Years Ago	17	4	0	2	0	6.84	25.0	27	24	19	2	23	13
Career	65	40	10	14	0	4.31	246.2	251	127	118	25	106	167
Home	2	2	2	0	0	0.00	12.0	8	2	0	0	5	7
Road	2	2	0	1	0	2.84	12.2	12	4	4	0	2	8
Grass	4	4	2	1	0	1.46	24.2	20	6	4	0	7	15
Day	2	2	2	0	0	0.00	12.0	8	2	0	0	5	7
Night	2	2	0	1	0	2.84	12.2	12	4	4	0	2	8

Career Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP	ERA+
2013 Youngstown - NCBL	27	28	28	6	10	0	4.54	160.2	170	82	81	18	60	106	0	0	1.43	.306	18.4	102
2014 Youngstown - NCBL	28	17	4	0	2	0	6.84	25.0	27	24	19	2	23	13	0	0	2.00	.316	-3.6	68
2015 Hot Coffee - NCBL	29	16	4	2	1	0	3.47	36.1	34	15	14	5	16	33	0	0	1.38	.287	9.2	131
2016 Hot Coffee - NCBL	30	4	4	2	1	0	1.46	24.2	20	6	4	0	7	15	1	0	1.09	.270	11.8	316
Total NCBL		65	40	10	14	0	4.31	246.2	251	127	118	25	106	167	1	0	1.45	.301	35.8	124

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	VORP	ERA+
2009 Stonewood - AAA	23	22	22	3	9	0	5.66	116.0	141	83	73	13	58	119	0	0	1.72	.365	3.1	90
2010 Stonewood - AAA	24	14	11	6	1	1	4.52	65.2	59	35	33	13	26	73	0	0	1.29	.279	7.8	105
2011 Stonewood - AAA	25	26	26	9	8	0	4.72	152.2	171	87	80	18	47	150	0	0	1.43	.339	12.3	96
2012 Stonewood - AAA	26	26	25	6	11	0	5.11	142.2	163	92	81	12	48	131	0	0	1.48	.347	6.3	92
2013 Lennox - AAA	27	2	2	2	0	0	0.61	14.2	13	2	1	1	0	20	0	0	0.89	.364	8.3	732
Total NCBLAAA		90	86	26	29	1	4.91	491.2	547	299	268	57	179	493	0	0	1.48	.341	37.8	113.8

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RNG	ZR	EFF	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
2013 Youngstown - ML	P	28	28	12	25	3	39	2	.949	160.2	2.07	+0.5	1.033
2014 Youngstown - ML	P	17	4	4	5	0	10	1	.900	25.0	3.24	+0.6	1.233
2015 Hot Coffee - ML	P	16	4	5	6	0	11	0	1.000	36.1	2.72	+0.7	1.138
2016 Hot Coffee - ML	P	4	4	1	6	0	7	0	1.000	24.2	2.55	+0.1	1.024

Player History
01/02/2009	Drafted in the 2009 inaugural draft (Round 38, Pick 18, 1128th overall Pick) by the College Park Riots.
01/02/2009	Drafted in the 2009 inaugural draft (Round 38, Pick 23, 1133rd overall Pick) by the Jefferson City Ragtime Nine.
01/02/2009	Drafted in the 2009 inaugural draft (Round 39, Pick 13, 1153rd overall Pick) by the College Park Riots.
01/02/2009	Drafted in the 2009 inaugural draft (Round 39, Pick 6, 1146th overall Pick) by the High Point Hustlers.
01/02/2009	Drafted in the 2009 inaugural draft (Round 39, Pick 10, 1150th overall Pick) by the Brooklyn Green Sox.
01/02/2009	Drafted in the 2009 inaugural draft (Round 39, Pick 8, 1148th overall Pick) by the Jefferson City Ragtime Nine.
01/02/2009	Drafted in the 2009 inaugural draft (Round 38, Pick 25, 1135th overall Pick) by the New Orleans Hurricanes.
07/24/2009	Injured (hamstring strain), out for 7 weeks.
01/01/2010	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 6 (6).
05/25/2010	Injured (herniated disc (back)), out for 1-2 weeks.
07/12/2010	Injured (elbow inflammation), out for 3 months.
01/01/2011	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 6 (6).
04/11/2011	Injured (sprained ankle), day-to-day for 5 days.
01/01/2012	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 6 (6).
06/14/2012	Injured (sprained elbow), out for 2 weeks.
01/01/2013	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 5 (6); Control: 6 (6).
04/09/2013	Got claimed off waivers by Youngstown while with Jefferson City.
11/16/2013	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $400,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2014	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 6 (6).
04/20/2014	Injured (shoulder inflammation), out for 4 months.
11/18/2014	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $400,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2015	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 6 (6).
03/10/2015	Injured (biceps tendinitis), out for 1-2 weeks.
04/01/2015	Was traded by the Youngstown Steelheads to the Hot Coffee Steamers in exchange for MR Raúl Hernández.
05/30/2015	Injured (shoulder inflammation), out for 5-6 months.
11/14/2015	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,400,000 through arbitration.
01/01/2016	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 6 (6).

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	SHO	Rank
2013	0	10
2014	0	5
2015	0	8