John Wasdin
[edit] Biography
Born on August 5, 1972 in Fort Belvoir, Virginia, John Wasdin (John Truman Wasdin) played for the Oakland Athletics, Boston Red Sox, Colorado Rockies, Baltimore Orioles, Toronto Blue Jays and Texas Rangers over the course of his 11 year career. Wasdin broke into the bigs on August 24, 1995 with the Oakland Athletics, and put up a 5.96 ERA in 131.1 innings pitched in 1996, his rookie year.
Most people believe that John Wasdin's best season was 1999, when he posted a 4.12 ERA and struck out 57 batters.
[edit] Scouting Report
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1995
| OAK
| A
| 5
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 4.67
| 6
| 9
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 17.1
| 14
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1996
| OAK
| A
| 25
| 21
| 8
| 7
| 5.96
| 75
| 96
| 87
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 131.1
| 145
| 24
| 50
| 5
| 2
| 4
|
| 1997
| BOS
| A
| 53
| 7
| 4
| 6
| 4.40
| 84
| 68
| 61
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 124.2
| 121
| 18
| 38
| 4
| 4
| 3
|
| 1998
| BOS
| A
| 47
| 8
| 6
| 4
| 5.25
| 59
| 57
| 56
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 96
| 111
| 14
| 27
| 8
| 1
| 2
|
| 1999
| BOS
| A
| 45
| 0
| 8
| 3
| 4.12
| 57
| 38
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 74.1
| 66
| 14
| 18
| 0
| 2
| 0
|
| 2000
| COL
| N
| 14
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 5.80
| 35
| 23
| 23
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 35.2
| 42
| 6
| 9
| 2
| 2
| 3
|
| 2000
| BOS
| A
| 25
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 5.04
| 36
| 25
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 44.2
| 48
| 8
| 15
| 1
| 1
| 2
|
| 2000
| Total
|
| 39
| 4
| 1
| 6
| 5.38
| 71
| 48
| 48
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 80.1
| 90
| 14
| 24
| 3
| 3
| 5
|
| 2001
| COL
| N
| 18
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 7.03
| 17
| 19
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 24.1
| 32
| 7
| 8
| 2
| 1
| 1
|
| 2001
| BAL
| A
| 26
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 4.17
| 47
| 25
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 49.2
| 54
| 4
| 16
| 4
| 2
| 5
|
| 2001
| Total
|
| 44
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 5.11
| 64
| 44
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 74
| 86
| 11
| 24
| 6
| 3
| 6
|
| 2003
| TOR
| A
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 23.40
| 5
| 13
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 16
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2004
| TEX
| A
| 15
| 10
| 2
| 4
| 6.78
| 36
| 52
| 49
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 65
| 83
| 18
| 23
| 2
| 0
| 3
|
| 2005
| TEX
| A
| 31
| 6
| 3
| 2
| 4.28
| 44
| 37
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 75.2
| 77
| 9
| 20
| 2
| 2
| 1
|
| 2006
| TEX
| A
| 9
| 5
| 2
| 2
| 5.10
| 16
| 19
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 30
| 33
| 6
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 32
| 3
| 2
| 4
| 6.30
| 52
| 42
| 42
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 60
| 74
| 13
| 17
| 4
| 3
| 4
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 284
| 62
| 36
| 34
| 5.17
| 465
| 439
| 410
| 1
| 0
| 7
| 713.2
| 768
| 121
| 227
| 26
| 14
| 25
|
| Total
|
|
| 316
| 65
| 38
| 38
| 5.26
| 517
| 481
| 452
| 2
| 0
| 7
| 773.2
| 842
| 134
| 244
| 30
| 17
| 29
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1995
| OAK
| A
| P
| 5
| 2
| 17.1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1996
| OAK
| A
| P
| 25
| 21
| 131.1
| 9
| 12
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 14
| 3
| 0
| .955
|
| 1997
| BOS
| A
| P
| 53
| 7
| 124.2
| 5
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 18
| 2
| 0
| .889
|
| 1998
| BOS
| A
| P
| 47
| 8
| 96
| 5
| 15
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 2
| 0
| .952
|
| 1999
| BOS
| A
| P
| 45
| 0
| 74.1
| 3
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 2
| 0
| .889
|
| 2000
| COL
| N
| P
| 14
| 3
| 35.2
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2000
| BOS
| A
| P
| 25
| 1
| 44.2
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2000
| Total
|
| P
| 39
| 4
| 80.1
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2001
| COL
| N
| P
| 18
| 0
| 24.1
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 2001
| BAL
| A
| P
| 26
| 0
| 49.2
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2001
| Total
|
| P
| 44
| 0
| 74
| 5
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 12
| 2
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 2003
| TOR
| A
| P
| 3
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2004
| TEX
| A
| P
| 15
| 10
| 65
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2005
| TEX
| A
| P
| 31
| 6
| 75.2
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2006
| TEX
| A
| P
| 9
| 5
| 30
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 316
| 65
| 773.2
| 36
| 66
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 9
| 92
| 13
| 1
| .953
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1995
| OAK
| A
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1996
| OAK
| A
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1997
| BOS
| A
| 53
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1998
| BOS
| A
| 47
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| 1.000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1999
| BOS
| A
| 45
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2000
| COL
| N
| 14
| 8
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .250
| .250
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2000
| BOS
| A
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2000
| Total
|
| 39
| 8
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .250
| .250
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2001
| COL
| N
| 18
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .333
| .333
| .667
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2001
| BAL
| A
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2001
| Total
|
| 44
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .333
| .333
| .667
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2003
| TOR
| A
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2004
| TEX
| A
| 15
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2005
| TEX
| A
| 31
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2006
| TEX
| A
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 32
| 11
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .273
| .273
| .364
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 284
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .200
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 316
| 15
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .200
| .250
| .267
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by New York Yankees in the 41st round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 4, 1990).
- Selected by Oakland Athletics in the 1st round (25th pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 3, 1993 - signed June 15, 1993).
- Traded by Oakland Athletics with cash to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Jose Canseco (January 27, 1997).
- Traded by Boston Red Sox with Jeff Frye, Brian Rose and Jeff Taglienti to Colorado Rockies in exchange for Rolando Arrojo, Rich Croushore, Mike Lansing and cash (July 27, 2000).
- Released by Colorado Rockies (June 5, 2001).
- Signed by Baltimore Orioles (June 11, 2001).
- Traded by Baltimore Orioles to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Chris Brock (December 13, 2001).
- Granted free agency (December 21, 2001).
- Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates (December 1, 2002).
- Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates to Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for Rich Thompson (July 8, 2003).
- Granted free agency (September 29, 2003).
- Signed by Texas Rangers (October 22, 2003).
- Granted free agency (October 28, 2004).
- Signed by Texas Rangers (November 15, 2004).
- Granted free agency (October 27, 2005).
- Signed by Texas Rangers (December 7, 2005).
- Released by Texas Rangers (March 29, 2006).
- Signed by Texas Rangers (April 1, 2006).
- Released by Texas Rangers (July 31, 2006).
- Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates (November 25, 2006).
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