P Matt Ricks #3
Age: 36 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
01/22/2076
P MATT RICKS #3 - AGE: 36 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
2 0 1-0 0 0.00 3.2 5 0 2 1 1.91 -0.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 41 40 42 41
Movement 40 39 41 40
Control 55 54 55 55
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 50 50
Slider 49 49
Changeup 21 21
Screwball 44 44
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 92-94 Mph
Stamina 47
Suggested Role Starter
Type Extreme Groundball
Hold Runners 53
Defense 1
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 6
Sacrifice Bunt: 89
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/28/2075 OZA Win, 7-6 2.0 3 0 0 2 1
09/14/2075 @ AM Win, 8-5 1.2 2 1 0 0 0 Win
08/23/2075 @ RRT Loss, 4-10 X 3.1 9 6 6 2 3 Loss
08/16/2075 @ HAI Loss, 4-7 X 3.1 8 7 7 0 2 Loss
08/10/2075 @ OBS Loss, 1-3 X 7.0 9 3 3 0 3 Loss
08/03/2075 CAM Loss, 2-5 X 6.0 11 4 4 1 4 Loss
07/28/2075 CSS Loss, 5-10 X 4.2 4 5 5 5 3 Loss
07/21/2075 BIM Loss, 3-5 X 5.1 4 2 2 4 4
07/15/2075 @ CEX Win, 9-4 X 6.2 5 2 2 3 3 Win
07/04/2075 HAI Loss, 3-7 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:08/31/2039
Born in:Cincinnati, OH
Nationality:American
Height:5' 8"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:2 Years, 122 Days
Service This Yr:26 Days
40-Man Service:4 Years, 169 Days
Pro Service:17 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2058, 6th Pick in Round 5
PIONEERS OF THE DIAMOND 2075 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 2 0 1 0 0 0.00 3.2 5 1 0 0 2 1 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 0 0 0.0 2 0 17.18 12.27 2.45 4.91 5.00 1.91 116 -0.0 .312        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000      
vs. RHB 11 5 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .455 .538 .455 .993      
PIONEERS OF THE DIAMOND 2075 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
September 2 0 1 0 0 0.00 3.2 5 1 0 0 2 1  
Last Year 2 0 1 0 0 0.00 3.2 5 1 0 0 2 1  
Career 64 22 11 11 2 4.35 213.0 223 113 103 28 89 172  
Home 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 3 0 0 0 2 1  
Road 1 0 1 0 0 0.00 1.2 2 1 0 0 0 0  
Grass 2 0 1 0 0 0.00 3.2 5 1 0 0 2 1  
Day 2 0 1 0 0 0.00 3.2 5 1 0 0 2 1  
As Reliever / Substitution 2 0 1 0 0 0.00 3.2 5 1 0 0 2 1  
POTD TRIPLE A 2075 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 15 7 1 5 0 5.81 52.2 69 34 34 4 18 39 0 0.0 0 2 28.6
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 8 5 15.38 11.79 6.66 3.08 4.52 1.65 108 0.3 .380        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000      
vs. RHB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000      
POTD TRIPLE A 2075 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 2 0 0 0 0 3.38 5.1 7 2 2 0 1 6  
May 3 0 0 0 0 1.80 5.0 2 1 1 0 1 5  
June 2 0 0 0 0 3.18 5.2 10 2 2 1 1 6  
July 4 3 1 1 0 4.76 17.0 13 9 9 2 12 10  
August 4 4 0 4 0 9.15 19.2 37 20 20 1 3 12  
Last Year 15 7 1 5 0 5.81 52.2 69 34 34 4 18 39  
2 Years Ago 26 12 4 6 1 3.61 82.1 84 35 33 11 27 83  
Career 167 59 27 29 4 4.23 502.2 500 247 236 56 207 514  
Home 10 3 0 2 0 4.55 31.2 37 16 16 3 13 28  
Road 5 4 1 3 0 7.71 21.0 32 18 18 1 5 11  
Grass 4 3 1 2 0 9.64 14.0 23 15 15 0 5 8  
Turf 11 4 0 3 0 4.42 38.2 46 19 19 4 13 31  
Day 6 6 1 4 0 6.00 33.0 42 22 22 3 15 20  
Night 9 1 0 1 0 5.49 19.2 27 12 12 1 3 19  
As Starter 7 7 1 5 0 7.18 36.1 50 29 29 3 15 22  
As Reliever / Substitution 8 0 0 0 0 2.76 16.1 19 5 5 1 3 17  
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+
2065 St. Paul - POTD 25 3 1 0 1 0 11.81 5.1 8 8 7 3 2 4 0 0 1.88 .278 10.34 -0.3 38
2071 Reading - POTD 31 31 18 8 5 1 3.63 134.0 132 55 54 16 55 101 0 0 1.40 .300 4.77 0.1 108
2072 Reading - POTD 32 22 3 2 3 1 4.34 58.0 61 34 28 6 23 54 0 0 1.45 .311 4.63 0.2 99
2073 Reading - POTD 33 6 0 0 2 0 10.50 12.0 17 15 14 3 7 12 0 0 2.00 .389 6.90 -0.4 39
2075 Minneapolis - POTD 35 2 0 1 0 0 0.00 3.2 5 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 1.91 .312 5.00 -0.0 999
Total POTD 64 22 11 11 2 4.35 213.0 223 113 103 28 89 172 0 0 1.46 .308 4.99 -0.4 94
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+
2058 Total - 18 15 15 9 1 0 1.03 105.0 64 13 12 3 21 174 0 0 0.81 .271 0.89 6.7 100
2058 Avon - R 18 17 0 0 1 11 6.87 18.1 25 14 14 4 13 28 0 0 2.07 .457 6.33 -0.4 72
2059 Avon - R 19 8 8 1 3 0 3.21 33.2 28 15 12 5 20 41 0 0 1.43 .274 5.73 0.2 156
2060 Avon - R 20 12 12 4 3 0 4.40 59.1 68 31 29 4 24 62 0 0 1.55 .383 4.40 1.3 119
2061 Avon - R 21 12 10 4 3 1 3.64 54.1 45 23 22 1 30 75 0 0 1.38 .349 3.58 1.9 158
2062 Ft. Collins - A 22 24 24 9 4 0 3.20 132.1 114 49 47 3 67 137 1 1 1.37 .314 4.04 3.3 158
2063 Tulsa - AA 23 14 14 4 3 0 3.88 65.0 58 29 28 4 33 61 0 0 1.40 .295 4.01 1.3 119
2063 Colo Springs - AAA 23 16 16 1 7 0 7.23 66.0 76 56 53 10 53 48 0 0 1.95 .332 6.23 -0.4 62
2064 Tulsa - AA 24 27 27 5 11 0 4.13 139.1 137 67 64 12 70 131 1 1 1.49 .321 3.87 3.1 112
2065 Flint Mound - AAA 25 2 2 2 0 0 1.72 15.2 11 3 3 0 5 13 1 1 1.02 .250 2.56 0.7 274
2065 Hill City - AAA 25 22 13 4 7 0 5.61 85.0 96 53 53 11 36 74 0 0 1.55 .347 4.71 0.6 77
2065 Total - AAA 25 24 15 6 7 0 5.01 100.2 107 56 56 11 41 87 1 1 1.47 .332 4.38 1.3 87
2066 Hill City - AAA 26 26 0 4 1 1 3.67 49.0 44 20 20 7 14 78 0 0 1.18 .381 2.68 1.0 114
2067 Hill City - AAA 27 46 2 9 1 2 2.10 98.2 73 29 23 7 41 122 0 0 1.16 .283 2.79 2.2 208
2068 Brighton - A 28 24 24 9 5 0 2.55 141.0 123 49 40 10 32 179 0 0 1.10 .328 2.23 5.7 168
2069 Brighton - A 29 21 0 2 2 6 1.89 33.1 27 7 7 0 10 49 0 0 1.11 .370 1.43 1.7 263
2069 Granville - AA 29 10 0 2 0 2 2.11 21.1 16 6 5 2 6 16 0 0 1.03 .230 3.99 0.2 205
2070 Granville - AA 30 20 2 8 1 1 2.69 63.2 47 21 19 1 14 81 0 0 0.96 .309 1.66 2.7 158
2071 Bethlehem - AAA 31 1 1 1 0 0 1.50 6.0 5 1 1 1 2 6 0 0 1.17 .286 4.48 0.1 279
2073 Bethlehem - AAA 33 13 6 1 2 0 3.04 47.1 42 16 16 5 11 51 0 0 1.12 .308 3.42 1.0 144
2074 Offshore - AAA 34 26 12 4 6 1 3.61 82.1 84 35 33 11 27 83 0 0 1.35 .320 4.19 1.2 126
2075 Norfolk - AAA 35 15 7 1 5 0 5.81 52.2 69 34 34 4 18 39 0 0 1.65 .380 4.52 0.3 72
Total POTD AAA 167 59 27 29 4 4.23 502.2 500 247 236 56 207 514 1 1 1.41 .329 4.04 103.7
Total POTD AA 71 43 19 15 3 3.61 289.1 258 123 116 19 123 289 1 1 1.32 .306 3.42 126.1
Total POTD A 69 48 20 11 6 2.76 306.2 264 105 94 13 109 365 1 1 1.22 .326 2.92 169.8
Total POTD R 49 30 9 10 12 4.18 165.2 166 83 77 14 87 206 0 0 1.53 .359 4.61 126.2
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+
2071 Reading - POTD 31 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.00 .250 3.40 0.0 999
2072 Reading - POTD 32 4 0 1 0 2 0.00 4.2 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0.64 .250 2.68 0.1 999
Total POTD 5 0 1 0 2 0.00 5.2 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0.71 .250 2.81 999.0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2065 St. Paul - MLB P 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 5.1 1.69 -0.1 1.055
2071 Reading - MLB P 30 18 2 8 0 10 0 1.000 134.0 0.67 +1.0 1.009
2072 Reading - MLB P 22 3 0 4 0 5 1 .800 58.0 0.62 -0.7 .750
2073 Reading - MLB P 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 12.0 0.00 -0.2 .000
2075 Minneapolis - MLB P 2 0 0 1 0 2 1 .500 3.2 2.45 -0.6 .516
TOTAL P 63 22 2 14 0 18 2 .889 213.0 0.68 -0.6 .877
PLAYER HISTORY
06/30/2058 Drafted in the 2058 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 6, 118th overall pick) by the Orlando Rum Runners, out of high school (Indian Hill; Cincinnati, OH).
01/01/2059 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 43 (100); Movement: 33 (42); Control: 20 (67).
07/27/2059 Injured (Strained oblique), out for 4-5 weeks.
01/01/2060 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 47 (93); Movement: 34 (47); Control: 25 (67).
01/01/2061 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 52 (79); Movement: 39 (46); Control: 28 (67).
07/13/2061 Was selected to the 2061 POTD Rookie League All-Star Game.
01/01/2062 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 56 (72); Movement: 47 (48); Control: 31 (67).
07/05/2062 Pitches a NO-HITTER against the New England Red Barons with 12 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
01/01/2063 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (72); Movement: 48 (48); Control: 38 (67).
01/01/2064 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 64 (72); Movement: 46 (46); Control: 44 (67).
04/18/2064 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the St. Augustine Crusade with 10 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
08/05/2064 Injured (wrist soreness),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
11/24/2064 Became a minor league free agent.
12/09/2064 Signed a minor league contract with the St. Paul Bearers organization.
01/01/2065 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 69 (72); Movement: 47 (47); Control: 51 (67).
03/19/2065 Signed a 1-year minor league contract extension with the St. Paul Bearers organization.
04/14/2065 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Colo Springs Sky Sox with 9 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
05/06/2065 Was claimed off waivers by Ozark while with St. Paul.
05/22/2065 Injured (forearm tendinitis),out for one week.
01/01/2066 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 83 (83); Movement: 46 (46); Control: 54 (67).
11/29/2066 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $273,000.
01/01/2067 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 84 (84); Movement: 43 (43); Control: 59 (59).
11/23/2067 Became a free agent.
01/01/2068 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 71 (72); Movement: 40 (42); Control: 57 (58).
01/29/2068 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Minneapolis Maulers organization.
04/08/2068 Released by the Minneapolis organization.
04/17/2068 Signed a minor league contract with the Glacier Bay Ice Pirates organization.
09/02/2068 Injured (radial nerve (elbow) decompression surgery),out for 6 months.
09/14/2068 Wins the 2068 POTD Single A Round 3 with the Brighton Fightin' Squirrels!
11/25/2068 Signed a 1-year minor league contract extension with the Glacier Bay Ice Pirates organization.
01/01/2069 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 71 (72); Movement: 46 (47); Control: 60 (60).
08/01/2069 Injured (forearm soreness),day-to-day for one week.
09/09/2069 Wins the 2069 POTD Single A Round 3 with the Brighton Fightin' Squirrels!
09/19/2069 Signed a 1-year minor league contract extension with the Glacier Bay Ice Pirates organization.
01/01/2070 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 71 (71); Movement: 57 (57); Control: 62 (62).
09/12/2070 Wins the 2070 POTD Double A Round 3 with the Granville Greyhounds!
11/29/2070 Became a minor league free agent.
12/19/2070 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Reading Railbirds organization.
01/01/2071 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 70 (70); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 61 (61).
03/27/2071 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 5 days.
05/27/2071 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $546,000 with the Reading Railbirds organization.
01/01/2072 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 56 (56); Movement: 43 (43); Control: 55 (55).
01/01/2072 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 56 (56); Movement: 43 (43); Control: 55 (55).
08/22/2072 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 1 day.
10/31/2072 Wins the 2072 Round 4 with the Reading Railbirds.
11/23/2072 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $546,000.
01/01/2073 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 53 (53); Movement: 44 (44); Control: 55 (55).
01/01/2073 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 53 (53); Movement: 44 (44); Control: 55 (55).
04/03/2073 Injured (pulled abdominal muscle),day-to-day for one week.
07/22/2073 Injured (mild shoulder strain),day-to-day for one week.
07/28/2073 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
08/01/2073 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
11/02/2073 Released by the Reading organization.
11/24/2073 Signed a minor league contract with the Atlantic City Aces organization.
01/01/2074 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 46 (46); Movement: 44 (44); Control: 55 (55).
01/01/2074 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 46 (46); Movement: 44 (44); Control: 55 (55).
07/10/2074 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for one week.
08/24/2074 Injured (wrist soreness),day-to-day for one week.
09/27/2074 Injured (stomach virus),day-to-day for 3 days.
10/08/2074 Released by the Atlantic City organization.
01/01/2075 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 44 (44); Movement: 42 (42); Control: 52 (52).
02/02/2075 Signed a minor league contract with the Michigan Militia organization.
09/08/2075 Released by the Michigan organization.
09/11/2075 Signed a minor league contract with the Minneapolis Maulers organization.
11/08/2075 Retired from professional baseball.
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