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Joel
Grasso		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9''
Weight: 170
 
Born: September 11, 1975 in USA
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 2002   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
  ERA AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2001 25 COL VL $ 3,460,000   6 5 7 6 3 4 3 8 8 8 6 6 6 6 7 6 6 5 6
2002 26 COL VL $ 4,000,000   6 5 7 6 3 4 3 8 8 8 6 7 6 6 7 6 7 6 6
2003 27 COL VL $ 4,000,000   6 5 7 6 3 4 4 8 8 8 6 7 6 6 7 7 7 6 6
2004 28 COL VL $ 4,000,000   6 5 6 6 3 4 4 8 8 8 6 7 6 6 7 6 6 6 6
2005 29 COL VL $ 3,500,000   5 5 6 5 3 4 4 8 8 8 6 7 6 6 6 6 6 5 6
2006 30 TRN VL $ 3,500,000   5 5 6 6 3 4 3 8 8 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5
2007 31 TRN VL $ 3,500,000   6 5 7 6 3 4 3 8 8 8 6 7 6 6 7 6 6 5 6
2008 32 TRN VL $ 3,500,000   6 5 7 6 3 4 3 8 8 8 6 6 6 6 7 6 6 5 5
2009 33 TRN VL $ 3,500,000   6 5 6 6 3 4 3 8 8 8 6 7 7 6 6 6 6 5 5
2010 34 POR GL $ 3,700,000   6 5 6 6 3 4 3 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 7 6 6 5 6
2011 35 VIR GL $ 100,000   5 4 6 5 3 3 3 8 8 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 4 4
2012 36 POR GL $ 1,110,000   5 4 6 5 2 3 3 8 8 8 6 7 6 6 7 6 5 4 4
Min Ratings $ 100,000   5 4 6 5 2 3 3 8 8 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 4 4
Max Ratings $ 4,000,000   6 5 7 6 3 4 4 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 7 7 7 6 6
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2001 25 COL VL $ 3,460,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2
2002 26 COL VL $ 4,000,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2
2003 27 COL VL $ 4,000,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2
2004 28 COL VL $ 4,000,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2
2005 29 COL VL $ 3,500,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2
2006 30 TRN VL $ 3,500,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2
2007 31 TRN VL $ 3,500,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2
2008 32 TRN VL $ 3,500,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2
2009 33 TRN VL $ 3,500,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2
2010 34 POR GL $ 3,700,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2
2011 35 VIR GL $ 100,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2
2012 36 POR GL $ 1,110,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2
Min Ratings $ 100,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2
Max Ratings $ 4,000,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Most Valuable Pitcher or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
2001 25 COL VL 15 4 .789 25 25 0 0 0 154.3 124 51 14 52 105 2.97 .219 .286 .353 .639 12.9
    AAA   1 1 .500 3 3 0 0 0 20.3 15 9 2 6 15 3.98 .205 .266 .370 .636  
2002 26 COL VL 27 3 .900 34 34 1 1 0 231.7 206 85 14 67 146 3.30 .235 .289 .361 .650 24.8
2003 27 COL VL 14 10 .583 33 33 0 0 0 196.0 200 103 24 81 146 4.73 .261 .333 .446 .778 10.3
2004 28 COL VL 16 7 .696 30 30 1 0 0 174.7 202 102 19 46 119 5.25 .285 .331 .443 .774 11.7
2005 29 COL VL 13 12 .520 32 32 1 0 0 212.3 196 91 37 54 137 3.86 .240 .287 .431 .718 15.5
2006 30 TRN VL 4 5 .444 13 13 1 1 0 83.7 83 42 7 25 54 4.52 .255 .308 .393 .701 3.9
2007 31 TRN VL 13 8 .619 31 31 0 0 0 190.0 170 78 24 59 104 3.69 .234 .292 .399 .691 12.5
2008 32 TRN VL 12 5 .706 26 26 2 1 0 164.7 139 67 20 48 95 3.66 .224 .285 .400 .685 10.8
    AAA   0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 6.3 6 4 2 3 5 5.69 .231 .310 .500 .810  
2009 33 TRN VL 13 8 .619 30 30 2 2 0 195.7 209 102 31 44 101 4.69 .271 .313 .471 .785 8.0
2010 34 POR GL 13 12 .520 31 31 2 2 0 190.7 206 102 23 59 115 4.81 .274 .327 .444 .771 9.2
2011 35 VIR GL 1 4 .200 7 7 0 0 0 44.0 45 19 6 12 27 3.89 .262 .317 .424 .742 1.8
2012 36 POR GL 4 12 .250 29 29 1 0 0 150.0 174 87 16 58 60 5.22 .283 .345 .451 .796 2.4
12 Years Sim 145 90 .617 321 321 11 7 0 1987.7 1954 929 235 605 1209 4.21 .253 .309 .419 .728 123.9
2 Years AAA 1 2 .333 4 4 0 0 0 26.7 21 13 4 9 20 4.39 .212 .278 .404 .682  
Season Average 12 7 .632 26 26 0 0 0 165.6 162 77 19 50 100 4.21 .253 .309 .419 .728  
Career Highs 27 12 .900 34 34 2 2 0 231.7 209 103 37 81 146 5.25 .285 .345 .471 .796  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
Pitching split data is from simmed, major league years only.
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   976 473 105 273 579   .229 .276 .372 .648
vs LH   978 456 130 332 630   .283 .346 .478 .824
Home 66 38 .635 148 148 3 1 0 911.0 936 467 126 286 577 4.61 .263 .317 .442 .760
Away 79 52 .603 173 173 8 6 0 1076.6 1018 462 109 319 632 3.86 .245 .299 .400 .699
Mar/Apr 20 16 .556 60 60 2 1 0 380.6 355 158 51 113 210 3.74 .242 .296 .398 .693
May 26 14 .650 55 55 0 0 0 338.3 298 135 34 99 217 3.59 .233 .288 .384 .672
June 27 17 .614 53 53 2 2 0 329.3 331 167 43 102 218 4.56 .258 .313 .445 .758
July 20 12 .625 43 43 2 1 0 274.6 292 136 31 81 164 4.46 .270 .321 .426 .747
August 19 13 .594 39 39 0 0 0 229.6 231 109 22 78 142 4.27 .259 .319 .430 .749
Sep/Oct 33 18 .647 71 71 6 4 0 435.0 447 224 54 132 258 4.63 .261 .314 .436 .751
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Most Valuable Player or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
2001 25 COL VL 25 50 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 17 .000 .019 .000 .019 -4.9 0.0
1 Years Sim 25 50 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 17 .000 .019 .000 .019 -4.9 0.0
162 Game Average 324 12 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 6 110 .000 .019 .000 .019 -31.6  
Career Batting Splits     Help
Batting split data is from simmed, major league years only.
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   37 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 11 .000 .026 .000 .026 -3.2
vs LH   13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.2
Home 10 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.8
Away 15 31 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 12 .000 .030 .000 .030 -2.6
RISP   8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.8
Close/Late   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
Mar/Apr 5 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.1
May 4 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .143 .000 .143 -0.2
June 5 9 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.9
July 4 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.0
Sep/Oct 6 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.3
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
2001 25 COL VL P 25 25 154.3 5 23 1 0 .966 1.63    
2002 26 COL VL P 34 34 231.7 11 26 4 2 .902 1.44    
2003 27 COL VL P 33 33 196.0 7 18 1 2 .962 1.15    
2004 28 COL VL P 30 30 174.7 6 23 2 1 .935 1.49    
2005 29 COL VL P 32 32 212.3 9 22 6 2 .838 1.31    
2006 30 TRN VL P 13 13 83.7 8 9 1 0 .944 1.83    
2007 31 TRN VL P 31 31 190.0 9 22 1 2 .969 1.47    
2008 32 TRN VL P 26 26 164.7 5 15 0 1 1.000 1.09    
2009 33 TRN VL P 30 30 195.7 10 38 2 1 .960 2.21    
2010 34 POR GL P 31 31 190.7 7 19 2 1 .929 1.23    
2011 35 VIR GL P 7 7 44.0 3 4 0 0 1.000 1.43    
2012 36 POR GL P 29 29 150.0 10 21 5 2 .861 1.86    
Career Totals   321 321 1987.7 90 240 25 14 .930 1.49    
Career Highs   34 34 231.7 11 38 6 2 1.000 2.21    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
2001 25 COL VL 2 0 1.000 5 5 0 0 0 31.0 34 15 5 6 27 4.35 .283 .317 .483 .801
2002 26 COL VL 1 1 .500 2 2 0 0 0 13.7 15 6 3 2 10 3.94 .288 .315 .519 .834
2003 27 COL VL 0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 3.0 7 10 3 4 1 30.00 .438 .550 1.063 1.613
2004 28 COL VL 0 0 .000 2 2 0 0 0 13.3 10 3 2 2 12 2.03 .200 .231 .380 .611
2005 29 COL VL 1 1 .500 2 2 0 0 0 11.7 10 6 0 6 6 4.62 .233 .327 .302 .629
2008 32 TRN VL 1 1 .500 3 3 1 1 0 18.0 12 5 1 3 11 2.50 .188 .224 .297 .521
2010 34 POR GL 0 0 .000 1 1 0 0 0 5.3 7 5 1 1 2 8.44 .304 .333 .478 .812
Career Post-Season Pitching 5 4 .556 16 16 1 1 0 96.0 95 50 15 24 69 4.69 .258 .304 .446 .749
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
2001 25 COL VL 5 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .100 .100 .100 .200
Career Post-Season Batting 5 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .100 .100 .100 .200
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
2002-2-3.30
2005-10-3.86
 Wins
2001-8-15
2002-1-27
 Winning Pct
2001-2-.789
2002-1-.900
2004-8-.696
2008-8-.706
 Games Started
2002-8-34
 Shutouts
2006-8-1
2008-9-1
2009-4-2
2010-6-2
 Homeruns Allowed
2005-9-37
2009-8-31
Walks per 9IP
2002-4-2.6
2004-4-2.4
2005-9-2.3
2009-6-2.0
 Hits per 9IP
2002-4-8.0
2008-8-7.6
 WHiP
2002-3-1.18
2004-9-1.42
2005-5-1.18
2007-10-1.21
2008-7-1.14
 OAVG
2002-4-.235
2005-10-.240
2008-8-.224
 OOBP
2002-2-.289
2004-8-.331
2005-5-.287
2007-7-.292
2008-8-.285
 OSLG
2002-10-.361
OOPS
2002-5-.650
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 7    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 23)
   Gray Ink Test: 45    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 102)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 32    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 50)
 
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  1. John Versace (975)
  2. Keith Kelley (941)
  3. Paul Parker (936)
  4. Steven Dosier (930)
  5. Jimmy Standard (926)
  6. Brian Fasano (920)
  7. Christian Conley (920)
  8. Billy Mcintosh (918)
  9. Henry Cansler (917)
  10. Robert Lemus (914)
History
Drafted in 3rd round, 78th overall pick, by Dakota in 2001
Injured on 8/5/2001 with a Broken Hand, out for 5-6 weeks
Won Solecismic Series with Columbus in 2001
Was selected to the 2002 Allstar game
Vaughan League Top Pitcher (as voted on by the OOTP AI) in 2002, with a record of 27-3 with an ERA of 3.30 and 1 shutouts
Was selected to the 2002 All-FOBL 2nd Team
Injured on 7/24/2004 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 4 weeks
Injured on 5/9/2006 with a Strained Tricep Muscle, out for 8 weeks
Traded from Columbus to Pasadena on 6/4/2006
Traded from Pasadena to Trenton on 7/30/2006
Injured on 8/5/2006 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 7 weeks
Injured on 6/19/2008 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Injured on 9/14/2008 with a Pulled Bicep Muscle, out for 5 weeks
Traded from Trenton to Portland on 3/2/2010
Injured on 5/8/2011 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for full season
Released by Portland on 6/4/2011
 
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