Jose Mesa  
Relief Pitcher | Retired or Inactive Players

Pitching
He's unflappable on the mound, possessing the confidence to throw any of his offerings at any time in the count. His fastball is just average, and therefore he relies heavily on placing it in different parts of the strike zone. Sometimes I wish he'd just give up on throwing the changeup, it's like a BP ball! He traditionally fares better against lefties.

Defense & Hitting
He's average in terms of controlling the running game. Mesa is nothing special in the field. Mesa is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Mesa has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Retired or Inactive Players have been known to use Mesa as a pinch-runner on occasion.

2010 Outlook
I really like what this kid brings to the table.

          -- Moostard Nyman
 

 

Year Team AS EN CO HR GF vL Hm Sc CL FB CU SI SL CB SC KN Age Exp Delivery Slot CH PH SP FA Nyman Rating
1998 SEA 93 34 79 60 56 56 54 57 48 77 37 67 58 49 0 0 30 9 Overhand Active 0 5 18 49 470
1999 SEA 93 34 79 60 56 56 54 57 48 77 33 67 58 49 0 0 31 10 Overhand Active 0 0 0 49 466
2000 CHC 93 34 79 60 56 56 54 57 48 77 23 67 58 49 0 0 32 11 Overhand Active 0 0 0 49 456
2001 CHC 93 35 79 48 56 56 54 57 48 77 8 67 58 49 0 0 33 12 Overhand Active 0 0 0 39 431
2002 SAN 93 35 79 48 56 56 54 57 48 77 0 67 58 49 0 0 34 13 Overhand Active 0 0 0 39 423
2003 BUF 92 34 79 51 56 56 54 57 48 77 0 67 58 49 0 0 35 14 Overhand Active 0 0 0 38 423
2004 DET 91 33 79 49 56 56 54 57 48 77 0 67 58 49 0 0 36 15 Overhand Active 0 0 0 37 418
2005 ANA 91 31 79 52 56 56 54 57 48 77 0 67 58 49 0 0 37 16 Overhand Active 0 0 0 36 420
2006 ANA 88 32 78 50 56 56 54 57 48 77 0 67 58 49 0 0 38 17 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 34 410
2007 MIL 86 31 79 50 56 56 54 57 48 77 0 67 58 49 0 0 39 18 Overhand Active 0 0 0 32 407
2008 MIL 81 31 79 49 56 56 54 57 48 77 0 67 58 49 0 0 40 19 Overhand Active 0 0 0 29 396
Ratings Delta   -5     -1                         +1 +1           -3 -11
History generated by Biorhythm v2.6.86 on Sun Nov 14 13:28:08 EST 2004

Data printed in red denotes that player was in the top two percent for that category and year. Blue data denotes membership to the bottom two percent.