James Rickey  
Left Fielder | Retired or Inactive Players

Hitting
The book on Rickey is that you can knock the bat out of his hands with an average major league fastball. Rickey always has been a line-drive hitter who uses the entire field. Even though you might not start him, he's not a bad guy to have on your bench for the tough left-handed reliever. It's hard to explain but James Rickey plays much better on the road then he does at home. It's unfortunate too, with Rickey signing a hefty contract. You gotta imagine management wants a little better relationship between him and the fans.

Baserunning & Defense
He generally takes one base at a time, though he'll take advantage if an outfielder gets lackadaisical. Minor league scouts have accused Rickey of being a liability in the field. His biggest problem in the field simply has to be his throwing arm... it's well below par.

2010 Outlook
What The Retired or Inactive Players was thinking when they signed Rickey to a long contract, is beyond me: this guy flat-out sucks.

          -- Moostard Nyman
 

 

Year Team POS CH PH SP GF PL vL Hm Sc CL Age Exp Slot FA AS Qualified Positions Nyman Rating
1998 FA LF 19 25 36 50 53 60 45 49 45 35 0 Free Agent 30 36 . 116
1999 FA LF 18 25 34 50 53 60 45 49 45 36 0 Free Agent 28 35 . 110
2000 FA LF 17 24 31 50 53 60 45 49 45 37 0 Free Agent 26 34 . 102
2001 FA LF 16 23 28 50 53 60 45 49 45 38 0 Free Agent 25 34 . 93
2002 FA LF 14 22 25 50 53 60 45 49 45 39 0 Free Agent 24 34 . 83
2003 FA LF 12 21 22 50 53 60 45 49 45 40 0 Free Agent 23 33 . 72
Ratings Delta     -2 -1 -3             +1     -1 -1   -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.