Steve Sparks  
Starting Pitcher | Retired or Inactive Players

Pitching
Never a hard thrower, Sparks now has games when he can't hit 85 MPH with his fastball. He's almost as effective against lefthanders as he is versus righthanders.

Defense & Hitting
He's average in terms of controlling the running game. He isn't especially quick off the mound but generally fields his position adequately. Sparks is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Sparks has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Retired or Inactive Players have been known to use Sparks as a pinch-runner on occasion.

2010 Outlook
AA isn't the right place for Sparks. Expect the Retired or Inactive Players to send him down for some minor retooling. I just don't know if The Retired or Inactive Players are ever going to get what they expect out of him.

          -- Emu Nyman, AA/AAA Scout
 

 

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 TOR 41 86 62 46 56 48 46 49 50 46 0 0 0 39 0 65 31 3 Overhand AA/AAA 0 5 18 60 197
1999 FA 40 85 62 46 56 48 46 49 50 46 0 0 0 39 0 65 32 4 Overhand Free Agent 0 0 0 63 194
2000 FA 40 85 62 46 56 48 46 49 50 46 0 0 0 39 0 65 33 5 Overhand Free Agent 0 0 0 63 193
2001 FA 40 84 61 45 56 48 46 49 50 46 0 0 0 39 0 65 34 6 Overhand Free Agent 0 0 0 62 188
2002 FA 39 83 61 44 56 48 46 49 50 46 0 0 0 39 0 65 35 7 Overhand Free Agent 0 0 0 62 184
2003 FA 38 83 60 44 56 48 46 49 50 46 0 0 0 39 0 65 36 8 Overhand Free Agent 0 0 0 60 181
2004 FA 36 82 59 44 56 48 46 49 50 46 0 0 0 39 0 65 37 9 Overhand Free Agent 0 0 0 59 175
2005 FA 34 82 57 43 56 48 46 49 50 46 0 0 0 39 0 65 38 10 Overhand Free Agent 0 0 0 57 168
2006 FA 32 81 55 42 56 48 46 49 50 46 0 0 0 39 0 65 39 11 Overhand Free Agent 0 0 0 55 160
Ratings Delta   -2 -1 -2 -1                         +1 +1           -2 -8
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.