John Ericks  
Starting Pitcher | Retired or Inactive Players

Pitching
He's a good late inning man, which is when being a pitcher really counts. Ericks also has a decent changeup. The Retired or Inactive Players hope he can work on his control a little bit. Every once and a while one slips away from him and either ends up at the backstop or in the right field bleachers. Because he can't overpower hitters, Ericks has to fool them instead. Steals sometimes unnerve Ericks, who isn't blessed with extraordinary self-confidence. He attacks lefties and righties with similar success. He struggles away from home.

Defense & Hitting
He tends to fall off slightly to the first-base side of the mound, making him vulnerable to bunts toward third base. He makes up for that minor flaw by being aggressive in fielding his position. He doesn't hold runners very close, which gives his catcher a bit of a workout. Ericks is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Ericks has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Retired or Inactive Players have been known to use Ericks as a pinch-runner on occasion.

          -- 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 COL 56 75 50 28 56 48 56 43 54 56 48 0 42 43 0 0 29 3 Overhand AA/AAA 0 10 31 49 234
1999 COL 55 79 50 28 56 48 56 43 54 56 48 0 42 43 0 0 30 4 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 1 50 236
2000 NEV 58 79 50 29 56 48 56 43 54 56 48 0 42 43 0 0 31 5 Overhand Active 0 0 0 51 240
2001 NEV 57 78 50 29 56 48 56 43 54 60 48 0 42 43 0 0 32 6 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 51 241
2002 NEV 60 78 50 29 56 48 56 43 54 60 48 0 42 43 0 0 33 7 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 51 244
2003 NEV 60 77 50 29 56 48 56 43 54 63 48 0 42 43 0 0 34 8 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 51 245
2004 NEV 59 80 50 29 56 48 56 43 54 63 48 0 42 43 0 0 35 9 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 51 247
2005 NEV 59 81 50 29 56 48 56 43 54 63 48 0 42 43 0 0 36 10 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 49 247
2006 FA 60 81 50 29 56 48 56 43 54 63 48 0 42 43 0 0 37 11 Overhand Free Agent 0 0 0 49 247
2007 FA 58 79 49 29 56 48 56 43 54 63 48 0 42 43 0 0 38 12 Overhand Free Agent 0 0 0 48 240
Ratings Delta   -2 -2 -1                           +1 +1           -1 -7
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.