John VanderWal  
First Baseman | Retired or Inactive Players

Hitting
He has the mental discipline to handle clutch situations. VanderWal always has been a line-drive hitter who uses the entire field. He hits righthanders and lefthanders with equal consistency.

Baserunning & Defense
VanderWal doesn't have great speed, though he reads righthanders' moves well enough to steal a few bases each season without getting caught very often. His glovework leaves a lot to be desired. His arm is accurate enough.

2010 Outlook
If VanderWal doesn't perform, the Retired or Inactive Players won't hesitate to send him down to the minors.

          -- Moostard Nyman
 

 

Year Team POS CH PH SP GF PL vL Hm Sc CL Age Exp Slot FA AS Qualified Positions Nyman Rating
1998 HOU 1B 60 54 47 49 53 50 54 55 56 30 7 Active 38 48 LF-35 268
1999 HOU 1B 60 54 46 49 53 50 54 55 56 31 8 Active 38 48 LF-36 266
2000 HOU 1B 60 54 44 49 53 50 54 55 56 32 9 Active 38 48 LF-36 263
2001 FA 1B 58 54 44 49 53 50 54 55 56 33 10 Free Agent 38 47 LF-33 259
2002 FA 1B 57 54 43 49 53 50 54 55 56 34 11 Free Agent 37 47 LF-32 255
2003 FA 1B 57 52 41 49 53 50 54 55 56 35 12 Free Agent 37 46 LF-31 248
2004 FA 1B 55 53 39 49 53 50 54 55 56 36 13 Free Agent 36 46 LF-30 243
2005 FA 1B 53 52 35 49 53 50 54 55 56 37 14 Free Agent 35 46 LF-28 233
Ratings Delta     -2 -1 -4             +1 +1   -1     -10
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.