C Rick Cerone #12
Age: 38 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
02/16/2006
OA: 39 POT: 39
C RICK CERONE #12 - AGE: 38 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 5 5 4 5
Gap 5 6 5 5
Power 4 3 4 4
Eye 5 4 5 5
Avoid K's 6 7 6 6
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 1 1
Errors: - 1 1
Arm: 5 1 1
Turn DP: - 1 -
Ability: 5 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 5 Left Field: -
1st Base: 1 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 2
Stealing Ability: 6
Baserunning Inst.: 5
Sacrifice Bunt: 2
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Has a self-centered attitude.
Personality Class: Selfish
High: Greed
Low: Leader, Loyalty, Adaptability
Birthday:05/19/1967
Born in:Newark, NJ
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$2,770,000
Signed Through:2006 Season
Major Service:15 Years, 57 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:17 Years, 169 Days
Pro Service:18 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1987, 16th Pick in Round 2
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1988 Yokohama - ABBA 21 141 487 123 30 2 6 51 47 38 0 4 68 0 0 .253 .304 .359 .664 90 88 2.4
1989 Yokohama - ABBA 22 41 107 18 5 0 0 7 5 9 0 0 22 0 1 .168 .233 .215 .448 29 19 -0.4
1990 Yokohama - ABBA 23 109 353 83 21 1 6 30 34 25 0 5 48 0 0 .235 .282 .351 .633 82 82 1.5
1991 Yokohama - ABBA 24 85 253 48 13 2 4 25 20 13 0 4 33 0 0 .190 .226 .304 .530 49 36 -0.4
1992 Yokohama - ABBA 25 76 218 46 9 0 2 20 23 14 0 2 27 0 0 .211 .256 .280 .536 49 43 -0.3
1993 Yokohama - ABBA 26 145 517 114 27 1 11 71 47 25 2 7 73 0 0 .221 .256 .340 .596 66 60 0.7
1994 Houston - ABBA 27 38 108 21 4 1 0 7 10 6 0 0 16 0 0 .194 .237 .250 .487 38 32 -0.1
1995 Houston - ABBA 28 42 122 23 10 0 6 17 14 7 0 0 11 0 0 .189 .233 .418 .651 88 83 0.5
1998 Birmingham - ABBA 31 10 28 6 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 .214 .267 .357 .624 76 80 -0.0
1999 Birmingham - ABBA 32 52 149 28 7 0 2 17 13 19 1 0 19 0 0 .188 .284 .275 .559 61 62 0.2
2000 Houston - ABBA 33 116 333 80 17 0 6 43 34 24 2 5 49 0 0 .240 .291 .345 .637 89 85 1.9
2001 Houston - ABBA 34 84 274 73 15 3 6 29 21 15 0 0 29 0 0 .266 .304 .409 .713 115 115 2.2
2002 Houston - ABBA 35 114 380 102 29 0 5 55 30 25 1 5 45 0 0 .268 .311 .384 .696 109 109 2.2
2003 Houston - ABBA 36 92 252 66 14 1 7 29 21 28 1 1 31 0 0 .262 .337 .409 .746 124 118 1.9
2004 Chicago - ABBA 37 126 422 117 22 2 5 48 44 39 2 4 60 0 1 .277 .338 .374 .713 109 106 3.1
2005 New York - ABBA 38 133 454 107 32 1 9 54 44 32 2 2 68 0 0 .236 .288 .370 .658 86 85 1.7
Total ABBA 1404 4457 1055 256 14 76 505 409 321 11 39 600 0 2 .237 .287 .352 .639 85 82 17.0
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1996 Readfield - AAA 29 128 476 169 47 2 5 94 66 42 1 5 83 0 0 .355 .405 .494 .898 118 137 4.0
1997 Readfield - AAA 30 110 134 47 8 0 1 15 20 9 1 0 19 1 0 .351 .396 .433 .829 97 116 0.9
1998 Readfield - AAA 31 29 96 30 4 0 1 18 13 9 1 1 25 0 0 .312 .374 .385 .759 90 109 0.6
Total AAAA 267 706 246 59 2 7 127 99 60 3 6 127 1 0 .348 .399 .467 .866 110 129
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1999 Birmingham - ABBA 32 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -144 0.2
2000 Houston - ABBA 33 9 31 7 3 0 0 2 4 2 0 0 4 0 0 .226 .273 .323 .595 77 76 1.0
2001 Houston - ABBA 34 2 5 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .571 .400 .971 204 241 0.7
2002 Houston - ABBA 35 4 12 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 .083 .143 .083 .226 -29 -56 0.4
2003 Houston - ABBA 36 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .250 .333 .583 74 42 0.4
2004 Chicago - ABBA 37 10 32 6 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 7 0 0 .188 .257 .188 .445 34 35 0.8
2005 New York - ABBA 38 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 91 91 1.0
Total ABBA 31 90 18 3 0 0 7 8 8 0 2 15 1 0 .200 .260 .233 .493 49 45
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1988 Yokohama - MLB C 134 134 620 87 6 712 5 .993 1187.2 5.36 +2.8 1.056 9 93 41 44.1
1989 Yokohama - MLB C 38 30 151 19 2 172 2 .988 272.0 5.62 +0.4 .876 1 15 7 46.7
1990 Yokohama - MLB C 97 92 438 74 8 522 10 .981 824.1 5.59 +4.4 1.494 3 86 39 45.3
1991 Yokohama - MLB C 82 69 338 48 6 392 6 .985 612.0 5.68 +1.4 .896 2 61 29 47.5
1992 Yokohama - MLB C 62 57 223 33 4 260 4 .985 501.0 4.60 -0.2 1.038 4 32 11 34.4
1993 Yokohama - MLB C 133 132 766 73 12 846 7 .992 1169.1 6.46 +2.1 1.092 8 76 32 42.1
1994 Houston - MLB C 35 29 185 15 2 205 5 .976 267.0 6.74 +0.7 .738 0 14 8 57.1
1995 Houston - MLB C 34 32 208 15 3 227 4 .982 286.1 7.01 -0.1 1.041 2 13 4 30.8
1998 Birmingham - MLB C 7 6 40 1 0 41 0 1.000 55.0 6.71 -0.7 .553 2 0 0 0.0
1998 Birmingham - MLB 1B 2 0 3 1 1 5 1 .800 2.0 18.00 -0.5 .519
1999 Birmingham - MLB C 42 38 215 23 1 239 1 .996 340.1 6.29 +0.4 1.036 1 18 5 27.8
1999 Birmingham - MLB 1B 3 0 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 10.0 9.90 +0.1 1.033
2000 Houston - MLB C 114 95 576 52 6 632 4 .994 862.1 6.55 +3.3 1.217 1 42 19 45.2
2000 Houston - MLB 1B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 0.0 .000
2001 Houston - MLB C 82 74 457 40 3 503 6 .988 669.0 6.69 +1.3 1.195 5 33 15 45.5
2002 Houston - MLB C 110 103 552 50 6 609 7 .989 862.2 6.28 -0.1 .988 7 62 23 37.1
2002 Houston - MLB 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 0.0 .000
2003 Houston - MLB C 86 72 433 37 2 474 4 .992 640.2 6.60 -0.8 .931 7 27 9 33.3
2003 Houston - MLB 1B 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 0.0 .000
2004 Chicago - MLB C 120 119 725 59 7 792 8 .990 1061.2 6.65 +1.4 1.001 9 43 22 51.2
2005 New York - MLB C 130 129 773 58 7 838 7 .992 1128.0 6.63 +1.8 1.137 11 54 24 44.4
2005 New York - MLB 1B 2 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 6.0 6.00 -0.4 .516
TOTAL C 1306 1211 6700 684 75 7464 80 .989 10739.1 6.19 +18.1 1.073 72 669 288 43.0
TOTAL 1B 10 0 22 1 2 24 1 .958 24.0 8.62 -0.9 .738
PLAYER HISTORY
12/29/1987 Drafted in the 1987 first-year player draft by the Yokohama Dodgers (Round 2, Pick 16, 32nd overall pick).
01/01/1988 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (6); Power: 5 (6); Eye: 5 (5).
04/04/1988 Named the #22 prospect in the ABBA
11/21/1988 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $200,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1989 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 4 (6); Eye: 4 (5).
11/19/1989 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $200,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1990 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 5 (5).
03/13/1990 Injured (Mild abdominal strain), day-to-day for 1 day.
11/14/1990 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000 through arbitration.
01/01/1991 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 4 (5); Eye: 5 (5).
11/13/1991 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $330,000 through arbitration.
01/01/1992 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 5 (6); Eye: 5 (5).
11/22/1992 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $370,000 through arbitration.
01/01/1993 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 5 (5).
11/21/1993 Became a free agent.
01/01/1994 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 4 (5).
01/25/1994 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $610,000 with the Houston Eagles organization.
10/31/1994 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $910,000 with the Houston Eagles organization.
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 4 (5).
10/27/1995 Wins the 1995 World Series with the Houston Eagles.
11/19/1995 Became a free agent.
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 4 (5); Eye: 4 (5).
01/15/1996 Signed a minor league contract with the Birmingham Black Barons organization.
02/02/1996 Signed a 1-year minor league contract extension with the Birmingham Black Barons organization.
06/16/1996 Was selected to the 1996 ABBA Triple A All-Star Game.
08/03/1996 Goes 5-5 against the Delta Theta Phi Keggers, with 1 2B, 1 RBI and 0 R.
12/09/1996 Signed a 1-year minor league contract extension with the Birmingham Black Barons organization.
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 4 (5); Eye: 4 (6).
12/11/1997 Signed a 1-year minor league contract extension with the Birmingham Black Barons organization.
01/01/1998 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 5 (5).
01/01/1999 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 6 (6).
11/01/1999 Wins the 1999 World Series with the Birmingham Black Barons.
11/24/1999 Became a free agent.
12/16/1999 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,510,000 with the Houston Eagles organization.
01/01/2000 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 5 (5).
10/31/2000 Wins the 2000 ABBA NL Ozzie Award at C.
11/04/2000 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,010,000 with the Houston Eagles organization.
01/01/2001 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 5 (5).
11/05/2001 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $820,000 with the Houston Eagles organization.
01/01/2002 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 6 (6).
01/01/2003 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 6 (6).
11/27/2003 Became a free agent.
01/01/2004 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 6 (6).
02/01/2004 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $7,500,000 with the Chicago American Giants organization.
11/24/2004 Became a free agent.
01/01/2005 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 5 (5).
01/30/2005 Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $5,540,000 with the New York Black Yankees organization.
07/10/2005 Was selected to the 2005 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game.
01/01/2006 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 5 (5).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year IBB Rank
1988 4 8
2003 6 7
2004 6 7
Year SF Rank
1993 7 7
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