1B James 'Negs' Norwood #25
Vacaville Steelheads SPBC
Age: 34 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
12/31/2014
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1B JAMES 'NEGS' NORWOOD #25 - AGE: 34 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
55 198 59 17 1 2 22 8 29 .298 .332 .424 14 1.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 5 6 5 5
Gap 6 7 6 6
Power 2 2 2 2
Eye 4 4 4 4
Avoid K's 6 7 6 6
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 50 35
Errors: - 55 65
Arm: 20 40 30
Turn DP: - 50 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 75 Center Field: -
2nd Base: 50 Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 55
Stealing Aggressiveness: 75
Stealing Ability: 60
Baserunning Inst.: 55
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 30
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/17/2014 COL Loss, 3-9 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10/16/2014 COL Loss, 4-12 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 0
10/15/2014 COL Loss, 0-3 7 0 1 0 0 0 2 1
10/13/2014 @ COL Loss, 1-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/12/2014 @ COL Win, 10-5 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 0
10/10/2014 MXC Win, 1-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10/09/2014 MXC Win, 5-3 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1
10/07/2014 @ MXC Loss, 1-5 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
10/06/2014 @ MXC Loss, 0-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/05/2014 @ MXC Win, 11-10 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 1
PERSONALITY
He works hard at his craft, but he has trouble with the mental part of the game.
Birthday:12/13/1980
Born in:Amarillo, TX
Nationality:American
Height:6' 4"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$17,800
Signed Through:2017 Season
Major Service:9 Years, 23 Days
Service This Yr:98 Days
40-Man Service:9 Years, 25 Days
Pro Service:12 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2002, 10th Pick in Round 2
SEMI-PRO BASEBALL CIRCUIT 2014 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 55 198 59 17 1 2 22 29 8 29 .298 .332 .424 .756 .340 .126 120
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 46 208 2 0 0 2 2 0 84 20 14 6 70.0 27.6 5.00 1.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   49 19 6 0 1 7 11 4 5 0 0 0 .388 .434 .571 1.005
Versus Right   149 40 11 1 1 15 18 4 24 0 2 2 .268 .297 .376 .673
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
June   11 2 0 0 0 0 3 1 5 0 0 0 .182 .250 .182 .432
July   56 20 8 0 1 13 8 3 6 0 0 0 .357 .390 .554 .943
August   55 14 4 1 0 4 7 0 11 0 0 0 .255 .255 .364 .618
September   76 23 5 0 1 5 11 4 7 0 2 2 .303 .354 .408 .762
Postseason   49 12 3 1 0 3 8 2 9 0 1 0 .245 .275 .347 .621
Career   198 59 17 1 2 22 29 8 29 0 2 2 .298 .332 .424 .756
Home   116 35 8 0 1 12 17 4 20 0 0 1 .302 .331 .397 .727
Road   82 24 9 1 1 10 12 4 9 0 2 1 .293 .333 .463 .797
Grass   59 18 7 0 0 7 9 4 6 0 2 1 .305 .359 .424 .783
Turf   139 41 10 1 2 15 20 4 23 0 0 1 .295 .319 .424 .744
Day   57 14 4 0 1 7 6 1 7 0 0 0 .246 .259 .368 .627
Night   141 45 13 1 1 15 23 7 22 0 2 2 .319 .360 .447 .807
As Starter   198 59 17 1 2 22 29 8 29 0 2 2 .298 .332 .424 .756
As Reliever / Substitution   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   49 20 7 1 0 4 12 2 4 0 0 0 .408 .431 .592 1.023
Inning 1-3   75 19 6 0 2 13 11 2 12 0 1 2 .253 .291 .413 .704
Inning 4-6   60 16 3 0 0 5 5 2 8 0 1 0 .267 .290 .317 .607
Inning 7-9   57 21 8 1 0 4 11 3 9 0 0 0 .368 .400 .544 .944
Extra Innings   6 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .571 .500 1.071
0 Outs   81 28 8 0 0 4 18 3 11 0 2 2 .346 .384 .444 .828
1 Outs   70 22 6 1 1 9 9 2 9 0 0 0 .314 .333 .471 .805
2 Outs   47 9 3 0 1 9 2 3 9 0 0 0 .191 .240 .319 .559
Scoring Position   43 13 7 0 2 21 5 3 6 0 2 0 .302 .348 .605 .952
Bases Empty   115 34 7 1 0 0 19 4 19 0 0 2 .296 .331 .374 .704
Runner on 1st   40 12 3 0 0 1 5 1 4 0 0 0 .300 .317 .375 .692
Runner on 2nd   19 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 3 0 2 0 .053 .143 .105 .248
Runner on 3rd   6 3 0 0 1 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Runner on 1st & 2nd   11 5 3 0 1 10 2 0 1 0 0 0 .455 .455 1.000 1.455
Runner on 1st & 3rd   3 2 2 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .667 .750 1.333 2.083
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   3 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.000 1.667
Bases Loaded   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   72 9 4 0 0 1 7 3 29 0 0 1 .125 .171 .181 .352
First Pitch   34 12 4 1 1 4 5 0 0 0 1 1 .353 .371 .618 .989
Count 0-1   17 7 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 .412 .412 .471 .882
Count 0-2   14 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 7 0 0 1 .143 .200 .286 .486
Count 1-0   19 6 2 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 .316 .316 .421 .737
Count 1-1   24 13 2 0 0 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 .542 .542 .625 1.167
Count 1-2   19 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 .105 .105 .105 .211
Count 2-0   16 7 2 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .438 .438 .562 1.000
Count 2-1   11 4 1 0 1 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 .364 .364 .727 1.091
Count 2-2   26 3 2 0 0 1 3 0 7 0 0 0 .115 .115 .192 .308
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   5 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 .200 .500 .400 .900
Full Count   13 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 .154 .312 .154 .466
Behind in Count   50 11 3 0 0 0 5 0 20 0 0 1 .220 .235 .280 .515
Ahead in Count   51 18 6 0 1 13 8 5 0 0 1 0 .353 .411 .529 .940
Batting Leadoff   104 33 11 0 1 11 19 7 12 0 0 2 .317 .372 .452 .824
Batting 2nd   73 20 3 1 1 8 8 1 13 0 2 0 .274 .284 .384 .667
Batting 5th   4 3 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .750 .750 1.250 2.000
Batting 7th   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 8th   13 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 .231 .231 .308 .538
Low Leverage   67 18 4 1 0 4 12 4 10 0 0 0 .269 .310 .358 .668
Medium Leverage   92 22 8 0 1 5 10 3 17 0 2 2 .239 .278 .359 .637
High Leverage   36 17 5 0 1 13 7 1 2 0 0 0 .472 .486 .694 1.181
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
2004 New York City - PBC 23 52 49 15 2 2 0 6 3 3 1 0 7 0 1 .306 .358 .429 .787 121 114 0.2
2006 New York City - PBC 25 88 363 108 20 3 3 31 48 15 5 1 57 31 17 .298 .333 .394 .727 100 101 1.6
2007 New York City - PBC 26 86 348 96 21 5 3 52 41 11 2 6 48 23 6 .276 .297 .391 .688 92 89 1.0
2008 New York City - PBC 27 63 239 75 16 4 0 19 31 5 5 1 31 17 6 .314 .340 .414 .754 108 110 1.0
2009 New York City - PBC 28 73 294 90 21 5 1 29 27 8 5 2 42 16 6 .306 .333 .422 .755 105 105 0.6
2010 New York City - PBC 29 29 13 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 .154 .154 .154 .308 -16 -29 -0.2
2011 Toronto - PBC 30 88 310 80 25 2 1 30 25 11 5 2 45 16 5 .258 .293 .361 .654 75 74 -0.6
2012 Boston - PBC 31 30 61 8 2 0 0 1 5 2 1 0 13 3 0 .131 .172 .164 .336 -8 -16 -1.0
2013 Boston - PBC 32 11 28 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 6 1 0 .179 .207 .179 .385 7 2 -0.4
Total PBC 520 1705 479 107 21 8 168 184 56 24 12 254 107 41 .281 .311 .382 .693 90 89 2.3
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
2001 Total - 20 63 289 91 16 9 0 46 64 15 7 1 23 36 7 .315 .362 .433 .795 100 100 1.6
2002 Total - 21 47 215 65 13 7 0 31 39 11 7 0 16 35 5 .302 .356 .428 .784 100 100 0.6
2002 Buffalo - A 21 28 32 6 2 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 9 1 1 .188 .235 .250 .485 43 39 -0.2
2002 Florida - AA 21 55 210 66 12 1 3 17 35 18 3 0 39 15 2 .314 .377 .424 .800 137 132 2.0
2003 Brooklyn - AAA 22 88 362 97 24 6 4 27 51 28 9 0 61 29 5 .268 .336 .401 .736 110 109 1.9
2005 Brooklyn - AAA 24 85 323 87 20 9 3 32 43 22 7 3 39 33 2 .269 .327 .415 .742 116 116 2.8
2010 Brooklyn - AAA 29 8 37 10 4 0 0 2 5 1 0 0 4 2 0 .270 .289 .378 .668 80 78 0.2
2013 Hartford - AA 32 28 106 29 6 0 1 13 15 11 1 2 9 13 3 .274 .342 .358 .700 94 96 0.3
2013 Providence - AAA 32 14 36 9 0 0 0 4 6 2 1 0 5 5 0 .250 .308 .250 .558 54 57 0.1
2014 Vacaville - Semi 33 55 198 59 17 1 2 22 29 8 2 0 29 14 6 .298 .332 .424 .756 119 120 1.1
Total AAA 195 758 203 48 15 7 65 105 53 17 3 109 69 7 .268 .329 .398 .727 109 108
Total AA 83 316 95 18 1 4 30 50 29 4 2 48 28 5 .301 .365 .402 .767 123 120
Total A 28 32 6 2 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 9 1 1 .188 .235 .250 .485 43 39
Total SPBC 55 198 59 17 1 2 22 29 8 2 0 29 14 6 .298 .332 .424 .756 119 120
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
2006 New York City - PBC 25 6 21 6 2 0 0 3 4 1 1 0 3 2 0 .286 .348 .381 .729 101 105 0.4
2007 New York City - PBC 26 10 34 11 2 0 0 2 7 2 0 0 8 3 0 .324 .361 .382 .743 110 112 0.4
2014 Vacaville - SPBC 33 12 49 12 3 1 0 3 8 2 0 0 9 4 0 .245 .275 .347 .621 80 77 -0.1
Total PBC 16 55 17 4 0 0 5 11 3 1 0 11 5 0 .309 .356 .382 .738 106 109
Total SPBC 12 49 12 3 1 0 3 8 2 0 0 9 4 0 .245 .275 .347 .621 80 77
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2002 Florida - AA 2B 50 48 84 151 36 238 3 .987 438.2 4.82 -3.3 .939
2002 Buffalo - A 2B 12 0 6 10 5 17 1 .941 19.0 7.58 -0.5 .911
2003 Brooklyn - AAA 2B 88 88 171 255 73 437 11 .975 778.1 4.93 -5.4 .958
2004 New York City - Pro 1B 5 0 9 0 2 9 0 1.000 10.0 8.10 -0.0 .000
2004 New York City - Pro 2B 3 0 1 1 1 2 0 1.000 3.2 4.91 -0.2 .000
2005 Brooklyn - AAA 1B 68 68 569 44 79 614 1 .998 588.1 9.38 +3.8 1.038
2005 Brooklyn - AAA 2B 14 13 22 45 8 67 0 1.000 119.0 5.07 -0.3 .969
2006 New York City - Pro 1B 2 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 4.0 6.75 +0.0 .000
2006 New York City - Pro 2B 88 88 152 243 46 400 5 .988 768.1 4.63 +0.5 1.001
2007 New York City - Pro 2B 86 86 158 227 52 393 8 .980 755.0 4.59 -1.7 .991
2008 New York City - Pro 2B 63 63 92 153 30 248 3 .988 511.0 4.32 -4.3 .942
2009 New York City - Pro 2B 73 73 139 158 45 302 5 .983 655.1 4.08 -5.3 .935
2010 New York City - Pro 1B 25 0 26 2 1 28 0 1.000 38.2 6.52 -0.1 .997
2010 New York City - Pro 2B 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 4.0 4.50 -0.2 .968
2010 Brooklyn - AAA 2B 8 8 17 24 3 42 1 .976 69.1 5.32 +1.2 1.305
2010 New York City - Pro SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2011 Toronto - Pro 2B 88 88 170 229 48 401 2 .995 761.2 4.71 -7.2 .948
2012 Boston - Pro 1B 9 7 57 2 8 60 1 .983 66.0 8.05 -0.3 .884
2012 Boston - Pro 2B 19 8 18 14 2 33 1 .970 82.2 3.48 -1.2 .968
2012 Boston - Pro 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 -0.6 .000
2013 Boston - Pro 1B 2 0 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 3.0 9.00 -0.1 .994
2013 Providence - AAA 1B 5 0 14 1 1 15 0 1.000 13.1 10.12 +0.0 .998
2013 Hartford - AA 1B 5 5 35 1 5 36 0 1.000 45.0 7.20 +0.1 1.011
2013 Boston - Pro 2B 9 8 15 23 7 38 0 1.000 72.0 4.75 -0.4 .953
2013 Providence - AAA 2B 7 6 13 16 3 30 1 .967 51.0 5.12 +0.4 1.007
2013 Hartford - AA 2B 23 23 41 60 11 101 0 1.000 203.0 4.48 -1.6 .999
2014 Vacaville - Semi 1B 32 22 161 14 19 175 0 1.000 209.0 7.54 +1.2 1.075
2014 Vacaville - Semi 2B 19 19 36 52 12 89 1 .989 176.2 4.48 -0.5 1.005
TOTAL 1B 153 102 876 65 115 943 2 .998 977.1 8.67 +4.6 1.035
TOTAL 2B 652 619 1137 1661 382 2840 42 .985 5468.2 4.60 -29.9 .968
TOTAL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 -0.6 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/2001 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (7); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 2 (4).
01/01/2002 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (7); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 3 (4).
05/12/2002 Drafted in the 2002 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 10, 22nd overall pick) by the New York City Blues, out of college Baylor University
08/29/2002 Was selected to the 2002 PBC Reserve League Two All-Star Game.
10/08/2002 Wins the 2002 PBC Reserve League Two Reserve League Two Cup with the Florida Panthers!
01/01/2003 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (7); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 3 (4).
05/07/2003 Injured (bruised wrist),day-to-day for 2 days.
08/01/2003 Injured (strained back),day-to-day for 3 days.
09/13/2003 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/2004 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (7); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 4 (4).
11/07/2004 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $100,000.
01/01/2005 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (7); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 4 (4).
06/18/2005 Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for one week.
06/27/2005 Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for 2-3 weeks.
08/29/2005 Was selected to the 2005 PBC Reserve League One All-Star Game.
10/18/2005 Wins the 2005 RL1 Great Glove Award at 1B.
11/11/2005 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $100,000.
01/01/2006 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 4 (4).
06/17/2006 Goes 5-7 against the Tampa Bay Thunder, with 1 RBI and 0 R.
08/07/2006 Wins the PBC EC Player of the Week Award.
10/08/2006 Injured (strained hamstring),out for 6 weeks.
11/20/2006 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $100,000.
01/01/2007 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 4 (4).
11/20/2007 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $100,000.
01/01/2008 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 4 (4).
08/23/2008 Injured (bone bruise (knee)),out for 6-7 weeks.
11/20/2008 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $100,000.
01/01/2009 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 4 (4).
01/01/2010 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 4 (4).
11/20/2010 Became a free agent.
01/01/2011 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 4 (4).
01/04/2011 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Toronto Titans organization.
05/31/2011 Injured (sprained wrist),day-to-day for one week.
11/20/2011 Became a free agent.
12/20/2011 Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $700,000 with the Boston Shamrocks organization.
01/01/2012 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 4 (4).
10/25/2012 Executed his contract year option.
01/01/2013 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 4 (4).
11/20/2013 Became a free agent.
01/01/2014 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 4 (4).
06/25/2014 Signed a 4-year contract worth a total of $68,800 with the Vacaville Steelheads organization.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2006 88 1
2011 88 1
Year PA Rank
2006 384 5
Year AB Rank
2006 363 3
2007 348 7
Year H Rank
2006 108 4
2007 96 9
Year 2B Rank
2006 20 8
2007 21 9
Year 3B Rank
2006 3 6
2007 5 2
2008 4 3
2009 5 4
Year SB Rank
2006 31 5
Year RBI Rank
2007 52 10
Year HP Rank
2006 5 6
2008 5 5
Year SH Rank
2006 10 2
Year SF Rank
2007 6 1
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