P Sam 'Captain' Cross #50
Las Vegas Aces PBC
Age: 27 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
12/31/2016
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P SAM 'CAPTAIN' CROSS #50 - AGE: 27 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
13 5 2-4 0 6.29 44.1 55 6 27 42 1.85 -0.1
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 5 5 5 6
Movement 5 5 5 5
Control 3 3 4 3
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 6 7
Slider 7 8
Changeup 5 5
Sinker 5 6
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 96-98 Mph
Stamina 55
Suggested Role Starter
Type Extreme Groundball
Hold Runners 60
Defense 25
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 20
Stealing Ability: 20
Baserunning Inst.: 30
Sacrifice Bunt: 70
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
10/13/2016 @ SF Win, 7-5 4.1 2 0 0 2 4 Win
09/30/2016 STL Loss, 2-5 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
09/15/2016 HOU Loss, 1-6 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
09/07/2016 @ ELP Loss, 1-8 4.0 3 2 2 3 2
08/27/2016 DEN Loss, 6-8 X 5.0 10 7 7 2 6 Loss
08/22/2016 @ CHI Loss, 4-5 X 6.0 8 5 4 2 3 Loss
08/17/2016 DAL Win, 6-5 X 6.1 11 5 5 3 4
08/12/2016 @ ATL Loss, 5-10 X 5.2 5 3 2 2 7 Loss
08/07/2016 TB Win, 2-1 X 6.2 6 1 1 3 6 Win
07/30/2016 MIA Win, 6-3 4.2 2 1 1 4 6 Win
PERSONALITY
He has the traits of a great leader and works hard to hone his skills. He has good rapport with his teammates.
Birthday:04/14/1989
Born in:Wheatland, WY
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$100,000
Signed Through:2017 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 9 Days
Service This Yr:111 Days
40-Man Service:5 Years, None
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2008, 5th Pick in Round 1
PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL CIRCUIT 2016 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 13 5 2 4 0 6.29 44.1 55 33 31 6 27 42 0 0.0 0 1 20.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 1 1 0.0 8 5 16.65 11.17 8.53 5.48 5.26 1.85 125 -0.1 .383        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 61 18 1 1 1 10 13 13 1 0 0 .295 .413 .393 .807      
vs. RHB 113 37 5 0 5 23 14 29 1 0 0 .327 .398 .504 .903      
PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL CIRCUIT 2016 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
June 2 0 0 0 0 16.20 1.2 4 3 3 1 2 3  
July 3 0 1 1 0 7.88 8.0 7 7 7 1 10 11  
August 5 5 1 3 0 5.76 29.2 40 21 19 3 12 26  
September 3 0 0 0 0 3.60 5.0 4 2 2 1 3 2  
Spring Training 6 6 0 3 0 4.68 25.0 21 17 13 3 14 33  
Postseason 1 0 1 0 0 0.00 4.1 2 0 0 0 2 4  
Last Year 9 5 2 2 1 3.43 42.0 41 18 16 5 26 31  
2 Years Ago 19 16 9 4 0 3.75 117.2 73 51 49 9 74 120  
Career 76 61 28 21 1 4.07 458.0 386 220 207 62 220 414  
Home 7 3 2 1 0 4.85 26.0 32 14 14 2 14 27  
Road 6 2 0 3 0 8.35 18.1 23 19 17 4 13 15  
Grass 10 5 2 3 0 4.58 39.1 47 22 20 3 19 40  
Turf 3 0 0 1 0 19.80 5.0 8 11 11 3 8 2  
Day 9 3 0 3 0 9.12 24.2 37 26 25 6 16 22  
Night 4 2 2 1 0 2.75 19.2 18 7 6 0 11 20  
As Starter 5 5 1 3 0 5.76 29.2 40 21 19 3 12 26  
As Reliever / Substitution 8 0 1 1 0 7.36 14.2 15 12 12 3 15 16  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2012 Las Vegas - PBC 23 13 13 7 5 0 4.50 98.0 90 49 49 14 27 98 4 1 1.19 .296 3.95 1.5 89
2013 Las Vegas - PBC 24 22 22 8 6 0 3.58 156.0 127 69 62 28 66 123 3 2 1.24 .237 5.27 0.1 112
2014 Las Vegas - PBC 25 19 16 9 4 0 3.75 117.2 73 51 49 9 74 120 3 0 1.25 .234 4.17 1.5 109
2015 Las Vegas - PBC 26 9 5 2 2 1 3.43 42.0 41 18 16 5 26 31 1 0 1.60 .293 5.44 -0.1 122
2016 Las Vegas - PBC 27 13 5 2 4 0 6.29 44.1 55 33 31 6 27 42 0 0 1.85 .383 5.26 -0.1 65
Total PBC 76 61 28 21 1 4.07 458.0 386 220 207 62 220 414 11 3 1.32 .270 4.72 2.9 99
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2005 Total - 16 15 15 11 0 0 0.41 109.2 53 6 5 1 15 209 0 0 0.62 .255 0.00 9.2 100
2006 Total - 17 12 12 7 2 0 1.12 88.1 57 15 11 1 20 129 0 0 0.87 .268 1.17 5.2 100
2007 Total - 18 13 13 9 0 0 0.67 94.1 52 9 7 1 18 159 0 0 0.74 .254 0.60 6.6 100
2008 Total - 19 14 6 3 1 1 1.20 60.0 41 10 8 1 9 87 0 0 0.83 .288 1.02 3.3 100
2008 Las Vegas (R) - R 19 6 6 2 0 0 1.26 28.2 14 6 4 2 14 44 0 0 0.98 .231 2.77 1.0 357
2008 Boston (R) - R 19 10 10 5 0 0 2.70 53.1 46 16 16 4 30 64 0 0 1.43 .336 3.73 1.2 166
2008 Bowdoin - R+ 19 1 1 0 0 0 1.69 5.1 2 1 1 0 1 7 0 0 0.56 .182 1.51 0.3 274
2008 Nevada - R+ 19 5 5 0 2 0 9.15 19.2 24 20 20 4 15 24 0 0 1.98 .385 6.06 -0.0 53
2008 Total - R+ 19 22 22 7 2 0 3.45 107.0 86 43 41 10 60 139 0 0 1.36 .317 3.79 2.4 135
2009 Nevada - R+ 20 7 7 2 0 0 2.70 36.2 25 11 11 5 15 48 0 0 1.09 .260 4.17 0.7 173
2009 Reno - A 20 15 15 5 2 0 1.85 77.2 47 22 16 5 35 92 0 0 1.06 .241 2.92 2.2 222
2010 Reno - A 21 3 3 0 1 0 2.70 13.1 12 4 4 0 6 18 0 0 1.35 .375 1.97 0.6 156
2010 Boise - A+ 21 19 19 6 6 0 3.39 98.1 74 39 37 9 43 123 0 0 1.19 .293 3.42 2.1 120
2011 Boise - A+ 22 18 18 6 6 0 3.86 93.1 92 40 40 4 37 122 0 0 1.38 .393 2.37 3.2 101
2011 Milwaukee - AA 22 4 4 1 2 0 7.71 21.0 25 22 18 5 13 22 0 0 1.81 .351 6.29 -0.3 51
2012 Charlotte - AAA 23 9 9 6 2 0 3.14 63.0 61 24 22 7 17 61 0 0 1.24 .316 3.80 1.0 127
2015 Charlotte - AAA 26 13 13 6 6 0 3.90 92.1 80 45 40 5 39 93 3 0 1.29 .305 3.87 1.7 111
Total AAA 22 22 12 8 0 3.59 155.1 141 69 62 12 56 154 3 0 1.27 .309 3.84 116.9
Total AA 4 4 1 2 0 7.71 21.0 25 22 18 5 13 22 0 0 1.81 .351 6.29 51.3
Total A+ 37 37 12 12 0 3.62 191.2 166 79 77 13 80 245 0 0 1.28 .343 2.91 110.1
Total A 18 18 5 3 0 1.98 91.0 59 26 20 5 41 110 0 0 1.10 .262 2.78 208.8
Total R+ 13 13 2 2 0 4.67 61.2 51 32 32 9 31 79 0 0 1.33 .300 4.55 102.1
Total R 16 16 7 0 0 2.20 82.0 60 22 20 6 44 108 0 0 1.27 .305 3.40 204.1
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2013 Las Vegas - PBC 24 3 0 1 0 1 2.70 6.2 2 2 2 0 2 5 0 0 0.60 .118 2.64 0.2 148
2014 Las Vegas - PBC 25 2 1 0 0 0 3.60 5.0 3 2 2 1 5 8 0 0 1.60 .222 5.68 -0.0 113
2015 Las Vegas - PBC 26 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 .000 2.08 0.0 999
2016 Las Vegas - PBC 27 1 0 1 0 0 0.00 4.1 2 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0.92 .200 3.11 0.1 999
Total PBC 7 1 2 0 1 2.08 17.1 7 4 4 1 9 18 0 0 0.92 .154 3.59 194.1
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2008 Bowdoin - R+ P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.1 0.00 0.0 .000
2008 Nevada - R+ P 5 5 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 19.2 1.83 -0.3 .620
2008 Las Vegas (R) - R P 6 6 3 4 1 7 0 1.000 28.2 2.20 -0.1 .960
2008 Boston (R) - R P 10 10 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 53.1 0.67 +0.5 .960
2008 Boston (R) - R 1B 1 1 5 0 1 5 0 1.000 9.0 5.00 -0.2 1.014
2008 Boston (R) - R CF 2 2 10 0 0 11 1 .909 18.0 5.00 -0.0 .965
2009 Reno - A P 15 15 1 11 0 13 1 .923 77.2 1.39 -0.1 .882
2009 Nevada - R+ P 7 7 1 3 1 4 0 1.000 36.2 0.98 +0.3 .940
2010 Boise - A+ P 19 19 3 8 0 13 2 .846 98.1 1.01 -0.0 .684
2010 Reno - A P 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 13.1 0.00 +0.2 .000
2011 Milwaukee - AA P 4 4 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 21.0 0.86 +0.4 .625
2011 Boise - A+ P 18 18 1 5 1 6 0 1.000 93.1 0.58 +0.7 .908
2012 Las Vegas - Pro P 13 13 2 7 0 9 0 1.000 98.0 0.83 -0.1 .963
2012 Charlotte - AAA P 9 9 2 4 0 6 0 1.000 63.0 0.86 +0.2 .948
2013 Las Vegas - Pro P 22 22 9 17 0 27 1 .963 156.0 1.50 +1.1 1.178
2014 Las Vegas - Pro P 19 16 3 10 1 13 0 1.000 117.2 0.99 +2.3 .977
2015 Las Vegas - Pro P 9 5 1 4 1 5 0 1.000 42.0 1.07 +0.4 1.003
2015 Charlotte - AAA P 13 13 2 10 3 13 1 .923 92.1 1.17 -1.5 .995
2016 Las Vegas - Pro P 12 5 3 1 0 5 1 .800 44.1 0.81 +1.4 .505
TOTAL P 185 171 34 91 8 131 6 .954 1060.2 1.06 +5.6 .929
TOTAL 1B 1 1 5 0 1 5 0 1.000 9.0 5.00 -0.2 1.014
TOTAL CF 2 2 10 0 0 11 1 .909 18.0 5.00 -0.0 .965
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/2006 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (6); Movement: 4 (6); Control: 2 (6).
01/01/2006 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (6); Movement: 4 (6); Control: 2 (6).
01/01/2007 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (6); Movement: 4 (6); Control: 2 (6).
01/01/2007 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (6); Movement: 4 (6); Control: 2 (6).
01/01/2008 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (6); Movement: 4 (6); Control: 2 (5).
01/01/2008 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (6); Movement: 4 (6); Control: 2 (5).
06/03/2008 Drafted in the 2008 first-year player draft out of high school (Rocky Mountain High School; Fort Collins, CO) by the Boston Shamrocks. (Round 1, Pick 5, 5th overall pick).
06/07/2008 Named the #46 prospect in the PBC
07/27/2008 Was traded by the Boston Shamrocks to the Las Vegas Aces, along with LF Jorge Moreno, LF Jason Salyer, SP Adam Samuel, and CF Ray DeVries, in exchange for 2B Bryce Goolsby and LF Naoto Sugahara.
10/21/2008 Finished 2nd in 2008 R Pitcher of the Year Award voting.
01/01/2009 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (6); Movement: 4 (6); Control: 2 (5).
01/01/2009 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (6); Movement: 4 (6); Control: 2 (5).
06/12/2009 Named the #24 prospect in the PBC
10/01/2009 Wins the A Pitcher of the Month Award.
10/26/2009 Named the #16 prospect in the PBC
01/01/2010 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (6); Movement: 4 (6); Control: 3 (5).
01/01/2010 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (6); Movement: 4 (6); Control: 3 (5).
06/12/2010 Named the #21 prospect in the PBC
08/06/2010 Named the #28 prospect in the PBC
10/17/2010 Wins the 2010 PBC Prospect League Championship Cup with the Reno Travelers!
01/01/2011 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (6); Movement: 4 (6); Control: 3 (5).
01/01/2011 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (6); Movement: 4 (6); Control: 3 (5).
05/02/2011 Outstandingly completed training to improve his pitch control at the Las Vegas Aces development complex.
06/12/2011 Named the #27 prospect in the PBC
01/01/2012 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (6); Movement: 5 (6); Control: 4 (6).
01/01/2012 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (6); Movement: 5 (6); Control: 4 (6).
06/12/2012 Named the #21 prospect in the PBC
07/05/2012 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Tampa Bay Thunder with 8 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
11/20/2012 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $100,000.
01/01/2013 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (6); Movement: 5 (6); Control: 4 (5).
01/01/2013 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (6); Movement: 5 (6); Control: 4 (5).
07/10/2013 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Atlanta Pilots with 14 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
09/05/2013 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Chicago Blackhawks with 9 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
11/20/2013 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $100,000.
01/01/2014 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (6); Movement: 5 (6); Control: 4 (4).
01/01/2014 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (6); Movement: 5 (6); Control: 4 (4).
11/20/2014 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $100,000.
01/01/2015 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (6); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 3 (4).
11/20/2015 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $100,000.
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 4 (4).
11/16/2016 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $100,000.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2013 22 3
Year HRA Rank
2013 28 4
Year BB Rank
2013 66 7
2014 74 6
Year BABIP Rank
2013 .237 2
2014 .234 1
Year H/9 Rank
2013 7.33 10
2014 5.58 2
Year QS Rank
2013 15 8
Year CG Rank
2012 4 7
Year CGP Rank
2012 .308 4
Year SHO Rank
2013 2 4
Year GB% Rank
2012 0.58 7
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