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toanstrom · 07-25-2004, 02:41 AM

Jamie Preiss: Worth Every Penny

When the Hogs announced the signing of ace reliever Jamie Preiss for 4.25 per year for 4 years the reaction around the baseball world was unianimous. The CBL Anaylst, an sabermetric organization, wrote in their newsletter, "Here we thought some organization would be applying some logic to the way that they ran their baseball operations and then the Carolina Hogs go do this. It was understandable when they overpayed to get Eddie Stites and Antonio Rivas but the Preiss signing was inexcusable. This was just another example of a team trying to hard to make a big splash. The biggest waste of money a bad team can make is on an elite closer, and Priess has barely been that for Buffalo posting a 3.82 and losing 8 games last year. The move doesnt make sense and we have lost a lot of confidence in the Carolina organization."

Oops.

Priess has proven all of his doubters wrong thus far. He has been far more than anyone, including Carolina could have imagined. His numbers are so unreal that they dont quite make sense. 1st amoung relivers in era, 1st amoung relivers in opponents batting average, a 93% save success rate, only 13.6% Inherited Runners scored when Jamie entered the game. He has just 13 saves, but 4 holds and 3 wins. He's pitched 50 innings already. Some of his individual game lines are even better. Take his last win where he pitched 3.2 hit less innings striking out 8, including the first seven batters he faced. Priess has been used in an unconventional way by manager Melvin Young and he has responded in fine form. Other pitchers might balk at the fact that his setup men, Arthur Ruddy and Lawrence McKinnon have 7 saves between them, but not Jamie. Maybe its because he's already hit paydirt but he doesnt seem concerned with numbers. Just winning. "Look, saves are overrated," said Jamie in a recent interview, "I just want to get the job done and help my team win. I dont want them to save me for the times when we have a three run lead in the ninth. I want them to feel like they can use me when the game is on the line. Otherwise I'm not the best pitcher on the staff, and thats what I care about. That and winning." While Jamie has been lights out all year, this past month he was simply untouchable. He went 2-0 with 4 saves, an 0.42 era and 29k's in 21.2 innings.

#88 Jesse Preiss, Closer, 31 yrs, Carolina Hogs
Friday, 7/1/1988
Name :
Nickname :
Birthday :
Age :
Born in :
Height :
Weight :

Position :
Bats :
Throws :
Jesse Preiss

9/11/1956
31
USA
6"1
180

Closer
S
R

Contract & Roster StatusDesire for Winner :
Loyalty :
Team Leader Skills :
Consistency :
Clutch Performance :
Injury Rating :
Overall Rating :
Average
Average
Some ability
Good
Normal
Normal
4.5 Stars

Contract :
Salary :
Signed Through :
Years of MLB Service :
MLB Service Days this Year :
Years on 40-Man Roster :
Years of Pro Service :
Arbitration Eligibility :
Minor League Option Years :
Big League Contract
$ 4,250,000
1991
7 Year(s), 65 Days (1269 total Days)
91 Day(s)
11 Year(s), 32 Days (1924 total Days)
13 Year(s)
Not eligible
Out of Option Years

Pitching Ratings

Pitching Stuff Movement Control Velocity
Overall 100 92 41 91-94 Mph
Versus LHB 100 86 33
Versus RHB 100 97 48
Talent 10 10 5

Pitching Ratings
Endurance :
Groundball Pct. :
Holding Runners :

31
70
2
Pitches:
Fastball
Changeup
Curveball
Slider
Splitfinger-Fastball

Batting Ratings

Batting Contact Gap Power Discipline/Eye Avoid K's
Overall 1 34 3 21 13
Versus LHP 1 34 3 21 13
Versus RHP 1 34 3 21 13
Talent 1 4 1 3 2

Running & Bunting Ratings
Running Speed :
Stealing Ability :
Sacrifice Bunt :
Bunt for Hit :
Hitter Type :

74
36
2
1
Spray Hitter
Fielding Ratings
P : 87 (Range), .978 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 5
Outfield Arm : 7

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date Opp. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
6/7 CLE W 3-0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
6/8 CLE W 3-1 2 0 0 0 0 2 SV
6/11 @ATL W 3-1 1 0 0 0 0 3 SV
6/12 @ATL L 3-6 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
6/16 @BOS W 3-0 4.2 0 0 0 1 4 W
6/17 NY W 4-2 1 1 0 0 0 1 SV
6/23 WAS W 4-2 1 0 0 0 0 0
6/24 @PIT L 1-2 2 0 0 0 0 3
6/25 @PIT W 4-2 3.2 0 0 0 2 8 W
6/30 @ATL W 3-2 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 SV

Pitching Stats 1988

Overall G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
33 0 3 3 13 0.71 50.2 24 9 4 15 65 0 .0 0 0 .0

Overall SVO BS SV% RA GF R/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 RL RLS RLS% IR IRS IRS% ERC
18 1 92.9 33 22 6.9 4.3 11.5 2.7 3 0 .0 22 3 13.6 0.93

AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
vs. LHB 78 12 0 2 2 7 5 6 30 0 0 0 .154 .214 .282 .496
vs. RHB 89 12 3 0 0 5 4 9 35 0 0 0 .135 .212 .169 .381

G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER BB K
Home 19 0 1 3 7 0.99 27.1 17 8 3 7 30
Road 14 0 2 0 6 0.39 23.1 7 1 1 8 35
This Week 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Last Week 3 0 1 0 0 0.00 6.2 0 0 0 2 11

Month G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER BB K
March/April 10 0 1 1 4 0.54 16.2 7 1 1 5 23
May 10 0 0 2 5 1.46 12.1 12 7 2 6 13
June 13 0 2 0 4 0.42 21.2 5 1 1 4 29
July 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0

Career Pitching Stats

Year G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER BB K CG SHO WHIP Teams
1978 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.2 2 3 3 1 0 0 0 4.50 CHI
1979 1 0 0 0 0 9.00 2.0 3 2 2 4 3 0 0 3.50 CHI
1980 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1.50 CHI
1981 57 0 6 2 0 2.78 68.0 46 23 21 35 61 0 0 1.19 CHI STL PHI
1982 81 0 5 5 2 3.23 97.2 83 43 35 66 103 0 0 1.53 PHI BUF
1983 73 0 2 6 47 3.39 74.1 61 30 28 47 89 0 0 1.45 BUF,EA
1984 61 0 4 3 33 1.60 67.2 39 17 12 34 82 0 0 1.08 BUF
1985 74 0 2 5 40 2.38 83.1 59 23 22 35 91 0 0 1.13 BUF
1986 71 0 6 4 35 3.35 78.0 61 30 29 49 95 0 0 1.41 BUF
1987 88 0 10 8 37 3.82 110.2 88 49 47 66 117 0 0 1.39 BUF
1988 33 0 3 3 13 0.71 50.2 24 9 4 15 65 0 0 0.77 CAR
Total 541 0 38 36 207 2.88 634.1 467 229 203 353 707 0 0 1.29

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER BB K CG SHO
1975, A 45 10 11 6 21 2.81 112.0 97 36 35 51 67 1 0
1976, A 49 2 5 11 26 4.50 60.0 62 34 30 41 52 1 1
1977, A 35 19 7 7 11 2.85 145.1 105 53 46 57 111 0 0
1978, A 15 7 4 4 4 3.00 60.0 41 21 20 26 50 1 0
1978, AA 24 11 8 4 7 2.05 92.1 71 28 21 33 79 1 1
1979, AA 25 13 5 4 0 3.96 100.0 80 48 44 44 93 1 0
1980, AAA 29 0 3 1 0 1.60 45.0 24 11 8 28 51 0 0
1981, AAA 5 1 0 0 0 8.64 8.1 10 8 8 8 7 0 0

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER BB K CG SHO
1986 3 0 0 1 1 13.50 2.2 6 4 4 4 3 0 0
Total 3 0 0 1 1 13.50 2.2 6 4 4 4 3 0 0

Career Batting Stats

Year G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Teams
1978 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 CHI
1979 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 CHI
1980 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 CHI
1981 57 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 CHI STL PHI
1982 81 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 .000 .167 .000 .167 PHI BUF
1983 73 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 BUF,EA
1984 61 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 BUF
1985 74 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333 BUF
1986 71 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .200 .200 .400 .600 BUF
1987 88 14 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 .000 .067 .000 .067 BUF
1988 33 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200 CAR
Total 541 53 2 1 0 0 0 2 3 22 0 0 .038 .089 .057 .146

Fielding Stats 1988

Position G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RANGE PB RSTA RTO RTO%
Pitcher 33 0 3 8 0 11 0 1.000 50.2 1.95

Player History

Drafted in 1st round, 14th overall pick, by Chicago in 1975...
Injured on 6/3/1977 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week...
Injured on 8/26/1978 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 6 days...
Earned first career win on 4/27/1981...
Was claimed off waivers by St. Louis.
Was claimed off waivers by Philadelphia.
Traded from Philadelphia to Buffalo on 7/31/1982 (Going to BUF: P Jesse Preiss, C Edward Stamant. Going to PHI: P Jerome Sudduth)...
Was selected to the 1983 Allstar game...
Injured on 7/22/1984 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for one week...
Had first career hit on 6/12/1985, off David Hafley (PHI)...
Signed as a free agent by Carolina on 2/6/1988 to a 4-year deal worth $4,250,000 per year...

Pitching Leader Boards Appearances

Saves
1983 - 47 - 1st
1984 - 33 - 6th
1985 - 40 - 2nd
1986 - 35 - 8th
1987 - 37 - 5th

07-25-2004, 02:41 AM	#38
toanstrom Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 277	Player Profile Jamie Preiss: Worth Every Penny When the Hogs announced the signing of ace reliever Jamie Preiss for 4.25 per year for 4 years the reaction around the baseball world was unianimous. The CBL Anaylst, an sabermetric organization, wrote in their newsletter, "Here we thought some organization would be applying some logic to the way that they ran their baseball operations and then the Carolina Hogs go do this. It was understandable when they overpayed to get Eddie Stites and Antonio Rivas but the Preiss signing was inexcusable. This was just another example of a team trying to hard to make a big splash. The biggest waste of money a bad team can make is on an elite closer, and Priess has barely been that for Buffalo posting a 3.82 and losing 8 games last year. The move doesnt make sense and we have lost a lot of confidence in the Carolina organization." Oops. Priess has proven all of his doubters wrong thus far. He has been far more than anyone, including Carolina could have imagined. His numbers are so unreal that they dont quite make sense. 1st amoung relivers in era, 1st amoung relivers in opponents batting average, a 93% save success rate, only 13.6% Inherited Runners scored when Jamie entered the game. He has just 13 saves, but 4 holds and 3 wins. He's pitched 50 innings already. Some of his individual game lines are even better. Take his last win where he pitched 3.2 hit less innings striking out 8, including the first seven batters he faced. Priess has been used in an unconventional way by manager Melvin Young and he has responded in fine form. Other pitchers might balk at the fact that his setup men, Arthur Ruddy and Lawrence McKinnon have 7 saves between them, but not Jamie. Maybe its because he's already hit paydirt but he doesnt seem concerned with numbers. Just winning. "Look, saves are overrated," said Jamie in a recent interview, "I just want to get the job done and help my team win. I dont want them to save me for the times when we have a three run lead in the ninth. I want them to feel like they can use me when the game is on the line. Otherwise I'm not the best pitcher on the staff, and thats what I care about. That and winning." While Jamie has been lights out all year, this past month he was simply untouchable. He went 2-0 with 4 saves, an 0.42 era and 29k's in 21.2 innings. #88 Jesse Preiss, Closer, 31 yrs, Carolina Hogs Friday, 7/1/1988 Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight : Position : Bats : Throws : Jesse Preiss 9/11/1956 31 USA 6"1 180 Closer S R Contract & Roster StatusDesire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating : Average Average Some ability Good Normal Normal 4.5 Stars Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years : Big League Contract $ 4,250,000 1991 7 Year(s), 65 Days (1269 total Days) 91 Day(s) 11 Year(s), 32 Days (1924 total Days) 13 Year(s) Not eligible Out of Option Years Pitching Ratings Pitching Stuff Movement Control Velocity Overall 100 92 41 91-94 Mph Versus LHB 100 86 33 Versus RHB 100 97 48 Talent 10 10 5 Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : 31 70 2 Pitches: Fastball Changeup Curveball Slider Splitfinger-Fastball Batting Ratings Batting Contact Gap Power Discipline/Eye Avoid K's Overall 1 34 3 21 13 Versus LHP 1 34 3 21 13 Versus RHP 1 34 3 21 13 Talent 1 4 1 3 2 Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type : 74 36 2 1 Spray Hitter Fielding Ratings P : 87 (Range), .978 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 5 Outfield Arm : 7 Game Log, Last 10 Games Date Opp. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec 6/7 CLE W 3-0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 6/8 CLE W 3-1 2 0 0 0 0 2 SV 6/11 @ATL W 3-1 1 0 0 0 0 3 SV 6/12 @ATL L 3-6 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 6/16 @BOS W 3-0 4.2 0 0 0 1 4 W 6/17 NY W 4-2 1 1 0 0 0 1 SV 6/23 WAS W 4-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6/24 @PIT L 1-2 2 0 0 0 0 3 6/25 @PIT W 4-2 3.2 0 0 0 2 8 W 6/30 @ATL W 3-2 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 SV Pitching Stats 1988 Overall G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS% 33 0 3 3 13 0.71 50.2 24 9 4 15 65 0 .0 0 0 .0 Overall SVO BS SV% RA GF R/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 RL RLS RLS% IR IRS IRS% ERC 18 1 92.9 33 22 6.9 4.3 11.5 2.7 3 0 .0 22 3 13.6 0.93 AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS vs. LHB 78 12 0 2 2 7 5 6 30 0 0 0 .154 .214 .282 .496 vs. RHB 89 12 3 0 0 5 4 9 35 0 0 0 .135 .212 .169 .381 G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER BB K Home 19 0 1 3 7 0.99 27.1 17 8 3 7 30 Road 14 0 2 0 6 0.39 23.1 7 1 1 8 35 This Week 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 Last Week 3 0 1 0 0 0.00 6.2 0 0 0 2 11 Month G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER BB K March/April 10 0 1 1 4 0.54 16.2 7 1 1 5 23 May 10 0 0 2 5 1.46 12.1 12 7 2 6 13 June 13 0 2 0 4 0.42 21.2 5 1 1 4 29 July 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 Career Pitching Stats Year G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER BB K CG SHO WHIP Teams 1978 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.2 2 3 3 1 0 0 0 4.50 CHI 1979 1 0 0 0 0 9.00 2.0 3 2 2 4 3 0 0 3.50 CHI 1980 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1.50 CHI 1981 57 0 6 2 0 2.78 68.0 46 23 21 35 61 0 0 1.19 CHI STL PHI 1982 81 0 5 5 2 3.23 97.2 83 43 35 66 103 0 0 1.53 PHI BUF 1983 73 0 2 6 47 3.39 74.1 61 30 28 47 89 0 0 1.45 BUF,EA 1984 61 0 4 3 33 1.60 67.2 39 17 12 34 82 0 0 1.08 BUF 1985 74 0 2 5 40 2.38 83.1 59 23 22 35 91 0 0 1.13 BUF 1986 71 0 6 4 35 3.35 78.0 61 30 29 49 95 0 0 1.41 BUF 1987 88 0 10 8 37 3.82 110.2 88 49 47 66 117 0 0 1.39 BUF 1988 33 0 3 3 13 0.71 50.2 24 9 4 15 65 0 0 0.77 CAR Total 541 0 38 36 207 2.88 634.1 467 229 203 353 707 0 0 1.29 Career Minor League Pitching Stats Year G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER BB K CG SHO 1975, A 45 10 11 6 21 2.81 112.0 97 36 35 51 67 1 0 1976, A 49 2 5 11 26 4.50 60.0 62 34 30 41 52 1 1 1977, A 35 19 7 7 11 2.85 145.1 105 53 46 57 111 0 0 1978, A 15 7 4 4 4 3.00 60.0 41 21 20 26 50 1 0 1978, AA 24 11 8 4 7 2.05 92.1 71 28 21 33 79 1 1 1979, AA 25 13 5 4 0 3.96 100.0 80 48 44 44 93 1 0 1980, AAA 29 0 3 1 0 1.60 45.0 24 11 8 28 51 0 0 1981, AAA 5 1 0 0 0 8.64 8.1 10 8 8 8 7 0 0 Career Postseason Pitching Stats Year G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER BB K CG SHO 1986 3 0 0 1 1 13.50 2.2 6 4 4 4 3 0 0 Total 3 0 0 1 1 13.50 2.2 6 4 4 4 3 0 0 Career Batting Stats Year G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Teams 1978 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 CHI 1979 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 CHI 1980 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 CHI 1981 57 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 CHI STL PHI 1982 81 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 .000 .167 .000 .167 PHI BUF 1983 73 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 BUF,EA 1984 61 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 BUF 1985 74 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333 BUF 1986 71 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .200 .200 .400 .600 BUF 1987 88 14 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 .000 .067 .000 .067 BUF 1988 33 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200 CAR Total 541 53 2 1 0 0 0 2 3 22 0 0 .038 .089 .057 .146 Fielding Stats 1988 Position G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RANGE PB RSTA RTO RTO% Pitcher 33 0 3 8 0 11 0 1.000 50.2 1.95 Player History Drafted in 1st round, 14th overall pick, by Chicago in 1975... Injured on 6/3/1977 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week... Injured on 8/26/1978 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 6 days... Earned first career win on 4/27/1981... Was claimed off waivers by St. Louis. Was claimed off waivers by Philadelphia. Traded from Philadelphia to Buffalo on 7/31/1982 (Going to BUF: P Jesse Preiss, C Edward Stamant. Going to PHI: P Jerome Sudduth)... Was selected to the 1983 Allstar game... Injured on 7/22/1984 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for one week... Had first career hit on 6/12/1985, off David Hafley (PHI)... Signed as a free agent by Carolina on 2/6/1988 to a 4-year deal worth $4,250,000 per year... Pitching Leader Boards Appearances Saves 1983 - 47 - 1st 1984 - 33 - 6th 1985 - 40 - 2nd 1986 - 35 - 8th 1987 - 37 - 5th