P Erik Hiljus #37
Salinas Fire Frogs (ATL) CLL
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
10/05/2001
 OA: 29 POT: 29
BNN Index | CLL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
P ERIK HILJUS #37 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
24 24 13-6 0 2.79 168.0 126 16 42 167 1.00 4.9
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 71 69 72 72
Movement 47 47 47 48
Control 12 12 12 12
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 89 90
Curveball 90 90
Changeup 54 55
Sinker 73 74
Screwball 89 89
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 97-99 Mph
Stamina 71
Suggested Role Starter
Type Flyball Pitcher
Hold Runners 98
Defense 54
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 7
Stealing Ability: 2
Baserunning Inst.: 19
Sacrifice Bunt: 6
Bunt for Hit: 2
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
08/27/2001 @ FRE Win, 8-6 X 7.0 8 3 3 3 5 Win
08/20/2001 BaDo Loss, 1-6 X 3.1 6 6 4 3 2 Loss
08/15/2001 @ STM Loss, 3-5 X 6.1 7 1 1 3 6
08/09/2001 @ RSS Loss, 4-7 X 6.2 5 2 2 3 7
08/04/2001 @ SJB Loss, 1-2 X 8.0 5 1 1 3 10
07/30/2001 FRE Win, 6-5 X 7.1 7 3 3 2 3
07/24/2001 VIS Win, 10-5 X 8.1 8 4 4 0 8 Win
07/19/2001 STM Win, 3-0 X 7.2 5 0 0 2 8 Win
07/13/2001 @ KCC Win, 8-1 X 7.2 6 1 1 1 6 Win
07/08/2001 @ StPo Win, 9-1 X 7.1 3 1 1 5 9 Win
PERSONALITY
Fishes in the offseason.
High: Loyalty
Birthday:12/25/1972
Born in:Unknown
Nationality:American
Height:6' 5"
Weight:230 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:2 Years, 23 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:5 Years, None
Pro Service:11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension:Minor League Extension
Drafted:1990, 6th Pick in Round 2
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE 2001 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 24 24 13 6 0 2.79 168.0 126 56 52 16 42 167 4 16.7 2 17 70.8
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 9.11 6.75 8.95 2.25 2.65 1.00 71 4.9 .256        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 304 51 10 1 8 26 23 83 0 2 0 .168 .226 .286 .512      
vs. RHB 307 75 13 2 8 30 19 84 1 2 2 .244 .292 .378 .670      
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE 2001 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 3 3 2 1 0 2.84 19.0 14 7 6 2 2 22  
May 6 6 3 2 0 4.71 36.1 33 20 19 7 11 38  
June 5 5 3 2 0 1.93 42.0 21 9 9 4 6 41  
July 6 6 5 0 0 1.94 46.1 35 10 10 2 11 41  
August 4 4 0 1 0 2.96 24.1 23 10 8 1 12 25  
Postseason 1 1 1 0 0 3.86 7.0 8 3 3 0 3 5  
Career 24 24 13 6 0 2.79 168.0 126 56 52 16 42 167  
Home 12 12 8 3 0 3.04 83.0 63 31 28 11 16 84  
Road 12 12 5 3 0 2.54 85.0 63 25 24 5 26 83  
Grass 24 24 13 6 0 2.79 168.0 126 56 52 16 42 167  
Day 9 9 5 2 0 2.84 63.1 40 22 20 7 20 74  
Night 15 15 8 4 0 2.75 104.2 86 34 32 9 22 93  
As Starter 24 24 13 6 0 2.79 168.0 126 56 52 16 42 167  
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+
1997 New York - XFBL 24 5 0 1 0 0 0.00 6.2 1 0 0 0 7 4 0 0 1.20 .071 5.32 -0.0 999
1998 New York - XFBL 25 34 1 2 1 0 6.07 69.2 76 52 47 8 44 69 0 0 1.72 .335 4.96 0.3 81
1999 New York - XFBL 26 52 0 2 0 1 7.07 85.1 86 70 67 15 75 74 0 0 1.89 .278 6.89 -1.1 74
Total XFBL 91 1 5 1 1 6.35 161.2 163 122 114 23 126 147 0 0 1.79 .297 5.99 -0.9 81
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+
1990 Fargo - BC 17 18 18 7 6 0 5.72 102.1 102 69 65 7 76 88 0 0 1.74 .317 5.04 1.5 90
1990 Santa Ana - WDL 17 12 12 4 4 0 5.56 69.2 60 46 43 8 63 39 0 0 1.77 .249 5.82 0.3 90
1991 Lynchburg - A 18 21 21 6 13 0 6.89 113.2 113 92 87 23 105 92 1 0 1.92 .277 7.03 -0.3 77
1991 Santa Ana - WDL 18 10 10 3 3 0 10.80 38.1 50 46 46 8 46 22 0 0 2.50 .341 8.39 -0.7 47
1992 Lynchburg - A 19 25 25 7 9 0 4.96 136.0 119 87 75 16 115 119 0 0 1.72 .272 5.28 1.5 102
1992 Santa Ana - WDL 19 15 15 6 3 0 5.05 76.2 60 47 43 11 85 56 0 0 1.89 .233 6.62 -0.3 98
1993 Oneonta - BC 20 6 6 3 1 0 4.79 35.2 22 20 19 3 35 46 0 0 1.60 .257 4.24 0.5 89
1993 Lynchburg - A 20 22 22 5 9 0 6.40 102.2 81 81 73 8 118 107 0 0 1.94 .275 5.69 1.0 83
1994 Oneonta - BC 21 12 12 6 5 0 3.07 96.2 74 35 33 4 47 90 5 1 1.25 .276 3.22 2.6 138
1995 Panama City - WDL 22 13 12 6 3 0 3.14 86.0 59 33 30 9 46 73 4 2 1.22 .227 4.25 1.5 147
1995 Manchester - AA 22 27 27 13 7 0 5.13 165.0 158 97 94 21 109 195 0 0 1.62 .329 4.56 2.0 87
1995 Total - AA 22 40 39 19 10 0 4.45 251.0 217 130 124 30 155 268 4 2 1.48 .294 4.45 3.5 101
1996 Panama City - WDL 23 12 9 7 0 1 3.94 64.0 39 29 28 5 50 80 0 0 1.39 .243 3.76 1.6 123
1996 Manchester - AA 23 28 28 15 10 0 4.66 175.2 168 99 91 23 120 214 0 0 1.64 .331 4.38 2.5 96
1996 Total - AA 23 40 37 22 10 1 4.47 239.2 207 128 119 28 170 294 0 0 1.57 .310 4.21 4.1 102
1997 Panama City - WDL 24 4 0 0 0 0 1.35 6.2 2 1 1 1 4 4 0 0 0.90 .059 4.62 -0.0 288
1997 Columbus - AAA 24 28 28 15 3 0 3.15 183.0 137 69 64 22 100 228 0 0 1.30 .282 3.89 3.5 139
2000 Columbus - AAA 27 45 12 8 6 18 3.97 113.1 113 56 50 13 71 86 1 0 1.62 .294 5.16 0.8 126
2001 Salinas - A 28 24 24 13 6 0 2.79 168.0 126 56 52 16 42 167 4 2 1.00 .256 2.65 4.9 135
Total IL 73 40 23 9 18 3.46 296.1 250 125 114 35 171 314 1 0 1.42 .287 4.38 133.7
Total EL 55 55 28 17 0 4.89 340.2 326 196 185 44 229 409 0 0 1.63 .330 4.47 91.0
Total CLL 24 24 13 6 0 2.79 168.0 126 56 52 16 42 167 4 2 1.00 .256 2.65 134.9
Total CRL 68 68 18 31 0 6.00 352.1 313 260 235 47 338 318 1 0 1.85 .275 5.97 87.2
Total NYPL 18 18 9 6 0 3.54 132.1 96 55 52 7 82 136 5 1 1.35 .271 3.49 119.9
Total PINL 18 18 7 6 0 5.72 102.1 102 69 65 7 76 88 0 0 1.74 .317 5.04 90.2
Total SOB 66 58 26 13 1 5.04 341.1 270 202 191 42 294 274 4 2 1.65 .248 5.48 97.6
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+
1999 New York - XFBL 26 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.1 1 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 1.29 .200 4.88 0.0 999
2001 Salinas - CLL 28 1 1 1 0 0 3.86 7.0 8 3 3 0 3 5 0 0 1.57 .364 2.47 0.2 97
Total XFBL 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.1 1 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 1.29 .200 4.88 999.0
Total CLL 1 1 1 0 0 3.86 7.0 8 3 3 0 3 5 0 0 1.57 .364 2.47 97.4
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1997 New York - XFBL P 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 6.2 0.00 -0.0 .000
1998 New York - XFBL P 33 1 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 69.2 0.52 +0.7 .993
1999 New York - XFBL P 51 0 2 4 0 6 0 1.000 85.1 0.63 +0.7 1.356
2001 Salinas - A P 24 24 6 9 2 15 0 1.000 168.0 0.80 +1.2 1.137
TOTAL P 113 25 10 15 2 25 0 1.000 329.2 0.68 +2.7 1.165
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/1990 Drafted in the 1990 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 6, 36th overall pick) by the Milwaukee Brewers.
01/01/1991 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (60); Movement: 40 (45); Control: 14 (80).
01/27/1991 Wins the 1990 South of the Border Championship Series with the Santa Ana Cafes!
01/01/1992 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 47 (58); Movement: 39 (40); Control: 15 (62).
01/01/1993 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 56 (71); Movement: 42 (47); Control: 15 (68).
04/05/1993 Named the #12 prospect in the XFBL
07/19/1993 Was traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the New York Yankees, along with RF Cesar Munoz, LF Billy McMillon, a 1st round draft pick, and a 2nd round draft pick, in exchange for SP Mike Mussina and RP Darryl Scott.
09/10/1993 Wins the 1993 New York-Pennsylvania League Round 1 with the Oneonta Indians!
11/01/1993 Named the #21 prospect in the XFBL
01/01/1994 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 66 (76); Movement: 45 (46); Control: 13 (54).
04/03/1994 Named the #16 prospect in the XFBL
06/21/1994 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Williamsport Greys with 6 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed!
07/03/1994 Named the #16 prospect in the XFBL
09/15/1994 Wins the 1994 New York-Pennsylvania League Round 1 with the Oneonta Indians!
10/29/1994 Named the #13 prospect in the XFBL
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 71 (77); Movement: 46 (47); Control: 26 (56).
04/02/1995 Named the #17 prospect in the XFBL
07/02/1995 Named the #31 prospect in the XFBL
10/27/1995 Named the #70 prospect in the XFBL
11/19/1995 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $73,000.
12/01/1995 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Monterrey Lasers with 10 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
12/16/1995 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Havana Conejitos with 9 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 73 (77); Movement: 38 (38); Control: 28 (34).
01/30/1996 Wins the 1995 South of the Border Championship Series with the Panama City Capitales!
11/21/1996 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $75,000.
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 79 (81); Movement: 44 (44); Control: 27 (28).
01/29/1997 Wins the 1996 South of the Border Championship Series with the Panama City Capitales!
08/17/1997 Strikes out 15 against the Toledo Mud Hens.
09/30/1997 Finished 2nd in 1997 IL Pitcher of the Year Award voting.
11/22/1997 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $78,000.
01/01/1998 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 78 (78); Movement: 48 (48); Control: 19 (19).
01/01/1998 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 78 (78); Movement: 48 (48); Control: 19 (19).
11/22/1998 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $80,000.
01/01/1999 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 78 (78); Movement: 48 (48); Control: 19 (19).
01/01/1999 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 78 (78); Movement: 48 (48); Control: 19 (19).
01/26/1999 Injured (bruised shoulder),day-to-day for one week.
11/26/1999 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $82,000.
01/01/2000 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 73 (74); Movement: 47 (47); Control: 15 (15).
01/01/2000 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 73 (74); Movement: 47 (47); Control: 15 (15).
11/22/2000 Became a free agent.
12/14/2000 Signed a minor league contract with the Atlanta Braves organization.
01/01/2001 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 73 (74); Movement: 47 (48); Control: 12 (12).
01/01/2001 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 73 (74); Movement: 47 (48); Control: 12 (12).
06/05/2001 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the San Jose Bees with 8 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
06/22/2001 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Bakersfield Bears with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
08/01/2001 Wins the CLL Pitcher of the Month Award.
09/01/2001 Wins the 2001 California League Round 1 with the Salinas Fire Frogs!
09/08/2001 Signed a 1-year minor league contract extension with the Atlanta Braves organization.
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