C Mitch Lyden #52
Age: 32 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/13/1997
OA: 45 POT: 45
C MITCH LYDEN #52 - AGE: 32 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
127 394 74 13 0 12 27 22 114 .188 .239 .312 2 0.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 28 28 28 28
Gap 32 32 32 32
Power 66 66 66 66
Eye 30 30 30 30
Avoid K's 24 24 24 24
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 15 7
Errors: - 5 6
Arm: 79 14 4
Turn DP: - 17 -
Framing: 97 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 100 Left Field: -
1st Base: 9 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 78
Stealing Aggressiveness: 33
Stealing Ability: 100
Baserunning Inst.: 86
Sacrifice Bunt: 19
Bunt for Hit: 19
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/28/1997 CHC Win, 8-5 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/27/1997 CHC Loss, 0-8 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10/25/1997 @ CHC Loss, 2-9 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/24/1997 @ CHC Loss, 5-6 2 1 1 3 1 1 0 0
10/23/1997 @ CHC Win, 3-2 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0
10/21/1997 CHC Win, 11-1 2 1 1 1 0 2 1 0
10/20/1997 CHC Win, 7-6 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
10/14/1997 @ TOR Win, 6-3 4 2 2 3 2 0 0 0
10/13/1997 @ TOR Win, 10-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
10/11/1997 TOR Win, 5-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Just an average Joe.
Birthday:12/14/1964
Born in:Portland, OR
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:215 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$700,000
Signed Through:1999 Season
Major Service:8 Years, 24 Days
Service This Yr:178 Days
40-Man Service:9 Years, 17 Days
Pro Service:15 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1982, 24th Pick in Round 2
X FACTOR BASEBALL LEAGUE 1997 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 127 394 74 13 0 12 27 41 22 114 .188 .239 .312 .551 .245 .124 44
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 122 427 6 0 0 7 9 5 123 25 2 0 100.0 30.2 2.39 .4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   101 8 2 0 1 3 6 5 39 1 3 1 .079 .130 .129 .258
Versus Right   293 66 11 0 11 24 35 17 75 4 6 5 .225 .276 .375 .651
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   57 14 2 0 4 10 8 3 14 2 1 2 .246 .297 .491 .788
May   62 11 2 0 2 3 6 3 21 1 2 0 .177 .212 .306 .519
June   65 6 1 0 0 2 3 4 24 1 1 2 .092 .167 .108 .274
July   64 14 2 0 2 5 6 4 16 0 0 0 .219 .265 .344 .608
August   76 11 1 0 2 4 9 1 22 1 3 0 .145 .154 .237 .391
September   70 18 5 0 2 3 9 7 17 0 2 2 .257 .342 .414 .756
Spring Training   77 12 2 0 2 7 5 8 23 1 4 1 .156 .241 .260 .501
Postseason   49 10 3 0 4 11 8 4 13 0 0 0 .204 .264 .510 .774
Last Year   342 71 14 3 11 47 35 23 86 4 2 2 .208 .259 .363 .621
2 Years Ago   437 94 21 2 19 62 58 28 101 5 8 4 .215 .266 .403 .669
Career   2250 485 92 6 101 302 282 136 552 27 25 21 .216 .264 .396 .660
Home   182 33 4 0 5 11 19 13 44 3 6 1 .181 .236 .286 .522
Road   212 41 9 0 7 16 22 9 70 2 3 5 .193 .241 .335 .576
Grass   312 59 11 0 8 19 32 20 87 4 8 5 .189 .246 .301 .548
Turf   82 15 2 0 4 8 9 2 27 1 1 1 .183 .209 .354 .563
Day   146 31 5 0 4 11 13 3 36 2 3 0 .212 .225 .329 .554
Night   248 43 8 0 8 16 28 19 78 3 6 6 .173 .246 .302 .549
As Starter   393 74 13 0 12 27 41 22 114 5 9 6 .188 .239 .313 .552
As Reliever / Substitution   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   84 19 2 0 4 7 9 4 24 1 2 2 .226 .275 .393 .668
Inning 1-3   118 20 4 0 3 8 9 5 33 1 4 1 .169 .208 .280 .488
Inning 4-6   149 32 6 0 4 9 18 8 40 2 3 3 .215 .265 .336 .601
Inning 7-9   121 19 3 0 5 10 14 9 41 2 2 2 .157 .224 .306 .530
Extra Innings   6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
0 Outs   139 24 7 0 4 6 19 5 38 1 9 1 .173 .205 .309 .515
1 Outs   127 27 2 0 4 12 12 7 37 4 0 1 .213 .252 .323 .575
2 Outs   128 23 4 0 4 9 10 10 39 0 0 4 .180 .261 .305 .565
Scoring Position   91 8 1 0 1 14 5 4 31 5 9 3 .088 .146 .132 .277
Bases Empty   233 53 11 0 9 9 28 13 70 0 0 1 .227 .271 .391 .662
Runner on 1st   70 13 1 0 2 4 8 5 13 0 0 2 .186 .260 .286 .545
Runner on 2nd   39 5 1 0 1 4 2 2 11 0 6 2 .128 .209 .231 .440
Runner on 3rd   9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   18 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 .000 .053 .000 .053
Runner on 1st & 3rd   11 2 0 0 0 4 1 1 5 2 0 0 .182 .214 .182 .396
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 2 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   9 1 0 0 0 5 2 0 2 2 0 1 .111 .167 .111 .278
Two Strikes   187 22 4 0 4 9 11 10 114 1 0 3 .118 .174 .203 .377
First Pitch   70 21 3 0 2 7 13 0 0 2 0 1 .300 .301 .429 .730
Count 0-1   34 8 2 0 1 3 4 0 0 1 2 0 .235 .229 .382 .611
Count 0-2   42 4 1 0 1 4 2 0 29 1 0 1 .095 .114 .190 .304
Count 1-0   38 8 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 .211 .211 .316 .526
Count 1-1   34 8 1 0 2 4 3 0 0 0 4 1 .235 .257 .441 .698
Count 1-2   56 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 32 0 0 1 .089 .105 .125 .230
Count 2-0   6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   16 6 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 .375 .412 .812 1.224
Count 2-2   58 8 0 0 3 4 5 0 31 0 0 1 .138 .153 .293 .446
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   9 1 1 0 0 0 5 6 0 0 0 0 .111 .467 .222 .689
Full Count   31 5 1 0 0 0 4 10 22 0 0 0 .161 .366 .194 .559
Behind in Count   132 17 5 0 2 8 6 0 61 2 2 2 .129 .140 .212 .352
Ahead in Count   69 15 3 0 3 4 10 12 0 1 3 1 .217 .337 .391 .729
Batting 2nd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 8th   65 8 3 0 1 3 5 2 21 1 0 1 .123 .159 .215 .375
Batting 9th   328 66 10 0 11 24 36 20 93 4 9 5 .201 .255 .332 .587
Low Leverage   201 30 6 0 5 7 18 13 63 1 1 2 .149 .207 .254 .461
Medium Leverage   136 33 6 0 3 10 16 6 35 2 5 2 .243 .281 .353 .634
High Leverage   55 10 1 0 3 9 5 2 15 2 3 2 .182 .230 .364 .593
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
1987 Philadelphia - XFBL 22 5 8 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 37 34 0.0
1988 Philadelphia - XFBL 23 72 199 50 9 0 15 37 28 9 2 2 54 2 0 .251 .288 .523 .810 133 133 2.2
1989 Philadelphia - XFBL 24 44 133 37 6 1 5 21 15 4 1 2 20 0 0 .278 .300 .451 .751 121 110 1.2
1990 Philadelphia - XFBL 25 52 155 24 6 0 6 21 18 13 1 2 48 2 0 .155 .222 .310 .532 55 48 0.3
1991 Philadelphia - XFBL 26 44 123 20 2 0 3 10 16 9 2 1 30 0 0 .163 .230 .252 .482 39 36 0.0
1994 Cleveland - XFBL 29 133 459 113 21 0 30 77 69 28 3 6 98 1 0 .246 .290 .488 .778 93 92 2.2
1995 Cleveland - XFBL 30 130 437 94 21 2 19 62 58 28 4 5 101 2 1 .215 .266 .403 .669 74 72 1.6
1996 Oakland - XFBL 31 108 342 71 14 3 11 47 35 23 2 4 86 0 0 .208 .259 .363 .621 60 62 0.5
1997 Oakland - XFBL 32 127 394 74 13 0 12 27 41 22 6 5 114 2 0 .188 .239 .312 .551 45 44 0.4
Total XFBL 715 2250 485 92 6 101 302 282 136 21 27 552 9 1 .216 .264 .396 .660 75 73 8.5
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
1982 Walla Walla - BC 17 57 193 33 3 0 3 18 19 10 4 1 43 0 1 .171 .226 .233 .459 22 19 -1.5
1983 Pulaski - BC 18 46 175 48 6 0 9 38 33 23 3 2 26 4 0 .274 .365 .463 .827 91 87 0.2
1983 Puerto Barrios - WDL 18 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -107 -0.1
1984 Spartanburg - A 19 35 125 28 5 0 4 16 10 4 0 2 29 3 0 .224 .244 .360 .604 82 79 0.2
1984 Puerto Barrios - WDL 19 56 192 35 7 0 1 16 12 11 4 0 47 3 0 .182 .242 .234 .476 71 67 0.2
1985 Spartanburg - A 20 21 82 30 4 1 6 16 17 5 1 0 17 2 0 .366 .409 .659 1.068 194 188 1.4
1985 Puerto Barrios - WDL 20 46 183 43 6 0 7 33 17 11 4 1 36 4 1 .235 .291 .383 .674 130 121 1.4
1985 Reading - AA 20 43 141 36 5 0 5 21 15 6 0 0 35 2 2 .255 .286 .397 .683 80 77 -0.0
1985 Total - AA 20 89 324 79 11 0 12 54 32 17 4 1 71 6 3 .244 .289 .389 .678 109 102 1.4
1986 Puerto Barrios - WDL 21 36 119 18 5 0 4 19 13 9 5 0 27 4 0 .151 .241 .294 .535 85 85 0.4
1986 Reading - AA 21 91 327 78 11 0 33 83 55 16 6 5 96 0 1 .239 .282 .575 .857 120 112 1.6
1986 Total - AA 21 127 446 96 16 0 37 102 68 25 11 5 123 4 1 .215 .271 .500 .771 110 105 2.1
1986 Eugene - AAA 21 8 24 4 0 0 2 3 2 1 1 0 9 0 0 .167 .231 .417 .647 77 77 0.0
1987 Puerto Barrios - WDL 22 48 185 37 5 0 3 25 12 15 2 3 55 2 2 .200 .263 .276 .539 74 71 0.0
1987 Eugene - AAA 22 85 317 71 8 0 16 46 34 11 8 0 99 11 0 .224 .268 .401 .668 76 75 -0.1
1992 Richmond - AAA 27 39 144 32 3 1 5 24 21 9 1 1 27 1 1 .222 .271 .361 .632 72 71 -0.0
1993 Richmond - AAA 28 88 335 85 14 0 15 69 48 22 3 8 64 4 1 .254 .299 .430 .729 100 98 0.9
Total IL 127 479 117 17 1 20 93 69 31 4 9 91 5 2 .244 .291 .409 .700 92 90
Total PCL 93 341 75 8 0 18 49 36 12 9 0 108 11 0 .220 .265 .402 .667 76 75
Total EL 134 468 114 16 0 38 104 70 22 6 5 131 2 3 .244 .283 .521 .805 108 102
Total WCL 56 207 58 9 1 10 32 27 9 1 2 46 5 0 .280 .311 .478 .789 127 122
Total APPY 46 175 48 6 0 9 38 33 23 3 2 26 4 0 .274 .365 .463 .827 91 87
Total NWL 57 193 33 3 0 3 18 19 10 4 1 43 0 1 .171 .226 .233 .459 22 19
Total SOB 192 683 133 23 0 15 93 54 46 15 4 167 13 3 .195 .259 .294 .554 89 85
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
1990 Philadelphia - XFBL 25 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -136 0.3
1991 Philadelphia - XFBL 26 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -132 0.3
1994 Cleveland - XFBL 29 7 25 5 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 8 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400 3 3 1.2
1995 Cleveland - XFBL 30 5 16 5 1 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 5 2 0 .312 .389 .375 .764 103 109 1.7
1996 Oakland - XFBL 31 9 31 10 2 0 2 4 6 1 0 0 5 0 0 .323 .344 .581 .924 135 137 1.4
1997 Oakland - XFBL 32 15 49 10 3 0 4 11 8 4 0 0 13 0 0 .204 .264 .510 .774 100 99 1.6
Total XFBL 39 126 30 6 0 6 20 20 7 0 0 32 2 0 .238 .278 .429 .707 83 82
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1987 Philadelphia - XFBL C 4 2 5 2 1 8 1 .875 21.0 3.00 +0.6 .000 0 3 1 33.3
1988 Philadelphia - XFBL C 68 53 290 50 4 345 5 .986 504.1 6.07 +1.1 1.068 5 63 23 36.5
1989 Philadelphia - XFBL C 37 33 184 33 1 217 0 1.000 296.2 6.58 +1.0 1.132 4 47 17 36.2
1989 Philadelphia - XFBL 1B 3 0 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 5.0 9.00 +0.2 1.029
1990 Philadelphia - XFBL C 47 43 354 26 2 383 3 .992 391.2 8.73 -0.6 1.173 1 57 13 22.8
1990 Philadelphia - XFBL 1B 2 0 5 0 1 5 0 1.000 4.0 11.25 0.0 .000
1991 Philadelphia - XFBL C 40 34 167 25 0 192 0 1.000 313.1 5.51 +0.7 1.078 2 41 15 36.6
1994 Cleveland - XFBL C 133 130 853 93 8 953 7 .993 1156.1 7.36 +2.5 1.089 15 115 46 40.0
1995 Cleveland - XFBL C 130 130 918 105 13 1028 5 .995 1146.2 8.03 +2.8 1.005 10 118 41 34.7
1996 Oakland - XFBL C 108 105 850 60 4 912 2 .998 924.0 8.86 +0.3 .999 8 73 20 27.4
1997 Oakland - XFBL C 126 122 916 101 9 1025 8 .992 1076.0 8.51 +4.1 .941 0 111 42 37.8
1997 Oakland - XFBL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL C 693 652 4537 495 42 5063 31 .994 5830.0 7.77 +12.6 1.032 45 628 218 34.7
TOTAL 1B 5 0 10 0 1 10 0 1.000 9.0 10.00 +0.2 1.029
TOTAL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
06/02/1982 Drafted in the 1982 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 24, 50th overall pick) by the Philadelphia Phillies.
01/01/1983 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 24 (41); Power: 10 (65); Eye: 19 (19).
01/01/1984 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (42); Power: 18 (65); Eye: 19 (19).
01/01/1985 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 36 (42); Power: 33 (64); Eye: 20 (20).
01/01/1986 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 39 (43); Power: 41 (64); Eye: 20 (20).
01/01/1987 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (43); Power: 50 (63); Eye: 20 (20).
09/24/1987 Wins the 1987 PCL Great Glove Award at C.
11/26/1987 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $29,000.
01/01/1988 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (41); Power: 63 (67); Eye: 15 (16).
06/20/1988 Wins the XFBL NL Player of the Week Award.
11/25/1988 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $29,600.
01/01/1989 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 38 (39); Power: 63 (66); Eye: 14 (15).
11/24/1989 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $62,000.
01/01/1990 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 37 (39); Power: 61 (64); Eye: 12 (14).
11/20/1990 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $100,000.
01/01/1991 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 38 (38); Power: 64 (65); Eye: 18 (19).
11/28/1991 Was not offered arbitration and became a free agent.
01/01/1992 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 38 (38); Power: 64 (65); Eye: 20 (21).
05/06/1992 Signed a minor league contract with the Atlanta Braves organization.
10/18/1992 Signed a 1-year minor league contract extension with the Atlanta Braves organization.
12/21/1992 Drafted in the rule 5 draft (Round 1 , Pick 15, 15th overall Pick) by the Philadelphia Phillies from the Atlanta Braves.
01/01/1993 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 38 (38); Power: 63 (64); Eye: 20 (22).
04/05/1993 Released by the Philadelphia organization, returned to the Atlanta Braves.
09/21/1993 Wins the 1993 International League Round 1 with the Richmond Braves!
09/30/1993 Wins the 1993 IL Great Glove Award at C.
11/23/1993 Became a free agent.
01/01/1994 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 37 (37); Power: 61 (61); Eye: 26 (28).
02/03/1994 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $472,000 with the Cleveland Indians organization.
07/10/1994 Was selected to the 1994 X Factor Baseball League All-Star Game.
11/09/1994 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $780,000 with the Cleveland Indians organization.
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 37 (37); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 28 (28).
11/17/1995 Rejected the Cleveland Indians qualifying offer.
11/19/1995 Became a free agent.
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 36 (36); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 29 (29).
04/24/1996 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Oakland Athletics organization.
07/24/1996 Injured (intercostal strain),out for 4 days.
10/08/1996 Wins the 1996 XFBL AL Divisional Series MVP Award.
11/21/1996 Became a free agent.
12/28/1996 Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $2,300,000 with the Oakland Athletics organization.
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 37 (37); Power: 61 (61); Eye: 29 (29).
05/25/1997 Injured (foot contusion),out for one week.
10/29/1997 Wins the 1997 World Series with the Oakland Athletics.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SH Rank
1997 9 9
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