NAME     : Josh Towers
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : USA
 
  BIRTHDAY : 2/26/1977
  AGE      : 25
  HEIGHT   : 6"1
  WEIGHT   : 165
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Starter
  BATS     : Right
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $924,500 through 2005
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Loyal
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : Normal
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : GREAT
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    D  (Fielding Pct. : .966)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
  (Rated by an average league scout)
 
  Duration as Starter  : C
  Duration as Reliever : *
  Holding Runners      : C
  Groundball Pct.      : 54
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 5
  Avoiding Hits        : 5  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Good)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 5  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 5  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Average)
  Avoiding BB's        : 8  (VS. RHB : 8, VS. LHB : 8, Talent Brilliant)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 3  (VS. RHB : 3, VS. LHB : 3, Talent Fair)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 7
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Changeup, Curveball, Sinker

  PITCHING STATS :
 
  Category        ERA  W  L  S   G GS    IP  HA   R  ER  BB   K
  Overall        5.07  5  5  0  15 15  92.1 117  58  52  15  24 
  At Home        3.92  5  0  0   9  9  57.1  64  25  25   5  15 
  Away           6.94  0  5  0   6  6  35.0  53  33  27  10   9 
  Last Week      3.75  2  0  0   2  2  12.0  15   5   5   2   6 
  This Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Apr/Mar        0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  May            7.11  0  2  0   5  5  25.1  39  26  20   7   8 
  June           6.00  0  0  0   1  1   6.0   6   4   4   0   1 
  July           4.29  3  2  0   6  6  42.0  51  20  20   5   8 
  August         3.79  2  1  0   3  3  19.0  21   8   8   3   7 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR    ERA  W  L  S   G CG SHO    IP  ER  BB   K  TEAMS
  2001   4.50  8 10  0  24  1   1 140.0  70  16  58  BAL
  2002   5.05  5 10  0  20  2   0 123.0  69  11  55  BAL
 
  Total ERA   : 4.84
  Total Wins  : 18
  Total Losses: 25
  Total Saves : 0
  Total SHO   : 2
  Total CG    : 4
  Total K's   : 137
  Total BB's  : 42
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Injured on 4/15/2002 with a Sore Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks... Injured on 9/6/2002 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for one week... Traded from Baltimore to Colorado on 1/25/2003 (Going to COL: P  J. Johnson, P  J. Towers, P  R. Stahl. Going to BAL: P  D. Moss, P  N. Cornejo)... Injured on 6/4/2003 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 3 weeks... Had first career hit (double) on 7/1/2003, off Josias Manzanillo (LA)...