NAME     : Mark Loretta
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : USA
 
  BIRTHDAY : 8/14/1971
  AGE      : 31
  HEIGHT   : 6"1
  WEIGHT   : 189
 
  POSITION : Third Base
  BATS     : Right
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $910,000 through 2003
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Minimal
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : VERY inconsistent
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Suffers
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    E  (Fielding Pct. : .951)
  Range at Second Base : C  (Fielding Pct. : .982)
  Range at Third Base : C  (Fielding Pct. : .959)
  Range at Shortstop :  D  (Fielding Pct. : .969)

  OFFENSIVE RATINGS :
  (Rated by an average league scout)
 
  Speed            : D
  Stealing Ability : E
  Sacrifice Bunt   : B
  Bunt for Hit     : E
  Hitter Type      : Normal
 
  Getting Hits         : 6  (VS. RHP : 5, VS. LHP : 7, Talent Average)
  Hitting Doubles      : 2  (VS. RHP : 1, VS. LHP : 2, Talent Fair)
  Hitting Homeruns     : 1  (VS. RHP : 1, VS. LHP : 1, Talent Poor)
  Getting BB's         : 3  (VS. RHP : 3, VS. LHP : 3, Talent Fair)
  Avoiding Strikeouts  : 7  (VS. RHP : 7, VS. LHP : 6, Talent Good)

  BATTING STATS :
 
  Category       AVG HR RBI  AB   H 2B 3B   R SB CS  BB   K  OBP  SLG
  Overall       .276  2  11 127  35  1  4  12  1  1  11  12 .333 .394 
  vs RHP        .250  0   4  96  24  1  2   9  1  1   6   6 .294 .302 
  vs LHP        .355  2   7  31  11  0  2   3  0  0   5   6 .444 .677 
  At Home       .277  1   6  65  18  0  3   8  0  1   6   5 .333 .415 
  Away          .274  1   5  62  17  1  1   4  1  0   5   7 .324 .371 
  R.I.S.P.      .308  0   8  26   8  0  1   0  0  0   2   4 .357 .385 
  Pinch Hitting .200  0   6  45   9  0  3   3  0  0   4   6 .255 .333 
  Close/Late    .444  0   4   9   4  0  1   2  0  0   0   0 .444 .667 
  This Week     .000  0   0   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000 
  Last Week     .000  0   0   4   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   1 .000 .000 
  Apr/Mar       .367  2   7  30  11  0  2   5  0  0   1   2 .375 .700 
  May           .273  0   0  22   6  1  0   2  0  1   3   4 .346 .318 
  June          .167  0   2  36   6  0  1   3  1  0   3   3 .231 .222 
  July          .353  0   2  34  12  0  1   2  0  0   4   2 .421 .412 
  August        .000  0   0   5   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   1 .000 .000 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR   AVG HR RBI   G  AB   H 2B 3B   R SB CS  BB   K  OBP  SLG   TEAMS
  1995  .260  1   3  19  50  13  3  0  13  1  1   4   7 .315 .380   MIL
  1996  .279  1  13  73 154  43  3  0  20  2  1  14  15 .339 .318   MIL
  1997  .287  5  47 132 418 120 17  5  56  5  5  47  60 .359 .388   MIL
  1998  .316  6  54 140 434 137 29  0  55  9  6  42  47 .376 .424   ML4
  1999  .290  5  67 153 587 170 34  5  93  4  1  52  59 .347 .390   ML4
  2000  .281  7  40  91 352  99 21  1  49  0  3  37  38 .350 .406   ML4
  2001  .289  2  29 102 384 111 14  2  40  1  2  28  46 .337 .352   ML4
  2002  .282  1  13 109 238  67  9  2  26  0  0  12  25 .316 .349   MIL
 
  Total AB  : 2744
  Total AVG : .290
  Total Hits: 795
  Total HR  : 30
  Total RBI : 277
  Total Runs: 364
  Total SB  : 23
 
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Earned first career win on 5/8/2002...