NAME     : Dave Veres
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : 
 
  BIRTHDAY : 10/19/1966
  AGE      : 36
  HEIGHT   : 6"2
  WEIGHT   : 220
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Middle Reliever
  BATS     : Right
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $1,479,000 through 2003 (Extension : $750,000, 2 years.
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Minimal
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : Inconsistent at times
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Normal
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    D  (Fielding Pct. : .957)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
  (Rated by an average league scout)
 
  Duration as Starter  : *
  Duration as Reliever : D
  Holding Runners      : B
  Groundball Pct.      : 57
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 2
  Avoiding Hits        : 5  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 4, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 6  (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Good)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 3  (VS. RHB : 3, VS. LHB : 3, Talent Fair)
  Avoiding BB's        : 4  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 4, Talent Average)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 4  (VS. RHB : 4, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Good)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 7
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Changeup, Slider

  PITCHING STATS :
 
  Category        ERA  W  L  S   G GS    IP  HA   R  ER  BB   K
  Overall        4.14  3  4  1  50  0  54.1  49  26  25  27  49 
  At Home        3.90  2  3  1  29  0  32.1  28  15  14  14  24 
  Away           4.50  1  1  0  21  0  22.0  21  11  11  13  25 
  Last Week      3.86  0  0  0   4  0   4.2   5   2   2   2   6 
  This Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Apr/Mar        3.86  0  0  0   3  0   4.2   5   2   2   2   5 
  May            3.46  0  1  0  16  0  13.0  10   5   5   7   9 
  June           5.09  2  3  1  15  0  17.2  14  11  10   6  15 
  July           4.63  1  0  0   9  0  11.2  13   6   6   8  12 
  August         2.45  0  0  0   7  0   7.1   7   2   2   4   8 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR    ERA  W  L  S   G CG SHO    IP  ER  BB   K  TEAMS
  1994   2.41  3  3  1  32  0   0  41.0  11   7  28  HOU
  1995   2.27  5  1  1  72  0   0 103.0  26  30  94  HOU
  1996   4.21  6  3  4  68  0   0  77.0  36  32  81  MON
  1997   3.48  2  3  1  53  0   0  62.0  24  27  47  MON
  1998   2.84  3  1  8  63  0   0  76.0  24  27  74  COL
  1999   5.14  4  8 31  73  0   0  77.0  44  37  71  COL
  2000   2.88  3  5 29  71  0   0  75.0  24  25  67  SLN
  2001   3.74  3  2 15  71  0   0  65.0  27  28  61  SLN
  2002   5.17  4  4  4  70  0   0  80.0  46  35  62  STL,LA
 
  Total ERA   : 3.64
  Total Wins  : 36
  Total Losses: 34
  Total Saves : 95
  Total SHO   : 0
  Total CG    : 0
  Total K's   : 634
  Total BB's  : 275
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Traded from St. Louis to Los Angeles on 3/31/2002... Traded from Los Angeles to Chicago (N) on 4/22/2003 (Going to LA: CF W. Randall, P  A. Alfonseca. Going to CHC: P  K. Lohse, SS R. Daniels, P  D. Veres, P  L. Quezada)...