NAME     : Masato Yoshii
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : Japan
 
  BIRTHDAY : 4/20/1965
  AGE      : 38
  HEIGHT   : 6"2
  WEIGHT   : 210
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Starter
  BATS     : Right
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $1,000,000 through 2003
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Minimal
  TEAM LEADER              : Some ability
  CONSISTENCY              : Normal
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Suffers
  INJURY RATING            : Prone

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    E  (Fielding Pct. : .952)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
  (Rated by an average league scout)
 
  Duration as Starter  : E
  Duration as Reliever : D
  Holding Runners      : C
  Groundball Pct.      : 62
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 1
  Avoiding Hits        : 4  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 3, Talent Fair)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 3  (VS. RHB : 4, VS. LHB : 3, Talent Fair)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 3  (VS. RHB : 3, VS. LHB : 3, Talent Fair)
  Avoiding BB's        : 6  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 2  (VS. RHB : 2, VS. LHB : 2, Talent Fair)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 3
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Changeup, Screwball

  PITCHING STATS :
 
  Category        ERA  W  L  S   G GS    IP  HA   R  ER  BB   K
  Overall        5.40  2  1  0   7  7  43.1  49  28  26  10   9 
  At Home        4.22  2  1  0   5  5  32.0  30  15  15   9   9 
  Away           8.74  0  0  0   2  2  11.1  19  13  11   1   0 
  Last Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  This Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Apr/Mar        5.55  1  1  0   4  4  24.1  27  15  15   6   5 
  May            5.21  1  0  0   3  3  19.0  22  13  11   4   4 
  June           0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  July           0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  August         0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR    ERA  W  L  S   G CG SHO    IP  ER  BB   K  TEAMS
  1998   3.95  6  8  0  29  1   0 171.0  75  53 117  NYN
  1999   4.40 12  8  0  31  1   0 174.0  85  58 105  NYN
  2000   5.87  6 15  0  29  0   0 167.0 109  53  88  COL
  2001   4.78  4  7  0  42  0   0 113.0  60  26  63  MON
  2002   4.50 17 10  0  34  0   0 204.0 102  50  96  MON
 
  Total ERA   : 4.72
  Total Wins  : 47
  Total Losses: 49
  Total Saves : 0
  Total SHO   : 0
  Total CG    : 2
  Total K's   : 478
  Total BB's  : 250
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Signed as a free agent by Seattle on 2/10/2003 to a 1-year deal worth $1,000,000 per year...