NAME     : Joel Pineiro
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : Puerto Rico
 
  BIRTHDAY : 9/25/1978
  AGE      : 24
  HEIGHT   : 6"1
  WEIGHT   : 180
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Starter
  BATS     : Right
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $11,500,000 through 2004
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Minimal
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : Normal
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Normal
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    C  (Fielding Pct. : 1.000)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
  (Rated by an average league scout)
 
  Duration as Starter  : C
  Duration as Reliever : D
  Holding Runners      : C
  Groundball Pct.      : 55
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 8
  Avoiding Hits        : 8  (VS. RHB : 8, VS. LHB : 8, Talent Good)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 4  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 4, Talent Fair)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 6  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Good)
  Avoiding BB's        : 5  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Average)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 8  (VS. RHB : 8, VS. LHB : 8, Talent Average)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 7
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Changeup, Slider

  PITCHING STATS :
 
  Category        ERA  W  L  S   G GS    IP  HA   R  ER  BB   K
  Overall        3.66 10 10  0  24 24 167.0 136  73  68  67  98 
  At Home        4.07  5  6  0  13 13  86.1  68  43  39  43  54 
  Away           3.24  5  4  0  11 11  80.2  68  30  29  24  44 
  Last Week      2.35  0  0  0   1  1   7.2   6   2   2   4   7 
  This Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Apr/Mar        6.03  0  5  0   6  6  37.1  42  26  25  15  19 
  May            3.38  3  2  0   6  6  45.1  33  17  17  20  23 
  June           1.90  6  0  0   6  6  42.2  30   9   9  16  27 
  July           3.62  1  2  0   4  4  27.1  19  15  11  11  19 
  August         3.77  0  1  0   2  2  14.1  12   6   6   5  10 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR    ERA  W  L  S   G CG SHO    IP  ER  BB   K  TEAMS
  2000   5.68  1  0  0   8  0   0  19.0  12  13  10  SEA
  2001   2.04  6  2  0  17  0   0  75.0  17  21  56  SEA
  2002   4.53 11  6  0  33  1   0 208.2 105  72 116  SEA,NYA
 
  Total ERA   : 3.87
  Total Wins  : 28
  Total Losses: 18
  Total Saves : 0
  Total SHO   : 0
  Total CG    : 2
  Total K's   : 280
  Total BB's  : 173
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Traded from Seattle to New York (A) on 3/31/2002... Had first career hit on 6/15/2002, off Pedro Astacio (NYN)... Signed as a free agent by Texas on 2/2/2003 to a 2-year deal worth $11,500,000 per year... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/2003, going 6-0, 1.90... Injured on 7/5/2003 with a Sore Shoulder, out for one week...