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NEAL COTTS
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RP, Indianapolis Indians
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Age: 30 Born: March 25, 1980 Height: 6′ 2″ Weight: 200 Bats: Left Throws: Left Drafted: 2nd Round, 69th Overall, 2001 How Acquired: Minor League FA College: Illinois State University Agent: Joe Bick RELEASED |
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SCOUTING REPORT
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| Cotts turns 30 in March, and has a career 4.63 ERA in 256.1 innings pitched, with an 8.3 K/9, a 1.79 K/BB, and a 1.3 HR/9. He put up a decent season in 2008 with a 4.29 ERA in 35.2 innings, with a 10.9 K/9, a 3.31 K/BB, and a 1.8 HR/9, although he was mostly used in a LOOGY role, making 50 appearances. Left handers are a career .253/.335/.456 against Cotts, while right handers are a career .248/.353/.405, which doesn’t really make Cotts a very effective LOOGY option. Cotts was non-tendered by the Cubs after undergoing Tommy John surgery last July. He isn’t expected to be ready until the middle of the 2010 season, at which point he could compete for any job openings with the Pirates. |
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CONTRACT INFORMATION
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| 2004: $310,000 2005: $330,000 2006: $400,000 2007: $825,000 2008: $800,000 2009: $1,100,000 2010: $900,000 in majors, $120,000 in minors Other Details:
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PLAYER INFORMATION
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| Signing Bonus: $525,000 MiLB Debut: 2001 MLB Debut: 8/12/2003 MLB FA Eligible: N/A Added to 40-Man: N/A Options Remaining: 0 (As of start of 2010 season) MLB Service Time: 4.080 |
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AWARDS / ACHIEVEMENTS
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PROSPECT RANKINGS
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| 2001: Missouri Valley Conference All-Star SP 2003: Southern League All-Star LHP |
Baseball America
2004: #3 CHW
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TRANSACTIONS
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| June 5, 2001: Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 2nd round, 69th overall pick. June 13, 2001: Signed by the Oakland Athletics to a minor league contract with a $525,000 bonus. December 16, 2002: Acquired by the Chicago White Sox from the Oakland Athletics as the player to be named later to complete an earlier deal in which Oakland sent Billy Koch and a player to be named later to Chicago for Keith Foulke, Mark Johnson, Joe Valentine, and cash. August 12, 2003: Contract purchased by the Chicago White Sox. November 16, 2006: Acquired by the Chicago Cubs from the Chicago White Sox in exchange for Carlos Vasquez and David Aardsma. December 12, 2009: Non-tendered by the Chicago Cubs. January 4, 2010: Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as a minor league free agent. September 17, 2010: Released by the Pittsburgh Pirates. |
