#90 Masanori "The Squid" Murakami, Starting Pitcher, 29 yrs, Chicago Orphans

#90 Masanori "The Squid" Murakami, Starting Pitcher, 29 yrs, Chicago Orphans
Tuesday, 4/15/2009

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Masanori Murakami
The Squid
1/1/1980
29
Otsuki, Japan
6"0
200

Starting Pitcher
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L

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1.0 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 2,000,000
2009 (Arbitration eligible)
4 Year(s), 116 Days (804 total Days)
0 Day(s)
6 Year(s), 51 Days (1083 total Days)
8 Year(s)
Arbitration eligible
Out of Option Years

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	65	72	46	95-99 Mph
Versus LHB	79	82	56
Versus RHB	61	70	43
Talent	74	80	54

Pitching Ratings
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7
68
4

Pitches:
Fastball
Splitfinger-Fastball

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	10	21	6	1	1
Versus LHP	30	21	6	1	1
Versus RHP	1	21	6	1	1
Talent	34	34	14	14	54

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2
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Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
P : 6 (Range), .930 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 2

Game Log, Last 10 Games

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Start

Dec

Pitching Stats 2009

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	0	0	.0
Projected	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	0	0	.0	0	0	.0	.0	.0	.0	0	0	.0	0	0	.0	0.00

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
vs. RHB	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Road	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
This Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Last Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	Teams
2000	9	1	1	0	1	1.80	15.0	8	0	3	0	1	15	0	0	0.60	.000	R03
2005	19	19	5	9	0	4.58	137.2	130	71	70	19	52	88	2	0	1.32	.266	LN WW LN WW CO
2006	29	15	5	9	3	6.61	99.1	121	78	73	21	41	100	1	1	1.63	.348	MM
2007	26	21	7	7	0	4.46	123.0	111	69	61	22	52	113	2	1	1.33	.272	MM
2008	14	3	0	1	0	8.28	29.1	39	27	27	4	14	31	0	0	1.81	.393	MM CO
Total	97	59	18	26	4	5.21	404.1	409	245	234	66	160	347	5	2	1.41	.310

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP
2004, AAA	22	22	4	6	0	3.93	112.1	97	52	49	17	52	200	0	0	1.33	.362
2005, AAA	15	15	3	7	0	3.32	114.0	101	55	42	12	35	127	5	0	1.19	.298
2008, AAA	18	0	0	1	1	5.14	14.0	19	8	8	2	4	17	0	0	1.64	.415
2009, AAA	4	4	2	1	0	3.03	32.2	30	11	11	3	2	34	1	0	0.98	.314

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
2005	19	48	2	0	0	0	3	3	2	23	0	0	.042	.080	.042	.122	LN WW LN WW C
2006	29	35	7	1	0	1	4	4	0	20	0	0	.200	.200	.314	.514	MM
2007	26	45	7	0	0	0	3	2	1	22	0	0	.156	.174	.156	.329	MM
2008	14	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	MM CO
Total	88	136	16	1	0	1	10	9	3	71	0	0	.118	.137	.147	.284

Fielding Stats 2009

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Player History

Released by Rookies on 3/3/2003... Traded from Etna Green to Absarokee on 5/5/2003 (Going to AV: P D. Ellsworth, 1B B. Hansen . Going to LN: CF P. Goober , P M. Murakami)... Injured on 6/15/2004 wi
th a Strained Bicep Muscle, out for 4-5 weeks... Injured on 7/29/2004 with a Strained Tricep Muscle, out for 5-6 weeks... Traded from Absarokee to Walla Walla on 5/30/2005 (Going to WW: P Lindsay Gu
lin, P Masanori Murakami, P Jesse Orosco. Going to LN: P Regor McLewd, SS Alex Rodriguez)...
Traded from Walla Walla to Absarokee on 5/30/2005 (Going to WW: SS Alex Rodriguez, P Regor McLewd. Going to LN: P Jesse Orosco, P Lindsay Gulin, P Masanori Murakami)...
Traded from Absarokee to Walla Walla on 6/14/2005 (Going to WW: P Masanori Murakami, P Lindsay Gulin, P Jesse Orosco. Going to LN: SS Alex Rodriguez, P Regor McLewd)...
Traded from Walla Walla to Chicago on 7/26/2005 (Going to CO: P Masanori Murakami. Going to WW: P Joe Mullins)...
Traded from Chicago to Milwaukee on 7/28/2005 (Going to CO: P John Smoltz. Going to MM: P Masanori Murakami)...
7/28/2005: Signed a contract extension with Milwaukee, $2,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Had first career hit on 8/6/2005, off Ron Juarez (DL)...
Hit first career homerun on 4/29/2006, off Rich Dryfus (LA)...
Injured on 9/7/2007 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 3 weeks...
Was claimed off waivers by Chicago on 6/29/2008.
1/28/2009: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,000,000 through salary arbitration...

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