NAME     : Mike Sirotka
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : USA
 
  BIRTHDAY : 5/13/1971
  AGE      : 31
  HEIGHT   : 6"1
  WEIGHT   : 200
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Starter
  BATS     : Left
  THROWS   : Left
 
  CONTRACT : $1,140,000 through 2002
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Minimal
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : Normal
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Suffers
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    C  (Fielding Pct. : .950)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
  (Rated by an average league scout)
 
  Duration as Starter  : C
  Duration as Reliever : *
  Holding Runners      : C
  Groundball Pct.      : 57
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 4
  Avoiding Hits        : 4  (VS. RHB : 4, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 4  (VS. RHB : 4, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 7  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 8, Talent Average)
  Avoiding BB's        : 4  (VS. RHB : 4, VS. LHB : 4, Talent Average)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 5  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 6, 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        8.07  3  3  0   7  7  35.2  41  36  32  19  18 
  At Home       12.60  0  2  0   3  3  10.0  15  15  14   8   5 
  Away           6.31  3  1  0   4  4  25.2  26  21  18  11  13 
  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        6.83  2  2  0   5  5  29.0  33  24  22  12  15 
  May           13.50  1  1  0   2  2   6.2   8  12  10   7   3 
  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
  1995   4.24  1  2  0   6  0   0  34.0  16  17  19  CHA
  1996   7.27  1  2  0  15  0   0  26.0  21  12  11  CHA
  1997   2.25  3  0  0   7  0   0  32.0   8   5  24  CHA
  1998   5.08 14 15  0  33  5   0 211.0 119  47 128  CHA
  1999   4.00 11 13  0  32  3   1 209.0  93  57 125  CHA
  2000   3.79 15 10  0  32  1   0 197.0  83  69 128  CHA
 
  Total ERA   : 4.50
  Total Wins  : 48
  Total Losses: 45
  Total Saves : 0
  Total SHO   : 1
  Total CG    : 9
  Total K's   : 453
  Total BB's  : 226
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Traded from Toronto to Cleveland on 3/31/2002...