NAME     : Russell Steel
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : USA
 
  BIRTHDAY : 5/5/1971
  AGE      : 30
  HEIGHT   : 6"1
  WEIGHT   : 195
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Starter
  BATS     : Right
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $2,000,000 through 2003
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Average
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : Normal
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Normal
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    D  (Fielding Pct. : .914)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
 
  Duration as Starter  : C
  Duration as Reliever : *
  Holding Runners      : C
  Groundball Pct.      : 65
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 5
  Avoiding Hits        : 5  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 6  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Good)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 8  (VS. RHB : 8, VS. LHB : 8, Talent Good)
  Avoiding BB's        : 5  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Average)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 6  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 6
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Changeup, Curveball, Slider

  PITCHING STATS :
 
  Category        ERA  W  L  S   G GS    IP  HA   R  ER  BB   K
  Overall        2.05  9  5  0  24 24 158.0 130  41  36  51 113 
  At Home        2.13  4  1  0  11 11  76.0  64  19  18  27  52 
  Away           1.98  5  4  0  13 13  82.0  66  22  18  24  61 
  Last Week      9.00  0  1  0   1  1   5.0   7   5   5   2   5 
  This Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Apr/Mar        0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  May            3.78  1  1  0   3  3  16.2  17   7   7   4  16 
  June           2.10  2  1  0   5  5  34.1  24  10   8  10  25 
  July           1.48  4  2  0   6  6  42.2  30   8   7  12  32 
  August         1.10  1  0  0   5  5  32.2  28   5   4  12  20 
  Sep/Oct        2.84  1  1  0   5  5  31.2  31  11  10  13  20 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR    ERA  W  L  S   G CG SHO    IP  ER  BB   K  TEAMS
  2000   4.18  4  3  0   8  0   0  51.2  24  17  47  MIS
 
  Total ERA   : 2.58
  Total Wins  : 13
  Total Losses: 8
  Total Saves : 0
  Total SHO   : 0
  Total CG    : 0
  Total K's   : 160
  Total BB's  : 68
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Drafted in 27th round, 627th overall pick, by Mississippi Ravens in 2000... Injured on 7/25/2000 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks... Earned first career win on 8/22/2000... Had first career hit on 8/27/2000, off Jose Valdovinos (PEN)... Traded from Mississippi to Colorado on 5/4/2001 (Going to COL: CF J. Cuadra, P  R. Steel. Going to MIS: CF C. Cortese)... Hit first career homerun on 7/19/2001, off Roy Lozano (NM)... Injured on 8/25/2001 with a Hyper Extended Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks...