NAME     : Kelvin Palen
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : USA
 
  BIRTHDAY : 10/11/1971
  AGE      : 29
  HEIGHT   : 6"3
  WEIGHT   : 225
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Starter
  BATS     : Left
  THROWS   : Left
 
  CONTRACT : $3,790,000 through 2003
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Average
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : Normal
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Normal
  INJURY RATING            : Prone

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    D  (Fielding Pct. : .966)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
 
  Duration as Starter  : A
  Duration as Reliever : *
  Holding Runners      : C
  Groundball Pct.      : 46
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 6
  Avoiding Hits        : 5  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 6  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 6  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
  Avoiding BB's        : 9  (VS. RHB : 9, VS. LHB : 9, Talent Brilliant)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 5  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Average)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 5
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Changeup, Slider, Splitfinger-Fastball

  PITCHING STATS :
 
  Category        ERA  W  L  S   G GS    IP  HA   R  ER  BB   K
  Overall        4.47 12 17  1  37 32 219.1 240 125 109  30 143 
  At Home        5.64  3 12  0  19 17 103.2 131  79  65  17  75 
  Away           3.42  9  5  1  18 15 115.2 109  46  44  13  68 
  Last Week      6.00  0  1  0   1  1   6.0   5   4   4   0   6 
  This Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Apr/Mar        4.29  3  3  0   6  6  42.0  52  21  20   5  27 
  May            5.25  3  3  0   6  6  36.0  47  21  21   4  25 
  June           5.79  1  3  0   6  6  37.1  46  28  24   8  22 
  July           3.38  0  2  1   7  2  16.0  19  12   6   4  11 
  August         4.43  2  4  0   6  6  44.2  41  23  22   5  32 
  Sep/Oct        3.32  3  2  0   6  6  43.1  35  20  16   4  26 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR    ERA  W  L  S   G CG SHO    IP  ER  BB   K  TEAMS
  2000   4.20 10 14  0  33  4   1 218.2 102  26 127  CAL,MIN
 
  Total ERA   : 4.34
  Total Wins  : 22
  Total Losses: 31
  Total Saves : 1
  Total SHO   : 2
  Total CG    : 10
  Total K's   : 270
  Total BB's  : 56
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Drafted in 5th round, 98th overall pick, by California Kings in 2000... Earned first career win on 4/15/2000... Had first career hit (double) on 4/30/2000, off Taira Korekiyo (ORE)... Traded from California Kings to Minnesota on 5/15/2000 (Going to CAL: C  D. Classen, P  C. Christensen, P  V. Cruz. Going to MIN: P  A. Cortez, P  K. Palen, P  M. Mcgriff)... Hit first career homerun on 7/10/2000, off Jeeves Van Hooten (WAS)... Injured on 9/24/2000 with a Dislocated Finger, out for 1-2 weeks...