NAME     : Joel Garofalo
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : Dominican Republic
 
  BIRTHDAY : 5/21/1970
  AGE      : 31
  HEIGHT   : 6"3
  WEIGHT   : 220
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Starter
  BATS     : Right
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $1,800,000 through 2004
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Minimal
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : Inconsistent at times
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Suffers
  INJURY RATING            : Prone

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    C  (Fielding Pct. : .985)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
 
  Duration as Starter  : C
  Duration as Reliever : *
  Holding Runners      : C
  Groundball Pct.      : 65
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 3
  Avoiding Hits        : 5  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 4  (VS. RHB : 4, VS. LHB : 4, Talent Fair)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 6  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
  Avoiding BB's        : 5  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Average)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 5  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Average)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 6
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Changeup, Curveball

  PITCHING STATS :
 
  Category        ERA  W  L  S   G GS    IP  HA   R  ER  BB   K
  Overall        6.88  3  4  0   9  9  51.0  69  43  39  15  34 
  At Home        8.02  1  4  0   6  6  33.2  45  31  30   9  25 
  Away           4.67  2  0  0   3  3  17.1  24  12   9   6   9 
  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        4.29  2  1  0   3  3  21.0  23  14  10   6  13 
  May            7.56  0  0  0   2  2   8.1   9   7   7   4   5 
  June          13.50  0  1  0   1  1   4.0  10   6   6   0   4 
  July           8.15  1  2  0   3  3  17.2  27  16  16   5  12 
  August         0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Sep/Oct        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
  2000   4.58  8  8  0  25  0   0 147.1  75  64 114  LOU
 
  Total ERA   : 5.17
  Total Wins  : 11
  Total Losses: 12
  Total Saves : 0
  Total SHO   : 0
  Total CG    : 0
  Total K's   : 148
  Total BB's  : 79
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Drafted in 32nd round, 748th overall pick, by Louisiana Blaze in 2000... Had first career hit (double) on 4/5/2000, off Nicholas Desantiago (MIS)... Earned first career win on 4/5/2000... Injured on 8/17/2000 with a Inflamed Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 5 weeks... Injured on 5/7/2001 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for 5 weeks... Injured on 8/2/2001 with a Torn Ligament Elbow, out for full season...