SS John Link #41
Age: 36 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
08/14/2013
SS JOHN LINK #41 - AGE: 36 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 40 40 35 40
Gap 45 45 45 45
Power 40 40 40 40
Eye 50 50 45 50
Avoid K's 55 55 50 55
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 60 40
Errors: - 65 55
Arm: 20 55 50
Turn DP: - 55 -
Ability: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 55
Catcher: - Left Field: 30
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 60 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 60
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 60
Stealing Ability: 75
Baserunning Inst.: 80
Sacrifice Bunt: 35
Bunt for Hit: 45
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
John is easy to like.
Low: Greed
Birthday:10/26/1976
Born in:Fountain Valley, CA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:210 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:6 Years, 153 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:9 Years, None
Pro Service:13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2001 Phoenix - ABA 24 136 238 55 7 2 3 17 25 10 0 0 45 18 5 .231 .262 .315 .577 59 55 -0.4
2002 Phoenix - ABA 25 41 96 28 2 2 3 15 17 5 1 0 15 6 2 .292 .333 .448 .781 114 119 0.8
2003 Phoenix - ABA 26 33 62 12 4 0 0 5 4 6 0 0 18 4 2 .194 .265 .258 .523 42 47 -0.3
2004 Phoenix - ABA 27 24 58 14 1 1 1 3 5 2 0 0 11 7 1 .241 .267 .345 .611 68 69 0.4
2005 Dallas - ABA 28 15 61 7 1 0 0 2 4 5 0 0 13 4 0 .115 .182 .131 .313 -13 -9 -0.6
2005 Charlotte - ABA 28 103 354 78 13 5 4 21 44 36 3 0 61 8 1 .220 .298 .319 .617 67 66 0.6
2005 Total - ABA 28 118 415 85 14 5 4 23 48 41 3 0 74 12 1 .205 .281 .292 .573 56 55 0.0
2006 Memphis - ABA 29 57 92 21 5 1 0 9 14 6 2 0 18 7 1 .228 .290 .304 .594 58 59 0.2
2007 Memphis - ABA 30 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -113 -0.0
2007 Phoenix - ABA 30 83 232 68 14 4 5 26 48 27 4 2 45 20 4 .293 .374 .453 .826 123 123 2.3
2007 Total - ABA 30 85 233 68 14 4 5 26 49 27 4 2 45 20 4 .292 .372 .451 .823 122 122 2.3
2008 Phoenix - ABA 31 144 385 89 14 2 10 53 44 26 4 7 64 22 3 .231 .282 .356 .638 74 76 1.2
2009 Bailey Hall - ABA 32 20 41 7 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 3 1 0 .171 .209 .195 .404 12 14 -0.1
2009 Phoenix - ABA 32 74 123 34 2 3 6 21 17 4 0 0 20 7 0 .276 .299 .488 .787 114 114 0.9
2009 Total - ABA 32 94 164 41 3 3 6 21 19 6 0 0 23 8 0 .250 .276 .415 .691 88 89 0.7
Total ABA 732 1743 413 64 20 32 172 225 129 14 9 313 104 19 .237 .293 .352 .645 76 76 5.0
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2000 Mesa - AA 23 19 80 33 6 2 3 14 14 2 0 1 8 10 0 .412 .422 .650 1.072 235 257 1.9
2000 Portland - AAA 23 70 269 58 8 3 4 26 20 12 6 3 48 25 2 .216 .262 .312 .574 70 69 0.7
2002 Denver - AAA 25 100 409 85 12 4 8 31 62 26 4 1 73 20 2 .208 .261 .315 .577 64 64 0.1
2003 Denver - AAA 26 122 526 129 11 4 17 66 72 34 6 5 87 45 7 .245 .296 .378 .674 88 88 2.0
2004 Denver - AAA 27 123 505 121 23 3 14 55 77 35 4 5 87 37 10 .240 .291 .380 .672 94 95 2.2
2005 Tacoma - AAA 28 5 24 6 2 1 1 5 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 .250 .250 .542 .792 126 125 0.2
Total AAA 420 1733 399 56 15 44 183 234 107 20 14 297 127 21 .230 .281 .356 .637 82 82
Total AA 19 80 33 6 2 3 14 14 2 0 1 8 10 0 .412 .422 .650 1.072 235 257
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2005 Charlotte - ABA 28 3 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .091 .091 .091 .182 -51 -56 0.5
2008 Phoenix - ABA 31 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -105 0.5
2009 Phoenix - ABA 32 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -108 0.1
Total ABA 6 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .071 .071 .071 .143 -61 -67
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2001 Phoenix - ABA 2B 3 2 4 4 1 8 0 1.000 19.0 3.79 +0.0 1.020
2001 Phoenix - ABA 3B 82 22 22 61 3 86 3 .965 317.0 2.36 +0.2 1.006
2001 Phoenix - ABA SS 38 27 39 92 13 137 6 .956 271.1 4.35 -3.1 .942
2001 Phoenix - ABA LF 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 11.0 1.64 +0.1 1.064
2001 Phoenix - ABA CF 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 +0.0 1.023
2002 Phoenix - ABA 2B 6 4 5 12 4 17 0 1.000 35.1 4.33 +0.1 1.020
2002 Phoenix - ABA 3B 10 7 4 18 1 25 3 .880 66.0 3.00 +0.0 .996
2002 Phoenix - ABA SS 18 10 13 35 4 50 2 .960 102.1 4.22 +0.6 1.033
2002 Phoenix - ABA LF 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 8.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2002 Phoenix - ABA CF 2 1 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 17.0 4.24 +0.2 1.039
2003 Phoenix - ABA 2B 2 2 4 6 1 10 0 1.000 15.0 6.00 +0.1 1.027
2003 Phoenix - ABA 3B 16 7 3 23 0 30 4 .867 79.1 2.95 -0.6 .955
2003 Phoenix - ABA SS 14 7 9 28 5 39 2 .949 64.2 5.15 -0.6 .960
2003 Phoenix - ABA LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.1 1.093
2004 Phoenix - ABA 2B 9 9 21 27 4 48 0 1.000 73.0 5.92 +1.3 1.092
2004 Phoenix - ABA 3B 2 2 1 1 1 2 0 1.000 18.0 1.00 +0.0 1.040
2004 Phoenix - ABA SS 13 6 13 26 5 39 0 1.000 60.0 5.85 +1.2 1.106
2004 Phoenix - ABA LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2005 Charlotte - ABA 2B 37 36 90 119 32 210 1 .995 308.2 6.09 +3.9 1.123
2005 Dallas - ABA 2B 9 9 25 27 11 54 2 .963 80.0 5.85 -0.5 .943
2005 Charlotte - ABA 3B 9 5 4 13 1 17 0 1.000 48.2 3.14 +0.3 1.043
2005 Dallas - ABA 3B 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 +0.1 1.043
2005 Charlotte - ABA SS 60 59 68 179 41 260 13 .950 498.2 4.46 -0.9 .985
2005 Dallas - ABA SS 5 5 4 24 5 28 0 1.000 45.1 5.56 +0.2 1.033
2006 Memphis - ABA 2B 19 9 17 37 5 54 0 1.000 95.0 5.12 +0.6 1.042
2006 Memphis - ABA 3B 16 2 1 16 1 17 0 1.000 43.0 3.56 +0.4 1.040
2006 Memphis - ABA SS 6 4 4 17 3 21 0 1.000 38.0 4.97 +0.1 1.052
2006 Memphis - ABA LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2006 Memphis - ABA CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2007 Memphis - ABA 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.1 0.00 0.0 .000
2007 Memphis - ABA 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2007 Phoenix - ABA 3B 9 9 5 17 1 23 1 .957 73.0 2.71 +0.7 1.043
2007 Phoenix - ABA SS 69 46 51 141 35 193 1 .995 467.0 3.70 +0.4 1.046
2008 Phoenix - ABA 2B 7 6 12 13 7 25 0 1.000 50.0 4.50 -0.1 1.039
2008 Phoenix - ABA 3B 15 4 6 17 2 23 0 1.000 71.2 2.89 -0.1 .994
2008 Phoenix - ABA SS 83 75 99 241 52 348 8 .977 675.0 4.53 +1.6 1.021
2008 Phoenix - ABA LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 6.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2009 Phoenix - ABA 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2009 Bailey Hall - ABA 2B 7 0 6 11 0 17 0 1.000 25.2 5.96 +0.4 1.036
2009 Phoenix - ABA 2B 6 4 9 17 5 26 0 1.000 37.2 6.21 +0.5 1.036
2009 Bailey Hall - ABA 3B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.039
2009 Phoenix - ABA 3B 17 1 5 15 1 21 1 .952 67.0 2.69 -0.1 .981
2009 Bailey Hall - ABA SS 11 6 9 25 3 35 1 .971 69.0 4.43 +0.3 1.001
2009 Phoenix - ABA SS 11 8 12 24 3 38 2 .947 79.1 4.08 +0.7 .995
2009 Phoenix - ABA LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 23.2 0.38 -0.3 .997
TOTAL 2B 106 81 193 273 70 469 3 .994 740.2 5.66 +6.3 1.067
TOTAL 3B 179 60 52 183 11 247 12 .951 797.2 2.65 +1.0 1.004
TOTAL SS 328 253 321 832 169 1188 35 .971 2370.2 4.38 +0.7 1.007
TOTAL LF 12 2 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 51.2 0.70 -0.1 1.054
TOTAL CF 6 1 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 26.0 3.46 +0.3 1.035
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/2000 Drafted in the 2000 inaugural draft (Round 50, Pick 4, 788th overall pick) by Columbus Blues.
01/01/2000 Named the #65 prospect in the ABA
04/03/2000 Named the #25 prospect in the ABA
06/01/2000 Wins the AA E-AA Batter of the Month Award.
07/06/2000 Injured on 07/04/2000, diagnosed with a sprained ankle, will miss 6 weeks.
07/25/2000 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 5 weeks.
12/02/2000 Drafted in the rule 5 draft (Round 1, Pick 12, 12th overall Pick) by the Phoenix Gladiators, from the Chicago Blue Light Specials.
01/01/2001 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 30 (45).
04/02/2001 Named the #35 prospect in the ABA
06/29/2001 Injured (Sore elbow), day-to-day for 5 days.
11/13/2001 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $6,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2002 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 35 (40).
07/22/2002 Injured (Elbow contusion), day-to-day for 5 days.
07/31/2002 Injured (Bruised forearm), day-to-day for 3 days.
09/23/2002 Injured (Elbow contusion), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
10/24/2002 Wins the 2002 AAA StC Great Glove Award at SS.
11/13/2002 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $6,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2003 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 35 (40).
10/20/2003 Wins the 2003 AAA StC Great Glove Award at SS.
11/23/2003 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $6,500 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2004 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 35 (40).
03/06/2004 Injured on 03/04/2004, diagnosed with a sore elbow, is day-to-day.
06/22/2004 Was selected to the 2004 ABA Development League All-Star Game.
11/19/2004 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $6,800 through automatic renewal.
11/21/2004 Drafted in the 2004 expansion draft (Round 3, Pick 2, 10th overall pick) by the Dallas Dragons.
01/01/2005 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 40 (45).
04/26/2005 Was claimed off waivers by Charlotte while with Dallas.
07/18/2005 Injured on 07/15/2005, diagnosed with a fractured thumb, will miss 5 weeks.
09/18/2005 Injured (Hip flexor strain), day-to-day for 4 days.
11/19/2005 Was not offered arbitration and became a free agent.
01/01/2006 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 45 (45).
02/07/2006 Signed a minor league contract with the Phoenix Gladiators organization.
04/08/2006 Was claimed off waivers by Memphis while with Phoenix.
11/03/2006 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $10,400 with the Memphis Thunder Bats organization.
01/01/2007 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 45 (45).
04/14/2007 Was claimed off waivers by Phoenix while with Memphis.
09/03/2007 Injured on 08/31/2007, diagnosed with a broken bone in the elbow, will miss 7 months.
11/20/2007 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $18,000 through arbitration.
01/01/2008 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 45 (45).
08/01/2008 Injured on 07/31/2008, diagnosed with a strained oblique, is day-to-day.
09/02/2008 Injured (Hip flexor strain), day-to-day for one week.
11/25/2008 Was not offered arbitration and became a free agent.
01/01/2009 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 45 (50).
03/07/2009 Signed a minor league contract with the Bailey Hall Godfathers organization.
05/27/2009 Was claimed off waivers by Phoenix while with Bailey Hall.
11/20/2009 Became a free agent.
01/01/2010 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 45 (50).
10/29/2010 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SB Rank
2001 18 8
Year SF Rank
2008 7 4
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