2B Mark Sparks #56
Age: 95 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
12/01/2075
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2B MARK SPARKS #56 - AGE: 95 - 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)
Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 4
Gap 3
Power 4
Eye 7
Avoid K's 3
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 6 2
Errors: - 7 4
Arm: 1 1 1
Turn DP: - 4 -
Ability: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 3
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 5 Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 4
Stealing Ability: 8
Baserunning Inst.: 7
Sacrifice Bunt: 10
Bunt for Hit: 2
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Sparks puts in long hours and rarely gets outsmarted. His teammates have great respect for Sparks.
High: Work Ethic, Intelligence
Low: Leader, Adaptability
Birthday:01/05/1980
Born in:Harrison, TN
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:10 Years, 39 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:11 Years, 149 Days
Pro Service:17 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1999, 20th Pick in Round 2
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
2004 Atlanta - RSL 24 115 183 41 3 2 3 16 12 12 3 1 44 2 2 .224 .281 .311 .593 67 60 -0.1
2005 Atlanta - RSL 25 95 130 21 3 0 0 7 7 11 0 0 47 3 1 .162 .227 .185 .412 16 18 -0.9
2006 Detroit - RSL 26 11 20 4 0 0 0 3 1 6 0 0 5 0 0 .200 .385 .200 .585 71 73 0.0
2006 Minneapolis - RSL 26 79 243 37 4 1 4 18 17 23 3 1 84 6 1 .152 .233 .226 .460 30 30 -0.9
2006 Total - RSL 26 90 263 41 4 1 4 21 18 29 3 1 89 6 1 .156 .247 .224 .471 34 33 -0.9
2007 Detroit - RSL 27 23 76 19 2 0 4 6 9 3 0 0 25 3 2 .250 .278 .434 .713 93 95 0.2
2008 Detroit - RSL 28 58 108 16 3 0 5 10 8 9 5 1 32 1 1 .148 .244 .315 .559 56 59 -0.1
2009 Cleveland - RSL 29 130 389 91 11 1 11 38 61 58 3 4 105 7 4 .234 .335 .352 .687 87 92 1.2
2010 Cleveland - RSL 30 159 522 114 12 0 17 62 60 60 11 4 125 10 1 .218 .310 .339 .649 76 80 1.0
2011 Denver - RSL 31 144 372 77 7 1 10 50 37 56 1 6 110 8 4 .207 .308 .312 .620 70 76 0.4
2012 Philadelphia - RSL 32 74 89 18 5 0 1 9 10 5 1 0 24 0 0 .202 .253 .292 .545 52 52 -0.2
2013 Cleveland - RSL 33 50 158 26 4 0 1 14 7 20 3 2 44 1 0 .165 .268 .209 .477 35 40 -0.5
2014 San Antonio - RSL 34 86 150 31 4 0 2 11 15 20 2 1 48 0 1 .207 .306 .273 .580 57 65 -0.2
2015 Orix - NPB 35 9 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .600 .500 1.100 181 189 0.1
Total RSL 1024 2440 495 58 5 58 244 244 283 32 20 693 41 17 .203 .292 .302 .594 64 67 0.1
Total NPB 9 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .600 .500 1.100 181 189 0.1
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
1999 Riverside - R 19 53 179 53 4 2 2 20 20 18 1 1 16 3 0 .296 .362 .374 .736 117 118 1.2
1999 Hialeah - A 19 35 110 23 2 0 2 9 13 8 0 0 20 3 0 .209 .263 .282 .545 54 56 -0.1
2000 Hialeah - A 20 86 298 73 9 1 1 40 39 36 4 6 58 18 1 .245 .328 .292 .620 76 76 0.6
2000 Yonkers - AA 20 26 77 24 4 0 2 8 12 7 2 1 8 2 0 .312 .379 .442 .821 124 128 0.6
2001 Yonkers - AA 21 86 233 70 8 1 3 24 36 32 3 2 41 6 3 .300 .389 .382 .771 117 116 1.4
2002 Hialeah - A 22 22 78 32 1 0 1 16 9 17 2 1 14 3 1 .410 .520 .462 .982 169 175 1.2
2002 Yonkers - AA 22 5 8 4 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 1 1 1 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 166 161 0.1
2002 Belle Fourche - AAA 22 61 183 52 9 0 6 29 34 23 1 2 51 3 2 .284 .364 .432 .795 124 127 1.3
2003 Riverside - R 23 8 11 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 .182 .250 .364 .614 67 67 -0.0
2003 Hialeah - A 23 7 26 7 0 0 1 7 4 4 0 0 2 0 0 .269 .367 .385 .751 101 109 0.1
2005 Chesapeake - AAA 25 35 124 26 5 0 2 21 15 30 2 0 33 4 3 .210 .372 .298 .670 88 98 0.4
2006 Santa Ana - AAA 26 64 229 71 10 4 10 52 40 48 2 2 45 8 2 .310 .431 .520 .950 161 154 2.9
2007 Chula Vista - AAA 27 113 426 123 18 1 17 74 54 54 5 6 86 12 4 .289 .371 .455 .826 130 131 3.3
2008 Chula Vista - AAA 28 41 149 39 2 0 8 28 23 30 2 1 38 2 2 .262 .390 .436 .826 133 136 1.3
Total RSL AAA 314 1111 311 44 5 43 204 166 185 12 11 253 29 13 .280 .385 .445 .830 131 132
Total RSL AA 117 318 98 12 1 5 33 51 40 5 4 50 9 4 .308 .390 .399 .789 120 120
Total RSL A 150 512 135 12 1 5 72 65 65 6 7 94 24 2 .264 .349 .320 .669 88 90
Total RSL RL 61 190 55 6 2 2 23 21 19 1 1 18 3 0 .289 .355 .374 .729 114 115
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
2006 Detroit - RSL 26 12 13 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 .154 .214 .231 .445 26 24 -0.1
2014 San Antonio - RSL 34 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 49 120 0.1
Total RSL 14 14 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 4 0 0 .143 .250 .214 .464 29 36
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2004 Atlanta - MLB 2B 20 9 32 32 10 65 1 .985 110.2 5.20 0.0 .000
2004 Atlanta - MLB SS 45 25 33 67 8 101 1 .990 244.1 3.68 0.0 .000
2004 Atlanta - MLB RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.1 0.00 0.0 .000
2005 Atlanta - MLB 2B 13 12 19 26 5 45 0 1.000 100.0 4.05 0.0 .000
2005 Atlanta - MLB SS 22 8 13 32 7 46 1 .978 91.0 4.45 0.0 .000
2006 Detroit - MLB 2B 7 5 7 15 2 23 1 .957 46.0 4.30 0.0 .000
2006 Minneapolis - MLB 2B 29 28 56 77 10 135 2 .985 240.1 4.98 0.0 .000
2006 Minneapolis - MLB 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2006 Minneapolis - MLB SS 45 42 60 119 22 185 6 .968 357.2 4.50 0.0 .000
2006 Detroit - MLB SS 1 1 0 1 1 2 1 .500 9.0 1.00 0.0 .000
2007 Detroit - MLB 2B 18 18 34 36 5 71 1 .986 146.2 4.30 0.0 .000
2007 Detroit - MLB 3B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.1 2.08 0.0 .000
2008 Detroit - MLB 2B 9 8 22 22 6 45 1 .978 67.0 5.91 0.0 .000
2008 Detroit - MLB 3B 8 7 4 12 1 19 3 .842 69.2 2.07 0.0 .000
2008 Detroit - MLB SS 24 11 22 39 1 61 0 1.000 119.0 4.61 0.0 .000
2009 Cleveland - MLB 2B 124 124 211 234 55 454 9 .980 875.2 4.57 0.0 .000
2009 Cleveland - MLB SS 6 6 3 13 1 16 0 1.000 47.0 3.06 0.0 .000
2010 Cleveland - MLB 2B 115 115 248 290 64 544 6 .989 972.2 4.98 0.0 .000
2010 Cleveland - MLB SS 44 44 60 124 21 184 0 1.000 382.0 4.34 0.0 .000
2011 Denver - MLB 2B 75 66 150 158 44 314 6 .981 581.2 4.77 0.0 .000
2011 Denver - MLB 3B 3 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 5.0 3.60 0.0 .000
2011 Denver - MLB SS 34 31 44 80 14 127 3 .976 284.2 3.92 0.0 .000
2012 Philadelphia - MLB 2B 17 4 8 18 4 26 0 1.000 53.0 4.42 0.0 .000
2012 Philadelphia - MLB 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.1 0.00 0.0 .000
2012 Philadelphia - MLB SS 8 6 11 15 4 27 1 .963 58.0 4.03 0.0 .000
2013 Cleveland - MLB SS 50 50 76 102 21 179 1 .994 430.2 3.72 0.0 .000
2014 San Antonio - MLB 2B 35 17 37 48 10 88 3 .966 190.1 4.02 0.0 .000
2014 San Antonio - MLB 3B 6 6 8 8 0 18 2 .889 48.0 3.00 0.0 .000
2014 San Antonio - MLB SS 12 3 10 15 4 25 0 1.000 56.2 3.97 0.0 .000
TOTAL 2B 462 406 824 956 215 1810 30 .983 3384.0 4.73 0.0 .000
TOTAL 3B 24 13 13 22 1 40 5 .875 132.1 2.38 0.0 .000
TOTAL SS 291 227 332 607 104 953 14 .985 2080.0 4.06 0.0 .000
TOTAL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.1 0.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
03/01/1999 Drafted in the 1999 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 20, 40th overall Pick) by the Boston Greens.
05/15/1999 Injured (fractured hand), out for one week.
07/02/1999 Wins the 1999 RSLR SL2 Glove Wizard Award at SS.
01/01/2000 SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (5); Power: 3 (7); Eye: 3 (7).
09/07/2000 Wins the 2000 RSLA SL1 Glove Wizard Award at SS.
01/01/2001 SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (5); Power: - (7); Eye: - (7).
05/06/2001 Injured (herniated disc (back)), out for 2 months.
09/03/2001 Wins the 2001 RSLAA SL2 Glove Wizard Award at SS.
01/01/2002 SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (5); Power: - (7); Eye: - (7).
06/04/2002 Was selected to the 2002 RSL Triple A All-Star Game.
07/19/2002 Injured (bruised wrist), day-to-day for one week.
07/23/2002 Injured (fractured cheekbone), out for 7-8 months.
01/01/2003 SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (5); Power: - (7); Eye: - (7).
04/03/2003 Injured (tender elbow), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
04/11/2003 Injured (torn rotator cuff muscle), out for 3 months.
10/31/2003 Was traded by the Boston Greens to the Atlanta Storm in exchange for SP J. Dukes.
01/01/2004 SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (5); Power: - (7); Eye: - (7).
07/28/2004 Injured (hyperextended knee), out for 2 weeks.
11/10/2004 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $380,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2005 SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (5); Power: - (7); Eye: - (7).
04/28/2005 Injured (concussion), day-to-day for one week.
09/28/2005 Injured (bruised ulna (arm)), day-to-day for 5 days.
11/11/2005 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $380,000 through automatic renewal.
11/30/2005 Was traded by the Atlanta Storm to the Minneapolis Vikings in exchange for RF A. Gordon.
01/01/2006 SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (5); Power: - (7); Eye: - (7).
06/29/2006 Injured (fractured finger), out for 4 days.
09/18/2006 Was traded by the Minneapolis Vikings to the Detroit Diamonds in exchange for MR K. Marshall, a 2nd draft pick.
11/11/2006 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $380,000 through arbitration.
01/01/2007 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (5); Power: - (7); Eye: - (7).
04/26/2007 Injured (bruised hand), day-to-day for 4 days.
11/11/2007 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $380,000 through arbitration.
01/01/2008 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (5); Power: - (7); Eye: - (7).
09/04/2008 Won the 2008 RSL Triple A Round 2 with the Chula Vista Ghouls!
10/16/2008 Released by the Detroit organization.
01/01/2009 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (5); Power: - (7); Eye: - (8).
02/20/2009 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $460,000 with the Cleveland Tigers organization.
05/03/2009 Injured (fractured jaw), out for 4-5 weeks.
08/30/2009 Injured (strained rib cage muscle), out for 5-6 weeks.
11/18/2009 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $368,000 through arbitration.
01/01/2010 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (5); Power: - (7); Eye: - (7).
10/28/2010 Wins the 2010 RSL EC Gold Glove Award at 2B.
11/20/2010 Became a free agent.
01/01/2011 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (5); Power: - (7); Eye: - (7).
02/08/2011 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000 with the Denver Glaciers organization.
11/14/2011 Became a free agent.
01/01/2012 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (5); Power: - (7); Eye: - (7).
03/02/2012 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $350,000 with the Philadelphia Spectres organization.
11/17/2012 Became a free agent.
01/01/2013 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (5); Power: - (7); Eye: - (7).
08/05/2013 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $650,000 with the Cleveland Tigers organization.
08/26/2013 Injured (Jammed Knee), day-to-day for 6 days.
09/06/2013 Injured (Tender Knee Tendon), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
11/18/2013 Became a free agent.
01/01/2014 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (5); Power: - (7); Eye: - (7).
03/03/2014 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $450,000 with the San Antonio Angels organization.
03/13/2014 Injured (shoulder soreness), day-to-day for 3 days.
11/28/2014 Became a free agent.
01/01/2015 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (5); Power: - (7); Eye: - (7).
03/04/2015 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Orix Buffaloes organization.
10/09/2015 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $150,000 with the Orix Buffaloes organization.
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (5); Power: - (7); Eye: - (7).
10/25/2016 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2010 159 6
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