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| Player Report for #3 Tim Specht | | Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007 |  | | Name: | Tim Specht | Contract: | Major League Contract | | Nickname: | | Salary: | $11,260,000 | | Birthday: | 12-05-1974 | Signed Through: | 2007 Season | | Age: | 32 | Years of Major League Service: | 14 Years, 103 Days | | Born in: | Geeste (Lower Saxony) | Major League Service Days this Year: | 169 Days | | Nationality: | German | | | | Height: | 6' 0" | Years on 40-Man Roster: | 14 Years, 139 Days | | Weight: | 186 lbs | Years of Pro Service: | 14 Years | | | | Arbitration Eligibility: | Not eligible, free agent after contract expires! | | Position: | C | Minor League Option Years: | 3 option years left | | Bats: | Right | | | | Throws: | Right | Contract Extension | - | | Status: | Completely Rested | Drafted | 2001, 9th Pick in Round 8 | | Morale: | Good | Local Popularity (National) | Very Popular (Well Known) |
| | | Batting Ratings (SISA) | | Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's | | | Overall | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | Versus LHP | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 7 | | | Versus RHP | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | Talent | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | |
| Running & Bunting Ratings | | | Fielding Ratings | | Running Speed: | 2 | | Catcher 8 (Arm: 7) | | Stealing Ability: | 1 | | | | Baserunning Instincts: | 1 | | | | Sacrifice Bunt: | 8 | | | | Bunt for Hit: | 1 | | | | Hitter Type: | Spray Hitter | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Game Log, Last 10 Games | | Date | Opponent | Result | AB | R | H | BI | HR | BB | K | SB | | | | | | | | | | | 09-15-2007 | FRA | Win, 3-2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-14-2007 | FRA | Win, 9-7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-13-2007 | FRA | Loss, 4-12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-11-2007 | @ SA | Loss, 1-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-10-2007 | @ SA | Win, 4-1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-09-2007 | JAP | Loss, 3-4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-08-2007 | JAP | Win, 6-1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-07-2007 | JAP | Win, 5-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-05-2007 | @ TUR | Win, 5-1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-03-2007 | @ TUR | Loss, 2-9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | International Federation of Baseball 2007 Batting Stats | | Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO | VORP | | Overall | 102 | 379 | 103 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 44 | 44 | 22 | 74 | .272 | .347 | .391 | .737 | .681 | .119 | 13.2 | | Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 | | | | Overall | 102 | 430 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 148 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 53.5 | 4.99 | | | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | Versus Left | | 85 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 5 | .318 | .388 | .400 | .788 | | Versus Right | | 294 | 76 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 35 | 31 | 16 | 62 | 3 | 0 | 19 | .259 | .334 | .388 | .722 | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | April | | 86 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 6 | .198 | .280 | .302 | .582 | | May | | 86 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 7 | .209 | .330 | .267 | .598 | | June | | 82 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .317 | .371 | .500 | .871 | | July | | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 | .375 | .571 | .946 | | August | | 65 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .369 | .432 | .446 | .879 | | September | | 46 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .304 | .333 | .457 | .790 | | Spring Training | | 98 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .224 | .267 | .296 | .563 | | Last Year | | 507 | 160 | 19 | 2 | 27 | 87 | 78 | 42 | 84 | 7 | 0 | 21 | .316 | .386 | .521 | .907 | | 2 Years Ago | | 517 | 171 | 28 | 2 | 22 | 84 | 89 | 26 | 94 | 4 | 2 | 45 | .331 | .409 | .520 | .929 | | Career | | 2837 | 821 | 124 | 9 | 91 | 361 | 381 | 168 | 535 | 28 | 4 | 169 | .289 | .362 | .436 | .797 | | Home | | 194 | 52 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 26 | 22 | 12 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 11 | .268 | .339 | .412 | .752 | | Road | | 185 | 51 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 22 | 10 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 13 | .276 | .354 | .368 | .722 | | Grass | | 324 | 89 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 38 | 37 | 18 | 64 | 5 | 0 | 18 | .275 | .342 | .395 | .738 | | Turf | | 55 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .255 | .369 | .364 | .733 | | Day | | 120 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 10 | .267 | .348 | .358 | .706 | | Night | | 259 | 71 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 31 | 25 | 16 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 14 | .274 | .346 | .405 | .751 | | Close/Late | | 71 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .225 | .309 | .380 | .689 | | Inning 1-3 | | 126 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 7 | .302 | .379 | .381 | .760 | | Inning 4-6 | | 135 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .274 | .342 | .430 | .772 | | Inning 7-9 | | 112 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 8 | .232 | .310 | .357 | .667 | | Extra Innings | | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .429 | .333 | .762 | | 0 Outs | | 124 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 9 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 8 | .250 | .336 | .379 | .715 | | 1 Outs | | 134 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 5 | .276 | .320 | .381 | .700 | | 2 Outs | | 121 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .289 | .386 | .413 | .799 | | Scoring Position | | 96 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 8 | .250 | .325 | .313 | .637 | | Bases Empty | | 196 | 50 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 11 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .255 | .336 | .413 | .750 | | Runner on 1st | | 87 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .333 | .396 | .425 | .821 | | Runner on 2nd | | 22 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .360 | .455 | .815 | | Runner on 3rd | | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .545 | .571 | .636 | 1.208 | | Runner on 1st & 2nd | | 32 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .188 | .297 | .219 | .516 | | Runner on 1st & 3rd | | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .111 | .125 | .236 | | Runner on 2nd & 3rd | | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .333 | .250 | .583 | | Bases Loaded | | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .273 | .357 | .273 | .630 | | Two Strikes | | 174 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 20 | 13 | 74 | 4 | 0 | 11 | .213 | .302 | .276 | .578 | | First Pitch | | 67 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .358 | .403 | .567 | .970 | | Count 0-1 | | 40 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .225 | .311 | .400 | .711 | | Count 0-2 | | 32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .125 | .200 | .156 | .356 | | Count 1-0 | | 28 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .321 | .321 | .464 | .786 | | Count 1-1 | | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .241 | .290 | .345 | .635 | | Count 1-2 | | 63 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 5 | .222 | .271 | .286 | .557 | | Count 2-0 | | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .556 | .600 | .556 | 1.156 | | Count 2-1 | | 22 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .364 | .348 | .636 | .984 | | Count 2-2 | | 58 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .190 | .226 | .259 | .484 | | Count 3-0 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .500 | .000 | .500 | | Count 3-1 | | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .733 | .500 | 1.233 | | Full Count | | 21 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .381 | .600 | .476 | 1.076 | | Behind in Count | | 135 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 13 | .200 | .267 | .289 | .556 | | Ahead in Count | | 69 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .377 | .450 | .522 | .972 |
| | 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 | VORP |
| | 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 | VORP | | 2005 Germany - IFB | 30 | 7 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .360 | .433 | .720 | 1.153 | 0.0 | | Total IFB | | 7 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .360 | .433 | .720 | 1.153 | 0.0 |
| | Player History | | 06-09-2001 | Injured (blurred vision), out for 2 weeks. | | 01-01-2002 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (6); Power: 6 (7); Eye: 3 (3). | | 06-24-2002 | Wins the IFB EH Player of the Week Award. | | 01-01-2003 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 6 (7); Eye: 4 (4). | | 05-14-2003 | Injured (torn calf muscle), out for 8 months. | | 01-01-2004 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 4 (4). | | 01-01-2005 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (6); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 4 (5). | | 03-08-2005 | Injured (scratched cornea), out for 1-2 weeks. | | 04-30-2005 | Goes 5-5 against the South Africa Bafana, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI and 3 R. | | 06-16-2005 | Was selected to the 2005 International Federation of Baseball All-Star Game. | | 01-01-2006 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 4 (5). | | 05-26-2006 | Goes 5-5 against the The Netherlands Oranje, with 2 HR, 5 RBI and 3 R. | | 05-29-2006 | Wins the IFB EH Player of the Week Award. | | 06-16-2006 | Was selected to the 2006 International Federation of Baseball All-Star Game. | | 01-01-2007 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 4 (5). | | 06-11-2007 | Wins the IFB EH Player of the Week Award. | | 07-06-2007 | Injured (damaged meniscus (knee)), out for 5 weeks. | | 08-15-2007 | Goes 5-6 against the Japan Osim, with 1 2B, 2 RBI and 1 R. | | Leader Boards Appearances | | Year | H | Rank | | 2005 | 171 | 3 | | 2006 | 160 | 8 | | | | | Year | HP | Rank | | 2001 | 16 | 10 | | 2002 | 26 | 1 | | 2004 | 31 | 2 | | 2005 | 45 | 1 | | 2006 | 21 | 9 | | 2007 | 24 | 2 | | | | Year | AVG | Rank | | 2005 | .331 | 2 | | 2006 | .316 | 5 | | | | Year | SLG | Rank | | 2005 | .520 | 10 | | 2006 | .521 | 10 | | | | Year | RC/27 | Rank | | 2005 | 8.29 | 7 | | 2006 | 7.68 | 9 | | | Year | OPS | Rank | | 2005 | .929 | 10 | | 2006 | .907 | 8 | | | Year | VORP | Rank | | 2005 | 60.5 | 8 | | 2006 | 49.1 | 10 | | | | | | |
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