#64 Rich "Goose" Gossage, Closer, 31 yrs, Minnesota Twins

#64 Rich "Goose" Gossage, Closer, 31 yrs, Minnesota Twins
Thursday, 9/8/2020

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Rich Gossage
Goose
7/5/1989
31
USA,CO,Colorado Spri
6"3
222

Closer
R
R

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Great Leader
4 / 6 (Popular)
4 / 6 (Popular)
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5.0 Stars

Contract & Roster Status

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Big League Contract
$ 7,500,000
2022
8 Year(s), 20 Days (1396 total Days)
172 Day(s)
8 Year(s), 20 Days (1396 total Days)
11 Year(s)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	10	7	10	95-99 Mph
Versus LHB	9	7	10
Versus RHB	10	8	10
Talent	10	9	10

Pitching Ratings
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Holding Runners :

3
59
4

Pitches:
Fastball
Splitfinger-Fastball

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	1	3	1	1	2
Versus LHP	1	3	1	1	2
Versus RHP	1	3	1	1	2
Talent	1	3	1	1	2

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1
3
2
1
Normal

Fielding Ratings
P : 6 (Range), .929 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 2

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
8/10	DET	W 8-5		0.2	0	0	0	0	1	SV
8/15	@OAK	L 2-3		0.2	1	0	0	0	1
8/18	LAA	W 3-2		1	0	0	0	1	0	W
8/21	OAK	W 4-1		1	0	0	0	0	1	SV
8/22	OAK	W 5-4		2	1	0	0	1	0	W
8/23	OAK	L 2-6		1	2	3	2	1	2	L
8/27	@CHA	W 4-3		1	0	0	0	0	2	SV
8/28	@CHA	W 5-2		0.1	0	0	0	0	0	SV
8/31	KC	W 6-5		1	2	0	0	0	0	SV
9/3	CHA	W 4-3		2	1	0	0	0	2

Pitching Stats 2020

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	61	0	7	1	37	1.76	61.1	35	13	12	24	48	0	.0	0	0	.0
Projected	69	0	8	1	42	1.76	69.0	40	15	14	27	54

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	41	3	92.5	61	52	8.8	5.1	7.0	3.5	4	2	50.0	26	7	26.9	1.56

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	105	20	5	0	2	10	8	9	19	0	0	1	.190	.256	.295	.552
vs. RHB	98	15	6	0	0	7	5	15	29	0	0	0	.153	.259	.214	.473

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	36	0	5	1	20	1.50	36.0	21	7	6	14	28
Road	25	0	2	0	17	2.13	25.1	14	6	6	10	20
This Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Last Week	2	0	0	0	1	0.00	3.0	3	0	0	0	2

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	10	0	1	0	4	3.48	10.1	4	4	4	4	5
May	13	0	2	0	8	1.50	12.0	9	2	2	6	13
June	17	0	2	0	12	0.00	16.0	6	0	0	8	12
July	9	0	0	0	6	1.80	10.0	7	2	2	1	8
August	11	0	2	1	7	3.27	11.0	8	5	4	5	8
Sept./Oct.	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	2.0	1	0	0	0	2

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	Teams
2012	7	0	0	2	4	10.13	5.1	9	7	6	0	5	7	0	0	2.63	.500	MIN
2013	59	0	5	3	39	3.07	76.1	59	27	26	3	37	66	0	0	1.26	.268	MIN
2014	64	0	9	7	37	3.26	80.0	73	29	29	2	53	86	0	0	1.58	.348	MIN
2015	68	0	10	5	39	4.00	87.2	82	42	39	2	44	86	0	0	1.44	.339	MIN,AL
2016	71	0	11	6	38	3.39	87.2	82	37	33	3	39	88	0	0	1.38	.336	MIN
2017	59	0	7	7	33	3.41	74.0	70	29	28	3	31	57	0	0	1.36	.306	MIN
2018	60	0	5	3	38	1.69	74.2	62	18	14	1	43	67	0	0	1.41	.292	MIN
2019	62	0	6	6	43	3.63	74.1	70	30	30	2	44	63	0	0	1.53	.325	MIN
2020	61	0	7	1	37	1.76	61.1	35	13	12	2	24	48	0	0	0.96	.216	MIN,AL
Total	511	0	60	40	308	3.14	621.1	542	232	217	18	320	568	0	0	1.39	.310

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP
2010, AAA	36	0	7	3	18	3.70	41.1	40	17	17	0	28	38	0	0	1.65	.357
2011, AAA	67	0	8	8	32	3.53	79.0	60	33	31	2	41	85	0	0	1.28	.294
2012, AAA	39	0	6	3	20	2.95	42.2	37	17	14	2	19	45	0	0	1.31	.313

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
2013	6	0	1	0	2	2.61	10.1	9	3	3	3	6	0	0
2014	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	2.0	1	0	0	3	2	0	0
2015	6	0	1	1	2	3.00	6.0	4	2	2	5	7	0	0
2018	6	0	1	1	4	1.93	9.1	6	2	2	2	8	0	0
2019	1	0	0	0	1	0.00	1.2	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
Total	20	0	3	2	9	2.15	29.1	20	7	7	13	28	0	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
2012	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	MIN
2013	59	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	MIN
2014	64	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	MIN
2015	68	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	MIN,AL
2016	71	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	MIN
2017	59	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	MIN
2018	60	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	MIN
2019	62	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	MIN
Total	455	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

Fielding Stats 2020

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PCT

INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Pitcher

1.000

61.1

2.49

Player History

Signed as a free agent by Minnesota on 2/24/2010 to a 1-year deal worth $1,000,000 per year...
Earned first career win on 4/17/2013...
Won World Series with Minnesota in 2013...
Was selected to the 2015 Allstar game...
1/29/2016: Gets a new one-year contract worth $811,429 through salary arbitration...
Injured on 4/6/2016 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for one week...
1/29/2017: Gets a new one-year contract worth $811,429 through salary arbitration...
1/29/2018: Gets a new one-year contract worth $937,143 through salary arbitration...
Won World Series with Minnesota in 2018...
10/25/2018: Signed a contract extension with Minnesota, $7,500,000 per year, for 4 years.
Was selected to the 2020 Allstar game...

Pitching Leader Boards Appearances

Saves
2013 - 39 - 1st
2014 - 37 - 5th
2015 - 39 - 3rd
2016 - 38 - 4th
2017 - 33 - 7th
2018 - 38 - 5th
2019 - 43 - 2nd

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