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  #45 Elmer Dessens   Arizona Diamondbacks | Roster ESPN



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7		 L
8		 ERA
3.03


Height: 6-0
Weight:  187 lbs.
Bats:  Right
Throws: Right
Pos:  SP

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Age: 30
Born: January 13, 1972, Hermosillo, Mexico
College: None
2002 Salary: $1,825,000.
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  SEASON STATS | CAREER STATISTICS
YEAR G GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB SO W L Sv P/GS BAA ERA
2002 30 30 0 0 178.0 173 70 60 24 49 93 7 8 0 89.2 .257 3.03
  STAT BREAKDOWN
CAREER 165 88 2 1 633.1 696 319 302 78 177 364 30 35 1 90.8 .284 4.29
  Through December 25, 2002 - Current stats updated real-time, Career stats updated nightly.
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Percent Owned:
MLB: 29.7%
NL Only: 83.3%

Avg. Draft Position:
MLB: 233.9
NL Only: 219.9

FLB Ranking
Pre-season SP: #114

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  LEAGUE LEADERS - 2002
• Ranks 6th in NL in ERA (3.03)
  10 START LOG | COMPLETE GAME LOGYEAR TO DATE
DATE OPP RESULT IP H R ER HR BB SO GB FB BF #Pit GSc Dec. Rel. ERA*
7/21 NYM W 9-1 7.0 4 0 0 0 2 4 6 8 26 100 71 W(7-5) -- 2.75
7/26 @NYM L 2-3 6.2 6 2 1 0 4 3 13 6 30 108 55 -- -- 2.68
8/1 LA W 6-4 4.0 4 1 1 0 0 2 8 4 16 50 52 -- -- 2.67
8/27 STL L 0-5 5.0 6 5 5 1 2 1 12 2 23 82 34 L(7-6) -- 2.89
9/1 MIL L 2-4 7.0 5 4 4 3 0 6 9 11 27 98 57 L(7-7) -- 3.00
9/6 @MIL W 5-3 6.0 6 3 3 1 3 1 12 7 27 88 46 -- -- 3.06
9/11 PIT L 1-4 7.0 3 4 0 2 0 6 9 6 25 102 69 L(7-8) -- 2.93
9/16 @PIT W 4-3 5.0 4 3 3 1 2 2 6 8 20 74 47 -- -- 3.00
9/21 PHI L 3-5 6.0 10 2 2 0 3 5 8 9 30 111 46 -- -- 3.00
9/27 @MON L 3-4 7.0 7 3 3 2 1 9 11 3 28 112 59 -- -- 3.03

Scouting Report

Pitching
Dessens pitched more than 200 innings for the first time in his professional career. His success in 2001 can be attributed to his learning to more consistently change speeds, as well as his development of a good cutter and a two-seam sinking fastball, which led to an increase in groundballs. His four-seamer can reach the low 90s, but he gets into trouble when he reverts back to his earlier pattern of trying to power his way through hitters. When he's up in the strike zone, Dessens is vulnerable to the longball. He lacks the one consistent pitch that can get him out of trouble if he's pitching from behind in the count.


Defense & Hitting
Baserunners can have a tough time trying to steal on Dessens, though he lacks a quality pickoff move and at times gets distracted with men on base. Opposing thieves were successful on just 13 of 28 attempts in 2001. He is an adequate fielder of his position and gets off the mound fairly well to handle bunts. At the plate, Dessens is not an automatic out. He led all Reds pitchers with 11 hits last year and is capable of making fairly consistent contact.



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