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Neal Cotts
Neal James Cotts

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 2", Weight 200 lb.
School Illinois State University

Debut August 12, 2003

Born March 25, 1980 in Belleville, IL

Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 2nd round of the 2001 amateur draft. Player signed June 13, 2001. (All Transactions)

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        To Neal “The Meal” Cotts: Ever since you acknowledged our cheers from the bullpen two summers ago, our hearts and pants haven’t been the same. You will always be a White Sox to us!

Pitching  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 2003 23 CHW AL   1   1   4   4   0   0   0  0   13.3   15   12   12   1   17   10   0   0    69   0   0  8.10  4.62   57 2.400
 2004 24 CHW AL   4   4  56   1   0   0  12  0   65.3   61   45   41  13   30   58   3   8   281   2   0  5.65  4.73   84 1.393
 2005 25 CHW AL   4   0  69   0   0   0  10  0   60.3   38   16   13   1   29   58   4   3   248   5   0  1.94  4.49  232 1.110
 2006 26 CHW AL   1   2  70   0   0   0  14  1   54.0   64   33   31  12   24   43   3   3   251   6   0  5.17  4.75   92 1.630
 2007 27 CHC NL   0   1  16   0   0   0   4  0   16.7   15    9    9   1    9   14   3   0    76   0   0  4.86  4.66   96 1.440
 2008 28 CHC NL   0   2  50   0   0   0   7  0   35.7   38   18   17   7   13   43   1   3   160   2   0  4.29  4.51  105 1.430
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  6 Yr WL% .500  10  10 265   5   0   0  47  1  245.3  231  133  123  35  122  226  14  17  1085  15   0  4.51  4.63  103 1.439
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     2   2  66   1   0   0  11  0   61.7   58   33   30   8   30   56   3   4   273   3   0  4.51  4.63  103 1.439
 Career High      4   4  70   4   0   0  14  1   65.3   64   45   41  13   30   58   4   8   281   6   0  1.94  4.75  232 1.110

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Batting  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 2004 24 CHW AL   3    1    0    1   1  0   0    0   0  0   0   0 1.000 1.000 2.000  650    2   0   0   0   0   0
 2008 28 CHC NL  44    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 6 Seasons      206    2    0    1   1  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .500  .500 1.000  275    2   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg          2    0    1   1  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .500  .500 1.000  275    2   0   0   0   0   0
 Career High     70    1    0    1   1  0   0    0   0  0   0   1                           2   0   0   0   0   0
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 2004 24 CHW AL    1    0    2         111|1.000  .273|1.000  .341|2.000  .438|3.000  .779| 650         0.8   0.1   0%
 2008 28 CHC NL    1    1    0   0.0   111| .000  .272| .000  .344| .000  .434| .000  .778|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 6 Seasons         2    1    2  53.6   111| .500  .272| .500  .342|1.000  .436|1.500  .778| 275  .987   0.6   0.1   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
2003 23 CHW AL P 4 1 1 0 1 1.000 .952 0.50 0.50 1.35 1.76 4 13.3 2004 24 CHW AL P 56 1 8 1 1 .900 .947 0.16 0.45 1.24 1.65 1 65.3 2005 25 CHW AL P 69 2 14 0 2 1.000 .952 0.23 0.46 2.39 1.69 0 60.3 2006 26 CHW AL P 70 4 9 0 1 1.000 .956 0.19 0.41 2.17 1.57 0 54.0 2007 27 CHC NL P 16 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.12 0.40 1.08 1.67 0 16.7 2008 28 CHC NL P 50 2 4 2 0 .750 .952 0.12 0.43 1.51 1.74 0 35.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
2003 23 CHW AL P 4 1 1 0 1 1.000 .952 0.50 0.50 1.35 1.76 4 13.3 2004 24 CHW AL P 56 1 8 1 1 .900 .947 0.16 0.45 1.24 1.65 1 65.3 2005 25 CHW AL P 69 2 14 0 2 1.000 .952 0.23 0.46 2.39 1.69 0 60.3 2006 26 CHW AL P 70 4 9 0 1 1.000 .956 0.19 0.41 2.17 1.57 0 54.0 2007 27 CHC NL P 16 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.12 0.40 1.08 1.67 0 16.7 2008 28 CHC NL P 50 2 4 2 0 .750 .952 0.12 0.43 1.51 1.74 0 35.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 265 10 38 3 5 .941 .952 0.18 0.44 1.76 1.66 5 245.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 265 10 38 3 5 .941 .952 0.18 0.44 1.76 1.66 5 245
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 2005   ALDS  CHW BOS     W   1   0   0.00  0  0  0  0   0.1   0   0   0   0 
        ALCS  CHW LAA     W   1   0   0.00  0  0  0  0   0.2   0   0   0   0 
        WS    CHW HOU     W   4   0   0.00  1  0  0  0   1.1   1   0   1   2 
 2008   NLDS  CHC LAD     L   2   0   0.00  0  0  0  0   1.2   1   0   1   3 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  2 Lg Div Series       1-1   3   0   0.00  0  0  0  0   2     1   0   1   3 
  4 Postseason Ser      3-1   8   0   0.00  1  0  0  0   4     2   0   2   5 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 2005   ALDS  CHW BOS     W   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
        ALCS  CHW LAA     W   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    CHW HOU     W   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0             
 2008   NLDS  CHC LAD     L   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Lg Div Series       1-1   3   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
  4 Postseason Series   3-1   6   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Games
2006 AL-70-8

Gray Ink: Pitching - 1 (2542) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 10.0 (905) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

June 5, 2001: Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 2nd round of the 2001 amateur draft. Player signed June 13, 2001.

December 16, 2002: Sent by the Oakland Athletics to the Chicago White Sox to complete an earlier deal made on December 3, 2002. The Oakland Athletics sent players to be named later and Billy Koch to the Chicago White Sox for Keith Foulke, Mark L. Johnson, Joe Valentine, and cash. The Oakland Athletics sent Neal Cotts (December 16, 2002) and Daylon Holt (minors) (December 16, 2002) to the Chicago White Sox to complete the trade.

November 16, 2006: Traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Chicago Cubs for David Aardsma and Carlos Vasquez (minors).


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
2004Chicago White Sox$301,000
2005Chicago White Sox$330,000
2006Chicago White Sox$400,000
2007Chicago Cubs$825,000
Career (may be incomplete)$1,856,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Uniforms 
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