Neal Cotts
Neal James Cotts
Born: March 25, 1980
Belleville, IL US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 200
Draft: Round 2 (2001 June Amateur Draft, Oakland Athletics)
School: Illinois State
Career: 2001-2017
Major League Statistics
Neal Cotts compiled a career record of 38 wins and 25 losses, with 12 saves, and a 3.34 ERA in his 253-game pitching career with the Vancouver Canadians, Visalia Oaks, Modesto A's, Peoria Javelinas, Birmingham Barons, Iowa Cubs, Round Rock Express, Salt Lake Bees, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders and Syracuse Chiefs. He began playing during the 2001 season and last took the field during the 2017 campaign.
 Visalia Oaks |
 Vancouver Canadians |
 Modesto A's |
 Peoria Javelinas |
 Birmingham Barons |
 Iowa Cubs |
 Round Rock Express |
 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders |
 Salt Lake Bees |
 Syracuse Chiefs |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Short Season A | NORW | Vancouver Canadians | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.09 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35.0 | 28 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 145 |
| 2001 | Advanced A | CALL | Visalia Oaks | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2.32 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31.0 | 27 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 139 |
| 2002 | Advanced A | CALL | Modesto A's | 12 | 6 | .667 | 4.12 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137.7 | 123 | 72 | 63 | 5 | 87 | 0 | 178 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 611 |
| 2003 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | 9 | 7 | .562 | 2.16 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108.3 | 67 | 32 | 26 | 2 | 56 | 1 | 133 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 440 |
| 2007 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | 2 | 2 | .500 | 4.83 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.3 | 43 | 28 | 27 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 48 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 217 |
| 2008 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.00 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27.0 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 |
| 2009 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2.84 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12.7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 51 |
| 2012 | AAA | PCL | Round Rock Express | 2 | 1 | .667 | 4.55 | 25 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31.7 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 142 |
| 2013 | AAA | PCL | Round Rock Express | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0.78 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23.0 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 |
| 2016 | AAA | PCL | Round Rock Express | 2 | 2 | .500 | 3.80 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.7 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| 2016 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake Bees | 0 | 0 | 3.29 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13.7 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 55 | |
| 2016 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | 0 | 0 | 4.91 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | |
| 2017 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 1 | 3 | .250 | 3.94 | 52 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 48.0 | 37 | 22 | 21 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 57 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 197 |
| Totals | 38 | 25 | .603 | 3.34 | 253 | 69 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 549.3 | 443 | 232 | 204 | 26 | 268 | 8 | 659 | 18 | 5 | 21 | 2320 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | 24 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake Bees | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 69 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .125 | .125 | .125 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Short Season A | NORW | Vancouver Canadians | P | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | .444 |
| 2001 | Advanced A | CALL | Visalia Oaks | P | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | .714 |
| 2002 | Advanced A | CALL | Modesto A's | P | 28 | 14 | 22 | 1 | 1 | .973 | 1.286 |
| 2003 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | P | 21 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 2 | .952 | .952 |
| 2007 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | P | 24 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .458 |
| 2008 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | P | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .158 |
| 2009 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | P | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .750 | .250 |
| 2012 | AAA | PCL | Round Rock Express | P | 25 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .800 | .160 |
| 2013 | AAA | PCL | Round Rock Express | P | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .133 |
| 2016 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | P | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .286 |
| 2016 | AAA | PCL | Round Rock Express | P | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .200 |
| 2016 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake Bees | P | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .286 |
| 2017 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | P | 52 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .154 |
| Totals | 253 | 34 | 72 | 6 | 6 | .946 | .419 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Short Season A | Northwest League | Vancouver Canadians | OAK | ||
| 2001 | Advanced A | California League | Visalia Oaks | OAK | ||
| 2002 | Advanced A | California League | Modesto A's | OAK | ||
| 2003 | AA | Southern League | Birmingham Barons | CHA | ||
| 2003 | Fall | Arizona Fall League | Peoria Javelinas | |||
| 2007 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Iowa Cubs | CHN | May 23, 2007 | September 2, 2007 |
| 2008 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Iowa Cubs | CHN | April 5, 2008 | May 26, 2008 |
| 2009 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Iowa Cubs | CHN | May 3, 2009 | June 24, 2009 |
| 2012 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Round Rock Express | TEX | June 11, 2012 | September 1, 2012 |
| 2013 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Round Rock Express | TEX | April 5, 2013 | May 18, 2013 |
| 2016 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Salt Lake Bees | LAA | April 8, 2016 | May 15, 2016 |
| 2016 | AAA | International League | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | NYA | May 22, 2016 | June 11, 2016 |
| 2016 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Round Rock Express | TEX | June 22, 2016 | September 5, 2016 |
| 2017 | AAA | International League | Syracuse Chiefs | WAS | April 8, 2017 | August 31, 2017 |
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