Derek Root
Derek Anthony Root
Born: May 26, 1975
Cleveland, OH US
Primary Position: Pitcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 215
Draft: Round 5 (1993 June Amateur Draft, Houston Astros)
School: St. Edward HS (Lakewood, OH)
Career: 1993-2001
Derek Root compiled a career record of 40 wins and 46 losses, with 14 saves, and a 4.19 ERA in his 215-game pitching career with the Astros, Auburn Astros, Kissimmee Cobras, Quad Cities River Bandits, Jackson Generals, New Orleans Zephyrs, St. Lucie Mets, Mobile BayBears, Binghamton Mets, Las Vegas Stars and Camden Riversharks. He began playing during the 1993 season and last took the field during the 2001 campaign.
 Kissimmee Cobras |
 Auburn Astros |
 Quad Cities River Bandits |
 Jackson Generals |
 Binghamton Mets |
 St. Lucie Mets |
 Las Vegas Stars |
 Mobile BayBears |
 Camden Riversharks |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Advanced A | FLOR | Kissimmee Cobras | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | |
| 1995 | Short Season A | NYPL | Auburn Astros | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.29 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38.3 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 165 |
| 1996 | A | MIDW | Quad Cities River Bandits | 5 | 3 | .625 | 3.00 | 40 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 63.0 | 55 | 25 | 21 | 1 | 26 | 4 | 47 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 272 |
| 1997 | Advanced A | FLOR | Kissimmee Cobras | 4 | 14 | .222 | 4.19 | 26 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 129.0 | 131 | 76 | 60 | 10 | 42 | 1 | 68 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 555 |
| 1998 | Advanced A | FLOR | Kissimmee Cobras | 5 | 4 | .556 | 2.35 | 29 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 80.3 | 69 | 28 | 21 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 79 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 323 |
| 1998 | AAA | PCL | New Orleans Zephyrs | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.84 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 |
| 1998 | AA | TL | Jackson Generals | 4 | 1 | .800 | 3.89 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44.0 | 46 | 24 | 19 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 192 |
| 1999 | AA | TL | Jackson Generals | 7 | 16 | .304 | 4.65 | 28 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156.7 | 167 | 103 | 81 | 17 | 79 | 2 | 129 | 11 | 2 | 14 | 711 |
| 2000 | AA | SOUL | Mobile BayBears | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.63 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22.3 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 |
| 2000 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas Stars | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 71 | |
| 2000 | Advanced A | FLOR | St. Lucie Mets | 0 | 0 | 3.68 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 33 | |
| 2000 | AA | EL | Binghamton Mets | 0 | 1 | .000 | 7.82 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.7 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 61 |
| 2001 | Ind | ATLL | Camden Riversharks | 8 | 7 | .533 | 4.91 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 154.0 | 178 | 91 | 84 | 15 | 50 | 0 | 110 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 667 |
| Totals | 40 | 46 | .465 | 4.19 | 215 | 97 | 49 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 734.0 | 743 | 406 | 342 | 53 | 304 | 12 | 544 | 39 | 10 | 50 | 3199 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | R | GULF | Astros | 41 | 145 | 131 | 12 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 21 | .282 | .352 | .344 | .695 | 45 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | R | GULF | Astros | 47 | 181 | 169 | 21 | 46 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 18 | .272 | .304 | .331 | .635 | 56 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 1998 | AA | TL | Jackson Generals | 7 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .250 | .333 | .250 | .583 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | AAA | PCL | New Orleans Zephyrs | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | AA | TL | Jackson Generals | 28 | 37 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .031 | .031 | .031 | .062 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas Stars | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .750 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 133 | 379 | 346 | 37 | 87 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 49 | .251 | .298 | .306 | .604 | 106 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | R | GULF | Astros | 1B | 36 | 284 | 17 | 11 | 26 | .965 | 8.361 |
| 1994 | R | GULF | Astros | 1B | 43 | 338 | 24 | 9 | 33 | .976 | 8.419 |
| 1995 | Advanced A | FLOR | Kissimmee Cobras | P | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .200 |
| 1995 | Short Season A | NYPL | Auburn Astros | P | 17 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .929 | .765 |
| 1996 | A | MIDW | Quad Cities River Bandits | P | 40 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .300 |
| 1997 | Advanced A | FLOR | Kissimmee Cobras | P | 26 | 8 | 19 | 1 | 0 | .964 | 1.038 |
| 1998 | AA | TL | Jackson Generals | P | 7 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 1.000 |
| 1998 | Advanced A | FLOR | Kissimmee Cobras | P | 29 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .690 |
| 1998 | AAA | PCL | New Orleans Zephyrs | P | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1999 | AA | TL | Jackson Generals | P | 28 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 0 | .957 | .786 |
| 2000 | AA | EL | Binghamton Mets | P | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .222 |
| 2000 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas Stars | P | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .222 |
| 2000 | Advanced A | FLOR | St. Lucie Mets | P | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .200 |
| 2000 | AA | SOUL | Mobile BayBears | P | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .200 |
| 2001 | Ind | ATLL | Camden Riversharks | P | 24 | 9 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 1.583 |
| Totals | 294 | 659 | 153 | 27 | 65 | .968 | 2.762 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | R | Gulf Coast League | Astros | HOU | ||
| 1994 | R | Gulf Coast League | Astros | HOU | ||
| 1995 | Short Season A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Auburn Astros | HOU | ||
| 1995 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Kissimmee Cobras | HOU | ||
| 1996 | A | Midwest League | Quad Cities River Bandits | HOU | ||
| 1997 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Kissimmee Cobras | HOU | ||
| 1998 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Kissimmee Cobras | HOU | ||
| 1998 | AA | Texas League | Jackson Generals | HOU | ||
| 1998 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | New Orleans Zephyrs | HOU | ||
| 1999 | AA | Texas League | Jackson Generals | HOU | ||
| 2000 | Advanced A | Florida State League | St. Lucie Mets | NYN | ||
| 2000 | AA | Southern League | Mobile BayBears | SDN | ||
| 2000 | AA | Eastern League | Binghamton Mets | NYN | ||
| 2000 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Las Vegas Stars | SDN | ||
| 2001 | Ind | Atlantic League | Camden Riversharks |
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