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==Biography==Jason Grimsley is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher. Over the course of his career, he played with the Philadelphia Phillies, Cleveland Indians, California Angels, New York Yankees, Kansas City Royals, Baltimore Orioles, and Arizona Diamondbacks
On June 6, 2006, Grimsley was the subject of a Federal raid, looking for evidence that he was a distributor of performance-enhancing drugs [1]. He confessed to using HGH, steroids, and amphetamines during the 2003 season, and was suspended for 50 games for violating the Major League Baseball steroid policy on June 12, 2006 [2]. He was released by the Arizona Diamondbacks, and has not returned to Major League Baseball.
There is some disagreement on what was Jason Grimsley's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1999, when he posted a 3.60 ERA. However, others believe that it was 2001, when he posted a 3.02 ERA and struck out 61 batters.
Grimsley was also one of the players named in baseball's Mitchell Report. The report states that, after Grimsley met former Mets clubhouse attendant Kirk Radomski in 2000, Grimsley purchased at least fourteen orders of performance-enhancing drugs. These drugs included HGH, Deca-Durabolin, and diet pills and were bought between 2000 and 2004, for a total of $35,400. Grimsley also discussed steroids with former Yankees trainer Brian McNamee, allegedly showing McNamee a bottle of 5 mg Winstrol tablets. The report also goes on to detail the evidence that lead to Grimsley being suspended in 2006 for violating MLB's steroid policy.
Grimsley declined to speak with investigators for the Mitchell Report.
Scouting Report
Statistics
Pitching Stats
| Year | Team | G | GS | W | L | ERA | K | R | ER | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | IB | WP | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | PHI | N | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5.89 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.1 | 19 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | PHI | N | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 3.30 | 41 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57.1 | 47 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 1991 | PHI | N | 12 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4.87 | 42 | 34 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 54 | 4 | 41 | 3 | 14 | 3 |
| 1993 | CLE | A | 10 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5.31 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42.1 | 52 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 1994 | CLE | A | 14 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 4.57 | 59 | 47 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 82.2 | 91 | 7 | 34 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| 1995 | CLE | A | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.09 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 37 | 4 | 32 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| 1996 | CAL | A | 35 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 6.84 | 82 | 110 | 99 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 130.1 | 150 | 14 | 74 | 5 | 11 | 13 |
| 1999 | NY | A | 55 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3.60 | 49 | 39 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 66 | 7 | 40 | 5 | 8 | 4 |
| 2000 | NY | A | 63 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5.04 | 53 | 58 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 96.1 | 100 | 10 | 42 | 1 | 16 | 5 |
| 2001 | KC | A | 73 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3.02 | 61 | 32 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80.1 | 71 | 8 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 2002 | KC | A | 70 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 3.91 | 59 | 32 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 71.1 | 64 | 4 | 37 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| 2003 | KC | A | 76 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5.16 | 58 | 47 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 88 | 6 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| 2004 | KC | A | 32 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.38 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26.2 | 24 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 2004 | BAL | A | 41 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4.21 | 21 | 25 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36.1 | 37 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | TOT | A | 73 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 3.86 | 39 | 36 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 61 | 4 | 35 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| 2005 | BAL | A | 22 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5.73 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | ARI | N | 19 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4.88 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.2 | 30 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | NL | 46 | 27 | 6 | 14 | 4.44 | 100 | 83 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.1 | 150 | 11 | 111 | 6 | 23 | 5 | |
| Total | AL | 506 | 45 | 36 | 44 | 4.84 | 522 | 466 | 415 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 772.1 | 804 | 72 | 387 | 40 | 73 | 42 | |
| Total | 552 | 72 | 42 | 58 | 4.77 | 622 | 549 | 496 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 936.2 | 954 | 83 | 498 | 46 | 96 | 47 |
Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | PHI | N | P | 4 | 4 | 18.1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .833 |
| 1990 | PHI | N | P | 11 | 11 | 57.1 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .955 |
| 1991 | PHI | N | P | 12 | 12 | 61 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 1 | .941 |
| 1993 | CLE | A | P | 10 | 6 | 42.1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1994 | CLE | A | P | 14 | 13 | 82.2 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1995 | CLE | A | P | 15 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1996 | CAL | A | P | 35 | 20 | 130.1 | 23 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 0 | .953 |
| 1999 | NY | A | P | 55 | 0 | 75 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2000 | NY | A | P | 63 | 4 | 96.1 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .917 |
| 2001 | KC | A | P | 73 | 0 | 80.1 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | .818 |
| 2002 | KC | A | P | 70 | 0 | 71.1 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .941 |
| 2003 | KC | A | P | 76 | 0 | 75 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .969 |
| 2004 | KC | A | P | 32 | 0 | 26.2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .833 |
| 2004 | BAL | A | P | 41 | 0 | 36.1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .857 |
| 2004 | TOT | A | P | 73 | 0 | 63 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 0 | .846 |
| 2005 | BAL | A | P | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2006 | ARI | N | P | 19 | 0 | 27.2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 |
| Total | P | 552 | 72 | 936.2 | 107 | 142 | 18 | 21 | 0 | 17 | 98 | 25 | 3 | .933 |
Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | PHI | N | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | PHI | N | 12 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .188 | .235 | .188 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | PHI | N | 12 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .059 | .158 | .059 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | CLE | A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | CLE | A | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | CLE | A | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | CAL | A | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | NY | A | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | NY | A | 63 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .667 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | KC | A | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | KC | A | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | KC | A | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | KC | A | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | BAL | A | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | TOT | A | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | BAL | A | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | ARI | N | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | NL | 47 | 42 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .095 | .156 | .095 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | AL | 506 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .667 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 553 | 43 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .093 | .188 | .093 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Transactions
- Selected by Philadelphia Phillies in the 10th round of the free-agent draft (June 3, 1985 - signed June 6, 1985).
- Traded by Philadelphia Phillies to Houston Astros in exchange for Curt Schilling (April 2, 1992).
- Released by Houston Astros (March 30, 1993).
- Signed by Cleveland Indians (April 7, 1993).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians with Pep Harris to California Angels in exchange for Brian Anderson (February 15, 1996).
- Granted free agency (October 8, 1996).
- Signed by Detroit Tigers (January 17, 1997).
- Released by Detroit Tigers (March 20, 1997).
- Signed by Milwaukee Brewers (April 3, 1997).
- Traded by Milwaukee Brewers to Kansas City Royals in exchange for Jamie Brewington (July 29, 1997).
- Granted free agency (October 15, 1997).
- Signed by Cleveland Indians (January 8, 1998).
- Granted free agency (October 15, 1998).
- Signed by New York Yankees (January 26, 1999).
- Released by New York Yankees (November 20, 2000).
- Signed by Kansas City Royals (January 19, 2001).
- Granted free agency (October 29, 2003).
- Signed by Kansas City Royals (December 7, 2003).
- Traded by Kansas City Royals to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Denny Bautista (June 21, 2004).
- Granted free agency (October 27, 2005).
- Signed by Arizona Diamondbacks (December 22, 2005).
- Released by Arizona Diamondbacks (June 7, 2006).
