Derek Root

Positions: Pitcher and First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-5, 215lb (196cm, 97kg)

Born: May 26, 1975 in Cleveland, OH us

Draft: Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 5th round of the 1993 MLB June Amateur Draft from St. Edward HS (Lakewood, OH).

High School: St. Edward HS (Lakewood, OH)

Full Name: Derek Anthony Root

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1995	20		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A--A+	HOU	2	0	1.000	3.45	3.45	22	3	6	0	0	1	44.1	38	17	17	0	26	0	40	2	1	4	194	1.444	7.7	0.0	5.3	8.1	1.54
1995	20	-2.5	Kissimmee	FLOR	A+	HOU	0	0		4.50	4.50	5	0	1	0	0	0	6.0	10	3	3	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	29	2.000	15.0	0.0	3.0	4.5	1.50
1995	20	-1.1	Auburn	NYPL	A-	HOU	2	0	1.000	3.29	3.29	17	3	5	0	0	1	38.1	28	14	14	0	24	0	37	2	1	4	165	1.357	6.6	0.0	5.6	8.7	1.54
1996	21	-0.3	Quad Cities	MIDW	A	HOU	5	3	.625	3.00	3.57	40	2	22	0	0	7	63.0	55	25	21	1	26	4	47	4	0	6	272	1.286	7.9	0.1	3.7	6.7	1.81
1997	22	-0.5	Kissimmee	FLOR	A+	HOU	4	14	.222	4.19	5.30	26	22	0	2	0	0	129.0	131	76	60	10	42	1	68	7	5	7	555	1.341	9.1	0.7	2.9	4.7	1.62
1998	23		3 Teams	3 Lgs	A+-AA-AAA	HOU	10	5	.667	2.89	3.72	37	16	13	2	2	4	130.2	118	54	42	8	40	3	114	5	1	6	539	1.209	8.1	0.6	2.8	7.9	2.85
1998	23	-3.5	New Orleans	PCL	AAA	HOU	1	0	1.000	2.84	2.84	1	1	0	0	0	0	6.1	3	2	2	1	3	0	4	0	0	1	24	0.947	4.3	1.4	4.3	5.7	1.33
1998	23	-1.3	Jackson	TL	AA	HOU	4	1	.800	3.89	4.91	7	6	0	0	0	0	44.0	46	24	19	4	17	1	31	1	0	1	192	1.432	9.4	0.8	3.5	6.3	1.82
1998	23	0.6	Kissimmee	FLOR	A+	HOU	5	4	.556	2.35	3.14	29	9	13	2	2	4	80.1	69	28	21	3	20	2	79	4	1	4	323	1.108	7.7	0.3	2.2	8.9	3.95
1999	24	0.2	Jackson	TL	AA	HOU	7	16	.304	4.65	5.92	28	26	0	0	0	0	156.2	167	103	81	17	79	2	129	11	2	14	711	1.570	9.6	1.0	4.5	7.4	1.63
2000	25		4 Teams	4 Lgs	AA-AAA-A+	SDP	4	1	.800	5.91	6.39	38	4	8	0	0	2	56.1	56	40	37	2	41	2	36	3	0	3	261	1.722	8.9	0.3	6.6	5.8	0.88
2000	25	-2.0	Las Vegas	PCL	AAA	SDP	0	0		9.00	9.64	9	2	2	0	0	0	14.0	18	15	14	1	10	1	7	1	0	2	71	2.000	11.6	0.6	6.4	4.5	0.70
2000	25	1.1	Mobile	SOUL	AA	SDP	4	0	1.000	3.63	3.63	15	2	3	0	0	2	22.1	15	9	9	1	18	0	13	0	0	0	96	1.478	6.0	0.4	7.3	5.2	0.72
2000	25	0.7	Binghamton	EL	AA	NYM	0	1	.000	7.82	9.24	9	0	1	0	0	0	12.2	13	13	11	0	11	1	7	1	0	0	61	1.895	9.2	0.0	7.8	5.0	0.64
2000	25	2.4	St. Lucie	FLOR	A+	NYM	0	0		3.68	3.68	5	0	2	0	0	0	7.1	10	3	3	0	2	0	9	1	0	1	33	1.636	12.3	0.0	2.5	11.0	4.50
2001	26	-2.7	Camden	ATLL	Ind		8	7	.533	4.91	5.32	24	24	0	3	0	0	154.0	178	91	84	15	50	0	110	7	1	10	667	1.481	10.4	0.9	2.9	6.4	2.20
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Minors (6 seasons)					Minors		32	39	.451	4.00	4.89	191	73	49	4	2	14	580.0	565	315	258	38	254	12	434	32	9	40	2532	1.412	8.8	0.6	3.9	6.7	1.71
Other (1 season)					Other		8	7	.533	4.91	5.32	24	24	0	3	0	0	154.0	178	91	84	15	50	0	110	7	1	10	667	1.481	10.4	0.9	2.9	6.4	2.20
All Levels (7 Seasons)							40	46	.465	4.19	4.98	215	97	49	7	2	14	734.0	743	406	342	53	304	12	544	39	10	50	3199	1.426	9.1	0.6	3.7	6.7	1.79

AAA (2 seasons)					Minors		1	0	1.000	7.08	7.52	10	3	2	0	0	0	20.1	21	17	16	2	13	1	11	1	0	3	95	1.672	9.3	0.9	5.8	4.9	0.85
AA (3 seasons)					Minors		15	18	.455	4.58	5.69	59	34	4	0	0	2	235.2	241	149	120	22	125	4	180	13	2	15	1060	1.553	9.2	0.8	4.8	6.9	1.44
A+ (4 seasons)					Minors		9	18	.333	3.52	4.45	65	31	16	4	2	4	222.2	220	110	87	13	66	3	159	12	6	12	940	1.284	8.9	0.5	2.7	6.4	2.41
A (1 season)					Minors		5	3	.625	3.00	3.57	40	2	22	0	0	7	63.0	55	25	21	1	26	4	47	4	0	6	272	1.286	7.9	0.1	3.7	6.7	1.81
A- (1 season)					Minors		2	0	1.000	3.29	3.29	17	3	5	0	0	1	38.1	28	14	14	0	24	0	37	2	1	4	165	1.357	6.6	0.0	5.6	8.7	1.54