Ken Gossage   Relief Pitcher | Retired or Inactive Players Pitching God, who doesn't love a knuckler? I saw a slow-motion version of one of his pitches on TV, it's no wonder they're unhittable! Gossage also has a decent changeup. You know, some times I think I can throw harder than Gossage, and that's saying a lot. Gossage has had a tendency to fall victim to big innings. He frequently leaves fastballs up in the strike zone, where they get pounded. He changes speeds well enough to keep righthanders from teeing off on him. Defense & Hitting Basestealers are unusually successful against Gossage, whose run-stopping fundamentals are otherwise strong. Perhaps it is a result of his increased reliance on offspeed pitches. Gossage is nothing special in the field. Gossage is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Gossage has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Retired or Inactive Players have been known to use Gossage as a pinch-runner on occasion. 2025 Outlook Gossage isn't cutting the mustard in the low minors. It's time for Ken to investigate other career options, like coaching highschool ball. But if you ask me, I'll pass on Gossage.           -- Ska Nyman, A-Ball Scout

Player Skills Yearly Scouting Report Cards

Year Team AS EN CO HR GF vL Hm Sc CL FB CU SI SL CB SC KN Age Exp Delivery Slot CH PH SP FA Nyman Rating 2004 VAV 29 42 50 66 49 48 48 44 53 23 46 0 0 0 0 47 17 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 5 43 44 115 2005 VAV 33 44 57 66 49 48 48 44 53 48 46 0 0 0 0 67 18 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 9 44 191 2006 VAV 35 47 66 66 49 48 48 44 53 60 51 0 0 0 0 79 19 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 44 243 2007 VAV 51 49 73 66 49 48 48 44 53 60 51 0 0 0 0 79 20 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 48 283 2008 VAG 63 51 81 66 49 48 48 44 53 60 51 0 0 0 0 87 21 1 Overhand Active 0 0 0 52 325 2009 VAG 77 51 81 66 49 48 48 44 53 60 51 0 0 0 0 87 22 2 Overhand Active 0 0 0 55 349 2010 VAG 78 53 81 66 48 48 48 44 53 66 51 0 0 0 0 91 23 3 Overhand Active 0 0 0 64 362 2011 VAG 80 53 81 66 48 48 48 44 53 71 51 0 0 0 0 93 24 4 Overhand Active 0 0 0 71 375 2012 VAG 83 54 81 66 48 48 48 44 53 73 53 0 0 0 0 93 25 5 Overhand Active 0 0 0 78 385 2013 VAG 83 54 81 66 48 48 48 44 53 75 53 0 0 0 0 95 26 6 Overhand Active 0 0 0 80 389 2014 VAG 87 55 81 66 48 48 48 44 53 76 53 0 0 0 0 95 27 7 Overhand Active 0 0 0 80 397 2015 VAG 87 55 81 66 48 48 48 44 53 77 53 0 0 0 0 96 28 8 Overhand Active 0 0 0 80 398 2016 VAG 87 55 81 66 48 48 48 44 53 77 55 0 0 0 0 97 29 9 Overhand Active 0 0 0 80 400 2017 VAG 87 55 81 66 48 48 48 44 53 77 55 0 0 0 0 98 30 10 Overhand Active 0 0 0 80 399 2018 BLA 87 55 81 66 48 48 48 44 53 78 55 0 0 0 0 98 31 11 Overhand Active 0 0 0 80 400 2019 BLA 87 55 81 66 48 48 48 44 53 78 56 0 0 0 0 98 32 12 Overhand Active 0 0 0 80 400 2020 BLA 87 55 81 66 48 48 48 44 53 78 56 0 0 0 0 98 33 13 Overhand Active 0 0 0 80 399 2021 BLA 87 55 81 66 48 48 48 44 53 78 57 0 0 0 0 98 34 14 Overhand Active 0 0 0 80 399 2022 BLA 87 55 81 66 48 48 48 44 53 78 57 0 0 0 0 98 35 15 Overhand Active 0 0 0 80 398 2023 NIA 87 55 81 66 48 48 48 44 53 78 57 0 0 0 0 98 36 16 Overhand Active 0 0 0 80 397 Ratings Delta                                 +1 +1             -1

CBL Collegiate League Yearly Statistical Records

Year Age Team W L Sv Hld G GS QS CG IP AIP H HR BB SO IR IRS K/9 K/BB Whip Avg Slg LHB RHB ERA Totals     0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

CBL Pioneer League Yearly Statistical Records

Year Age Team W L Sv Hld G GS QS CG IP AIP H HR BB SO IR IRS K/9 K/BB Whip Avg Slg LHB RHB ERA 2005 18 PSIL 7 1 0 17 66 0 0 0 107.2 1.2 122 16 53 111 30 10 9.32 2.09 1.63 .281 .454 .279 .282 5.35 2006 19 PSIL 3 1 3 15 66 0 0 0 122.1 2.0 114 17 38 169 22 3 12.46 4.45 1.24 .242 .405 .273 .227 4.05 2007 20 PSIL 3 5 6 11 69 0 0 0 127.2 2.0 108 18 36 173 40 6 12.24 4.81 1.13 .222 .393 .159 .252 3.17 Totals     13 7 9 43 201 0 0 0 357.2 1.2 344 51 127 453 92 19 11.41 3.57 1.32 .247 .416 .229 .255 4.13

CBL Major League Yearly Statistical Records

Year Age Team W L Sv Hld G GS QS CG IP AIP H HR BB SO IR IRS K/9 K/BB Whip Avg Slg LHB RHB ERA 2007 20 VAV 0 2 1 1 18 0 0 0 30.1 1.2 40 10 9 35 10 2 10.47 3.89 1.63 .313 .609 .293 .322 7.42 2008 21 VAG 6 3 0 9 58 0 0 0 111.1 2.0 98 22 21 139 20 8 11.26 6.62 1.07 .233 .447 .246 .226 2.91 2009 22 VAG 7 2 16 7 41 0 0 0 36.1 1.0 36 7 13 41 26 7 10.22 3.15 1.36 .261 .464 .188 .300 2.73 2010 23 VAG 4 3 25 2 44 0 0 0 40.2 1.0 38 4 8 47 27 5 10.52 5.88 1.14 .247 .370 .362 .196 3.32 2011 24 VAG 3 4 33 3 55 0 0 0 60 1.0 47 6 18 67 42 14 10.05 3.72 1.08 .209 .347 .183 .221 2.10 2012 25 VAG 1 2 34 8 57 0 0 0 57 1.0 49 10 16 73 51 4 11.53 4.56 1.14 .228 .414 .186 .244 3.32 2013 26 VAG 6 4 18 4 50 0 0 0 52 1.0 53 11 14 60 28 10 10.38 4.29 1.29 .260 .475 .226 .272 4.15 2014 27 VAG 2 1 30 3 48 0 0 0 53.1 1.0 31 4 7 71 33 6 12.03 10.14 0.72 .167 .263 .185 .159 0.84 2015 28 VAG 3 2 1 0 35 0 0 0 88.1 2.2 73 12 18 111 21 4 11.34 6.17 1.03 .220 .377 .230 .215 3.26 2016 29 VAG 13 6 4 0 34 23 16 0 170.1 5.0 139 30 23 180 4 0 9.52 7.83 0.95 .218 .388 .229 .214 2.91 2017 30 VAG 16 11 0 0 32 32 20 0 213 6.2 198 39 21 279 0 0 11.79 13.29 1.03 .239 .419 .252 .234 3.63 2018 31 BLA 9 11 0 0 36 36 26 1 233 6.1 212 34 26 279 0 0 10.78 10.73 1.02 .238 .400 .264 .230 3.01 2019 32 BLA 20 8 0 0 39 39 30 1 261 6.2 185 47 18 302 0 0 10.41 16.78 0.78 .194 .379 .202 .191 2.55 2020 33 BLA 22 3 0 0 40 40 33 1 263.1 6.2 161 28 22 284 0 0 9.71 12.91 0.70 .173 .300 .186 .168 1.68 2021 34 BLA 21 10 0 0 41 41 29 0 269 6.2 222 47 25 270 0 0 9.03 10.80 0.92 .221 .405 .202 .227 2.51 2022 35 BLA 21 8 0 0 40 40 27 0 256 6.1 172 34 29 311 0 0 10.93 10.72 0.79 .186 .325 .196 .182 2.36 2023 36 NIA 16 6 0 0 33 33 29 1 234.2 7.0 151 24 17 266 0 0 10.22 15.65 0.72 .180 .301 .237 .164 1.88 Totals     170 86 162 37 701 284 210 4 2429.2 3.1 1905 369 305 2815 262 60 10.43 9.23 0.91 .211 .375 .224 .206 2.65

Transfer History for Ken Gossage

Date Transferred with Gossage To New Club In Exchange For To Old Club July 24 2018 Jose Restovich Blackwater Wolfish Alfredo Downing Benjamin Passent Brett Thompson Anthony Harrison 1st Rd 2019 (21st pick) 2nd Rd 2019 (49th pick) 3rd Rd 2019 (77th pick) Vancouver Orcas

Ken Gossage's Career Highlights

Year Details 2004 1st round - 11th overall selection by Vancouver Vipers in the 2004 Amateur Draft 2009 Farmers League All Star 2011 Farmers League All Star 2012 Farmers League All Star 2014 Farmers League All Star 2017 Farmers League All Star 2019 Fishermen League All Star 2020 Pitcher of the Month : Fishermen League, May 2020 Pitcher of the Month : Fishermen League, June 2020 Fishermen League All Star 2020 Pitcher of the Month : Fishermen League, September 2020 Cy Young : Fishermen League, (22-3, 1.68 ERA, 284 K's, 0.70 WHIP, 9.71 K/9) 2020 CBL Pitcher of the Year 2021 Pitcher of the Month : Fishermen League, May 2022 Fishermen League All Star 2023 Pitcher of the Month : Fishermen League, June 2023 Fishermen League All Star 2023 Pitcher of the Month : Fishermen League, July

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