Yam Crosland  
Relief Pitcher | Retired or Inactive Players

Pitching
His fastball gets into the high 80s, but it's the sink that makes the pitch effective. He walks too many hitters and throws too many pitches. When you throw a curveball, it better break. Hanging curves equal earned runs in this league, you just can't get away with them. Unfortunately, Crosland's curveball tends to hang. The running movement on his pitches makes life tougher on lefties than righties.

Defense & Hitting
Though he lacks a good pickoff move, he checks the running game with a compact stretch delivery. He isn't especially quick off the mound but generally fields his position adequately. Crosland is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Crosland has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Retired or Inactive Players have been known to use Crosland as a pinch-runner on occasion.

2025 Outlook
One has to wonder what Yam Crosland is doing in AA. In all honesty, he could use a lot of work on the fundamentals in the low minors. But if you ask me, I'll pass on Crosland.

          -- Emu Nyman, AA/AAA 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
2001 RED 67 53 25 52 53 55 48 48 45 62 0 0 58 37 0 0 24 0 Overhand AA/AAA 1 2 26 44 194
2002 RED 66 53 37 59 53 55 48 48 45 62 0 0 58 37 0 0 25 0 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 46 219
2003 FA 66 54 46 61 53 55 48 48 45 62 0 0 58 44 0 0 26 0 Overhand Free Agent 0 0 0 49 243
2004 YEL 66 54 51 63 53 55 48 48 45 62 0 0 58 44 0 0 27 0 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 51 252
2005 YEL 69 54 55 65 53 55 48 48 45 62 0 0 58 48 0 0 28 0 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 53 268
2006 YEL 69 54 55 66 53 55 48 48 45 62 0 0 58 50 0 0 29 0 Overhand Active 0 0 0 55 269
2007 YEL 69 54 55 66 53 55 48 48 45 62 0 0 58 52 0 0 30 1 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 56 270
2008 YEL 69 54 55 66 53 55 48 48 45 62 0 0 58 53 0 0 31 2 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 57 270
2009 FA 69 54 55 66 53 55 48 48 45 62 0 0 58 54 0 0 32 3 Overhand Free Agent 0 0 0 56 270
2010 FA 67 53 55 66 48 55 48 48 45 62 0 0 58 54 0 0 33 4 Overhand Free Agent 0 0 0 56 260
2011 FA 68 52 55 65 48 55 48 48 45 62 0 0 58 54 0 0 34 5 Overhand Free Agent 0 0 0 56 260
2012 FA 68 50 55 65 48 55 48 48 45 62 0 0 58 54 0 0 35 6 Overhand Free Agent 0 0 0 56 258
2013 FA 65 50 53 64 48 55 48 48 45 62 0 0 58 54 0 0 36 7 Overhand Free Agent 0 0 0 55 247
2014 FA 64 48 51 65 48 55 48 48 45 62 0 0 58 54 0 0 37 8 Overhand Free Agent 0 0 0 54 241
2015 FA 61 47 50 66 48 55 48 48 45 62 0 0 58 54 0 0 38 9 Overhand Free Agent 0 0 0 52 234
2016 FA 61 45 49 64 48 55 48 48 45 62 0 0 58 54 0 0 39 10 Overhand Free Agent 0 0 0 50 229
Ratings Delta   -2 -1 -2                         +1 +1           -2 -5

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
2001 24 PTIR 5 8 13 4 49 0 0 0 53.2 1.0 38 7 63 44 38 17 7.44 0.70 1.90 .200 .342 .277 .175 4.70
2002 25 PTIR 1 6 22 5 43 0 0 0 33 0.2 25 4 38 25 30 8 6.82 0.66 1.91 .210 .387 .125 .253 5.46
2003 26 PTIM 5 4 21 6 46 0 0 0 40.2 1.0 41 3 29 33 32 9 7.39 1.14 1.74 .266 .403 .298 .252 4.65
2004 27 PMED 4 4 11 6 33 0 0 0 31.1 1.0 41 5 22 23 34 10 6.66 1.05 2.03 .308 .504 .400 .292 7.47
2005 28 PMED 3 8 13 6 40 0 0 0 34.1 1.0 46 5 25 20 30 18 5.28 0.80 2.08 .322 .545 .217 .342 6.55
2007 30 PMED 3 3 19 1 37 0 0 0 39.2 1.0 35 4 28 22 29 4 5.05 0.79 1.61 .224 .346 .225 .224 3.18
2010 33 PDAW 4 3 22 3 40 0 0 0 44.2 1.0 34 5 22 14 21 3 2.85 0.64 1.27 .210 .358 .226 .206 3.43
2011 34 PROC 3 5 2 11 75 0 0 0 125 1.2 122 17 58 64 26 4 4.61 1.10 1.44 .255 .418 .231 .263 4.25
2012 35 PROC 4 1 1 4 42 0 0 0 63.2 1.2 63 12 25 35 14 6 4.98 1.40 1.39 .253 .430 .324 .223 4.81
2013 36 PROC 3 0 1 6 33 0 0 0 58.2 1.2 61 7 26 37 22 6 5.72 1.42 1.49 .265 .404 .259 .267 5.22
2015 38 PROK 3 6 5 2 48 0 0 0 100.2 2.0 114 27 38 49 35 8 4.40 1.29 1.52 .285 .528 .387 .254 5.72
2016 39 PROK 7 2 7 13 46 0 0 0 55.1 1.1 60 7 21 23 20 6 3.76 1.10 1.47 .276 .424 .269 .279 4.88
Totals     45 50 137 67 532 0 0 0 680.2 1.1 680 103 395 389 331 99 5.15 0.98 1.58 .258 .431 .282 .251 4.92

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
2006 29 YEL 0 2 1 3 30 0 0 0 54 1.2 60 12 26 26 10 3 4.33 1.00 1.59 .280 .500 .333 .263 5.50
2008 31 YEL 2 4 3 10 25 0 0 0 26.2 1.0 44 7 16 11 10 5 3.78 0.69 2.29 .364 .636 .326 .385 7.76
Totals     2 6 4 13 55 0 0 0 80.2 1.1 104 19 42 37 20 8 4.15 0.88 1.82 .310 .549 .330 .303 6.30

Transfer History for Yam Crosland
Date Transferred with Crosland To New Club In Exchange For To Old Club
April 4 2011 Free Agent signing by Kelowna Americans
July 5 2011 Released to Free Agents by Kelowna Americans

Yam Crosland's Comparable Players
Player Names
Wilcy Cyganiewicz 95.8% Dana Stickland 95.7% Gilly Kreamer 95.5% Wash Mallonee 95.3% Sateila Horseley 93.7%

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