Tim Costo

Former Prospect Retired
High Level
MLB
Years
1988-1998 (1992-1993)
Proper Name
Timothy Roger Costo
Positions
1B (605) ... OF (75) ... SS (40) ... 3B (25) ... RF (16) ... LF (11) ... 2B (1)
Height / Weight
6-5 / 220
Bats / Throws
Right / Right
Birthdate
February 16,1969   Age:  57.215
High School
Glenbard South (Glen Ellyn,IL)
Colleges
University of Iowa (Iowa City,IA)
Drafted/Signed
Signing Bonus
$ 300,000
MLBAM ID
Retrosheet#
costt001
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[1990] Golden Spikes award finalist ... 1st Round Draft Pick (#8 overall) by the Cleveland Indians   [2007] Inducted into the University of Iowa Athletics Hall of Fame

Prospect Rankings

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1991Baseball AmericaMLBCleveland Indians17View Rankings
1991Baseball AmericaTeamCleveland Indians2View Rankings
1992Baseball AmericaTeamCincinnati Reds6View Rankings
1993Baseball AmericaTeamCincinnati Reds7View Rankings
4 record(s)
Prospect rankings are available since 1990 and are based on pre-season rankings from various ranking sites.

Batting Statistics

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yearteam nameleaguelevelmlb#ageposlnptbc+gabrh2b3bhrrbisbcsbbsohbpshsfibbgdptbpaxbh1bavgobpslgopssecaisobabipbb%so%so/bbab/hr
1988IowaBig10NCAA-1Fr 1954180344913342210203900000802002029.272.345.444.789.289.172.00010.0019.501.9545.00
1989IowaBig10NCAA-1So 205720953711022177202241000001482313338.340.403.7081.111.483.368.0009.5217.751.869.95
1990IowaBig10NCAA-1Jr 215719659731511665512624000001382223241.372.446.7041.150.485.332.00011.7110.810.9212.25
1990Kinston IndiansCaroA+CLE-2112056206346513144240234760800922431847.316.387.447.834.262.131.3749.4719.342.0451.50
1991Canton/Akron IndiansEastAACLE-229652192285210312421154400600712131438.271.315.370.685.182.099.3337.0420.662.93192.00
1991Chattanooga LookoutsSouAACIN-221108529331821935291152065402001223192755.280.332.416.748.225.136.3426.2720.383.2558.60
1992Chattanooga LookoutsSouAACIN-2311712142463102182287145481281112102084864854.241.332.491.823.361.250.2749.8826.342.6715.14
1992Cincinnati RedsNLMLBCIN57233/5/761236382002005600104104226.222.310.278.588.194.056.25811.9014.291.200.00
1993Indianapolis IndiansAmerAAACIN-24116106362491183021157322260511101853914375.326.372.511.883.249.185.3665.6315.352.7332.91
1993Cincinnati RedsNLMLBCIN182497/355/6933198132250312004170020136104814.224.250.367.617.184.143.2383.8516.354.2532.67
1994Indianapolis IndiansAmerAAACIN-251936673005006411000104434.194.326.278.604.250.084.21913.649.090.670.00
1995Buffalo BisonsAmerAAACLE-269710532441801121160202765837071283692456.247.314.395.709.238.148.2717.3217.622.4129.45
1996Buffalo BisonsAmerAAACLE-278383252255412082812195904147902762034.214.268.357.625.214.143.2476.8821.383.1131.50
1997Louisville RedbirdsAmerAAASLN2428113121400521212621454444172322141934484279.303.370.483.853.283.180.3399.1516.071.7628.57
1998Syracuse SkyChiefsILAAATOR-29105101365451081821455122672212071723963474.296.344.471.815.244.175.3356.5718.182.7726.07
Tot:MLB (2 yrs) MLB      431341630703140092300305461461020.224.267.343.610.187.119.2436.1615.752.5644.67
Tot:NL (2 yrs) NL      431341630703140092300305461461020.224.267.343.610.187.119.2436.1615.752.5644.67
Tot:Minors (9 yrs) Minors      84928543747891601796425322124761640133172512713185273516.276.339.445.785.259.169.3197.7619.342.4929.73
Tot:A+ (1 yrs) A+      56206346513144240234760800922431847.316.387.447.833.262.131.3749.4719.342.0451.50
Tot:AA (2 yrs) AA      258909122236478341241711832371511010401101889147.260.328.441.770.279.182.3128.1523.282.8626.74
Tot:AAA (6 yrs) AAA      535173921848810085825911101413321912136257781924166322.281.339.447.786.248.167.3167.3317.262.3529.98
Tot:College (3 yrs) College      1685851461933864116481681040000036665385108.330.400.6261.025.424.296.34510.4115.931.5314.27
Avg:MLB - 162 game avg MLB      162🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒
Avg:Minors - 162 game avg Minors      162🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒
Avg:College - 162 game avg College      162🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒
TBC+ Metric is based on wOBA with inclusion of stolen base value. TBC's version of wOBA excludes park factors and uses static coefficients across all levels and years for ease of implementation.
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