April 15, 200719 yr Can someone inform me about Egbert? I am very unfamiliar with him and he seemed to pop up out of no where. So any help would be great.
April 15, 200719 yr He is Heads' manlove. Drafted in 13th round in 04 out of Rutgers. Had good but not dominant numbers in college. Average year at Great Falls after getting drafted. Started as a reliever for Kanny, made a couple spot starts and did well. They kept him in the rotation when someone got promoted, did well. Did very well at Winston-Salem last year and got a few starts at Birmingham where he also did very well. He has had average K numbers with solid control throughout his pro career. His K numbers in his 6 starts at Bham (4 last year, 2 this year) have come out of nowhere (41 Ks in 33 IP). I thought he was a control pitcher with mediocre stuff (I could be remembering wrong), but his Bham numbers would say otherwise.
April 15, 200719 yr Author Anyone know what type of stuff he has, and where does he project to in a rotation? He has only given up like 6 homers in his minor league career, correct?
April 15, 200719 yr QUOTE(BearSox @ Apr 15, 2007 -> 12:32 AM) Anyone know what type of stuff he has, and where does he project to in a rotation? He has only given up like 6 homers in his minor league career, correct? I've never heard much about his stuff, but I guarantee he has one hell of a sinker.
April 15, 200719 yr QUOTE(BearSox @ Apr 14, 2007 -> 11:32 PM) Anyone know what type of stuff he has, and where does he project to in a rotation? He has only given up like 6 homers in his minor league career, correct? 9 HRs in almost 400 minor league innings pitched, which is incredible. Charlie Haeger has received praise for his ability to prevent the long ball, and Ebert gives up home runs at half the rate Haeger does. Pitching in a large Birmingham park can help him even further. I have never seen him pitch nor know his repertoire, but I would guess he features a splitty or sinker.
April 15, 200719 yr QUOTE(BearSox @ Apr 15, 2007 -> 12:32 AM) Anyone know what type of stuff he has, and where does he project to in a rotation? He has only given up like 6 homers in his minor league career, correct? According to Phil Rogers, fastball tops out in the low 90's, which means he is an upper 80's pitcher, plus changeup and like Flash said, his fastball must have some good sink/movement to it. Not sure about the breaking stuff, but I would imagine he has got a pretty solid one.
April 16, 200719 yr here is some eggie stuff for ya. http://www.baseballprospectus.com/pecota/EGBERT19830512A.php
April 16, 200719 yr I don't remember a whole lot of detail but I recall liking him when I saw him last year. He's tall and has a good solid delivery. Can't remember much else, but I was impressed, which has to be good for something.
April 16, 200719 yr QUOTE(winninguglyin83 @ Apr 15, 2007 -> 07:12 PM) here is some eggie stuff for ya. http://www.baseballprospectus.com/pecota/EGBERT19830512A.php Some of those stats are f'd up. I could never get into all those extra stats like the equivalents on that page. They try to completely quantify baseball and therefore completely ignore the numerous intangibles that are so important in the game.
April 16, 200719 yr QUOTE(danman31 @ Apr 15, 2007 -> 11:24 PM) Some of those stats are f'd up. I could never get into all those extra stats like the equivalents on that page. They try to completely quantify baseball and therefore completely ignore the numerous intangibles that are so important in the game. Like........ GRINDITUDE!
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