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Sunday, January 16, 2005

Scouting Report: Brendan Donnelly

Bio: 
Name:     Brendan Kevin Donnelly
Birthday: July 4, 1971 (33 on Opening Day) 
Height:   6-3
Weight:   240
Bats:     Right
Throws:   Right
Position: P
Acquired: Minor league free agent
Drafted:  1992, 27th round (764), CWS
Roster:   25-man
Contract: TBA
Stats (complete): 
YEAR(L)   G  GS IP   H  R  ER HR BB SO  H/9 W/9 K/9  W L  ERA  WHIP
----------|--|--|----|--|--|--|--|--|---|---|---|----|-|--|----|---
2001(AA)  27 0  29.0 21 8  8     13 37  6.5 4.0 11.5 4 1  2.48 1.17
2001(AAA) 29 0  41.0 38 11 11    8  50  8.3 1.7 10.9 5 1  2.40 1.11
2002(AAA) 25 0  34.0 27 13 13 5  11 42  7.2 2.9 11.2 4 0  3.48 1.13
2002(MLB) 46 0  49.2 32 13 12 2  19 54  5.8 3.4 9.8  0 0  2.17 1.03
2003(MLB) 63 0  74.0 55 14 13 2  24 79  6.7 2.9 9.6  2 2  1.58 1.07
2004(MLB) 40 0  42.0 34 14 14 5  15 56  7.3 3.2 12.0 5 2  3.00 1.17
Pitching:
Pitch selection: 1) fastball (mid 90's), 2) slider, 3) split finger. Late movement on fastball. Will call upon any pitch in any situation, but the splitter is a particularly devastating out-pitch. The downward movement on both of Donnelly's breaking pitches makes him equally effective against righties (.192 BAA) and lefties (.212 BAA).

Burst on the scene in 2002 after 10 years in the minors with 11 different organizations. Rode an incredible first half (0.38 ERA) to a "Set-Up Man of the Year" award in 2003. Battled multiple injuries that kept him out for much of the first half of the 2004 season, starting with a broken nose leading to persistent nose bleeds. Developed elbow tendinitis during his first rehab assignment, keeping him out another month. Returned from both injuries no worse for the wear, putting together another terrific season.

Interesting factoids courtesy of the Alchemist:
Donnelly was a replacement player during the 1994 player's strike. Because of this he was not included in the MLBPA licensing agreement and his name did not appear on any championship-related merchandise. Donnelly and the other "scabs" have since been reinstated by the MLBPA (at least for marketing purposes).

Donnelly was the player demoted from AAA Durham to make room for Jimmy "The Rookie" Morris.
Outlook:
With the departure of Troy Percival, Donnelly will reclaim his set-up role in front of Francisco Rodriguez. And assuming he keeps his head down in Spring Training, you can expect him to be one of the top relievers in baseball. The only question is for how much longer? Donnelly is now 33 years old and could be headed for a fall. He hasn't shown any signs of slowing down yet, but as Angel fans learned last year with Ben Weber, it could happen sooner rather than later and without much warning. Projection: 70 IP, 2.30 ERA, 70 K
See the complete list of scouting reports here.

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