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Thursday, January 13, 2005Scouting Report: Paul ByrdBio:
Stats, last five seasons (complete):Name: Paul Gregory Byrd Birthday: December 3, 1970 (34 on Opening Day) Height: 6-1 Weight: 190 Bats: Right Throws: Right Position: P Acquired: Free agent (12/4/04) Drafted: 1991, 4th round (113), CLE Roster: 25-man Contract: 1 year, $4.5m +$500,000 bonus Pitching:YEAR(L) G GS CG IP H R ER HR BB SO H/9 W/9 K/9 W L ERA WHIP ----------|---|---|--|-----|---|---|---|---|---|---|----|---|---|--|--|----|--- 1999(NL) 32 32 1 199.2 205 119 102 34 70 106 9.2 3.2 4.8 15 11 4.60 1.38 2000(NL) 17 15 0 83.0 89 67 60 17 35 53 9.7 3.8 5.8 2 9 6.51 1.49 2001(NL) 3 1 0 10.0 10 9 9 1 4 3 9.0 3.6 2.7 0 1 8.10 1.40 2001(AL) 16 15 1 93.1 110 45 42 11 22 49 10.6 2.1 4.7 6 6 4.05 1.41 2002(AL) 33 33 7 228.1 224 111 99 36 38 129 8.8 1.5 5.1 17 11 3.90 1.15 2004(NL) 19 19 0 114.1 123 57 50 18 19 79 9.7 1.5 6.2 8 7 3.94 1.24 ----------|---|---|--|-----|---|---|---|---|---|---|----|---|---|--|--|----|--- CAREER: 215 127 11 907.1 919 489 437 137 262 552 9.1 2.6 5.4 60 53 4.33 1.30 Pitch selection: 1) fastball (low 90's), 2) slider, 3) sinker, 4) change. Sharp breaking slider. Uses sinker exclusively against lefties. Not overpowering stuff, but has developed fantastic control. Smooth, slow, full-overhand delivery - very anachronistic. Has shown the ability to neutralize right handed hitters (.219 BAA last season). Coming off Tommy John surgery that caused him to miss entire 2003 season. Scouts were impressed by arm strength after just one year of recovery.Outlook: Byrd had a mighty impressive season in 2004 considering he was less than one year removed from Tommy John surgery. It's said that the real strides are made in the second year. If that's true, Bill Stoneman may have perpetrated one of the steals of the offseason. At the very least expect Byrd to be a far more reliable fifth starter than was the combination of Sele/Ortiz. Projected line: 14-9, 3.90 ERA. See the complete list of scouting reports here. |
