BearSox Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danman31 Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearSox Posted April 15, 2007 Author Share Posted April 15, 2007 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? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Tizzle Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3E8 Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maggsmaggs Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winninguglyin83 Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 here is some eggie stuff for ya. http://www.baseballprospectus.com/pecota/EGBERT19830512A.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Hudler Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danman31 Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Honda Civic Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 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! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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