Leopold Bloom  
Relief Pitcher | Chicago Cubs

Pitching
He's a finesse pitcher, relying on movement and location. He can get groundballs when he needs them in a jam. His fastball gets into the high 80s, but it's the sink that makes the pitch effective. He's almost as effective against righthanders as he is versus lefthanders.

Defense & Hitting
He has a fair pickoff move and isn't a particularly easy target for basestealers. Bloom is nothing special in the field. Bloom is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Bloom has some pop in his swing.

2010 Outlook
The Chicago Cubs were smart, they locked Bloom up to a long term contract. Bloom has impressed at the A-ball level. Look for the Chicago Cubs to give him a shot in Double or Triple A before the year is up. I really like what this guy brings to the table.

          -- Ska Nyman, A-Ball Scout
 

 

Year Team AS EN CO HR GF vL Hm Sc CL FB CU SI SL CB SC KN Age Exp Delivery Slot CH PH SP FA Nyman Rating
2005 DET 60 32 60 40 51 52 52 55 51 51 0 64 55 65 0 0 20 0 Sidearm Low Minors 2 8 29 65 298
2006 CHC 62 33 68 43 51 52 52 55 51 59 0 64 52 65 0 0 21 0 Sidearm Low Minors 0 0 2 55 328
2007 CHC 64 33 73 45 51 52 52 55 51 59 0 64 55 65 0 0 22 0 Sidearm Low Minors 0 0 0 57 343
2008 CHC 64 33 80 48 51 52 52 55 51 59 0 64 55 65 0 0 23 0 Sidearm Low Minors 0 0 0 61 357
2009 CHC 68 33 80 41 51 52 52 55 51 61 0 64 57 65 0 0 24 0 Sidearm Low Minors 0 0 0 59 360
2010 CHC 68 34 80 43 51 52 52 55 51 62 0 64 57 65 0 0 25 0 Sidearm Low Minors 0 0 0 63 362
Ratings Delta     +1   +2           +1             +1             +4 +2
History generated by Biorhythm v2.6.86 on Sun Nov 14 13:28:08 EST 2004

Data printed in red denotes that player was in the top two percent for that category and year. Blue data denotes membership to the bottom two percent.