Joe Covington  
Relief Pitcher | Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching
Covington throws a nice sinker... The rookies never seem to know when it's coming. His fastball gets into the high 80s, but it's the sink that makes the pitch effective. Covington also has a decent changeup. He walks too many hitters and throws too many pitches. He attacks lefties and righties with similar success.

Defense & Hitting
He isn't especially quick off the mound but generally fields his position adequately. His windup, though, makes him an easy target to run on. Covington is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Covington has some pop in his swing.

2010 Outlook
If Covington doesn't perform, the Pittsburgh Pirates won't hesitate to send him down to the minors. I just don't know if The Pittsburgh Pirates are ever going to get what they expect out of him.

          -- Moostard Nyman
 

 

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
2000 PIT 71 41 44 34 47 45 53 51 48 45 45 55 0 0 0 0 23 0 Overhand Low Minors 2 9 42 43 183
2001 PIT 72 41 49 37 47 45 53 51 48 45 51 69 0 0 0 0 24 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 8 46 213
2002 PIT 72 45 55 40 47 45 53 51 48 45 51 78 0 0 0 0 25 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 50 233
2003 PIT 72 48 61 41 47 45 53 51 48 53 51 83 0 0 0 0 26 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 54 262
2004 PIT 72 49 61 41 47 45 53 51 48 57 51 87 0 0 0 0 27 0 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 55 271
2005 PIT 72 55 61 41 47 45 53 51 48 57 54 87 0 0 0 0 28 0 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 55 273
2006 PIT 71 56 61 41 47 45 53 51 48 57 56 89 0 0 0 0 29 1 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 55 274
2007 PIT 72 56 61 41 47 45 53 51 48 59 58 89 0 0 0 0 30 2 Overhand Active 0 0 0 55 279
2008 PIT 72 57 61 41 47 45 53 51 48 59 58 90 0 0 0 0 31 3 Overhand Active 0 0 0 55 279
2009 PIT 72 57 61 41 47 45 53 51 48 61 59 90 0 0 0 0 32 4 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 55 283
2010 PIT 72 57 61 41 47 45 53 51 48 62 60 90 0 0 0 0 32 5 Overhand Active 0 0 0 55 286
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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.