Zach Day  
Starting Pitcher | Philadelphia Phillies

Pitching
He can get groundballs when he needs them in a jam. Day can get into trouble with walks, and there's concern about him being able to maintain his stuff over the whole season. Day also has a decent changeup. He can hit 90 MPH but is too smart to try to get his fastball past most hitters. He attacks lefties and righties with similar success.

Defense & Hitting
A quick pickoff move and a slide step prevent runners from stealing bases. Day is nothing special in the field. Day is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Day has some pop in his swing.

2010 Outlook
The Philadelphia Phillies signed him to a long-term contract, but don't think they won't drop Day like a hot potato if something better comes along.

          -- 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
2008 PHI 70 70 65 65 52 51 51 55 48 57 51 66 0 55 0 0 23 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 6 37 47 327
2009 PHI 70 70 70 71 52 51 51 55 48 57 51 66 0 55 0 0 24 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 7 50 337
2010 PHI 70 72 70 76 52 51 51 55 48 57 51 66 0 55 0 0 25 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 56 342
Ratings Delta     +2   +5                         +1           -7 +6 +5
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.