Shawn Estes  
Starting Pitcher | Seattle Mariners

Pitching
Estes forces hitters to keep the ball on the ground. Estes performs extremely well in the late innings, but unfortunately his endurance prevents him from getting there very often. Estes commands a stupefying curveball. This curve is what makes him one of the most dominant lefties in the game. Estes is a control pitcher; when he's on he has pinpoint control. He's got a really stong arm, so he can blow it by you on occasion. Estes's fastball is a tick above average, in the 90-91 MPH range on most nights. Estes also has a decent changeup. This man owns lefties. Put it this way, if your lineup is full of them, you might want rethink your lineup. Estes struggles on the road.

Defense & Hitting
Estes remains one of the best fielding pitchers in the game's history. He has a quick pickoff move, but sometimes concentrates on pitching so much that he forgets about runners. Estes is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Estes has some pop in his swing.

2010 Outlook
Estes has arguably the best stuff in baseball.

          -- 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
1998 ATL 99 80 72 42 64 62 59 56 60 54 52 0 0 74 0 0 23 3 Overhand Active 0 5 14 67 355
1999 ATL 99 80 85 44 64 62 59 56 60 54 52 0 0 82 0 0 24 4 Overhand Active 0 0 0 76 382
2000 ATL 99 87 93 48 64 62 59 56 60 63 52 0 0 87 0 0 25 5 Overhand Active 0 0 0 84 421
2001 ATL 99 99 97 38 64 62 59 56 60 72 52 0 0 87 0 0 26 6 Overhand Active 0 0 0 90 439
2002 ATL 99 99 99 43 64 62 59 56 60 75 52 0 0 91 0 0 27 7 Overhand DL 0 0 0 94 455
2003 ATL 99 99 99 49 64 62 59 56 60 75 61 0 0 93 0 0 28 8 Overhand Active 0 0 0 98 472
2004 ATL 99 99 99 50 64 62 59 56 60 75 67 0 0 95 0 0 29 9 Overhand Active 0 0 0 98 481
2005 ATL 98 99 99 52 64 62 59 56 60 75 72 0 0 96 0 0 30 10 Overhand Active 0 0 0 98 488
2006 ATL 97 99 99 61 64 62 59 56 60 77 72 0 0 96 0 0 31 11 Overhand Active 0 0 0 98 497
2007 ATL 99 98 99 64 64 62 59 56 60 77 74 0 0 96 0 0 32 12 Overhand Active 0 0 0 98 503
2008 SEA 99 99 99 66 64 62 59 56 60 77 76 0 0 97 0 0 33 13 Overhand Active 0 0 0 98 508
2009 SEA 99 99 99 64 64 62 59 56 60 78 76 0 0 97 0 0 34 14 Overhand Active 0 0 0 98 507
2010 SEA 99 99 99 64 64 62 59 56 60 79 76 0 0 97 0 0 35 15 Overhand Active 0 0 0 98 507
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