Jason Grilli  
Starting Pitcher | Baltimore Orioles

Pitching
He's unflappable on the mound, possessing the confidence to throw any of his offerings at any time in the count. Grilli performs extremely well in the late innings, but unfortunately his endurance prevents him from getting there very often. Grilli can get into trouble with walks, and there's concern about him being able to maintain his stuff over the whole season. Grilli has to keep the ball down, especially against lefties, or he gets hit hard and often. His fastball gets into the high 80s, but it's the sink that makes the pitch effective. Grilli also has a decent changeup. Dating back to his days in the minors, Grilli has been more effective against righthanders than lefthanders.

Defense & Hitting
He has quick feet and can catch runners napping at first or second base. He tends to fall off slightly to the first-base side of the mound, making him vulnerable to bunts toward third base. He makes up for that minor flaw by being aggressive in fielding his position. Grilli is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Grilli has some pop in his swing.

          -- 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
2003 FLA 70 85 50 95 49 44 47 59 58 65 70 0 0 65 0 0 23 0 Overhand Low Minors 1 5 32 54 356
2004 MON 75 85 65 99 49 44 47 59 58 70 70 0 0 65 0 0 24 0 Overhand Active 0 0 6 60 388
2005 MIL 80 85 70 99 49 44 47 59 58 70 70 0 0 65 0 0 25 1 Overhand Active 0 0 0 61 399
2006 MIN 80 85 70 99 49 44 47 59 58 70 70 0 0 65 0 0 26 2 Overhand Active 0 0 0 61 398
2007 SAC 80 85 70 99 49 44 47 59 58 70 70 0 0 65 0 0 27 3 Overhand Active 0 0 0 61 397
2008 BOS 80 85 70 99 49 44 47 59 58 70 70 0 0 65 0 0 28 4 Overhand Active 0 0 0 61 396
2009 PHI 80 85 70 99 49 44 47 59 58 70 70 0 0 65 0 0 29 5 Overhand Active 0 0 0 61 395
2010 BAL 80 85 70 99 49 44 47 59 58 70 70 0 0 65 0 0 30 6 Overhand Active 0 0 0 61 394
Ratings Delta                                   +1 +1             -1
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.