Don Herman  
Relief Pitcher | Anaheim Angels

Pitching
His curveball is solid; he throws it better than your average reliever. Herman has to keep the ball down, especially against lefties, or he gets hit hard and often. The Anaheim Angels hope he can work on his control a little bit. Every once and a while one slips away from him and either ends up at the backstop or in the right field bleachers. Steals sometimes unnerve Herman, who isn't blessed with extraordinary self-confidence. You know, some times I think I can throw harder than Herman, and that's saying a lot. No one questions this kid's heart. They do question why he just can't get it done late in the game. In his first taste of the majors, he has kept righthanders in check but wasn't as effective against lefties.

Defense & Hitting
His windup, though, makes him an easy target to run on. Herman doesn't field his position well. Herman is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Herman has some pop in his swing.

2010 Outlook
Herman flat-out isn't ready for this level of competition. Expect the Anaheim Angels to send him down promptly. But if you ask me, I'll pass on Herman.

          -- 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 WAS 55 23 36 26 53 43 49 46 42 61 0 0 0 41 0 0 20 0 Overhand Low Minors 1 5 33 20 121
2001 WAS 59 23 41 30 53 43 49 46 42 61 0 0 0 62 0 0 21 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 2 21 160
2002 MON 59 22 44 31 53 43 49 46 42 74 0 0 0 73 0 0 22 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 22 197
2003 MON 59 22 48 32 53 43 49 46 42 80 0 0 0 79 0 0 23 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 26 219
2004 MON 59 22 50 33 53 43 49 46 42 83 0 0 0 83 0 0 24 0 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 28 231
2005 NEV 59 28 50 35 53 43 49 46 42 84 0 0 0 83 0 0 25 0 Overhand Active 0 0 0 30 234
2006 SAC 59 28 50 28 53 43 49 46 42 85 0 0 0 85 0 0 26 1 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 26 230
2007 FA 59 29 50 31 53 43 49 46 42 86 0 0 0 85 0 0 27 2 Overhand Free Agent 0 0 0 28 234
2008 ANA 58 30 50 32 53 43 49 46 42 86 0 0 0 85 0 0 28 3 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 29 232
2009 ANA 59 31 50 36 53 43 49 46 42 86 0 0 0 85 0 0 29 4 Overhand Active 0 0 0 31 237
2010 ANA 59 31 50 37 53 43 49 46 42 86 0 0 0 86 0 0 30 5 Overhand Active 0 0 0 33 238
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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.