Brent Knackert  
Starting Pitcher | Retired or Inactive Players

Pitching
Knackert can get into trouble with walks, and there's concern about him being able to maintain his stuff over the whole season. Knackert also has a decent changeup. He frequently leaves fastballs up in the strike zone, where they get pounded. He attacks lefties and righties the same way.

Defense & Hitting
He has a fair pickoff move and isn't a particularly easy target for basestealers. 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. Knackert is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Knackert has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Retired or Inactive Players have been known to use Knackert as a pinch-runner on occasion.

2010 Outlook
If Knackert doesn't perform, the Retired or Inactive Players won't hesitate to send him down to the minors. I just don't know if The Retired or Inactive Players 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
1998 PHI 62 69 78 55 57 50 55 49 52 32 72 0 0 46 0 0 26 6 Overhand Active 0 5 17 61 267
1999 PHI 62 77 87 57 57 50 55 49 52 32 72 0 0 46 0 0 27 7 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 64 288
2000 PHI 61 80 87 58 57 50 55 49 52 32 74 0 0 54 0 0 28 8 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 64 303
2001 PHI 64 82 87 59 57 50 55 49 52 34 75 0 0 54 0 0 29 9 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 64 313
2002 PHI 67 82 87 59 57 50 55 49 52 34 76 0 0 58 0 0 30 10 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 64 322
2003 PHI 67 84 87 59 57 50 55 49 52 34 77 0 0 58 0 0 31 11 Overhand Active 0 0 0 64 324
2004 PHI 68 82 87 59 57 50 55 49 52 34 77 0 0 61 0 0 32 12 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 64 326
2005 PHI 68 84 87 59 57 50 55 49 52 34 77 0 0 61 0 0 33 13 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 64 327
2006 ANA 68 83 87 59 57 50 55 49 52 35 77 0 0 62 0 0 34 14 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 64 328
2007 ANA 67 84 87 58 57 50 55 49 52 35 77 0 0 63 0 0 34 15 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 64 329
2008 ANA 67 84 87 58 57 50 55 49 52 36 77 0 0 64 0 0 36 16 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 64 329
2009 FA 68 84 87 57 57 50 55 49 52 36 77 0 0 64 0 0 37 17 Overhand Free Agent 0 0 0 64 328
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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.