Damian Masterson  
Starting Pitcher | Minnesota Horde

Pitching
Masterson can get into trouble with walks, and there's concern about him being able to maintain his stuff over the whole season. His fastball gets into the high 80s, but it's the sink that makes the pitch effective. His composure needs work. When Masterson starts getting hit, he gets mad and loses concentration. Sometimes I wish he'd just give up on throwing the changeup, it's like a BP ball! He attacks lefties and righties the same way.

Defense & Hitting
Masterson does an average job of holding runners. He isn't especially quick off the mound but generally fields his position adequately. Masterson is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Masterson has some pop in his swing.

2010 Outlook
The Minnesota Horde signed him to a long-term contract, but don't think they won't drop Masterson 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 MIN 62 66 56 30 54 50 52 44 52 68 40 0 56 60 0 0 19 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 3 33 55 296
2009 MIN 60 65 60 31 54 50 52 44 52 68 40 0 56 60 0 0 20 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 5 62 296
2010 MIN 61 69 66 32 54 50 52 44 52 68 40 0 56 60 0 0 21 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 65 308
Ratings Delta   +1 +4 +6 +1                         +1           -5 +3 +12
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.