Rafael Orellano  
Starting Pitcher | Chicago Cubs

Pitching
Orellano 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. He has an above-average changeup and the ability to throw from a variety of arm angles. He changes speeds well enough to keep righthanders from teeing off on him.

Defense & Hitting
For a lefty, his move to first base is average at best, and he has a tendency to forget about runners at second, thereby creating opportunities to swipe third. He isn't especially quick off the mound but generally fields his position adequately. Orellano is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Orellano 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
1998 CHC 65 63 58 67 49 53 51 50 49 36 63 0 0 54 0 0 23 2 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 17 55 251
1999 MON 65 63 67 70 49 53 51 50 49 49 63 0 0 54 0 0 24 3 Overhand Active 0 0 0 59 279
2000 PIT 72 63 73 73 49 53 51 50 49 49 63 0 0 60 0 0 25 4 Overhand Active 0 0 0 66 304
2001 PIT 81 65 83 73 49 53 51 50 49 49 63 0 0 64 0 0 26 5 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 68 334
2002 KC 86 67 89 73 49 53 51 50 49 56 63 0 0 64 0 0 27 6 Overhand Active 0 0 0 68 357
2003 KC 90 67 89 73 49 53 51 50 49 59 63 0 0 67 0 0 28 7 Overhand Active 0 0 0 68 368
2004 KC 93 67 89 73 49 53 51 50 49 61 63 0 0 67 0 0 29 8 Overhand Active 0 0 0 68 373
2005 KC 93 67 89 73 49 53 51 50 49 61 63 0 0 69 0 0 30 9 Overhand DL 0 0 0 68 375
2006 NEV 93 67 89 73 49 53 51 50 49 63 63 0 0 69 0 0 31 10 Overhand Active 0 0 0 68 376
2007 NEV 93 67 89 73 49 53 51 50 49 64 63 0 0 70 0 0 32 11 Overhand Active 0 0 0 68 377
2008 NEV 93 67 89 73 49 53 51 50 49 64 63 0 0 71 0 0 33 12 Overhand Active 0 0 0 68 378
2009 NEV 93 67 89 73 49 53 51 50 49 64 63 0 0 71 0 0 34 13 Overhand Active 0 0 0 68 377
2010 CHC 93 67 89 73 49 53 51 50 49 64 63 0 0 71 0 0 35 14 Overhand Active 0 0 0 67 376
Ratings Delta                                   +1 +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.