Jeff Pierce  
Relief Pitcher | Retired or Inactive Players

Pitching
His fastball gets into the high 80s, but it's the sink that makes the pitch effective. He walks too many hitters and throws too many pitches. His composure needs work. When Pierce starts getting hit, he gets mad and loses concentration. He's almost as effective against lefthanders as he is versus righthanders.

Defense & Hitting
His pickoff move is only fair. 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. Pierce is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Pierce has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Retired or Inactive Players have been known to use Pierce as a pinch-runner on occasion.

2010 Outlook
AA isn't the right place for Pierce. Expect the Retired or Inactive Players to send him down for some minor retooling. I just don't know if The Retired or Inactive Players are ever going to get what they expect out of him.

          -- Emu Nyman, AA/AAA 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
1998 PHI 70 56 40 55 56 48 53 47 51 58 0 46 0 40 0 0 27 2 Overhand AA/AAA 0 12 30 52 218
1999 PHI 69 59 40 57 56 48 53 47 51 58 0 46 0 42 0 0 28 3 Overhand AA/AAA 0 1 0 56 220
2000 FA 73 60 40 58 56 48 53 47 51 59 0 46 0 43 0 0 29 4 Overhand Free Agent 0 0 0 58 195
2001 FA 72 60 40 58 56 48 53 47 51 59 0 46 0 43 0 0 30 5 Overhand Free Agent 0 0 0 58 193
2002 FA 72 61 40 59 56 48 53 47 51 59 0 46 0 43 0 0 31 6 Overhand Free Agent 0 0 0 58 194
2003 FA 73 61 40 59 56 48 53 47 51 59 0 46 0 43 0 0 32 7 Overhand Free Agent 0 0 0 58 195
2004 FA 71 61 40 59 56 48 53 47 51 59 0 46 0 43 0 0 33 8 Overhand Free Agent 0 0 0 58 191
2005 FA 69 61 39 58 56 48 53 47 51 59 0 46 0 43 0 0 34 9 Overhand Free Agent 0 0 0 58 186
2006 FA 69 60 38 57 56 48 53 47 51 59 0 46 0 43 0 0 35 10 Overhand Free Agent 0 0 0 57 181
2007 FA 69 58 38 58 56 48 53 47 51 59 0 46 0 43 0 0 36 11 Overhand Free Agent 0 0 0 57 212
2008 FA 69 58 37 58 56 48 53 47 51 59 0 46 0 43 0 0 37 12 Overhand Free Agent 0 0 0 57 209
Ratings Delta       -1                           +1 +1             -3
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.