Ben Ray  
Relief Pitcher | Free Agents

Pitching
Sometimes I wish he'd just give up on throwing the changeup, it's like a BP ball! If you're going in to face Ray, better be wearing plenty of protection. He's wild. You know, some times I think I can throw harder than Ray, and that's saying a lot. He frequently leaves fastballs up in the strike zone, where they get pounded. He attacks lefties and righties with similar success.

Defense & Hitting
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. His windup, though, makes him an easy target to run on. Ray is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Ray has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Free Agents have been known to use Ray as a pinch-runner on occasion.

2010 Outlook
What The Free Agents was thinking when they signed Ray to a long contract, is beyond me: this guy flat-out sucks. But if you ask me, I'll pass on Ray.

          -- 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
2006 FA 48 34 17 21 45 48 50 50 53 45 40 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 Overhand Free Agent 1 7 34 56 21
2007 FA 50 34 19 21 45 48 50 50 53 45 40 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 Overhand Free Agent 1 7 34 60 26
2008 FA 51 34 20 22 45 48 50 50 53 45 40 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 Overhand Free Agent 1 7 35 64 29
2009 FA 51 35 21 23 45 48 50 50 53 45 40 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 Overhand Free Agent 1 7 35 64 30
2010 FA 51 36 23 24 45 48 50 50 53 45 40 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 Overhand Free Agent 1 7 34 64 35
Ratings Delta     +1 +2 +1                                     -1   +5
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.