Will VanLandingham  
Starting Pitcher | Idaho Sporks

Pitching
He's a good late inning man, which is when being a pitcher really counts. VanLandingham can get into trouble with walks, and there's concern about him being able to maintain his stuff over the whole season. VanLandingham also has a decent changeup. Never a hard thrower, VanLandingham now has games when he can't hit 85 MPH with his fastball. The one thing I must say I don't like about VanLandingham is how easily rattled he gets. If he makes a mistake to a hitter and the guy winds up on second or third, you can pretty much count on the guy scoring. 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. VanLandingham is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but VanLandingham 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 SAN 51 81 80 47 57 50 54 44 55 65 52 40 0 59 0 0 26 4 Overhand Active 0 12 16 58 320
1999 SAN 54 82 80 49 57 50 54 44 55 65 52 40 0 59 0 0 27 5 Overhand Active 0 0 0 62 326
2000 SAN 55 84 80 53 57 50 54 44 55 68 52 40 0 59 0 0 28 6 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 64 336
2001 SAN 55 85 80 53 57 50 54 44 55 70 52 40 0 59 0 0 29 7 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 66 338
2002 SAN 55 85 80 41 57 50 54 44 55 70 52 43 0 72 0 0 30 8 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 54 344
2003 SAN 55 83 80 45 57 50 54 44 55 70 52 43 0 72 0 0 31 9 Overhand Active 0 0 0 56 345
2004 SAN 55 83 80 46 57 50 54 44 55 70 52 45 0 72 0 0 32 10 Overhand Active 0 0 0 56 346
2005 SAN 53 82 80 46 57 50 54 44 55 70 52 45 0 72 0 0 33 11 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 59 342
2006 SAN 54 79 80 46 57 50 54 44 55 70 52 45 0 76 0 0 34 12 Overhand Active 0 0 0 59 344
2007 SAN 53 79 80 46 57 50 54 44 55 70 52 45 0 79 0 0 35 13 Overhand Active 0 0 0 60 345
2008 SAN 53 79 80 46 57 50 54 44 55 70 58 45 0 79 0 0 36 14 Overhand Active 0 0 0 59 351
2009 ID 51 83 80 46 57 50 54 44 55 70 58 45 0 79 0 0 37 15 Overhand Active 0 0 0 59 352
2010 ID 51 83 80 49 57 50 54 44 55 70 58 45 0 79 0 0 37 16 Overhand Active 0 0 0 58 356
Ratings Delta         +3                           +1           -1 +4
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.