Don Wengert  
Relief Pitcher | Retired or Inactive Players

Pitching
He struggles with his command at times and is still learning to mix his pitches and set up hitters. He can hit 90 MPH but is too smart to try to get his fastball past most hitters. Sometimes I wish he'd just give up on throwing the changeup, it's like a BP ball! He attacks lefties and righties with similar success.

Defense & Hitting
Though he lacks a good pickoff move, he checks the running game with a compact stretch delivery. 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. Wengert is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Wengert has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Retired or Inactive Players have been known to use Wengert as a pinch-runner on occasion.

2010 Outlook
If Wengert doesn't perform, the Retired or Inactive Players won't hesitate to send him down to the minors. I just don't know if The Retired or Inactive Players are ever going to get what they expect out of him.

          -- 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 DET 83 48 68 55 56 46 52 51 53 56 49 49 0 0 0 0 26 3 Overhand Active 0 8 20 53 293
1999 DET 87 50 68 60 56 46 52 51 53 56 51 49 0 0 0 0 27 4 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 55 307
2000 DET 91 50 68 63 56 46 52 51 53 58 51 49 0 0 0 0 28 5 Overhand Active 0 0 0 55 319
2001 CHC 94 52 68 50 56 46 52 51 53 60 52 53 0 0 0 0 29 6 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 44 319
2002 CHC 94 53 68 42 56 46 52 51 53 61 53 55 0 0 0 0 30 7 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 38 314
2003 CHC 94 53 68 45 56 46 52 51 53 61 53 55 0 0 0 0 31 8 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 42 316
2004 CHC 94 52 68 53 56 46 52 51 53 61 53 55 0 0 0 0 32 9 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 41 323
2005 CHC 94 56 68 56 56 46 52 51 53 61 53 55 0 0 0 0 33 10 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 42 326
2006 CHC 94 56 68 58 56 46 52 51 53 61 53 55 0 0 0 0 34 11 Overhand Active 0 0 0 44 327
2007 CHC 94 56 68 61 56 46 52 51 53 61 53 56 0 0 0 0 35 12 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 45 330
2008 CHC 93 55 68 64 56 46 52 51 53 61 53 56 0 0 0 0 36 13 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 48 330
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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.