Mel Barry  
Relief Pitcher | Houston Astros

Pitching
The bottom also falls out of his very good changeup. The Houston Astros hope he can work on his control a little bit. Every once and a while one slips away from him and either ends up at the backstop or in the right field bleachers. He tends to work slowly when in a jam, which just makes his problems worse by lulling his fielders to sleep. You know, some times I think I can throw harder than Barry, and that's saying a lot. He attacks lefties and righties with similar success.

Defense & Hitting
He doesn't hold runners very close, which gives his catcher a bit of a workout. Barry's follow-through leaves him in a vulnerable position, so he has trouble with comebackers. Barry is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Barry has some pop in his swing.

2010 Outlook
What The Houston Astros was thinking when they signed Barry to a long contract, is beyond me: this guy flat-out sucks. Barry flat-out isn't ready for this level of competition. Expect the Houston Astros to send him down promptly. But if you ask me, I'll pass on Barry.

          -- 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
2005 HOU 50 58 33 32 46 45 48 47 54 78 71 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 6 26 33 155
2006 HOU 51 58 48 35 46 45 48 47 54 78 76 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 4 35 189
2007 HOU 53 58 52 36 46 45 48 47 54 78 76 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 38 199
2008 HOU 53 58 59 36 46 45 48 47 54 78 79 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 38 212
2009 HOU 53 58 59 36 46 45 48 47 54 78 80 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 38 211
2010 HOU 53 58 59 36 46 45 48 47 54 78 81 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 Overhand Active 0 0 0 38 209
Ratings Delta                       +1           +1               -2
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.