Armando Benitez  
Starting Pitcher | Boston Red Sox

Pitching
He's got a really stong arm, so he can blow it by you on occasion. Benitez's fastball was clocked at 95 MPH most of the season and he kept excellent control of it. If you're going in to face Benitez, better be wearing plenty of protection. He's wild. He attacks lefties and righties with similar success.

Defense & Hitting
He has a quick pickoff move, but sometimes concentrates on pitching so much that he forgets about runners. 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. Benitez is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Benitez has some pop in his swing.

2010 Outlook
Benitez flat-out isn't ready for this level of competition. Expect the Boston Red Sox to send him down promptly. But if you ask me, I'll pass on Benitez.

          -- 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 PIT 90 41 31 63 56 52 51 50 49 63 0 0 31 0 0 0 23 4 Overhand Active 0 13 34 53 206
1999 PIT 91 42 33 65 56 52 51 50 49 82 0 0 31 0 0 0 24 5 Overhand Active 0 0 0 58 244
2000 PIT 91 45 36 65 56 52 51 50 49 88 0 0 36 0 0 0 25 5 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 58 263
2001 MIN 90 48 39 67 56 52 51 50 49 93 0 0 39 0 0 0 26 6 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 61 279
2002 NYY 89 54 39 69 56 52 51 50 49 93 0 0 42 0 0 0 27 7 Overhand Active 0 0 0 64 282
2003 NYY 93 60 39 69 56 52 51 50 49 95 0 0 43 0 0 0 28 8 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 66 233
2004 NYY 99 61 39 69 56 52 51 50 49 96 0 0 43 0 0 0 29 9 Overhand Active 0 0 0 66 241
2005 NYY 99 61 39 70 56 52 51 50 49 97 0 0 44 0 0 0 30 10 Overhand Active 0 0 0 66 243
2006 NYY 99 61 39 71 56 52 51 50 49 97 0 0 45 0 0 0 31 11 Overhand Active 0 0 0 66 244
2007 NYY 98 61 39 71 56 52 51 50 49 98 0 0 45 0 0 0 32 12 Overhand Active 0 0 0 65 243
2008 NYY 99 61 39 71 56 52 51 50 49 98 0 0 45 0 0 0 33 13 Overhand Active 0 0 0 66 243
2009 BOS 99 61 39 71 56 52 51 50 49 98 0 0 45 0 0 0 35 14 Overhand Active 0 0 0 66 240
2010 BOS 99 61 39 71 56 52 51 50 49 98 0 0 45 0 0 0 35 15 Overhand Active 0 0 0 66 241
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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.