Ron Blazier  
Relief Pitcher | Boston Red Sox

Pitching
He's got a really stong arm, so he can blow it by you on occasion. He can get groundballs when he needs them in a jam. His fastball is just average, and therefore he relies heavily on placing it in different parts of the strike zone or setting it up with his curveball. He attacks lefties and righties with similar success.

Defense & Hitting
As with everything else, Blazier is methodical with his fielding. What he lacks in style, he makes up for with consistency. He has a quick pickoff move, but sometimes concentrates on pitching so much that he forgets about runners. Blazier is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Blazier has some pop in his swing.

2010 Outlook
Blazier performance in AAA is making it difficult for the Boston Red Sox to ignore him much longer. Expect his name to be on the September call-up list. I really like what this guy brings to the table.

          -- Emu Nyman, AA/AAA Scout
 

 

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 CHW 65 22 58 54 56 50 49 55 47 58 0 0 57 62 0 0 25 2 Overhand Active 0 4 16 59 265
1999 MIN 69 23 64 57 56 50 49 55 47 58 0 0 57 62 0 0 26 3 Overhand Active 0 0 0 67 285
2000 MIN 77 23 70 60 56 50 49 55 47 58 0 0 57 62 0 0 27 4 Overhand Active 0 0 0 75 312
2001 MIN 86 23 70 62 56 50 49 55 47 60 0 0 57 62 0 0 28 5 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 78 333
2002 MIN 91 23 70 63 56 50 49 55 47 60 0 0 62 62 0 0 29 6 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 78 346
2003 MIN 91 24 70 63 56 50 49 55 47 61 0 0 62 67 0 0 30 7 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 78 352
2004 MIN 91 25 70 63 56 50 49 55 47 61 0 0 64 71 0 0 31 8 Overhand Active 0 0 0 78 357
2005 MIN 89 25 70 63 56 50 49 55 47 62 0 0 66 73 0 0 32 9 Overhand Active 0 0 0 78 358
2006 ST. L. 88 25 70 63 56 50 49 55 47 62 0 0 66 73 0 0 33 10 Overhand Active 0 0 0 78 355
2007 HOU 88 26 70 63 56 50 49 55 47 62 0 0 67 73 0 0 34 11 Overhand Active 0 0 0 77 355
2008 HOU 86 26 70 62 56 50 49 55 47 62 0 0 68 75 0 0 35 12 Overhand Active 0 0 0 75 352
2009 HOU 94 26 70 62 56 50 49 55 47 62 0 0 68 76 0 0 36 13 Overhand Active 0 0 0 75 367
2010 BOS 93 25 70 62 56 50 49 55 47 62 0 0 68 76 0 0 36 14 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 75 366
Ratings Delta   -1 -1                               +1             -1
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.