Hal Chapman  
Relief Pitcher | Free Agents

Pitching
He tends to work slowly when in a jam, which just makes his problems worse by lulling his fielders to sleep. Sometimes I wish he'd just give up on throwing the changeup, it's like a BP ball! If you're going in to face Chapman, better be wearing plenty of protection. He's wild. He frequently leaves fastballs up in the strike zone, where they get pounded. He's almost as effective against lefthanders as he is versus righthanders.

Defense & Hitting
He's a good athlete and moves around well, fielding his position with Gold Glove potential. His pickoff move is only fair. Chapman is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Chapman has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Free Agents have been known to use Chapman as a pinch-runner on occasion.

2010 Outlook
What The Free Agents was thinking when they signed Chapman to a long contract, is beyond me: this guy flat-out sucks. But if you ask me, I'll pass on Chapman.

          -- 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
2002 FA 62 48 27 45 51 48 47 46 52 49 46 0 46 0 0 0 21 0 Overhand Free Agent 2 7 34 51 154
2003 FA 62 48 28 47 51 48 47 46 52 49 46 0 46 0 0 0 22 0 Overhand Free Agent 2 7 35 54 156
2004 FA 62 48 28 49 51 48 47 46 52 49 46 0 46 0 0 0 23 0 Overhand Free Agent 2 7 36 58 156
2005 FA 64 49 30 52 51 48 47 46 52 49 46 0 46 0 0 0 24 0 Overhand Free Agent 2 7 36 62 164
2006 FA 63 50 34 54 51 48 47 46 52 49 46 0 46 0 0 0 25 0 Overhand Free Agent 2 7 36 69 170
2007 FA 64 52 35 56 51 48 47 46 52 49 46 0 46 0 0 0 26 0 Overhand Free Agent 2 7 36 73 174
2008 FA 66 53 37 59 51 48 47 46 52 49 46 0 46 0 0 0 27 0 Overhand Free Agent 2 7 36 77 182
2009 FA 67 55 40 59 51 48 47 46 52 49 46 0 46 0 0 0 28 0 Overhand Free Agent 2 7 35 80 188
2010 FA 65 55 43 59 51 48 47 46 52 49 46 0 46 0 0 0 29 0 Overhand Free Agent 2 7 35 80 188
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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.