Don Drysdale  
Starting Pitcher | Houston Astros

Pitching
He's got a really stong arm, so he can blow it by you on occasion. Drysdale can get into trouble with walks, and there's concern about him being able to maintain his stuff over the whole season. Drysdale's fastball is a tick above average, in the 90-91 MPH range on most nights. Drysdale also has a decent changeup. He's almost as effective against righthanders as he is versus lefthanders.

Defense & Hitting
Drysdale does an average job of holding runners. Drysdale is nothing special in the field. Drysdale is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Drysdale has some pop in his swing.

2010 Outlook
The Houston Astros signed him to a long-term contract, but don't think they won't drop Drysdale like a hot potato if something better comes along.

          -- Ska Nyman, A-Ball 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
2005 HOU 73 74 34 65 52 51 50 48 52 60 55 57 50 0 0 0 23 0 Overhand Low Minors 2 11 32 44 275
2006 HOU 78 74 41 67 52 51 50 48 52 60 55 57 50 0 0 0 24 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 5 48 290
2007 HOU 83 74 51 54 52 51 50 48 52 60 57 57 53 0 0 0 25 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 40 298
2008 HOU 84 74 55 57 52 51 50 48 52 60 58 57 53 0 0 0 26 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 44 306
2009 HOU 85 74 55 54 52 51 50 48 52 60 58 57 53 0 0 0 27 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 47 302
2010 HOU 85 74 55 58 52 51 50 48 52 60 58 57 53 0 0 0 28 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 50 304
Ratings Delta         +4                         +1             +3 +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.