John Gross  
Relief Pitcher | Cleveland Lions

Pitching
Gross's control is among the best in the game. 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. He's a good late inning man, which is when being a pitcher really counts. Gross has to keep the ball down, especially against lefties, or he gets hit hard and often. Dating back to his days in the minors, Gross has been more effective against righthanders than lefthanders.

Defense & Hitting
Gross does an average job of holding runners. He isn't especially quick off the mound but generally fields his position adequately. Gross is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Gross has some pop in his swing.

2010 Outlook
The Cleveland Lions were smart, they locked Gross up to a long term contract. Gross has impressed at the A-ball level. Look for the Cleveland Lions to give him a shot in Double or Triple A before the year is up. I really like what this guy brings to the table.

          -- 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
2002 CLE 83 65 45 53 51 41 48 54 56 50 0 45 50 53 0 0 23 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 9 39 59 266
2003 CLE 84 65 54 56 51 41 48 54 56 50 0 45 55 53 0 0 24 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 8 64 284
2004 CLE 87 65 63 58 51 41 48 54 56 50 0 45 55 53 0 0 25 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 74 299
2005 CLE 87 65 77 59 51 41 48 54 56 50 0 45 55 53 0 0 26 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 78 314
2006 CLE 87 52 88 59 51 41 48 54 56 52 0 38 55 53 0 0 27 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 63 373
2007 CLE 86 53 88 59 51 41 48 54 56 52 0 38 55 53 0 0 28 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 71 370
2008 CLE 86 41 88 59 51 41 48 54 56 52 0 28 59 54 0 0 29 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 59 360
2009 CLE 86 42 88 59 51 41 48 54 56 52 0 40 59 54 0 0 30 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 61 369
2010 CLE 87 43 88 59 51 41 48 54 56 52 0 40 59 54 0 0 31 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 63 369
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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.