Norm Gudat  
Relief Pitcher | Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching
Though Gudat can't just blow the ball by hitters, he has some giddyup on his fastball. He walks too many hitters and throws too many pitches. Gudat is a flyball pitcher, which can get him in trouble. He attacks lefties and righties with similar success.

Defense & Hitting
He has a fair pickoff move and isn't a particularly easy target for basestealers. Gudat is nothing special in the field. Gudat is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Gudat has some pop in his swing.

2010 Outlook
I can't say I know what The Pittsburgh Pirates were doing locking this guy up to a long term contract. A questionable call at best. AA isn't the right place for Gudat. Expect the Pittsburgh Pirates to send him down for some minor retooling. I just don't know if The Pittsburgh Pirates are ever going to get what they expect out of him.

          -- 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
2006 PIT 58 52 20 42 43 46 50 50 50 84 0 0 0 49 0 0 24 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 2 34 50 149
2007 PIT 58 52 29 43 43 46 50 50 50 84 0 0 0 54 0 0 25 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 7 53 170
2008 PIT 58 52 39 45 43 46 50 50 50 84 0 0 0 57 0 0 26 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 56 191
2009 PIT 58 52 44 46 43 46 50 50 50 84 0 0 0 59 0 0 27 0 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 56 201
2010 PIT 58 52 44 46 43 46 50 50 50 84 0 0 0 60 0 0 28 0 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 56 200
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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.