Steve Herbert  
Relief Pitcher | Milwaukee Brewers

Pitching
Herbert has to keep the ball down, especially against lefties, or he gets hit hard and often. He has an above-average changeup and the ability to throw from a variety of arm angles. He can hit 90 MPH but is too smart to try to get his fastball past most hitters. Dating back to his days in the minors, Herbert has been more effective against righthanders than lefthanders.

Defense & Hitting
He gobbles up comebackers, sometimes roaming far from the mound to get a glove on a ball. Herbert's move to first base is average. Herbert is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Herbert has some pop in his swing.

2010 Outlook
The Milwaukee Brewers signed him to a long-term contract, but don't think they won't drop Herbert 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
1998 MIL 63 49 24 34 48 43 45 50 50 50 56 0 0 26 0 0 22 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 2 29 46 132
1999 MIL 65 47 34 36 48 43 45 50 50 50 60 0 0 26 0 0 23 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 1 50 157
2000 MIL 70 47 43 39 48 43 45 50 50 50 62 0 0 26 0 0 24 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 56 184
2001 MIL 70 48 51 43 48 43 45 50 50 50 62 0 0 34 0 0 25 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 60 209
2002 MIL 70 49 57 45 48 43 45 50 50 50 64 0 0 34 0 0 26 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 65 222
2003 MIL 70 50 57 47 48 43 45 50 50 50 65 0 0 38 0 0 27 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 69 227
2004 MIL 69 51 57 50 48 43 45 50 50 51 65 0 0 41 0 0 28 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 69 231
2005 MIL 68 51 57 50 48 43 45 50 50 52 65 0 0 41 0 0 29 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 69 229
2006 MIL 70 51 57 52 48 43 45 50 50 52 65 0 0 43 0 0 30 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 69 234
2007 MIL 70 51 57 52 48 43 45 50 50 52 65 0 0 44 0 0 31 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 69 233
2008 MIL 70 51 57 52 48 43 45 50 50 52 66 0 0 44 0 0 32 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 69 232
2009 MIL 70 51 57 52 48 43 45 50 50 52 66 0 0 44 0 0 33 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 69 230
2010 MIL 68 51 57 51 48 43 45 50 50 52 66 0 0 44 0 0 33 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 69 226
Ratings Delta   -2     -1                                         -4
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.