Decoda Holderby  
Relief Pitcher | Cincinnati Reds

Pitching
His impeccable control is one of the main reasons for his success. He can spot all his pitches wherever he wants. He's a pretty good ground-ball pitcher, which I like because ground balls stay in the park. You know, some times I think I can throw harder than Holderby, and that's saying a lot. In his first taste of the majors, he has kept righthanders in check but wasn't as effective against lefties.

Defense & Hitting
Holderby's move to first base is average. He tends to fall off slightly to the first-base side of the mound, making him vulnerable to bunts toward third base. He makes up for that minor flaw by being aggressive in fielding his position. Holderby is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Holderby has some pop in his swing.

          -- 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
1998 FA 40 56 40 37 57 44 48 48 51 61 0 39 0 41 0 0 20 0 Overhand Free Agent 14 13 30 36 159
1999 FA 39 54 42 39 57 44 48 48 51 61 0 39 0 41 0 0 21 0 Overhand Free Agent 16 14 29 40 160
2000 SAN 39 54 43 42 57 44 48 48 51 61 0 39 0 41 0 0 22 0 Overhand Low Minors 17 15 29 42 163
2001 SAN 43 42 64 31 57 44 48 48 51 65 0 41 0 44 0 0 23 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 3 31 204
2002 SAN 43 45 78 37 57 44 48 48 51 65 0 41 0 44 0 0 24 0 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 34 234
2003 FA 43 47 87 43 57 44 48 48 51 67 0 41 0 44 0 0 25 0 Overhand Free Agent 0 0 0 43 258
2004 FA 43 49 91 47 57 44 48 48 51 67 0 41 0 44 0 0 26 0 Overhand Free Agent 2 3 0 47 268
2005 FA 42 50 95 50 57 44 48 48 51 67 0 41 0 44 0 0 27 0 Overhand Free Agent 4 6 0 51 274
2006 CIN 42 51 99 54 57 44 48 48 51 67 0 41 0 44 0 0 28 0 Overhand AA/AAA 6 10 0 54 284
2007 CIN 43 52 99 61 57 44 48 48 51 67 0 41 0 44 0 0 29 0 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 56 291
2008 CIN 43 55 99 69 57 44 48 48 51 67 0 41 0 44 0 0 30 0 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 57 297
2009 CIN 43 57 99 70 57 44 48 48 51 67 0 42 0 44 0 0 31 0 Overhand Active 0 0 0 61 298
2010 CIN 43 56 99 71 57 44 48 48 51 67 0 43 0 45 0 0 32 1 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 63 299
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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.