Darren Holmes  
Relief Pitcher | Retired or Inactive Players

Pitching
His fastball gets into the high 80s, but it's the sink that makes the pitch effective. He traditionally fares better against lefties.

Defense & Hitting
Holmes'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. Holmes is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Holmes has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Retired or Inactive Players have been known to use Holmes as a pinch-runner on occasion.

          -- 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 CIN 83 22 60 41 56 56 55 50 51 57 0 0 62 70 0 0 30 8 Overhand AA/AAA 0 6 16 54 294
1999 CIN 83 21 60 41 56 56 55 50 51 57 0 0 64 70 0 0 31 9 Overhand Active 0 0 0 54 295
2000 CIN 83 22 60 41 56 56 55 50 51 57 0 0 65 70 0 0 32 10 Overhand Active 0 0 0 54 295
2001 CIN 83 22 60 41 56 56 55 50 51 57 0 0 65 70 0 0 33 11 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 54 294
2002 CIN 83 22 60 41 56 56 55 50 51 57 0 0 65 70 0 0 34 12 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 54 293
2003 CIN 83 22 60 41 56 56 55 50 51 57 0 0 65 70 0 0 35 13 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 54 292
2004 MIN 83 21 60 41 56 56 55 50 51 57 0 0 65 70 0 0 36 14 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 54 291
2005 FA 83 21 60 41 56 56 55 50 51 57 0 0 65 70 0 0 37 15 Overhand Free Agent 0 0 0 53 290
2006 ANA 83 20 57 41 56 56 55 50 51 57 0 0 65 70 0 0 38 16 Overhand Active 0 0 0 51 283
2007 ANA 83 19 58 41 56 56 55 50 51 57 0 0 65 70 0 0 39 17 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 53 283
2008 ANA 83 19 60 41 56 56 55 50 51 57 0 0 65 70 0 0 40 18 Overhand Active 0 0 0 53 286
Ratings Delta       +2                           +1 +1             +3
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.