Uel Hunter  
Starting Pitcher | Minnesota Horde

Pitching
He is adept at coaxing groundballs with his sinking fastball and plunging curveball, so hitters try to force him to elevate his deliveries and hope that they'll catch too much of the strike zone. Hunter throws a nice sinker... The rookies never seem to know when it's coming. Hunter can get into trouble with walks, and there's concern about him being able to maintain his stuff over the whole season. His fastball gets into the high 80s, but it's the sink that makes the pitch effective. He has an above-average changeup and the ability to throw from a variety of arm angles. Steals sometimes unnerve Hunter, who isn't blessed with extraordinary self-confidence. His stuff becomes less sharp as he gets into the late innings. When you throw a curveball, it better break. Hanging curves equal earned runs in this league, you just can't get away with them. Unfortunately, Hunter's curveball tends to hang. He attacks lefties and righties the same way.

Defense & Hitting
He isn't especially quick off the mound but generally fields his position adequately. He never has controlled the running game. Hunter is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Hunter has some pop in his swing.

          -- Moostard Nyman
 

 

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
1999 MIL 85 88 40 25 58 50 49 47 45 70 66 89 0 25 0 0 22 0 Overhand Low Minors 19 11 53 66 312
2000 MIL 85 88 45 27 58 50 49 47 45 70 66 89 0 25 0 0 23 0 Overhand Active 0 0 6 70 318
2001 MIL 85 88 50 28 58 50 49 47 45 70 68 89 0 25 0 0 24 1 Overhand Active 0 0 0 75 326
2002 MIL 85 88 55 29 58 50 49 47 45 70 68 91 0 25 0 0 25 2 Overhand Active 0 0 0 75 333
2003 MIL 85 88 62 30 58 50 49 47 45 73 68 91 0 25 0 0 26 3 Overhand Active 0 0 0 75 345
2004 MIL 85 88 69 30 58 50 49 47 45 73 68 91 0 30 0 0 27 4 Overhand Active 0 0 0 75 359
2005 MIL 84 88 70 30 58 50 49 47 45 75 68 91 0 30 0 0 28 5 Overhand Active 0 0 0 75 360
2006 MIL 84 88 70 30 58 50 49 47 45 75 68 91 0 33 0 0 29 6 Overhand Active 0 0 0 75 363
2007 BAL 83 88 70 30 58 50 49 47 45 75 68 91 0 35 0 0 30 7 Overhand Active 0 0 0 75 364
2008 SAC 83 88 70 30 58 50 49 47 45 75 68 92 0 35 0 0 31 8 Overhand Active 0 0 0 75 363
2009 MIN 83 86 70 30 58 50 49 47 45 75 69 92 0 35 0 0 32 9 Overhand Active 0 0 0 75 361
2010 MIN 83 87 70 30 58 50 49 47 45 75 70 92 0 35 0 0 33 10 Overhand Active 0 0 0 75 362
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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.