Dave Munson  
Relief Pitcher | Houston Astros

Pitching
His slider is sharp and breaks both horizontally and vertically. Because he can't overpower hitters, Munson has to fool them instead. He's almost as effective against lefthanders as he is versus righthanders.

Defense & Hitting
Munson does an average job of holding runners. He isn't especially quick off the mound but generally fields his position adequately. Munson is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Munson has some pop in his swing.

2010 Outlook
The Houston Astros signed him to a long-term contract, but don't think they won't drop Munson 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
2007 HOU 51 43 32 39 49 47 48 48 46 74 0 0 65 0 0 0 20 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 7 30 37 156
2008 HOU 51 43 41 41 49 47 48 48 46 76 0 0 71 0 0 0 21 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 2 40 180
2009 HOU 51 47 48 47 49 47 48 48 46 76 0 0 71 0 0 0 22 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 46 198
2010 HOU 55 47 52 53 49 47 48 48 46 76 0 0 74 0 0 0 22 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 56 221
Ratings Delta   +4   +4 +6                 +3                     +10 +23
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.