Jesse Orosco  
Relief Pitcher | Retired or Inactive Players

Pitching
He's a good late inning man, which is when being a pitcher really counts. When his release point drops below three-quarters, his fastball tends to hang in the strike zone. If you're going in to face Orosco, better be wearing plenty of protection. He's wild. Never a hard thrower, Orosco now has games when he can't hit 85 MPH with his fastball. The running movement on his pitches makes life tougher on lefties than righties.

Defense & Hitting
Orosco is nothing special in the field. Basestealers have succeeded against Orosco because his pickoff move is weak for a lefthander. Orosco is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Orosco has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Retired or Inactive Players have been known to use Orosco as a pinch-runner on occasion.

2010 Outlook
Orosco flat-out isn't ready for this level of competition. Expect the Retired or Inactive Players to send him down promptly. But if you ask me, I'll pass on Orosco.

          -- 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
1998 PIT 52 15 43 23 56 57 47 52 56 55 0 0 67 72 0 0 39 18 Sidearm Active 0 8 23 45 183
1999 PIT 52 14 46 23 56 57 47 52 56 55 0 0 71 72 0 0 40 19 Sidearm Active 0 0 0 43 190
Ratings Delta     -1 +3                   +4       +1 +1       -8 -23 -2 +7
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.