Russel Penn  
Relief Pitcher | Toronto Blue Jays

Pitching
He always throws strikes but is very hittable. Penn has to keep the ball down, especially against lefties, or he gets hit hard and often. Because he can't overpower hitters, Penn has to fool them instead. His composure needs work. When Penn starts getting hit, he gets mad and loses concentration. He comes right after righthanded hitters, who are lucky even to reach base against him, but he works more carefully to lefties.

Defense & Hitting
Penn does an average job of holding runners. He isn't especially quick off the mound but generally fields his position adequately. Penn is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Penn 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
2001 TOR 68 38 80 48 56 42 54 45 48 61 0 59 0 52 0 0 23 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 38 310
2002 TOR 68 38 98 50 56 42 54 45 48 61 0 59 0 55 0 0 24 0 Overhand Active 0 0 0 40 345
2003 TOR 68 38 99 54 56 42 54 45 48 63 0 60 0 55 0 0 25 1 Overhand Active 0 0 0 45 354
2004 NYY 68 41 99 59 56 42 54 45 48 64 0 61 0 57 0 0 26 2 Overhand Active 0 0 0 43 364
2005 NYY 67 41 99 61 56 42 54 45 48 64 0 61 0 57 0 0 27 3 Overhand Active 0 0 0 50 363
2006 NYY 67 41 99 69 56 42 54 45 48 64 0 61 0 58 0 0 28 4 Overhand Active 0 0 0 52 371
2007 NYY 67 41 99 69 56 42 54 45 48 64 0 61 0 59 0 0 29 5 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 55 371
2008 TOR 67 43 99 69 56 42 54 45 48 64 0 61 0 59 0 0 30 6 Overhand DL 0 0 0 55 371
2009 TOR 67 43 99 69 56 42 54 45 48 65 0 61 0 59 0 0 31 7 Overhand Active 0 0 0 55 371
2010 TOR 67 43 99 69 56 42 54 45 48 65 0 61 0 59 0 0 32 8 Overhand Active 0 0 0 55 370
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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.