Mark Portugal  
Starting Pitcher | Retired or Inactive Players

Pitching
He's a good late inning man, which is when being a pitcher really counts. Portugal can get into trouble with walks, and there's concern about him being able to maintain his stuff over the whole season. He has an above-average changeup and the ability to throw from a variety of arm angles. Because he can't overpower hitters, Portugal has to fool them instead. His pitches lose some movement when he pitches from the stretch position. The running movement on his pitches makes life tougher on lefties than righties.

Defense & Hitting
His move to first isn't very good, but his delivery is fairly quick and he isn't overly vulnerable to the stolen base. A shaky fielder, he's slow to react to grounders and often looks unsure on his throws to the bases. Portugal is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Portugal has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Retired or Inactive Players have been known to use Portugal as a pinch-runner on occasion.

          -- 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 66 79 70 61 56 56 52 47 57 61 76 0 53 55 0 0 34 13 Overhand Active 0 7 17 44 371
1999 PIT 67 79 71 61 56 56 52 47 57 61 76 0 53 56 0 0 35 14 Overhand Active 0 0 0 44 373
2000 WAS 67 79 74 61 56 56 52 47 57 61 76 0 53 56 0 0 35 14 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 44 377
2001 SEA 66 78 75 60 56 56 52 47 57 61 76 0 53 56 0 0 36 15 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 45 374
2002 SEA 65 78 75 60 56 56 52 47 57 61 76 0 53 56 0 0 37 16 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 46 372
2003 SEA 62 75 75 61 56 56 52 47 57 61 76 0 53 56 0 0 38 17 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 44 364
2004 SEA 58 73 75 61 56 56 52 47 57 61 76 0 53 57 0 0 40 18 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 41 356
2005 SEA 59 69 75 61 56 56 52 47 57 61 76 0 53 57 0 0 40 19 Overhand Active 0 0 0 38 353
2006 SEA 56 71 75 61 56 56 52 47 57 61 76 0 53 57 0 0 41 20 Overhand Active 0 0 0 36 351
Ratings Delta   -3 +2                             +1 +1           -2 -2
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.