Kirk Rueter  
Relief Pitcher | Toronto Blue Jays

Pitching
Rueter's control is among the best in the game. His curveball is solid; he throws it better than your average reliever. Rueter also has a decent changeup. He tends to work slowly when in a jam, which just makes his problems worse by lulling his fielders to sleep. Rueter also throws a screwball. He frequently leaves fastballs up in the strike zone, where they get pounded. He traditionally fares better against lefties.

Defense & Hitting
Rueter does a fine job of holding runners, and has become crafty in the second decade of his career by offering a variety of moves to first base. He isn't especially quick off the mound but generally fields his position adequately. Rueter is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Rueter has some pop in his swing.

2010 Outlook
I really like what this guy brings to the table.

          -- 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 CHW 67 53 97 71 57 56 45 45 54 43 59 0 0 72 48 0 25 5 Overhand Active 0 8 17 60 400
1999 MIN 67 57 97 74 57 56 45 45 54 43 59 0 0 72 48 0 26 6 Overhand Active 0 0 0 64 403
2000 MIN 71 58 97 80 57 56 45 45 54 43 59 0 0 72 48 0 27 7 Overhand Active 0 0 0 67 416
2001 MIN 71 60 97 80 57 56 45 45 54 45 59 0 0 72 48 0 28 8 Overhand Active 0 0 0 69 399
2002 MIN 75 60 97 82 57 56 45 45 54 45 59 0 0 72 48 0 29 9 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 71 404
2003 MIN 74 60 97 82 57 56 45 45 54 45 59 0 0 72 51 0 30 10 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 71 405
2004 TOR 75 60 97 84 57 56 45 45 54 45 59 0 0 80 51 0 31 11 Overhand Active 0 0 0 71 418
2005 TOR 79 60 97 85 57 56 45 45 54 45 59 0 0 80 51 0 32 12 Overhand Active 0 0 0 71 423
2006 TOR 78 59 97 84 57 56 45 45 54 45 59 0 0 85 51 0 33 13 Overhand Active 0 0 0 71 446
2007 TOR 82 59 97 84 57 56 45 45 54 45 59 0 0 85 51 0 34 14 Overhand Active 0 0 0 71 452
2008 TOR 82 59 97 82 57 56 45 45 54 45 59 0 0 89 51 0 35 15 Overhand Active 0 0 0 69 453
2009 TOR 85 59 97 82 57 56 45 45 54 45 59 0 0 89 51 0 36 16 Overhand Active 0 0 0 69 457
2010 TOR 85 57 97 82 57 56 45 45 54 45 59 0 0 89 51 0 37 17 Overhand Active 0 0 0 67 456
Ratings Delta     -2                             +1 +1           -2 -1
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.