Warren Sphann  
Starting Pitcher | Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching
I love Sphann's sinker. This thing plummets like a rock at 59 feet. He's got a really stong arm, so he can blow it by you on occasion. Sphann's fastball was clocked at 95 MPH most of the season and he kept excellent control of it. He has an above-average changeup and the ability to throw from a variety of arm angles. His stuff becomes less sharp as he gets into the late innings. He's almost as effective against righthanders as he is versus lefthanders. It's hard to explain but Warren Sphann plays much better on the road then he does at home.

Defense & Hitting
Sphann's move to first base is average. He gets off the mound fairly quickly and his throws to first are hard. Sphann is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Sphann 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 PIT 98 86 46 52 49 53 42 49 47 75 52 85 0 0 0 0 21 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 7 28 55 307
2002 PIT 99 86 55 58 49 53 42 49 47 75 58 85 0 0 0 0 22 0 Overhand Active 0 0 2 58 330
2003 PIT 99 85 68 62 49 53 42 49 47 75 61 85 0 0 0 0 23 1 Overhand Active 0 0 0 60 350
2004 PIT 99 89 78 63 49 53 42 49 47 83 61 89 0 0 0 0 24 2 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 60 379
2005 PIT 99 99 86 63 49 53 42 49 47 83 61 92 0 0 0 0 25 3 Overhand Active 0 0 0 60 402
2006 PIT 99 99 86 63 49 53 42 49 47 89 61 94 0 0 0 0 26 4 Overhand Active 0 0 0 60 409
2007 PIT 99 99 86 63 49 53 42 49 47 92 63 94 0 0 0 0 26 5 Overhand Active 0 0 0 60 416
2008 PIT 99 99 86 63 49 53 42 49 47 94 64 95 0 0 0 0 28 6 Overhand Active 0 0 0 60 417
2009 PIT 99 99 86 63 49 53 42 49 47 95 65 95 0 0 0 0 29 7 Overhand Active 0 0 0 60 418
2010 PIT 99 99 86 63 49 53 42 49 47 96 65 95 0 0 0 0 29 8 Overhand Active 0 0 0 60 420
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