Rick Sutcliffe  
Starting Pitcher | Chicago White Sox

Pitching
Sutcliffe also has a solid changeup that he'll use at any point in the count. His curveball is solid; he throws it better than your average starter. He struggles with his command at times and is still learning to mix his pitches and set up hitters. His fastball is just average, and therefore he relies heavily on placing it in different parts of the strike zone or setting it up with his changeup. He's almost as effective against lefthanders as he is versus righthanders.

Defense & Hitting
He's average in terms of controlling the running game. He tends to fall off slightly to the first-base side of the mound, making him vulnerable to bunts toward third base. He makes up for that minor flaw by being aggressive in fielding his position. Sutcliffe is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Sutcliffe has some pop in his swing.

2010 Outlook
I really like what this kid 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
2002 CHW 52 75 40 65 52 46 53 49 51 65 50 0 0 55 0 0 20 0 Overhand Low Minors 2 7 31 54 254
2003 CHW 56 76 46 65 52 46 53 49 51 65 70 0 0 55 0 0 21 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 3 58 287
2004 CHW 63 74 52 65 52 46 53 49 51 71 70 0 0 69 0 0 22 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 61 324
2005 CHW 72 78 58 65 52 46 53 49 51 71 70 0 0 77 0 0 23 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 65 355
2006 MON 73 79 74 65 52 46 53 49 51 71 80 0 0 82 0 0 24 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 69 393
2007 MON 85 80 85 52 52 46 53 49 51 74 80 0 0 85 0 0 25 0 Overhand Active 0 0 0 59 414
2008 CHW 85 83 85 55 52 46 53 49 51 76 80 0 0 86 0 0 26 1 Overhand Active 0 0 0 58 423
2009 CHW 84 85 85 59 52 46 53 49 51 76 86 0 0 87 0 0 27 2 Overhand Active 0 0 0 62 435
2010 CHW 85 92 85 61 52 46 53 49 51 76 89 0 0 87 0 0 27 3 Overhand Active 0 0 0 58 451
Ratings Delta   +1 +7   +2             +3             +1           -4 +16
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.