Hassan Al-Jahir  
Starting Pitcher | Toronto Dragons

Pitching
He's a finesse pitcher, relying on movement and location. He's got a really stong arm, so he can blow it by you on occasion. He can get groundballs when he needs them in a jam. His curveball is solid; he throws it better than your average starter. Al-Jahir's fastball is a tick above average, in the 90-91 MPH range on most nights. He has an above-average changeup and the ability to throw from a variety of arm angles. He generates few groundballs, though he keeps the ball in the park. His stuff becomes less sharp as he gets into the late innings. He changes speeds well enough to keep righthanders from teeing off on him.

Defense & Hitting
Al-Jahir has an impressive presence on the mound, always taking an aggressive posture. He has a quick pickoff move, but sometimes concentrates on pitching so much that he forgets about runners. Al-Jahir is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Al-Jahir has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Toronto Dragons have been known to use Al-Jahir as a pinch-runner on occasion.

2014 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
2005 MOS 99 70 32 47 45 48 52 54 46 50 52 0 45 51 0 0 21 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 5 43 64 290
2006 MOS 99 70 32 47 45 48 52 54 46 50 52 0 45 51 0 0 21 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 5 43 64 290
2007 ROM 99 70 71 49 45 48 52 54 46 62 52 0 50 54 0 0 23 0 Overhand Active 0 0 0 68 357
2008 MOR 99 70 85 53 45 48 52 54 46 64 60 0 50 65 0 0 24 1 Overhand Active 0 0 0 56 403
2009 TOR 99 70 96 56 45 48 52 54 46 64 65 0 50 65 0 0 25 2 Overhand Active 0 0 0 61 423
2010 TOR 99 70 96 58 45 48 52 54 46 64 65 0 50 72 0 0 26 3 Overhand Active 0 0 0 65 434
2011 TOR 98 70 96 61 45 48 52 54 46 64 65 0 50 76 0 0 27 4 Overhand Active 0 0 0 69 440
2012 TOR 98 70 96 65 45 48 52 54 46 64 65 0 50 79 0 0 28 5 Overhand Active 0 0 0 70 447
2013 TOR 98 70 96 65 45 48 52 54 46 64 65 0 50 79 0 0 29 6 Overhand Active 0 0 0 70 446
2014 TOR 98 70 96 65 45 48 52 54 46 64 68 0 50 79 0 0 30 7 Overhand Active 0 0 0 70 448
Ratings Delta                       +3           +1 +1             +2
History generated by Biorhythm v2.6.86 on Tue May 10 16:22:47 EDT 2005

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.