Joel Andersson  
Starting Pitcher | Detroit Polar Bears

Pitching
Andersson performs extremely well in the late innings, but unfortunately his endurance prevents him from getting there very often. He struggles with his command at times and is still learning to mix his pitches and set up hitters. Andersson also has a decent changeup. The one thing I must say I don't like about Andersson is how easily rattled he gets. If he makes a mistake to a hitter and the guy winds up on second or third, you can pretty much count on the guy scoring. He attacks lefties and righties with similar success.

Defense & Hitting
With a decent slide step and his constant attention to the running game, Andersson limits the damage done by basestealers. 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. Andersson is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Andersson has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Detroit Polar Bears have been known to use Andersson 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
2011 DET 93 71 37 56 50 43 48 44 57 70 59 0 63 0 0 0 22 0 Overhand Low Minors 1 10 34 34 283
2012 DET 93 73 55 65 50 43 48 44 57 70 59 0 63 0 0 0 23 0 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 7 39 314
2013 DET 93 72 64 74 50 43 48 44 57 78 59 0 75 0 0 0 24 0 Overhand Active 0 0 0 43 351
2014 DET 93 72 73 80 50 43 48 44 57 83 70 0 75 0 0 0 25 1 Overhand Active 0 0 0 49 385
Ratings Delta       +9 +6           +5 +11           +1 +1           +6 +34
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.