Sammy Baumgarten  
Relief Pitcher | Free Agents

Pitching
Baumgarten also has a decent changeup. His composure needs work. When Baumgarten starts getting hit, he gets mad and loses concentration. He frequently leaves fastballs up in the strike zone, where they get pounded. He attacks lefties and righties with similar success. It's hard to explain but Sammy Baumgarten plays much better on the road then he does at home.

Defense & Hitting
His pickoff move is only fair. 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. Baumgarten is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Baumgarten has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Free Agents have been known to use Baumgarten as a pinch-runner on occasion.

2014 Outlook
I just don't know if The Free Agents are ever going to get what they expect out of him.

          -- 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
2003 AMS 60 52 22 35 49 47 42 46 50 36 53 0 48 0 0 0 20 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 5 29 34 118
2004 AMS 67 52 33 37 49 47 42 46 50 36 53 0 60 0 0 0 21 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 6 40 160
2005 AMS 70 52 46 46 49 47 42 46 50 36 53 0 67 0 0 0 22 0 Overhand AA/AAA 0 1 0 49 202
2006 AMS 70 52 46 46 49 47 42 46 50 36 53 0 67 0 0 0 22 0 Overhand AA/AAA 0 1 0 49 202
2007 AMS 75 52 70 47 49 47 42 46 50 36 55 0 71 0 0 0 24 0 Overhand Active 0 0 0 54 256
2008 AMS 75 52 81 48 49 47 42 46 50 36 57 0 73 0 0 0 25 1 Overhand Active 0 0 0 56 279
2009 AMS 75 52 89 52 49 47 42 46 50 36 57 0 75 0 0 0 26 2 Overhand Active 0 0 0 56 299
2010 FA 74 52 89 55 49 47 42 46 50 39 58 0 76 0 0 0 27 3 Overhand Free Agent 0 0 0 56 305
2011 FA 75 52 89 57 49 47 42 46 50 39 58 0 76 0 0 0 28 4 Overhand Free Agent 0 0 0 56 308
2012 FA 75 52 89 57 49 47 42 46 50 39 58 0 76 0 0 0 29 5 Overhand Free Agent 0 1 0 56 307
2013 FA 74 52 89 57 49 47 42 46 50 39 58 0 76 0 0 0 30 6 Overhand Free Agent 0 2 0 56 304
2014 FA 74 50 89 57 49 47 42 46 50 39 58 0 76 0 0 0 31 7 Overhand Free Agent 0 2 0 56 303
Ratings Delta     -2                             +1 +1             -1
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.