Howie Bolton  
Starting Pitcher | Retired or Inactive Players

Pitching
He's unflappable on the mound, possessing the confidence to throw any of his offerings at any time in the count. His stuff becomes less sharp as he gets into the late innings. Sometimes I wish he'd just give up on throwing the changeup, it's like a BP ball! If you're going in to face Bolton, better be wearing plenty of protection. He's wild. He traditionally fares better against lefties.

Defense & Hitting
He isn't especially quick off the mound but generally fields his position adequately. Basestealers have succeeded against Bolton because his pickoff move is weak for a lefthander. Bolton is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Bolton has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Retired or Inactive Players have been known to use Bolton as a pinch-runner on occasion.

2014 Outlook
But if you ask me, I'll pass on Bolton.

          -- 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 FA 73 61 50 52 52 57 52 57 46 74 45 51 0 0 0 0 32 0 Overhand Free Agent 1 16 19 63 202
2004 FA 73 61 49 52 52 57 52 57 46 74 45 51 0 0 0 0 33 0 Overhand Free Agent 1 16 18 63 199
2005 FA 73 61 49 52 52 57 52 57 46 74 45 51 0 0 0 0 33 0 Overhand Free Agent 1 16 18 63 199
2006 FA 73 60 46 51 52 57 52 57 46 74 45 51 0 0 0 0 35 0 Overhand Free Agent 0 16 16 63 189
2007 FA 73 58 44 50 52 57 52 57 46 74 45 51 0 0 0 0 36 0 Overhand Free Agent 0 16 14 61 231
2008 FA 73 56 44 50 52 57 52 57 46 74 45 51 0 0 0 0 37 0 Overhand Free Agent 0 16 13 61 229
2009 FA 73 54 42 50 52 57 52 57 46 74 45 51 0 0 0 0 38 0 Overhand Free Agent 0 15 11 58 223
2010 FA 71 53 42 50 52 57 52 57 46 74 45 51 0 0 0 0 39 0 Overhand Free Agent 0 14 9 57 217
Ratings Delta   -2 -1                             +1         -1 -2 -1 -6
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.