Wedo Cates  
Relief Pitcher | Free Agents

Pitching
He can get groundballs when he needs them in a jam. 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 Cates, better be wearing plenty of protection. He's wild. You know, some times I think I can throw harder than Cates, and that's saying a lot. In his first taste of the majors, he has kept lefthanders in check but wasn't as effective against righties.

Defense & Hitting
Cates doesn't field his position well. He has a poor pickoff move and a slow delivery, so basestealers can run at will. Cates is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Cates has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Free Agents have been known to use Cates as a pinch-runner on occasion.

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

          -- 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
2013 FA 49 37 26 31 47 58 56 56 51 52 50 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 Overhand Free Agent 0 8 25 35 76
2014 FA 50 36 26 33 47 58 56 56 51 52 50 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 Overhand Free Agent 0 8 26 37 79
Ratings Delta   +1 -1   +2                                     +1 +2 +3
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.