Joe Ganzel  
Starting Pitcher | Retired or Inactive Players

Pitching
Ganzel can get into trouble with walks, and there's concern about him being able to maintain his stuff over the whole season. His fastball gets into the high 80s, but it's the sink that makes the pitch effective. Ganzel also has a decent changeup. He traditionally fares better against lefties. He absolutely loves playing before the hometown crowd.

Defense & Hitting
He has a terrific spin move that keeps basestealers honest. Ganzel seems distracted after his delivery. He's sometimes out of position, fails to cover a base or doesn't back up throws. Ganzel is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Ganzel has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Retired or Inactive Players have been known to use Ganzel 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
2003 HAV 84 82 83 90 50 58 57 50 49 57 54 55 69 0 0 0 30 4 Overhand Active 0 0 0 44 382
2004 HAV 84 82 83 90 50 58 57 50 49 57 54 55 71 0 0 0 31 5 Overhand Active 0 0 0 44 383
2005 HAV 81 80 83 90 50 58 57 50 49 57 54 56 71 0 0 0 32 7 Overhand Active 0 0 0 44 377
2006 HAV 81 80 83 90 50 58 57 50 49 57 54 56 71 0 0 0 32 7 Overhand Active 0 0 0 44 377
2007 ATH 80 82 83 90 50 58 57 50 49 57 54 56 71 0 0 0 34 8 Overhand Active 0 0 0 44 376
2008 ATH 83 81 83 90 50 58 57 50 49 57 54 56 71 0 0 0 35 9 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 44 377
2009 FA 84 79 83 90 50 58 57 50 49 57 54 56 71 0 0 0 36 10 Overhand Free Agent 0 0 0 43 375
2010 MOR 83 80 83 90 50 58 57 50 49 57 54 56 71 0 0 0 37 11 Overhand Active 0 0 0 41 374
2011 MOR 79 78 83 90 50 58 57 50 49 57 54 56 73 0 0 0 38 12 Overhand Active 0 0 0 40 367
2012 MOR 76 79 83 90 50 58 57 50 49 57 54 56 73 0 0 0 39 13 Overhand Active 0 0 0 38 364
Ratings Delta   -3 +1                             +1 +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.