Andy Irwin  
Relief Pitcher | Retired or Inactive Players

Pitching
He is adept at coaxing groundballs with his sinking fastball and plunging curveball, so hitters try to force him to elevate his deliveries and hope that they'll catch too much of the strike zone. His curveball is solid; he throws it better than your average reliever. His fastball gets into the high 80s, but it's the sink that makes the pitch effective. He attacks lefties and righties with similar success.

Defense & Hitting
With a decent slide step and his constant attention to the running game, Irwin 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.

          -- Emu Nyman, AA/AAA Scout
 

 

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 ALA 85 57 66 74 56 49 50 48 50 57 0 63 0 75 0 0 27 4 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 54 362
2004 ROM 85 57 66 74 56 49 50 48 50 57 0 63 0 75 0 0 28 5 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 54 361
2005 MIA 84 57 66 74 56 49 50 48 50 57 0 63 0 75 0 0 30 7 Overhand Active 0 1 0 54 357
2006 MIA 84 57 66 74 56 49 50 48 50 57 0 63 0 75 0 0 30 7 Overhand Active 0 1 0 54 357
2007 MIA 84 57 66 74 56 49 50 48 50 57 0 63 0 75 0 0 31 8 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 54 356
2008 MIA 85 57 66 74 56 49 50 48 50 57 0 63 0 75 0 0 32 9 Overhand Active 0 0 0 53 357
2009 PIT 85 56 66 74 56 49 50 48 50 57 0 63 0 75 0 0 33 10 Overhand Active 0 0 0 53 356
2010 FA 85 56 66 74 56 49 50 48 50 57 0 63 0 75 0 0 34 11 Overhand Free Agent 0 0 0 53 355
2011 FA 85 56 65 74 56 49 50 48 50 57 0 63 0 75 0 0 35 12 Overhand Free Agent 0 0 0 51 352
2012 FA 82 56 64 74 56 49 50 48 50 57 0 63 0 75 0 0 36 13 Overhand Free Agent 0 0 0 50 344
2013 FA 80 56 62 74 56 49 50 48 50 57 0 63 0 75 0 0 37 14 Overhand Free Agent 0 0 0 49 336
Ratings Delta   -2   -2                           +1 +1           -1 -8
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.