Donie James  
Starting Pitcher | Retired or Inactive Players

Pitching
When sportscasters talk about James's rubber arm, they're not kidding. Sometimes I think he can start both games of a double header! His fastball gets into the high 80s, but it's the sink that makes the pitch effective. James also has a decent changeup. His stuff becomes less sharp as he gets into the late innings. The one thing I must say I don't like about James is how easily rattled he gets. If he makes a mistake to a hitter and the guy winds up on second or third, you can pretty much count on the guy scoring. He attacks lefties and righties with similar success.

Defense & Hitting
He has a very good move to first base and is solid at controlling the running game. James is nothing special in the field. James is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but James has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Retired or Inactive Players have been known to use James as a pinch-runner on occasion.

2014 Outlook
I really like what this kid brings to the table.

          -- 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 LOS 86 96 78 78 49 47 51 43 47 61 58 54 0 70 0 0 31 4 Overhand Active 0 0 0 52 416
2004 LOS 85 96 78 78 49 47 51 43 47 61 61 54 0 70 0 0 33 5 Overhand Active 0 0 0 50 415
2005 LOS 83 95 78 78 49 47 51 43 47 61 63 54 0 70 0 0 34 7 Overhand Active 0 0 0 49 413
2006 LOS 83 95 78 78 49 47 51 43 47 61 63 54 0 70 0 0 34 7 Overhand Active 0 0 0 49 413
2007 SEA 83 92 78 78 49 47 51 43 47 61 64 54 0 70 0 0 35 8 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 47 410
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.