Normie Quain  
Starting Pitcher | Paris Isotopes

Pitching
He's unflappable on the mound, possessing the confidence to throw any of his offerings at any time in the count. He's a finesse pitcher, relying on movement and location. His slider is sharp and breaks both horizontally and vertically. When his release point drops below three-quarters, his fastball tends to hang in the strike zone. Quain also has a decent changeup. He generates few groundballs, though he generally keeps the ball in the park. He's almost as effective against lefthanders as he is versus righthanders.

Defense & Hitting
Runners do not get a good jump on Quain... many have noted that his motion is difficult to pick up. Quain is nothing special in the field.

2014 Outlook
Quain has impressed at the A-ball level. Look for the Paris Isotopes to give him a shot in Double or Triple A before the year is up. I really like what this guy brings to the table.

          -- Ska Nyman, A-Ball 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
2009 PAR 79 72 23 38 42 47 44 56 49 53 71 0 58 0 0 0 20 0 Sidearm Low Minors 0 3 52 59 217
2010 PAR 80 72 31 40 42 47 44 56 49 53 71 0 72 0 0 0 21 0 Sidearm Low Minors 0 0 10 59 241
2011 PAR 81 72 39 46 42 47 44 56 49 53 71 0 78 0 0 0 22 0 Sidearm Low Minors 0 0 0 59 261
2012 PAR 87 72 54 52 42 47 44 56 49 53 71 0 78 0 0 0 23 0 Sidearm Low Minors 0 0 0 59 290
2013 PAR 87 72 66 58 42 47 44 56 49 53 71 0 81 0 0 0 24 0 Sidearm Low Minors 0 0 0 59 312
2014 PAR 87 72 79 65 42 47 44 56 49 53 71 0 81 0 0 0 25 0 Sidearm Low Minors 0 0 0 59 332
Ratings Delta       +13 +7                         +1               +20
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.