Ed Spies  
Starting Pitcher | Free Agents

Pitching
The bottom also falls out of his very good changeup. He struggles with his command at times and is still learning to mix his pitches and set up hitters. Spies has to keep the ball down, especially against lefties, or he gets hit hard and often. His composure needs work. When Spies starts getting hit, he gets mad and loses concentration. Dating back to his days in the minors, Spies has been more effective against righthanders than lefthanders.

Defense & Hitting
His windup, though, makes him an easy target to run on. Spies seems distracted after his delivery. He's sometimes out of position, fails to cover a base or doesn't back up throws. Spies is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Spies has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Free Agents have been known to use Spies as a pinch-runner on occasion.

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

          -- 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 SEA 61 66 22 35 52 36 48 47 49 41 69 44 0 0 0 0 19 0 Overhand AA/AAA 0 6 34 23 152
2004 SEA 63 67 34 39 52 36 48 47 49 41 74 44 0 0 0 0 20 0 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 7 24 178
2005 SEA 69 67 46 47 52 36 48 47 49 44 77 44 0 0 0 0 21 0 Overhand AA/AAA 0 1 1 26 212
2006 SEA 69 67 46 47 52 36 48 47 49 44 77 44 0 0 0 0 21 0 Overhand AA/AAA 0 1 1 26 212
2007 SEA 72 67 71 48 52 36 48 47 49 44 77 46 0 0 0 0 23 0 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 30 244
2008 FA 75 67 81 50 52 36 48 47 49 44 79 46 0 0 0 0 24 0 Overhand Free Agent 0 0 0 33 262
2009 FA 75 67 81 51 52 36 48 47 49 44 79 46 0 0 0 0 25 0 Overhand Free Agent 0 1 0 36 261
2010 FA 75 67 81 51 52 36 48 47 49 44 79 46 0 0 0 0 26 0 Overhand Free Agent 0 3 1 38 259
2011 FA 74 67 81 51 52 36 48 47 49 44 79 46 0 0 0 0 27 0 Overhand Free Agent 0 4 1 39 256
2012 FA 73 67 81 51 52 36 48 47 49 44 79 46 0 0 0 0 28 0 Overhand Free Agent 0 5 0 39 252
2013 FA 72 67 81 51 52 36 48 47 49 44 79 46 0 0 0 0 29 0 Overhand Free Agent 0 6 0 39 249
2014 FA 71 66 81 51 52 36 48 47 49 44 79 46 0 0 0 0 30 0 Overhand Free Agent 0 6 0 39 245
Ratings Delta   -1 -1                             +1               -4
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.