John Struss  
Starting Pitcher | Retired or Inactive Players

Pitching
He's got a really stong arm, so he can blow it by you on occasion. He can get groundballs when he needs them in a jam. Struss can get into trouble with walks, and there's concern about him being able to maintain his stuff over the whole season. Struss has to keep the ball down, especially against lefties, or he gets hit hard and often. Struss's fastball is a tick above average, in the 90-91 MPH range on most nights. He comes right after righthanded hitters, who are lucky even to reach base against him, but he works more carefully to lefties.

Defense & Hitting
Struss does a good job against the running game. He's quick to the plate and holds runners well. He hurts himself by falling awkwardly off the mound in his follow-through, which allows too many balls to go through the middle for base hits. Struss is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Struss has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Retired or Inactive Players have been known to use Struss 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 BER 99 81 83 80 48 38 50 55 53 59 0 66 50 56 0 0 25 4 Overhand Active 0 0 0 44 402
2004 BER 99 81 83 84 48 38 50 55 53 59 0 66 53 56 0 0 26 5 Overhand Active 0 0 0 47 408
2005 BER 99 81 83 84 48 38 50 55 53 59 0 66 55 56 0 0 27 7 Overhand DL 0 0 0 51 410
2006 BER 99 81 83 84 48 38 50 55 53 59 0 66 55 56 0 0 27 7 Overhand DL 0 0 0 51 410
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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.