Monday, December 28, 2009

Tri-City ValleyCats: Colton Pitkin

Colton Pitkin
How did he get here?: Drafted, 41st Round (2007)
Stats: 6'3", 210 lbs, Throws: Left
Age as of April 1, 2010: 20




Splits!















SplitIPERA/WHIPK:BBBAA
Season68.14.21/1.5849:32.285
vs LHB204.50/1.0521:7.200
vs RHB48.14.10/1.8028:25.315
Home283.54/1.4313:11.269
Away40.14.69/1.6936:21.296
Bases Empty33x/1.7333:18.277
Runners On35.1x/1.4416:14.294
w/RISP20.1x/1.7211:9.294
June111.64/1.0010:5.158
July294.34/1.7912:14.325
August264.15/1.3823:11.255
September2.115.43/3.864:2.500


Season Total
K/9 Rate: 6.5
BB/9 Rate: 4.2
Groundout/Flyout Rate: 0.73
K:BB Ratio: 1.53

2009 was Pitkin's third season in the organization, and his first in Tri-City, having spent the previous two seasons in Greeneville (though pitching in only seven games in 2007). This year saw a 24.1IP jump over 2008, and with it, a 1.14 jump in ERA, and 0.22 in WHIP. His Ks were down almost 3K/9, while his relatively high walk rate stayed about the same (4.2BB/9 in 2009, as opposed to 4.1 BB/9 in 2008). Still, the increase in IPs could account for some damage, seeing as how Pitkin was 2-6 with a 5.44 ERA and a .315 BAA in his last ten games. He encountered a rough patch from July 25-Aug 5, giving up 14ER in 13IP, but those walks need to come down, and his upside-down groundout:flyout ratio needs to get on the plus side of 1:1.