Andrew Bailey. Photo: Icon SMI
Andrew Bailey pitches in relief for the Oakland Athletics as their closer. He won the 2009 AL Rookie of the Year award.
Bailey did everything right as a pitcher in 2009. He struck out 91 in 83 1/3 innings of work, a rate of 9.8 K per nine innings. He walked less batters at a rate of 2.6 per nine innings, and allowed home runs at the extremely low rate of 12 per 200 innings.
On top of that, he was tough to hit, allowing just a .167 BA. Part of that is his high strikeout rate, but part of that is also a very low BABIP, .234. If you look at his minor league numbers, his BABIPs are more in line with what one might expect from a good pitcher. In other words, don’t expect him to be this good in 2010.
That’s not a knock on Bailey. If he maintains his strikeout, walk and home run numbers he’ll continue to be a very good pitcher, he’s just likely to allow a few more hits.
Posted by David Pinto at 3:09 pm | Pitchers, Players A to Z | Permalink | No Comments
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