Yankees Pitching Option Number Two: George Kontos
by Whelk on Sep 28, 2011 1:30 PM EDT
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PrintGeorge Kontos is yet another decent pitching prospect for the Yankees, and will probably be next in after Dellin Betances in this final game of the regular season. In his minor league career, he's struck out 9.2 per nine innings and walked 2.6. Like Betances, he's already had to come back from surgery (Tommy John), but unlike Betances, he's not usually considered a future top of the rotation talent. The Yankees left him unprotected, and the Padres selected him in the 2010 Rule 5 Draft, but he was returned before the start of the season.
Coming out of the Yankees bullpen this September, Kontos has featured four-seam and two-seam fastballs, both of which sit right around 90mph. The four-seamer has very good rise, averaging over 10 inches, and the two seamer has more, but not spectacular, run. His out pitch is his hard slider, which hovers right around 85 mph, and has very good horizontal movement. The rising fastball/slider combo reportedly makes him a flyball pitcher.
Kontos is also reported to posses a change and a curve, but he hasn't thrown them in the majors yet, and I had trouble finding descriptions.
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His numbers make him seem good.
But I really couldn’t find many people being exited about him. Is it just the lack of an overpowering fastball, or are there other flaws? His pitches beyond the fastball and the slider are rarely talked about. Makes me suspect lefties will be able to tee off.
where are you getting these numbers?
B-R has Kontos at 9.0 K/9. We’re talking about a guy who’s 26 and was converted to relief in 2010.
by AndrewTorrez on Sep 28, 2011 2:20 PM EDT up reply actions
They came from fangraphs.
Hmmm. They have very similar numbers for each level at each year. Not sure where the discrepancy comes from.
A 9.0 K/9 is still nothing to laugh at.
In the context of the Rays lineup, 9.0 K/9 is the equivalent of 14.5 K/9.
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sure
And I agree that it makes sense to take everyone seriously — I just don’t see Kontos as a particular hidden gem or anything.
by AndrewTorrez on Sep 28, 2011 2:41 PM EDT up reply actions
There was a time no one talked about James Shields,
but hopefully that’s not what we’re dealing with here.
A DRaysBay and FanGraphs writer from Cubs Stats and Twitter @BradleyWoodrum
New York Post is reporting that Betances has been named the starter for tonight's game
Thought you all would like to know. Good luck from a Yankee fan.
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