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TYLER WALDRON
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RIGHT HANDED PITCHER
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Born: May 1, 1989 Height: 6′ 2″ Weight: 205 Bats: Right Throws: Right Drafted: 5th Round, 147th Overall, 2010 How Acquired: Draft College: Oregon State Agent: N/A |
WTM’S PIRATE PLAYER PROFILES |
| Waldron had a disappointing collegiate career. He pitched as a freshman for the University of the Pacific, then transferred to Oregon State, but he didn’t perform as well for the latter as expected. He opened the 2010 season as the Friday starter, but finished it in the bullpen. He probably wasn’t helped by the fact that his school was loaded with good arms. Waldron’s fastball sits at 90-92, reaching 95, but has been too hittable. He throws a slider, curve and change, but none has been consistently effective. Baseball America didn’t include him in its top 200 draft prospects, while PGCrosschecker rated him 182nd overall. He could be more of a project for the Pirates than the typical early-round college pitcher.
2010 Had respectable debut at State College. Waldron didn’t allow many baserunners, but also didn’t fan many hitters. He had a fairly big platoon split, as left-handed batters hit .306 against him and right-handed batters only .232. 2011 Waldron pitched in the West Virginia rotation until the Pirates promoted him to Bradenton at the beginning of August. He had a high ERA for the Power, with the main culprit being a high HR rate; he allowed 14 in 97 innings. His other numbers were decent, with an opponents’ average of .244. His K rate remained low. For the Marauders, Waldron pitched very well in his first five outings, then got bombed in his last two. In the first five he posted an ERA of 0.77. In his last two games he allowed 13 runs, 12 earned, in 6.1 IP. His K rate dropped even further. 2012 Waldron spent most of the year in the Bradenton rotation. He moved up to Altoona in August and made six starts. He didn’t pitch well at either stop, although he was a little better in AA. Opponents hit .306 against him at Bradenton. In AA he was more effective against left-handed batters; they hit .167 against him while right-handed batters hit .308. He missed few bats at both locations. Waldron hasn’t shown much ability to miss bats, so it’s doubtful how much of a ceiling he has. He’ll return to AA in 2013, where he’ll open the season in the rotation. |
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| Baseball Reference–Minors Fangraphs MiLB.com
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