Pitching- Kyle Yates

Kyle Yates RHP
Height: 6’4’’ Weight: 220
Age: 1/83 Signed: 2004 (13-Texas)  Options: 3
Repertoire: average fastball, curve ball, change-up

                                                                     

2004	6.75	9.0	9	5-11	.265	NYP
2005	4.43	81.1	82	19-81	.265	A-
	1.91	75.1	69	19-67	.242	A+
2006	0.64	14.0	8	0-13	.163	A+
	3.75	127.1	118	38-102	.246	AA

Secondary Stats:
Vs Left: .237
Vs Right: .213
Bases Empty: .217
Runners On: .240
Scoring Position: 154
WHIP: 1.23
GO/AO: 0.92

Notes: Yates doesn’t throw hard and he needs to hit his spots to survive in the majors. He has a nasty curveball, which is his out-pitch. He was second only to Casey Janssen for the most improved pitcher in 2005. He continued to improve in 2006, even after a minor hiccup at double-A. He is probably best-suited for relief, which is where he pitched in college. He was a little-known reliever at the University of Texas behind Huston Street and J. Brent Cox, and he caught Curtis Thigpen. His curve is a 70 on the 20-80 scouting scale. Yates’ 88-90 mph fastball is fringe-average, although it can hit 92 mph out of the bullpen. He learned a change-up in the 2004 instructional league, which led to shot in starting rotation. Yates can become too reliant on curve and needs to learn to mix pitches more often.