Dean Bird  
Relief Pitcher | Quebec Bulldogs

Pitching
When his release point drops below three-quarters, his fastball tends to hang in the strike zone. Bird is a flyball pitcher susceptible to the home run. No one questions this kid's heart. They do question why he just can't get it done late in the game. He attacks lefties and righties with similar success.

Defense & Hitting
His pickoff move is only fair. He tends to fall off slightly to the first-base side of the mound, making him vulnerable to bunts toward third base. He makes up for that minor flaw by being aggressive in fielding his position. Bird is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Bird has some pop in his swing.

2025 Outlook
The Quebec Bulldogs signed him to a long-term contract, but don't think they won't drop Bird like a hot potato if something better comes along.

          -- Emu Nyman, AA/AAA Scout

 

Player Skills Yearly Scouting Report Cards
Year Team AS EN CO HR GF vL Hm Sc CL FB CU SI SL CB SC KN Age Exp Delivery Slot CH PH SP FA Nyman Rating
2016 QUE 62 25 48 35 43 42 46 50 43 47 0 46 50 0 0 0 20 0 Sidearm AA/AAA 0 0 0 30 173
2017 QUE 62 26 54 38 43 42 46 50 43 47 0 54 50 0 0 0 20 0 Sidearm AA/AAA 0 0 0 32 194
2018 QUE 64 27 61 41 43 42 46 50 43 47 0 57 56 0 0 0 21 0 Sidearm AA/AAA 0 0 0 37 219
2019 QUE 67 28 64 44 43 42 46 50 43 49 0 59 60 0 0 0 23 0 Sidearm AA/AAA 0 0 0 40 238
2020 QUE 71 29 70 45 43 42 46 50 43 50 0 61 63 0 0 0 24 0 Sidearm AA/AAA 0 0 0 43 261
2021 QUE 71 30 70 47 43 42 46 50 43 51 0 62 65 0 0 0 24 0 Sidearm AA/AAA 0 0 0 47 268
2022 QUE 71 31 70 50 43 42 46 50 43 52 0 63 66 0 0 0 25 0 Sidearm AA/AAA 0 0 0 50 272
2023 QUE 71 35 70 55 43 42 46 50 43 52 0 63 67 0 0 0 26 0 Sidearm AA/AAA 0 0 0 52 277
2024 QUE 71 36 70 58 43 42 46 50 43 52 0 63 68 0 0 0 27 0 Sidearm AA/AAA 0 0 0 52 279
2025 QUE 71 36 70 58 43 42 46 50 43 52 0 64 68 0 0 0 28 0 Sidearm AA/AAA 0 0 0 52 278
Ratings Delta                       +1         +1               -1

CBL Collegiate League Yearly Statistical Records
Year Age Team W L Sv Hld G GS QS CG IP AIP H HR BB SO IR IRS K/9 K/BB Whip Avg Slg LHB RHB ERA
2014 17 UBB 5 15 3 6 60 0 0 0 139 2.1 193 21 169 58 40 13 3.76 0.34 2.60 .330 .515 .301 .356 11.6
2015 18 UBB 3 4 3 11 63 0 0 0 136 2.0 173 20 117 81 36 12 5.36 0.69 2.13 .308 .472 .302 .313 7.94
2016 19 UBB 5 16 7 12 60 0 0 0 96.2 1.2 99 14 94 63 57 31 5.89 0.67 2.01 .261 .443 .329 .217 6.15
Totals     13 35 13 29 183 0 0 0 371.2 2.0 465 55 380 202 133 56 4.90 0.53 2.28 .305 .481 .307 .303 8.85

CBL Pioneer League Yearly Statistical Records
Year Age Team W L Sv Hld G GS QS CG IP AIP H HR BB SO IR IRS K/9 K/BB Whip Avg Slg LHB RHB ERA
2017 20 PSMA 4 5 3 8 34 0 0 0 44 1.1 44 7 33 11 18 2 2.25 0.33 1.75 .260 .426 .291 .229 4.71
Totals     4 5 3 8 34 0 0 0 44 1.1 44 7 33 11 18 2 2.25 0.33 1.75 .260 .426 .291 .229 4.70

CBL Major League Yearly Statistical Records
Year Age Team W L Sv Hld G GS QS CG IP AIP H HR BB SO IR IRS K/9 K/BB Whip Avg Slg LHB RHB ERA
Totals     0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

Transfer History for Dean Bird
Date Transferred with Bird To New Club In Exchange For To Old Club
June 27 2016 Fred McCleaf
Marcus Gardener
 Quebec Bulldogs Rudy Crawford
 Port Hope Battery

Dean Bird's Career Highlights
Year Details
2016 3rd round - 73rd overall selection by Port Hope Battery in the 2016 Amateur Draft

Dean Bird's Comparable Players
Player Names
Sukenobu Nohnin 93.1% Alai Freeby 89.6% Garrick Burns 89.4% Justin Leslie 89.0% JJ Bobman 88.5%

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Transfer history draft picks in brackets indicate the actual pick number in the draft wasn't determined at the time of the deal being made.
Report Cards generated by Biorhythm v2.7.82 on Fri Aug 12 01:15:47 CEST 2011
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