Otto Coplen  
Relief Pitcher | Retired or Inactive Players

Pitching
He can get groundballs when he needs them in a jam. Coplen has to keep the ball down, especially against lefties, or he gets hit hard and often. Sometimes I wish he'd just give up on throwing the changeup, it's like a BP ball! If you're going in to face Coplen, better be wearing plenty of protection. He's wild. In his first taste of the majors, he has kept righthanders in check but wasn't as effective against lefties.

Defense & Hitting
A shaky fielder, he's slow to react to grounders and often looks unsure on his throws to the bases. Coplen does a very poor job of holding baserunners because of his deliberate move to home plate. Coplen is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Coplen has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Retired or Inactive Players have been known to use Coplen as a pinch-runner on occasion.

2025 Outlook
But if you ask me, I'll pass on Coplen.

          -- Moostard Nyman

 

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
2001 FA 54 39 27 33 52 41 50 55 47 67 50 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 Overhand Free Agent 2 8 27 43 113
2002 FA 55 38 32 35 52 41 50 55 47 67 50 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 Overhand Free Agent 2 9 27 45 124
2003 FA 55 38 36 37 52 41 50 55 47 67 50 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 Overhand Free Agent 2 10 27 48 131
2004 FA 56 38 40 39 52 41 50 55 47 67 50 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 Overhand Free Agent 2 11 26 50 140
2005 FA 54 39 42 40 52 41 50 55 47 67 50 0 0 0 0 0 29 0 Overhand Free Agent 2 12 26 52 139
2006 FA 54 40 44 40 52 41 50 55 47 67 50 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 Overhand Free Agent 2 12 26 53 141
2007 CAL 63 18 71 62 52 41 50 55 47 0 0 78 80 0 0 0 31 1 Overhand Active 0 2 2 76 204
2008 CAL 76 17 75 64 52 41 50 55 47 0 0 78 80 0 0 0 32 2 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 78 235
2009 CAL 76 18 80 65 52 41 50 55 47 0 0 78 80 0 0 0 33 3 Overhand Active 0 0 0 78 245
2010 CAL 76 19 80 79 54 41 50 55 47 0 0 78 80 0 0 0 34 4 Overhand Active 0 0 0 81 260
2011 CHA 76 18 80 79 54 41 50 55 47 0 0 78 80 0 0 0 35 5 Overhand Active 0 0 0 81 259
2012 SAS 74 30 80 79 54 41 50 55 47 0 0 78 80 0 0 0 36 6 Overhand Active 0 0 0 80 257
2013 SAS 76 41 80 79 54 41 50 55 47 0 0 78 80 0 0 0 37 7 Overhand Active 0 0 0 79 262
2014 SAS 75 39 80 79 54 41 50 55 47 0 0 78 80 0 0 0 38 8 Overhand Active 0 0 0 77 259
2015 SAS 73 43 80 93 54 41 50 55 47 0 0 78 80 0 0 0 39 9 Overhand Active 0 0 0 73 269
2016 SAS 72 49 80 93 54 41 50 55 47 0 0 78 80 0 0 0 40 10 Overhand Active 0 0 0 73 268
2017 SAS 74 47 80 93 54 41 50 55 47 0 0 78 80 0 0 0 41 11 Overhand Active 0 0 0 71 270
Ratings Delta +2 -2                             +1 +1           -2 +2

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
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

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
2002 26 PGAU 2 3 5 8 38 0 0 0 33 1.0 31 2 52 20 25 6 5.45 0.38 2.52 .254 .369 .194 .317 7.09
2003 27 PGAU 3 5 10 16 60 0 0 0 73.1 1.1 77 7 72 42 33 13 5.17 0.58 2.04 .267 .410 .243 .289 6.38
2013 37 PNDG 9 2 14 7 39 0 0 0 45 1.0 32 2 10 52 41 11 10.40 5.20 0.93 .198 .284 .231 .182 2.40
2016 40 PNDG 17 8 0 0 37 37 30 1 245 6.2 169 18 22 221 0 0 8.12 10.05 0.78 .190 .290 .183 .194 1.47
Totals     31 18 29 31 174 37 30 1 396.1 2.1 309 29 156 335 99 30 7.61 2.15 1.17 .211 .320 .203 .216 2.95

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
2007 31 CAL 4 2 10 7 28 0 0 0 30 1.0 22 4 10 22 15 3 6.60 2.20 1.07 .208 .349 .222 .197 2.40
2008 32 CAL 8 4 5 16 65 0 0 0 89 1.1 60 5 14 71 12 1 7.18 5.07 0.83 .188 .269 .241 .145 1.52
2009 33 CAL 7 4 7 8 48 0 0 0 65 1.1 57 13 9 47 10 3 6.51 5.22 1.02 .228 .424 .317 .164 2.49
2010 34 CAL 6 1 4 16 55 0 0 0 78.1 1.1 76 8 10 62 9 3 7.14 6.20 1.10 .248 .382 .266 .236 2.30
2011 35 CHA 5 0 1 4 34 0 0 0 48.1 1.1 52 11 5 27 14 2 5.05 5.40 1.19 .269 .503 .330 .219 4.66
2012 36 SAS 3 1 1 8 23 0 0 0 27.1 1.1 21 3 2 19 6 0 6.31 9.50 0.85 .206 .343 .310 .133 1.65
2013 37 SAS 1 1 1 5 23 0 0 0 40.1 1.2 49 11 8 23 10 1 5.16 2.88 1.42 .301 .571 .341 .256 5.36
2014 38 SAS 0 2 1 2 25 0 0 0 31.1 1.1 28 8 5 18 14 4 5.21 3.60 1.06 .226 .452 .224 .228 6.03
2015 39 SAS 2 6 3 9 21 0 0 0 34.2 1.2 36 17 4 23 8 0 6.05 5.75 1.17 .263 .650 .231 .305 7.01
2016 40 SAS 0 2 1 3 25 0 0 0 34.2 1.1 33 7 9 33 7 2 8.68 3.67 1.23 .246 .478 .244 .250 5.45
2017 41 SAS 1 0 6 6 47 0 0 0 64.2 1.1 70 15 4 43 12 4 6.03 10.75 1.15 .273 .520 .237 .316 4.18
Totals     37 23 40 84 394 0 0 0 543.2 1.1 504 102 80 388 117 23 6.43 4.85 1.08 .241 .437 .263 .208 3.55

Transfer History for Otto Coplen
Date Transferred with Coplen To New Club In Exchange For To Old Club
July 27 2007 Calgary Remparts 1st Rd 2008 (Frederictons - 22nd pick)
 West Bay Red Skulls
April 4 2011 Asmar Coleburn
Bill Claire
 Charlottetown Blues Brent Ponson
Ernie Clemens
1st Rd 2011 - 18th pick
2nd Rd 2011 - 46th pick
3rd Rd 2011 - 74th pick
 Calgary Remparts
July 24 2012 Paddy Fawver
 Sask Yellow Jackets Quinton Karman
Octavio Genaro
2nd Rd 2013 (54th pick)
 Charlottetown Blues

Otto Coplen's Career Highlights
Year Details
2007 7th overall selection by West Bay Red Skulls in the 2007 Supplemental Draft

Otto Coplen's Injury History
Date Injured Days Injured Injury Impact  
August 25, 2014 24 Inflamed biceps 100%  

Otto Coplen's Comparable Players
Player Names
Keith Schoenemann 91.6%        

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