Christaphe Estel  
Starting Pitcher | Retired or Inactive Players

Pitching
Estel can get into trouble with walks, and there's concern about him being able to maintain his stuff over the whole season. His fastball gets into the high 80s, but it's the sink that makes the pitch effective. But Estel, do us a favor. Stop throwing that changeup. It looks like a beachball. When you throw a curveball, it better break. Hanging curves equal earned runs in this league, you just can't get away with them. Unfortunately, Estel's curveball tends to hang. Estel also throws a screwball. It's not very good, but he still throws one. He's almost as effective against righthanders as he is versus lefthanders.

Defense & Hitting
His move to first isn't very good, but his delivery is fairly quick and he isn't overly vulnerable to the stolen base. Estel's follow-through leaves him in a vulnerable position, so he has trouble with comebackers. Estel is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Estel has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Retired or Inactive Players have been known to use Estel as a pinch-runner on occasion.

2025 Outlook
If Estel doesn't perform, the Retired or Inactive Players won't hesitate to send him down to the minors. I just don't know if The Retired or Inactive Players are ever going to get what they expect out of him.

          -- 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 BLK 89 62 60 61 50 53 51 47 50 59 33 0 0 42 33 0 27 0 Overhand Active 0 5 32 43 279
2002 BLK 89 62 64 61 50 53 51 47 50 59 33 0 0 42 38 0 28 1 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 44 288
2003 BLK 89 66 64 63 50 53 51 47 50 59 33 0 0 42 38 0 29 2 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 45 293
2004 BLK 88 64 64 66 50 53 51 47 50 59 33 0 0 42 38 0 30 3 Overhand Active 0 0 0 45 292
2005 BLK 88 63 64 68 50 53 51 47 50 59 38 0 0 42 38 0 31 4 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 45 297
2006 BLK 88 63 64 68 50 53 51 47 50 59 38 0 0 42 42 0 32 4 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 45 299
2007 FA 89 61 64 67 50 53 51 47 50 59 38 0 0 47 42 0 33 5 Overhand Free Agent 0 0 0 45 303
2008 FA 89 61 62 67 50 53 51 47 50 59 38 0 0 47 42 0 34 6 Overhand Free Agent 0 0 0 45 299
2009 FA 86 60 62 66 50 53 51 47 50 59 38 0 0 47 42 0 35 7 Overhand Free Agent 0 0 0 44 293
2010 SHE 86 59 60 66 55 53 51 47 50 59 38 0 0 47 42 0 36 8 Overhand Active 0 0 0 43 322
2011 FA 83 62 62 65 55 53 51 47 50 59 38 0 0 47 42 0 37 9 Overhand Free Agent 0 0 0 42 293
2012 FA 80 60 60 63 55 53 51 47 50 59 38 0 0 47 42 0 38 10 Overhand Free Agent 0 0 0 41 282
Ratings Delta -3 -2 -2 -2                         +1 +1           -1 -11

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
2001 27 PJAS 11 20 0 0 36 36 17 4 210.2 6.0 252 18 102 136 0 0 5.82 1.33 1.68 .293 .427 .275 .296 5.51
2002 28 PJAS 0 5 4 3 38 0 0 0 80.1 2.0 97 8 53 49 33 6 5.51 0.92 1.87 .298 .443 .326 .288 6.72
2003 30 PJAS 4 1 1 10 48 0 0 0 87.1 1.2 101 8 38 49 28 4 5.06 1.29 1.60 .291 .412 .304 .287 4.64
2004 30 PJAS 4 8 4 3 56 0 0 0 130.2 2.1 164 15 49 57 32 6 3.94 1.16 1.64 .305 .442 .283 .311 5.92
2005 32 PJAS 1 3 5 3 42 0 0 0 94.1 2.1 114 6 41 38 25 11 3.63 0.93 1.65 .297 .401 .291 .300 3.82
2006 33 PJAS 5 3 9 1 47 0 0 0 120.2 2.2 166 19 42 48 25 5 3.59 1.14 1.73 .329 .514 .358 .316 6.34
2007 33 PJAS 2 4 3 3 63 0 0 0 134 2.0 211 22 50 48 33 14 3.22 0.96 1.95 .359 .542 .402 .341 7.05
2009 35 PJAS 5 4 3 1 40 0 0 0 109 2.2 145 14 38 37 18 2 3.06 0.97 1.68 .317 .496 .306 .319 6.19
2010 37 PSUR 4 5 2 6 55 0 0 0 93.1 1.2 102 14 43 31 17 9 3.00 0.72 1.56 .279 .445 .256 .286 5.21
2012 39 PGAT 5 2 1 6 48 0 0 0 96 2.0 94 6 42 30 15 4 2.81 0.71 1.42 .253 .372 .193 .272 3.84
Totals     41 55 32 36 473 36 17 4 1156.1 2.1 1446 130 498 523 226 61 4.07 1.05 1.68 .305 .454 .316 .293 5.61

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
2001 27 BLK 3 4 0 0 11 11 4 0 56.1 5.0 66 4 25 27 0 0 4.33 1.08 1.62 .297 .423 .400 .267 4.95
2004 31 BLK 0 1 0 0 10 0 0 0 20 2.0 32 2 13 3 6 1 1.35 0.23 2.25 .386 .518 .379 .389 8.55
2010 37 SHE 1 2 0 3 26 0 0 0 44 1.2 69 9 16 11 17 7 2.25 0.69 1.93 .358 .591 .339 .366 6.96
Totals     4 7 0 3 47 11 4 0 120.1 2.2 167 15 54 41 23 8 3.07 0.76 1.84 .335 .504 .453 .314 6.30

Transfer History for Christaphe Estel
Date Transferred with Estel To New Club In Exchange For To Old Club
September 8 2011 Released to Free Agents by Sherwood Park Ice

Christaphe Estel's Comparable Players
Player Names
Linc Chisley 95.4% Cooney Brenzel 94.8% Boze Royse 94.6% Desean Bolds 93.2% Augustine Swindall 92.9%

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