Chad Grove  
Starting Pitcher | Owen Sound Crusaders

Pitching
Grove can get into trouble with walks, and there's concern about him being able to maintain his stuff over the whole season. He has an above-average changeup and the ability to throw from a variety of arm angles. Because he can't overpower hitters, Grove has to fool them instead. He attacks lefties and righties with similar success.

Defense & Hitting
He's average in terms of controlling the running game. He hurts himself by falling awkwardly off the mound in his follow-through, which allows too many balls to go through the middle for base hits. Grove is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Grove has some pop in his swing.

          -- 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
2008 PEI 34 58 60 58 45 43 56 47 53 58 49 65 0 35 0 0 21 0 Overhand Low Minors 22 17 9 38 245
2009 PEI 35 60 66 58 45 43 56 47 53 58 59 65 0 35 0 0 22 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 40 245
2010 PEI 36 62 72 58 49 43 56 47 53 58 65 65 0 39 0 0 23 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 42 270
2011 WES 37 62 72 58 49 43 56 47 53 62 65 67 0 39 0 0 24 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 42 275
2012 WES 40 63 72 58 49 43 56 47 53 62 65 71 0 39 0 0 25 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 42 280
2013 WES 40 65 72 58 49 43 56 47 53 62 69 71 0 44 0 0 26 0 Overhand Active 0 0 0 42 292
2014 WES 46 65 72 58 49 43 56 47 53 62 69 71 0 44 0 0 27 1 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 42 298
2015 WES 46 65 72 58 49 43 56 47 53 62 70 71 0 44 0 0 28 2 Overhand Active 0 0 0 42 298
2016 OWE 51 67 72 58 49 43 56 47 53 62 70 71 0 44 0 0 29 3 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 42 306
2017 OWE 51 66 72 58 49 43 56 47 53 62 70 71 0 47 0 0 30 4 Overhand Active 0 0 0 42 307
2018 OWE 53 65 72 58 49 43 56 47 53 62 70 71 0 49 0 0 31 5 Overhand Active 0 0 0 42 310
2019 OWE 55 65 72 58 49 43 56 47 53 62 70 71 0 50 0 0 32 6 Overhand Active 0 0 0 42 313
2020 OWE 54 63 72 58 49 43 56 47 53 62 71 71 0 51 0 0 33 7 Overhand Active 0 0 0 42 311
2021 OWE 56 62 72 58 49 43 56 47 53 62 72 71 0 51 0 0 34 8 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 42 312
2022 OWE 56 64 72 58 49 43 56 47 53 62 72 71 0 51 0 0 35 9 Overhand Active 0 0 0 41 313
2023 OWE 56 66 71 58 49 43 56 47 53 62 72 71 0 51 0 0 36 10 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 40 314
2024 OWE 56 66 71 57 49 43 56 47 53 62 72 71 0 51 0 0 37 11 Overhand Active 0 0 0 39 312
2025 OWE 55 65 72 58 49 43 56 47 53 62 72 71 0 51 0 0 38 12 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 38 310
Ratings Delta -1 -1 +1 +1                         +1 +1           -1 -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
2008 21 UAA 14 9 0 0 35 35 11 2 189.2 5.1 182 15 132 161 0 0 7.66 1.22 1.66 .251 .364 .250 .252 5.03
Totals     14 9 0 0 35 35 11 2 189.2 5.1 182 15 132 161 0 0 7.66 1.22 1.66 .251 .364 .250 .252 5.05

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
2009 22 PLIL 11 4 0 0 20 20 12 1 128.2 6.1 109 20 43 66 0 0 4.63 1.53 1.19 .227 .385 .208 .245 3.71
2010 23 PLIL 6 13 0 0 33 33 17 0 200 6.0 223 28 62 111 0 0 5.00 1.79 1.43 .279 .456 .282 .277 4.73
2011 24 PLIL 12 12 0 0 36 36 24 1 235.1 6.2 231 34 38 133 0 0 5.09 3.50 1.14 .251 .405 .233 .269 3.56
2012 25 PSKL 9 18 0 0 37 37 22 2 235.2 6.1 248 39 53 130 0 0 4.97 2.45 1.28 .267 .453 .288 .247 4.01
2013 26 PSKL 13 20 0 0 37 37 20 3 248 6.2 233 36 59 167 0 0 6.06 2.83 1.18 .245 .411 .278 .221 3.67
2015 28 PSKL 13 10 0 0 38 38 23 1 246 6.1 239 33 64 122 0 0 4.46 1.91 1.23 .251 .426 .266 .243 3.48
2016 29 PYOR 13 11 0 0 33 33 23 3 226 7.0 201 24 67 117 0 0 4.66 1.75 1.19 .237 .372 .259 .226 3.19
Totals     77 88 0 0 234 234 141 11 1519.2 6.1 1484 214 386 846 0 0 5.01 2.19 1.23 .252 .417 .262 .246 3.74

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
2013 26 WES 2 3 4 7 23 0 0 0 36.2 1.2 44 8 13 18 10 2 4.48 1.38 1.57 .289 .507 .358 .235 5.16
2014 27 WES 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 8.2 3.0 15 4 0 5 2 2 5.49 9.99 1.83 .357 .786 .400 .318 8.31
2015 28 WES 0 0 1 1 19 0 0 0 35 2.0 27 4 3 22 8 3 5.66 7.33 0.86 .213 .370 .151 .257 3.60
2016 29 OWE 4 5 9 3 28 2 0 0 47.2 1.2 39 8 16 15 15 2 2.86 0.94 1.17 .219 .466 .203 .231 3.40
2017 30 OWE 4 9 1 1 23 15 9 3 121.2 5.1 129 22 25 38 7 4 2.82 1.52 1.27 .272 .459 .274 .269 4.36
2018 31 OWE 7 13 0 0 23 22 14 4 145.1 6.1 126 22 38 36 0 0 2.23 0.95 1.13 .232 .412 .290 .184 3.96
2019 32 OWE 5 4 3 4 44 6 2 0 115.2 2.2 130 32 38 41 18 9 3.20 1.08 1.46 .283 .560 .283 .283 5.84
2020 33 OWE 13 6 1 1 36 27 14 1 181 5.0 187 22 44 70 7 3 3.48 1.59 1.28 .266 .422 .267 .265 3.33
2021 34 OWE 1 3 1 5 36 3 0 0 47.2 1.1 63 12 15 18 14 2 3.43 1.20 1.65 .323 .559 .361 .295 5.48
2022 35 OWE 6 2 3 4 37 2 0 0 73.2 2.0 79 11 18 27 13 2 3.32 1.50 1.33 .274 .444 .307 .243 3.54
2023 36 OWE 1 1 2 0 14 0 0 0 20 1.1 30 4 4 7 5 2 3.15 1.75 1.70 .349 .570 .182 .406 7.20
2024 37 OWE 0 1 0 1 11 0 0 0 18 1.2 21 3 2 8 1 0 4.00 4.00 1.28 .284 .432 .282 .286 4.50
2025 38 OWE 0 2 1 2 19 1 0 0 26.2 1.1 34 7 7 7 4 1 2.40 1.00 1.56 .315 .556 .373 .263 5.74
Totals     43 49 27 29 316 78 39 8 877.2 2.2 924 159 223 312 104 32 3.20 1.40 1.31 .269 .470 .285 .259 4.37

Transfer History for Chad Grove
Date Transferred with Grove To New Club In Exchange For To Old Club
April 24 2011 West Bay Red Skulls Carl Malczyk
 PEI Argonauts
April 4 2016 Released to Free Agents by West Bay Red Skulls
April 16 2016 Free Agent signing by Owen Sound Crusaders

Chad Grove's Career Highlights
Year Details
2008 2nd round - 51st overall selection by PEI Argonauts in the 2008 Amateur Draft

Chad Grove's Injury History
Date Injured Days Injured Injury Impact  
August 1, 2020 4 Pulled biceps 20%  
May 11, 2021 36 Inflamed elbow ligament 100% Disabled List
August 24, 2021 4 Sore elbow 12%  

Chad Grove's Comparable Players
Player Names
Sika Grieman 95.5%        

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