Ron Gruber  
Starting Pitcher | Retired or Inactive Players

Pitching
Gruber 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. The one thing I must say I don't like about Gruber is how easily rattled he gets. If he makes a mistake to a hitter and the guy winds up on second or third, you can pretty much count on the guy scoring. He traditionally fares better against lefties.

Defense & Hitting
Gruber does an average job of holding runners. Gruber is nothing special in the field. Gruber is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Gruber has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Retired or Inactive Players have been known to use Gruber as a pinch-runner on occasion.

          -- Ska Nyman, A-Ball 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
2003 STJ 65 78 47 59 50 56 47 44 50 46 0 60 38 53 0 0 22 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 6 35 38 263
2004 STJ 70 81 58 62 50 56 47 44 50 46 0 60 42 53 0 0 23 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 7 42 291
2005 IND 70 81 72 66 50 56 47 44 50 46 0 64 42 53 0 0 24 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 46 312
2006 WBW 70 81 77 66 50 56 47 44 50 48 0 66 44 53 0 0 25 0 Overhand Active 0 0 0 46 322
2007 WES 70 81 84 73 50 56 47 44 50 51 0 66 44 54 0 0 26 1 Overhand Active 0 0 0 49 341
2008 WES 70 81 84 76 50 56 47 44 50 51 0 66 45 54 0 0 27 2 Overhand Active 0 0 0 52 344
2009 VIC 69 81 84 76 50 56 47 44 50 51 0 66 45 54 0 0 28 3 Overhand Active 0 0 0 53 342
2010 VIC 68 81 84 76 48 56 47 44 50 51 0 67 45 54 0 0 29 4 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 53 338
2011 VIC 67 81 84 76 48 56 47 44 50 51 0 67 45 55 0 0 30 5 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 53 337
2012 CAL 70 81 84 76 48 56 47 44 50 51 0 67 45 55 0 0 31 6 Overhand Active 0 0 0 53 340
2013 STP 69 81 84 76 48 56 47 44 50 51 0 68 45 55 0 0 32 7 Overhand Active 0 0 0 51 338
2014 STP 69 81 84 76 48 56 47 44 50 51 0 68 45 55 0 0 33 8 Overhand Active 0 0 0 51 337
2015 STP 69 80 84 74 48 56 47 44 50 51 0 68 45 55 0 0 34 9 Overhand Active 0 0 0 51 333
2016 STP 70 79 84 73 48 56 47 44 50 51 0 68 45 55 0 0 35 10 Overhand Active 0 0 0 49 331
2017 STP 70 81 83 73 48 56 47 44 50 51 0 68 45 55 0 0 36 11 Overhand Active 0 0 0 49 331
2018 STP 67 81 84 74 48 56 47 44 50 51 0 68 45 55 0 0 37 12 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 47 329
Ratings Delta -3   +1 +1                         +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
2004 23 PTER 14 16 0 0 38 38 21 3 228.1 6.0 247 27 100 146 0 0 5.76 1.46 1.52 .271 .406 .237 .277 4.42
2005 24 PTEF 20 11 0 0 38 38 25 1 251.1 6.2 229 25 78 153 0 0 5.48 1.96 1.22 .238 .369 .214 .241 3.40
2011 30 PCAR 10 12 0 0 34 34 18 2 229.1 6.2 228 31 56 109 0 0 4.28 1.95 1.24 .256 .418 .259 .255 3.96
Totals     44 39 0 0 110 110 64 6 709 6.1 704 83 234 408 0 0 5.18 1.74 1.32 .255 .397 .270 .249 3.91

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
2006 25 WBW 4 4 6 3 47 0 0 0 69.2 1.1 89 17 14 27 18 6 3.51 1.93 1.49 .311 .535 .310 .312 4.91
2007 26 WES 11 17 0 0 32 32 18 7 215.1 6.2 209 34 47 72 0 0 3.01 1.53 1.19 .252 .424 .281 .241 3.80
2008 27 WES 0 3 0 0 6 6 1 0 28.1 4.2 43 5 8 5 0 0 1.60 0.63 1.81 .341 .548 .310 .351 7.31
2009 28 VIC 3 7 0 0 18 8 3 1 80.1 4.1 94 18 27 20 2 1 2.25 0.74 1.51 .299 .535 .326 .289 6.16
2010 29 VIC 2 9 0 0 13 13 4 0 68.2 5.1 87 15 13 15 0 0 1.98 1.15 1.47 .307 .530 .309 .307 5.90
2011 30 VIC 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 3.2 3.2 6 2 3 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.81 .375 .813 .000 .600 14.7
2012 31 CAL 0 3 0 0 3 3 0 0 10 3.1 22 3 4 3 0 0 2.70 0.75 2.60 .449 .694 .222 .500 13.5
2013 32 STP 4 12 0 0 18 18 9 5 117.2 6.2 131 18 31 38 0 0 2.92 1.23 1.38 .278 .456 .206 .303 5.13
2014 33 STP 11 18 0 0 33 33 15 6 215 6.2 248 43 33 70 0 0 2.93 2.12 1.31 .285 .492 .287 .284 4.69
2015 34 STP 14 16 0 0 33 33 16 5 224.2 6.2 227 41 38 72 0 0 2.89 1.89 1.18 .259 .462 .311 .244 4.01
2016 35 STP 12 19 0 0 36 36 15 2 217.1 6.0 242 51 51 62 0 0 2.57 1.22 1.35 .280 .511 .289 .277 5.22
2017 36 STP 12 18 0 0 33 33 15 4 211.2 6.1 229 49 40 70 0 0 2.98 1.75 1.27 .273 .507 .272 .273 4.76
2018 37 STP 2 6 0 0 11 11 4 1 64.2 6.0 75 11 16 14 0 0 1.96 0.88 1.42 .295 .488 .304 .292 4.73
Totals     75 133 6 3 284 227 100 31 1527 5.1 1702 307 325 468 20 7 2.76 1.44 1.33 .280 .490 .285 .274 4.85

Transfer History for Ron Gruber
Date Transferred with Gruber To New Club In Exchange For To Old Club
September 6 2012 Released to Free Agents by Victoria Islanders
September 10 2012 Free Agent signing by Calgary Remparts
May 27 2013 Cobourg Stampeders Charlie Carey
Calgary Remparts
July 31 2013 Fred Donovan
St Paul Pride Doc Jones
Cobourg Stampeders

Ron Gruber's Career Highlights
Year Details
2003 1st round - 8th overall selection by St. Johns Redmen in the 2003 Amateur Draft

Ron Gruber's Injury History
Date Injured Days Injured Injury Impact  
September 14, 2014 4 Pulled triceps 10%  

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