Chris Spracklen  
Relief Pitcher | St Paul Pride

Pitching
He's unflappable on the mound, possessing the confidence to throw any of his offerings at any time in the count. He's got a really stong arm, so he can blow it by you on occasion. Spracklen's fastball is a tick above average, in the 90-91 MPH range on most nights. Spracklen also has a decent changeup. The St Paul Pride hope he can work on his control a little bit. Every once and a while one slips away from him and either ends up at the backstop or in the right field bleachers. He traditionally fares better against lefties.

Defense & Hitting
Spracklen is nothing special in the field. Spracklen would seem to be an easy target for basestealers as he has a pedestrian pickoff move. But teams rarely try to run on him, perhaps because his pitches get to the plate quickly. Spracklen is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Spracklen has some pop in his swing.

          -- 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
2011 STP 91 25 20 10 48 54 46 58 50 72 45 56 0 0 0 0 19 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 37 203
2012 STP 95 27 28 12 48 54 46 58 50 72 45 56 0 0 0 0 20 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 39 226
2013 STP 97 28 31 14 48 54 46 58 50 77 51 66 0 0 0 0 21 0 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 41 257
2014 STP 97 29 36 15 48 54 46 58 50 79 54 71 0 0 0 0 22 0 Overhand Active 0 0 0 45 276
2015 STP 97 33 41 16 48 54 46 58 50 79 54 71 0 0 0 0 23 1 Overhand Active 0 0 0 49 286
2016 STP 97 33 47 17 48 54 46 58 50 81 56 75 0 0 0 0 24 2 Overhand Active 0 0 0 55 305
2017 STP 97 33 48 18 48 54 46 58 50 82 58 77 0 0 0 0 25 3 Overhand Active 0 0 0 60 312
2018 STP 97 33 48 22 48 54 46 58 50 82 59 79 0 0 0 0 26 4 Overhand Active 0 0 0 65 318
2019 STP 97 34 48 24 48 54 46 58 50 83 60 80 0 0 0 0 27 5 Overhand Active 0 0 0 69 323
2020 STP 97 36 48 27 48 54 46 58 50 83 60 81 0 0 0 0 28 6 Overhand Active 0 0 0 72 326
2021 STP 97 39 48 28 48 54 46 58 50 83 60 81 0 0 0 0 29 7 Overhand Active 0 0 0 72 327
2022 STP 97 39 48 32 48 54 46 58 50 83 60 81 0 0 0 0 30 8 Overhand Active 0 0 0 72 330
2023 STP 97 39 48 33 48 54 46 58 50 83 60 81 0 0 0 0 31 9 Overhand Active 0 0 0 72 330
2024 STP 97 38 48 33 48 54 46 58 50 83 60 81 0 0 0 0 32 10 Overhand Active 0 0 0 72 328
2025 STP 97 38 48 33 48 54 46 58 50 83 60 81 0 0 0 0 33 11 Overhand Active 0 0 0 72 327
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
2009 17 UBB 9 4 1 13 66 0 0 0 96.1 1.1 90 5 132 42 39 11 3.93 0.32 2.31 .255 .348 .247 .257 7.10
2010 18 UBB 9 10 4 6 63 0 0 0 148.1 2.1 186 14 193 95 55 18 5.77 0.49 2.56 .313 .435 .347 .299 9.89
2011 19 UBB 12 13 5 0 58 0 0 0 241.2 4.1 318 28 303 185 39 17 6.90 0.61 2.57 .323 .471 .308 .328 9.61
Totals     30 27 10 19 187 0 0 0 486.1 2.2 594 47 628 322 133 46 5.96 0.51 2.51 .307 .437 .312 .306 9.20

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
2012 20 PDEP 4 9 10 7 46 0 0 0 38.2 1.0 47 6 45 24 27 12 5.65 0.53 2.41 .297 .487 .292 .299 8.61
2013 21 PDEP 4 13 12 14 59 0 0 0 82.1 1.1 84 13 75 51 21 5 5.59 0.68 1.94 .269 .471 .264 .271 6.67
2014 22 PDEP 3 1 12 5 34 0 0 0 29 1.0 25 2 25 14 31 10 4.34 0.56 1.72 .245 .392 .333 .237 4.35
Totals     11 23 34 26 139 0 0 0 150 1.0 156 21 145 89 79 27 5.34 0.61 2.01 .272 .461 .276 .272 6.72

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
2014 22 STP 1 3 0 5 52 0 0 0 98.2 2.0 99 19 56 43 36 9 3.94 0.77 1.58 .265 .469 .246 .276 5.84
2015 23 STP 4 1 4 12 28 0 0 0 31.2 1.0 28 3 20 14 10 3 4.04 0.70 1.54 .246 .368 .244 .247 2.84
2016 24 STP 3 3 10 3 24 0 0 0 21.1 1.0 16 3 13 7 25 1 2.99 0.54 1.37 .213 .373 .208 .216 3.80
2017 25 STP 0 2 22 1 31 0 0 0 34 1.0 26 1 10 18 21 5 4.76 1.80 1.06 .213 .311 .233 .203 1.59
2018 26 STP 2 3 12 5 32 0 0 0 29 1.0 26 2 21 15 19 4 4.66 0.71 1.62 .243 .374 .242 .243 3.72
2019 27 STP 5 3 15 6 36 0 0 0 33.2 1.0 25 1 18 19 23 8 5.15 1.06 1.30 .203 .252 .289 .165 3.48
2020 28 STP 4 5 4 10 57 0 0 0 75 1.1 97 15 28 39 23 10 4.68 1.39 1.67 .312 .534 .387 .288 6.84
2021 29 STP 2 6 12 5 39 0 0 0 38 1.0 44 6 17 22 25 9 5.21 1.29 1.61 .299 .497 .244 .324 4.26
2022 30 STP 5 6 12 6 35 0 0 0 44 1.1 44 4 32 31 34 19 6.34 0.97 1.73 .270 .442 .200 .286 3.27
2023 31 STP 5 4 3 9 35 0 0 0 32.2 1.0 39 3 23 17 17 9 4.75 0.74 1.93 .295 .432 .432 .242 4.68
2024 32 STP 3 7 13 6 38 0 0 0 35.2 1.0 44 7 18 19 24 7 4.86 1.06 1.76 .310 .549 .292 .319 5.80
2025 33 STP 2 5 3 14 36 0 0 0 46 1.1 54 10 21 29 12 6 5.67 1.38 1.63 .290 .505 .288 .292 4.89
Totals     36 48 110 82 443 0 0 0 519.2 1.1 542 74 277 273 269 90 4.73 0.99 1.58 .272 .448 .280 .268 4.68

Chris Spracklen's Career Highlights
Year Details
2011 1st round - 7th overall selection by St Paul Pride in the 2011 Amateur Draft

Chris Spracklen's Injury History
Date Injured Days Injured Injury Impact  
September 30, 2023 3 Pulled triceps 7%  

Chris Spracklen's Comparable Players
Player Names
Anse LeaderSmith 89.9% Ross Buckallew 87.5% Ted Welke 86.6%    

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