Joakim Switala  
Relief Pitcher | Halifax Oilers

Pitching
Switala has to keep the ball down, especially against lefties, or he gets hit hard and often. His fastball gets into the high 80s, but it's the sink that makes the pitch effective. Dating back to his days in the minors, Switala has been more effective against righthanders than lefthanders.

Defense & Hitting
Switala fields his position well. Switala does an average job of holding runners. Switala is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Switala 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
2011 VAG 76 32 38 25 50 38 55 51 53 51 0 50 0 28 0 0 21 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 46 173
2012 VAG 79 34 49 27 50 38 55 51 53 59 0 50 0 34 0 0 22 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 48 219
2013 VAG 81 35 55 29 50 38 55 51 53 64 0 50 0 34 0 0 23 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 55 242
2014 VAG 81 35 65 32 50 38 55 51 53 67 0 53 0 38 0 0 24 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 58 272
2015 VAG 81 37 67 39 50 38 55 51 53 69 0 53 0 38 0 0 25 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 63 285
2016 VAG 83 38 67 46 50 38 55 51 53 69 0 53 0 38 0 0 26 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 75 294
2017 VAG 85 39 67 48 50 38 55 51 53 70 0 55 0 40 0 0 27 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 78 303
2018 VAN 85 39 67 51 50 38 55 51 53 71 0 55 0 42 0 0 28 0 Overhand Active 0 0 0 78 308
2019 VAN 85 40 67 51 50 38 55 51 53 71 0 56 0 43 0 0 29 1 Overhand Active 0 0 0 78 309
2020 VAN 85 40 67 51 50 38 55 51 53 71 0 57 0 43 0 0 30 2 Overhand Active 0 0 0 78 309
2021 VAN 85 40 67 51 50 38 55 51 53 71 0 57 0 43 0 0 31 3 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 78 308
2022 VAN 85 40 67 51 50 38 55 51 53 71 0 57 0 43 0 0 32 4 Overhand Active 0 0 0 78 307
2023 FA 85 40 67 51 50 38 55 51 53 71 0 57 0 43 0 0 33 5 Overhand Free Agent 0 0 0 78 306
2024 NIA 85 40 67 51 50 38 55 51 53 71 0 57 0 43 0 0 34 6 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 78 305
2025 HAL 85 40 67 51 50 38 55 51 53 71 0 57 0 43 0 0 35 7 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 78 304
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 19 UWW 9 13 8 7 49 0 0 0 76.2 1.2 102 9 106 35 33 11 4.13 0.33 2.73 .321 .465 .371 .292 10.3
2010 20 UWW 10 7 4 6 59 0 0 0 237.2 4.0 301 35 246 136 50 27 5.16 0.55 2.31 .307 .477 .307 .308 8.22
2011 21 UWW 9 11 16 4 59 0 0 0 107 1.2 139 13 123 58 53 21 4.88 0.47 2.45 .315 .474 .310 .319 9.00
Totals     28 31 28 17 167 0 0 0 421.1 2.2 542 57 475 229 136 59 4.89 0.48 2.42 .312 .474 .317 .308 8.79

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 22 PSIL 1 0 2 1 11 0 0 0 6.1 0.2 9 0 9 2 11 9 2.95 0.22 2.95 .391 .565 .462 .300 9.95
2013 23 PSIL 1 3 6 0 17 0 0 0 17.1 1.0 34 3 16 9 11 7 4.74 0.56 2.92 .410 .614 .367 .434 11.9
2014 24 PSIL 9 6 18 4 43 0 0 0 55 1.1 72 11 28 30 38 14 4.91 1.07 1.82 .309 .528 .341 .289 5.89
2015 25 PSIG 3 5 19 2 43 0 0 0 51.1 1.1 58 3 21 21 26 5 3.70 1.00 1.55 .287 .396 .321 .263 4.21
2016 26 PSIG 2 4 13 3 36 0 0 0 39 1.0 61 4 18 20 38 19 4.62 1.11 2.03 .357 .520 .354 .358 7.39
2017 27 PSIG 5 8 17 2 46 0 0 0 49 1.0 80 6 26 28 28 9 5.14 1.08 2.16 .367 .537 .418 .344 7.90
Totals     21 26 75 12 196 0 0 0 218 1.0 314 27 118 110 152 63 4.54 0.93 1.98 .338 .509 .361 .325 6.81

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 23 VAG 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 17 4.1 28 4 8 1 0 0 0.53 0.13 2.12 .368 .618 .417 .325 6.35
2018 28 VAN 5 5 6 13 61 0 0 0 81.2 1.1 103 14 20 33 26 7 3.66 1.65 1.51 .301 .474 .264 .333 4.63
2019 29 VAN 1 8 2 12 51 0 0 0 80 1.2 108 16 22 28 15 4 3.15 1.27 1.63 .318 .550 .300 .338 6.75
2020 30 VAN 5 4 7 11 38 0 0 0 57 1.2 62 7 21 24 11 2 3.79 1.14 1.46 .279 .437 .311 .252 3.79
2022 32 VAN 2 4 3 9 26 0 0 0 37.1 1.1 40 3 14 14 17 5 3.40 1.00 1.46 .282 .394 .348 .250 2.41
Totals     13 21 18 46 180 0 0 0 273 1.2 341 44 85 100 69 18 3.30 1.18 1.56 .304 .489 .303 .304 4.88

Transfer History for Joakim Switala
Date Transferred with Switala To New Club In Exchange For To Old Club
June 14 2023 Released to Free Agents by Vancouver Orcas
April 29 2024 Free Agent signing by Niagara Falls Rapids

Joakim Switala's Career Highlights
Year Details
2011 2nd round - 38th overall selection by Vancouver Giants in the 2011 Amateur Draft

Joakim Switala's Comparable Players
Player Names
Agustin Acosta 92.5% Gil Rodriguez 91.4% Hamid Baker 89.7% Jayelin Simien 88.4% Tomoya Takano 88.2%

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