Bill Thorne  
Relief Pitcher | Guelph Storm

Pitching
Thorne is a control pitcher; when he's on he has pinpoint control. He's got a really stong arm, so he can blow it by you on occasion. He can get groundballs when he needs them in a jam. Thorne's fastball is a tick above average, in the 90-91 MPH range on most nights. He attacks lefties and righties with similar success.

Defense & Hitting
Thorne has a good move to first base and keeps baserunners at bay with a quick delivery. He isn't especially quick off the mound but generally fields his position adequately. Thorne is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Thorne has some pop in his swing.

2025 Outlook
The Guelph Storm were smart, they locked Thorne up to a long term contract. There's no question in anyone's mind he's a franchise player. Thorne is ready for the big time. The Guelph Storm will call him up as soon as they can figure out who to send down. I don't say this often, but I'll say it for Thorne: he's one of the highest rated pitchers on my scouting sheet.

          -- 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
2019 WES 89 35 47 56 47 46 55 54 49 44 0 0 41 58 0 0 19 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 30 253
2020 WES 91 36 50 65 47 46 55 54 49 52 0 0 52 63 0 0 20 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 32 297
2021 GUE 92 37 71 69 47 46 55 54 49 52 0 0 52 63 0 0 21 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 34 339
2022 GUE 92 38 78 74 47 46 55 54 49 57 0 0 58 66 0 0 22 0 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 36 372
2023 GUE 92 38 82 77 47 46 55 54 49 60 0 0 62 68 0 0 23 0 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 39 390
2024 GUE 92 38 82 81 47 46 55 54 49 62 0 0 64 69 0 0 24 0 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 44 398
2025 GUE 92 38 82 86 47 46 55 54 49 63 0 0 66 70 0 0 25 0 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 47 406
Ratings Delta       +5           +1     +2 +1     +1             +3 +8

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
2017 17 USH 9 9 14 11 62 0 0 0 78.1 1.1 68 6 79 47 54 16 5.42 0.59 1.88 .234 .333 .240 .228 6.20
2018 18 USH 3 7 14 5 52 0 0 0 63.1 1.1 58 2 52 35 53 17 4.99 0.67 1.74 .244 .311 .327 .179 3.41
2019 19 USH 6 9 20 6 61 0 0 0 81 1.1 92 8 59 40 56 20 4.44 0.68 1.86 .287 .411 .305 .271 4.89
Totals     18 25 48 22 175 0 0 0 222.2 1.1 218 16 190 122 163 53 4.94 0.64 1.84 .257 .356 .289 .230 4.95

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
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 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
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

Transfer History for Bill Thorne
Date Transferred with Thorne To New Club In Exchange For To Old Club
April 13 2021 1st Rd 2021 - 12th pick
2nd Rd 2021 - 40th pick
3rd Rd 2021 - 68th pick
 Guelph Storm Mauel Haney
Rock Buzzardbreath
Red Piatt
 West Bay Red Skulls

Bill Thorne's Career Highlights
Year Details
2019 2nd round - 39th overall selection by West Bay Red Skulls in the 2019 Amateur Draft

Bill Thorne's Comparable Players
Player Names
Paul Mankamyer 95.3% Benjamin Passent 95.1% Justin Moore 92.3% Mandy Konerko 91.2% Paul Lemon 90.8%

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Transfer history draft picks in brackets indicate the actual pick number in the draft wasn't determined at the time of the deal being made.
Report Cards generated by Biorhythm v2.7.82 on Fri Aug 12 01:15:47 CEST 2011
Report card data printed in red denotes that player was in the top two percent for that category and year. Blue data denotes membership to the bottom two percent.