Merl Tienken  
Starting Pitcher | Retired or Inactive Players

Pitching
Tienken 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. His pitches lose some movement when he pitches from the stretch position. This man owns lefties. Put it this way, if your lineup is full of them, you might want rethink your lineup.

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

2025 Outlook
Tienken flat-out isn't ready for this level of competition. Expect the Retired or Inactive Players to send him down promptly. But if you ask me, I'll pass on Tienken.

          -- 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
2001 QUQ 74 69 57 59 50 61 49 45 47 72 0 63 53 0 0 0 31 0 Overhand Active 0 8 30 49 234
2002 QUQ 77 69 57 59 50 61 49 45 47 72 0 67 53 0 0 0 32 1 Overhand Active 0 0 0 48 239
2003 QUQ 77 70 57 59 50 61 49 45 47 72 0 70 56 0 0 0 33 2 Overhand Active 0 0 0 48 244
2004 QUQ 78 70 57 59 50 61 49 45 47 72 0 70 58 0 0 0 34 3 Overhand Active 0 0 0 48 246
2005 QUQ 78 70 57 58 50 61 49 45 47 72 0 71 58 0 0 0 35 4 Overhand Active 0 0 0 49 245
2006 QUE 77 69 57 58 50 61 49 45 47 72 0 72 60 0 0 0 36 5 Overhand Active 0 0 0 48 244
Ratings Delta -1 -1                   +1 +2       +1 +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
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
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
2001 31 QUQ 3 4 1 2 32 0 0 0 109.1 3.1 104 11 47 95 22 11 7.84 2.02 1.38 .251 .403 .214 .269 3.21
2002 32 QUQ 6 0 1 8 54 0 0 0 85 1.2 67 8 37 71 18 5 7.52 1.92 1.22 .218 .332 .250 .202 2.86
2003 33 QUQ 3 2 1 7 64 0 0 0 97.1 1.2 121 11 39 77 42 17 7.14 1.97 1.65 .308 .450 .300 .311 4.44
2004 34 QUQ 2 5 5 20 41 0 0 0 44.2 1.0 46 6 23 29 12 4 5.90 1.26 1.56 .269 .415 .226 .294 4.84
2005 35 QUQ 6 9 3 5 39 16 9 1 121.1 3.0 119 8 49 84 12 1 6.24 1.71 1.39 .256 .372 .305 .235 3.34
2006 36 QUE 2 7 0 4 49 7 2 0 131 2.2 141 15 52 77 20 2 5.29 1.48 1.47 .273 .426 .291 .265 4.47
Totals     22 27 11 46 279 23 11 1 588.2 2.0 598 59 247 433 126 40 6.63 1.75 1.44 .264 .401 .269 .262 3.80

Merl Tienken's Comparable Players
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