Rory Volpicelli  
Relief Pitcher | Retired or Inactive Players

Pitching
The Retired or Inactive Players 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. His composure needs work. When Volpicelli starts getting hit, he gets mad and loses concentration. He's almost as effective against lefthanders as he is versus righthanders.

Defense & Hitting
His pickoff move is merely average. He tends to fall off slightly to the first-base side of the mound, making him vulnerable to bunts toward third base. He makes up for that minor flaw by being aggressive in fielding his position. Volpicelli is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Volpicelli has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Retired or Inactive Players have been known to use Volpicelli as a pinch-runner on occasion.

2025 Outlook
One has to wonder what Rory Volpicelli is doing in AA. In all honesty, he could use a lot of work on the fundamentals in the low minors. But if you ask me, I'll pass on Volpicelli.

          -- 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
2001 SAK 49 32 47 48 47 43 50 45 52 64 0 0 0 67 0 0 37 0 Overhand AA/AAA 0 13 22 45 145

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
2001 37 PNDK 8 8 7 11 70 0 0 0 107.2 1.2 92 9 58 113 44 8 9.49 1.95 1.40 .228 .333 .208 .241 3.68
Totals     8 8 7 11 70 0 0 0 107.2 1.2 92 9 58 113 44 8 9.49 1.95 1.40 .228 .333 .208 .241 3.70

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

Rory Volpicelli's Comparable Players
Player Names
Geovany Cianflone 94.7% Cedrick Moorman 90.4% Bob Burwell 90.4% Bump Mangual 89.2% Russ Oliver 88.7%

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