Darrek Wintersteen  
Starting Pitcher | Retired or Inactive Players

Pitching
Wintersteen likes to get hitters looking down and away, then ties them up by coming inside with hard stuff, getting a lot of groundball outs. He's a good late inning man, which is when being a pitcher really counts. He struggles with his command at times and is still learning to mix his pitches and set up hitters. His fastball gets into the high 80s, but it's the sink that makes the pitch effective. He traditionally fares better against lefties.

Defense & Hitting
For a lefty, his move to first base is average at best, and he has a tendency to forget about runners at second, thereby creating opportunities to swipe third. He isn't especially quick off the mound but generally fields his position adequately. Wintersteen is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Wintersteen has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Retired or Inactive Players have been known to use Wintersteen as a pinch-runner on occasion.

          -- 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 TOT 70 78 69 59 56 55 45 50 55 60 0 63 42 45 0 0 30 0 Overhand Active 0 7 23 45 297
2002 TOT 70 78 73 61 56 55 45 50 55 60 0 63 42 45 0 0 31 1 Overhand Active 0 0 0 44 303
2003 TOT 69 78 76 63 56 55 45 50 55 60 0 63 43 45 0 0 32 2 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 44 308
2004 TOL 70 78 76 63 56 55 45 50 55 60 0 63 43 45 0 0 33 3 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 44 308
2005 TOL 72 75 76 63 56 55 45 50 55 60 0 63 43 45 0 0 34 4 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 44 306
2006 TOL 72 74 76 63 56 55 45 50 55 60 0 65 43 45 0 0 35 5 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 43 305
2007 FA 72 74 76 63 56 55 45 50 55 60 0 65 44 45 0 0 36 6 Overhand Free Agent 0 0 0 42 305
2008 KEA 70 73 72 63 56 55 45 50 55 60 0 65 44 45 0 0 37 7 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 41 295
Ratings Delta -2 -1 -4                           +1 +1           -1 -10

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
2004 33 PGAL 16 12 0 0 37 37 24 5 257.1 7.0 243 25 64 176 0 0 6.16 2.75 1.19 .242 .370 .211 .247 3.36
2005 35 PGAL 23 6 0 0 36 36 32 2 262 7.1 188 12 56 150 0 0 5.15 2.68 0.93 .198 .284 .190 .199 1.92
2006 36 PGAL 15 10 0 0 37 37 27 1 247 6.2 210 17 53 147 0 0 5.36 2.77 1.06 .228 .354 .181 .234 2.81
2007 36 PGAL 17 12 0 0 38 38 23 2 232.2 6.0 241 25 65 148 0 0 5.74 2.28 1.32 .265 .409 .320 .258 3.64
2008 37 PROC 16 11 0 0 37 37 24 2 246.2 6.2 249 33 62 121 0 0 4.42 1.95 1.26 .259 .407 .240 .261 3.43
Totals     87 51 0 0 185 185 130 12 1245.2 6.2 1131 112 300 742 0 0 5.36 2.47 1.15 .238 .365 .254 .240 3.01

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 30 TOT 1 5 10 3 24 2 1 0 29.2 1.1 34 4 14 22 11 3 6.78 1.57 1.64 .281 .421 .314 .267 3.94
2002 31 TOT 11 4 0 0 17 17 11 1 121.2 7.0 110 14 31 68 0 0 5.05 2.19 1.16 .240 .384 .197 .256 3.63
2003 33 TOT 6 6 0 0 18 18 8 1 105.2 6.0 121 19 24 53 0 0 4.53 2.21 1.38 .284 .484 .336 .265 4.51
2004 34 TOL 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 1.1 8 1 1 2 1 1 4.50 2.00 2.25 .381 .667 .500 .333 6.75
Totals     18 16 10 3 62 37 20 2 261 4.1 273 38 70 145 12 4 5.00 2.07 1.31 .266 .436 .275 .263 4.07

Darrek Wintersteen's Comparable Players
Player Names
Abdirahman Veltri 94.0% Pablo Burrel 92.9% Tylar Ehrle 92.7% Trevin Spink 92.6% Midre Vermilyea 92.0%

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