Jake Odorizzi

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Jake Odorizzi
Tampa Bay Rays – No. 23
Pitcher
Born: (1990-03-27) March 27, 1990
Highland, Illinois
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 23, 2012 for the Kansas City Royals
Career statistics
(through 2013 season)
Win–loss record 0–2
Earned run average 4.14
Strikeouts 26
Teams

Jacob Todd Odorizzi (born March 27, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2012 with the Kansas City Royals.

Amateur career

Odorizzi attended Highland High School in Highland, Illinois, where he led the Highland Bulldogs to the Illinois state championship.[1][2]

Professional career

Milwaukee Brewers

Odorizzi was selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the first round (32nd overall) of the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft. He had a 9–9 record, a 3.68 earned run average and 197 strikeouts in the Milwaukee Brewers system. He played for the Arizona Brewers (2008), Helena Brewers (2009) and the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (2010).

Kansas City Royals

On December 17, 2010, the Brewers traded Odorizzi, Alcides Escobar, Jeremy Jeffress and Lorenzo Cain to the Royals for Zack Greinke and Yuniesky Betancourt.[3] Baseball America ranked Odorizzi as the 69th best prospect in baseball prior to the 2011 season[4] and the 23rd best prospect at midseason.[5] After the 2011 season, he was named the fifth best prospect in the Double-A Texas League.[6] He was named to appear in the 2012 All-Star Futures Game.[7] Odorizzi split time in 2012 between the Royals Double-A affiliate Northwest Arkansas Naturals and Triple-A Omaha Storm Chasers, posting an overall record of 15-5 and a 3.03 ERA.[8] On September 16, 2012, the Royals purchased Odorizzi's contract from Class AAA Omaha.[9] He made two starts for the team before seasons end.

Tampa Bay Rays

On December 9, 2012, the Royals traded Odorizzi to the Tampa Bay Rays (along with Mike Montgomery, Patrick Leonard and Wil Myers) in exchange for James Shields and Wade Davis.[10] He was optioned to the Triple-A Durham Bulls on March 12. In early May, he threw a combined no-hitter for the Bulls against the Pawtucket Red Sox. He was recalled by the Rays on May 20 to start in Toronto against the Blue Jays.[11] He was sent back to the Bulls on May 29. He was recalled on August 29 for a start against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, and optioned back to Durham the next day. He was recalled on September 20.

Pitching style

Odorizzi throws five pitches. He leads with a four-seam fastball at 90–93 mph. He also has a two-seam fastball (low 90s), slider (low-mid 80s), changeup (low-mid 80s), and curveball (low-mid 70s). The slider is mostly used against right-handed hitters, the changeup mostly against lefties.[12]

Scouts regard his fastball as his best pitch and his changeup the least developed.[13][14]

References

  1. ↑ Roberts, Ken (June 7, 2008). "Odorizzi does it all for Bulldogs". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. B20. Retrieved November 16, 2011.  (subscription required)
  2. ↑ Duncan, Sean (June 8, 2008). "Highland wins one for the Gifford". The Chicago Sun-Times. p. A54. Retrieved November 16, 2011.  (subscription required)
  3. ↑ McCalvy, Adam (December 19, 2010). "Brewers add Greinke in deal with Royals". MLB.com. Retrieved December 19, 2010. 
  4. ↑ "Prospects: Rankings: Top 100 Prospects: 2011 Top 100 Prospects". BaseballAmerica.com. 2011-02-23. Retrieved 2011-11-16. 
  5. ↑ "Blog | Baseball America Prospects Blog | Midseason Top 50 Prospects List". Baseball America. 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2011-11-16. 
  6. ↑ Dutton, Bob (2011-10-06). "Five Royals listed among Class AA Texas Leagues' top prospects". Kansas City Star. Retrieved 2011-11-16. 
  7. ↑ http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120620&content_id=33663130&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb
  8. ↑ Miller, Doug (9 December 2012). "Royals acquire Shields from Rays for prospects". MLB.com via Kansas City Royals team website. Retrieved 9 December 2012. 
  9. ↑ http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/baseball/mlb/09/16/royals-odorizzi.ap/index.html
  10. ↑ Rays deal Shields to Royals for Myers, prospects
  11. ↑ Silva, Drew (May 19, 2013). "Jake Odorizzi will indeed make his Rays debut on Monday". NBC Sports. Retrieved May 20, 2013. 
  12. ↑ "Brooks Baseball · Home of the PitchFX Tool - Player Card: Jake Odorizzi". Brooks Baseball. Retrieved 1 October 2012. 
  13. ↑ Goldstein, Kevin (December 19, 2010). "Future Shock Blog: Scouting Jake Odorizzi". Baseball Prospectus. Retrieved 1 October 2012. 
  14. ↑ "Meet the Prospect: Jake Odorizzi". Rotoprofessor. June 27, 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2012. 

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