Any info on Brandon Cumpton?????

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I know it&#x27;s Kershaw on the mound but -170 seems a bit high.

DWAMS1 · Answer

I know it&#x27;s Kershaw on the mound but -170 seems a bit high.

KeyElement · Answer

That is high but a rookie&#x27;s first start is always a crap shoot

The Hawk · Answer

Straight outta Cumpton.........................Mrs. Cumption

badlands · Answer

this guy must suck, hes 25 never been to the majors and is not even on their top 20 prospect list

badlands · Answer

if anyone has his minor league numbers can they post them. i cant find them.  i might take the over.

slick15 · Answer

Cumpton, 24, was already scheduled to pitch Saturday for Triple-A Indianapolis. Since being promoted from Double-A, Cumpton has a 3.31 ERA, 49 strikeouts and 22 walks in 65.1 innings. The right-hander is coming off his longest start of the season, allowing two earned runs in 7.1 innings against Norfolk. His fastball reached 96 mph in Spring Training.

The Pirates would have to open up a spot on the 40-man roster, as well as the active 25-man roster, for Cumpton. The Georgia Tech product was drafted in the 9th round of the 2010 Draft. Last season for Double-A Altoona, he had a high groundball rate and a 3.84 ERA but just 88 strikeouts in 152 innings.

slick15 · Answer

Cumpton throws around 89-93, but his command of his fastball and breaking ball has been inconsistent.  According to Baseball America, he reached the mid-90s out of the bullpen, so that may be where he&#x2019;s destined to end up.  He also throws a curve.  His K rate obviously fell off a lot as a junior.

slick15 · Answer

Cumpton throws around 89-93, but his command of his fastball and breaking ball has been inconsistent.  According to Baseball America, he reached the mid-90s out of the bullpen, so that may be where he&#x2019;s destined to end up.  He also throws a curve.  His K rate obviously fell off a lot as a junior.

slick15 · Answer

Cumpton opened the season in the West Virginia rotation and got off to a terrible start, allowing exactly seven runs in each of his first three starts.  After a brief move to the bullpen, he returned to the rotation and immediately began pitching well.  Cumpton himself credited the fact that he started throwing inside.  After posting an ERA of 13.83 in April, his ERA in May and June was 2.28.  He didn&#x2019;t, however, miss a lot of bats.  The Pirates promoted Cumpton to Bradenton at the end of June and he was a little less effective.  His ERA was solid, but opponents hit .280 against him.  His walk and K rates were low.  His fastball generally sat in the low-90s.  He was much more hittable against right-handed batters, with a higher BA and much lower K rate, but he had more trouble with longballs against left-handed batters.

slick15 · Answer

This is 2012....I think the above is 2011....

Cumpton pitched in the Altoona rotation all year and had a solid season, although the low K rate leaves some question about how he’d do at higher levels. He had a very high groundball rate, but had some trouble against left-handed batters. They batted .272 against him, compared to .253 for right-handed batters, but they also had a higher walk rate and hit seven of the nine HRs he allowed.

Cumpton still might profile best as a reliever, although the fact that he’s been a solid starter at least has allowed him to get a lot of work. His fastball got up to 96 mph when he was pitching in short stints in spring training. The Pirates will return him to AA in 2013, where he’ll be back in the rotation.

DWAMS1 · Answer

Thanks for all the info Slick.

KeyElement · Answer

All of that being condensed and digested guess what? It is still a crap shoot. &#xD;&#xA;BOL

moneymaker14 · Answer

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Any info on Brandon Cumpton?????

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