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PALMER BETTS, RIGHT HANDED PITCHER
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| Born: April 13, 1994 Height: 6′ 1″ Weight: 190 Bats: Right Throws: Right Drafted: 36th Round, 1091st Overall, 2014 How Acquired: Draft College: Chipola College Agent: N/A |
WTM’S PIRATE PLAYER PROFILES |
| Betts went to Georgia in 2013, then transferred to Chipola college after one year. His numbers with Georgia were poor, but he improved with Chipola. He did deal with some control issues, but didn’t give up many hits. He displays a fastball that has been reported at 93, touching higher at times. He was 87-89 MPH out of high school, so it looks like he’s added some velocity the last two years. He’s been described as having a violent delivery by Baseball America. He pairs the fastball with a slider. Betts pitched mostly in relief for Chipola and entirely at Georgia. He signed a week after the draft.
2014 The Pirates sent Betts to Bristol, where he pitched rather sparingly out of the bullpen. I don’t know what the reason for that may have been. The ERA is misleading, because he allowed six runs (out of his season total of ten) in one inning in his last outing on August 15, then didn’t pitch again. 2015 Apart from the one outing, Betts didn’t pitch badly in 2014, but the Pirates sent him back to Bristol. He regressed from the previous year, apart from a high K rate, with control problems being the biggest issue. Betts hasn’t made any progress, but it wouldn’t be like the Pirates to send him back to Bristol for a third season. He could appear at Morgantown. |
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CONTRACT INFORMATION
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| 2016: Minor league contract |
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PLAYER INFORMATION
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| Signing Bonus: N/A MiLB Debut: 2014 MLB Debut: MiLB FA Eligible: 2020 MLB FA Eligible: Rule 5 Eligible: 2017 Added to 40-Man: Options Remaining: 3 MLB Service Time: 0.000 |
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TRANSACTIONS
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| June 7, 2014: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 36th round, 1091st overall pick; signed on June 14. |
