 | Name: Rudy Owens Position: Left Handed Pitcher Birth Date: December 18, 1887 Height: 6'3'' Weight: 215 Bats: Left Throws: Left College/HS: Chandler-Gilbert CC Acquired: 2006 Draft, 28th Round Major League ETA: 2013 |
| McEffect Report: Rudy Owens was one of the most exciting prospects in the system heading into last year. He had a few ridiculous seasons in 2009 and 2010 with ERA's of 2.10 and 2.46 respectively and 6.65 and 5.74 K/BB ratios respectively. Owens made a living with location and seemed like he would easily turn into a big league starter someday. Nobody ever expected him to be an ace but I was pretty confident that he would turn into a 4 or 5 starter by last year. However, Indianapolis was not kind to Owens and he posted a 5.05 ERA with 2.22 K/BB ratio in 2011. The stuff isn't good enough to warrant anybody still being very excited about him as a prospect. If he gets his control back, he could help the Pirates rotation as early as 2012, although I wouldn't bank on that happening. |