[情報] 2009選秀報導(8th round)
8th round #243
Player:Rob Gilliam
Pos. :RHP
Class :Jr.
B-T :R-R
HT:6-1
WT:195
College:UNC Greensboro
Hometown: Chapel Hill, NiC.
B’date:11-29-87
BA:
8 243 Rob Gilliam RHP UNC Greensboro N.C.
Gilliam could move up draft boards if he has strong workouts for teams, as he's
an arm-strength pitcher who hasn't had a great deal of success in college. He
grew up in San Jose, Calif., but moved to Chapel Hill, N.C., as a senior in
high school and wound up staying in the area for college, attending UNC
Greensboro. Playing in the extremely offensive Southern Conference, Gilliam has
been a member of Spartans' rotation for three seasons. He consistently shows
average to plus fastball velocity, touching 94 mph regularly and usually
sitting in the 89-93 mph range. He has enough control and secondary stuff to
lead the SoCon with a .224 opponents batting average, and he ranked seventh in
strikeouts with 78 despite working primarily in relief. Gilliam throws a slow
12-to-6 curveball that has its moments, and the fact he's shown the ability to
spin the pitch gives scouts some hope for his breaking ball. His changeup showed
plus potential in the Cape Cod League last summer in shorter bursts. When he
misses, he tends to miss up and was homer-prone, giving up 10 this spring. He
wasn't easy to scout at UNCG, where he made 20 of his 24 appearances in relief
and frequently pitched multiple innings out of the bullpen. Scouts like his
toughness and see him in the bullpen down the line. He should go in the
five-to-seven round range.
pgcrosschecker:
243. Rob Gilliam RHP Jr. R-R 6-1 195 UNC Greensboro Chapel Hill, NiC. Never drafted 11-29-87
SCOUTING PROFILE (3/1): Gilliam has potentially-dominant stuff, but has
confused scouts and his own coaches throughout his career in college and summer
ball over what role he should to be used in to realize his potential. He
achieved limited success in his first two seasons at UNC Greensboro, working
primarily in relief. As a freshman, Gilliam went 2-1, 6.91 in 21 appearances
(six starts); as a sophomore, he was marginally better at 3-4, 6.23 with seven
saves in 30 appearances (three starts). In 56 innings last spring, he struck
out 54, but also walked 23 and was torched for a .305 average and a team-high
12 homers. Conversely, in summer ball, Gilliam has been used exclusively as a
starter-with superior results. Following his freshman year at UNC-G, he topped
the Valley League with a 1.26 ERA while going 7-1 and racking up 81 strikeouts
in 57 innings. He was used as a starter for Brewster in the Cape Cod League
last summer, with positive results initially, before tailing off to finish at
1-4, 4.89 with 21 walks and 42 strikeouts in 46 innings. But scouts say he had
the best pure arm on the Whitecaps staff, and he routinely worked in the 93-94
mph range, topping at 95. Even when considering his checkered record working
mostly out of the bullpen in his first two years in college, Brewster coach Bob
Macaluso admitted he may have misused Gilliam by employing him strictly as a
starter in the Cape. He said his raw stuff-notably his overpowering fastball
and a plus changeup-is much better suited for a set-up or closer role, but that
he was forced to use Gilliam as a starter based on need. As hard as Gilliam is
capable of throwing, his fastball can be hittable because it lacks movement;
his changeup is also inconsistent because he tends to leave it up in the
hitting zone. Though his curve was mostly an inconsistent and ineffective third
pitch at Brewster, scouts say Gilliam's slow, 12-to-6 bender has a chance to be
an above-average pitch, too, and that he just needs to use it more often and
locate it better. A lot of Gilliam's inconsistency stems from raw, unrefined
mechanics. He comes from a high three-quarters angle and tends to rush his
delivery, leaving his arm trailing the rest of his body, resulting in too many
pitches being left up in the zone. Though Gilliam is a little undersized for a
righthanded pitcher, he appears to have the durability to be used in any role
as he has very strong, sturdy legs. He also has good bounce off the mound,
fields his position well and is athletic to the degree that he caught and
played shortstop in high school, in addition to pitching. Born in Virginia,
Gilliam played his first three years of prep baseball in San Jose, Calif.,
before moving back east to North Carolina as a senior. His future, both where
he'll be drafted in June and what his role will be as a college junior and
ultimately in pro ball, could be all over the map, too, and will hinge largely
on his ability to refine his command and develop his curve. If his breaking
ball can evolve into a reliable third pitch, a career as a starter is in the
offing; if it can't, he'll likely have to settle for being a set-up man or
closer.-ALLAN SIMPSON
http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/G/Rob-Gilliam.shtml
age W L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO
2007 NCG 19 2 1 6.91 21 6 43 57 39 33 9 21 39
2008 NCG 20 3 4 6.23 30 3 56.1 68 43 39 12 23 54
2009 NCG 21 4 6 5.76 24 4 65.2 57 49 42 10 29 78
http://www.uncgspartans.com/downloads1/120783.htm?ATCLID=189709&SPID=2217&DB_OEM_ID=5300&SPSID=28602
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