#22 Steve Edlefsen, RHP. BD: 6/27/1985. 6'2", 195 lb. B-S, T- R.
AAA: 7-2, 2.38, 64.1 IP, 34 BB, 50 K, GO/AO= 3.19. VWL: 1-0, 1.69, 16 IP, 8 BB, 7 K, GO/AO= 2.00.
Edlefsen was a utility IF in college at Nebraska, but the Giants drafted him as a pitcher in the 16'th round of the 2007 draft. He's worked his way up through the system on the middle reliever track. His calling card is an extreme ability to keep the ball on the ground. He's had decent K rates and walks way too many batters, but the groundballs allow him to get away with it.
He has an unorthodox delivery, no windup, slide step, sidearm. It's very hard for batters to time his pitches. From the numbers it's easy to deduce that his ball has crazy sink and he reportedly has a sharp slider that was once rated as best in the organization by BA. Velocity has been reported to be as high as 92 MPH.
He will likely start the season back in Fresno. Given the ups and downs and inevitable injuries in a 162 game season, there is a fair chance of him being called up to SF at some point during the season, although Dan Runzler would likely be called up first. Although he's getting old to be a prospect, he will likely have a fringy MLB career as a back of the pen reliever.
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