ADAM BERNERO

11/28/76; NDFA '99 (Detroit); Armstrong Atlantic State Univ.
R/R; 6-4, 205

Level
W-L-Sv
G
GS
IP
H
 HR
BB
K
 BB/9 K/9 WHIP OAVG
ERA
1999 A (Det)
8-4-0
15
15
95.2
75
 8
23
80
 2.16 7.53 1.02 .210
2.54
2000 AL (Det)
0-1-0
12
4
34.1
33
 3
13
20
 3.41 5.24 1.34 .270
4.19
2000 AAA (Det)
3-1-0
7
7
47.1
34
 5
10
37
 1.90 7.04 0.93 .201
2.47
2000 AA (Det)
2-5-0
10
10
61.1
54
 6
24
46
 3.52 6.75 1.27 .237
2.79
2001 AL (Det)
0-0-0
5
0
12.1
13
 4
4
8
 2.92 5.84 1.38 .260
7.30
2001 AAA (Det)
6-11-0
26
25
140.1
172
 13
54
99
 3.46 6.35 1.61 .303
5.13
2002 AL (Det)
4-7-0
28
11
101.2
128
 17
31
69
 2.74 6.11 1.56 .309
6.20
2002 AAA (Det)
2-2-0
9
9
57.0
46
 2
13
49
 2.05 7.74 1.04 .223
1.58
2003 AL (Det)
1-12-0
18
17
100.2
104
 14
41
54
 3.67 4.83 1.44 .267
6.08
2003 NL (Colo)
0-2-0
31
0
32.2
33
 5
13
26
 3.58 7.16 1.41 .266
5.23
2004 NL (Colo)
1-1-0
16
2
32.1
36
 7
17
21
 4.73 5.85 1.64 .283
5.57
2004 AAA (Colo)
3-2-0
9
8
48.1
57
 0
10
48
 1.86 8.94 1.39 .306
3.17
2004 AA (Colo)
1-0-0
1
1
6.0
2
 0
1
3
 1.50 4.50 0.50 .105
0.00
2005 NL (Atl)
4-3-0
36
0
47.0
61
5
12
37
2.30
7.09
1.55
.313
6.51
2005 AAA (Atl)
5-5-0
10
9
53.0
57
6
15
41
2.55
6.96
1.36
.274
3.40
2006 AL (KC)
1-0-0
3
2
13.0
15
0
0
12
0.00
8.31
1.25
.283
1.38
2006 NL (Phi)
0-1-0
1
1
2.0
7
3
2
0
9.00
0.00
4.50
.538
36.00
2006 AAA (KC)
5-3-1
16
12
79.1
63
5
23
47
2.61
5.33
1.08
.225
2.84
2006 AAA (Phi)
1-1-0
5
5
25.0
11
2
4
17
1.44
6.12
0.60
.131
1.80
2007 INJURED
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2008 AAA
0-0-0
4
4
16.2
18
0
4
6
2.16
3.24
1.32
.269
3.24

Bernero has generally been a very good pitcher at the AAA level, but he's been consistently terrible in numerous major league opportunities. The Tigers probably didn't do him a favor by rushing him to the majors. His rapid ascent and tendency to keep getting chances in the majors is surprising. He was drafted twice, in rounds 24 and 38, then wasn't drafted at all his last year in college and signed as a free agent. His main pitch is a sinker that reaches 91. He's had problems with gopher balls in the majors, allowing one every 6.5 IP. A sinkerball pitcher with low K and high HR rates is not likely to get very far. Bernero missed 2007 due to Tommy John surgery and the Pirates signed him after the season. He made it to Indianapolis for four starts in May and did fairly well considering the situation. He went back on the DL, though, and did not return. He'll probably try to continue his comeback elsewhere in 2009.

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