MICHAEL DUBEE
1/12/86; '06 18th (Phi); Okaloosa-Walton College
R/R; 6-2, 177
| Level |
W-L-Sv |
G |
GS |
IP |
H |
HR |
BB |
K |
BB/9 |
K/9 |
WHIP |
OAVG |
ERA |
| 2006 A- (Phi) |
1-2-0 |
10 |
9 |
37.1 |
49 |
2 |
15 |
27 |
3.6 |
6.5 |
1.71 |
.327 |
4.82 |
| 2006
R (Phi) |
0-1-0 |
2 |
1 |
7.0 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.0 |
1.3 |
1.29 |
.333 |
1.29 |
| 2007 A (Phi) |
4-4-1 |
30 |
0 |
55.2 |
52 |
2 |
22 |
54 |
3.6 |
8.7 |
1.33 |
.248 |
3.88 |
| 2007
A (CWS) |
3-0-0 |
8 |
6 |
33.0 |
34 |
3 |
13 |
35 |
3.5 |
9.5 |
1.42 |
.272 |
4.09 |
| 2008 A+ (CWS) |
5-7-1 |
30 |
13 |
103.0 |
103 |
12 |
37 |
90 |
3.2 |
7.9 |
1.36 |
.263 |
4.37 |
| 2009 AA |
3-0-1 |
26 |
0 |
34.0 |
39 |
5 |
10 |
28 |
2.6 |
7.4 |
1.44 |
.277 |
2.91 |
| 2009 A+ |
2-0-6 |
23 |
0 |
34.1 |
22 |
1 |
3 |
52 |
0.8 |
13.6 |
0.73 |
.182 |
1.05 |
| 2009
A+ (CWS) |
0-1-0 |
2 |
0 |
3.0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.0 |
3.0 |
1.67 |
.417 |
6.00 |
The Pirates obtained Dubee from the White Sox early in
the 2009 season in exchange for Andy Phillips. They needed to move
Phillips when they optioned Luis Cruz after obtaining Delwyn Young. The
move also filled an opening in the Lynchburg staff after Bryan Morris went out
with shoulder problems, although the Hillcats figured to be desperate for
pitching in any event. The Chisox had obtained Dubee from the Phillies for
Tadahito Iguchi. The fact that the Sox sent Dubee back to high A after a
decent 2008 season, together with the fact that he's shuffled back and forth
between starting and relieving, suggests that his teams have regarded him more
as an organizational pitcher than a prospect. According to Baseball
America, his out pitch is a curve, and he also throws a fastball that "touches"
94 and a change. After the trade he was actually throwing mainly
in the upper 80s, topping out at 90-91. That's an example of
how you have to be wary of scouting reports, especially BA's, that
refer to velocity unless they specify that a pitcher's fastball "sits at" at
a particular velocity. Otherwise, you're often getting peak velocity
that a pitcher may hit only rarely.
Anyway, until 2009 Dubee had generally had
decent control and K numbers, and been moderately hittable. With Lynchburg, though,
he was untouchable, putting up especially outlandish BB and K numbers.
The Pirates moved him up to Altoona as part of a wave of promotions
in late June. He had more trouble there, as the hitters
were better able to lay off curveballs off the plate. Once he had
to get the fastball over the plate, he sometimes got hit hard. He'll be 24,
which isn't a bad age for AA, at the start of the 2010
season. He'll also be eligible for the Rule 5
draft, but it seems unlikely he has the sort of ceiling that would
make him a risk to be drafted. If he's still in
the system, he should be back at Altoona. He didn't do badly there in
2009, so a modest degree of improvement could get him to
AAA during the season.
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