ERIC KREBS

5/16/85; '05, 16th; Alvin (TX) CC
R/R; 6-3, 185

Level
W-L-Sv
G
GS
IP
H
 HR
BB
K
 BB/9
K/9
WHIP
OAVG
ERA
2005 A-
1-1-0
7
7
32.2
34
 1
17
14
 4.68
3.86
1.56
.266
4.68
2006 A-
0-1-0
7
7
28.1
25
 0
14
31
 4.45
9.85
1.38
.234
3.49
2006 R
0-1-0
4
4
13.2
18
 0
3
15
 1.98
9.88
1.54
.327
5.27
2007 A
2-2-1
15
5
37.1
34
 1
22
48
 5.30
11.57
1.50
.239
4.82
2007 R
2-0-0
5
0
8.2
9
 1
6
7
 6.24
7.27
1.73
.265
2.08
2008 A+
4-2-3
31
0
57.0
48
5
29
60
4.58
9.47
1.35
.232
4.11
2008 R
0-0-0
1
0
1.0
1
0
0
3
0.00
27.00
1.00
.250
0.00

Krebs was a 2004 Royals draft-and-follow, taken in the 36th round, but he didn't sign.  He throws 93-94, with a mid-80s cutter or slider.  The Pirates signed him in mid-July 2005.  He was a reliever in JC, but they put him in the rotation, possibly to get him more work.  He had one of the better arms at Williamsport, but struggled after debuting there, allowing a lot of hits and walking more than he fanned.  It's possible he wasn't healthy.  He started 2006 off in the GCL and pitched poorly, but moved up to Williamsport and did much better, which suggests he may have been rehabbing at Bradenton.  His control wasn't good, but he had a good K rate.  He struggled with LH batters in the NY-P, as they hit .283 against him, compared to .197 for RH batters.

Krebs spent 2007 at Hickory, starting the year in the rotation.  He struggled through five starts then went on the DL.  He didn't return until late July, after a rehab assignment in the GCL.  I've been told that Krebs' injury problems have generally been with his shoulder.  The Pirates have concluded that he's more likely to stay healthy pitching in relief.  He has a high-effort delivery that could be a factor.  Anyway, he showed good stuff at Hickory, fanning well over a batter an inning, but he had trouble with the strike zone.  Moving up to Lynchburg in 2008, he had a good year.  The numbers are misleading.  Krebs got hit in the head by a line drive in late May and missed all of June except for one rehab appearance.  He returned in July and had a terrible month, with an ERA of 8.40 and twelve walks in 15 IP.  The rest of the season his ERA was 2.57 and he walked 17 in 45 IP.  Krebs was eligible for the Rule 5 draft, but was not selected.  Just the same, he has one of the better arms in the mid-levels of the organization.  His injury history and the fact that he's never really dominated, though, may account for him making it through the draft.  He'll start off 2009 in the Altoona bullpen.

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