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Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Phil Dumatrait retires from pro baseball

Begins the long process of tearing up pile of RC’s.

Former Ridgeview High and Bakersfield College pitcher Phil Dumatrait announced his retirement from professional baseball Sunday following a five-year major league career.

Arm troubles plagued the left-hander through much of a 12-year career that started when he was a first-round draft choice of the Boston Red Sox in 2000 after a stellar career at BC.

Dumatrait, 30, was coming off his best season in the big leagues. He was 1-3 with a 3.92 ERA in 45 games for the Minnesota Twins last season.

But another injury to his arm required surgery during the offseason.

Repoz Posted: May 30, 2012 at 05:06 AM | 4 comment(s) Login to Bookmark
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1. Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Griffin (Vlad) Posted: May 30, 2012 at 10:35 AM (#4142920)

Dumatrait may not have been a great pitcher, but the Pirates were darn glad to have him in '08, when Littlefield left the cupboard totally bare. I'll always be grateful to him for keeping me from watching Yoslan Herrera (OK, more Yoslan Herrera than I saw).

2. Crispix Attacks 2: Swag Airlines Posted: May 30, 2012 at 10:49 AM (#4142932)

The following pitchers started 3 or more games for the 2008 Pirates

- Paul Maholm
- Zach Duke
- Ian Snell
- Tom Gorzelanny
- Phil Dumatrait
- Jeff Karstens
- Jason Davis
- Ross Ohlendorf
- Matt Morris
- John Van Benschoten
- Yoslan Herrera
- Jimmy Barthmaier

3. Steve Parris, Je t'aime Posted: May 30, 2012 at 10:54 AM (#4142936)

I saw him pitch his debut at RFK for the Reds in '07. He got hit hard - 6 runs in 3.1, lots of doubles. IIRC the velocity was solid for a lefty but he had little movement.

4. Matt Chico's Bail Bonds (Dan Lee) Posted: May 30, 2012 at 11:05 AM (#4142947)

As a prospect, Dumatrait was said to have an excellent curveball, but he never really threw it all that much as a major leaguer. Was that a result of the injuries, or were the scouting reports incorrect, or what?

Sort of a baffling that a guy who had a plus curveball and an average fastball would throw <a href="http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=8598&positi>9.5 times more fastballs than curveballs over the course of his career</a>.

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