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ALEX ROTH, RIGHT HANDED PITCHER
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| Born: December 9, 1997 Height: 6’5″ Weight: 220 Bats: Right Throws: Right Drafted: 21st Round, 634th Overall, 2019 How Acquired: Draft College: Western Oregon University Agent: |
WTM’s PLAYER PROFILE |
| After pitching sparingly as a freshman for Western Oregon U, Roth moved into the starting rotation as a sophomore. He put up a 3.77 ERA in 57.1 innings, with a .253 BAA and a 58:26 SO/BB ratio. He improved on those numbers this year as a junior, posting a 2.35 ERA in 61.1 innings, with an 87:25 SO/BB ratio and a .200 BAA. Roth is an athletic player, who also played basketball in high school. He set a school and conference record with 15 strikeouts in a game in late March. Roth threw 89-92 with a slider when drafted, but he was getting over 93 during the off-season.
2019 Roth pitched in short relief for Bristol, sometimes as closer. He missed a lot of bats and had a reverse platoon split. Right-handed batters had a .707 OPS against him and left-handed batters just .480. The big question for Roth will be how well his stuff plays at higher levels. |
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CONTRACT INFORMATION
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| 2020: Minor league contract |
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PLAYER INFORMATION
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| Signing Bonus: MiLB Debut: 2019 MLB Debut: MiLB FA Eligible: 2025 MLB FA Eligible: Rule 5 Eligible: 2022 Added to 40-Man: Options Remaining: 3 MLB Service Time: 0.000 |
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TRANSACTIONS
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| June 5, 2019: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 21st round, 634th overall pick; signed on June 17. |
