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MATT SEELINGER, RIGHT HANDED PITCHER
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| Born: April 19, 1995 Height: 6’0″ Weight: 205 Bats: Right Throws: Right Drafted: 28th Round, 838th Overall, 2017 How Acquired: Draft College: Farmingdale State Agent: N/A |
WTM’s PLAYER PROFILE |
| Seelinger switched between starting and relief during all four of his seasons at Farmingdale State. He had a breakout season of sorts in 2017 with a 1.39 ERA in 51.2 innings, with 16 walks and 69 strikeouts. He had an even higher strikeout percentage as a sophomore, although he did that with a high walk total and poor overall results. Seelinger has a 90-92 mph fastball and command of a power curve in the low-80s that gets good results. He also mixes in a changeup. As a senior, he signed quickly and could serve in a swing role for the Pirates as well.
2017 Seelinger pitched in relief for Morgantown and put up excellent numbers. Opponents batted only 168/232/238 against him. He allowed only six earned runs and half of them came in one outing. Seelinger was in extended spring training at the start of 2018. |
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CONTRACT INFORMATION
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| 2018: Minor league contract |
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PLAYER INFORMATION
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| Signing Bonus: MiLB Debut: 2017 MLB Debut: MiLB FA Eligible: 2023 MLB FA Eligible: Rule 5 Eligible: 2020 Added to 40-Man: Options Remaining: 3 MLB Service Time: 0.000 |
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TRANSACTIONS
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| June 14, 2017: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 28th round, 838th overall pick; signed on June 21. |
