RONNY AGUSTIN, LEFT HANDED PITCHER
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Born: September 18, 1994 Height: 6’2″ Weight: 185 Bats: Left Throws: Left Signed: Int’l Free Agent, 2014, Pittsburgh Pirates How Acquired: International Free Agent Country: Dominican Republic Agent: N/A |
WTM’s PLAYER PROFILE |
Agustin is a lower profile prospect who was nearly 20 when he signed. He’s a lefty who throws in the upper-80s to low-90s, with a curve and change. The curve is his out pitch and accounts for some high K rates.
2015 Agustin split his time evenly between starting and relieving, doing the latter initially and then joining the rotation. He had just a decent season, although he pitched his best in his four August starts, holding opponents to a .538 OPS. 2016 The Pirates moved Agustin up to the GCL, possibly due to his strong finish in 2015. His age may also have played a factor, as he opened the season at 21. He pitched well, with peripherals better than his ERA, including a very high K rate. 2017 The Pirates kept Agustin in extended spring training until June, then assigned him to West Virginia. He appeared in 20 games in relief and continued to pile up strikeouts. He had some control problems. He was unhittable against left-handed batters, holding them to a 122/234/122 line. Right-handers didn’t do that well, either, with a 200/301/325 line. 2018 Agustin was much less effective at Bradenton than at lower levels. Although his ERA was solid, his walk and K rates both regressed badly. His xFIP of 5.12 is probably a better indicator. He still wasn’t easy to hit; opponents batted only .199 against him with just one home run. Agustin is Rule 5 eligible but wasn’t added to the 40-man roster. He’ll open 2019 at Altoona. |
CONTRACT INFORMATION
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2019: Minor League Contract |
PLAYER INFORMATION
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Signing Bonus: N/A MiLB Debut: 2015 MLB Debut: N/A MiLB FA Eligible: 2021 MLB FA Eligible: N/A Rule 5 Eligible: Eligible Added to 40-Man: N/A Options Remaining: 3 MLB Service Time: 0.000 |
TRANSACTIONS
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July 2, 2014: Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an international free agent. |