IP 435
ERA 5.297
WHIP 1.497
BB/9 3.517
SO/9 5.897
  • Full name Billy James Gobble
  • Born 07/19/1981 in Bristol, TN
  • Profile Ht.: 6'3" / Wt.: 210 / Bats: L / Throws: L
  • School John S. Battle
  • Debut 08/03/2003
  • Drafted in the C round (43rd overall) by the Kansas City Royals in 1999 (signed for $725,000).
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    LHPs Jimmy Gobble and Joe Saunders pitched as expected this spring after being ranked as the top two prospects in Virginia entering the season. Gobble added velocity and threw in the low 90s while averaging more than two strikeouts an inning. He's more projectable than Saunders, who doesn't throw quite as hard and didn't pitch as well as a year ago. College is not a major factor for either.

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