• Full name Jay Phillip Buente
  • Born 09/28/1983 in Evansville, IN
  • Profile Ht.: 6'2" / Wt.: 185 / Bats: R / Throws: R
  • School Purdue
  • Debut 05/27/2010
  • Drafted in the 14th round (425th overall) by the Miami Marlins in 2006.
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    Righthander Jay Buente has taken a step forward since he went undrafted as a junior a year ago. He nearly won the Northwoods League pitching triple crown and earned Summer All-America honors last summer, and he came back as a senior and finally claimed a spot in the Boilermakers weekend rotation. He'll make a nifty pro reliever because when he's fresh he can attack hitters with a 90-93 mph sinker and a splitter. The splitter is the better of the two pitches, though he throws it too much, which affects his fastball command.

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