Dan Remenowsky

Organization Prospect Rankings

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  Ranked Chicago White Sox #23 prospect in 2010
  Joe Borowski nailed down 131 saves in parts of 12 major league seasons without ever making a scout snap to attention. He simply attacked the strike zone with an ordinary fastball and forced hitters to beat him. Remenowsky, who went undrafted after a four-year career at NCAA Division III Otterbein (Ohio), is the same kind of pitcher. The White Sox signed him after a brief stop with Windy City in the independent Frontier League, then sat back and watched him put up unbelievable numbers in 2009. His 15.5 strikeouts per nine innings led all minor league relievers. Remenowsky's delivery includes an unusually high leg kick, a la Paul Byrd. It allows him to get strikeouts with an 88-90 mph fastball, giving him an unusual amount of deception and late movement. He uses a splitter to keep hitters from sitting on his fastball. His changeup is in the low 80s, like his splitter, and he's working to get more separation between the pitches. He also has a spike curveball in his arsenal, though he doesn't use it working out of the bullpen. He isn't afraid to work inside. Remenowsky's delivery makes him an easy target for basestealers, so he's working to shorten it with men on base. At times last year, he threw exclusively out of the stretch. Chicago isn't afraid of moving effective pitchers quickly, so don't be surprised if he darts through the high minors in 2010.