Coty Woods
| IP | 246 |
|---|---|
| ERA | 3.512 |
| WHIP | 1.358 |
| BB/9 | 3.476 |
| SO/9 | 8.415 |
- Full name Coty Shea Leonard Woods
- Born 03/14/1988 in Murfreesboro, TN
- Profile Ht.: 6'2" / Wt.: 190 / Bats: R / Throws: R
- School Middle Tennessee State
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Drafted in the 33rd round (991st overall) by the Colorado Rockies in 2009.
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Middle Tennessee won the Sun Belt Conference behind Brentz, the team's No. 2 starter who also was tied for the national home run lead with 28 as regionals began. While he was playing his way into first-round consideration for 2010, he helped attract attention to other Blue Raiders, led by junior reliever Coty Woods, the team's closer who doesn't have a plus pitch but keeps the ball down and spots his slider. He could go in the 15th-18th round.
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Another late-round find for the Rockies, Woods signed for $20,000 as a 33rd-round choice in 2009. He pitched his way into prospect status last season in high Class A, where he had a string of 351⁄3 consecutive scoreless innings and gave up just four homers in 78 innings. Woods works from an arm slot that's even lower than a traditional sidearm delivery, and the unusual angle makes his 89-91 mph fastball look a lot quicker. Hitters can't pull his fastball unless he elevates it. He also throws a sweeping slider that his low arm slot also enhances, and he has a surprisingly effective changeup that helped him hold righthanders to a .215 average last year. Against more advanced competition, Woods will have to do a better job of coming inside against lefties, who hit .292 against him in 2011, and throw more strikes in general. Ticketed for Double-A this season, Woods could become a righthanded specialist in the mold of Darren O'Day.
