Terry Doyle Stats & Scouting Report

Full name John Terence Doyle
Born 11/02/1985 in Concord, MA
Profile Ht.: 6'4" / Wt.: 250 / Bats: R / Throws: R
School Boston College
Drafted in the 37th round (1,110th overall) by the Chicago White Sox in 2008.

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Righthander Terry Doyle shared pitcher-of-the-year honors in the Cape Cod League in 2006, when he ranked as the league's No. 18 prospect, but a number of scouts wondered where that pitcher had gone this spring. Despite a prototype 6-foot-4, 225-pound frame, Doyle works in the 84-87 mph range with his fastball, his delivery has effort and his arm is slow. He pitches off a high-60s curveball and doesn't throw strikes consistently enough, and he went just 3-8, 6.96 as a senior this spring.

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Doyle earned a math degree at Boston College and would be teaching that subject if he hadn't signed with the White Sox for $1,000 as a 37th-round pick in 2008. Left unprotected by Chicago, Doyle landed with Minnesota in December as the second pick in the major league Rule 5 draft. The Twins saw Doyle throw well in the Arizona Fall League, where he went 4-0, 1.98 in eight starts and held batters to a .135 average in 27 innings. They also saw that the more he pitched last season, the harder he threw, reaching the mid- 90s during the AFL's Rising Stars Game. Counting his AFL stint, he worked 200 innings in 2011. Doyle often pitches backward and uses breaking pitches to set up his fastball, which usually sits in the high 80s. He throws four pitches for strikes, including a biting slider and an upper-70s changeup. He works fast, making it difficult for batters to adjust. Doyle has a chance to stick as a long reliever or fifth starter for a club that lost 99 games in 2011 and for an organization that values pitchers with command. If he doesn't, Rule 5 guidelines mandate that Minnesota has to expose him to waivers and offer him back to Chicago for half his $50,000 draft price.