Bruce Billings
| IP | 11 |
|---|---|
| ERA | 9.818 |
| WHIP | 2.182 |
| BB/9 | 5.727 |
| SO/9 | 11.455 |
- Full name Bruce Billings
- Born 11/18/1985 in San Diego, CA
- Profile Ht.: 6'0" / Wt.: 205 / Bats: R / Throws: R
- School San Diego State
- Debut 05/27/2011
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Drafted in the 30th round (912th overall) by the Colorado Rockies in 2007.
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Senior righthander Bruce Billings was also overrated in this space last year, and he failed to step forward this spring. He's durable, and his 90-91 mph fastball and slider could help him get groundballs as a future middle reliever, but his changeup remains little seen and well-below-average. He's the Aztecs' career strikeouts leader, but his rate has declined significantly this spring (9.3 K/9 in 2004-2006, 6.3 K/9 this season).
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A 30th-round pick as a San Diego State senior, Billings had an outstanding debut. He paced the league in strikeouts (89) and ranked second in ERA (2.97) and third in innings (79). Billings has some savvy on the hill and pitches off an 89-91 mph fastball that bumps 94. It plays as a plus pitch when he's spotting it to both corners and keeping it down in the zone. Billings' secondary stuff is below-average. Neither his 82-84 mph slider nor his 76-79 mph curveball has consistent shape, but he dominated by getting ahead in counts with his fastball and burying a breaking ball. He has little margin for error and his command is paramount to his success. "Throughout the season, he has definitely shown plus fastball command and he's done it on a nightly basis," Tri-City pitching coach Doug Linton said. "He pitches to both sides of the plate and up and down. He pitches in better than anyone on our staff."
