Gary Glover
| IP | 516 |
|---|---|
| ERA | 5.041 |
| WHIP | 1.43 |
| BB/9 | 3.209 |
| SO/9 | 5.651 |
- Full name John Gary Glover
- Born 12/03/1976 in Cleveland, OH
- Profile Ht.: 6'4" / Wt.: 225 / Bats: R / Throws: R
- School Deland
- Debut 09/30/1999
- Drafted in the 15th round (427th overall) by the Toronto Blue Jays in 1994.
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Glover ranked as the Blue Jays' No. 6 prospect a year ago, and would have remained that organization's top prospect among starting pitchers--had he remained in the organization. Instead, he came to the White Sox in exchange for marginal lefthander Scott Eyre. Glover now finds himself among Chicago's crowd of righthander starters. His fastball ranks near the top of any organization when he has good mechanics and good command. Blue Jays officials said he was getting slow with his front side and inconsistent with the placement of his lead leg, which slowed his arm and dropped his velocity from 92-95 mph down to 85-88 in the first part of last season. When he got straightened out, he went 8-4, 3.21 with a 71-19 strikeout-walk ratio over 90 innings in the final two months. Glover throws a true slider, which some organizations call a cut fastball because of its good velocity (85-88 mph) and late movement. He also has little trouble mixing in a solid 70-72 mph curve. If he keeps his mechanics together, he still projects as a No. 3 starter in a big league rotation.
