Steve Ames
| IP | 4 |
|---|---|
| ERA | 4.5 |
| WHIP | 2 |
| BB/9 | 4.5 |
| SO/9 | 9 |
- Full name Steven C. Ames
- Born 03/15/1988 in Vancouver, WA
- Profile Ht.: 6'1" / Wt.: 205 / Bats: R / Throws: R
- School Gonzaga
- Debut 07/30/2013
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Drafted in the 17th round (517th overall) by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2009.
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Junior righthander Steven Ames pitched well for the Bulldogs this year, sitting anywhere from 89-92 mph with his fastball with an aggressive approach.
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Ames has performed at every stop along the way in his pro career. He went 8-2, 3.91 while working as a starter in his lone season at Gonzaga in 2009, but the Dodgers converted him to relief right away. He has put up a 1.93 career ERA in four seasons as a pro and earned a spot on Los Angeles' 40-man roster after last season. His brother Jeff pitches in the Rays system. Ames has the prototypical reliever's mentality, coming to the mound in attack mode. He works fast and pounds the bottom of the strike zone with 92-94 mph fastballs. He struggles to maintain a consistent release point for his slider at times, but it looks like a solid major league pitch when he has it going. He has an early-count curveball as well, and he sometimes gets caught between the two breaking pitches. He has some feel for a below-average changeup but uses it infrequently. Ames' delivery is a bit herky-jerky, but it's nothing major and his command is solid. He should make his big league debut at some point in 2013, fitting in as a useful seventh- or eighth-inning option down the road.
