SEAN DOUGLASS
| G | GS | CG | GF | IP | TBF | H | R | ER | HR | SH | SF | HB | TBB | SO | WP | BR/9 | W | L | PCT | ShO | SV-O | HLD | ERA |
| 15 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 53.1 | 245 | 58 | 41 | 36 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 44 | 3 | 16.03 | 0 | 5 | .000 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 6.08 |
SEASON SUMMARY
There's no sugarcoating it--Sean Douglass had a lousy stint with the Orioles in 2002. Unlike some of the other members of the Orioles staff, where the ERA and the peripheral stats aren't in particularly good agreement, Douglass' 6.08 ERA this past season was an accurate reflection of his performance.
The unfortunate thing about Sean is that he has to cut down on his hits allowed, his walks allowed--basically his baserunners allowed--and his home runs allowed. All of these marks are greatly in need of improvement if Douglass is to become a pitcher of some impact.
Douglass, somewhat like Willis Roberts, really needs an effective off-speed pitch to take the next step, and desperately needs to work on his control--he arguably needs to cut his walk rate (5.91 BB/9IP) at least in half. The same could be said for his gopher ball surrender rate (roughly 1.7 per nine innings pitched).
Douglass spent about four months (in two different stints) of the season on the major league roster and the rest of the time toiling for Rochester. His relative lack of success at the major league level was predictable because he didn't pitch especially well in the minors (a justifiable 4.73 ERA in 66+ innings).
Having not distinguished himself in his two cups of coffee with the Orioles (2001 as well as 2002), Douglass can't expect any special consideration from the Orioles in terms of securing a job with the club out of spring training. The Orioles have a fair number of options, so Douglass will have to pitch his way onto the big league roster.
TO CONTRIBUTE SIGNIFICANTLY NEXT YEAR, HE MUST:
1) improve his control, dramatically
2) cut down on the home runs
3) discover a decent off-speed pitch
NOTES
In seven appearances in relief (13.1 IP), held opponents to a .188 batting average and posted a 2.03 ERA; as a starter (40 IP), was blasted for a .312 average and yielded a 7.43 ERA...allowed six home runs in 28 innings on the road...allowed eight home runs and 20 walks to lefty swingers in 104 ABs...batters putting the first pitch in play hit .409 and slugged 1.045 against Douglass in 41 ABs.