2009 Year in Review: Charlotte Stone Crabs (Pitching)

This week we will continue our look back at the 2009 season by taking a look at the pitching leaders of each affiliate. Today we will focus on the pitching stats of the Charlotte Stone Crabs.

ERA:
1. Chad Bradford (0.00 in 6.0 IP)
2. Matt Gorgen (0.57 in 47.2 IP)
3. Richard De Los Santos (0.79 in 22.2 IP)
4. Rayner Oliveros (1.24 in 29.0 IP)
5. Darin Downs (2.00 in 121.2 IP, first in FSL)
6. Alex Cobb (3.03 in 124.2 IP, sixth in FSL)*
7. Paul Phillips (3.33 in 27.0 IP)
8. Tommy Rafferty (3.38 in 42.2 IP)
9. David Newmann (3.44 in 131.0 IP, tenth in FSL)
10. Austin Hinkle (3.53 in 74.0 IP)

Please note, due to the number of rehabbing pitchers and temporary assignments this year in Charlotte, all pitchers with less than five appearances have been removed from the top ten. This includes the following; Scott Kazmir (1 game, 0.00 ERA in 4.2 IP), Mitch Talbot (1 game, 0.00 ERA in 3.0 IP)*, Josh Satow (2 games, 0.00 ERA in 2.0 IP), Joey Callender (1 game, 0.00 ERA in 1.1 IP, Deivis Mavares (1 game, 0.00 ERA in 1.0 IP) and Brian Shouse (4 games, 2.25 ERA in 4.0 IP).

Wins:
1. Jeremy Hall (14, first in FSL)
2. Darin Downs (12, fourth in FSL)
3. David Newmann (9, tied eighth in FSL)
4. Alex Cobb (8)*
5. Justin Garcia (7)
6. Matt Gorgen (4)
7. Jesse Darcy (3)
8. Richard De Los Santos (2)
8. Paul Phillips (2)
8. Austin Hinkle (2)
8. Kevin Boggan (2)

Saves:
1. Matt Gorgen (15, tied fifth in FSL)
2. Richard De Los Santos (10, tied tenth in FSL)
3. Austin Hinkle (7)
4. Justin Garcia (2)
4. Paul Phillips (2)
6. Kevin Boggan (1)
6. Tommy Rafferty (1)
6. Brian Flores (1)
6. Jose Mejias (1)
6. Brian Shouse (1)

Holds:
1. Brian Flores (4)
1. Chad Bradford (4)
3. Justin Garcia (3)
3. Kevin Boggan (3)
3. Tommy Rafferty (3)
6. Austin Hinkle (2)
6. Paul Phillips (2)
6. Rayner Oliveros (2)
9. Brian Shouse (1)

Strikeouts:
1. David Newmann (128, second in FSL)
2. Jeremy Hall (115, eighth in FSL)
3. Darin Downs (111)
4. Alex Cobb (107)*
5. Austin Hinkle (65)
6. Justin Garcia (62)
7. Matt Gorgen (59)
8. Brian Flores (52)
9. Jesse Darcy (45)
10. Tommy Rafferty (41)

WHIP:
1. Richard De Los Santos (0.79 in 22.2 IP)
2. Chad Bradford (0.67 in 6.0 IP)
3. Rayner Oliveros (0.76 in 29.0 IP)
4. Matt Gorgen (0.76 in 47.2 IP)
5. Darin Downs (1.15 in 121.2 IP)
6. David Newmann (1.18 in 131.0 IP)
6. Jeremy Hall (1.18 in 139.1 IP)
6. Alex Cobb (1.18 in 124.2 IP)*
9. Justin Garcia (1.22 in 58.0 IP)
9. Tommy Rafferty (1.22 in 42.2 IP)

Once again, all pitchers with less than five appearances have been removed from the top ten. This includes the following; Deivis Mavares (1 game, 0.00 WHIP in 1.0 IP), Mitch Talbot (1 game, 0.33 WHIP in 3.0 IP)*, Joey Callender (1 game, 0.75 WHIP in 1.1 IP), Scott Kazmir (1 game, 0.86 WHIP in 4.2 IP) and Ryan Morse (3 games, 1.07 WHIP in 9.1 IP).

* denotes 2009 Rays Prospect Top Prospect