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Born:
March 22, 1985
Resides: Beavercreek, OH
Height:
6-6
Weight:
250
Bats:
Right
Throws:
Right
Drafted:
2nd round, 2006
How
Acquired: Draft
College: San Diego State
High
School: Beavercreek
(OH)
Photo ©
Kelly O'Connor
Links
Twelve Questions with Justin Masterson
Sox1Fan - Justin
Masterson Interview -
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Traded to Cleveland with Nick Hagadone and Bryan Price for Victor Martinez
(July 2009)
Scouting Report:
Big righty with an
ideal
pitcher's build.
Dominated
the Cape Cod League in 2005. Masterson has a three-fifths arm angle
with a slinging-type motion. His arsenal includes a
sinker, a slider, and a change-up. Of those pitches, his best is a
phenomenal plus-sinker with an excellent heavy drop -- he can vary its speed from 84-94 mph,
catching many hitters off balance. Also mixes in a very
good slider that sits in the low 80s, and an improving 77-81 mph four-seam circle change. Uses
his sinker predominantly as his out-pitch, but also can make use of
his secondary pitches to get out of jams.
Could stand to mix in his changeup a bit more. His mix of pitches
results in a high groundball-to-flyball ratio, resulting in a lot of double
plays. Very good command of the zone.
Prepares well for every
game and pitches
with confidence on the mound. Good fielder with a quick and
deceptive pick-off move.
Strong character, Masterson is one of the most likable persons and
teammates going.
Converted to a starter in 2007 after coming out of the pen for Lowell in
2006, may still project as a reliever at this point depending on how well
his change-up progresses. Needs to work on keeping his delivery
consistent deep into games - he's struggled a bit the third time through
lineups. Moved to the bullpen in mid-2008. If he stays in the pen, Masterson will need to keep the
walks down and improve his ability to pitch out of the stretch.
Ultimately, his ceiling is a #3 starter or a dominant set-up
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Career Stats |
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year |
team |
lg |
level |
org |
age |
w |
l |
% |
era |
g |
gs |
cg |
sh |
sv |
ip |
h |
r |
er |
hr |
bb |
so |
k/bb |
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2006 |
San Diego State |
NCAA |
Coll |
- |
21 |
6 |
7 |
0.462 |
4.81 |
17 |
16 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
116.0 |
124 |
73 |
62 |
8 |
26 |
108 |
4.15 |
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2006 |
Lowell |
NYPL |
A |
Bos |
21 |
3 |
1 |
0.750 |
0.85 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
31.2 |
20 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
33 |
16.50 |
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2007 |
Lancaster |
Cal |
A |
Bos |
22 |
8 |
5 |
0.615 |
4.33 |
17 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
95.2 |
103 |
56 |
46 |
4 |
22 |
56 |
2.55 |
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2007 |
Portland |
East |
AA |
Bos |
22 |
4 |
3 |
0.571 |
4.34 |
10 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
58.0 |
49 |
29 |
28 |
4 |
18 |
59 |
3.28 |
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2008 |
Portland |
East |
AA |
Bos |
23 |
1 |
3 |
0.250 |
4.23 |
8 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
41.0 |
37 |
22 |
18 |
0 |
16 |
37 |
2.31 |
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2008 |
Pawtucket |
IL |
AAA |
Bos |
23 |
1 |
0 |
1.000 |
2.89 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9.1 |
6 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
8.00 |
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2008 |
Boston |
AL |
MLB |
Bos |
23 |
6 |
5 |
0.546 |
3.16 |
36 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
88.1 |
68 |
31 |
31 |
10 |
40 |
68 |
1.70 |
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2009 |
Boston |
AL |
MLB |
Bos |
24 |
3 |
3 |
0.500 |
4.50 |
31 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
72.0 |
72 |
38 |
36 |
7 |
25 |
67 |
2.68 |
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Additional Player Info |
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Pronunciation: ---
First Pro Contract: June 8, 2006 by Dan Madsen
Signing Bonus: $510,000
MiLB Debut: June 23, 2006 (Lowell) |
Added to 40-man: April 24, 2008
MLB Debut: April 24, 2008 |
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Awards
Red Sox ML Pitcher of the Month (June 2007)
Eastern League Pitcher of the Week (July 9-15, 2007)
Red Sox ML Pitcher of the Month (July 2007)
Eastern League Pitcher of the Week (April 7-13) |
SoxProspects.com Awards
2006 SoxProspects.com Rookie of the Year
SoxProspects.com Pitcher of the Week (June 17-23, 2007)
SoxProspects.com Pitcher of the Month (June 2007)
SoxProspects.com Pitcher of the Week (July 1-7, 2007)
SoxProspects.com Pitcher of the Week (July 8-14, 2007)
SoxProspects.com Pitcher of the
Week (July 22-28, 2007)
SoxProspects.com Pitcher of the
Month (July 2007)
2008 SoxProspects.com Pre-Season All Star - SP |
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