Pat's Prospect

Hayden Penn RHP BALT- Penn is the only prospect that Pat has in his farm system to date. Penn is from Santee, CA and stands at 6'3 200 lbs. The Orioles selected him in the 5th round of the 2002 draft and currently he is playing in the International League (AAA) for the Norfolk Tides. So far Penn has pitched in 9 games this season earning a record of 2-2 with an ERA of 5.20 in 53.2 IP. He has let up 58 hits, 31 ER, 8 HR, and has a KK:BB ratio of 30:21. Opponents are hitting .279 against him, righties hitting 3.12 and lefties hitting .240, but he is inducing 1.43 GB for every FB, which is a good sign when you are pitching in the AL East. His strike out numbers are down from 2007 but he he hasn't pitched enough innings to make a decision if he is going to project to be a strike-out pitcher at the next level. I think Penn is a little above average in a top tier pitching farm system. Baltimore has Albers, Olson, Liz, Patton (IR), and they are likely to select Brian Matusz with the 4th overall pick in this years draft. Barring any major injuries, Penn will not contribute significant innings in Camden Yards this season.

2007 Stats:
W-L: 2-2
ERA: 4.05
IP: 40
K: 42
BB: 11