MICHAEL DUBEE
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RIGHT HANDED PITCHER
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Born: January 12, 1986 Height: 6′ 3″ Weight: 185 Bats: Right Throws: Right Drafted: 18th Round, 547th Overall, 2006 How Acquired: Trade (for Andy Phillips) College: Northwest Florida State College Agent: N/A |
WTM’S PIRATE PLAYER PROFILES |
The Pirates obtained Dubee from the White Sox early in the 2009 season in exchange for Andy Phillips. The Chisox had obtained Dubee from the Phillies for Tadahito Iguchi. According to Baseball America at the time of the trade, Dubee’s out pitch was a curve and he threw a fastball that “touched” 94 and a change. Since the trade he’s thrown mainly in the upper 80s, topping out at 90-91. That’s an example of how you have to be wary of scouting reports that refer to velocity unless they specify that a pitcher’s fastball “sits at” at a particular velocity. Otherwise, you’re often getting peak velocity that a pitcher may hit only rarely. Dubee hadn’t done anything of note prior to the trade, pitching in swing roles. The Pirates moved him to relief and he began pitching much better. To the consternation of some fans, though, they’ve clearly never considered him a prospect.
2006 Dubee struggled as a starter in his debut in short season ball, as opponents batted .327 against him. 2007 Prior to being traded to the White Sox, Dubee pitched in relief in low A. After the trade Dubee mostly started in low A for the Sox. 2008 Dubee continued to put up only fair numbers as a swing man in high A. 2009 The Sox sent him back to high A initially, then traded him after two games. After the trade, now pitching strictly in relief for Lynchburg, Dubee was untouchable, with outlandish walk and K numbers. He moved up to Altoona as part of wave of promotions in late June. He had more trouble there, as hitters were better able to lay off curveballs off the plate. When he had to get fastballs over, he sometimes got hit hard. Hitters batted .277 against him, but he still managed a good ERA. He was eligible for the Rule 5 draft after the season, but wasn’t selected. 2010 Went back to Altoona and pitched very well all year, but except for one game as a fill-in, didn’t make it to AAA. 2011 The Pirates sent Dubee back to Altoona yet again and he didn’t pitch as well. Opponents hit .293 against him, although he kept his ERA down to 3.27. It helped that he allowed only two HRs. Dubee moved up to Indianapolis briefly in June, but pitched poorly in four games. He ended the season on the disabled list. Dubee has been eligible for the Rule 5 draft twice and will be again this off-season. It’s clear that neither the Pirates nor anybody else believes that his stuff is good enough for him to succeed in the majors. He won’t be eligible for minor league free agency for another year, so it’s quite possible the Pirates could send him back to Altoona again. That’d probably be pretty frustrating. |
STATS
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Baseball Reference–Minors Fangraphs MiLB.com |
CONTRACT INFORMATION
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2012: Minor League Contract |
PLAYER INFORMATION
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Signing Bonus: $125,000 MiLB Debut: 2006 MLB Debut: N/A MiLB FA Eligible: 2012 MLB FA Eligible: N/A Rule 5 Eligible: Eligible Added to 40-Man: N/A Options Remaining: 3 MLB Service Time: 0.000 |
TRANSACTIONS
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June 8, 2004: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 20th round, 599th overall pick. June 8, 2005: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 32nd round, 952nd overall pick. June 7, 2006: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 18th round, 547th overall pick; signed on June 26. July 27, 2007: Acquired by the Chicago White Sox from the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Tadahito Iguchi. May 16, 2009: Acquired by the Pittsburgh Pirates from the Chicago White Sox in exchange for Andy Phillips. |