BA GRADE
40
Risk: Medium
Born: Nov. 29, 1993. Ht.: 6-1. Wt.: 198. Drafted: Northeast Oklahoma JC, 2014 (11th round). Signed by: Jim Stevenson.
The Astros have let Deetz work as one of their tandem starters since they drafted him out of Northeast Oklahoma JC, but a late-season move to an exclusively relief role showed his brighter future.
Pitching in shorter stints, Deetz’s fastball jumped up to 95-98 mph and his slider improved as well. It’s a dominating plus to plus-plus pitch at its best, with movement that seems almost like a Wiffle-ball. It’s the big reason he struck out 23 in only 11 innings in the Arizona Fall League. His walk rate was almost as frightening as his slider in Fresno. Deetz has below-average control, but it’s not as bad as his nearly walk per inning rate in Fresno would indicate. Deetz is more effective in shorter stints and his slider explains why he’s much better against righthanded hitters.
Deetz was added to the 40-man roster in the offseason and will compete to pitch in the Astros’ bullpen at some point in 2018.
Year |
Club (League) |
Class |
W |
L |
ERA |
G |
GS |
2015 |
Tri-City (NYP) |
SS |
4 |
2 |
2.86 |
7 |
5 |
|
Quad Cities (MWL) |
LoA |
5 |
1 |
0.76 |
7 |
6 |
2016 |
Lancaster (CAL) |
HiA |
6 |
5 |
4.24 |
23 |
16 |
|
Corpus Christi (TL) |
AA |
2 |
0 |
0.00 |
2 |
2 |
2017 |
Corpus Christi (TL) |
AA |
4 |
2 |
1.82 |
8 |
6 |
|
Fresno (PCL) |
AAA |
3 |
4 |
6.40 |
17 |
10 |
Minor League Totals |
26 |
18 |
3.90 |
77 |
50 |
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Year |
Club (League) |
CG |
SV |
IP |
H |
HR |
2015 |
Tri-City (NYP) |
0 |
0 |
28 |
22 |
1 |
|
Quad Cities (MWL) |
0 |
0 |
35 |
17 |
0 |
2016 |
Lancaster (CAL) |
0 |
1 |
93 |
86 |
9 |
|
Corpus Christi (TL) |
0 |
0 |
12 |
7 |
0 |
2017 |
Corpus Christi (TL) |
0 |
0 |
40 |
27 |
3 |
|
Fresno (PCL) |
0 |
0 |
45 |
46 |
5 |
Minor League Totals |
0 |
1 |
279 |
235 |
19 |
|
Year |
Club (League) |
BB |
SO |
K/9 |
WHIP |
AVG |
2015 |
Tri-City (NYP) |
10 |
21 |
6.7 |
1.13 |
.208 |
|
Quad Cities (MWL) |
13 |
29 |
7.4 |
0.85 |
.136 |
2016 |
Lancaster (CAL) |
45 |
86 |
8.3 |
1.40 |
.241 |
|
Corpus Christi (TL) |
2 |
17 |
12.8 |
0.75 |
.175 |
2017 |
Corpus Christi (TL) |
9 |
42 |
9.5 |
0.91 |
.194 |
|
Fresno (PCL) |
41 |
55 |
11.0 |
1.93 |
.267 |
Minor League Totals |
139 |
274 |
8.8 |
1.34 |
.226 |
|