BA GRADE
45
Risk: Medium
FB: 50.
CB: 50.
CHG: 60.
CTL: 55.
Born: Nov. 8, 1991. B-T: R-R. Ht.: 6-6. Wt.: 225. Drafted: HS—Las Vegas, 2010 (4th round). Signed by: Larry Broadway.
Kingham was one of several long-framed high school pitchers the Pirates went over slot to sign at the beginning of the decade. However, he has become a forgotten member of that group thanks to injury. He rose steadily through the organization until 2015, when he had Tommy John surgery while in his second season at Triple-A Indianapolis. That cost him most of that season and 2016, when he made just 10 starts. His 2017 campaign also got a late start thanks to a spring training ankle injury that kept him out until mid-May.
Kingham’s average fastball generally sits around 92 mph, but his 6-foot-6 frame allows him to create downhill plane. He has an average hard curveball with three-quarters break and a plus changeup with sinking action. His control is a strength, but he can sometimes get hit hard by staying in the zone too much.
The Pirates consider Kingham one of 10 pitchers they would feel comfortable starting at the big league level, but the Pittsburgh rotation remained relatively injury free in 2017, and he was never called up. He will be in the rotation mix in 2018, but that’s no guarantee that he’ll be called up from Indianapolis.
Year |
Club (League) |
Class |
W |
L |
ERA |
G |
GS |
2015 |
Indianapolis (IL) |
AAA |
1 |
2 |
4.31 |
6 |
6 |
2016 |
Pirates (GCL) |
R |
0 |
4 |
3.00 |
6 |
6 |
|
Bradenton (FSL) |
HiA |
2 |
0 |
0.00 |
2 |
2 |
|
Altoona (EL) |
AA |
1 |
1 |
5.73 |
2 |
2 |
2017 |
Bradenton (FSL) |
HiA |
1 |
0 |
0.00 |
1 |
1 |
|
Indianapolis (IL) |
AAA |
9 |
6 |
4.13 |
20 |
19 |
Minor League Totals |
41 |
40 |
3.42 |
134 |
129 |
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Year |
Club (League) |
CG |
SV |
IP |
H |
HR |
2015 |
Indianapolis (IL) |
0 |
0 |
31 |
34 |
3 |
2016 |
Pirates (GCL) |
0 |
0 |
24 |
23 |
0 |
|
Bradenton (FSL) |
0 |
0 |
11 |
8 |
0 |
|
Altoona (EL) |
0 |
0 |
11 |
6 |
1 |
2017 |
Bradenton (FSL) |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
|
Indianapolis (IL) |
1 |
0 |
113 |
119 |
8 |
Minor League Totals |
1 |
0 |
699 |
638 |
48 |
|
Year |
Club (League) |
BB |
SO |
K/P |
WHIP |
AVG |
2015 |
Indianapolis (IL) |
7 |
32 |
9.2 |
1.31 |
.270 |
2016 |
Pirates (GCL) |
1 |
16 |
6.0 |
1.00 |
.256 |
|
Bradenton (FSL) |
1 |
10 |
8.2 |
0.82 |
.211 |
|
Altoona (EL) |
4 |
10 |
8.2 |
0.91 |
.162 |
2017 |
Bradenton (FSL) |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.20 |
.063 |
|
Indianapolis (IL) |
29 |
93 |
7.4 |
1.31 |
.271 |
Minor League Totals |
189 |
590 |
7.6 |
1.18 |
.242 |
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