IP 677
ERA 4.227
WHIP 1.353
BB/9 2.207
SO/9 7.192
  • Full name Phillip Ethan Hollingsworth
  • Born 05/04/1987 in Joliet, IL
  • Profile Ht.: 6'2" / Wt.: 200 / Bats: R / Throws: R
  • School Western Michigan
  • Drafted in the 4th round (137th overall) by the Colorado Rockies in 2008 (signed for $215,000).
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    Hollingsworth has a chance to go as high as the second round, which would make him the highest pick in Western Michigan's history. The Broncos have produced five third-rounders, including big leaguer John Vander Wal. Hollingsworth doesn't intimidate anyone with his size (6-foot-2, 200 pounds) or his stuff, but he really knows how to pitch. His fastball sits at 89-92 mph, and while he's unlikely to add more velocity in the future, he maintains what he has and commands his heater to both sides of the plate. His swing-and-miss slider is his best pitch, and he also mixes in an average 12-to-6 curveball and a decent changeup. Hollingsworth throws strikes, works down in the zone and keeps hitters off balance by mixing his pitches and locations. He's likely as good as he's going to get, but he knows how to pitch and should move quickly in pro ball.

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