IP | 1 |
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ERA | 0 |
WHIP | 2 |
BB/9 | 9 |
SO/9 | 0 |
- Full name Daniel James Zamora
- Born 04/15/1993 in Loma Linda, CA
- Profile Ht.: 6'3" / Wt.: 195 / Bats: L / Throws: L
- School SUNY Stony Brook
- Debut 08/17/2018
- Drafted in the 40th round (1,207th overall) by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2015.
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Track Record: The Pirates drafted Zamora out of Stony Book in the 40th round in 2015, eight picks before the Angels made the final pick of the draft. A starter in college, he worked exclusively as a reliever in the Pirates' system before Pittsburgh traded him to the Mets prior to the 2018 season for Josh Smoker. Zamora pitched well enough at Double-A Binghamton in 2018 to earn an August callup.
Scouting Report: Zamora is effectively a one-pitch pitcher who threw his 76-80 mph slider nearly 80 percent of the time in a big league debut spanning 16 appearances and nine innings. No other reliever threw a slider (or curveball) more frequently than Zamora. It's a plus pitch with elite spin and significant vertical drop delivered from a near sidearm arm slot. His slider generates swings and misses from batters on both sides of the plate. He throws a fringe 88-90 mph fastball mostly to keep batters off his slider.
The Future: Zamora is the heir apparent to Jerry Blevins as the Mets' matchup lefthander, a role he is ready to assume in 2019.