Nefi Ogando
| IP | 19 |
|---|---|
| ERA | 3.789 |
| WHIP | 1.421 |
| BB/9 | 4.737 |
| SO/9 | 4.737 |
- Full name Nefi Ismael Ogando
- Born 06/03/1989 in Santo Domingo Centro, Dominican Republic
- Profile Ht.: 6'0" / Wt.: 230 / Bats: R / Throws: R
- School Colegio Mosonieo II
- Debut 09/09/2015
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The Red Sox signed Ogando and gave him a total of six starts over his first two seasons, but he has worked primarily as a reliever his entire career. The Phillies acquired him late in 2013 for shortstop John McDonald, taking a flier on Ogando's power arm, and then added him to the 40-man roster in November. Despite a fastball that touches triple-digits with regularity and a high-80s slider that occasionally shows as a wipeout pitch, Ogando was hit for a .291 average in 2014 at Double-A Reading. Scouts attribute the gory numbers to a failure to drive the fastball down in the zone, something he did with much more frequency in the Arizona Fall League. Ogando has an 70-grade fastball on the 20-80 scouting scale and a slider with the potential to be plus if he ever learns to land it for a strike. He appears ticketed for Triple-A Lehigh Valley in 2015.
