Glenn Woolard

Organization Prospect Rankings

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  Ranked San Francisco Giants #20 prospect in 2004
  Woolard has known nothing but success in baseball, and he finished strong after stumbled a bit for the first time in 2003. At Coatesville (Pa.) Area High, he went two years without losing a game. In college, he led Kutztown (Pa.) State to the NCAA Division II College World Series and was that level's pitcher of the year in 2002, when he was its national leader in wins (14-2, 2.81) and strikeouts (148 in 106 innings). The key for Woolard is a devastating knuckle-curve that he throws at varying speeds. He commands the pitch well and can throw it in or out of the strike zone. Woolard also has a good changeup and attacks lefthanders well, holding them to a .210 average in 2003. His fastball, however, will decide whether he can become the No. 4 starter the Giants project him as. He throws an average 89-91 mph four-seamer and needs to keep it down in the strike zone. He could use more strength and toughness. He wore down physically during his first full season and lost confidence during a midseason slump before rebounding in his last two starts, during which he struck out 16 in 15 scoreless innings. Woolard could skip a level to Double-A with a good spring.