Darren Byrd, RHP
Signed; 2005 [18th Round]
Debut; 2005 [GCL Phillies]
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Scouting Report (by me, info on Byrd is limited)
Byrd is tall and lanky, and at this point, hasn’t really dominated in his 2.5 years as a pro, but he did show great durability in 2007, logging 156 IP in Low A. The Phillies have moved him slowly, banking on his frame filling out and his stuff improving as he matures physically. He has been fairly consistent in his ability to induce groundballs, racking up a 56% GB rate in 2007. The strikeout numbers aren’t eye popping at this point, and he issued his share of walks, but for someone with only 96 IP in his first 2 seasons, crossing the 150 mark last year was both promising and a bit of a red flag. How he responds to his second year in full season ball will tell us something.
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