Courtesy David Smith
Born in Dallas, lefty, 6′3, 170 lbs, 25 yrs old, George Washington University graduate was picked in the 7th round by the Expos in 2002. He was a reliever at GW.
In 2002, he pitched in relief at Vermont (Short Season A), went 2-3 with a 3.14 ERA, 48IP, only 25 H, had 27 BB (bit wild) and 66 K!!! Great rate. He moved up to Savannah (A, full season) in 2003 and went 8-3 with 3.86 ERA in 70IP allowing 56H and 35BB while striking out 83. Still good K to IP ratio, and still wild with the walks (4.5 per 9 innings). He moved up to Brevard County (A Advanced, equal to Potomac) in 2004 and transitioned to starting. He went 8-4 with a 4.11 ERA in 103IP allowing 98H and 42BB, and striking out 104. He returned to A Advanced in 2005 (Potomac this time) as a SP going 10-11 with a 3.54 ERA in 168IP allowing 144H and 48BB (walks all the way down to 2.6/9IP) while striking out 158.
John Sickel’s 2006 Prospect Guide had this comment regarding O’Connor:
A year ago at this time, he was a junkball lefty with good control and a decent-but-not-awesome track record in Class A. Now, he’s a junkball lefty with good control with another decent year, a little better than what he’s done before. Problem now is that he is 25, and has yet to face AA hitters. His K/BB and K/IP are reasonably good, but there’s no way to know how/if this will hold up. A lot of scouts are skeptical, but O’Conner has done enough to deserve a look.
Thanks David.
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