The story keeps getting better for hard-throwing right-hander Kevin Moran, the former Barnstable High and Cape League pitcher.
Moran, a ninth-round selection in the Major League draft 12 days ago, signed with the Chicago White Sox yesterday.
The 278th player selected, Moran will report to Chicago’s rookie team in Bristol, Va., tomorrow. Bristol is a member of the Appalachian League. …
Here are his stats:
| Year | era | w-l | app-gs | cg | sho | sv | ip | h | r | er | bb | so | 2b | 3b | hr | b/avg | wp | hbp | bk | sfa | sha |
| 2010 | 7.92 | 8-5 | 27-3 | 0 | 0/0 | 1 | 50.0 | 67 | 47 | 44 | 41 | 29 | 16 | 1 | 4 | .335 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2009 | 2.75 | 5-2 | 27-1 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
52.1 | 51 | 22 | 16 | 26 | 37 | 9 | 0 | 2 | .258 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 2008 | 7.45 | 2-1 | 13-6 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 | 29.0 | 38 | 29 | 24 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 4 | .325 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
totals:
| Year | ERA | W-L | APP-GS | IP | Hits | Runs | ER | BB | SO |
| 2008 | 7.45 | 2-1 | 13-6 | 29.0 | 38 | 29 | 24 | 22 | 16 |
| 2009 | 2.75 | 5-2 | 27-1 | 52.1 | 51 | 22 | 16 | 26 | 37 |
| 2010 | 7.92 | 8-5 | 27-3 | 50.0 | 67 | 47 | 44 | 41 | 29 |
| Career | 5.76 | 15-8 | 67-10 | 131.1 | 156 | 98 | 84 | 89 | 82 |
UPDATE: More on Moran:
Kevin Moran, RHP, Boston College: Can hit 93-95 MPH with a good slider, but severe control problems resulted in an ERA higher than 8.00 this year. Very raw, but has potential.
Kevin Moran’s power fastball/slider combo gives him a chance to become a legit back of the bullpen arm with closer potential, and that’s the role that the White Sox envision Moran filling. Obviously he still has a long way to go with the control in order to realize that potential, but the White Sox have done a decent job turning around these underachieving college arms in the past with the likes of Dan Hudson and Dexter Carter, and Moran’s raw stuff makes him a definite one to watch.
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