In 1994, the St. Louis Cardinals drafted Reichert in the 11th round, 306th overall, but he did not sign, choosing to go to play in college at the University of the Pacific. In 1995 and 1996, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Bourne Braves of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[1] In 1997, he was the Big West Conference Pitcher of the Year, a First Team College All-American and a Big West Conference All-Star and was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 1st round (7th overall). He signed for a $1.45 million bonus and spent less than three seasons in the minors, where he saw much success before getting the call to the big leagues. In 1999, he was a Triple-A All-Star. On July 16, 1999, at the age of 23, he made his major league debut with the Kansas City Royals. He finished his debut season with an ERA of 9.08.
The main criticism against Reichert had always been his control, or lack thereof. In 1999, Reichert walked 32 and struck out only 20 in just over 36 innings. When Reichert is "on", he can dominate by inducing multiple groundballs. According to one source: "He's got a nice moving fastball that tops out in the low-90s. He likes to work low in the zone and give his infielders some work. [He is a] borderline big-league reliever [because] he tries to be too fancy, [and] it backfires on him, because he doesn't have a lot of fancy pitches to work with after the fastball."[2] In 2000, Reichert led the league with 18 wild pitches in only 153+ innings.
^"DAN REICHERT • Lincoln Saltdogs". Lincoln Saltdogs. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
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April 06, 2024
reichert, daniel, robert, reichert, born, july, 1976, american, former, professional, baseball, pitcher, played, major, league, baseball, kansas, city, royals, toronto, blue, jays, reichert, pitched, turlock, high, school, turlock, california, then, became, st. Daniel Robert Reichert ˈ r aɪ k er t born July 12 1976 is an American former professional baseball pitcher He played in Major League Baseball MLB for the Kansas City Royals and Toronto Blue Jays Reichert pitched at Turlock High School in Turlock California and then became a star pitcher for University of the Pacific He is currently the pitching coach for the Lincoln Saltdogs of the American Association of Professional Baseball Dan ReichertLincoln Saltdogs No 38Pitcher CoachBorn 1976 07 12 July 12 1976 age 47 Monterey California U S Batted RightThrew RightMLB debutJuly 16 1999 for the Kansas City RoyalsLast MLB appearanceSeptember 25 2003 for the Toronto Blue JaysMLB statisticsWin loss record21 25Earned run average5 55Strikeouts240TeamsKansas City Royals 1999 2002 Toronto Blue Jays 2003 Uni President 7 Eleven Lions 2011 Career highlights and awardsTaiwan Series champion 2011 Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life 3 References 4 External linksCareer editIn 1994 the St Louis Cardinals drafted Reichert in the 11th round 306th overall but he did not sign choosing to go to play in college at the University of the Pacific In 1995 and 1996 he played collegiate summer baseball with the Bourne Braves of the Cape Cod Baseball League 1 In 1997 he was the Big West Conference Pitcher of the Year a First Team College All American and a Big West Conference All Star and was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 1st round 7th overall He signed for a 1 45 million bonus and spent less than three seasons in the minors where he saw much success before getting the call to the big leagues In 1999 he was a Triple A All Star On July 16 1999 at the age of 23 he made his major league debut with the Kansas City Royals He finished his debut season with an ERA of 9 08 The main criticism against Reichert had always been his control or lack thereof In 1999 Reichert walked 32 and struck out only 20 in just over 36 innings When Reichert is on he can dominate by inducing multiple groundballs According to one source He s got a nice moving fastball that tops out in the low 90s He likes to work low in the zone and give his infielders some work He is a borderline big league reliever because he tries to be too fancy and it backfires on him because he doesn t have a lot of fancy pitches to work with after the fastball 2 In 2000 Reichert led the league with 18 wild pitches in only 153 innings The last Reichert has seen of the majors was in 2003 with the Toronto Blue Jays Since then he has been bouncing around in the Milwaukee Brewers and Seattle Mariners organizations During the 2007 baseball season he was pitching for the independent Nashua Pride and the Lincoln Saltdogs On May 30 2008 Reichert signed a minor league contract with the Cleveland Indians and played for the Buffalo Bisons of the International League On July 10 Reichert was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates He became a free agent at the end of the season In 2009 he played with the Bridgeport Bluefish Reichert served as pitching coach for the Lincoln Saltdogs in 2013 2014 and resumed the role in 2016 3 Personal life editIn 1998 Reichert was diagnosed with diabetes citation needed He currently when resides in Nebraska He has 2 children References edit Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League PDF capecodbaseball org Retrieved January 9 2020 TSN ca DAN REICHERT Lincoln Saltdogs Lincoln Saltdogs Retrieved 18 December 2020 External links editCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference or Baseball Reference Minors Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dan Reichert amp oldid 1185772254, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
