45. Danny Salazar - Right-handed Pitcher
Born: 01/11/1990 - Height: 6'0" - Weight: 180 - Bats: Right - Throws: Right
| Year | Age | Team | Lvl | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | K | BB/9 | K/9 | WHIP |
| 2007 | 17 | DSL Indians | R | 5 | 3 | 1.96 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 64.1 | 52 | 14 | 1 | 12 | 49 | 1.7 | 6.9 | 0.99 |
| 2008 | 18 | GCL Indians | R | 4 | 2 | 2.87 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 53.1 | 46 | 17 | 5 | 13 | 43 | 2.2 | 7.3 | 1.11 |
| Career | 9 | 5 | 2.37 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 117.2 | 98 | 31 | 6 | 25 | 92 | 1.9 | 7.0 | 1.05 |
History: Salazar was signed as an undrafted free agent out of the Dominican Republic during the International Signing Period in July 2006. He made his stateside debut in Instructional League in 2007 and in spring training last year, and was easily one of the most impressive young Latin hurlers in camp. Strengths & Opportunities: Salazar has a three pitch mix of a fastball, curveball and changeup. His fastball sits between 89-92 MPH and tops out at 93 MPH. His fastball has good late movement and he commands it well by throwing good strikes in the zone. He has a good feel for a changeup at such a young age, and it is his best secondary pitch at the moment. His breaking ball is questionable mostly because the Indians are trying to figure out if he will throw a curveball or slider, and it depends which one fits him better and that he can develop.
Salazar is a former shortstop and moves around well, which will help him make adjustments more easily and in a shorter timeframe. He shows great composure and really gets the ball in there. He needs a lot of work developing his secondary pitches, which will likely be a primary focus this coming season.
Outlook: Salazar and Alexander Perez are the next group of top Latin pitching prospects moving up to full season ball in 2009. Like De La Cruz, Hector Rondon and Jeanmar Gomez the past two years, Salazar should play at 19-years of age at Single-A Lake County this coming season.
Photo courtesy of Ken Carr
Danny Salazar MinorLeagueBaseball.com stats page
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