Derek Holland   Pitcher

       
 
Born: October 9, 1986
Birthplace: Newark, OH
Height: 6-2
Weight: 225
Bats: Both
Throws: Left
   
Drafted: 25th round, 2006 by TEX
How Acquired: Minor league free agent
(March 2022)
College: Wallace St. CC
High School: Newark (OH)
   

Photo © Kelly O'Connor
Derek Holland photos by Kelly O'Connor
Pronunciation: -
First Pro Contract: May 20, 2007 (TEX)
Signing Scouts: Rick Schroeder & Jeff Wood
Signing Bonus: $200,000
   
Pro Debut: June 2007 (Spokane)
MLB Debut: April 22, 2009 (TEX)
   
Twitter: @Dutch_Oven45
Instagram: @dutchoven45


Released - Opt-Out (May 2022)
 
 
 
 
 
     
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  Physical Description: Medium athletic frame. Filled out.

Mechanics: Clean 3/4 delivery. Starts in the middle of the mound. Lots of torque, hides the ball until late. Drags left foot. Confident on the mound. Home run prone.

Fastball: Four-seamer sits 91-95 mph with some sink and armside run. Fringy command and control. Also throws a 91-93 mph sinker. Relies heavily on his two fastballs.

Slider: 81-82 mph. 12-to-6 motion. Could utilize the pitch more.

Changeup: 84-86 mph with backspin. Below-average show-me pitch.
  Career Notes: Spent 10 seasons in the Texas orgnaization. Went to the World Series in 2010 and 2011. Has bounced around several systems since then with limited success. Pitched for Worcester for one month before opting out of his contract on May 1, 2022.

Summation: Reliever with a proven track record of success, but not much since 2018. Now profiles as Triple-A emergency depth looking for a chance to return to his previous form.

Note: This page will be updated with a complete scouting report after the scouting team has seen the player in person.

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    Pitching Stats                                          
  year team lg level org age w l era g gs sv ip h r er hr hbp bb so whip k/9 bb/9
2007 Spokane Indians Nwst A- Tex 20 4 5 3.22 16 14 0 67.0 57 33 24 7 0 21 83 1.16 11.15 2.82
  2008 Clinton LumberKings Midw A Tex 21 7 0 2.40 17 17 0 93.2 77 30 25 2 0 29 91 1.13 8.74 2.79
  2008 Bakersfield Blaze Calif A+ Tex 21 3 1 3.19 5 5 0 31.0 20 12 11 1 0 5 37 0.81 10.74 1.45
  2008 Frisco RoughRiders Tex AA Tex 21 3 0 0.69 4 4 0 26.0 14 4 2 0 0 6 29 0.77 10.04 2.08
  2009 OKC Redhawks PCL AAA Tex 22 0 1 9.00 1 1 0 4.0 5 4 4 1 0 3 5 2.00 11.25 6.75
  2009 Texas Rangers AL MLB Tex 22 8 13 6.12 33 21 0 138 160 98 94 26 4 47 107 1.50 6.96 3.06
  2010 Arizona Rangers Ariz Rk Tex 23 0 0 0.00 1 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.00 18.00 0.00
  2010 OKC RedHawks PCL AAA Tex 23 6 2 1.87 11 11 0 62.2 50 17 13 5 2 18 51 1.09 7.32 2.59
  2010 Texas Rangers AL MLB Tex 23 3 4 4.08 14 10 0 57.1 55 30 26 6 4 24 54 1.38 8.48 3.77
  2011 Texas Rangers AL MLB Tex 24 16 5 3.95 32 32 0 198.0 201 97 87 22 6 67 162 1.35 7.36 3.05
  2012 Round Rock Express PCL AAA Tex 25 0 2 6.00 2 2 0 9.0 11 6 6 4 0 2 5 1.44 5.00 2.00
  2012 Texas Rangers AL MLB Tex 25 12 7 4.67 29 27 0 175.1 162 100 91 32 3 52 145 1.22 7.44 2.67
  2013 Texas Rangers AL MLB Tex 26 10 9 3.42 33 33 0 213.0 210 90 81 20 3 64 189 1.29 7.99 2.70
  2014 Frisco RoughRiders Tex AA Tex 27 0 0 0.00 2 2 0 5.0 3 0 0 0 0 2 8 1.00 14.40 3.60
  2014 Round Rock Express PCL AAA Tex 27 2 1 5.87 4 4 0 15.1 20 15 10 5 0 8 19 1.83 11.15 4.70
  2014 Texas Rangers AL MLB Tex 27 2 0 1.46 6 5 0 37.0 34 8 6 0 0 5 25 1.05 6.08 1.22
  2015 Frisco RoughRiders Tex AA Tex 28 0 0 8.10 1 1 0 3.1 7 3 3 1 0 1 5 2.40 13.50 2.70
  2015 Round Rock Express PCL AAA Tex 28 0 1 5.19 3 3 0 8.2 9 6 5 0 0 5 14 1.62 14.54 5.19
  2015 Texas Rangers AL MLB Tex 28 4 3 4.91 10 10 0 58.2 59 32 32 11 5 17 41 1.30 6.29 2.61
  2016 Round Rock Express PCL AAA Tex 29 0 0 4.50 3 3 0 10.0 11 5 5 1 1 4 8 1.50 7.20 3.60
  2016 Texas Rangers AL MLB Tex 29 7 9 4.95 22 20 0 107.1 116 62 59 15 2 35 67 1.41 5.62 2.93
  2017 Chicago White Sox AL MLB CWS 30 7 14 6.20 29 26 0 135.0 156 106 93 31 8 75 104 1.71 6.93 5.00
  2018 San Francisco Giants NL MLB SF 31 7 9 3.57 36 30 0 171.1 154 74 68 19 4 67 169 1.29 8.88 3.52
  2019 San Francisco Giants NL MLB SF 32 2 4 5.90 31 7 0 68.2 68 49 45 17 4 35 71 1.50 9.31 4.59
  2019 South Bend Cubs Midw A CHC 32 0 0 10.80 1 0 0 1.2 2 2 2 1 0 0 2 1.20 10.80 0.00
  2019 Chicago Cubs NL MLB CHC 32 0 1 6.89 20 1 0 15.2 14 12 12 3 0 10 11 1.53 6.32 5.74
  2020 Pittsburgh Pirates NL MLB Pit 33 1 3 6.86 12 5 0 40.2 42 33 31 12 3 15 45 1.40 9.96 3.32
  2021 Toledo Mud Hens TAE AAA Det 34 0 0 6.75 4 1 0 4.0 5 3 3 2 2 3 4 2.00 9.00 6.75
  2022 Worcester Red Sox IL AAA Bos 35 0 2 6.35 10 0 0 11.1 8 9 8 1 0 7 13 1.32 10.32 5.56
  2022 Buffalo Bisons IL AAA Tor 35 0 1 5.53 20 6 3 27.2 30 19 17 6 1 13 25 1.55 8.13 4.23
  2023 York Revolution Atl Indy --- 36 0 0 2.25 5 0 1 4.0 2 2 1 0 0 0 5 0.50 11.25 0.00
   
     
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  Awards   SoxProspects.com Awards  
  2008 Midwest League All-Star
California League Pitcher of the Week (July 15-21, 2008)
Texas League Pitcher of the Week (August 12-18, 2008
Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Week (April 13-19, 2010)
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