Will Cunnane
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William Joseph Cunnane
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 2", Weight 175 lb.
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[edit] Biographical Information
Pitcher Will Cunnane was signed by the Florida Marlins as an undrafted amateur free agent on August 31, 1992. He made his professional debut in 1993 with the rookie level GCL Marlins, starting 9 games and appearing in 7 out of the bullpen. He had a 3-3 record with a 2.70 ERA and 2 saves.
Cunnane broke out as a prospect in 1994 with the single-A Kane County Cougars. He began the season as a middle reliever and ended up the league's ERA champion (1.43) following a promotion to the starting rotation. Will finished the season 11-3 and completed 5 of the 16 games he started with 4 shutouts. He was named the Midwest League's #8 prospect by Baseball America following the season.
Cunnane spent the next two seasons, 1995 and '96, in the AA Eastern League in the Portland Sea Dogs' starting rotation. Combined, he won 19, lost 14, and had an ERA of 3.72 in those two seasons. He was picked up by the San Diego Padres following the '96 season in the Rule V Draft.
Will made his Major League debut on April 3, 1997 pitching 1 2/3 innings in relief against the New York Mets, allowing two hits and two walks. He appeared in 54 games for the Padres that year, starting 8. He finished 6-3 with an 5.81 ERA. Cunnane spent 1998-2000 between the Padres and their AAA affiliate, the Las Vegas Stars, starting and pitching in relief. He threw 170 innings in AAA and 72 innings in the bigs during that strech.
He was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers on December 20, 2000 with Brandon Kolb for Chad Green and Santiago Perez.
Cunnane spent the 2006 with the Atlantic League's Bridgeport Bluefish and the St. Louis Cardinals AAA affiliate, the Memphis Redbirds.
Currently (as of June 21, 2008), he is pitching for the Newark Bears.
- Will Cunnane graduated from Clarkstown North High School in New City, NY in 1992. There he played baseball and ran cross country.
[edit] The Sports Network Summary
- Assets: "The hard-throwing right-hander has been an effective strikeout pitcher. He works his heater up and down over the plate and has his most success when batters chase it high in the strike zone."
- Flaws: "Consistency and control. When hitters sit on his high heat, Cunnane has trouble battling back."
- Career Potential: "Borderline big-league reliever." [1]
[edit] More information
- Spent 5 professional seasons with Antonio Alfonseca--longer than any other teammate.
- Has been a fairly successful batter, posting an average as high as .357 (1997-he went 5 for 14 with one triple). Overall, his batting average is .200.
- Has a .964 fielding percentage.
- At last check, Cunnane lives in West Nyack, NY.
- Statistically, he is most related to Sun-Woo Kim
- Uniform numbers: 39 (1997-1999), 33 (2000-2001), 49 (2002), 26 (2003-2004)
[edit] Quotes about Cunnane
- "We've gone against him for years. I've always liked him. I've always thought he was a good competitor." -Tony LaRussa
