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Cole Waites
San Francisco Giants – No. 56
Pitcher
Born: (1998-06-10) June 10, 1998 (age 26)
Lawrenceville, Georgia, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 13, 2022, for the San Francisco Giants
MLB statistics
(through 2022 season)
Win–loss record0–0
Earned run average3.18
Strikeouts4
Teams

Cole Robert Waites (born June 10, 1998) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball at the University of West Alabama, and was drafted by the Giants in the 18th round of the 2019 MLB draft. He made his MLB debut in 2022.

Amateur career

Waites attended Archer High School in Lawrenceville, Georgia. He played college baseball, primarily as a starter, at the University of West Alabama, where his 118 strikeouts as a junior led the Gulf South Conference.[1][2] He was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 18th round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft, and signed for a signing bonus of $100,000.[3][4]

Professional career

2019-21

Waites made his professional debut in 2019 with the Arizona League Giants. He did not play for a team in 2020 due to the Minor League Baseball season being cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Waites returned in 2021 after missing most of the season recovering from knee surgery for torn meniscus to pitch for the Arizona Complex League Giants and San Jose Giants.[1][5] In 2021 as a reliever he was a combined 2-0 with two saves and an 0.68 ERA, as in 13.1 innings he gave up one hit and struck out 31 batters.[6] After the season, he pitched in the Arizona Fall League.[7][8]

2022

Waites started 2022 with the Eugene Emeralds. He was then promoted to the Richmond Flying Squirrels and Sacramento River Cats, pitching out of the bullpen.[6]

On September 12, 2022, the Giants selected Waites' contract and promoted him to the major leagues.[9]

Between the three minor league teams in 2022 he was 4-3 with a 1.94 ERA as in 41.2 innings he gave up 25 hits and had 76 strikeouts.[6] In his minor league career through his 2022 call-up, in 71.1 innings he had a 45.1% strikeout rate (averaging 16.9 strikeouts per 9 innings) and 2.78 ERA, with a 13.8% walk rate.[10]

In 2022 with the Giants he was 0-0 with a 3.18 ERA in seven relief appearances, in which he pitched 5.2 innings.[11]

2023

Waites was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento to begin the 2023 season.[12] On July 18, 2023, he was placed on the 60-day injured list with a right elbow sprain.[13]

Pitching style

Waites relies primarily on a mid-90s fastball that has reached 100 mph, and an above-average slider.[14]

References

  1. ^ a b "'Electric fastball' powering Squirrels' Waites through Giants system".
  2. ^ "Cole Waites strikes out school record in UWA baseball win".
  3. ^ "UWA baseball's Waites drafted by Giants".
  4. ^ "Cole Waites - Stats - The Baseball Cube". TheBaseballCube.com.
  5. ^ "SF Giants call up hard-throwing pitching prospect Cole Waites".
  6. ^ a b c "Cole Waites College, Amateur, Minor & Fall Leagues Statistics".
  7. ^ "How Luciano, Giants prospects played in Arizona Fall League".
  8. ^ "Seven SF Giants prospects get important invitations to Fall League". October 6, 2021.
  9. ^ "Archer grad Cole Waites called up to majors by San Francisco Giants".
  10. ^ "Giants Make Five Roster Moves".
  11. ^ "Cole Waites College, Amateur, Minor & Fall Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  12. ^ "Giants' Cole Waites: Optioned to Triple-A". cbssports.com. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  13. ^ "Giants' Cole Waites: Recalled, goes on 60-day IL". cbssports.com. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  14. ^ "SF Giants call up hard-throwing pitching prospect Cole Waites".
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