Lenny DiNardo

Full Name: Leonard Edward DiNardo Primary Position: P Height/Weight: 6' 4"/195 First Game: April 23, 2004 Birthdate: September 19, 1979 MLB Experience: 3 years Birthplace: Miami, Florida Bat/Throw: Left/Left

Biography

Boston Red Sox

He was taken from the New York Mets in the Rule V Draft before the 2004 season and the Red Sox kept him on the DL for most of the year to avoid having to sell him back. His 2005 performance in Pawtucket shows that the Red Sox may have been right to keep him. He had a 3.15 ERA in 109 IP over 23 games.

Dinardo will compete for a job as a long reliever/spot starter with the big league club in 2006.

Scouting Report

Pitching Dinardo's mid-80's fastball doesn't exactly light up the radar guns, but it has enough movement to fool major league hitters. He also throws a changeup and a curve. He keeps the ball down and has enough sinking action to keep the ball in the park. His stuff isn't overpowering, but he can locate his pitches and has enough confidence to compete. He may be able to fill out the bottom of a rotation or be used in long relief. Best Year Most Known For

Player Comparisons

Baseball Prospectus

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Statistics

Pitching Stats

Year	Team		G	GS	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	IB	WP	HBP
2004	BOS	A	22	0	0	0	4.23	21	17	13	0	0	0	27.2	34	1	12	1	1	2
2005	BOS	A	8	1	0	1	1.84	15	6	3	0	0	0	14.2	13	1	5	1	1	0
2006	BOS	A	13	6	1	2	7.85	17	35	34	0	0	0	39	61	6	20	1	1	1
2007	OAK	A	35	20	8	10	4.11	59	74	60	0	0	0	131.1	136	13	50	2	2	3
Total			78	23	9	13	4.66	112	132	110	0	0	0	212.2	244	21	87	5	5	6

Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
2004	BOS	A	P	22	0	27.2	4	3	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	.778
2005	BOS	A	P	8	1	14.2	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.000
2006	BOS	A	P	13	6	39	0	6	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	.750
2007	OAK	A	P	35	20	131.1	1	15	2	0	0	1	3	3	0	.889
Total			P	78	27	212.2	5	26	6	1	0	1	5	5	0	.838

Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
2004	BOS	A	22	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2005	BOS	A	8	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2006	BOS	A	13	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2007	OAK	A	35	4	0	1	0	0	.250	.250	.250	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Total			78	5	0	1	0	0	.200	.200	.200	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0

Transactions

• Selected by Boston Red Sox in the 10th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 2, 1998).
• Selected by New York Mets in the 3rd round of the free-agent draft (June 5, 2001 - signed July 14, 2001).
• Selected by Boston Red Sox from New York Mets in the Rule 5 major league draft (December 15, 2003).
• Granted free agency (December 21, 2004).
• Signed by Boston Red Sox (December 21, 2004).