The Book on Eric Hurley
Prospect Info
Eric Hurley
Born 9/17/1985
RHP, TEX
A righthander with a fading shot at the Ranger rotation, Hurley has developed fast over the last few seasons.
He uses a hard, sinking fastball as well as the traditional two and four-seam varieties. Yes, this means his three best pitches are all fastballs. His slider and change, on the other hand, are average, workable pitches, but not yet polished enough to rely upon, and that's the reason he's still in the minors. He threw 24 innings for an injury-riddled Texas team last year (five starts, 1-2, 5.47 ERA) before missing the last month of with a biceps injury of his own.
While he's no longer the hottest pitching prospect in Texas (Hello, Neftali Feliz. Hey there, Martin Perez.), Hurley could still fight his way to a place at the back end of the Texas rotation someday.
Ranking in ScoutingBook (7/30/2010): #420 
Ranking in Baseball America 2010: Unranked
Ranking in Baseball Prospectus: Unranked
Ranking in MiLB.com 2010 Season Preview Unranked
Ranking from the Sporting News: Unranked
Ranking from ESPN: Unranked
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