Donald Veal
| 24-year-old Pitcher |
| Pittsburgh Pirates |
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| Date of Birth: September 18, 1984 |
| Height: 6-4 Weight: 215 |
| Bats/Throws: L/L |
| Drafted: Round 2 of 2005 draft |
Basic Statistics
| Basic Statistics |
| Year | Age | | Team | G | W | L | IP | TBF | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | ER | BB | K | ERA | WHIP | RA9 |
| 2005 | 20 | A- | Boise | 7 | 1 | 2 | 29.0 | 118 | 18 | | | 2 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 34 | 2.48 | 1.13 | 3.41 |
| 2006 | 21 | A | Peoria | 14 | 5 | 3 | 73.2 | 296 | 45 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 22 | 40 | 86 | 2.69 | 1.15 | 3.18 |
| 2006 | 21 | A+ | Daytona | 14 | 6 | 2 | 80.2 | 317 | 46 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 42 | 88 | 1.67 | 1.09 | 2.01 |
| 2007 | 22 | AA | Tennessee | 28 | 8 | 10 | 130.1 | 585 | 126 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 80 | 72 | 73 | 131 | 4.97 | 1.52 | 5.52 |
| 2008 | 23 | AA | Tennessee | 29 | 5 | 10 | 145.1 | 643 | 150 | 30 | 4 | 19 | 89 | 75 | 81 | 123 | 4.64 | 1.58 | 5.51 |
| 2009 | 24 | AAA | Indianapolis | 8 | 0 | 1 | 12.2 | 52 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 3.55 | 1.26 | 3.55 |
| 2009 | 24 | MLB | Pittsburgh | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 4.27 | 2.36 | 4.27 |
| Extended Statistics |
| Year | Age | | Team | BB/PA | K/PA | BABIP | GB% | HR/Air | FIP | BsRA9 |
| 2005 | 20 | A- | Boise | 12.7% | 28.8% | .262 | | | | |
| 2006 | 21 | A | Peoria | 13.5% | 29.1% | .253 | 36% | 4% | 3.36 | 2.79 |
| 2006 | 21 | A+ | Daytona | 13.2% | 27.8% | .240 | 43% | 3% | 3.16 | 2.34 |
| 2007 | 22 | AA | Tennessee | 12.5% | 22.4% | .329 | 41% | 5% | 4.26 | 4.83 |
| 2008 | 23 | AA | Tennessee | 12.6% | 19.1% | .325 | 45% | 8% | 5.06 | 5.70 |
| 2009 | 24 | AAA | Indianapolis | 23.1% | 21.2% | .148 | 64% | 0% | 4.23 | 1.47 |
| 2009 | 24 | MLB | Pittsburgh | 28.6% | 17.1% | .250 | 41% | 9% | 8.39 | 7.93 |
Extended Statistics
2009: Pittsburgh | 2009: Indianapolis | 2008: Mesa
| Split Statistics with Pittsburgh in 2009 |
| Split | IP | TBF | BB/PA | K/PA | BABIP | GB% | ERA |
| April | 3.0 | 18 | 38.9% | 16.7% | .167 | 38% | 6.00 |
| May | 3.1 | 17 | 17.6% | 17.6% | .300 | 44% | 2.70 |
| HOME | 5.0 | 26 | 23.1% | 11.5% | .267 | 47% | 3.60 |
Game Log
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| Date | Level | | IP | R | ER | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB |
| July 2 | AAA | @ Louisville | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| June 30 | AAA | vs. Toledo | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| June 29 | AAA | vs. Toledo | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| June 25 | AAA | @ Lehigh Valley | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| June 17 | AAA | vs. Gwinnett | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| June 14 | AAA | vs. Norfolk | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| June 11 | AAA | vs. Norfolk | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| June 8 | AAA | @ Buffalo | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| May 29 | MLB | vs. Houston | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| May 8 | MLB | @ NY Mets | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| May 5 | MLB | vs. Milwaukee | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| April 19 | MLB | vs. Atlanta | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| April 7 | MLB | @ St. Louis | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Player Notes
February 2009
MVN: Pittsburgh Lumber Company: Pirate Prospect #16 - Donald Veal
I am counting down my personal list of the top 25 Pirate prospects.
December 2008
MVN: Pittsburgh Lumber Company: Rule 5 recap
Veal in the major league portion of the Rule 5 Draft today.
