Donald Veal
| 25-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 | AA | Altoona | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13.1 | 55 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 1.35 | 1.12 | 1.35 |
| 2009 | 24 | AAA | Indianapolis | 9 | 0 | 1 | 14.0 | 62 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 6.43 | 1.57 | 6.43 |
| 2009 | 24 | MLB | Pittsburgh | 19 | 1 | 0 | 16.1 | 87 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 16 | 7.16 | 2.32 | 7.16 |
| 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 | AA | Altoona | 18.2% | 32.7% | .200 | 54% | 0% | 2.93 | 1.43 |
| 2009 | 24 | AAA | Indianapolis | 25.8% | 21.0% | .194 | 63% | 0% | 4.73 | 2.32 |
| 2009 | 24 | MLB | Pittsburgh | 23.0% | 18.4% | .348 | 45% | 7% | 6.73 | 8.12 |
Extended Statistics
2009: Pittsburgh | 2009: Indianapolis | 2009: Altoona
| 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 |
| July | 2.2 | 11 | 18.2% | 9.1% | .143 | 71% | 6.74 |
| September | 5.1 | 26 | 11.5% | 23.1% | .438 | 38% | 5.07 |
| AWAY | 6.0 | 35 | 25.7% | 17.1% | .389 | 47% | 10.50 |
| HOME | 10.1 | 52 | 21.2% | 19.2% | .321 | 43% | 5.23 |
Game Log
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| Date | Level | | IP | R | ER | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB |
| November 6 | Wint | @ Phoenix | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| October 31 | Wint | @ Peo Saguaros | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| October 26 | Wint | vs. Peo Saguaros | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| October 20 | Wint | vs. Surprise | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| October 14 | Wint | @ Peo Saguaros | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| October 4 | MLB | @ Cincinnati | 1.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| September 30 | MLB | @ Chi Cubs | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| September 28 | MLB | vs. LA Dodgers | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| September 25 | MLB | vs. LA Dodgers | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| September 22 | MLB | vs. Cincinnati | 0.1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| September 20 | MLB | vs. San Diego | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| September 11 | MLB | @ Houston | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| September 8 | MLB | vs. Chi Cubs | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| September 5 | AA | @ Binghamton | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| September 1 | AA | vs. Akron | 2.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| August 29 | AA | @ Erie | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| August 27 | AA | vs. Trenton | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| August 24 | AA | @ Bowie | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| August 21 | AA | @ Bowie | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| August 18 | AA | @ Harrisburg | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| August 3 | MLB | vs. Washington | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| August 1 | MLB | vs. Washington | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| July 25 | MLB | @ Arizona | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| July 23 | MLB | @ Arizona | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| July 19 | MLB | vs. San Francisco | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| July 12 | MLB | @ Philadelphia | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| July 6 | AAA | vs. Louisville | 1.1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 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 |
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.
