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John Lackey, RHP, starter

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Lackey has made himself into one of the most consistent pitchers in baseball, piling up innings by pitching deep into games. He uses a sinking 2-seamer and a rising 4-seamer with good command. His breaking balls are his bread and butter though. He'll throw lots of curveballs in the low-80s; a hard downward breaking pitch that gets swings and misses. John's slider usually sits in the mid-80s, but the two breaking balls tend to blend together at times since he'll vary both of them. Lackey will use a few changeups per game to keep LHs honest. Lackey is also a member of baseball's "All-Ugly" team. 3/6/09 CSJ

fastball(87-94), slider(82-84), curve(76-83), changeup(82-86)

 

Jason Bulger, RHP, reliever

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Jason Bulger is a tall pitcher with a good fastball. He breaks off 12-6 curves as his second pitch. Bulger played collegiately at Valdosta State. 5/22/09 CSJ

*fastball(91-95), curve(76-81)

Darren Oliver, LHP, reliever

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Oliver deals a moving fastball and a curveball. He has had success at different times in his career, and seems to have found a role as a quality long reliever. Oliver has been known to drop in changeups too, and used to throw cutters inside to RHs. 6/20/08 CSJ

*fastball(88-91), curve(76-80), changeup, cutter

Jose Arredondo, RHP, reliever

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Arredondo has quickly become a dominant late-inning relief pitcher. Despite his small stature, he can bring 95mph heat and a diving splitter. He'll also break off a rare tight slider. Jose will certainly be getting an opportunity to close in the future. 4/7/09 CSJ

*fastball(91-97), splitter(83-86), slider(84-86)

Scot Shields, RHP, reliever

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Scot Shields has filthy stuff. His fastball can get amazing movement some days, tailing extremely late. When Scot is also hitting the corners with it, he is dominant. His breaking ball is a power curve. Watch for the rare changeup, he does own one. Shields once threw 16 innings in a game while pitching for Lincoln Memorial University. 5/22/09 CSJ

*fastball(88-94), curve(77-82), changeup

Anthony Ortega, RHP, starter

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Ortega, a Venezuelan, brings a classic 4-pitch repertoire to the mound. His fastball gets some tailing movement, but not much sink. His curve and slider both seem to break too early, making for an easy read by hitters. Ortega owns a changeup that can be deceptive, and he'll use it often against LH hitters. 5/22/09 CSJ

*fastball(88-94), slider(82-85), curve(75-81), changeup(78-82)



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Ervin Santana, RHP, starter

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Santana seems to throw mid-90s with ease. His motion is relaxed and the ball just flies out of his hand. He has shown an increase in velocity since 2007, a very good sign of future success. He also throws a slider that he can change planes with and vary the velocity on. Santana's distant third pitch is a hard, straight changeup. 3/6/09 CSJ

fastball(91-98), slider(80-89), changeup(85-89)

Joe Saunders, LHP, starter

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Saunders was a 1st round pick out of Virginia Tech and has steadily risen up Anaheim's minor league ladder. He has produced at every level, which now includes the major leagues. His fastball is hittable, but he commands it well. He prefers to use his changeup as his second pitch, while dropping his curveball in for strikes against unsuspecting hitters. His distant fourth pitch is a slider that I've seen him use against tough LHs. 4/7/09 CSJ

*fastball(87-93), changuep(79-84), curve(72-79), slider(83-85)

Brian Fuentes, LHP, closer

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Fuentes pitches with a strange low-angle delivery that can make his stuff unhittable. He has a good 90mph fastball, and a very slow changeup in the 70s. He will mix in sweeping sliders, usually to LHs. Fuentes has always piled up Ks as a professional, but it wasn't until he became a full-time reliever that he was able to harness enough command to be successful. 4/7/09 CSJ

*fastball(88-93), changeup(71-75), slider(75-80)

Jered Weaver, RHP, starter

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Weaver throws four pitches out of an awkward, cross-body motion. He has a fastball that seems to get natural cut. His changeup is fairly straight, showing slight movement to his arm side. Weaver then throws two breaking pitches. His slider is a big breaker around 80mph, while his curveball is more of a 12-6 pitch in the low-mid 70s. Weaver made a big splash in his first couple months in the majors but hasn't been able to recapture that magic in the last two seasons. 10/24/08 CSJ

*fastball(88-95), slider(78-82), changeup(81-83), curve(69-73)

Kevin Jepsen, RHP, reliever

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Jepsen has always been a high-K, high-BB pitcher in the minor leagues. He throws a mid-90s, naturally cutting fastball and a hard biting curve. 9/11/08 CSJ

*fastball(95-97), curve(82-83)

Dustin Moseley, RHP, starter

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Moseley attempts to be a sinkerball pitcher with a 2-seamer that just doesn't seem to get enough movement. His curveball looks like his best pitch, getting good, crisp, 12-6 drop. Moseley mixes in a poor changeup as his third pitch. 10/24/08 CSJ

*fastball(88-91), curve(75-79), changeup(82-83)


 


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