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Roy Halladay, RHP, starter

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Halladay has a great fastball that runs in to RHs and away from LHs considerably. His best pitch is a cutter that gets subtle movement, but he'll consistently jam LHs and induce weak hits off the end of RHs bats with it. He'll use his cutter as often as he uses his 2-seamer. 'Doc' Halladay's breaking ball is a curve that he can spot well. His fourth pitch is a changeup that he throws with equally great command. Halladay doesn't rack up Ks, but he's a great 'finesse' pitcher that will pile up quality innings. 5/28/09 CSJ

*fastball(89-95), cutter(87-92), curve(74-80), changeup(80-85)

 

Brian Tallet, LHP, starter/reliever

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Tallet is basically a three-pitch pitcher. He owns a fastball around 90 mph and a hard changeup. Tallet seems to get good arm action on the change, but he's a little erratic with it. His third pitch is a good cutter that can get in on the hands of RHs. However, Tallet isn't afraid to mix his pitches, and he'll any pitch to any batter. His fourth offering is a standard slider. Tallet seemed to have found a niche as a middle reliever, until he was pressed into starting action in 2009. 6/3/09 CSJ

*fastball(88-92), cutter(85-88), changeup(80-83), slider(79-82)

Jason Frasor, RHP, reliever

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Frasor throws an explosive low-mid 90s fastball out of his short 5'10" frame. His breaking ball is considered a slider, however at times it gets good 12-6 drop even though it flies at slider velocity. In an attempt to find a reliable off-speed pitch, Frasor started using splitters in 2007 and continued throwing them in 2008. In 2009, Frasor seems to have found the feel for a sinking changeup that has become an effective weapon. 5/28/09 CSJ

*fastball(93-96), slider(80-86), changeup(83-85), splitter

Jesse Carlson, LHP, reliever

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Carlson, a lefthander, throws across his body, and from a 3/4 arm angle. This delivery creates some issues for batters. His fastball can move all over the place, and his slider gets good sweeping action. Carlson has quickly proven to be an effective bullpen option for the Jays. 6/3/09 CSJ

*fastball(88-90), slider(81-85)

David Purcey, LHP, starter

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Purcey has been a high WHIP lefthanded pitcher throughout the minor leagues, thanks to his high walk totals. He works primarily with his fastball and slider. He'll consistently try and throw his fastball away, rarely coming inside with it. His slider is worked away from LHs and inside on RHs. Purcey has shown me a few changeups to RHs, and a couple slow curves as well. 9/9/08 CSJ

*fastball(88-93), slider(83-87), changeup(84), curve(73)

Jeremy Accardo, RHP, reliever

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Accardo predominately uses his fastball/splitter combination. He has good velocity and movement on his fastball that bores in on RHs. Accardo's bread and butter is a split-finger pitch that dives under bats. Occasionally he will mix in some sliders, usually to RHs. 4/3/08 CSJ

*fastball, splitter, slider

Dustin McGowan, RHP, starter

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McGowan's stuff is sick. He owns a mid-90s fastball that bores in on RHs. Off of his fastball, McGowan will throw a tight slider that hits 90mph. He also has good break on a 12-6 curveball and he'll throw a straight changeup. He is a young pitcher, and still learning what he can do on the mound. 3/30/08 CSJ

fastball(90-98), slider(85-90), curve(76-83), changeup(83-87)

T.J. Beam, RHP, reliever

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Beam has a tall, slender pitcher's body. His fastball has decent velocity but is straight as an arrow. He has shown a slider as a secondary pitch and a split-finger offering as a distant third pitch. 8/12/08 CSJ

*fastball(90-93), slider(82-86), splitter(86)

Bill Murphy, LHP, reliever

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Murphy is a California kid and former Oakland A's draft pick. He has produced good strikeout totals in the minor leagues, but also issues too many walks. Murphy has three pitches that can be effective for him. His curveball is his best pitch, breaking sharply with 11-5 action. Bill's changeup gets decent sink, but it has too much velocity to truly be a good pitch. And lastly, his fastball gets the standard movement from a lefthanded pitcher. 5/28/09 CSJ

*fastball(89-92), curve(80-82), changeup(85-86)



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Scott Downs, LHP, closer

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Downs has shown a four pitch repertoire throughout his career. However, he usually works with just his fastball and curve. He shows excellent command of his fastball within the strikezone, and can drop his curveball on the outer half with consistency. His last two pitches are a sharp slider in the low-80s and a straight changeup. 6/3/09 CSJ

*fastball(89-92), curve(76-78), slider, changeup

Scott Richmond, RHP, starter

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Richmond, a Canadian, wasn't even drafted out of college. He pitched at Oklahoma State, where he posted outstanding numbers as a 25 year old senior. Afterwards, he pitched in the independent Northern League for three years before finally getting his chance in the Toronto organization in 2008. Richmond proved he belonged by throwing a heavy low-90s fastball and two tough breaking pitches. His slider works best when he locates it low and in to LHs, where it gets plenty of swings and misses. Scott's curveball is a big 12-6 pitch that he'll try and drop in for strikes. Richmond's fourth pitch is a changeup. 5/28/09 CSJ

*fastball(89-93), slider(83-86), curve(75-78), changeup(83)

Brett Cecil, LHP, starter

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Brett Cecil is a young guy with a good slider. He can make LHs look silly by sweeping it away from them, or he can back-ankle RHs with it. Brett's fastball velocity is good for a lefthander, touching the mid-90s. Cecil finishes his four-pitch repertoire with a standard curveball and changeup. 6/26/09 CSJ

*fastball(87-94), slider(82-87), changeup(78-83), curve(77-82)

Jesse Litsch, RHP, starter

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Litsch shows excellent command, limits his walks and pitches smart within the strikezone. Litsch has also tinkered with his repertoire many times already in his short career. He currently works with a straight 4-seam fastball and a sinking 2-seamer. The movement he gets on his 2-seamer can be considerable. Litsch's bread and butter is his cutter, a pitch he'll throw often. He likes to bury it in on LHs, break it away from RHs, or even front door it to RHs. Litsch also owns a curveball and changeup. The curve gets decent bite, but the changeup is all over the place. 9/25/08 CSJ

*fastball(87-93), cutter(85-89), curve(73-80), changeup(79-82)

Brandon League, RHP, reliever

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League looks like he should be dominant. He has a powerful, low-angle delivery, and can sling 100 mph heat with movement. His secondary pitches have always been a work in progress. He has a slider that gets decent drop and also clocks in in the upper-80s. He has shown a changeup for an off-speed pitch, and may also be mixing in a splitter in 2009. 5/28/09 CSJ

*fastball(94-98), slider(85-89), changeup(83-85), splitter

Casey Janssen, RHP, reliever

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Janssen is a master of the breaking ball. He has a cutter, slider, and curveball, and uses them well. His cutter is in the high-80s and he'll throw it to LHs and RHs. The slider is standard, sitting in the low-80s. His curveball in the upper-70s, getting decent 12-6 drop. Janssen does have a fastball and changeup to go with all these breaking balls. 3/8/09 CSJ

Brian Wolfe, RHP, reliever

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Wolfe has a good arm that produces a low-90s fastball and biting curve. Brian struggled through much of his minor league career, and I wouldn't be surprised if his recent success coincided with learning his cutter, a pitch that appears to be very effective at the major league level. 5/28/09 CSJ

*fastball(92-95), cutter(90-94), curve(80-82), changeup

Shawn Camp, RHP, reliever

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Camp is a classic sinkerballer. His sinker flies in the upper-80s, inducing groundballs aplenty and even missing some bats. Shawn will follow it up with a standard slider but can throw it with excellent command. He will often backdoor LHs with it or get RHs to chase it off the plate. Camp throws his changeup a bit too hard for it to be a good pitch, but survives with his sinker/slider combo. 6/26/09 CSJ

*sinker(86-89), slider(79-80), changeup(81-84)

Shaun Marcum, RHP, starter

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Marcum has quickly shown promise thanks to his sharp breaking stuff. He owns a good cutter that he'll throw to either side of the plate to any hitter. It's his best pitch and he'll use it often. Shaun throws a downward breaking curveball that can throw off the hitter's timing or get a swing-and-miss. Marcum's fastball tops out about 90mph, but looks sneaky fast after his breaking stuff. His 4th pitch is a changeup that can get some funny movement and good deception. 10/20/08 CSJ

*fastball(86-90), cutter(84-88), changeup(80-82), curve(71-76)


 


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