Adam Wainwright, RHP, starter Sponsor this player for $50/year Wainwright throws a repertoire that consists of the four most common pitches in the game today. However, it's the results of his repertoire that makes him an uncommon ace righthander. Adam starts everything with his fastball, a pitch that flies anywhere between 90-95 mph, depending on what type of movement he's looking for. He has the ability to throw a 2-seam variety that gets good run, while also pumping a 95 mph 4-seamer up in the zone. Wainwright will then mix up his breaking balls between a mid to upper 80s slider and a devastating 12 to 6 curveball. Adam's fourth pitch is his changeup, although it appears to be equally as effective as any of his other offerings. Wainwright posesses excellent command of all four of these pitches, giving him the ability to dominate major league hitters. Wainwright was a first round draft pick out of high school in 2000. After a few successful seasons in the Braves system, he was dealt for J.D. Drew in 2003. The Cardinals, quite intelligently, broke Wainwright into the major leagues by using him out of the bullpen in 2006. He pitched well that season, and ended up closing in the playoffs after Jason Isringhausen went down with an injury. He went on to close out all three postseason series, including throwing one of the most famous pitches in New York baseball history, when he froze Carlos Beltran with a backdoor curveball to end game 7 of the 2006 NLCS. In 2007, the Cardinals placed Wainwright in their rotation, where he quickly established himself as one of the more reliable pitchers in the game. 9/28/09 CSJ *fastball(89-95), curve(72-78), slider(84-89), changeup(80-82)

Joel Pineiro, RHP, starter Sponsor this player for $30/year Joel Pineiro started his career hot, pitching well for three straight seasons in Seattle. Now, Pineiro has trouble getting outs of any kind. He deals a moving, yet very hittable fastball around 90mph. His changeup is very straight and doesn't vary enough in velocity from his fastball. Pineiro gets by with two decent breaking balls though. His curveball is big and bites hard. He also throws a very tight slider that he can get in on LHs fists. Pineiro pitched at Edison College. 5/16/09 CSJ *fastball(86-92), sliders(82-86), changeup(82-85), curve(73-79)

John Smoltz, RHP, starter Sponsor this player for $30/year Age and injury have taken their toll on Smoltz' shoulder at this point in his career. He has lost a few MPH on each of his pitches, and hasn't been able to pitch very deep into games in 2009. Smoltz has always been known for his slider and he still uses it often. The slider gets good lateral movement, and/or drop, depending on the batter. He'll use the pitch in on LHs, often like a cutter, or even backdoor it. To RHs, the slider gets a little more sweeping action in order to miss bats. Smoltz' fastball is currently in the low 90s, with decent arm side run. He no longer touches 95 MPH, but with command he could still be effective. Smoltz' third pitch is his old diving splitter. This pitch was most effective when he was closing games. Back then his fastball was often in the upper 90s and his splitter fell off the table at 88 to 90 MPH. Now the pitch acts more like a sinking changeup. He also has a slow curveball and has shown a straight change in the past. 8/25/09 CSJ *fastball(89-94), slider(82-87), splitter(85-88), curve(76-79), changeup

Kyle Lohse, RHP, starter Sponsor this player for $40/year Lohse throws the four standard pitches and gets standard results. However, his stuff has always looked good with solid velocity and movement. His fastball sits in the low-90s and can hit 95mph. He likes to backdoor his curveball to LHs and throw his slider away to RHs. Lohse's changeup may be his best pitch, getting decent sink and deception. 7/1/08 CSJ *fastball(88-94), curveball(73-77), changeup(80-85), slider(82-85)

Kyle McClellan, RHP, reliever Sponsor this player for $25/year Kyle McClellan was an average minor league starter until TJ surgery knocked him out of action. He came back as a relief pitcher and quickly rose through the Cardinals system. His fastball is a heavy low-90s pitch and he uses a biting 12-6 curveball. Kyle breaks off many tight "slutter" pitches, a pitch that could be called a cutter or a slider. Lastly, he deals a straight changeup to LHs. 5/1/09 CSJ *fastball(90-92), slider(86-89), curve(75-77), changeup(84-85)

Mitchell Boggs, RHP, starter Sponsor this player for $10/year Mitch throws a fastball, curve, and changeup. His fastball can sink or cut, depending on which side of the plate he's going with it. To his arm side, his ball sinks and tails. To his glove side, his fastball cuts. Boggs throws a curve for his breaking ball. It's a standard 12-6 pitch. Lastly, Boggs has trouble commanding his changeup, it often sails up and away towards his arm side. 7/25/08 CSJ *fastball(89-96), curve(74-78), changeup(80-84)

Brad Thompson, RHP, reliever Sponsor this player for $10/year Thompson throws a moving fastball, a curveball, and a moving changeup. His fastball barelly touches 90mph, but it does move a ton. He mixes in moving changeups that are only 5-8mph slower than the fastball. Thompson's breaking ball is a hard curveball. 7/2/08 CSJ *fastball(87-91), changeup(80-83), curve(75-81)

Royce Ring, LHP, reliever Sponsor this player for $10/year Ring is a fastball/slider pitcher. He has an average straight fastball and a big sweeping slider. Rumor has it, Ring had 95mph heat in college, but has lost that dominant velocity since turning pro. 4/7/08 CSJ *slider(67-71), fastball(83-87)

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Chris Carpenter, RHP, starter Sponsor this player for $50/year Carpenter's had a strange career experience. He's been a first-round draft pick, an injured prospect, released by the Blue Jays, a Cy Young Award winner, a World Series champion, an injured super-star, and now a veteran making a comeback. Chris' repertoire is still strong, starting with his heavy, low-mid 90s fastball. Carpenter features a tight slider and a sharp 12-6 curveball as secondary pitches. I've noticed Carpenter mix in some split-finger pitches in 2009, but he's never been one to rely on his off-speed stuff. 6/15/09 CSJ *fastball(90-95), slider(85-88), curve(73-77), splitter(85-86)

Ryan Franklin, RHP, closer Sponsor this player for $35/year Franklin has always experimented with different pitches and still uses a bunch of them. His steroid aided fastball touches 95mph at times, but it's his breaking pitches that make him successful. He throws a curveball for strikes early in counts, then uses a cutter inside on LHs. To RHs, Franklin likes to use a slider away. I suspect all of his off-speed pitches are splitters, and he has abandoned his changeup. 5/1/09 CSJ *fastball(89-92), curve(76-78), slider(85-87), cutter(89-90), splitter(82-84)

Jason Motte, RHP, reliever Sponsor this player for $20/year Motte is an extremely hard thrower. He's dealing a 95+mph fastball consistently and racking up Ks at every professional level. Motte has shown a decent slider that could be lethal after his 97mph fastball. Motte also pre-grips a splitter but I haven't seen him throw it yet. Jason began his career as a catcher in the minor leagues. Unfortunately for him, he racked up Ks as a batter too. 5/1/09 CSJ *fastball(95-99), slider(84-86), splitter

Todd Wellemeyer, RHP, starter Sponsor this player for $35/year Wellemeyer has gone from being a poor relief pitcher to a decent starter. Wellemeyer has always owned a decent moving fastball but posted way too many walks to be successful. Now as a starter, he seems to have figured it out, throwing fewer balls and earning 13 wins in 2008. Wellemeyer's secondary pitches are a slider and changeup. Todd will vary the slider considerably. He'll tighten it up at times, especially when coming inside on LHs. He'll also sweep it a bit more when he wants to get a RH to chase it. Wellemeyer's changeup is standard. 5/1/09 CSJ *fastball(89-94), slider(78-86), changeup(82-84)

Dennys Reyes, LHP, reliever Sponsor this player for $25/year Reyes used to bring all kinds of cutters and slop to the mound. Now, strictly as a reliever, he throws a fastball, slider, and changeup. His velocities may vary on these pitches depending on the outing. The changeup often flies in only a few MPH slower than the fastball. 5/16/09 CSJ *fastball(89-91), slider(83-85), changeup(83-87)

Trever Miller, LHP, reliever Sponsor this player for $20/year Miller is a lefthanded specialist that has a simple selection of pitches. He throws a fastball in the mid-upper 80s and a weak slider off of that. His changeup doesn't vary more than 7 or 8mph from his fastball. However, he'll never give in to hitters, preferring to walk a batter before throwing one down the chute. 10/21/08 CSJ *fastball(83-87), changeup(77-79), slider(73-77)

Charlie Manning, LHP, reliever Sponsor this player for $10/year Unlike his football throwing namesakes, Manning is lefthanded and throws a sweeping slider. Charlie mixes his fastballs, throwing a tailing 2-seamer and a cutter. He'll use the cutter to all sides of the plate, backdooring RHs and breaking it away from LHs. I have not seen a changeup from Manning yet. 8/14/08 CSJ *fastball(89-90), cutter(86-88), slider(76-82)