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Kevin Millwood, RHP, starter
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Millwood has lost much of the velocity that he had during his successful years in Atlanta. His goatee is still grotesque, but his fastball currently sits around 90mph with some natural cut. Kevin's slider is fairly standard in the low-mid 80s and his curve is slow in the 70s. Kevin has tried throwing a splitter and/or a changeup at different times in his career. In 2008, I have seen Millwood try a few changeups, but is basically a fastball/breaking ball pitcher. 7/28/08 CSJ
*fastball(87-91), slider(81-86), curve(69-72), changeup(83-85)
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Neftali Feliz, RHP, reliever
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Neftali Feliz is ranked as one of the best prospects in the game. And after watching the Dominican right hander pitch, it's easy to see why.
He owns a fastball that touches 100 MPH and can be unhittable. Neftali can also break off a devastating curveball in the low 80s. Feliz' third pitch is an upper 80s changeup that would pass as a good 2-seamer for most pitchers. Feliz is currently dominating out of the Texas bullpen, but is still looks at as a future starting pitcher. 8/19/09 CSJ
*fastball(95-100), curve(80-82), changeup(89)
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C.J. Wilson, LHP, reliever
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CJ has claimed that he throws a legit gyroball. He does throw a few different breaking pitches, however, I still don't know exactly what this gyroball is supposed to be.
Wilson begins most at-bats with his low to mid 90s fastball, absolute gas for a lefthanded pitcher. Then he goes to his breaking stuff. Wilson still seems to prefer his slider, a sharp breaking pitch in the mid 80s, as the second option. He also owns a cutter that he likes throwing inside to RHs, and a curveball. I haven't seen a changeup from Wilson in a while, but I'm sure he's throwing it. I remember the pitch being very straight, if not cutting.
Wilson reads the Tao Te Ching regularly, and considers himself straight-edge. X. 9/11/09 CSJ
*fastball(92-96), slider(82-87), cutter(91-93), changeup(82-83), curve(79)
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Scott Feldman, RHP, starter
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Feldman completely remade himself in 2008. In 2007, he was a sidearmer, but now he is throwing from a high 3/4 arm angle, and delivering a 12-6 curveball. His fastball still gets some tailing action and he throws lots of cutters off of it. His fourth pitch is a sinking changeup. He's obviously going to do whatever it might take to stay in the big leagues. 3/6/09 CSJ
*fastball(88-93), cutter(87-92), curve(71-78), changeup(80-85)
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Matt Harrison, LHP, starter
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Harrison is a big, hard throwing lefthander. His fastball sits in the low-90s and can get some sinking movement. Despite the velocity, he's not overpowering. Harrison will mix in sharp sliders and straight changeups. He'll use his changeup to both RHs and LHs. Harrison has thrown a AA no-hitter and owns the distinction of being traded for Mark Teixeira. 8/6/08 CSJ
*fastball(87-95), changeup(79-83), slider(82-87), curve(76-77)
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Eddie Guardado, LHP, reliever
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Guardado has made a career of throwing sloppy, undistinguishable pitches. His fastball currently flies in the upper-80s if he's lucky. In minimal appearances I've seen in 2008, he's thrown fastballs, sliders, and changeups. He has shown both changeups and splitters in the past, and has also been known to drop in a slow curveball every once in a while. 8/6/08 CSJ
*fastball(84-87), slider(79-81), changeup(75-80)
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Doug Mathis, RHP, reliever
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Mathis has a basic starting pitcher's repertoire. He throws a 4-seam fastball in the low-90s and a 2-seamer a few mph slower. Mathis will mix in two different breaking balls; a slow 12-6 type curve, and a sharper slider. Dougie also shows a straight changeup to LHs. 6/16/08 CSJ
*fastball(88-91), slider(83-85), curve(73-78), changeup(81-83)
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Luis Mendoza, RHP, starter
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Luis is a lanky guy with long arms and a fluid motion. He throws tons of sinking 2-seamers that produce numerous groundballs. He'll also throw a 4-seam variety that seems to get some cut. Mendoza's slider gets tons of downward break and his changeup is standard. 8/6/08 CSJ
*fastball(89-92), slider(80-82), changeup(81-84)
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Josh Rupe, RHP, reliever
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Rupe throws a moving 2-seamer with good velocity. His fastball actually gets so much movement, it looks like he has a hard time controlling its flight. Josh Rupe has also shown me a down-breaking slider and a soft changeup. 8/6/08 CSJ
*fastball(89-95), slider(82-87), changeup(80-81)
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Frank Francisco, RHP, closer
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Francisco throws a fastball, splitter, and curveball. He has good velocity on his fastball, though it's very straight. His curve is a powerful 12 to 6 breaking ball, usually thrown hard in the upper 70s. His splitter can be fairly straight at times and act like a changeup, but it gets enough velocity difference from his fastball to be effective. 9/16/09 CSJ
*fastball(91-96), splitter(85-88), curve(77-80)
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Derek Holland, LHP, starter
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Holland is a hard throwing left hander from Ohio. He was drafted out of community college in Alabama, and put together two dominating minor league seasons before Baseball America named him Texas' second best prospect.
His fastball consistently flies between 92 to 94 MPH, with some decent arm side run. He backs that up with a slider that appears to get good sweeping action and a sinking changeup. Derek will mix in the occasional slow curveball as well. 8/19/09 CSJ
*fastball(89-94), slider(78-83), changeup(81-85), curve(72)
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Tommy Hunter, RHP, starter
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Hunter is a big man. His fastball is a low-90s pitch that gets natural cutting action to either side of the plate. He throws a hard curveball that he'll vary the velocity and tilt with. Hunter will show a changeup to try and keep batters honest, but it's his power curve that determines his success. 8/7/08 CSJ
*fastball(88-94), curve(76-84), changeup(85-86)
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Warner Madrigal, RHP, reliever
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Madrigal is a hard thrower out of the mold of his teammate, Frank Francisco. Warner throws a hard, mid-90s fastball, a splitter, and a slider. His splitter can often look like a changeup when he overthrows it. 8/7/08 CSJ
*fastball(93-96), splitter(84-88), slider(84-88)
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Darren O'Day, RHP, reliever
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O'Day deals a moving fastball and slider, both from a 1/2 arm angle. The velocity on his fastball is lacking, but it's the sidearm motion that creates enough deception to get outs. His slider seems surprisingly flat compared to other sidewinders. 8/19/09 CSJ
*fastball(83-88), slider(75-79)
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Dustin Nippert, RHP, starter/reliever
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Nippert shows a big arm at times, often touching the mid 90s with his fastball. Dustin has gotten more and more comfortable with his changeup, and will use it as his favorite secondary offering, even to RHs. The improvement in his changeup may be the reason he felt comfortable scrapping his old slider. Nippert uses a good 12 to 6 curveball for his breaking pitch. 9/16/19 CSJ
*fastball(89-95), changeup(80-87), curve(74-79)
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Joaquin Benoit, RHP, reliever
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Benoit has always shown promise and good velocity. His fastball gets some movement in the low-90s and he has shown a tight slider. His best pitch may be his sinking split-finger. 3/6/09 CSJ
*fastball(89-95), split(81-87), slider(88)
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Jason Grilli, RHP, reliever
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Jason Grilli, nicknamed "Cheese Man" by Gene Lamont, has a good arm but hasn't produced much at the major league level yet. He was the 4th overall pick in 1997 after a dominant career at Seton Hall. Grilli throws a hard, low 90s fastball and a slider that gets a lot of break. He'll also mix in a sinking changeup to LHs. 9/16/09 CSJ
*fastball(90-93), slider(81-85), changeup(82-85)
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