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Justin Verlander / RHP / starter
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Verlander can be successful simply by using his dominant 4-seam fastball and sharp 12 to 6 curveball, two pitches that rank among the best in baseball. Beyond that however, Verlander is still improving and has built a decent repertoire of tertiary pitches. He can get some movement on a low 90s 2-seamer, a pitch that he tries to get quick groundouts with. Verlander seems to be more and more confident in his changeup as his career progresses and has added a tight slider.
Justin appears to finally be capitalizing on his potential by putting together a full year of dominant strikeout pitching in 2009. 9/28/09 CSJ
*4-seam fastball(93-99), 2-seam fastball(91-93), curve(77-84), change(84-86), slider(89-91)
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Jeremy Bonderman / RHP / starter
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The Bondo Show has a simple repertoire. He relies on his heavy, moving fastball and his big breaking slider. He has lost about 4 to 5 mph of velocity since 2007, and has suffered because of it. His slider still breaks a ton, but hitters have an easier time laying off. Every year he claims he is working on his changeup, and he probably is, but he has never been able to comfortably throw it. He'll usually try it early in games, and then scrap it as soon as it sails on him a couple times.
Bondo Show gets his nickname from his childish antics that include giving a fake flip of the bird to a television camera and blowing off his old manager, Alan Trammell. 8/24/10 CSJ
*fastball(84-91), slider(75-83), changeup(79-84)
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Bobby Seay / LHP / reliever
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Seay throws from a 3/4 arm angle, making it tough for LH hitters. He has a sweeping slider and a 90mph fastball. In the past he has shown a changeup, and may use it occasionally when facing RHs. 5/22/09 CSJ
*fastball(87-93), slider(77-81), changeup
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Zach Miner / RHP / reliever
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Miner has an excellent changeup, and will use it like most pitchers use their breaking ball. He'll throw it as his strikeout pitch to both LH and RH hitters. The pitch gets good sink and tail with good deception. Miner will use his fastball to get ahead. Miner has shown a slider and curveball at times. 5/2/08 CSJ
*fastball(88-92), changeup(79-82), slider(83), curve
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Rick Porcello / RHP / starter
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Porcello only threw one season of professional baseball before winning a job with the Tigers. He was pitching in high school in New Jersey just two years ago. Porcello made the majors with a low-90s, tailing fastball and excellent control. His 1-7 curveball isn't bad either, and he's even showing a good changeup. He'll obviously have some struggles at age 20, but he may even be able to add a few mph in the next few years. 5/1/09 CSJ
*fastball(88-94), curve(72-76), changeup(81-84)
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Ryan Perry / RHP / reliever
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Perry is a hard throwing righthander from the University of Arizona, and 2008 first round pick. He can touch the upper-90s with his fastball and mix in mid-80s sliders. Unfortunately, Perry doesn't exactly know where these pitches are headed, and he's walked too many batters in his first major league season. 5/1/09 CSJ
*fastball(90-97), slider(85-86), changeup(83)
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Joel Zumaya / RHP / reliever
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Zumaya can be a dominant force on the mound. He owns a fastball that sits in the upper-90s and can touch 100 mph. His second pitch is a curveball that can truly buckle a batter's knees after he sees a few 99 mph fastballs. Zumaya will also show a few changeups. After a few years of being injury prone, Zumaya is looking to bounce back in 2009. 5/1/09 CSJ
*fastball(97-100), curve(81-82), changeup(85-87)
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Eddie Bonine / RHP / reliever
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Bonine appears to be a standard long reliever, until he breaks out his knuckleball. Eddie will use his knuckleball as a strikeout pitch or anytime that he is ahead in the count. He also mixes in a slider, curveball, and fastball. 8/24/10 CSJ
*fastball(87-89), knuckleball(79-82), slider(81), curve(74), changeup(79-83)
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