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Erick Threets, LHP, reliever
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Threets is a tall lefty. He has a decent over-the-top fastball in the low-90s. He mixes in sliders and a straight changeup. 4/8/08 CSJ
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Merkin Valdez, RHP, reliever
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Merkin is a hard thrower. He has a mid-90s fastball but not much of a breaking ball or offspeed pitch. His slider seems flat and he'll use a splitter to LHs. 4/8/08 CSJ
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Keiichi Yabu, RHP, reliever
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Another Japanese import, Yabu throws a moving fastball. His slider is tight, slightly cutting away from RHs. He has shown a sinking split-finger pitch as his offspeed delivery. 4/8/08 CSJ
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Barry Zito, LHP, starter
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Barry Zito is a nice guy. He does yoga and gives money to injured veterans. Unfortunately his fastball is slow and his changeup looks like a little league pitch. In his prime, he pumped in a 92mph fastball and was tough to hit. Always known for his curveball, the pitch has become a lob that is hard to throw for a strike. A couple years ago he added a tighter breaking ball that he uses like a slider to LHs. I actually feel bad for him, because most likely there is nothing he can do to recapture his lost velocity. 4/8/08 CSJ
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Jonathan Sanchez, LHP, starter
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Sanchez relies on his fastball and changeup to get hitters out. He has plus velocity, but can have trouble finding the strikezone at times. The lefty shows a curveball, usually away to LH hitters. 6/16/08 CSJ
*fastball(85-94), changeup(82-86), curve(79-82)
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Billy Sadler, RHP, reliever
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Sadler has shown me a good fastball and a biting curve in limited appearances in '08. 6/16/08 CSJ
*fastball(91-94), curve(77-80)
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