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Larry Ball
Starting Pitcher | Retired or Inactive Players
Pitching He's a pretty good ground-ball pitcher, which I like because ground balls stay in the park. He's a good late inning man, which is when being a pitcher really counts. Ball can get into trouble with walks, and there's concern about him being able to maintain his stuff over the whole season. His fastball gets into the high 80s, but it's the sink that makes the pitch effective. Sometimes I wish he'd just give up on throwing the changeup, it's like a BP ball! He's almost as effective against lefthanders as he is versus righthanders.
Defense & Hitting Ball's move to first base is average. Ball is nothing special in the field. Ball is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Ball has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Retired or Inactive Players have been known to use Ball as a pinch-runner on occasion.
-- Moostard Nyman
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