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George Barber
Relief Pitcher | Retired or Inactive Players
Pitching Because he can't overpower hitters, Barber has to fool them instead. He comes right after righthanded hitters, who are lucky even to reach base against him, but he works more carefully to lefties.
Defense & Hitting His pickoff move is only fair. He tends to fall off slightly to the first-base side of the mound, making him vulnerable to bunts toward third base. He makes up for that minor flaw by being aggressive in fielding his position. Barber is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Barber has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Retired or Inactive Players have been known to use Barber as a pinch-runner on occasion.
-- Moostard Nyman
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