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Bill Beard
Starting Pitcher | Free Agents
Pitching Beard can get into trouble with walks, and there's concern about him being able to maintain his stuff over the whole season. Beard also has a decent changeup. Never a hard thrower, Beard now has games when he can't hit 85 MPH with his fastball. He attacks lefties and righties the same way.
Defense & Hitting With a decent slide step and his constant attention to the running game, Beard limits the damage done by basestealers. He isn't especially quick off the mound but generally fields his position adequately. Beard is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Beard has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Free Agents have been known to use Beard as a pinch-runner on occasion.
2014 Outlook It's really a shame he hasn't caught on somewhere. He might be a decent addition to someone's bench.
-- Moostard Nyman
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